80_FR_36426 80 FR 36305 - Per Diem Paid to States for Care of Eligible Veterans in State Homes; Correction

80 FR 36305 - Per Diem Paid to States for Care of Eligible Veterans in State Homes; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 121 (June 24, 2015)

Page Range36305-36306
FR Document2015-15503

The Department of Veterans Affairs is correcting and clarifying a proposed rule that published in the Federal Register on June 17, 2015 (80 FR 34794).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36305-36306]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15503]


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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

38 CFR Parts 17, 51 and 52

RIN 2900-AO88


Per Diem Paid to States for Care of Eligible Veterans in State 
Homes; Correction

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Proposed rule; correction and clarification.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs is correcting and 
clarifying a proposed rule that published in the Federal Register on 
June 17, 2015 (80 FR 34794).

DATES: The correction and clarification are effective June 24, 2015. 
The comments due date remains August 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted through 
www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, 
Regulation Policy and Management (02REG), Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; or by 
fax to (202) 273-9026. Comments should indicate that they are submitted 
in response to ``RIN 2900-AO88--Per Diem Paid to States for Care of 
Eligible Veterans in State Homes.'' Copies of comments received will be 
available for public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and 
Management, Room 1068, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 
4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 
461-4902 for an appointment. (This is not a toll-free number.) In 
addition, during the comment period, comments may be viewed online 
through the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) at 
www.Regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Richard Allman, Chief Consultant, 
Geriatrics and Extended Care Services (10P4G), Veterans Health 
Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 
461-6750. (This is not a toll-free number.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VA is correcting and clarifying its 
proposed rule on Per Diem Paid to States for Care of Eligible Veterans 
in State Homes that published June 17, 2015, in the Federal Register at 
80 FR 34794.

Correction

    On page 34809, second column, in paragraph (c)(1) of Sec.  51.30, 
remove

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``(except increases described in the first sentence of Sec.  
51.20(d)(2) of this part)'' and replace it with ``(except increases 
described in the first sentence of this section).''

Clarification

    In revising Subpart B--Obtaining Recognition and Certification for 
Per Diem Payments, the VA inadvertently left out instructions for Sec.  
51.41. This section is not changing and will remain in the CFR if this 
proposed rule is adopted.

