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Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T05–0871 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T05–0871 Safety Zone; M/V DALI 

transit of the Elizabeth River, Norfolk 

Harbor, Thimble Shoal Channel and 

Chesapeake Bay, Norfolk, VA 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: All waters of the Elizabeth 

River, Norfolk Harbor, Thimble Shoal 

Channel, and Chesapeake Bay within 

500 yards of the M/V Dali while it is 

transiting within Virginia waters. 

(b) Definitions. As used in this 

section, designated representative 

means a Coast Guard Patrol 

Commander, including a Coast Guard 

coxswain, petty officer, or other officer 

operating a Coast Guard vessel and a 

Federal, State, and local officer 

designated by or assisting the Captain of 

the Port Virginia (COTP) in the 

enforcement of the safety zone. 

(c) Regulations. (1) Under the general 

safety zone regulations in subpart C of 

this part, you may not enter the safety 

zone described in paragraph (a) of this 

section unless authorized by the COTP 

or the COTP’s designated representative. 

(2) To seek permission to enter, 

contact the COTP or the COTP’s 

representative by VHF–FM Channel 16. 

Those in the safety zone must comply 

with all lawful orders or directions 

given to them by the COTP or the 

COTP’s designated representative. 

(d) Enforcement officials. The U.S. 

Coast Guard may be assisted in the 

patrol and enforcement of the safety 

zone by Federal, State, and local 

agencies. 

(e) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced during the outbound 

transit of the M/V Dali from the Port of 

Norfolk. 

Dated: September 18, 2024. 

P.M. Britton, 

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

Port Sector Virginia. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket Number USCG–2024–0875] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Grosse Tete, Iberville LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

all navigable waters from mile marker 

45 to mile marker 47 of the Port Allen 

Route, Iberville, LA. The safety zone is 

needed to protect Grosse Tete bridge 

repairs and ferry operations for crossing 

school students during morning and 

afternoon commutes as a result of the 

Grosse Tete bridge closure. Entry of 

vessels or persons into this zone is 

prohibited unless specifically 

authorized by the Captain of the Port, 

Sector New Orleans. 

DATES: This rule is effective without 

actual notice from September 24, 2024 

through 11:59 p.m. on December 1, 

2024. For purposes of enforcement, 

actual notice will be used from 

September 17, 2024, until September 24, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2024– 

0875 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 on this rule, call or 

email Lieutenant Benjamin Adrien, 

Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge, U.S. 

Coast Guard; telephone: (225) 281–2875, 

email: benjamin.d.adrien@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 the authority in 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B). This 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 prompt action is needed to 

protect personnel, vessels and the 

marine environment in the vicinity of 

the Grosse Tete bridge allision and 

associated passenger ferry operations 

during bridge repairs. It is impracticable 

to publish an NPRM because we must 

establish this safety zone by September 

17, 2024. 

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 prompt action is needed to 

mitigate potential safety hazards 

associated with the bridge closure and 

increased passenger ferry operations. 

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 New Orleans 

(COTP) has determined that a safety 

zone is needed for the safety of Grosse 

Tete bridge repairs and passenger ferry 

operations from mile marker 45 to mile 

marker 47 on the Port Allen Route, 

Iberville, LA. The safety zone is needed 

to protect personnel, vessels, and the 

marine environment in the navigable 

waters and in the vicinity of the bridge 

while it is being repaired. 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a temporary 

safety zone for all navigable waters from 

mile marker 45 to mile marker 47 of the 

Port Allen Route, Iberville, LA, on 

September 17, 2024, through 11:59 p.m. 

on December 1, 2024. The safety zone 

will be enforced from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. 

and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily 

Monday through Friday, except on 

federal holidays. The safety zone will 

also be enforced on September 18, 2024, 

from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. for bridge repairs 

and testing. The duration of the zone is 

intended to protect personnel, vessels, 

and the marine environment while the 

bridge is being repaired. No vessel or 

person will be permitted to enter the 

safety zone without obtaining 

permission from the COTP or a 

designated representative. 

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 

Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, 

this rule has not been reviewed by the 


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Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size, location, duration, 

and scope of the safety zone. The safety 

zone is limited in size and duration as 

it covers navigable waters from mile 

marker 45 to mile marker 47 of the Port 

Allen Route, Iberville, LA. The zone 

will be enforced from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. 

and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily 

Monday through Friday, except on 

federal holidays, and on September 18, 

2024 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Coast 

Guard will issue a Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners via VHF–FM marine channel 

16 about the zone, and the rule will 

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 

affects 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 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 that will prohibit entry of vessels 

from mile marker 45 to mile marker 47 

of the Port Allen Route, Iberville, LA. 

The zone will be effective on September 

17, 2024 through 11:59 p.m. on 

December 1, 2024. The safety zone will 

be enforced from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 

2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily Monday 

through Friday, except on federal 

holidays and on September 18, 2024 

from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. This type of action 

is categorically excluded from further 

review under paragraph L60(d) 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, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T08–0875 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–0875 Safety Zone; Grosse Tete, 

Iberville, LA. 

(a) Location. The following is a safety 

zone: All waters between mile marker 

45 and mile marker 47 on the Port Allen 

Route, Iberville, LA. 

