66 FR 165 pgs. 44527-44528 - Certification for Eligibility for Adaptive Equipment for Automobiles or Other Conveyances
Type: RULEVolume: 66Number: 165Pages: 44527 - 44528
FR document: [FR Doc. 01-21499 Filed 8-23-01; 8:45 am]
Agency: Veterans Affairs Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 3
RIN 2900-AK96
Certification for Eligibility for Adaptive Equipment for Automobiles or Other Conveyances
AGENCY:
Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION:
Final rule.
SUMMARY:
This document amends the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations concerning the criteria for certification for eligibility for financial assistance for adaptive equipment for automobiles or other conveyances by updating cross-references to pertinent medical regulations that have been recodified. These changes are made for clarity and accuracy.
DATES:
Effective Date: August 24, 2001.
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:
This final rule consists of nonsubstantive changes and, therefore, is not subject to the notice and comment and effective date provisions of 5 U.S.C. 553.
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 (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601-612. This rule merely consists of nonsubstantive changes. 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.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program number is 64.100.
List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 3
Administrative practice and procedure, Claims, Disability benefits, Health care, Pensions, Radioactive materials, Veterans, Vietnam.
Approved: August 17, 2001.
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.
§ 3.808 [Amended]
2. In § 3.808, paragraph (d) is amended by removing "17.119a through 17.119c" and adding, in its place, "17.156, 17.157, and 17.158"
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