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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 1
RIN 2900–AR19
Social Security Number Fraud
Prevention Act of 2017 Implementation
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Final rule
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Veterans
Affairs is amending its regulations
implementing the Privacy Act. These
revisions clarify and update the
language of procedural requirements
pertaining to the inclusion of Social
Security account numbers (SSN) on
documents that the Department sends
by mail. These revisions are also
required by the Social Security Number
Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, which
restricts the inclusion of SSNs on
documents sent by mail by the Federal
Government.
DATES: This rule is effective September
30, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy L. Rose, Program Analyst, VA
Privacy Service, 005R1A, 811 Vermont
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202)
237–5070. (This is not a toll-free
telephone number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
October 6, 2021, VA published a
proposed rule in the Federal Register
(86 FR 55547) that would establish VA’s
statutory authority to implement the
Social Security Number Fraud
Prevention Act of 2017 (the Act) (Pub
L.115–59; 42 U.S.C. 405 note). The
public comment period ended on
December 6, 2021, and VA received two
comments in response to the proposed
rule.
One comment supported the proposed
rule but inquired if there would be any
overlap between the proposed rule and
the VA mail management policy (VA
Directive and Handbook 6340). VA
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Directive 6340 broadly states that ‘‘VA
mail facilities must ensure all mail is
handled appropriately to conform to the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and/
or the Privacy Act.’’ However, neither
the Directive nor VA Handbook 6540
specifically address Public Law 115–59,
which is the statutory authority for
promulgating the proposed rule. There
is no statutory overlap between VA mail
management policy and the proposed
rule at present (although VA may
eventually update VA Directive and
Handbook 6340 to reflect the final rule).
For this reason, VA will make no
changes to the rulemaking based on this
comment.
One comment suggested that there
should be an ‘‘opt in’’ option for ‘‘older
Veterans who rely on paperwork from
the VA that has their SSN on it for
different matters’’ so that older Veterans
could continue to receive mail with
their SSN on it. The proposed rule
includes the addition of sections to 38
CFR 1.575 that would enable VA to
truncate SSNs for outgoing mail where
it is not possible to eliminate the SSN
(such as in the case of older Veterans
whose case number contains their
SSNs). This provision would address
the concerns of providing smooth,
continuous service better than placing
the burden on older Veterans to
specifically ‘‘opt in’’ to continue to
receive mail with their SSN on it. For
this reason, VA will make no changes to
the rulemaking based on this comment.
Accordingly, the proposed rule is
adopted as a final rule without change.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
There are no Assistance Listing
numbers and titles for this rule.
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
direct agencies to assess the costs and
benefits of available regulatory
alternatives and, when regulation is
necessary, to select regulatory
approaches that maximize net benefits
(including potential economic,
environmental, public health and safety
effects, and other advantages;
distributive impacts; and equity).
Executive Order 13563 (Improving
Regulation and Regulatory Review)
emphasizes the importance of
quantifying both costs and benefits,
reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and
promoting flexibility. The Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs has
determined that this rule is not a
significant regulatory action under
Executive Order 12866. The Regulatory
Impact Analysis associated with this
rulemaking can be found as a
supporting document at
www.regulations.gov.
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The Secretary hereby certifies that
this final rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities as they are
defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601–612). The factual basis for
this certification is that the regulation
only governs the circumstances under
which the Department includes SSNs in
mail issued by the Department. The
behavior of small entities is not
addressed in the regulation and is
therefore not impacted. Therefore,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), the initial
and final regulatory flexibility analysis
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604 do
not apply.
Unfunded Mandates
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
of 1995 requires, at 2 U.S.C. 1532, that
agencies prepare an assessment of
anticipated costs and benefits before
issuing any rule that may result in the
expenditure by State, local, and tribal
governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more
(adjusted annually for inflation) in any
one year. This final rule will have no
such effect on State, local, and tribal
governments, or on the private sector.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule contains no provisions
constituting a collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3521).
Assistance Listing
List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 1
Disability benefits, Pensions,
Veterans.
Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on August 25, 2022, and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office
of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of General Counsel, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, the Department of Veterans
Affairs amends 38 CFR 1.575, as set
forth below:
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CHAPTER 1—DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS
PART 1—GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 1.575 —Social Security Numbers in
Veterans’ Benefits Matters.
1. The authority citation for part 1 is
revised to read as follows:
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Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101, and as noted
in specific sections.
2. Amend § 1.575 by adding paragraph
(d) to read as follows:
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§ 1.575 Social security numbers in
veterans’ benefits matters.
