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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Department of Veterans Affairs</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>VA</ACRONYM>
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<p>The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) amends its fiduciary program regulations, which govern the oversight of beneficiaries, who because of injury, disease, or age, are unable to manage their VA benefits, and the appointment and oversight of fiduciaries for these vulnerable beneficiaries.&nbsp; The amendments will update and reorganize regulations consistent with current law, VA policies and procedures, and VA's reorganization of its fiduciary activities.&nbsp; They will also clarify the rights of beneficiaries in the program, and the roles of VA and fiduciaries in ensuring that VA benefits are managed in the best interest of beneficiaries and their dependents.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Completed Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Regulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>38 CFR 13.10 to 13.600</CFR>
            <CFR>38 CFR 3.850 to 3.857</CFR>
            <CFR>38 CFR 3.353</CFR>
            <CFR>38 CFR 3.401</CFR>
            <CFR>38 CFR 3.403</CFR>
            <CFR>38 CFR 3.452</CFR>
            <CFR>38 CFR 3.500</CFR>
            <CFR>38 CFR 3.501</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 501</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 55</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 61</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 5502</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 5506 to 5510</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 6101</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 6106 to 6108</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 512</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 5301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 5711</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>38 U.S.C. 5504</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/03/2014</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>79 FR 430</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/04/2014</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/13/2018</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>83 FR 32716</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/13/2018</TTBL_DATE>
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        <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>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Savitri</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Persaud</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Analyst, Pension and Fiduciary Service</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2900</CODE>
                    <NAME>Department of Veterans Affairs</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>VA</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 632-8863</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>savitri.persaud@va.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Veterans Benefits Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20420</ZIP>
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