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VA RIN: 2900-AM96 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: State Cemetery Grants 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations governing grants to States to establish, expand, and improve State veterans cemeteries. We will implement through regulation new statutory authority to provide grants for the Operation and Maintenance of State veterans cemeteries, as implemented by the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 (the Act) (Pub. L. 110-157), enacted on December 26, 2007. Section 202 of the Act expanded VA authority to provide grants to States for operating and maintaining State veterans cemeteries and limited to $5 million the amount that VA could award for such grants in any year. The Act required within 180 days of enactment that VA publish regulations on implementing the new authority. VA is amending its regulations to outline the process, the criteria, and the priorities for the award of these Operation and Maintenance grants. The rule also makes changes in arrangement and numbering of the regulation sections and removes specific forms from section 39.26 because all forms cited in this part are available at http://www.cem.va.gov/cem/scg_grants.asp. 
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs(VA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 38 CFR 39   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 2408   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  12/31/2009  74 FR 69304   
NPRM Comment Period End  03/01/2010    
Final Action  06/16/2010  75 FR 34004   
Final Action Effective  06/16/2010  75 FR 34004   
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:
Frank Salvas
Director
Department of Veterans Affairs
State Cemetery Grants Service, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-8947
Fax:202 273-6697
Email: frank.salvas@va.gov