96-33075. Delegation of Subpoena Authority and Description of Means of Service
[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 251 (Monday, December 30, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 68665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-33075]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 2
RIN 2900-AH00
Delegation of Subpoena Authority and Description of Means of
Service
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document adopts as a final rule an interim rule amending
the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regulations concerning
authority of VA officials to issue subpoenas by revoking the delegation
of authority to the Inspector General and subordinate officials and by
adding a delegation of authority to the Under Secretary for Health and
certain subordinate officials. The interim rule also amended the
regulations by specifying the means of service for VA subpoenas. The
intended effect of this rule is to make the Department's delegations of
subpoena power consistent with legal authority and to ensure that VA
has the means to obtain information necessary to determine whether
individuals are entitled to income-based benefits.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 30, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry M. Tapp, Deputy Assistant
General Counsel (023A), Office of the General Counsel, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington DC 20420, (202)
273-6334.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 1995, VA published in the
Federal Register (60 FR 40756) an interim rule as described in the
Summary portion of this document. A 61-day comment period ended October
10, 1995, and no comments were received.
This final rule affirms the information in the interim rule
document concerning the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Accordingly, the interim rule amending 38 CFR part 2 which was
published at 60 FR 40756 on August 10, 1995, is adopted as a final rule
without change; except that the authority citation for the provisions
in this final rule was changed in a document published in the Federal
Register on May 7, 1996 (1 FR 20438), and this document leaves in place
the new authority citation.
Approved: November 19, 1996.
Jesse Brown,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 96-33075 Filed 12-27-96; 8:45 am]
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Document Information
- Effective Date:
- 12/30/1996
- Published:
- 12/30/1996
- Department:
- Veterans Affairs Department
- Entry Type:
- Rule
- Action:
- Final rule.
- Document Number:
- 96-33075
- Dates:
- December 30, 1996.
- Pages:
- 68665-68665 (1 pages)
- RINs:
- 2900-AH00: Delegation of Subpoena Authority and Description of Means of Service
- RIN Links:
- https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/2900-AH00/delegation-of-subpoena-authority-and-description-of-means-of-service
- PDF File:
-
96-33075.pdf
- CFR: (1)
- 38 CFR 2