    Approved: June 19, 2015.
Michael P. Shores,
Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation Policy & Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-15503 Filed 6-23-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                ■ Par. 3. Section 1.148–1 is amended by                 date and before the issue date at a price              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                revising the definition of issue price in               higher than the initial offering price and             AFFAIRS
                                                paragraph (b) and adding paragraph (f)                  the corresponding market change for
                                                to read as follows:                                     those bonds, or a certification that no                38 CFR Parts 17, 51 and 52
                                                                                                        underwriter filled such orders at a price              RIN 2900–AO88
                                                § 1.148–1   Definitions and elections.                  higher than the initial offering price.
                                                *       *     *    *     *                                 (C) The issuer does not know or have                Per Diem Paid to States for Care of
                                                   (b) * * *                                            reason to know, after exercising due                   Eligible Veterans in State Homes;
                                                   Issue price means issue price as                     diligence, that the certifications                     Correction
                                                defined in paragraph (f) of this section.               described in paragraph (f)(2)(ii)(B) of
                                                *       *     *    *     *                              this section are false.                                AGENCY:   Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                                   (f) Definition of issue price—(1) In                    (3) Definitions. For purposes of this               ACTION:  Proposed rule; correction and
                                                general. Except as otherwise provided                   paragraph (f), the following definitions               clarification.
                                                in this paragraph (f), issue price is                   apply:
                                                defined in sections 1273 and 1274 and                      (i) Public. Public means any person                 SUMMARY:    The Department of Veterans
                                                the regulations under those sections.                   (as defined in section 7701(a)(1)) other               Affairs is correcting and clarifying a
                                                   (2) Bonds issued for money—(i) In                    than an underwriter or a related party                 proposed rule that published in the
                                                general. The issue price of bonds issued                (as defined in § 1.150–1(b)) to an                     Federal Register on June 17, 2015 (80
                                                for money is the first price at which a                 underwriter.                                           FR 34794).
                                                substantial amount of the bonds is sold                    (ii) Underwriter. The term underwriter              DATES: The correction and clarification
                                                to the public.                                          include—                                               are effective June 24, 2015. The
                                                   (ii) Alternative method based on                        (A) Any person (as defined in section               comments due date remains August 17,
                                                initial offering price. As an alternative to            7701(a)(1)) that contractually agrees to               2015.
                                                the general rule in paragraph (f)(2)(i) of              participate in the initial sale of the                 ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
                                                this section, if the underwriters have not              bonds to the public by entering into a                 submitted through
                                                received orders placed by the public for                contract with the issuer (or with the                  www.Regulations.gov; by mail or hand-
                                                a substantial amount of tax-exempt                      lead underwriter to form an                            delivery to the Director, Regulation
                                                bonds on or before the sale date, the                   underwriting syndicate); and                           Policy and Management (02REG),
                                                issuer may treat the initial offering price                (B) Any person that, on or before the               Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
                                                to the public as the issue price of the                 sale date, directly or indirectly enters               Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068,
                                                bonds if all of the following                           into a contract or other arrangement                   Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to
                                                requirements are met:                                   with a person described in paragraph                   (202) 273–9026. Comments should
                                                   (A) The underwriters fill all orders at              (f)(3)(ii)(A) of this section to sell the              indicate that they are submitted in
                                                the initial offering price placed by the                bonds.                                                 response to ‘‘RIN 2900–AO88—Per
                                                public and received by the underwriters                    (4) Special rules. For purposes of this             Diem Paid to States for Care of Eligible
                                                on or before the sale date (to the extent               paragraph (f), the following special rules             Veterans in State Homes.’’ Copies of
                                                the orders do not exceed the amount of                  apply:                                                 comments received will be available for
                                                bonds to be sold), and no underwriter                      (i) Separate determinations. The issue              public inspection in the Office of
                                                fills an order placed by the public and                 price of bonds in an issue that do not                 Regulation Policy and Management,
                                                received by the underwriters on or                      have the same credit and payment terms                 Room 1068, Department of Veterans
                                                before the sale date at a price higher                  is determined separately.                              Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
                                                than the initial offering price.                           (ii) Substantial amount. Ten percent                Washington, DC 20420, between the
                                                   (B) The issuer obtains from the lead                 is a substantial amount.                               hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
                                                underwriter in the underwriting                            (iii) Bonds issued for property. If a               Monday through Friday (except
                                                syndicate or selling group (or, if                      bond is issued for property, the adjusted              holidays). Please call (202) 461–4902 for
                                                applicable, the sole underwriter)                       applicable Federal rate, as determined                 an appointment. (This is not a toll-free
                                                certification of the following:                         under section 1288, is used in lieu of
                                                   (1) The initial offering price;                                                                             number.) In addition, during the
                                                                                                        the applicable Federal rate to determine               comment period, comments may be
                                                   (2) That the underwriters met the                    the bond’s issue price under section
                                                requirements of paragraph (f)(2)(ii)(A) of                                                                     viewed online through the Federal
                                                                                                        1274.                                                  Docket Management System (FDMS) at
                                                this section;                                           ■ Par. 4. Section 1.148–11 is amended
                                                   (3) That no underwriter will fill an                                                                        www.Regulations.gov.
                                                                                                        by adding paragraph (m) to read as                     FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
                                                order placed by the public and received
                                                                                                        follows:                                               Richard Allman, Chief Consultant,
                                                after the sale date and before the issue
                                                date at a price higher than the initial                 § 1.148–11    Effective/applicability dates.           Geriatrics and Extended Care Services
                                                offering price, except if the higher price              *     *     *     *      *                             (10P4G), Veterans Health
                                                is the result of a market change (such as                 (m) Definition of issue price. The                   Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue
                                                a decline in interest rates) for those                  definition of issue price in § 1.148–1(b)              NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
                                                bonds after the sale date; and                          and (f) applies to bonds that are sold on              6750. (This is not a toll-free number.)
                                                   (4) That the lead (or sole) underwriter              or after the date that is 90 days after the            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The VA is
                                                will provide the issuer supporting                      date of publication of the Treasury                    correcting and clarifying its proposed
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                                                documentation for the matters covered                   decision adopting these rules as final                 rule on Per Diem Paid to States for Care
                                                by the certifications in paragraphs                     regulations in the Federal Register.                   of Eligible Veterans in State Homes that
                                                (f)(2)(ii)(B)(1) and (2) of this section and,                                                                  published June 17, 2015, in the Federal
                                                with regard to paragraph (f)(2)(ii)(B)(3)               John M. Dalrymple,                                     Register at 80 FR 34794.
                                                of this section, either documentation                   Deputy Commissioner for Services and
                                                regarding any bonds for which an                        Enforcement.                                           Correction
                                                underwriter filled an order placed by                   [FR Doc. 2015–15411 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am]              On page 34809, second column, in
                                                the public and received after the sale                  BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                 paragraph (c)(1) of § 51.30, remove


