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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>2900</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of Veterans Affairs</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>VA</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Duties of VA; Rights and Responsibilities of Claimants and Beneficiaries</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to reorganize and rewrite in plain language its disability compensation and pension regulations relating to the duties of VA and the rights and responsibilities of claimants and beneficiaries.  These revisions are proposed as part of VA's rewrite and reorganization of all of its compensation and pension regulations in a logical, claimant-focused, and user-friendly format.  The intended effect of the proposed revisions is to assist claimants, beneficiaries, and VA personnel in locating and understanding these regulations.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Long-Term Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>38 CFR 3</CFR>
            <CFR>38 CFR 5</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 1154</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 1822</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 5101</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 5103(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 5104</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 5109</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 5112(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 5125</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 5304</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 USC 5701(b)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>...</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/10/2005</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>70 FR 24680</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/11/2005</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>70 FR 24680</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.Regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <RIN>2900-AL67</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Related to</RIN_RELATION>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>William</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Russo</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>F.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>Office of Regulation Policy and Management</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2900</CODE>
                    <NAME>Department of Veterans Affairs</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>VA</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 461-4902</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>bill.russo@va.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>810 Vermont Avenue NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20420</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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