Priority of Service for Covered Persons

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Veterans' Employment and Training Service 20 CFR Part 1010 RIN 1293-AA15 AGENCY: Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Labor ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS) of the Department of Labor (Department or DOL) is issuing this final rule to implement priority of service in qualified job training programs prescribed in section 2(a)(1) of the Jobs for Veterans Act (JVA). DOL issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on August 15, 2008 outlining proposed provisions implementing priority of service for covered persons in qualified DOL job training programs. DATES: Effective Date: The final rule will become effective on January 19, 2009. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Langley, Chief, Division of Grant Programs, Veterans' Employment and Training Service, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-1312, Washington, DC 20210, Langley.Pamela@dol.gov , (202) 693-4708 (this is not a toll-free number) or (202) 693-4760 (TTY/TDD). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This preamble contains three sections. Section I provides general background information on the development of the final rule. Section II discusses the comments received on the NPRM and the related regulatory provisions included in the final rule. Section III addresses the administrative requirements for the final rule, as mandated by statute and executive order. I. Background On August 15, 2008, the Department published an NPRM ( 73 FR…