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VA RIN: 2900-AP28 Publication ID: Spring 2015 
Title: Removal of Requirement to File Direct-Pay Fee Agreements with the Office of the General Counsel 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations concerning the payment of fees for representation by agents and attorneys in proceedings before VA.  Specifically, this rule removes the requirement that an agent or attorney file a direct-pay fee agreement with both the VA Office of the General Counsel and the agency of original jurisdiction.  The intended effect of this final rule is to require that direct-pay fee agreements be submitted only to the agency of original jurisdiction, thereby eliminating duplicate filings by agents and attorneys.

 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 14    38 CFR 14.636   
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 109-461   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Final Rule  10/00/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: www.regulations.gov   Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Dana Raffaelli
Staff Attorney (022O)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Office of the General Counsel, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-7699
Email: dana.raffaelli@va.gov