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8. In § 21.5060, paragraph (a)(2) is

revised to read as follows:

§ 21.5060 Disenrollment.

(a) Voluntary disenrollment. * * *

(2) At any time within the initial 12

months of participation, an individual

may elect to disenroll for reasons of

personal hardship only.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3221(a), (b))

* * * * *

9. In § 21.5064, paragraphs (b)(1) and

(b)(2) are revised to read as follows:

§ 21.5064 Refund upon disenrollment.

* * * * *

(b) Effective date of refund. * * *

(1) If an individual voluntarily

disenrolls from the program before

discharge or release from active duty,

VA will refund the individual’s unused

contributions:

(i) On the date of the participant’s

discharge or release from active duty; or

(ii) Within 60 days of VA’s receipt of

notice of the individual’s discharge or

disenrollment; or

(iii) As soon as possible after VA’s

receipt of notice indicating that an

earlier refund is needed due to hardship

or for other good reasons.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3223(b), 3232)

(2) If an individual voluntarily

disenrolls from the program after

discharge or release from active duty

under other than dishonorable

conditions, his or her contributions

shall be refunded within 60 days of

receipt by VA of an application for a

refund from the individual.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3202(1)(A), 3223(c),

3232(b))

* * * * *

§ 21.5074 [Removed]

10. Section 21.5074 is removed.

§ 21.5100 [Amended]

11. In § 21.5100, the authority citation

following paragraph (b) is amended by

removing ‘‘3463; Pub. L. 96–466, Pub. L.

99–576’’, and adding, in its place,

‘‘3697A(a)’’; the authority citation

following paragraph (c) is amended by

removing ‘‘3463; Pub. L. 99–466, Pub. L.

99–576’’ and adding, in its place, ‘‘3241,

3697A (a) and (b)’’; and the authority

citation following paragraph (d) is

amended by removing ‘‘3697A’’ and

adding, in its place, ‘‘3697A(c)’’.

12. Section 21.5103 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 21.5103 Travel expenses.

(a) General. VA shall determine and

pay the necessary expense of travel to

and from the place of counseling for a

veteran who is required to receive

counseling as provided under 38 U.S.C.

111 (a), (d), (e), and (g).

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 111(a), (d), (e), and (g))

(b) Restriction. VA will not pay the

necessary cost of travel to and from the

place of counseling when counseling is

not required, but is provided as a result

of a voluntary request by the veteran.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 111)

13. In § 21.5130, paragraph (a) is

amended by removing ‘‘(except

paragraph (e))’’; the authority citations

following paragraphs (a) and (b) are

removed; paragraph (d) is amended by

removing ‘‘paragraphs (b), (c), (d), (o),

and (v)’’ and adding, in its place,

‘‘paragraph (b)’’; the authority citation

following paragraph (d) is removed;

paragraph (e) is amended by removing

‘‘paragraphs (a), (b), and (c)’’ and

adding, in its place, ‘‘paragraph (b)’’;

paragraph (f) is removed; paragraphs (g)

and (h) are redesignated as paragraphs

(f) and (g), respectively; the authority

citations following newly redesignated

paragraphs (f) and (g) are amended by

removing ‘‘3241’’ and adding, in its

place, ‘‘3241(a)’’; and the introductory

text is revised to read as follows:

§ 21.5130 Payments; educational

assistance allowance.

VA will apply the following sections

in administering benefits payable under

38 U.S.C. Chapter 32:

* * * * *

14. In § 21.5132, paragraph (b)(2) is

removed; and paragraph (b)(3) is

redesignated as paragraph (b)(2) and is

revised to read as follows:

§ 21.5132 Criteria used in determining

benefit payments.

* * * * *

(b) Contributions. * * *

(2) The amount the Secretary of

Defense has contributed to the fund for

the individual.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3231)

15. Section 21.5141 is revised to read

as follows:

§ 21.5141 Tutorial assistance.

