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VA RIN: 2900-AN57 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: Updating Fire Safety Standards 
Abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its regulations concerning fire safety in community residential care facilities, contract facilities for certain outpatient and residential services, and State home facilities. The rule will clarify current regulations and update the standards for VA approval of such facilities, including standards for fire safety and heating and cooling systems. The rule will help ensure the safety of veterans in the affected facilities. 
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 17.1    38 CFR 17.63    38 CFR 17.81 and 17.82    38 CFR 59.130(d)(1)   
Legal Authority: 38 USC 501    38 USC 1721   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/07/2010  75 FR 17641   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/07/2010    
Final Rule  02/24/2011  76 FR 10246   
Final Rule Effective  03/28/2011    
Final Rule Effective Comment Period End  04/25/2011    
Final Action  07/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www,regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Brian McCarthy
Patient Care Services (10P4)
Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-6345
Email: brian.mccarthy4@va.gov