Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 19 / Tuesday, January 30, 2007 / Rules and Regulations 4205 

Executive Order 13132 

This action will not have substantial 

direct effect on the States, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, as described in 

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255 

(Aug. 10, 1999)). 

List of Subjects in 20 CFR Part 725 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Black lung benefits, Claims, 

Health care, Lung diseases, Miners, 

Mines, Workers’ compensation. 

■ For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, 20 CFR Part 725 is amended 

as set forth below: 

PART 725—CLAIMS FOR BENEFITS 

UNDER PART C OF TITLE IV OF THE 

FEDERAL MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 

ACT, AS AMENDED 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 725 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301, Reorganization 

Plan No. 6 of 1950, 15 FR 3174, 30 U.S.C. 901 

et seq., 921, 932, 936; 33 U.S.C. 901 et seq., 

42 U.S.C. 405, Secretary’s Order 7–87, 52 FR 

48466, Employment Standards Order No. 90–

02. 

■ 2. Amend § 725.477(b) by revising the 

first sentence to read as follows: 

§ 725.477 Form and contents of decision 

and order. 

* * * * * 

(b) A decision and order shall contain 

a statement of the basis of the order, 

findings of fact, conclusions of law, and 

an award, rejection or other appropriate 

paragraph containing the action of the 

administrative law judge, his or her 

signature and the date of issuance 

* * *. 

Signed at Washington, DC, this 25th day of 

January, 2007. 

Victoria A. Lipnic, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment 

Standards Administration. 

Shelby Hallmark, 

Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–1432 Filed 1–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CK–P 

PEACE CORPS 

22 CFR Part 304 

RIN 0420–AA20 

Claims Against Government Under 

Federal Tort Claims Act 

AGENCY: Peace Corps. 

ACTION: Fina rule and comment request. 

SUMMARY: The Peace Corps is revising 

its regulations concerning claims filed 

under the Federal Tort Claims Act. 

These changes update Peace Corps’

address, as well as authority cited in the 

regulation. Revisions also identify a new 

policy under which the Chief Financial 

Officer, rather than the Director of the 

Peace Corps, will have authority to 

approve claims for amounts under 

$5000. 

DATES: This final rule is effective on 

March 16, 2007 without further action, 

unless adverse comment is received by 

Peace Corps by March 1, 2007. If 

adverse comment is received, Peace 

Corps will publish a timely withdrawal 

of the rule in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by e-mail to sglasow@peacecorps.gov. 

Include Rin 0420–AA20 in the subject 

line of the message. You may also 

submit comments by mail to Suzanne 

Glasow, Office of the General Counsel, 

Peace Corps, Suite 8200, 1111 20th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20526. 

Contact Suzanne Glasow for copies of 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Glasow, Associat General 

Counsel, 202–692–2150, 

sglasow@peacecorps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

revisions to the rules include updates to 

cited authority and Peace Corps’

address. In addition, claims for less than 

$5000 will no longer require approval 

from the head of the agency. The Chief 

Financial Officer will be the designee of 

the head of the agency for such claims. 

The head of the agency will continue to 

have approval authority for all claims of 

$5000 or more. 

Section-by-Section Analysis 

Section 304.1 Scope; Definitions 

Subpart (c) is amended to reflect the 

fact that 31 FR 16616 is no longer a 

thorough representation of the contents 

of 28 CFR part 14. The language of this 

section will be revised by deleting 31 FR 

16616, and referring only to 28 CFR part 

14. 

Section 304.2 Administrative Claim; 

When Presented; Appropriate Peace 

Corps Office 

Subpart (a) is amended to include 

Peace Corps’ current address, 1111 20th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20526. 

Section 304.7 Authority To Adjust, 

Determine, Comprise, and Settle Claims 

This section is revised to state that the 

Chief Financial Officer has the authority 

to adjust, determine, compromise, and 

settle claims for less than $5,000 under 

section 2672 of title 28, United States 

Code. The Director of the Peace Corps 

retains authority for all claims of $5,000 

or more. 

Section 304.9 Referral to the 

Department of Justice 

This section is revised to delete the 

reference to 28 CFR 14.7, which is an 

obsolete citation. 

Executive Order 12866 

This regulation has been determined 

to be nonsignificant within the meaning 

of Executive Order 12866. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 

U.S.C. 605(b)) 

This regulatory action will not have a 

significant adverse impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995 (Sec. 

202, Pub. L. 104–4) 

This regulatory action does not 

contain a Federal mandate that will 

result in the expenditure by State, local, 

and tribal governments, in aggregate, or 

by the private sector of $100 million or 

more in any one year. 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C., Chapter 35) 

This regulatory action will not impose 

any additional reporting or 

recordkeeping requirements under the 

Paperwork Reduction act. 

Federalism (Executive Order 13132) 

This regulatory action does not have 

Federalism implications, as set forth in 

Executive Order 13132. It will not have 

substantial direct effects on the States, 

on the relationship between the national 

government and the States, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

List of Subjects in Part 304 

Claims. 

■ Accordingly, under the authority of 22 

U.S.C. 2503(b) and 28 U.S.C. 2672, 

Peace Corps amends the Code of Federal 

Regulations, Title 22, Chapter III, as 

follows: 

PART 304—CLAIMS AGAINST 

GOVERNMENT UNDER FEDERAL 

TORT CLAIMS ACT 

■ 1. The authority citation is revised to 

read as follows: 

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 2672; 22 U.S.C. 

2503(b); E.O. 12137, as amended. 

■ 2. Section 304.1(c) is revised to read 

as follows: 


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§ 304.1 Scope; definitions. 