An individual who is otherwise

eligible to receive benefits under the

Post-Vietnam Era Veterans’ Educational

Assistance Program may receive

supplemental monetary assistance to

provide tutorial services. In determining

whether VA will pay the individual this

assistance, VA will apply the provisions

of § 21.4236.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3234, 3492)

§ 21.5145 [Removed]

16. Section 21.5145 is removed.

§ 21.5200 [Amended]

17. In § 21.5200, paragraph (f) is

removed and reserved.

§ 21.5292 [Amended]

18. In § 21.5292, paragraph (e)(2) is

amended by removing ‘‘21.5300’’ and

adding, in its place, ‘‘21.5270’’.

19. The undesignated center heading

preceding § 21.5300 is removed.

§ 21.5300 [Removed]

20. Section 21.5300 is removed.

[FR Doc. 96–14202 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

43 CFR Parts 2120, 4100, 4600

[WO–160–1820–02–24 1A]

RIN 1004–AC66

Leases; Grazing Administration

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: This administrative final rule

transfers the regulations at 43 CFR

Subpart 2120 in their entirety to a new

43 CFR Part 4600 which is under

Subchapter D, Range Management. The

regulations at former part 2120 were

included under 43 CFR Group 2100,

Acquisitions. The regulations at the

former Part 2120 implement provisions

of the Pierce Act (43 U.S.C. 315m-1 to

315m-4 inclusive) to provide for the

lease of State, county or privately

owned land located in grazing districts.

The purpose of this transfer is to

consolidate all range management

regulations for public convenience in

one area of Title 43. This administrative

final rule also adds a reference to new

Part 4600 in Subpart 4130 and corrects

a cross reference citation in former part

2120.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 8, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Bruno, Regulatory Management,

(202) 452–0352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

section of the regulations explains that

the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

may seek to lease land from the owners

of State, county, or privately owned

lands located within grazing districts

that are chiefly valuable for grazing and

are necessary to promote the orderly

use, improvement and development of

grazing districts. This section of the

regulations has been in 43 CFR Group

2100, entitled Acquisitions, because this
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element of the range management

program concerns acquisition through

the lease of State, county or privately

owned land within a grazing district. As

a result, these regulations were grouped

with unrelated acquisitions such as gifts

and exchanges. The new 43 CFR Part

4600 will be contained in Subchapter D,

entitled Range Management. Since all

regulations concerning range

management are in Subchapter D,

transferring the regulations formerly at

43 CFR Part 2120 to Subchapter D will

consolidate all range regulations in one

place thus making it more convenient.

A cross-reference to new Subpart 4600

has been added in 43 CFR 4130.2 and

a cross-reference corrected 43 CFR

2121.5.

Procedural Matters

The BLM has determined for good

cause that notice and public procedure

pursuant to the Administrative

Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B)) are

unnecessary for this rulemaking. Notice

and public participation are

unnecessary because the rulemaking

merely transfers existing regulations to

a new Part of Title 43 of the Code of

Federal Regulations, adds a crossreference, and corrects a cross reference.

No substantive change has been made to

the regulations except to redesignate

numbering, provide a cross reference to

new Part 4600 in Part 4100, and correct

a cross reference in newly designated

Section 4160.5.

The principal author of this final rule

is Frank Bruno, Regulatory Management

Team, BLM.

This rule is an administrative action

and not subject to the Office of

Management and Budget review under

Executive Order 12866.

It is hereby determined that this final

rule does not constitute a major Federal

action significantly affecting the quality

of the human environment, and that no

detailed statement pursuant to Section

102(2)(C) of the National Environmental

Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.

4332(2)(C)) is required. The BLM has

determined that this final rule, which is

a purely administrative action, is

categorically excluded from further

environmental review pursuant to 516

Departmental Manual (DM), Chapter 2,

Appendix 1, Item 1.10, and that the

proposal would not significantly affect

the 10 criteria for exceptions listed in

516 DM 2, Appendix 2. Pursuant to the

Council on Environmental Quality

regulations (40 CFR 1508.4) and

environmental policies and procedures

of the Department of the Interior,

‘‘categorical exclusions’’ means a

category of actions that the Department

has determined ordinarily do not

individually or cumulatively have a

significant effect on the human

environment.

