19288 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 67 / Tuesday, April 8, 2014 / Rules and Regulations 

§ 71.1 [Amended] 

■ 2. The incorporation by reference in 

14 CFR 71.1 of FAA Order 7400.9X, 

Airspace Designations and Reporting 

Points, dated August 7, 2013, and 

effective September 15, 2013, is 

amended as follows: 

Paragraph 6011 United States area 

navigation routes. 

* * * * * 

T–265 AHMED, IL to VEENA, WI 

[Amended] 

AHMED, IL Fix 

(Lat. 41°29′52′′ N., long. 88°51′52′′ W.) 

START, IL Fix 

(Lat. 41°45′25′′ N., long. 89°00′22′′ W.) 

BULLZ, IL Fix 

(Lat. 42°27′27′′ N., long. 88°46′17′′ W.) 

VEENA, WI Fix 

(Lat. 42°42′18′′ N., long. 88°18′14′′ W.) 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 1, 

2014. 

Gary A. Norek, 

Manager, Airspace Policy and Regulations 

Group. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07725 Filed 4–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 91 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0246; Amendment 

No. 91–321A; SFAR No. 112] 

RIN 2120–AK42 

Prohibition Against Certain Flights 

Within the Tripoli Flight Information 

Region (FIR); Extension of Expiration 

Date; Correction 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; Extension of 

expiration date; Correction. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting a final 

rule published on March 21, 2014. In 

that final rule, the FAA amended its 

regulations to extend the prohibition 

against certain flights within the Tripoli 

Flight Information Region from March 

21, 2014 to March 21, 2015. The FAA 

inadvertently cited an incorrect RIN 

number. This document corrects that 

error and also corrects an inadvertent 

amendment. 

DATES: This correction is effective April 

8, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keira Jones, Office of Rulemaking, 

ARM–101, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

Telephone: 202–267–4025. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On March 21, 2014 (79 FR 15679), the 

FAA issued ‘‘Prohibition Against 

Certain Flights Within the Tripoli Flight 

Information Region (FIR); Extension of 

Expiration Date’’ (79 FR 15679). In that 

final rule, which became effective 

March 21, 2014, the FAA extended the 

expiration date from March 21, 2014 to 

March 21, 2015. 

The FAA inadvertently listed the 

incorrect RIN number (2120–AJ93). The 

correct RIN number is 2120–AK42. In 

addition, the Office of the Federal 

Register inadvertently amended 

§ 91.1603 by removing paragraph (e) 

effective March 20, 2015. Unless the 

FAA takes further action, § 91.1603 will 

expire effective March 20, 2015. 

Corrections 

In the final rule, FR Doc. 2014–06199, 

published on March 21, 2014, at 79 FR 

15679, make the following corrections: 

1. On page 15679, in the first column 

heading, revise ‘‘RIN 2120–AJ93’’ to 

read ‘‘RIN 2120–AK42’’. 

2. On page 15679, in the third column 

under the DATES heading, remove the 

sentence ‘‘Amendment 3 to § 91.1603 is 

effective March 20, 2015.’’ 

§ 91.1603 [Amended] 

3. On page 15680, in the third 

column, beginning at line 19 from the 

bottom, remove Amendment 3. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and 44703 in 

Washington, DC. 

Lirio Liu, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07509 Filed 4–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

22 CFR Part 41 

[Public Notice: 8687] 

RIN 1400–AD51 

Visas: Waiver by Joint Action of Visa 

and Passport Requirements for 

Members of Armed Forces and Coast 

Guards of Foreign Countries 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

amending its regulations regarding the 

waiver by joint action of consular and 

immigration officers of visa and 

passport requirements for members of 

foreign armed forces and coast guards. 

Specifically, the regulation, as amended, 

removes the current list of countries 

whose armed forces members are 

ineligible for a such a waiver, and 

provides that, in every case, when entry 

of foreign armed forces and coast guard 

members is proposed under 

arrangements made with the appropriate 

military authorities of the United States 

and after coordination within the U.S. 

Government by those U.S. military 

authorities, the Department of 

Homeland Security and the Department 

of State will jointly decide whether to 

approve waiver of the visa and/or 

passport requirements. 

DATES: Effective Date: This rule becomes 

effective April 8, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer Liu, Legislation and 

Regulations Division, Legal Affairs, 

Office of Visa Services, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State, 

600 19th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20520–0106, (202) 485–7648, email 

(LiuJN@state.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Why is the Department promulgating 

this rule? 

This final rule implements the joint 

determination of the Department of 

State and the Department of Homeland 

Security to remove the list of countries 

whose citizens or residents are currently 

ineligible for a waiver under 22 CFR 

41.3(e), pursuant to authority under 

section 212(d)(4)(A) of the Immigration 

and Nationality Act (INA), 8 U.S.C. 

1182(d)(4)(A), as such a list is 

considered unnecessary and requires 

regular and resource-intensive review. 

The amended regulation clarifies that, 

in every case, when entry of members of 

foreign armed forces and coast guard 

into the United States is proposed under 

arrangements made with the appropriate 

military authorities of the United States 

and after coordination within the U.S. 