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(d) A document the Department sends
by mail may not include the social
security number of an individual except
as provided below:
(1) The social security number must
be truncated to no more than the last
four digits; or
(2) If truncation of the social security
number is not feasible:
(i) The Senior Agency Official for
Privacy, the Chief Privacy Officer, and
the Social Security Number Advisory
Board (SSNAB) must jointly determine
that inclusion of the social security
number on the document is necessary as
required by law; to comply with another
legal mandate; to identify a specific
individual where no adequate substitute
is available; or to fulfill a compelling
Department business need;
(ii) The document that includes the
complete social security number of an
individual must be listed on the
Complete Social Security Number
Mailed Documents Listing on a publicly
available website; and
(iii) No portion of the social security
number may be visible on the outside of
any mailing.
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implementation plan (FIP) for the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
(Pennsylvania or the Commonwealth).
This FIP sets emission limits for
nitrogen oxides (NOX) emitted from
coal-fired electric generating units
(EGUs) equipped with selective catalytic
reduction (SCR) in Pennsylvania in
order to meet the reasonably available
control technology (RACT) requirements
for the 1997 and 2008 ozone national
ambient air quality standards (NAAQS).
This action is being taken in accordance
with the requirements of the Clean Air
Act (CAA).
DATES: This final rule is effective on
September 30, 2022.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
Number EPA–R03–OAR–2022–0347. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov website.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., confidential business information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available through www.regulations.gov,
or please contact the person identified
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section for additional
availability information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Talley, Permits Branch (3AD10),
Air & Radiation Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region III, Four Penn Center, 1600 John
F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103. The telephone
number is (215) 814–2117. Mr. Talley
can also be reached via electronic mail
at talley.david@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Control Technology Requirements for
Certain Sources in Pennsylvania
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is promulgating a Federal
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On May 25, 2022 (87 FR 31798), EPA
published a notice of proposed
rulemaking (NPRM) addressing NOX
emissions from coal-fired power plants
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
In the NPRM, EPA proposed a FIP in
order to address the CAA’s RACT
requirements under the 1997 and 2008
ozone NAAQS for large, coal-fired EGUs
equipped with SCR in Pennsylvania. As
discussed in the NPRM, the FIP was
proposed as an outgrowth of a decision
by the United States Court of Appeals
for the Third Circuit (‘‘the Court’’),
which vacated and remanded to EPA a
portion of our prior approval of
Pennsylvania’s ‘‘RACT II’’ rule which
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applied to the same universe of sources.
See 87 FR 31798; 31799–39802.
The Court directed that ‘‘[o]n remand,
the agency must either approve a
revised, compliant SIP within two years
or formulate a new Federal
implementation plan.’’ Sierra Club v.
EPA, 972 F.3d 290, 309 (3rd Circuit
2020) (‘‘Sierra Club’’). On September 15,
2021, EPA proposed disapproval of
those portions of the prior approval
which were vacated by the Court. See 86
FR 51315. EPA took final action to
disapprove the vacated portions of our
prior approval. 87 FR 50257, August 16,
2022. EPA is now finalizing a FIP to
fulfill the Court’s order.
The collection of sources addressed
by the RACT analysis in this FIP has
been determined by the scope of the
Third Circuit’s order in the Sierra Club
case and EPA’s subsequent disapproval
action. Herein, EPA is finalizing RACT
control requirements for the four
facilities that remain open and active
that were subject to the SIP provision
that the Court vacated EPA’s approval of
and that EPA thereafter disapproved:
Conemaugh, Homer City, Keystone, and
Montour. EPA’s prior approval action
and the Court’s decision related to
source-specific RACT determinations
for the Cheswick, Conemaugh, Homer
City, Keystone, and Montour generating
stations. The Bruce Mansfield and
Cheswick facilities ceased operation, so
there is no longer a need to address
RACT requirements for those facilities,
so are not at included in this final
action. Accordingly, there are a total of
nine affected EGUs/units at four
facilities in this action: three at Homer
City and two each at Conemaugh,
Keystone and Montour.
The Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection (PADEP)
undertook efforts to develop a SIP
revision addressing the deficiencies
identified by the Third Circuit in the
Sierra Club decision. PADEP proceeded
to develop source specific (‘‘case-bycase’’) RACT determinations for the
generating stations at issue. By April 1,
2021, each of the facilities had
submitted permit applications to PADEP
with alternative RACT proposals in
accordance with 25 Pa. Code 129.99.
Subsequently, PADEP issued technical
deficiency notices to obtain more
information needed to support the
facilities’ proposed RACT
determinations. Although additional
information was provided in response to
these notices, PADEP determined the
proposals to be insufficient and began
developing its own RACT determination
for each facility. The outcome of this
process was PADEP’s issuance of draft
permits for each facility, which were
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 1
RIN 2900-AR19
Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
Implementation
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Final rule
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SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs is amending its regulations
implementing the Privacy Act. These revisions clarify and update the
language of procedural requirements pertaining to the inclusion of
Social Security account numbers (SSN) on documents that the Department
sends by mail. These revisions are also required by the Social Security
Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017, which restricts the inclusion of
SSNs on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government.
