39580 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 124 / Tuesday, June 27, 2000 / Proposed Rules

PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS

DIRECTIVES

1. The authority citation for part 39

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

§ 39.13 [Amended]

2. Section 39.13 is amended by

adding the following new airworthiness

directive:

Learjet: Docket 2000–NM–132–AD.

Applicability: Model 45 series airplanes,

serial numbers 45–001 through 45–114

inclusive, certificated in any category.

Note 1: This AD applies to each airplane

identified in the preceding applicability

provision, regardless of whether it has been

modified, altered, or repaired in the area

subject to the requirements of this AD. For

airplanes that have been modified, altered, or

repaired so that the performance of the

requirements of this AD is affected, the

owner/operator must request approval for an

alternative method of compliance in

accordance with paragraph (b) of this AD.

The request should include an assessment of

the effect of the modification, alteration, or

repair on the unsafe condition addressed by

this AD; and, if the unsafe condition has not

been eliminated, the request should include

specific proposed actions to address it.

Compliance: Required as indicated, unless

accomplished previously.

To prevent the airplane from departing the

runway at high speeds during landing due to

bending and damage to the squat switch

assembly of the nose landing gear;

accomplish the following:

Application of Grease

(a) Within 30 days after the effective date

of this AD, apply grease to the rotating disk

assembly of the squat switch mechanism of

the nose wheel in accordance with

Bombardier Aerospace Service Information

Letter SIL 32–016, dated March 30, 2000.

Thereafter, repeat this application at intervals

not to exceed 30 days.

Alternative Methods of Compliance

(b) An alternative method of compliance or

adjustment of the compliance time that

provides an acceptable level of safety may be

used if approved by the Manager, Wichita

Aircraft Certification Office (ACO), FAA,

Small Airplane Directorate. Operators shall

submit their requests through an appropriate

FAA Principal Maintenance Inspector, who

may add comments and then send it to the

Manager, Wichita ACO.

Note 2: Information concerning the

existence of approved alternative methods of

compliance with this AD, if any, may be

obtained from the Wichita ACO.

Special Flight Permit

(c) Special flight permits may be issued in

accordance with sections 21.197 and 21.199

of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR

21.197 and 21.199) to operate the airplane to

a location where the requirements of this AD

can be accomplished.

Issued in Renton, Washington, on June 21,

2000.

Donald L. Riggin,

Acting Manager, Transport Airplane

Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

38 CFR Part 3

RIN 2900–AJ55

Certification of Evidence for Proof of

Service

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document proposes to

amend the Department of Veterans

Affairs (VA) adjudication regulations

concerning the nature of evidence that

VA will accept as proof of military

service. Currently, VA will only accept

original service documents or copies of

service documents issued by the service

department or by a public custodian of

records. This change would authorize

VA to accept photocopies of service

documents as evidence of military

service if they are certified to be true

copies of documents acceptable to VA

by an accredited agent, attorney, or

service organization representative who

has successfully completed VAprescribed training on military records.

The intended effect of this amendment

is to streamline the processing of claims

for benefits.

DATES: Comments must be received on

or before August 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver written

comments to: Director, Office of

Regulations Management (02D),

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Ave., NW., Room 1154,

Washington, DC 20420; or fax comments

to (202) 273–9289; or e-mail comments

to ‘‘OGCRegulations@mail.va.gov’’.

Comments should indicate that they are

submitted in response to ‘‘RIN 2900–

AJ55.’’ All comments received will be

available for public inspection in the

Office of Regulations Management,

Room 1158, between the hours of 8:00

a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday (except holidays).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill

Russo, Regulations Staff, Compensation

and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits

Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20420, telephone

(202) 273–7210.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

cornerstone of eligibility to VA benefits

is active military, naval or air service.

VA regulations at 38 CFR 3.203

establish the nature of the evidence VA

will accept as proof of active military

service. In general, those regulations

require original service documents; VA

will accept copies of those documents

only if the copies are issued by the

military service department or by a

public custodian of records.

VA has initiated a business process

reengineering (BPR) effort to improve

the adjudication of claims for VA

benefits. Two goals of this BPR effort are

to establish a partnership with VA

accredited representatives and to

improve the timeliness of claims

processing. Therefore, VA proposes to

accept copies of discharge documents as

evidence of military service, if they are

certified as being true and exact copies

of the originals by an accredited agent,

attorney, or service organization

representative who has successfully

completed VA-prescribed training on

military records.

We propose to amend 38 CFR 3.203

to allow VA to accept photocopies of

service documents as proof of service if

they are certified by a claimant’s

representative who has successfully

completed VA-prescribed training on

military records, to be true copies of the

original documents. This proposed

amendment will help streamline claims

processing because it will reduce the

number of instances where VA must

seek verification of military service from

the service department. We believe this

can be done without compromising

program integrity.

Under this proposed amendment, the

claimant’s representative must certify

that the document is a true and exact

copy either of an original document or

of a copy issued by the service

department or a public custodian of

records.

However, under the amendment, VA

would accept such certification only

from VA accredited representatives who

have successfully completed VAprescribed training. These are

representatives who, under the

authority of 38 U.S.C. 5902 and 5904

and 38 CFR 14.626–14.629, the

Secretary has authorized to prepare,

present, and prosecute claims under

laws administered by VA. Specifically,

this includes accredited agents,

attorneys, or accredited representatives

of service organizations recognized by

VA.

