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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 

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transaction believes the funds to have been 

blocked due to mistaken identity, that party 

may seek to have such funds unblocked 

pursuant to the administrative procedures set 

forth in § 501.806 of this chapter. 

* * * * * 

Subpart C—General Definitions 

■ 3. Add a new § 594.316 to subpart C 

to read as follows: 

§ 594.316 Otherwise associated with. 

The term ‘‘to be otherwise associated 

with,’’ as used in § 594.201(a)(4)(ii), 

means: 

(a) To own or control; or 

(b) To attempt, or to conspire with 

one or more persons, to act for or on 

behalf of or to provide financial, 

material, or technological support, or 

financial or other services, to. 

Dated: January 25, 2007. 

J. Robert McBrien, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 07–416 Filed 1–26–07; 2:24 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4811–42–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R03–OAR–2005–VA–0017; FRL–8273–

9] 

Approval and Promulgation of Air 

Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; 

Emission Standards for Consumer 

Products in the Northern Virginia 

Volatile Organic Compound Emissions 

Control Area 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: EPA is approving a State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) revision 

submitted by the Commonwealth of 

Virginia. This revision pertains to the 

emission standards for consumer 

products sold and used in the Northern 

Virginia volatile organic compound 

(VOC) emissions control area. EPA is 

approving this SIP revision in 

accordance with the Clean Air Act (CAA 

or Act). 

EFFECTIVE DATE: This final rule is 

effective on March 1, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

Number EPA–R03–OAR–2005–VA–

0017. All documents in the docket are 

listed in the http://www.regulations.gov 

Web site. Although listed in the 

electronic docket, some information is 

not publicly available, i.e., confidential 

business information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy for 

public inspection during normal 

business hours at the Air Protection 

Division, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. 

Copies of the State submittal are 

available at the Virginia Department of 

Environmental Quality, 629 East Main 

Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose 

Quinto, (215) 814–2182, or by e-mail at 

quinto.rose@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On January 31, 2006 (71 FR 5035), 

EPA published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking (NPR) for the 

Commonwealth of Virginia. The NPR 

proposed approval of a new rule, 9 VAC 

5 Chapter 40, Consumer Products (9 

VAC 5–40–7240 through 9 VAC 5–40–

7360); and the amendments to 9 VAC 5–

20–21 that incorporate by reference test 

methods and procedures needed for 9 

VAC 5 Chapter 40. The formal SIP 

revision was submitted by the Virginia 

Department of Environmental Quality 

(VADEQ) on October 25, 2005. 

II. Summary of SIP Revision 

The Virginia consumer products rule, 

9 VAC 5 Chapter 40, applies only to 

sources in the Northern Virginia VOC 

emissions control area designated in 9 

VAC 5–20–206. The rule applies to a 

person who sells, supplies, offers for 

sale, or manufactures consumer 

products on or after July 1, 2005. Also 

included in the rule are definitions, the 

VOC content limits, standards and 

exemptions, innovative products, 

requirements for waiver requests, 

administrative requirements for labeling 

and reporting, test methods for 

demonstrating compliance, compliance 

schedules, an alternative control plan, 

monitoring, and reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Amendments to 9 VAC 5–20–21 

incorporate by reference additional test 

methods and procedures needed for 9 

VAC 5 Chapter 40. 

Other specific requirements of 9 VAC 

5 Chapter 40, amendments to 9 VAC 5–

20–21, and the rationale for EPA’s 

proposed action are explained in the 

NPR and will not be restated here. On 

February 2, 2006, EPA received a single 

comment on its January 31, 2006 NPR. 

A summary of the comment submitted 

and EPA’s response is provided in 

Section III of this document. 

III. Summary of Public Comments and 

EPA Responses 

Comment: A commenter pointed out 

that one of its test methods referenced 

in the State regulation had been revised 

and renumbered. 

Response: The commenter merely 

points out that one test method that the 

rule incorporates has been revised and 

renumbered. The commenter does not 

request that EPA disapprove the rule, 

nor allege that the current regulation 

incorporating the earlier version of the 

test method is in any way adequate. 

Therefore, EPA concludes that the 

information provided by the commenter 

does not change EPA’s proposal to 

approve the SIP revision. 

IV. General Information Pertaining to 

SIP Submittals From the 

Commonwealth of Virginia 

In 1995, Virginia adopted legislation 

that provides, subject to certain 

conditions, for an environmental 

assessment (audit) ‘‘privilege’’ for 

voluntary compliance evaluations 

performed by a regulated entity. The 

legislation further addresses the relative 

burden of proof for parties either 

asserting the privilege or seeking 

disclosure of documents for which the 

privilege is claimed. Virginia’s 

legislation also provides, subject to 

certain conditions, for a penalty waiver 

for violations of environmental laws 

when a regulated entity discovers such 

violations pursuant to a voluntary 

compliance evaluation and voluntarily 

discloses such violations to the 

Commonwealth and takes prompt and 

appropriate measures to remedy the 

violations. Virginia’s Voluntary 

Environmental Assessment Privilege 

Law, Va. Code Sec. 10.1–1198, provides 

a privilege that protects from disclosure 

documents and information about the 

content of those documents that are the 

product of a voluntary environmental 

assessment. The Privilege Law does not 

extend to documents or information (1) 

That are generated or developed before 

the commencement of a voluntary 

environmental assessment; (2) that are 

prepared independently of the 

assessment process; (3) that demonstrate 

a clear, imminent and substantial 

danger to the public health or 

environment; or (4) that are required by 

law. 

On January 12, 1998, the 

Commonwealth of Virginia Office of the 


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