[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36305-36306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15503]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Parts 17, 51 and 52

RIN 2900-AO88


Per Diem Paid to States for Care of Eligible Veterans in State 
Homes; Correction

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction and clarification.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs is correcting and 
clarifying a proposed rule that published in the Federal Register on 
June 17, 2015 (80 FR 34794).

DATES: The correction and clarification are effective June 24, 2015. 
The comments due date remains August 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through 
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, 
Regulation Policy and Management (02REG), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by 
fax to (202) 273-9026. Comments should indicate that they are submitted 
in response to ``RIN 2900-AO88--Per Diem Paid to States for Care of 
Eligible Veterans in State Homes.'' Copies of comments received will be 
available for public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and 
Management, Room 1068, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 
461-4902 for an appointment. (This is not a toll-free number.) In 
addition, during the comment period, comments may be viewed online 
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at 
www.Regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Allman, Chief Consultant, 
Geriatrics and Extended Care Services (10P4G), Veterans Health 
Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 
461-6750. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VA is correcting and clarifying its 
proposed rule on Per Diem Paid to States for Care of Eligible Veterans 
in State Homes that published June 17, 2015, in the Federal Register at 
80 FR 34794.

Correction

    On page 34809, second column, in paragraph (c)(1) of Sec.  51.30, 
remove

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``(except increases described in the first sentence of Sec.  
51.20(d)(2) of this part)'' and replace it with ``(except increases 
described in the first sentence of this section).''

Clarification

    In revising Subpart B--Obtaining Recognition and Certification for 
Per Diem Payments, the VA inadvertently left out instructions for Sec.  
51.41. This section is not changing and will remain in the CFR if this 
proposed rule is adopted.

    Approved: June 19, 2015.
Michael P. Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-15503 Filed 6-23-15; 8:45 am]
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