[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 79020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32628]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Ch. I


United Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions; 
Correction

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: This document contains an entry that was inadvertently omitted 
from the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions, 
published on December 9, 2002.
    In the issue of Monday, December 9, 2002, the following text should 
have appeared on page 75137:

Office of the Inspector General

3050 Referral of Information Regarding Criminal Violations

    Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant.
    Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. app. 3; 38 U.S.C. 301; 38 U.S.C. 902
    CFR Citation: 38 CFR 0.800; 38 CFR 0.810; 38 CFR 0.820; 38 CFR 
0.830; 38 CFR 0.840; 38 CFR 14.560; 38 CFR 14.563; 38 CFR 17.170.
    Legal Deadline: None.
    Abstract: This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) conduct regulations to provide that VA employees are required to 
report information about possible criminal activity to appropriate 
authorities. The VA Police and the VA Office of Inspector General, the 
Department's two law enforcement entities, will receive such 
information, will investigate those cases within their respective 
jurisdiction, and will refer proper cases for prosecution. In addition, 
this document clarifies and more accurately states the investigative 
jurisdiction of the Office of Inspector General. The intended effect of 
this action is to protect the VA, its employees, and the veterans it 
serves by having information about criminal activity reported and 
properly investigated as quickly and thoroughly as possible to prevent 
additional harm and to bring criminal perpetrators to justice.

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               Action                    Date             FR Cite
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Final Action.......................     12/00/02
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No.
    Small Entities Affected: No.
    Government Levels Affected: Federal.
    Agency Contact: Michael R. Bennett, Attorney Advisor, Department of 
Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420, Phone: 202-565-8678, Fax: 202-565-8113.
    RIN: 2900-AL31.

Roland Halstead,
Acting Director, Office of Regulatory Law.
[FR Doc. 02-32628 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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