[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 34834-34835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14959]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 2

RIN 2900-AP47


Delegations of Authority: Office of Regulation Policy and 
Management (ORPM)

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs is amending its regulations 
delegating rulemaking authority within the Office of the General 
Counsel. The amendments reflect current management structure and 
titles.

DATES: Effective Date: June 18, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William F. Russo, Acting Director, 
Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420, telephone (202) 461-4902. (This is not a toll-
free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2014, the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) Office of the General Counsel was restructured, which included 
changes in the titles of certain officials involved in VA's rulemaking 
process. Specifically, matters previously handled by the single Deputy 
General Counsel are now handled by a Principal Deputy General Counsel 
and two Deputy General Counsels. This final rule amends 38 CFR 
2.6(e)(1) to reflect current management structure and titles.

Administrative Procedure Act

    This document's publication as a final rule is pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(A), which exempts matters pertaining to agency organization, 
procedure and practice from notice and public comment requirements. 
Also, because this notice concerns only such matters, VA finds pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) good cause in this case to dispense with the 
delayed effective date requirement.

Executive Order 12866

    Under the exemption in section 3(d)(3) of Executive Order 12866 for 
regulations limited to agency organization, management, or personnel 
matters, this document is not subject to the Executive Order's review 
requirements.

Unfunded Mandates

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires, at 2 U.S.C. 
1532, that agencies prepare an assessment of anticipated costs and 
benefits before issuing any rule that may result in expenditure by 
State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the 
private sector, of $100 million or more (adjusted annually for 
inflation) in any one year. This rule will have no such effect on 
State, local, and tribal governments, or on the private sector.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This document contains no provisions constituting a collection of 
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis requirements 
of sections 603 and 604 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 
601-612, are not applicable to this rule, because a notice of proposed 
rulemaking is not required for this rule. Even so, 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. This amendment will not 
directly affect any small entities. Therefore, this amendment is also 
exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), from the initial and final 
regulatory flexibility analysis requirements of sections 603 and 604.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

    There are no Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program numbers 
for this rule.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff, approved this document on June 12, 
2015, for publication.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 2

    Authority delegations (Government agencies).

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
William F. Russo,
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the General Counsel.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 38 CFR part 2 is amended 
as follows:

PART 2--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY

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1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 302, 552a; 38 U.S.C. 501, 512, 515, 1729, 
1729A, 5711; 44 U.S.C. 3702, and as noted in specific sections.


Sec.  2.6  [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  2.6(e)(1) by removing ``Deputy General Counsel, and 
Director for Regulation Policy and Management'' and adding in its place 
``the Principal Deputy General Counsel, the Deputy General Counsel, 
Central Office, and the Director of the Office of Regulation Policy and 
Management''.

[FR Doc. 2015-14959 Filed 6-17-15; 8:45 am]
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