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(c) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) The entry into any new 

commercial contracts involving the 

property or interests in property of any 

blocked persons, including the blocked 

entities described in paragraph (b) of 

this general license, except as 

authorized by paragraph (a); 

(2) The offloading of any cargo 

onboard any of the blocked vessels, 

including the offloading of liquefied 

natural gas of Russian Federation origin, 

except for the offloading of cargo that is 

ordinarily incident and necessary to 

address vessel emergencies authorized 

pursuant to paragraph (a) of this general 

license; 

(3) Any transactions related to the sale 

of liquefied natural gas of Russian 

Federation origin; 

(4) Any transactions prohibited by 

Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, 

Prohibitions Related to Correspondent 

or Payable-Through Accounts and 

Processing of Transactions Involving 

Certain Foreign Financial Institutions; 

(5) Any transactions prohibited by 

Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, 

Prohibitions Related to Transactions 

Involving the Central Bank of the 

Russian Federation, the National 

Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, 

and the Ministry of Finance of the 

Russian Federation; or 

(6) Any transactions otherwise 

prohibited by the RuHSR, including 

transactions involving the property or 

interests in property of any person 

blocked pursuant to the RuHSR, other 

than transactions involving the blocked 

persons described in paragraph (b) of 

this general license, unless separately 

authorized. 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

Dated: September 5, 2024. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS 

CONTROL 

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities 

Sanctions Regulations 

31 CFR Part 587 

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 109 

Authorizing the Wind Down of 

Transactions Involving Certain Entities 

Blocked on September 13, 2024 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph 

(b) of this general license, all 

transactions prohibited by Executive 

Order (E.O.) 14024 that are ordinarily 

incident and necessary to the wind 

down of any transaction involving one 

or more of the following blocked entities 

are authorized through 12:01 a.m. 

eastern standard time, November 13, 

2024, provided that any payment to a 

blocked person must be made into a 

blocked account in accordance with the 

Russian Harmful Foreign Activities 

Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 587 

(RuHSR): 

(1) Federal State Unitary Enterprise 

International Information Agency 

Rossiya Segodnya; 

(2) Autonomous Non Profit 

Organization TV Novosti; or 

(3) Any entity in which one or more 

of the above persons own, directly or 

indirectly, individually or in the 

aggregate, a 50 percent or greater 

interest. 

(b) This general license does not 

authorize: 

(1) Any transactions prohibited by 

Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, 

Prohibitions Related to Correspondent 

or Payable-Through Accounts and 

Processing of Transactions Involving 

Certain Foreign Financial Institutions; 

(2) Any transactions prohibited by 

Directive 4 under E.O. 14024, 

Prohibitions Related to Transactions 

Involving the Central Bank of the 

Russian Federation, the National 

Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, 

and the Ministry of Finance of the 

Russian Federation; or 

(3) Any transactions otherwise 

prohibited by the RuHSR, including 

transactions involving any person 

blocked pursuant to the RuHSR other 

than the blocked persons described in 

paragraph (a) of this general license, 

unless separately authorized. 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

Dated: September 13, 2024. 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2024–0417] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone, Cumberland River, 

Nashville, TN 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

certain navigable waters of the 

Cumberland River near Broadway 

Riverfront Park, Nashville, TN. The 

safety zone is needed to protect 

personnel, vessels, and the marine 

environment from potential hazards 

associated with the fireworks displays 

occurring on both September 25 and 27, 

2024, between Mile Markers (MM) 190.5 

and 191.5. This proposed rulemaking 

would prohibit persons and vessels 

from being in the safety zone unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Sector Ohio Valley or a designated 

representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 8:30 

p.m. through 10 p.m. on September 25, 

2024, and September 27, 2024. This rule 

will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. to 10 

p.m. on September 25, 2024, and 

September 27, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2024– 

0417 in the search box and click 

‘‘Search.’’ Next, in the Document Type 

column, select ‘‘Supporting & Related 

Material.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this rule, call 

or email Marine Science Technician 

Third Class Joshua Carter, U.S. Coast 

Guard, MSD Nashville; telephone 615– 

736–5421 ext. 2104, email 

Joshua.D.Carter@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule under authority in 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B). This statutory 

provision authorizes an agency to issue 

a rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment when the 

agency for good cause finds that those 

procedures are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ The Coast Guard finds that 

good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because the 

fireworks shows on September 25 and 

27, 2024, pose a significant safety 

hazard to the public. It is impracticable 

to publish an NPRM because we must 

establish this safety zone by September 

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Also, under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the 

