Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Housatonic River, Stratford, CT, 52743-52744 [E6-14834]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 173 / Thursday, September 7, 2006 / Rules and Regulations Approved: August 18, 2006. Gregg A. Cervi, Commander, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant Judge Advocate General (Admiralty and Maritime Law). [FR Doc. E6–14693 Filed 9–6–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION 32 CFR Part 2002 [NARA–06–006] RIN 3095–AB51 General Guidelines for Systematic Declassification Review of Foreign Government Information; Removal of Part National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). ACTION: Final rule. ycherry on PROD1PC64 with RULES AGENCY: SUMMARY: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is removing Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) regulations on the general guidelines for systematic declassification review of foreign government information. 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E6–14761 Filed 9–6–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY Coast Guard 33 CFR Part 117 [CGD01–06–111] Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Housatonic River, Stratford, CT Coast Guard, DHS. Notice of temporary deviation from regulations. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a temporary PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 52743 deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the U.S. 1 Bridge, across the Housatonic River, mile 3.5, at Stratford, Connecticut. Under this temporary deviation, only one of the two moveable bascule spans will be opened for the passage of vessel traffic. This deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance. DATES: This deviation is effective from September 18, 2006 through November 16, 2006. ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this document are available for inspection or copying at the First Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch Office, One South Street, New York, New York 10004, between 7 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The First Coast Guard District Bridge Branch Office maintains the public docket for this temporary deviation. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First Coast Guard District, at (212) 668–7165. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 1 Bridge across the Housatonic River, mile 3.5, at Stratford, Connecticut, has a vertical clearance in the closed position of 32 feet at mean high water and 37 feet at mean low water. The existing operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 117.207(a). The bridge owner, Connecticut Department of Transportation, requested a temporary deviation to allow opening only one of the two moveable bascule spans for the passage of vessel traffic from September 18, 2006 through November 16, 2006, in order to facilitate scheduled bridge maintenance. Under this temporary deviation, the U.S. 1 Bridge need only open one of the two movable bascule spans for the passage of vessel traffic from September 18, 2006 through November 16, 2006. Two-span, full bridge, openings shall be provided upon request, if at least a three-day advance notice is given, by calling the number posted at the bridge. Otherwise, the bridge will continue to open during this temporary deviation in accordance with the schedule specified in 33 CFR 117.207(a). In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(c), this work will be performed with all due speed in order to return the bridge to normal operation as soon as possible. Should the bridge maintenance authorized by this temporary deviation be completed before the end of the effective period published in this notice, the Coast Guard will rescind the remainder of this temporary deviation, the bridge shall be returned to its normal operating schedule, and notice will be provided to the public. E:\FR\FM\07SER1.SGM 07SER1 52744 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 173 / Thursday, September 7, 2006 / Rules and Regulations This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 33 CFR 117.35. Dated: August 28, 2006. Gary Kassof, Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District. [FR Doc. E6–14834 Filed 9–6–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–15–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 38 CFR Part 3 RIN 2900–AI42 Claims Based on Aggravation of a Nonservice-Connected Disability Department of Veterans Affairs. Final rule. AGENCY: ycherry on PROD1PC64 with RULES ACTION: SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is amending its adjudication regulations concerning secondary service connection. This amendment is necessary because of a court decision that clarified the circumstances under which a veteran may be compensated for an increase in the severity of an otherwise nonserviceconnected condition which is caused by aggravation from a service-connected condition. The intended effect of this amendment is to conform VA regulations to the court’s decision. DATES: Effective Date: October 10, 2006. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill Russo, Chief, Regulations Staff, Compensation and Pension Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–7211. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VA published in the Federal Register (62 FR 30547) a proposed rule to amend 38 CFR 3.310 by adding a new paragraph to implement a decision of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals (now the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims) (CAVC) in the case of Allen v. Brown, 7 Vet. App. 439 (1995), that provided for establishing service connection for that amount of increase in an otherwise nonservice-connected condition which was caused by aggravation from a service-connected condition (Allen aggravation). We received comments from the Disabled American Veterans and the Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc. Based on the rationale set forth in the proposed rule and in this document, we are adopting the provisions of the proposed rule as a final rule with the changes indicated below. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:07 Sep 06, 2006 Jkt 208001 One commenter expressed the opinion that VA should establish service connection for the entire aggravated injury or disease, but only pay compensation for that part of the condition that is due to aggravation by an already service-connected condition. The commenter opined that 38 U.S.C. 1110 and 1131 do not allow VA to establish service connection for part of a condition. The same commenter stated that it has been the policy of VA to compensate the entire disability where a service-connected condition and a nonservice-connected condition affect a single organ, body system, or function, and the two conditions have common symptoms that cannot be separated. This commenter felt that the policy was an acknowledgment by VA that the symptoms cannot be separated to allow proportioning the disability attributable to each organ, body system, or function. We do not agree with this proposed amendment to the rule. In Allen v. Brown, 7 Vet. App. 439 (1995), the CAVC held that 38 U.S.C. 1110 requires VA to pay compensation for the aggravation of the nonserviceconnected disability but did not, we believe, express a specific view on whether VA would be required or permitted to grant ‘‘service connection’’ for all or only part of the nonserviceconnected disease. Section 1110 does not directly speak to awards of ‘‘service connection,’’ but merely authorizes compensation for ‘‘disability,’’ which the CAVC in Allen construed to mean ‘‘impairment of earning capacity.’’ Section 1110 further requires that the disability have been caused by an injury or disease incurred or aggravated in service. This is consistent with the proposed rule, which requires that the ‘‘disability’’ (the increased severity of the nonservice-connected condition) must be caused by a service-connected injury or disease. Accordingly, section 1110 does not support the commenter’s position. In its holding in Tobin v. Derwinski, 2 Vet. App. 34 (1991), the CAVC apparently interpreted 38 CFR 3.310 to require VA to grant ‘‘service connection’’ for the portion of the nonservice-connected disability attributable to aggravation by the service-connected condition. Thus, when read in tandem, the CAVC’s rulings require VA to service connect the degree of aggravation of a nonservice-connected condition by a service-connected disability and to pay compensation for that level of disability attributable to such aggravation. Although § 3.310 reasonably provides that any disability proximately caused by a service-connected disease will be PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 considered part of the service-connected condition, for purposes of authorizing service connection and compensation, there is no clear basis for awarding service connection for the entire nonservice-connected condition, including aspects of that condition that are not attributable to a serviceconnected condition. Although 38 U.S.C. 1110 neither uses nor defines the term ‘‘serviceconnected,’’ that term is defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16) to mean, in pertinent part, that a ‘‘disability was incurred or aggravated * * * in line of duty in the active military, naval, or air service.’’ Nothing in that definition requires or authorizes VA to grant service connection for the entirety of a disease or injury that was not incurred or aggravated in service. Both commenters expressed concerns about the difficulties in establishing the degree of aggravation that is to be compensated. However, VA believes that, if medical evidence is adequately developed, computation of the degree of aggravation should be attainable. The degree of aggravation would be assessed based upon the objective medical evidence of record. Both commenters objected to the proposed rule’s requirement of ‘‘medical evidence extant before the aggravation sufficient to establish the preaggravation severity of the disability.’’ They suggested that a current medical opinion should be sufficient to establish the fact of aggravation. Aggravation is a comparative term meaning that a disability has worsened from one level of severity to another. In order to establish the degree to which aggravation has occurred, it is necessary to compare the current level of severity to a prior level of severity. In cases of disabilities which pre-existed service, in standard aggravation claims under 38 U.S.C. 1153, the pre-service level of severity is generally established by a service entrance examination. If no disabilities are noted on that examination, the veteran is presumed to have been in sound condition when he or she entered service. If disabilities are noted on the entrance examination, the examiner should include sufficient findings to permit a determination of the degree of disability. If the findings indicate severe disability, the person would not be allowed on active duty. If the findings indicate mild to moderate disability, an assessment of fitness for duty would be made. If the person were allowed on active duty, there should be sufficient findings for a later assessment of the pre-service level of disability, which would be deducted from the post-service level of disability in a E:\FR\FM\07SER1.SGM 07SER1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 173 (Thursday, September 7, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52743-52744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14834]


