In case anyone is curious and you know how to create a permission group, here is how you can use that group to determine who can see the tab.
FIRST:
At the top of the plugin, add a variable for your permission group array:
PHP Code:
$accessgroups = explode(',', $vbulletin->options['permission_group_name']);
SECOND:
At the bottom of the plugin, find the following line:
PHP Code:
$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= vB_Template::create('template_navbar')->render();
Change it to:
PHP Code:
$templater = vB_Template::create('template_navbar');
$templater->register('accessgroups', $accessgroups);
$template_hook['navtab_end'] .= $templater->render();
THIRD:
Open your template and add a line to the top and the bottom.
HTML Code:
<vb:if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, $accessgroups)">
NOTE: I know you could just edit the current if condition with an AND, but I think that will just confuse some people.