2017-14980. Disciplinary Appeals Board Panel

AGENCY:

Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION:

Notice with request for comments.

SUMMARY:

This notice announces that the roster of employees on the Disciplinary Appeals Board 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 August 17, 2017.

ADDRESSES:

Requests for the list of names of employees on the Panel and written comments may be directed to: Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420. Requests and comments may also be faxed to [phone].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Larry Ables, Employee Relations & Performance Management Service, Office of Human Resources Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Mailstop 051, Washington, DC 20420. Mr. Ables may be reached at [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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. Public Law 102-40 requires that the availability of the roster be posted in the Federal Register periodically and not less than annually.

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. Gina S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs, approved this document on July 10, 2017, for publication.

Dated: July 12, 2017.

Michael Shores,

Director, Regulation Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.

Department of Veterans Affairs

[2017 Disciplinary Appeals Board (DAB) Trainees—June 6-9, 2017]

Physician name	Category	Title	Specialty	City	State	VISN
Acevedo, William	Physician	Deputy Chief of Staff		San Juan	PR	8
Anderson, Michael T	Chiropractor	Chiropractor	Chiropractor	Butler	PA	4
Bates, Barbara E	Physician	Chief of Staff/PM&R	Physical Medicine & Rehab	Saginaw	MI	10
Boswell, Rita S	Physician Assistant	PA/Surgical Care	Surgery—Vascular/Thoracic	Kansas City	MO	15
Brooks, Johnnie R	Physician Assistant	PA/Orthapedic Surgery	Surgery—Orthopedic	Memphis	TN	9
Cannon, Debra C	Physician Assistant	PA/Primary Care	Surgery—ENT/Thoracic	Dayton	OH	10
Dhanani, Shawkat	Physician	Chief of Staff		White City	OR	20
Ellington, Tracy L	Podiatrist	Podiatrist	Podiatry	Madison	WI	12
Garcia-Bunuel, Martin L	Physician	Deputy Chief of Staff/Primary Care	Primary Care	Baltimore	MD	5
Horn, Mary Jo	Optometrist	Chief, Optometry	Optometry	Fayetteville	AR	16
Huss, Jason T	Podiatrist	Podiatrist	Podiatry	Seattle	WA	20
Lynne, David N	Optometrist	Supervisor, Optometrist	Optometry	Orlando	FL	8
Turner, Cassidy L	Dentist	Chief, Dental	Dental	Richmond	VA	6
Vien, Lee Q	Optometrist	Optometrist	Optometry	Palo Alto	CA	21
Worley, Mark A	Physician	Chief of Staff/Psychiatry	Psychiatry	Fayetteville	AR	16
Zimmerman, Paul S	Dentist	Chief, Dental	Dental	Sheridan	WY	1

Nurse name	Category	Title	Specialty	City	State	VISN
Cleveland, Cynthia D	RN	ADPCS		Birmingham	AL	7
Gunn, Susan L	CRNA	CRNA		Louisville	KY	9
Heck, Michael L	CRNA	CRNA		Lebanon	PA	4
Jones, Kendra L	RN	RN	Surgical ICU	Baltimore	MD	5
Neff, Tammy A	RN	Acting ADPCS		Iowa City	IA	23
Ortiz, Celina R	CRNA	CRNA		Dallas	TX	17
Otterness, Sara A	RN	APRN	Nephrology/Dialysis	Minneapolis	MN	23