[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2001)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 44527-44528]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21499]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 3

RIN 2900-AK96


Certification for Eligibility for Adaptive Equipment for 
Automobiles or Other Conveyances

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
adjudication regulations concerning the criteria for certification for 
eligibility for financial assistance for adaptive equipment for 
automobiles or other conveyances by updating cross-references to 
pertinent medical regulations that have been recodified. These changes 
are made for clarity and accuracy.

DATES: Effective Date: August 24, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Randy A. McKevitt, Consultant, 
Regulations Staff, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits 
Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, 
telephone (202) 273-7138.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule consists of nonsubstantive 
changes and, therefore, is not subject to the notice and comment and 
effective date provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553.
    The Secretary hereby certifies that this regulatory amendment will 
not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 
U.S.C. 601-612. This rule merely consists of nonsubstantive changes. 
Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), this amendment is exempt from 
the initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis requirements of 
sections 603 and 604.

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program number is 
64.100.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 3

    Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Disability benefits, 
Health care, Pensions, Radioactive materials, Veterans, Vietnam.


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    Approved: August 17, 2001.
Anthony J. Principi,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, 38 CFR part 3 is amended 
as follows:

PART 3--ADJUDICATION

Subpart A--Pension, Compensation, and Dependency and Indemnity 
Compensation

    1. The authority citation for part 3, subpart A continues to read 
as follows:

    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless otherwise noted.


Sec. 3.808  [Amended]

    2. In Sec. 3.808, paragraph (d) is amended by removing ``17.119a 
through 17.119c'' and adding, in its place, ``17.156, 17.157, and 
17.158''
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