[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 26 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 2449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01432]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
38 CFR Parts 3, 8, 14, 19, 20, and 21
VA Claims and Appeals Modernization
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notification of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is providing notice
that the effective date of the new VA appeals system, outlined in the
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (AMA), is
February 19, 2019.
DATES: The effective date of the new VA appeals system is February 19,
2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Veterans Benefits Administration
information, Jennifer Williams, Senior Management and Program Analyst,
Appeals Management Office, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 530-9124 (this is not a toll-
free number). Board of Veterans' Appeals information: Rachel Sauter,
Counsel for Legislation, Regulations, and Policy, Board of Veterans'
Appeals. Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632-5555 (this is not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 2(x)(6) of the Veterans
Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017 (AMA), the Department
of Veterans Affairs (VA) is providing notice that the effective date of
the new VA appeals system is February 19, 2019. The Secretary of
Veterans Affairs transmitted to Congress the certification required
under AMA section 2(x)(1) on January 18, 2019. On that same date, the
final rule setting forth the implementing regulations was published in
the Federal Register. 84 FR 138 (Jan. 18, 2019). Because the thirtieth
day from January 18, 2019, falls on a non-business day, the effective
date was set on the next business day of February 19, 2019.
Dated: February 4, 2019.
Jeffrey M. Martin,
Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of
the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2019-01432 Filed 2-6-19; 8:45 am]
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