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                                                ‘‘(except increases described in the first              Protection Agency, EPA New England                       Dated: March 26, 2015.
                                                sentence of § 51.20(d)(2) of this part)’’               Regional Office, 5 Post Office Square—                 H. Curtis Spalding,
                                                and replace it with ‘‘(except increases                 Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05–2), Boston,                Regional Administrator, EPA New England.
                                                described in the first sentence of this                 MA 02109–3912.                                         [FR Doc. 2015–15462 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am]
                                                section).’’                                                5. Hand Delivery or Courier. Deliver                BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                Clarification                                           your comments to: Anne Arnold,
                                                   In revising Subpart B—Obtaining                      Manager, Air Quality Planning Unit,
                                                                                                        Office of Ecosystem Protection, U.S.                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                Recognition and Certification for Per                                                                          AGENCY
                                                Diem Payments, the VA inadvertently                     Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
                                                left out instructions for § 51.41. This                 New England Regional Office, 5 Post                    40 CFR Part 52
                                                section is not changing and will remain                 Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail code
                                                                                                        OEP05–2), Boston, MA 02109–3912.                       [EPA–RO5–OAR–2014–0657; FRL–9929–45-
                                                in the CFR if this proposed rule is                                                                            Region 5]
                                                adopted.                                                Such deliveries are only accepted
                                                  Approved: June 19, 2015.                              during the Regional Office’s normal                    Approval and Promulgation of Air
                                                Michael P. Shores,
                                                                                                        hours of operation. The Regional                       Quality Implementation Plans;
                                                                                                        Office’s official hours of business are                Michigan; Infrastructure SIP
                                                Chief Impact Analyst, Office of Regulation
                                                Policy & Management.                                    Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to                    Requirements for the 2008 Ozone, 2010
                                                [FR Doc. 2015–15503 Filed 6–23–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays.                   NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS;
                                                BILLING CODE 8320–01–P                                     Please see the direct final rule which              Michigan State Board Requirements
                                                                                                        is located in the Rules Section of this                AGENCY:  Environmental Protection
                                                                                                        Federal Register for detailed                          Agency (EPA).
                                                ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                instructions on how to submit                          ACTION: Proposed rule.
                                                AGENCY                                                  comments.
                                                                                                                                                               SUMMARY:    The Environmental Protection
                                                40 CFR Part 52                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                       Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve
                                                                                                        David Mackintosh, Air Quality Planning                 elements of state implementation plan
                                                [EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0881; A–1–FRL–
                                                                                                        Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection                    (SIP) submissions from Michigan
                                                9925–87–Region 1]
                                                                                                        Agency, New England Regional Office, 5                 regarding the infrastructure
                                                Approval and Promulgation of Air                        Post Office Square—Suite 100, (Mail                    requirements of section 110 of the Clean
                                                Quality Implementation Plans;                           Code OEP05–02), Boston, MA 02109–                      Air Act (CAA) for the 2008 ozone, 2010
                                                Connecticut; Ambient Air Quality                        3912, telephone 617–918–1584,                          nitrogen dioxide (NO2), 2010 sulfur
                                                Standards                                               facsimile 617–918–0584, email                          dioxide (SO2), and 2012 fine particulate
                                                                                                        mackintosh.david@epa.gov.                              (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality
                                                AGENCY:  Environmental Protection                                                                              Standards (NAAQS). The infrastructure
                                                Agency (EPA).                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:       In the                requirements are designed to ensure that
                                                ACTION: Proposed rule.                                  Final Rules Section of this Federal                    the structural components of each
                                                                                                        Register, EPA is approving the State’s                 state’s air quality management program