The Secretary hereby certifies that the

adoption of the proposed rule would not

have a significant economic impact on

a substantial number of small entities as

they are defined in the Regulatory

Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601–612.

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The proposed rule would not directly

affect any small entities. Only VA

beneficiaries could be directly affected.

Therefore, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 605(b),

these amendments are exempt from the

initial and final regulatory flexibility

analysis requirements of sections 603

and 604.

(The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

program numbers are 64.100, 64.101, 64.104,

64.105, 64.106, 64.109, 64.110, and 64.127.)

List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 3

Administrative practice and

procedure, Claims, Disability benefits,

Health care, Pensions, Veterans,

Vietnam.

Approved: June 14, 2000.

Togo D. West, Jr.,

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, 38 CFR Part 3 is proposed to

be amended as follows:

PART 3—ADJUDICATION

Subpart A—Pension, Compensation,

and Dependency and Indemnity

Compensation

1. The authority citation for Part 3,

subpart A continues to read as follows:

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), unless

otherwise noted.

§ 3.203 [Amended]

2. In § 3.203, paragraph (a)(1) is

revised by adding ‘‘or, if the copy was

submitted by an accredited agent,

attorney, or service organization

representative who has successfully

completed VA-prescribed training on

military records, and who certifies that

it is a true and exact copy of either an

original document or of a copy issued

by the service department or a public

custodian of records;’’ after ‘‘custody;’’.

[FR Doc. 00–16163 Filed 6–26–00; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 63 and 266

[FRL–6721–8]

NESHAPS: Standards for Hazardous

Air Pollutants for Hazardous Waste

Boilers and Industrial Furnaces; Notice

of Data Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of data availability for

future Phase II combustion rulemaking.

SUMMARY: This notice of data

availability presents for public comment

the data base the Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA or Agency)

plans to use to propose National

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air

Pollutants (NESHAPs) for hazardous

waste burning boilers, halogen acid

furnaces, and sulfuric acid recovery

furnaces (our Phase II combustion

rulemaking). We are providing this

opportunity for comment to ensure that

the data base used to establish standards

in the Phase II combustion rulemaking

is as accurate and complete as possible.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by

August 28, 2000.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment on

this NODA, you must send an original

and two copies of the comments

referencing Docket Number F–2000–

RC2A–FFFFF to: RCRA Information

Center (RIC), Office of Solid Waste

(5305G), U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency Headquarters (EPA HQ), Ariel

Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0002; or, (2) if using special delivery,

such as overnight express service: RIC,

Crystal Gateway One, 1235 Jefferson

Davis Highway, First Floor, Arlington,

VA 22202. You may also submit

comments electronically following the

directions in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section below.

You may view public comments and

supporting materials in the RIC. The RIC

is open from 9 am to 4 pm Monday

through Friday, excluding Federal

holidays. To review docket materials,

we recommend that you make an

appointment by calling 703–603–9230.

You may copy up to 100 pages from any

regulatory document at no charge.

Additional copies cost $ 0.15 per page.

For information on accessing an

electronic copy of the data base, see the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information, call the RCRA

Hotline at 1–800–424–9346 or TDD 1–

800–553–7672 (hearing impaired).

Callers within the Washington

Metropolitan Area must dial 703–412–

9810 or TDD 703–412–3323 (hearing

impaired). The RCRA Hotline is open

Monday’–Friday, 9 am to 6 pm, Eastern

Standard Time. For more information

on specific aspects of this NODA,

contact Mr. H. Scott Rauenzahn at 703–

308–8477, rauenzahn.scott@epa.gov, or

write him at the Office of Solid Waste,

5302W, U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios Building,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Submittal of Comments

You may submit comments

electronically by sending electronic

mail through the Internet to: rcradocket@epamail.epa.gov. You should

identify comments in electronic format

with the docket number F–2000–RC2A–

FFFFF. You must submit all electronic

comments as an ASCII (text) file,

avoiding the use of special characters or

any type of encryption. The official

record for this action will be kept in the

paper form. Accordingly, we will

transfer all comments received

electronically into paper form and place

them in the official record which will

also include all comments submitted

directly in writing. The official record is

the paper record maintained at the RIC

as described above. We may seek

clarification of electronic comments that

are garbled in transmission or during

conversion to paper form.

You should not electronically submit

any confidential business information

(CBI). You must submit an original and

two copies of CBI under separate cover

to: RCRA CBI Document Control Officer,

Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S.

EPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460.

If you do not submit comments

electronically, we are asking prospective

commenters to voluntarily submit one

additional copy of their comments on

labeled personal computer diskettes in

ASCII (text) format or a word processing

format that can be converted to ASCII

(text). It is essential that you specify on

the disk label the word processing

software and version/edition as well as

the commenter’s name. This will allow

us to convert the comments into one of

the word processing formats used by the

Agency. Please use mailing envelopes

designed to protect the diskettes. We

emphasize that submission of diskettes

is not mandatory, nor will it result in

any advantage or disadvantage to any

commenter.

Obtaining the Database Electronically

The data base can be obtained either

from the RIC as described above in the

Addresses section, or by downloading

from the Internet. If you want to

download the data base over the

Internet, you can do so from our ‘‘HWC

MACT’’ web site: http://www.epa.gov/

hwcmact/ph2noda1. Please consult the

web page for specific instructions on

how to download the data base.

Clarification of Comments Requested

In today’s NODA we request that

owners and operators of hazardous

waste burning boilers, halogen acid