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State Nursing Home Care; 64.018, 

Sharing Specialized Medical Resources; 

64.019, Veterans Rehabilitation Alcohol 

and Drug Dependence; 64.022, Veterans 

Home Based Primary Care; and 64.024, 

VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per 

Diem Program. 

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 17 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism, 

Claims, Day care, Dental health, Drug 

abuse, Foreign relations, Government 

contracts, Grant programs—health, 

Government programs—veterans, Health 

care, Health facilities, Health 

professions, Health records, Homeless, 

Medical and dental schools, Medical 

devices, Medical research, Mental 

health programs, Nursing homes, 

Veterans. 

Approved: January 8, 2013. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Approved: June 5, 2013. 

Jessica L. Wright, 

Acting Under Secretary of Defense for 

Personnel & Readiness, Department of 

Defense. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Department of Veterans 

Affairs amends 38 CFR part 17 as 

follows: 

PART 17—MEDICAL 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 17 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, and as noted in 

specific sections. 

■ 2. Add an undesignated center 

heading and § 17.2000 to read as 

follows: 

Vet Centers 

§ 17.2000 Vet Center services. 

(a) Eligibility for readjustment 

counseling. Upon request, VA will 

provide readjustment counseling to the 

following individuals: 

(1) A veteran who served on active 

duty in a theater of combat operations 

during a period of war. 

(2) A veteran who served on active 

duty in an area in which hostilities 

occurred, or in combat against a hostile 

force during a period of hostilities. 

(3) A veteran who served on active 

duty during the Vietnam era who sought 

or was provided counseling under 38 

U.S.C. 1712A before January 1, 2004. 

(4) Any member of the Armed Forces, 

including a member of the National 

Guard or reserve, who served on active 

duty in the Armed Forces in Operation 

Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi 

Freedom or Operation New Dawn. 

(5) A family member of a veteran or 

servicemember who is eligible for 

readjustment counseling under 

paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this 

section. For purposes of this section, 

family member includes, but is not 

limited to, the spouse, parent, child, 

step-family member, extended family 

member, and any individual who lives 

with the veteran or servicemember but 

is not a member of the family of the 

veteran or servicemember. 

(b) Proof of eligibility. With the 

veteran’s or servicemember’s consent, 

VA will assist in obtaining proof of 

eligibility. For the purposes of this 

section, proof of service in a theater of 

combat operations or in an area during 

a period of hostilities in that area will 

be established by: 

(1) A DD Form 214 (Certificate of 

Release or Discharge from Active Duty) 

containing notations of service in a 

designated theater of combat operations; 

or 

(2) Receipt of one of the following 

medals: The Armed Forces 

Expeditionary Medal, Service Specific 

Expeditionary Medal (e.g., Navy 

Expeditionary Medal), Combat Era 

Specific Expeditionary Medal (e.g., the 

Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary 

Medal), Campaign Specific Medal (e.g., 

Vietnam Service Medal or Iraq 

Campaign Medal), or other combat 

theater awards established by public 

law or executive order; or 

(3) Proof of receipt of Hostile Fire or 

Imminent Danger Pay (commonly 

referred to as ‘‘combat pay’’) or combat 

tax exemption after November 11, 1998. 

(c) Referral and advice. Upon request, 

VA will provide an individual who does 

not meet the eligibility requirements of 

paragraph (a) of this section, solely 

because the individual was discharged 

under dishonorable conditions from 

active military, naval, or air service, the 

following: 

(1) Referral services to assist such 

individual, to the maximum extent 

practicable, in obtaining mental health 

care and services from sources outside 

VA; and 

(2) If pertinent, advice to such 

individual concerning such individual’s 

rights to apply to: 

(i) The appropriate military, naval or 

air service for review of such 

individual’s discharge or release from 

such service; and 

(ii) VA for a VA benefits eligibility 

determination under 38 CFR 3.12. 

(d) Readjustment counseling defined. 

For the purposes of this section, 

readjustment counseling includes, but is 

not limited to: psychosocial assessment, 

individual counseling, group 

counseling, marital and family 

counseling for military-related 

readjustment issues, substance abuse 

assessments, medical referrals, referral 

for additional VA benefits, employment 

assessment and referral, military sexual 

trauma counseling and referral, 

bereavement counseling, and outreach. 

A ‘‘psychosocial assessment’’ under this 

paragraph means the holistic assessing 

of an individual’s psychological, social, 

and functional capacities as it relates to 

their readjustment from combat theaters. 

