Department of Veterans Affairs June 26, 2019 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Service Members Group Life Insurance-Definition of Stillborn Child for Purposes of Coverage
Document Number: 2019-13553
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2019-06-26
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend the regulation defining ``member's stillborn child'' for purposes of the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program. The current definition of a ``member's stillborn child'' is that a fetus must weigh at least 350 grams or, if the fetal weight is unknown, duration in utero is at least 20 completed weeks of gestation. VA proposes to amend the definition to allow reliance upon the fetus' gestational age even if the fetus' weight is known. As a result, a fetus whose duration in utero is 20 completed weeks of gestation but who weighs less than 350 grams would qualify as a ``member's stillborn child.''
Notice of Availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 Consultation for the West Los Angeles Medical Center Campus Draft Master Plan for Improvements and Reconfiguration
Document Number: 2019-13533
Type: Notice
Date: 2019-06-26
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
VA announces the availability of the Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and for the West Los Angeles Medical Center Campus Draft Master Plan for Improvements and Reconfiguration. The Final PEIS uses the substitution approach for integrating compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 as amended (54 United States Code (U.S.C.) 300101 et seq.) and its implementing regulations (36 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 800) into the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Pursuant to NEPA of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.), the Council on Environmental Quality's (CEQ) regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500-1508), VA's NEPA regulations titled ``Environmental Effects of the Department of Veterans Affairs Actions'' (38 CFR part 26), and VA's ``NEPA Interim Guidance for Projects'' (VA 2010), VA has considered and responded to comments received on the Draft PEIS, which was issued on December 14, 2018.
Case Management Services Grant Program
Document Number: 2019-13500
Type: Rule
Date: 2019-06-26
Agency: Department of Veterans Affairs
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, with no changes, an interim final rule amending its regulations that govern programs benefitting homeless veterans to implement a new statutory requirement. The statute requires VA to establish a new grant program that will provide case management services to improve the retention of housing by veterans who were previously homeless and are transitioning to permanent housing and to veterans who are at risk of becoming homeless. The grant program established by the interim final rule, which is now adopted as final, will be an essential part of VA's attempts to eliminate homelessness among the veteran population.
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