Coast Guard finds that good cause exists 

for making this rule effective less than 

30 days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Delaying the effective date of 

this rule would be impracticable 

because immediate action is needed to 

respond to the potential safety hazards 

associated with the two firework shows 

on September 25 and 27, 2024, between 

MM 190.5 and 191.5. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034. The 

Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley 

(COTP) has determined that potential 

hazards associated with fireworks 

launched from a barge starting 

September 25 and September 27, 2024, 

will be a safety concern for anyone 

within MM 190.5 to 191.5 of the river. 

Hazards from firework displays include 

accidental discharge of fireworks, 

dangerous projectiles, and falling hot 

embers or other debris. This rule is 

needed to protect personnel, vessels, 

and the marine environment in the 

navigable waters within the safety zone 

during the fireworks shows. 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

The COTP is proposing to establish a 

safety zone from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. on 

both September 25 and 27, 2024. The 

safety zone would cover all navigable 

waters within MM 190.5 to 191.5 on the 

Cumberland River located nearby to 

Broadway Riverfront Park, Nashville, 

TN. The duration of the zone is 

intended to ensure the safety of vessels 

and these navigable waters before, 

during, and after the scheduled 

fireworks displays. No vessel or person 

would be permitted to enter the safety 

zone without obtaining permission from 

the COTP or a designated 

representative. The regulatory text we 

are proposing appears at the end of this 

document. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders, and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

This rule has not been designated a 

‘‘significant regulatory action,’’ under 

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as 

amended by Executive Order 14094 

(Modernizing Regulatory Review). 

Accordingly, this rule has not been 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size, location, duration, 

and time-of-day of the safety zone. This 

safety zone impacts a small designated 

area of the Cumberland River for 

approximately 90 minutes during the 

evenings of September 25 and 27, 2024, 

when vessel traffic is normally low. 

Moreover, the Coast Guard would issue 

a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via 

VHF–FM marine channel 16 about the 

zone, and the rule would allow vessels 

to seek permission to enter the zone. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires Federal agencies to consider 

the potential impact of regulations on 

small entities during rulemaking. The 

term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises small 

businesses, not-for-profit organizations 

that are independently owned and 

operated and are not dominant in their 

fields, and governmental jurisdictions 

with populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 

605(b) that this rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

While some owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit the safety 

zone may be small entities, for the 

reasons stated in section V.A above, this 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on any vessel owner 

or operator. 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this rule. If the rule 

would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The 

Coast Guard will not retaliate against 

small entities that question or complain 

about this rule or any policy or action 

of the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This rule will not call for a new 

collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a 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. We have 

analyzed this rule under that Order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

Tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian Tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian Tribes. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or Tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Directive 023–01, Rev. 1, associated 

implementing instructions, and 

Environmental Planning COMDTINST 

5090.1 (series), which guide the Coast 

Guard in complying with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have 

determined that this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule involves a safety 

zone from MM 190.5 to 191.5 lasting up 


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to 90 minutes on September 25 and 27, 

2024, that would prohibit entry within 

one mile of a fireworks barge. It is 

categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph L60(a) of 

Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction 

Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 1. A 

Record of Environmental Consideration 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket. For instructions 

on locating the docket, see the 

ADDRESSES section of this preamble. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to call or email the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places, or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 604–6, and 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T08–0417 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–0417 Safety Zone; Cumberland 

River, Nashville, TN. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: all navigable waters of Mile 

Markers (MM) 190.5 to 191.5 of the 

Cumberland River. 

(b) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 8:30 p.m. until 10 

p.m. on September 25, 2024, and 

September 27, 2024. 

(c) Regulations. (1) According to the 

general regulations in § 165.23, entry 

into this temporary safety zone is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley 

(COTP) or a designated representative. 

