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Privacy Act; Systems of Records
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
[Docket No. VA-2026-VACO-0001]
Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
AGENCY:
Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
ACTION:
Rescindment of a system of records.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, notice is hereby given that VA is rescinding an existing system of records titled, "Federal Case Management Tool (FCMT)-VA" (202VA005Q). FCMT is a web-based application that supports VA and the Department of War with the management and tracking of veteran and service member beneficiaries at all levels of the continuum of care.
DATES:
Comments on this rescindment notice must be received no later than November 23, 2026.
This rescindment is effective as of November 23, 2026 unless modified by a subsequent notice incorporating any comments received.
ADDRESSES:
Comments may be submitted through www.regulations.gov under docket number VA-2026-VACO-0001 or mailed to VA Privacy Service (005X6F), 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. Comments should indicate that they are submitted in response to "Federal Case Management Tool (FCMT)-VA" (202VA005Q). Comments received will be available at www.regulations.gov for public viewing, inspection, or copies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Freda Perry, Project Manager, Federal Case Management Tool (FCMT), Product Delivery Service (005S), OIT, [email protected] or Riley Ross, Acting Director, Education Veterans Readiness and Employment Product Line-EVREPL (FCMT), Product Delivery Service (005S), OIT, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The FCMT is not being decommissioned; only the system of record notice is being rescinded. Although this system uses information collected by VA, it does not meet the criteria of a Privacy Act System of Records, as defined by the Privacy Act of 1974. All information used by FCMT is covered under various other VA Systems of Records.
Signing Authority
The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, 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. Dr. Paul Lawrence, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs approved this document on April 16, 2026 for publication.
Dated: October 21, 2026
Stephanie Hotchkiss,
Government Information Specialist, VA Privacy Service, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.
SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER:
"Federal Case Management Tool (FCMT)-VA" (202VA005Q).
HISTORY:
86 FR 68721 (December 3, 2021).
[FR Doc. 2026-21700 Filed 10-22-26; 8:45 am]
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