(b) Definition. As used in this section, 

designated representative means Coast 

Guard Patrol Commanders, including 

Coast Guard coxswains, petty officers, 

and other officers operating Coast Guard 

vessels, and Federal, state, and local 

officers designated by or assisting the 

Captain of the Port New Orleans (COTP) 

in the enforcement of the safety zone. 

(c) Regulations. (1) No person or 

vessel will be permitted to enter, transit, 


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anchor, or remain within the safety zone 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

section unless authorized by the COTP 

or a designated representative. If 

authorization is granted, persons and 

vessels receiving such authorization 

must comply with the lawful 

instructions of the COTP or designated 

representative. 

(2) To seek permission to enter, 

contact the COTP by telephone at (504) 

365–2540 or a designated representative 

via VHF radio on channel 16. 

(d) Enforcement period. This section 

will be enforced from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. 

and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., daily 

Monday through Friday, except on 

federal holidays. Additionally, this 

section will be enforced on September 

18, 2024 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Dated: September 17, 2024. 

G.A. Callaghan, 

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

Port New Orleans. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21776 Filed 9–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 54 

[WC Docket No. 17–310; FCC No. 23–110; 

FR ID 245909] 

Promoting Telehealth in Rural America 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission) announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a period of three years, a 

revision to an information collection 

associated with the rules for the Rural 

Health Care Program contained in the 

final rule published January 11, 2024, as 

the Commission’s Order, FCC 23–110. 

This document announces the effective 

dates of the new information collection 

requirements contained in that final 

rule. 

DATES: The amendments to §§ 54.601(b) 

and (c) (amendatory instruction 2) and 

54.622(e)(1)(i) through (ii) and (i)(3)(iv) 

(amendatory instruction 4), published at 

89 FR 1834, January 11, 2024, are 

effective September 24, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bryan P. Boyle, Telecommunications 

Access Policy Division, Wireline 

Competition Bureau at (202) 418–7400 

or TTY: (202) 418–0484 or via email: 

Bryan.Boyle@fcc.gov. For additional 

information concerning the Paperwork 

Reduction Act information collection 

requirements, contact Nicole Ongele at 

(202) 418–2991 or via email: 

Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission submitted new information 

collection requirements for review and 

approval by OMB, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, on July 8, 2024, which were 

approved by the OMB on September 16, 

2024. The information collection 

requirements are contained in the 

Commission’s Third Report and Order 

(FCC 23–110), published at 89 FR 1834, 

January 11, 2024. The OMB Control 

Number is 3060–0804. The Commission 

publishes this document as an 

announcement of the effective date of 

the rules that required PRA approval. If 

you have any comments on the burden 

estimates listed herein, or how the 

Commission can improve the 

collections and reduce any burdens 

caused thereby, please contact Nicole 

Ongele, Federal Communications 

Commission, 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20554. Please include 

the OMB Control Number, 3060–0804, 

in your correspondence. The 

Commission will also accept your 

comments via email at PRA@fcc.gov. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the Commission is notifying the public 

that it received OMB approval on 

September 16, 2024, for the information 

collection requirements contained in 47 

CFR 54.601 and 47 CFR 54.622. 

Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

current, valid OMB Control Number. 

No person shall be subject to any 

penalty for failing to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act that does not 

display a current, valid OMB Control 

Number. The OMB Control Number is 

3060–0804. 

The foregoing notification is required 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, Public Law 104–13, October 1, 

1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507. 

The total annual reporting burdens 

and costs for the respondents are as 

follows: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0804. 

OMB Approval Date: September 16, 

2024. 

OMB Expiration Date: September 30, 

2027. 

Title: Universal Service—Rural Health 

Care Program. 

Form Nos.: FCC Form 460, 461, 462, 

463, 465, 466, 467, and 469. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions; 

Federal Government; and State, Local, 

or Tribal Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 12,854 unique respondents; 

117,071 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.30– 

17 hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion, 

One-time, Annual, and Monthly 

reporting requirements. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in sections 1– 

4, 201–205, 214, 254, 303(r), and 403 of 

the Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205, 

214, 254, 303(r), and 403, unless 

otherwise noted. 

Total Annual Burden: 442,389 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: No Cost. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

provides revisions to information 

collection 3060–0804 as a result of the 

2023 Promoting Telehealth Third Report 

and Order, FCC 23–110, released 

December 14, 2023 (89 FR 1834, January 

11, 2024). This collection is utilized for 

the RHC support mechanism of the 

Commission’s universal service fund 

(USF). The collection of this 

information is necessary so that the 

Commission and the Universal Service 

Administrative Company (USAC) will 

have sufficient information to determine 

if entities are eligible for funding 

pursuant to the RHC universal service 

support mechanism, to determine if 

entities are complying with the 

Commission’s rules, and to promote 

program integrity. This information is 

also necessary in order to allow the 

Commission to evaluate the extent to 

which the RHC Program is meeting the 

statutory objectives specified in section 

254(h) of the 1996 Act, and the 

Commission’s performance goals for the 

RHC Program. 

This information collection updates: 

(1) extend and revise some of the 

existing information collection 

requirements for the Healthcare Connect 

Fund and Telecom Programs; and (2) 

add a new information collection 

requirement for the Healthcare Connect 

Fund and Telecom Programs. As part of 

this information collection, the 


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