(2) Persons or vessels seeking to enter 

the safety zone must request permission 

from the COTP on VHF–FM channel 16 

(156.8 MHz) or by telephone at 502– 

779–5424. 

(3) If permission is granted, all 

persons and vessels shall comply with 

the instructions of the COTP or 

designated representative. 

(d) Information broadcasts. The COTP 

or a designated representative will 

inform the public of the enforcement 

times and date for this safety zone 

through Broadcast Notices to Mariners, 

Local Notices to Mariners, and/or Safety 

Marine Information Broadcasts, as 

appropriate. 

Dated: September 17, 2024 

H.R. Mattern, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the 

Port Sector Ohio Valley. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

38 CFR Part 3 

RIN 2900–AR69 

Expanded Burial Benefits 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) amends its adjudication 

regulations pertaining to burial benefits 

to conform to statutory changes enacted 

by the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, 

M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits 

Improvement Act of 2020 and the Burial 

Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2022. The conforming regulatory 

changes implement an expansion of the 

transportation benefit and provision of a 

single payment rate for non-serviceconnected burial allowances regardless 

of the location of a qualifying Veteran’s 

death and coincide with the effective 

date for the statutory amendments 

(January 5, 2023). The conforming 

regulatory changes also implement the 

extension of the VA plot or interment 

allowance to Tribal organizations for 

interment of eligible Veterans on trust 

land owned by, or held in trust for, the 

Tribal organization and coincide with 

the effective date for the statutory 

amendments (March 15, 2022). VA also 

provides additional clarifying changes 

to its burial benefits regulations. 

DATES: This rule is effective October 25, 

2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Baltimore, Management and Program 

Analyst, Pension and Fiduciary Service 

(21PF), Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 632–8863. 

(This is not a toll-free number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a 

document published in the Federal 

Register on September 25, 2023, at 88 

FR 65641, VA proposed to amend its 

adjudication regulations pertaining to 

burial benefits to conform to recent 

statutory changes enacted by sections 

2201 and 2202 of the Johnny Isakson 

and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health 

Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 

2020 (Pub. L. 116–315), and section 

102(c) of Division CC (Burial Equity for 

Guards and Reserves Act) of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 

(Pub. L. 117–103). 

VA provided a 60-day public 

comment period, which ended on 

November 24, 2023, and received six 

comments in response to the notice of 

proposed rulemaking. All comments 

generally agreed with the amendments 

in the proposed rulemaking. One 

commenter stated: ‘‘I support the 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

proposed rule expanding burial benefits 

for veterans and their families. I urge the 

VA to finalize this rule as soon as 

possible.’’ Another commenter 

explained that ‘‘[t]his rule change makes 

sense and is the least we can do to 

honor our Veterans at the end of life.’’ 

VA appreciates these responses and will 

not make any changes based upon those 

comments. 

One commenter provided support for 

the proposed rule but addressed an area 

of improvement for non-serviceconnected burial benefits. This 

commenter highlighted the two-year 

time limit to submit a claim for nonservice-connected burial benefits 

provided in proposed 38 CFR 

3.1703(a)(1), which stated that ‘‘VA 

must receive a claim for the non-serviceconnected burial allowance for veterans 

described within § 3.1705(b), 

§ 3.1706(b), or § 3.1708(b) no later than 

2 years after the burial of the veteran.’’ 

This commenter further explained that 

‘‘due to the relatively low numbers 

concerning veterans who currently take 

advantage of these benefits, the time 

limit on claims should be removed to 

ensure that more veterans’ families 

receive this benefit and do not have to 

pay for the services themselves.’’ 

VA appreciates the commenter’s 

concern; however, the time limit 

referenced in 38 CFR 3.1703 must 

adhere to the statutory limitations 

provided within 38 U.S.C. 2304. Section 

2304 states that applications for 

payments under 38 U.S.C. 2303(a)(2)(B) 

and (C) must be filed within two years 

after the burial of the Veteran. Section 

2303(a)(2)(B) refers to deceased Veterans 

who, at the time of non-serviceconnected death, were in receipt of 

service-connected disability 


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