July 22, 1991
VA HANDBOOK 7610 (862)
CHAPTER 862. VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION - REGIONAL OFFICE -
SUPPORT FACILITIES
1. APPROVAL OF CRITERIA
Criteria approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on June 15, 1988.
2. DEFINITION
Theses facilities are to be shared by the Regional Office. Therefore, portions of each division's "program data required"
must be considered during the development o f space requirement.
3. PROGRAM DATA REQUIRED
a. See individual VBA criteria chapters for specific requirements.
b. Projected number and size of minicomputers, central processing units, personal computers and printers in the Computer
(Target) Support Room.
c. Is credit union provided at medical center?
d. Is an area provided, at the medical center, for staff breaks?
e. Projected number of daily visitors and percentages of males and females.
f. Is space for union official provided at medical center?
4. SPACE DETERMINATIONS
a. Special Projects Room
The special projects room will be shared among the various department divisions. It will be used for the following:
planning and developing ADP activities; a collection point for data to be analyzed; preparation of special reports; preparation
of sales packages on portfolio loans; reviewing and developing decisions on request for waivers; meeting with lender groups;
collection and assembly point for broker packets/instructions; quality circ le meetings; training and interviews involving the
media, representative of local, state and federal agencies, fiduciaries and veterans, school officials, State Approving Agency
and service organization representatives.
Conventional
Modular Systems
(1) One room to be shared by all divisions of VBA ..............................13.9 NSM (150 NSF)
12.6 NSM (135 NSF)
(2) Additional rooms will require justification .....................................13.9 NSM (150 NSF)
12.6 NSM (135 NSF)
b. Office, Credit Union ..............................................................................13.9 NSM (150 NSF)
13.9 NSM (150 NSF)
Space to be provided only when the Credit Union is not
provided at the medical Center.
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