Government by those U.S. military 

authorities, the Department of 

Homeland Security and the Department 

of State will jointly decide, as a matter 

of discretion, whether to approve a 

waiver of the visa and/or passport 

requirements for the foreign armed 

forces and coast guard members. 

Finally, the amended rule extends 

authority to grant a waiver under 22 

CFR 41.3 to the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of State for Visa Services or 

his or her designee, in addition to the 

consular officer serving the port or place 

of embarkation, jointly with the 

appropriate immigration officer within 

DHS. 


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Regulatory Findings 

A. Administrative Procedure Act 

The Department of State is of the 

opinion that waiver of visa and passport 

requirements for foreign armed forces 

and coast guards is a foreign affairs 

function of the United States 

Government and that rules 

implementing this function are exempt 

from section 553 (Rulemaking) and 

section 554 (Adjudications) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Act/Executive 

Order 13272: Small Business 

Because this final rule is exempt from 

notice and comment rulemaking under 

5 U.S.C. 553, it is exempt from the 

regulatory flexibility analysis 

requirements set forth at sections 603 

and 604 of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 603 and 604). Nonetheless, 

consistent with section 605(b) of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

605(b)), the Department certifies that 

this rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. This rule 

regulates individual aliens applying for 

visas under INA section 101(A)(15) and 

does not affect any small entities, as 

defined in 5 U.S.C. 601(6). 

C. The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 

Section 202 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. Law 

104–4, 109 Stat. 48, codified at 2 U.S.C. 

1532) generally requires agencies to 

prepare a statement before proposing 

any rule that may result in an annual 

expenditure of $100 million or more by 

State, local, or tribal governments, or by 

the private sector. This rule will not 

result in any such expenditure, nor will 

it significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. 

D. Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 

This rule is not a major rule as 

defined by 5 U.S.C. 804, for purposes of 

congressional review of agency 

rulemaking under the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 

1996 (Pub. L. 104–121). This rule will 

not result in an annual effect on the 

economy of $100 million or more; a 

major increase in costs or prices; or 

adverse effects on competition, 

employment, investment, productivity, 

innovation, or the ability of United 

States-based companies to compete with 

foreign-based companies in domestic 

and import markets. 

E. Executive Order 12866 

The Department is of the opinion that 

waiver of visa and passport 

requirements for foreign armed forces 

and coast guards is a foreign affairs 

function of the United States 

Government and that rules governing 

the conduct of this function are exempt 

from the requirements of Executive 

Order 12866. However, the Department 

has reviewed the proposed rule to 

ensure its consistency with the 

regulatory philosophy and principles set 

forth in the Executive Order. 

F. Executive Order 13563: Improving 

Regulation and Regulatory Review 

The Department has considered this 

rule in light of Executive Order 13563 

and affirms that this regulation is 

consistent with the guidance therein. 

G. Executive Orders 12372 and 13132: 

Federalism 

This regulation will not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. The rule will not 

have federalism implications warranting 

the application of Executive Orders No. 

12372 and No. 13132. 

H. Executive Order 12988: Civil Justice 

Reform 

The Department has reviewed the 

regulations in light of sections 3(a) and 

3(b)(2) of Executive Order No. 12988 to 

eliminate ambiguity, minimize 

litigation, establish clear legal 

standards, and reduce burden. 

I. Executive Order 13175 

The Department has determined that 

this rulemaking will not have tribal 

implications, will not impose 

substantial direct compliance costs on 

Indian tribal governments, and will not 

pre-empt tribal law. Accordingly, the 

requirements of Executive Order 13175 

do not apply to this rulemaking. 

J. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This rule does not impose new 

information collection requirements 

under the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35. 

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 41 

Aliens, Foreign officials, Passports 

and visas, Students. 

For the above reasons, 22 CFR Part 41 

is amended as follows: 

PART 41—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for Part 41 is 

revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1104, 1182(d), 1185 

note; 112 Stat. 2681–795. 

■ 2. Section 41.3 is amended by revising 

the introductory text and paragraph (e), 

to read as follows: 

§ 41.3 Waiver by joint action of consular 

and immigration officers of passport and/or 

visa requirements. 

Under the authority of INA 212(d)(4), 

the documentary requirements of INA 

212(a)(7)(B)(i)(I), (i)(II) may be waived 

for any alien in whose case the consular 

officer serving the port or place of 

embarkation, or the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of State for Visa Services or 

his or her designee, is satisfied after 

consultation with, and concurrence by, 

the appropriate immigration officer, that 

the case falls within any of the 

following categories: 

* * * * * 

(e) Members of armed forces and 

coast guards of foreign countries; visa 

and passport waiver. An alien on active 

duty in the armed forces or coast guard 

of a foreign country and a member of a 

group of such armed forces or coast 

guard traveling to the United States, on 

behalf of the alien’s government or the 

United Nations, under arrangements 

made with the appropriate military 

authorities of the United States, 

coordinated within the U.S. 

Government by those U.S. military 

authorities, and approved by the 

Department of State and the Department 

of Homeland Security for such visit. 

* * * * * 

Dated: March 28, 2014. 

Janice L. Jacobs, 

Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–07866 Filed 4–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2014–0034] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone, Texas City Channel; 

Texas City, TX 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: By this direct final rule, the 

Coast Guard is removing the regulation 


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