Readjustment counseling is provided to 

individuals listed in paragraphs (a)(1) 

through (a)(4) of this section, and to 

family members under paragraph (a)(5) 

of this section, when it would aid in the 

readjustment of a veteran or 

servicemember. 

(e) Confidentiality. Benefits under this 

section are furnished solely by VA Vet 

Centers, which maintain confidential 

records independent from any other VA 

or Department of Defense medical 

records and which will not disclose 

such records without either the veteran 

or servicemember’s voluntary, signed 

authorization, or a specific exception 

permitting their release. For more 

information, see 5 U.S.C. 552a, 38 

U.S.C. 5701 and 7332, 45 CFR parts 160 

and 164, and VA’s System of Records 

64VA15, ‘‘Readjustment Counseling 

Service Vet Center Program.’’ 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1712A, 1782, and 

1783; Pub. L. 111–163, sec. 304, 401, and 

402) 

(The Office of Management and Budget has 

approved the information collection 

requirement in this section under control 

number 2900–0787.) 

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AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2013–0174: FRL–9900–03- 

Region10] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Washington: 

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency 

Regulatory Updates 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is taking final action 

to approve revisions to Washington’s 

State Implementation Plan (SIP) 

submitted by the Washington State 

Department of Ecology on February 4, 

2005 and August 2, 2006. The 

submissions contain revisions to the 

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Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) 

regulations approved by the PSCAA 

Board in 2003, 2004, and 2005. These 

revisions relate primarily to control 

measures for limiting volatile organic 

compounds (VOC) emissions. On July 

16, 2013, the EPA proposed to approve 

these revisions into Washington’s SIP. 

The EPA is taking final action to 

approve these revisions because they 

satisfy the requirements of the Clean Air 

Act (CAA). 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

October 17, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket 

Identification No. EPA–R10–OAR– 

2013–0174. All documents in the docket 

are listed on the http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site. Although 

listed in the index, some information 

may not be publicly available, i.e., 

Confidential Business Information or 

other information the disclosure of 

which 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 either 

electronically through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

EPA Region 10, Office of Air, Waste, 

and Toxics, AWT–107, 1200 Sixth 

Avenue, Seattle, Washington 98101. The 

EPA requests that you contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

schedule your inspection. The Regional 

Office’s official hours of business are 

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30p.m., excluding Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Hunt at (206) 553–0256, 

hunt.jeff@epa.gov, or the above EPA, 

Region 10 address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document, wherever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ are used, it is 

intended to refer to the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. Final Action 

III. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. Background 

On February 4, 2005 and August 2, 

2006, the Director of the Washington 

State Department of Ecology (Ecology) 

submitted revisions to the Washington 

SIP to incorporate regulatory changes 

approved by the PSCAA Board in 2003, 

2004, and 2005. These regulatory 

changes update control measures to 

limit VOC emissions from motor vehicle 

and mobile equipment coating 

operations. PSCAA also removed 

outdated regulations related to coatings 

and ink manufacturing to rely on the 

more stringent federal standards 

contained in 40 CFR part 63 (Subpart 

HHHHH—National Emission Standards 

for Hazardous Air Pollutants: 

Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing). 

Lastly, PSCAA modified Regulation I, 

Section 12.03 ‘‘Continuous Emission 

Monitoring System’’ in response to the 

EPA’s concerns about enforcement 

authority. An explanation of the Clean 

Air Act requirements and implementing 

regulations that are met by this SIP, a 

detailed explanation of the revision, and 

the EPA’s reasons for approving it were 

provided in the notice of proposed 

rulemaking published on July 16, 2013, 

and will not be restated here. See 78 FR 

42480. The public comment period for 

this proposed rule ended on August 15, 

2013. The EPA did not receive any 

comments on the proposal. 

The February 4, 2005 and August 2, 

2006 submittals also contained revisions 

to PSCAA Regulation I, Article 13 

‘‘Solid Fuel Burning Device Standards’’; 

Regulation I, Section 3.11 ‘‘Civil 

Penalties’’; Regulation I, Section 3.25 

‘‘Federal Regulation Reference Date’’; 

and Regulation II, Section 2.07 

‘‘Gasoline Dispensing Facilities’’ that 

PSCAA subsequently revised after the 

2006 submission. In the EPA’s July 16, 

2013 proposal we explained that we 

would take no action on those outdated 

provisions. 

