Proposed Rules. Notice with request for comments

Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
Action: Notice with request for comments
Citation: FR Doc. 2014-05580

Summary

Section 203 of the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-40), dated May 7, 1991, revised the disciplinary grievance and appeal procedures for employees appointed under 38 U.S.C. 7401(1). It also required the periodic designation of employees of the Department who are qualified to serve on Disciplinary Appeals Boards. These employees constitute the Disciplinary Appeals Board Panel from which Board members in a case are appointed. This notice announces that the roster of employees on the Panel is available for review and comment. Employees, employee organizations, and other interested parties shall be provided, without charge, a list of the names of employees on the Panel upon request and may submit comments concerning the suitability for service on the Panel of any employee whose name is on the list.

Dates

Names that appear on the Panel may be selected to serve on a Board or as a grievance examiner after April 14, 2014.

Supplementary Information

Public Law 102-40 requires that the availability of the roster be posted in the Federal Register periodically and not less than annually. The 2013 newly trained Disciplinary Appeals Board members covered by this notice are identified and listed with their positions in Appendix A. Signing Authority The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jose D. Riojas, Chief of Staff, Department of Veteran Affairs, approved this document on February 25, 2014, for publication. Dated: March 10, 2014. William F. Russo, Deputy Director, Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs. Appendix A 2013 Training Attendees—Disciplinary Appeals Board Name Title Position VISN Naomi Alazraki M.D Chief, Nuclear Medicine 7 Gloria Bengoa-Farrington R.N Nurse Manager 12 Alan Bernstein R.N Associate Director, Patient Care Services 17 Kay Bower R.N Associate Director, Patient Care Services 11 Colleen Butler R.N Women Veterans Program Manager 19 J. Michael Casparian M.D Chief, Dermatology 15 Theresa Christenson R.N Clinical Nurse Manager 12 Michael Cook D.O Section Chief, Nuclear Medicine 3 Karin Cooke R.N Associate Chief Nurse 4 Nancy Downey N.P Chief, Quality Management 22 Jean Dunn R.N Associate Chief Nurse, VISN 17 17 Melissa Edwards R.N Chief Nurse 6 Maura Flynn N.P Nurse Practitioner 1 Sumit Ghosh M.D Physician, Gynecology 4 Phillip Haddad M.D Physician, Hematology/Oncology 16 Sean Hatton M.D Chief, Admin Medicine 7 Michele Hill R.N Chief Nurse 6 Areef Ishani M.D Section Chief, Nephrology 23 Patrice Kennedy N.P Nurse Practitioner 19 Terry Reese N.P Nurse Practitioner 15 Susan Walsh R.N Home Based Primary Care Coordinator 2 Jayson Yap M.D Nephrologist 10 Zahid Yasin M.D Physician 16 [FR Doc. 2014-05580 Filed 3-13-14; 8:45 am]