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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[CGD01-06-111]


Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Housatonic River, Stratford, CT

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Commander, First Coast Guard District, has issued a 
temporary deviation from the regulation governing the operation of the 
U.S. 1 Bridge, across the Housatonic River, mile 3.5, at Stratford, 
Connecticut. Under this temporary deviation, only one of the two 
moveable bascule spans will be opened for the passage of vessel 
traffic. This deviation is necessary to facilitate scheduled bridge 
maintenance.

DATES: This deviation is effective from September 18, 2006 through 
November 16, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Materials referred to in this document are available for 
inspection or copying at the First Coast Guard District, Bridge Branch 
Office, One South Street, New York, New York 10004, between 7 a.m. and 
3 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The First Coast 
Guard District Bridge Branch Office maintains the public docket for 
this temporary deviation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy Leung-Yee, Project Officer, First 
Coast Guard District, at (212) 668-7165.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 1 Bridge across the Housatonic 
River, mile 3.5, at Stratford, Connecticut, has a vertical clearance in 
the closed position of 32 feet at mean high water and 37 feet at mean 
low water. The existing operating regulations are listed at 33 CFR 
117.207(a).
    The bridge owner, Connecticut Department of Transportation, 
requested a temporary deviation to allow opening only one of the two 
moveable bascule spans for the passage of vessel traffic from September 
18, 2006 through November 16, 2006, in order to facilitate scheduled 
bridge maintenance.
    Under this temporary deviation, the U.S. 1 Bridge need only open 
one of the two movable bascule spans for the passage of vessel traffic 
from September 18, 2006 through November 16, 2006. Two-span, full 
bridge, openings shall be provided upon request, if at least a three-
day advance notice is given, by calling the number posted at the 
bridge. Otherwise, the bridge will continue to open during this 
temporary deviation in accordance with the schedule specified in 33 CFR 
117.207(a).
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(c), this work will be performed 
with all due speed in order to return the bridge to normal operation as 
soon as possible.
    Should the bridge maintenance authorized by this temporary 
deviation be completed before the end of the effective period published 
in this notice, the Coast Guard will rescind the remainder of this 
temporary deviation, the bridge shall be returned to its normal 
operating schedule, and notice will be provided to the public.

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    This deviation from the operating regulations is authorized under 
33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: August 28, 2006.
Gary Kassof,
Bridge Program Manager, First Coast Guard District.
 [FR Doc. E6-14834 Filed 9-6-06; 8:45 am]
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