The rule will not have a significant

impact on a substantial number of small

entities under the Regulatory Flexibility

Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) because it

merely transfers a regulation to another

Part of Title 43 of the Code of Federal

Regulations and makes no substantive

change.

This rule does not contain

information collection requirements that

require approval by the Office of

Management and Budget under 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

List of Subjects in 43 CFR Part 4600

Grazing lands.

Dated: May 29, 1996.

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary of the Interior.

PART 2120—[REDESIGNATED AS

PART 4600]

I

1. Part 2120 is redesignated as 43 CFR

Part 4600 in new Group 4600—Leases as

shown in the following redesignation

table:

REDESIGNATION TABLE

Old 43 CFR part 2120 New 43 CFR part

4600

Subpart 2120 ............. Subpart 4600.

2120.0–2 ................... 4600.0–2.

2120.0–3 ................... 4600.0–3.

Subpart 2121 ............. Subpart 4610.

2121.1 ....................... 4610.1.

2121.1–1 ................... 4610.1–1.

2121.1–2 ................... 4610.1–2.

2121.2 ....................... 4610.2.

2121.2–1 ................... 4610.2–1.

2121.2–2 ................... 4610.2–2.

2121.2–3 ................... 4610.2–3.

2121.3 ....................... 4610.3.

2121.4 ....................... 4610.4.

2121.4–1 ................... 4610.4–1.

2121.4–2 ................... 4610.4–2.

2121.4–3 ................... 4610.4–3.

2121.5 ....................... 4610.5.

2. The authority for the redesignated

Part 4600 continues to read as follows:

Authority: 48 Stat. 1270; 43 U.S.C. 315a.

Subpart 4130—Authorizing Grazing

Use

3. Section 4130.2 is amended by

adding paragraph (j) to read as follows:

4130.2 Grazing permits or leases.

* * * * *

(j) Provisions explaining how grazing

permits or authorizations may be

granted for grazing use on state, county

or private land leased by the Bureau of

Land Management under ‘‘The Pierce

Act’’ and located within grazing

districts are explained in 43 CFR part

4600.

PART 4600—LEASES OF GRAZING

LAND—PIERCE ACT

4. The title of the newly designated

part 4600, formerly part 2120, is revised

to read as set forth above.

Subpart 4600—General

5. The title of the newly designated

subpart 4600, formerly subpart 2120,

revised to read as set forth above.

§ 4610.5 Improvements by the United

States on leased lands.

6. Newly designated section 4610.5,

formerly section 2121.5, is amended by

removing ‘‘part 4110 of this chapter’’

and replacing it with ‘‘subpart 4120 of

Subchapter D.’’

[FR Doc. 96–14097 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–84–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Parts 541, 565, 567, 571

[Docket No. 95–85; Notice 2]

RIN 2127–AF69

Vehicle Identification Number

Requirements

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

SUMMARY: In this final rule, NHTSA

combines its vehicle identification

number (VIN) requirements in a single

regulation, Part 565. Previously, the VIN

requirements were specified in two

separate regulations, Federal Motor

Vehicle Safety Standard No. 115 and

Part 565. This action is part of the

President’s Regulatory Reinvention

Initiative and seeks to make NHTSA’s

VIN requirements easier to understand

and to apply. In accordance with

Federal metrication policy, NHTSA also

converts English measurements

specified in Part 565 to metric

measurements. NHTSA makes no

substantive changes in any regulatory

requirements.

DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is

effective July 8, 1996.

Petitions for Reconsideration: Any

petitions for reconsideration of this final

rule must be received by NHTSA no

later than July 22, 1996.