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Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 28 / Tuesday, February 11, 1997 / Rules and Regulations61211997, and also reside in a foreigncountry, all persons who are or becomeentitled to benefits on that earningsrecord will be assigned to the 3rd dayof the month as the monthly paymentday. We will notify you in writing ifyour monthly payment day is beingchanged to the 3rd of the month due tothis provision.(4) If you or any other person becomeentitled on the earnings record of theinsured individual based on anapplication filed after April 30, 1997,and are not entitled to SSI but are orbecome eligible for the State where youlive to pay your Medicare premiumunder the provisions of § 1843 of theAct, all persons who are or becomeentitled to benefits on that earningsrecord will be assigned to the 3rd dayof the month as the monthly paymentday. We will notify you in writing ifyour monthly payment day is beingchanged to the 3rd of the month due tothis provision.(5) After April 30, 1997, allindividuals who become entitled on onerecord and later entitled on anotherrecord, without a break in entitlement,will be paid all benefits to which theyare entitled no later than their currentpayment day. Individuals who are beingpaid benefits on one record on the 3rdof the month, and who become entitledon another record without a break inentitlement, will continue to receive allbenefits on the 3rd of the month.(6) If the day regularly scheduled forthe delivery of your benefit paymentfalls on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federallegal holiday, you will be paid on thefirst preceding day that is not aSaturday, Sunday, or Federal legalholiday.[FR Doc. 97–3205 Filed 2–10–97; 8:45 am]BILLING CODE 4190–29–PDEPARTMENT OF VETERANSAFFAIRS38 CFR Part 17RIN 2900–AH89VA Homeless Providers Grant and PerDiem Program Clarification of PerDiem EligibilityAGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.ACTION: Final rule.SUMMARY: This document amends theregulations implementing the VAHomeless Providers Grant and Per DiemProgram concerning per diem assistanceby: Establishing more detailed criteriafor determining which entities areeligible for obtaining per diemassistance; establishing a priority forfunding eligible entities: Clarifying therequirements for continued receipt ofper diem payments; and clarifying themaximum amount payable for per diemassistance. This rule is designed toensure that the appropriate entitiesreceive the appropriate amount of perdiem assistance under fair and objectiveprocedures.EFFECTIVE DATES: March 13, 1997.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Roger Casey, VA Homeless ProvidersGrant and Per Diem Program, MentalHealth Strategic Health Group (116E),Department of Veterans Affairs, 810Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC20420; (202) 273–8442. (This is not atoll-free number.)SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In theFederal Register of July 16, 1996 (61 FR37024), VA published a proposal toamend the regulations implementing theVA Homeless Providers Grant and PerDiem Program. Interested persons wereinvited to submit written comments onor before September 16, 1996. Nocomments were received. Theinformation presented in the proposedrule document still provides a basis forthis final rule. Therefore, based on therationale set forth in the proposed ruledocument, we are adopting theprovisions of the proposed rule as afinal rule with changes discussed belowand with nonsubstantive changes.Paperwork Reduction ActInformation collection andrecordkeeping requirements associatedwith this final rule concerning VAHomeless Providers Grants (38 CFR17.710–17.714) have been approved byOMB under the provisions of thePaperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.3501–3520) and have been assignedOMB Control Number 2900–0554. Theregulations require that the applicationfor VA Homeless Providers Grants besubmitted on VA forms included in theapplication package. The correspondingform numbers are included in the textof the rule.Information collection andrecordkeeping requirements associatedwith this final rule concerning the VAHomeless Providers Per Diem have notbeen approved by OMB under theprovisions of the Paperwork ReductionAct. OMB has withheld approvalpending review of any commentsreceived. VA intends to obtain OMBcontrol numbers for the informationcollection requirements concerning VAHomeless Providers Per Diem. OnceOMB approval is received, OMB controlnumbers will be announced by aseparate Federal Register document.VA is not authorized to impose apenalty on persons for failure to complywith information collectionrequirements which do not display acurrent OMB control number, ifrequired.Regulatory Flexibility ActThe Secretary hereby certifies that theprovisions of the final rule will not havea significant economic impact on asubstantial number of small entities asthey are defined in the RegulatoryFlexibility Act (RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601–602.In all likelihood, only similar entitiesthat are small entities will participate inthe Homeless Providers Grant and PerDiem Program, therefore, pursuant to 5U.S.C. 605(b), this final rule is exemptfrom the initial and final regulatoryflexibility analysis requirement ofsections 603 and 604.The Catalog of Federal DomesticAssistance program number is 64.024.List of Subjects in 38 CFR Part 17Administrative practice andprocedure, Alcohol abuse, Alcoholism,Claims, Day care, Dental health, Drugabuse, Foreign relations, Governmentcontracts, Grant programs-health, Grantprograms-veterans, Health care, Healthfacilities, Health professions, Healthrecords, Homeless, Medical and dentalschools, Medical devices, Medicalresearch, Mental health programs,Nursing homes, Philippines, Reportingand record-keeping requirements,Scholarships and fellowships, Traveland transportation expenses, Veterans.Approved: January 31, 1997.Jesse Brown,Secretary of Veterans Affairs.For the reasons set forth in thepreamble, 38 CFR part 17 is amended asset forth below:PART 17—MEDICAL1. The authority citation for part 17continues to read as follows:Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1721, unlessotherwise noted.§ 17.700 [Amended]2. In § 17.700, paragraph (a) isamended by removing ‘‘17.715(a)’’ andadding, in its place, ‘‘17.716’’.3. Sections 17.710 through 17.719 arerevised to read as follows:§ 17.710 Application requirements.(a) General. Applications for grantsmust be submitted in the formprescribed by VA in the applicationpackage, must meet the requirements ofthis part, and must be submitted withinthe time period established by VA in thenotice of fund availability under