Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Dog Management at Golden Gate National Recreation Area, 50871-50872 [E6-14205]

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App 1, section 10), of the fifth meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Dog Management at Golden Gate National Recreation Area (GGNRA). DATES: The Committee will meet on Thursday, September 21, 2006 in the Officer’s Club, upper Fort Mason. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m., and is open to the public. Although the Committee may modify its agenda during the course of its work, the proposed agenda for this meeting is as follows: agenda review; approval of July 31, 2006 meeting summary; update on activities since July meeting; discuss Technical Subcommittee report; discuss potential selection/evaluation criteria; next steps; public comment; adjourn. E:\FR\FM\28AUP1.SGM 28AUP1 50872 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 166 / Monday, August 28, 2006 / Proposed Rules The Committee provides for a public comment period during the meeting; written comments may also be sent to: Superintendent, GGNRA, Ft. Mason, Bldg. 201, San Francisco, CA 94123, Attn: Negotiated Rulemaking. To request a sign language interpreter, please call the park TDD line (415) 556– 2766, at least a week in advance of the meeting. Please note that federal regulations prohibit pets in public buildings, with the exception of service animals. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Go to the https:// www.parkplanning.nps.gov/goga and select Negotiated Rulemaking for Dog Management at GGNRA or call the project information line at 415–561– 4728. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established pursuant to the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561–570) to consider developing a special regulation for dogwalking at GGNRA. Dated: August 15, 2006. Bernard C. Fagan, Acting Chief, Office of Policy. [FR Doc. E6–14205 Filed 8–25–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312–FN–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 38 CFR Part 21 RIN 2900–AM25 Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program—Initial Evaluations Department of Veterans Affairs. Proposed rule. AGENCY: ACTION: mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with PROPOSALS SUMMARY: This document proposes to amend regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) concerning initial evaluations of individuals who apply for vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits. These proposed regulations are intended to reflect changes in law, VA’s interpretation of applicable law and its determinations of procedures appropriate for use in the initial evaluation, to improve readability, and to make other nonsubstantive changes. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:08 Aug 25, 2006 Jkt 208001 Comments must be received on or before October 27, 2006. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by: mail or hand-delivery to Director, Regulations Management (00REG1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; fax to (202) 273–9026; or e-mail through https://www.Regulations.gov. Comments should indicate that they are submitted in response to ‘‘RIN 2900–AM25.’’ All comments received will be available for public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). Please call (202) 273–9515 for an appointment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Kruger, Senior Policy Analyst, (202) 273–7344, or Mark Hawkins, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, (202) 273–6923, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Service (28), Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20420. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We propose to amend VA’s regulations in 38 CFR Part 21, Subpart A—Vocational Rehabilitation Under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 31, concerning initial evaluations of individuals who apply for vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits. These proposed regulations are intended to reflect changes in law regarding initial evaluations and VA’s interpretation of applicable law and its determinations of procedures appropriate for use in the initial evaluation, and to improve readability. We also propose to make a nonsubstantive conforming change in 38 CFR Part 21, Subpart M—Vocational Training and Rehabilitation for Certain Children of Vietnam Veterans—Spina Bifida and Covered Birth Defects. In Davenport v. Brown, 7 Vet. App. 476 (1995), the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (then the United States Court of Veterans Appeals) set aside VA regulations that require a veteran’s service-connected disability to cause the employment handicap or serious employment handicap that establishes the veteran’s entitlement to vocational rehabilitation DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 and employment benefits. The court held that the requirement of 38 CFR 21.51(c) that a veteran’s serviceconnected disability must ‘‘materially contribute’’ to the veteran’s employment handicap is inconsistent with 38 U.S.C. 3102. Thus, the court set aside § 21.51(c)(2), (e), (f)(1)(ii), and (f)(2) to the extent that they require a causal nexus between a veteran’s serviceconnected disability and that veteran’s employment handicap. The court found unlawful the noted provisions of § 21.51(c)(2), which require that, while a veteran’s service-connected disability need not be the sole or primary cause of an employment handicap or serious employment handicap, it must ‘‘materially contribute’’ to the handicap. On October 9, 1996, Congress enacted the Veterans’ Benefits Improvements Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–275), which redefined the terms ‘‘employment handicap’’ and ‘‘serious employment handicap’’ to include a requirement that an individual’s vocational impairment be one ‘‘resulting in substantial part from’’ one or more service-connected disabilities, with respect to applications received on or after the date of enactment. To reflect the dates of applicability of these changes in legal requirements, the proposed rule would provide that for determinations made on any applications filed on or after March 30, 1995, the date of the Davenport v. Brown decision, but before October 9, 1996, the individual’s service-connected disability(ies) need not contribute to the individual’s overall vocational impairment or significant vocational impairment. For clarification, the table below summarizes the standards used to determine entitlement to vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits and services for applicants during these three distinct time periods. These concern entitlement determinations made for: (1) Claims filed prior to the Davenport decision; (2) Claims filed after the Davenport decision but prior to enactment of Public Law 104–275; and (3) Claims filed following enactment of Public Law 104–275. E:\FR\FM\28AUP1.SGM 28AUP1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 166 (Monday, August 28, 2006)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 50871-50872]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14205]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

36 CFR Chapter 1


Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee for Dog Management at 
Golden Gate National Recreation Area

AGENCY: National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770, 5 U.S.C. App 1, 
section 10), of the fifth meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory 
Committee for Dog Management at Golden Gate National Recreation Area 
(GGNRA).

DATES: The Committee will meet on Thursday, September 21, 2006 in the 
Officer's Club, upper Fort Mason. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m., and 
is open to the public.
    Although the Committee may modify its agenda during the course of 
its work, the proposed agenda for this meeting is as follows: agenda 
review; approval of July 31, 2006 meeting summary; update on activities 
since July meeting; discuss Technical Subcommittee report; discuss 
potential selection/evaluation criteria; next steps; public comment; 
adjourn.

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    The Committee provides for a public comment period during the 
meeting; written comments may also be sent to: Superintendent, GGNRA, 
Ft. Mason, Bldg. 201, San Francisco, CA 94123, Attn: Negotiated 
Rulemaking.
    To request a sign language interpreter, please call the park TDD 
line (415) 556-2766, at least a week in advance of the meeting. Please 
note that federal regulations prohibit pets in public buildings, with 
the exception of service animals.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Go to the https://
www.parkplanning.nps.gov/goga and select Negotiated Rulemaking for Dog 
Management at GGNRA or call the project information line at 415-561-
4728.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee was established pursuant to 
the Negotiated Rulemaking Act of 1990 (5 U.S.C. 561-570) to consider 
developing a special regulation for dogwalking at GGNRA.

    Dated: August 15, 2006.
Bernard C. Fagan,
Acting Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. E6-14205 Filed 8-25-06; 8:45 am]
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