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VA RIN: 2900-AO99 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Reimbursement for Caskets and Urns for Unclaimed Veterans Without Sufficient Resources for Burial 
Abstract:

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) amends part 38 of title 38 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to implement a statutory amendment to section 2306 of title 38 of the United States Code, as authorized by Public Law 112-260, the Dignified Burial and Other Veteran Benefits Improvement Act of 2012. The final rule implements regulations governing the provision of a reimbursement for caskets and urns purchased for the remains of Veterans with no known next-of-kin and insufficient resources for burial.

 
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 38   
Legal Authority: 38 U.S.C. 2306   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/02/2014  79 FR 37698   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/01/2014 
Final Action  04/13/2015  80 FR 19534   
Final Action Effective  05/13/2015 
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:
Patricia Lynch Watts
Director (42E)
Department of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420
Phone:202 461-5950
Email: patricia.watts@va.gov