II. Final Action 

The EPA is approving and 

incorporating by reference into the SIP 

revisions to the PSCAA regulations 

found in Regulation I, Section 12.03 

‘‘Continuous Emission Monitoring 

Systems’’ adopted September 23, 2004; 

Regulation II, Section 1.05 ‘‘Special 

Definitions’’ adopted July 24, 2003; and 

Regulation II, Section 3.04 ‘‘Motor 

Vehicle and Mobile Equipment Coating 

Operations’’ adopted July 24, 2003, 

because they are consistent with CAA 

requirements. The EPA is removing 

from the Washington SIP Regulation II, 

Section 3.11 ‘‘Coatings and Ink 

Manufacturing’’ because these emission 

sources are covered by more stringent 

federal standards. 

III. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

Act and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the 

EPA’s role is to approve state choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this action 

merely approves state law as meeting 

Federal requirements and does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by state law. For that 

reason, this action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993); 

• does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

U.S.C. 3501, et seq.); 

• is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601, et seq.); 

• does not contain any unfunded 

mandate or significantly or uniquely 

affect small governments, as described 

in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4); 

• does not have Federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• is not subject to requirements of 

Section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

application of those requirements would 

be inconsistent with the CAA; and 

• does not provide the EPA with the 

discretionary authority to address, as 

appropriate, disproportionate human 

health or environmental effects, using 

practicable and legally permissible 

methods, under Executive Order 12898 

(59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

In addition, this rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), because it will not 

impose substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. The 

SIP is not approved to apply in Indian 

country located in the State, except for 

non-trust land within the exterior 

boundaries of the Puyallup Indian 

Reservation, also known as the 1873 

Survey Area. Under the Puyallup Tribe 

of Indians Settlement Act of 1989, 25 

U.S.C. 1773, Congress explicitly 

provided state and local agencies in 

Washington authority over activities on 

non-trust lands within the 1873 Survey 

Area and the EPA is therefore approving 

this SIP on such lands. Consistent with 

EPA policy, the EPA nonetheless 

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provided a consultation opportunity to 

the Puyallup Tribe in a letter dated June 

6, 2013. The EPA did not receive a 

request for consultation. 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. EPA will submit a 

report containing this action and other 

required information to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of the rule in 

the Federal Register. A major rule 

cannot take effect until 60 days after it 

is published in the Federal Register. 

This action is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by November 18, 

2013. Filing a petition for 

reconsideration by the Administrator of 

this final rule does not affect the finality 

of this action for the purposes of judicial 

review nor does it extend the time 

within which a petition for judicial 

review may be filed, and shall not 

postpone the effectiveness of such rule 

or action. This action may not be 

challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2)). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, 

Particulate matter, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur 

oxides, Volatile organic compounds. 

Dated: September 3, 2013. 

Dennis J. McLerran, 

Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows: 

PART 52—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF 

IMPLEMENTATION PLANS 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 52 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart WW—Washington 

■ 2. Section 52.2470 is amended in 

paragraph (c) Table 4—PUGET SOUND 

CLEAN AIR AGENCY REGULATIONS: 

■ a. By revising entry 12.03 under the 

heading ‘‘Regulation I—Article 12: 

Standards of Performance for 

Continuous Emission Monitoring 

Systems.’’ 

■ b. By revising entry 1.05 under the 

heading ‘‘Regulation II—Article 1: 

Purpose, Policy, Short Title, and 

Definitions.’’ 

■ c. By revising entry 3.04 under the 

heading ‘‘Regulation II—Article 3: 

Miscellaneous Volatile Organic 

Compound Emission Standards.’’ 

■ d. By removing entry 3.11 ‘‘Coatings 

and Ink Manufacturing’’ under the 

heading 

‘‘Regulation II—Article 3: 

Miscellaneous Volatile Organic 

Compound Emission Standards.’’ 

§ 52. 2470 Identification of plan. 

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(c) * * * 

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TABLE 4—PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY REGULATIONS

State citation Title/Subject State adopted 

date EPA Approval date Explanations 

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Regulation I—Article 12: Standards of Performance for Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems 

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12.03 ....................................... Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems.9/23/04 9/17/13 ................................................

[Insert page number where the document begins].

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Regulation II—Article 1: Purpose, Policy, Short Title, and Definitions 

*******

1.05 ......................................... Special Definitions .............................. 7/24/03 9/17/13 ................................................

[Insert page number where the document begins].

* * * * * * * 

Regulation II—Article 3: Miscellaneous Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards 

*******

3.04 ......................................... Motor Vehicle and Mobile Equipment 

Coating Operations.

7/24/03 9/17/13 ................................................

[Insert page number where the document begins].

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