80 FR 34834 - Delegations of Authority: Office of Regulation Policy and Management (ORPM)

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 117 (June 18, 2015)

Page Range		34834-34835
FR Document		2015-14959

The Department of Veterans Affairs is amending its regulations delegating rulemaking authority within the Office of the General Counsel. The amendments reflect current management structure and titles.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 117 (Thursday, June 18, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14959]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 2

RIN 2900-AP47


Delegations of Authority: Office of Regulation Policy and 
Management (ORPM)

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs is amending its regulations 
delegating rulemaking authority within the Office of the General 
Counsel. The amendments reflect current management structure and 
titles.

DATES: Effective Date: June 18, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William F. Russo, Acting Director, 
Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20420, telephone (202) 461-4902. (This is not a toll-
free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2014, the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(VA) Office of the General Counsel was restructured, which included 
changes in the titles of certain officials involved in VA's rulemaking 
process. Specifically, matters previously handled by the single Deputy 
General Counsel are now handled by a Principal Deputy General Counsel 
and two Deputy General Counsels. This final rule amends 38 CFR 
2.6(e)(1) to reflect current management structure and titles.

Administrative Procedure Act

    This document's publication as a final rule is pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
553(b)(A), which exempts matters pertaining to agency organization, 
procedure and practice from notice and public comment requirements. 
Also, because this notice concerns only such matters, VA finds pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) good cause in this case to dispense with the 
delayed effective date requirement.

Executive Order 12866

    Under the exemption in section 3(d)(3) of Executive Order 12866 for 
regulations limited to agency organization, management, or personnel 
matters, this document is not subject to the Executive Order's review 
requirements.

Unfunded Mandates

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires, at 2 U.S.C. 
1532, that agencies prepare an assessment of anticipated costs and 
benefits before issuing any rule that may result in expenditure by 
State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the 
private sector, of $100 million or more (adjusted annually for 
inflation) in any one year. This rule will have no such effect on 
State, local, and tribal governments, or on the private sector.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This document contains no provisions constituting a collection of 
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521).

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The initial and final regulatory flexibility analysis requirements 
of sections 603 and 604 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 
601-612, are not applicable to this rule, because a notice of proposed 
rulemaking is not required for this rule. Even so, 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. This amendment will not 
directly affect any small entities. Therefore, this amendment is also 
exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), from the initial and final 
regulatory flexibility analysis requirements of sections 603 and 604.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

    There are no Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance program numbers 
for this rule.

Signing Authority

    The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this 
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document 
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as 
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff, approved this document on June 12, 
2015, for publication.

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 2

    Authority delegations (Government agencies).

    Dated: June 12, 2015.
William F. Russo,
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of 
the General Counsel.

    For the reasons set out in the preamble, 38 CFR part 2 is amended 
as follows:

PART 2--DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY

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1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  5 U.S.C. 302, 552a; 38 U.S.C. 501, 512, 515, 1729, 
1729A, 5711; 44 U.S.C. 3702, and as noted in specific sections.


Sec.  2.6  [Amended]

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2. Amend Sec.  2.6(e)(1) by removing ``Deputy General Counsel, and 
Director for Regulation Policy and Management'' and adding in its place 
``the Principal Deputy General Counsel, the Deputy General Counsel, 
Central Office, and the Director of the Office of Regulation Policy and 
Management''.

