[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2000)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1544-1545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-606]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Chapter 1

RIN 2900-AJ57


Rules of Practice: Title Change

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) adjudicates appeals 
from denials of claims for veterans' benefits filed with the Department 
of Veterans Affairs. This document amends the Board's Rules of Practice 
to reflect that ``Office of Counsel to the Chairman (01C)'' has been 
changed to ``Office of the Senior Deputy Vice Chairman (012).''

DATES: Effective Date: January 11, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven L. Keller, Senior Deputy Vice 
Chairman (012), Board of Veterans' Appeals, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420 (202-565-5978).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule merely concerns agency 
management. Accordingly, we are dispensing with prior notice and

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comment and delayed effective date provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553.
    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs hereby certifies that this final 
rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
number of small entities as they are defined in the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601-602, since this final rule does not 
contain any substantive provisions. Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
605(b), this final rule is exempt from the regulatory flexibility 
analysis requirements of Secs. 603 and 604.

    Approved: December 6, 1999.
Togo D. West, Jr.
Secretary of Veterans Affairs,

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, under 38 U.S.C. 501, 38 
CFR chapter 1 is amended as set forth below:

CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

    1. In chapter I, revise all references to ``Office of Counsel to 
the Chairman (01C)'' to read ``Office of the Senior Deputy Vice 
Chairman (012)''.

[FR Doc. 00-606 Filed 1-10-00; 8:45 am]
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