                                                SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                 SIP submittal as a direct final rule                   are adequate to meet the state’s
                                                Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a                  without prior proposal because the                     responsibilities under the CAA. EPA is
                                                State Implementation Plan (SIP)                         Agency views this as a noncontroversial                also proposing to approve a submission
                                                revision submitted by the State of                      submittal and anticipates no adverse                   from Michigan addressing the state
                                                Connecticut. The revision updates state                 comments. A detailed rationale for the                 board requirements under section 128 of
                                                regulations containing ambient air                      approval is set forth in the direct final              the CAA.
                                                quality standards (AAQS) to be                          rule. If no adverse comments are                       DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                consistent with EPA’s national ambient
                                                                                                        received in response to this rule, no                  or before July 24, 2015.
                                                air quality standards (NAAQS). The
                                                                                                        further activity is contemplated. If EPA               ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                intended effect of this action is to
                                                                                                        receives adverse comments, the direct                  identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05–
                                                approve these regulations into the
                                                Connecticut SIP. This action is being                   final rule will be withdrawn and all                   OAR–2014–0657 by one of the following
                                                taken in accordance with the Clean Air                  public comments received will be                       methods:
                                                Act (CAA).                                              addressed in a subsequent final rule                      1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the
                                                                                                        based on this proposed rule. EPA will                  on-line instructions for submitting
                                                DATES: Written comments must be
                                                                                                        not institute a second comment period.                 comments.
                                                received on or before July 24, 2015.                                                                              2. Email: aburano.douglas@epa.gov.
                                                                                                        Any parties interested in commenting
                                                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments                                                                                   3. Fax: (312) 408–2279.
                                                                                                        on this action should do so at this time.
                                                identified by Docket ID Number EPA–                                                                               4. Mail: Douglas Aburano, Chief,
                                                                                                        Please note that if EPA receives adverse
                                                R01–OAR–2014–0881 for comments by                                                                              Attainment Planning and Maintenance
                                                one of the following methods:                           comment on an amendment, paragraph,                    Section, Air Programs Branch (AR–18J),
                                                  1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the                    or section of this rule and if that                    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
                                                on-line instructions for submitting                     provision may be severed from the                      77 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago,
                                                                                                        remainder of the rule, EPA may adopt
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                                                comments.                                                                                                      Illinois 60604.
                                                  2. Email: arnold.anne@epa.gov.                        as final those provisions of the rule that                5. Hand Delivery: Douglas Aburano,
                                                  3. Fax: (617) 918–0047.                               are not the subject of an adverse                      Chief, Attainment Planning and
                                                  4. Mail: ‘‘Docket Identification                      comment.                                               Maintenance Section, Air Programs
                                                Number EPA–R01–OAR–2014–0881,’’                            For additional information, see the                 Branch (AR–18J), U.S. Environmental
                                                Anne Arnold, Manager, Air Quality                       direct final rule which is located in the              Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson
                                                Planning Unit, Office of Ecosystem                      Rules Section of this Federal Register.                Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604.
                                                Protection, U.S. Environmental                                                                                 Such deliveries are only accepted


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Document Created: 2015-12-15 14:09:11
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 14:09:11
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionProposed rule; correction and clarification.
DatesThe correction and clarification are effective June 24, 2015. The comments due date remains August 17, 2015.
ContactDr. Richard Allman, Chief Consultant, Geriatrics and Extended Care Services (10P4G), Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-6750. (This is not a toll-free number.)
FR Citation80 FR 36305 
RIN Number2900-AO88
CFR Citation38 CFR 17
38 CFR 51
38 CFR 52

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