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Robert L. Nabors II, Chief of Staff, the http://www.regulations.gov Web authority to sign the proposal and direct
approved this document on June 12, site. Although listed in the index, some final action on the SIP revisions. On
2015, for publication. information is not publicly available, January 28, 2015, the day that the
e.g., Confidential Business Information proposal and direct final action were
List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 2
or other information whose disclosure is signed, Sam Coleman was acting in the
Authority delegations (Government restricted by statute. Certain other capacity of the Regional Administrator
agencies). material, such as copyrighted material, for Ron Curry, who was absent from
Dated: June 12, 2015. is not placed on the Internet and will be Region 6 at the time. The following
William F. Russo, publicly available only in hard copy language is listed in the Region 6
Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy form. Publicly available docket Deputy Regional Administrator’s
& Management, Office of the General Counsel. materials are available either position description ‘‘In the absence of
electronically through http:// the Regional Administrator, the Deputy
For the reasons set out in the Regional Administrator will perform the
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
preamble, 38 CFR part 2 is amended as duties of the Regional Administrator.’’
EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite
follows: Further, EPA Region 6 Order 1110.11
700, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: establishes a line of succession to
PART 2—DELEGATIONS OF
Jeffrey Riley (6PD–L), telephone: (214) perform the duties of the Regional
AUTHORITY
665–8542, email: riley.jeffrey@epa.gov. Administrator should the Regional
■ 1. The authority citation for part 2 Administrator be absent from the office.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
continues to read as follows: The Deputy Regional Administrator is
I. Background the first person listed on that line of
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 302, 552a; 38 U.S.C.
succession. Copies of the two
501, 512, 515, 1729, 1729A, 5711; 44 U.S.C. The background for this action is
3702, and as noted in specific sections. documents are included in the docket
discussed in detail in our February 10,
for this rulemaking. Finally, the heads
2015 direct final rule and proposal (80
§ 2.6 [Amended] of administrative agencies are statutorily
FR 7341). The rule and proposal stated vested with the authority to delegate
■ 2. Amend § 2.6(e)(1) by removing that if any relevant adverse comments
‘‘Deputy General Counsel, and Director authorities to subordinate officials, 5
were received by the end of the public U.S.C. 302. Federal Courts have held
for Regulation Policy and Management’’ comment period, the direct final rule
and adding in its place ‘‘the Principal that rules, including internal
would be withdrawn and we would delegations and appointments of
Deputy General Counsel, the Deputy respond to the comments in a
General Counsel, Central Office, and the authority are effective regardless of
subsequent final action. A relevant publication in the Federal Register or
Director of the Office of Regulation adverse comment was received during
Policy and Management’’. the Code of Federal Regulations.
the comment period, and the direct final The comment only challenged the
[FR Doc. 2015–14959 Filed 6–17–15; 8:45 am] rule was withdrawn on April 8, 2015 Deputy Regional Administrator’s
BILLING CODE 8320–01–P (80 FR 19020). Our proposal provides authority to sign the Direct Final Action.
the basis for this final action. These EPA received no other comments or
revisions amend the transportation challenges as to the substance of the
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION conformity SIP provisions and remove proposal or direct final. Therefore, we
AGENCY the general conformity provisions from are finalizing our action to approve
the SIP, as allowed by the Act’s 2005 these SIP amendments.
40 CFR Part 52 amendments. These revisions also
address interagency consultation and III. Final Action
[EPA–R06–OAR–2011–0938; FRL–9928–79–
Region 6] enforceability of certain transportation- Pursuant to sections 110 and 176 of
related control measures and mitigation the Act, EPA is approving three
Approval and Promulgation of Air measures. revisions to the New Mexico SIP that
Quality Implementation Plans; New We received one comment on the were submitted on October 28, 2011,
Mexico; Transportation Conformity direct final rule by one commenter, November 1, 2013, and August 8, 2014.
and Conformity of General Federal Sierra Club. The comment and our We evaluated the state’s submittals and
Actions response to the comment is below. determined that they meet the
II. Response to Comments applicable requirements of the CAA
AGENCY: Environmental Protection sections 110 and 176 and applicable
Agency (EPA). Comment: ‘‘Acting regional EPA guidance. In accordance with CAA
ACTION: Final rule. administrator Sam Coleman cannot sign section 110(l), these revisions will not
approvals, disapprovals, or any interfere with attainment of the NAAQS,
SUMMARY: Under the Federal Clean Air
combination of approvals or reasonable further progress, or any other
Act (Act), the Environmental Protection
disapproval, in whole or in part, due to applicable requirement of the CAA.
Agency (EPA) is approving revisions to
the fact that agency actions on state
the New Mexico State Implementation IV. Incorporation by Reference
implementation plans are required to be
Plan (SIP). These revisions update the
signed by the regional administrator, In this rule, we are finalizing
transportation conformity rules and
Ron Curry, not the current deputy regulatory text that includes
remove the general conformity
regional administrator as stated in the incorporation by reference. In
provisions.
agency’s delegations manual. The accordance with the requirements of 1
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DATES: This rule is effective on July 20, manual specifically states that SIP CFR 51.5, we are finalizing the
2015. actions can’t be redelegated from the incorporation by reference of the
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a regional administrator.’’ revisions to the New Mexico regulations
docket for this action under Docket ID Response: As the Acting Regional as described in the Final Action section
No. EPA–R06–OAR–2011–0938. All Administrator, Deputy Regional above. We have made, and will continue
documents in the docket are listed on Administrator Sam Coleman had to make, these documents generally

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule.
Dates		Effective Date: June 18, 2015.
Contact		William F. Russo, Acting Director, Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, telephone (202) 461-4902. (This is not a toll- free number.)
FR Citation		80 FR 34834
RIN Number		2900-AP47