DATES: This rule is effective September 30, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy L. Rose, Program Analyst, VA
Privacy Service, 005R1A, 811 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 237-5070. (This is not a toll-free telephone number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 6, 2021, VA published a proposed
rule in the Federal Register (86 FR 55547) that would establish VA's
statutory authority to implement the Social Security Number Fraud
Prevention Act of 2017 (the Act) (Pub L.115-59; 42 U.S.C. 405 note).
The public comment period ended on December 6, 2021, and VA received
two comments in response to the proposed rule.
One comment supported the proposed rule but inquired if there would
be any overlap between the proposed rule and the VA mail management
policy (VA Directive and Handbook 6340). VA Directive 6340 broadly
states that ``VA mail facilities must ensure all mail is handled
appropriately to conform to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and/
or the Privacy Act.'' However, neither the Directive nor VA Handbook
6540 specifically address Public Law 115-59, which is the statutory
authority for promulgating the proposed rule. There is no statutory
overlap between VA mail management policy and the proposed rule at
present (although VA may eventually update VA Directive and Handbook
6340 to reflect the final rule). For this reason, VA will make no
changes to the rulemaking based on this comment.
One comment suggested that there should be an ``opt in'' option for
``older Veterans who rely on paperwork from the VA that has their SSN
on it for different matters'' so that older Veterans could continue to
receive mail with their SSN on it. The proposed rule includes the
addition of sections to 38 CFR 1.575 that would enable VA to truncate
SSNs for outgoing mail where it is not possible to eliminate the SSN
(such as in the case of older Veterans whose case number contains their
SSNs). This provision would address the concerns of providing smooth,
continuous service better than placing the burden on older Veterans to
specifically ``opt in'' to continue to receive mail with their SSN on
it. For this reason, VA will make no changes to the rulemaking based on
this comment.
Accordingly, the proposed rule is adopted as a final rule without
change.
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, when
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health and safety effects, and other advantages; distributive impacts;
and equity). Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review) emphasizes the importance of quantifying both costs and
benefits, reducing costs, harmonizing rules, and promoting flexibility.
The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs has determined that
this rule is not a significant regulatory action under Executive Order
12866. The Regulatory Impact Analysis associated with this rulemaking
can be found as a supporting document at www.regulations.gov.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Secretary hereby certifies that this final rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities
as they are defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-
612). The factual basis for this certification is that the regulation
only governs the circumstances under which the Department includes SSNs
in mail issued by the Department. The behavior of small entities is not
addressed in the regulation and is therefore not impacted. Therefore,
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b), the initial and final regulatory
flexibility analysis requirements of 5 U.S.C. 603 and 604 do not apply.
Unfunded Mandates
The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires, at 2 U.S.C.
1532, that agencies prepare an assessment of anticipated costs and
benefits before issuing any rule that may result in the expenditure by
State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the
private sector, of $100 million or more (adjusted annually for
inflation) in any one year. This final rule will have no such effect on
State, local, and tribal governments, or on the private sector.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule contains no provisions constituting a collection of
information under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-
3521).
Assistance Listing
There are no Assistance Listing numbers and titles for this rule.
List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 1
Disability benefits, Pensions, Veterans.
Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, approved this
document on August 25, 2022, and authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the Federal Register for
publication electronically as an official document of the Department of
Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office of Regulation Policy &
Management, Office of General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Department of Veterans
Affairs amends 38 CFR 1.575, as set forth below:
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CHAPTER 1--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
PART 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 1.575 --Social Security Numbers in Veterans' Benefits Matters.
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1. The authority citation for part 1 is revised to read as follows:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5101, and as noted in specific sections.
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2. Amend Sec. 1.575 by adding paragraph (d) to read as follows:
Sec. 1.575 Social security numbers in veterans' benefits matters.
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(d) A document the Department sends by mail may not include the
social security number of an individual except as provided below:
(1) The social security number must be truncated to no more than
the last four digits; or
(2) If truncation of the social security number is not feasible:
(i) The Senior Agency Official for Privacy, the Chief Privacy
Officer, and the Social Security Number Advisory Board (SSNAB) must
jointly determine that inclusion of the social security number on the
document is necessary as required by law; to comply with another legal
mandate; to identify a specific individual where no adequate substitute
is available; or to fulfill a compelling Department business need;
(ii) The document that includes the complete social security number
of an individual must be listed on the Complete Social Security Number
Mailed Documents Listing on a publicly available website; and
(iii) No portion of the social security number may be visible on
the outside of any mailing.
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