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RIN: 2900-AO92

Publication ID: Spring 2015

Title: Veterans Transportation Service
Abstract: The proposed rule will create regulations governing the Veterans Transportation Service (VTS). VTS was initiated in 2010 as part of the Secretary's Transformation initiative, but VA's Office of General Counsel determined in 2012 that VA lacked authority to operate the program. Congress provided one year of authority for the program on January 10, 2013. The proposed rule defines who is eligible to receive benefits, describes the types of transportation available, and describes the application process for eligible persons. It also rearranges part 70 to include this program, in addition to the current regulations on beneficiary travel and special mode transportation. VA's budget assumes this program will continue operating into the foreseeable future.
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 70
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 111(A)

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Other	Statutory	Congress authorizes VA to carry out program for one year	01/10/2013
Final	Statutory	Current statute only authorizes program until January 10, 2014.	01/10/2014

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	06/00/2015

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Chris Henson Department of Veterans Affairs 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 Phone:202 461-7085 Email: christopher.henson@va.gov