* * * * * 

(c) This subpart is issued subject to 

and consistent with applicable 

regulations on administrative claims 

under the Federal Tort Claims Act 

issued by the Attorney General (28 CFR 

part 14). 

* * * * * 

■ 3. Section 304.2(b) is revised to read 

as follows: 

§ 304.2 Administrative claim; when 

presented; appropriate Peace Corps office. 

* * * * * 

(b) A claimant shall mail or deliver 

his claim to the General Counsel, Peace 

Corps, 1111 20th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20526. 

■ 4. Section 304.7 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 304.7 Authority to adjust, determine, 

compromise, and settle claims. 

The authority to consider, ascertain, 

adjust, determine, compromise and 

settle claims of less than $5,000 under 

28 U.S.C. 2672, and this subpart, rests 

with the Chief Financial Officer, as the 

designee of the head of the agency. For 

claims under 28 U.S.C. 2672 and this 

subpart, subject to § 304.8, the Director 

of the Peace Corps retains authority to 

consider, ascertain, adjust, determine, 

compromise and settle claims of $5,000 

or more. 

■ 5. Section 304.9 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 304.9 Referral to the Department of 

Justice. 

When Department of Justice approval 

or consultation is required under 

§ 304.8, the referral or request shall be 

transmitted to the Department of Justice 

by the General Counsel. 

Dated: January 19, 2007. 

Tyler S. Posey, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–308 Filed 1–29–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6015–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 594 

Global Terrorism Sanctions 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

(‘‘OFAC’’) is amending the Global 

Terrorism Sanctions Regulations to 

define the term ‘‘otherwise associated 

with’’ as used in 31 CFR 594.201 and to 

amend an explanatory note 

accompanying that section. 

DATES: Effective January 26, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), 

Office of the General Counsel, 

Department of the Treasury, 

Washington, DC 20220, tel.: 202/622–

2410 (not a toll free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

OFAC administers the Global 

Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 

CFR part 594 (‘‘GTSR’’), which 

implement and interpret Executive 

Order 13224 of September 23, 2001, in 

which the President declared a national 

emergency with respect to grave acts of 

terrorism and threats of terrorism 

committed by foreign terrorists and 

imposed economic sanctions with 

respect to certain designated individuals 

and entities. In section 7 of Executive 

Order 13224, the President authorized 

the Secretary of the Treasury, in 

consultation with other relevant Cabinet 

officials, to take such actions, including 

the promulgation of rules and 

regulations, as may be necessary to carry 

out the purposes of the order. The 

Secretary of the Treasury has, in turn, 

authorized the Director of OFAC to take 

these actions. 31 CFR 594.802. Today, 

OFAC is amending the GTSR by adding 

a new section 594.316 which defines the 

term ‘‘otherwise associated with’’ as 

used in section 594.201(a)(4)(ii). OFAC 

also is amending Note 3 to section 

594.201 to clarify the scope of section 

501.807 of this chapter. 

The new section 594.316 defines a 

person ‘‘otherwise associated with’’

persons whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to section 

594.201(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(4)(i) to 

include one who: (1) Owns or controls 

such persons; or (2) attempts, or 

conspires with one or more persons, to 

provide financial, material, or 

technological support, or financial or 

other services, to such persons. OFAC 

recognizes that this definition may 

include concepts that overlap with 

existing provisions of section 594.201 

(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or (a)(4)(i). However, 

in light of the serious danger posed to 

national security by international 

terrorism, OFAC has determined that 

the benefit of greater specificity in its 

definitions outweighs any concerns 

with redundancy. In promulgating this 

definition, OFAC does not mean to 

imply any limitation on the scope of 

section 594.201(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), or 

(a)(4)(i). Finally, as in all programs 

OFAC administers, these and other 

designation criteria in the GTSR will be 

applied in a manner consistent with 

pertinent Federal law, including, where 

applicable, the First Amendment to the 

United States Constitution. 

Executive Order 12866, Administrative 

Procedure Act, Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, and Paperwork Reduction Act 

Because the regulations at issue 

involve a foreign affairs function, the 

provisions of Executive Order 12866 

and the Administrative Procedure Act (5 

U.S.C. 553) requiring notice of proposed 

rulemaking, opportunity for public 

participation, and delay in effective date 

are inapplicable. Because no notice of 

proposed rulemaking is required for this 

rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601–612) does not apply. 

The Paperwork Reduction Act does 

not apply because this rule does not 

impose information collection 

requirements that would require the 

approval of the Office of Management 

and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 594 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Banks, Banking, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Terrorism. 

■ For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the Office of Foreign Assets 

Control amends 31 CFR part 594 as 

follows: 

PART 594—GLOBAL TERRORISM 

SANCTIONS REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 594 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 3 U.S.C. 301; 22 U.S.C. 287c; 31 

U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 1601–1651, 1701–

1706; Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890 (28 

U.S.C. 2461 note); Pub. L. 109–177, 120 Stat. 

192; E.O. 13224, 66 FR 49079, 3 CFR, 2001 

Comp., p. 786; E.O. 13268, 67 FR 44751; 3 

CFR, 2002 Comp., p. 240; E.O. 13284, 64 FR 

4075, 3 CFR, 2003 Comp., p. 161. 

Subpart B—Prohibitions 

■ 2. In § 594.201, revise Note 3 to 

paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 594.201 Prohibited transactions 

involving blocked property. 

(a) * * * 

Note 3 to paragraph (a). Section 501.807 

of this chapter V sets forth the procedures to 

be followed by persons seeking 

administrative reconsideration of their 

designation pursuant to § 594.201(a) or who 

wish to assert that the circumstances 

resulting in designation no longer apply. 

Similarly, when a transaction results in the 

blocking of funds at a financial institution 

pursuant to this section and a party to the 


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