[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 115 (Friday, June 14, 2002)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40867]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15075]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 3

RIN 2900-AL19


Cross Reference Change in Forms To Be Furnished

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 
adjudication regulations regarding forms to be furnished by VA to 
update a cross-reference listed at the end of a regulation. This 
amendment is necessary to ensure the regulation's cross-reference 
accurately cites the new title of the cross-referenced regulation.

DATES: Effective Date: June 14, 2002.

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: VA's regulation 38 CFR 3.150, ``Forms to be 
furnished,'' has at the end of the regulation a cross-reference to 
``Failure to furnish claim form or notice of time limit. See 
Sec. 3.109(b).'' In a previous VA amendment to Sec. 3.109, we changed 
the title of subparagraph Sec. 3.109(b) to ``Extension of time limit.'' 
This amendment changes the cross-reference in Sec. 3.150 to ``Extension 
of time limit.''
    This document only makes a technical correction to the regulation, 
which under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553, is exempt from the prior 
notice and public comment and delayed effective date provisions.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This document contains no provisions constituting a collection of 
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

Unfunded Mandates

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act requires (in section 202) that 
agencies prepare an assessment of anticipated costs and benefits before 
developing any rule that may result in an expenditure by State, local, 
or tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector of 
$100 million or more in any given year. This rule would have no 
consequential effect on State, local, or tribal governments.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    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, 5 
U.S.C. 601-612. The reason for this certification is that this 
regulatory amendment would not directly affect any small entities. Only 
VA beneficiaries could be directly affected. 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.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers

    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program numbers are 
64.100, 64.101, 64.102, 64.104, 64.105, 64.106, 64.109, 64.110, 64.115, 
64.116, and 64.127.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR part 3

    Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Disability benefits, 
Health Care, Pensions, Veterans, Vietnam.

    Approved: June 6, 2002.
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.


    2. The Cross reference at the end of Sec. 3.150 is revised to read 
as follows:


Sec. 3.150  Forms to be furnished.

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    Cross Reference: Extension of time limit. See Sec. 3.109(b).

[FR Doc. 02-15075 Filed 6-13-02; 8:45 am]
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