95-27373. Veterans Training Under the Service Members Occupational Conversion and Training Program

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 214 (Monday, November 6, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55995-55996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27373]



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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Parts 2 and 21

RIN 2900-AG56


Veterans Training Under the Service Members Occupational 
Conversion and Training Program

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule and correcting amendment.

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SUMMARY: This document adopts as a final rule with changes an interim 
rule which established regulations to provide benefits relating to job 
training programs for recently discharged veterans under the Service 
Members Occupational Conversion and Training Act of 1992.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June C. Schaeffer, Assistant Director 
for Policy and Program Administration, Education Service, Veterans 
Benefits Administration, [phone].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 31, 1995, VA published in the 
Federal Register (60 FR 5848) an interim final rule with request for 
comments. This interim final rule implemented those responsibilities 
with respect to the Service Members Occupational Conversion and 
Training Act that the Secretary of Defense delegated to the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs.
    The public was given 62 days to submit comments. VA received no 
comments.
    In reviewing the interim rule, VA noted that a small amount of 
material was inadvertently omitted from paragraph (c) of Sec. 21.4832. 
Even so, the substance of paragraph (c) was evident from the interim 
rule document since this paragraph was fully discussed in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of the interim rule (60 FR 5851).
    Based on the rationale set forth in the interim rule document, we 
are adopting the provisions of the interim rule as a final rule with 
the addition of the material that was inadvertently omitted from 
Sec. 21.4832(c). This final rule also affirms the information in the 
interim rule document concerning the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    No Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance number has been assigned 
to the program affected by these regulations.

List of Subjects

38 CFR Part 2

    Authority delegation (Government agencies). Veterans Affairs 
Department.

38 CFR Part 21

    Civil rights, Claims, Education, Grant programs--education, Loan 
programs--education, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Schools, 
Veterans, Vocational education, Vocational rehabilitation.

    Approved: July 11, 1995.
Jesse Brown,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the interim rule 
amending 38 CFR parts 2 and 21 published at 60 FR 5848 on January 31, 
1995 is adopted as a final rule with the following change:

PART 21--VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION

    1. The authority citation for part 21 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501.

    2. Section 21.4832, is amended by correctly adding the paragraph 
designation (c) and paragraph (c) introductory text to precede the 
second paragraph currently designated (1) under paragraph (b) to read 
as follows:


Sec. 21.4832  Payments to Employers.

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    (c) Payments for tools and other work-related materials. VA may 
reimburse the employer a maximum of $500 for the costs of tools and 
other work-related materials required for training upon receipt of:
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[FR Doc. 95-27373 Filed 11-3-95; 8:45 am]
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