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additional documents as necessary. 

There is no limit on the length of the 

attachments. 

Where do I go to read public comments, 

and find supporting information? 

Go to the docket online at http://

www.regulations.gov., keyword search 

MARAD–2020–0178 or visit the Docket 

Management Facility (see ADDRESSES for 

hours of operation). We recommend that 

you periodically check the Docket for 

new submissions and supporting 

material. 

Will my comments be made available to 

the public? 

Yes. Be aware that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, will be made 

publicly available. 

May I submit comments confidentially? 

If you wish to submit comments 

under a claim of confidentiality, you 

should submit three copies of your 

complete submission, including the 

information you claim to be confidential 

business information, to the Department 

of Transportation, Maritime 

Administration, Office of Legislation 

and Regulations, MAR–225, W24–220, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. Include a cover 

letter setting forth with specificity the 

basis for any such claim and, if possible, 

a summary of your submission that can 

be made available to the public. 

Privacy Act 

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), 

DOT solicits comments from the public 

to better inform its rulemaking process. 

DOT posts these comments, without 

edit, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice, DOT/ALL–14 FDMS, accessible 

through www.dot.gov/privacy. To 

facilitate comment tracking and 

response, we encourage commenters to 

provide their name, or the name of their 

organization; however, submission of 

names is completely optional. Whether 

or not commenters identify themselves, 

all timely comments will be fully 

considered. If you wish to provide 

comments containing proprietary or 

confidential information, please contact 

the agency for alternate submission 

instructions. 

(Authority: 49 CFR 1.93(a), 46 U.S.C. 55103, 

46 U.S.C. 12121) 

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Dated: January 4, 2021. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr. 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00012 Filed 1–6–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Interest Rate Paid on Cash Deposited 

To Secure U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement Immigration 

Bonds 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: For the period beginning 

January 1, 2021, and ending on March 

31, 2021, the U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement Immigration 

Bond interest rate is .09 per centum per 

annum. 

DATES: Rates are applicable January 1, 

2021 to March 31, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may 

be mailed to Will Walcutt, Supervisor, 

Funds Management Branch, Funds 

Management Division, Fiscal 

Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Services, Parkersburg, West Virginia 

26106–1328. 

You can download this notice at the 

following internet addresses: http://

www.treasury.gov or http://

www.federalregister.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ryan Hanna, Manager, Funds 

Management Branch, Funds 

Management Division, Fiscal 

Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service, Parkersburg, West Virginia 

261006–1328 (304) 480–5120; Will 

Walcutt, Supervisor, Funds 

Management Branch, Funds 

Management Division, Fiscal 

Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Services, Parkersburg, West Virginia 

26106–1328, (304) 480–5117. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal 

law requires that interest payments on 

cash deposited to secure immigration 

bonds shall be ‘‘at a rate determined by 

the Secretary of the Treasury, except 

that in no case shall the interest rate 

exceed 3 per centum per annum.’’ 8 

U.S.C. 1363(a). Related Federal 

regulations state that ‘‘Interest on cash 

deposited to secure immigration bonds 

will be at the rate as determined by the 

Secretary of the Treasury, but in no case 

will exceed 3 per centum per annum or 

be less than zero.’’ 8 CFR 293.2. 

Treasury has determined that interest on 

the bonds will vary quarterly and will 

accrue during each calendar quarter at 

a rate equal to the lesser of the average 

of the bond equivalent rates on 91-day 

Treasury bills auctioned during the 

preceding calendar quarter, or 3 per 

centum per annum, but in no case less 

than zero. [FR Doc. 2015–18545] In 

addition to this Notice, Treasury posts 

the current quarterly rate in Table 2b— 

Interest Rates for Specific Legislation on 

the TreasuryDirect website. 

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Public Finance, Gary Grippo, having 

reviewed and approved this document, 

is delegating the authority to 

electronically sign this document to 

Heidi Cohen, Federal Register Liaison 

for the Department, for purposes of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Heidi Cohen, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00055 Filed 1–6–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Reimbursement for Caskets and Urns 

for Burial of Unclaimed Remains in a 

National Cemetery or a VA-Funded 

State or Tribal Veterans’ Cemetery 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is updating the monetary 

reimbursement rates for caskets and 

urns purchased for interment in a VA 

national cemetery or a VA-funded state 

or tribal veterans’ cemetery of veterans 

who die with no known next of kin and 

where there are insufficient resources 

for furnishing a burial container. The 

purpose of this notice is to notify 

interested parties of the rates that will 

apply to reimbursement claims that 

occur during calendar year (CY) 2021. 

DATES: The applicable date of this notice 

is January 1, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jerry 

Sowders, National Cemetery 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 4850 Lemay Ferry Road, Saint 

Louis, MO, 63129. The telephone 

number is 314–461–6216. This is not a 

toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

2306(f) of title 38, United States Code, 

authorizes VA’s National Cemetery 

Administration to furnish a casket or 

urn for interment in a VA national 

cemetery or a VA-funded state or tribal 

veterans’ cemetery of the unclaimed 

remains of veterans for whom VA 

cannot identify a next of kin, and 

determines that sufficient financial 

resources for the furnishing of a casket 

or urn for burial are not available. VA 

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this authority as a reimbursement 

benefit in 38 CFR 38.628. 

Reimbursement for a claim received 

in any CY will not exceed the average 

cost of a 20-gauge metal casket or a 

durable plastic urn during the fiscal 

year (FY) preceding the CY of the claim. 

Average costs are determined by market 

analysis for 20-gauge metal caskets, 

designed to contain human remains, 

with a gasketed seal, and external rails 

or handles. The same analysis is 

completed for durable plastic urns, 

designed to contain human remains, 

which include a secure closure to 

contain the cremated remains. 

Using this method of computation, in 

FY 2020, the average costs were 

determined to be $1,984.00 for caskets 

and $145.00 for urns. Accordingly, the 

maximum reimbursement rates payable 

for qualifying interments occurring 

during 

CY 2021 are $1,984.00 for caskets and 

$145.00 for urns. 

Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Brooks D. Tucker, Assistant Secretary 

for Congressional and Legislative 

Affairs, Performing the Delegable Duties 

of the Chief of Staff, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, approved this 

document on December 31, 2020, for 

publication. 

Luvenia Potts, 

Regulation Development Coordinator, Office 

of Regulation Policy & Management, Office 

of the Secretary, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00025 Filed 1–6–21; 8:45 am] 

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