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in a syndicated conservation easement 

transaction described in paragraph (b) of 

this section. 

(f) Application of section 4965. A 

qualified organization to which the real 

property interest is donated is not 

treated under section 4965 of the Code 

as a party to the transaction described 

in paragraph (b) of this section. 

(g) Disclosures under Notice 2017–10. 

A taxpayer who disclosed their 

participation in a transaction pursuant 

to Notice 2017–10 and in accordance 

with § 1.6011–4 before October 8, 2024, 

is treated as having made the disclosure 

required under this section and 

§ 1.6011–4, for the years covered by that 

disclosure, as of the date of the 

disclosure under Notice 2017–10. 

(h) Applicability date—(1) In general. 

This section’s identification of 

transactions that are the same as, or 

substantially similar to, the transactions 

described in paragraph (b) of this 

section as listed transactions for 

purposes of § 1.6011–4(b)(2) and 

sections 6111 and 6112 of the Code is 

effective October 8, 2024. 

(2) Applicability date for material 

advisors. Notwithstanding § 301.6111– 

3(b)(4)(i) and (iii) of this chapter, 

material advisors are required to 

disclose only if they have made a tax 

statement on or after October 8, 2018. 

Douglas W. O’Donnell, 

Deputy Commissioner. 

Approved: September 16, 2024 

Aviva R. Aron-Dine, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury 

(Tax Policy). 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

31 CFR Part 501 

Reporting, Procedures and Penalties 

Regulations 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is issuing this final rule 

to amend the Reporting, Procedures and 

Penalties Regulations (the 

‘‘Regulations’’). OFAC published an 

interim final rule with a request for 

comments on May 10, 2024 (‘‘May 2024 

Interim Final Rule’’). In this final rule, 

OFAC responds to public comments 

submitted in response to the May 2024 

Interim Final Rule and amends the 

Regulations to add three exceptions to 

the reporting requirement for any 

blocked property that is unblocked or 

transferred. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

November 7, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Assistant Director for Licensing, 202– 

622–2480; Assistant Director for 

Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; 

Assistant Director for Compliance, 202– 

622–2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Regulations (31 CFR part 501), 

originally issued August 25, 1997 (62 FR 

45098), set forth standard reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, license 

application procedures, and other 

procedures relevant to the economic 

sanctions programs administered by 

OFAC. On May 10, 2024 (89 FR 40372), 

OFAC published an interim final rule, 

effective on August 8, 2024, amending 

the Regulations with a request for 

comment. Public comments on the 

interim final rule were due by June 10, 

2024. 

In the May 2024 Interim Final Rule, 

OFAC amended the Regulations to 

require electronic filing of certain 

submissions to OFAC and to describe 

and modify certain reporting 

requirements related to blocked 

property and rejected transactions. In 

particular, the rule required the use of 

the electronic OFAC Reporting System 

(ORS) for submission of reports related 

to blocked property and rejected 

transactions, removed the mail option 

for certain other types of OFAC 

submissions, described reports OFAC 

may require from financial institutions 

for transactions that meet specified 

criteria, and added a reporting 

requirement for any blocked property 

that is unblocked or transferred. 

Additionally, OFAC clarified the scope 

of the reporting requirement for rejected 

transactions, in part to respond to 

comments received on an interim final 

rule OFAC published on June 21, 2019 

(84 FR 29055), to amend the 

Regulations. 

Among other changes, the May 2024 

Interim Final Rule modified the 

procedures for requests relating to 

property that is blocked in error, 

updated the Regulations with respect to 

the availability of information under the 

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) for 

certain categories of records, and 

clarified that persons may submit a 

petition for administrative 

reconsideration to seek removal of a 

person or property from the List of 

Specially Designated Nationals and 

Blocked Persons (‘‘SDN List’’) or any 

other list of sanctioned persons 

maintained by OFAC. OFAC also added 

a description of reports OFAC may 

require financial institutions to provide 

about transactions that meet specified 

criteria to aid in the identification of 

blocked property. Finally, OFAC made 

several technical and conforming edits. 

As described further below, OFAC is 

responding to comments received on 

five sections of the Regulations: 

§§ 501.601, 501.602, 501.603, 501.604, 

and 501.806. 

Overview of Comments on the Interim 

Final Rule 

During the public comment period, 

OFAC received written submissions on 

the interim final rule. All comments 

received by the end of the comment 

period are available on the public 

rulemaking docket at https://

www.regulations.gov. 

OFAC considered each relevant 

comment submitted on the May 2024 

Interim Final Rule and made certain 

revisions in this rule in response to the 

comments. Some of the comments were 

general in nature, for example, 

supporting OFAC’s efforts and approach 

with respect to aspects of the May 2024 

Interim Final Rule. In contrast, another 

commentor suggested that OFAC retract 

the interim final rule altogether either to 

give time to incorporate the comments 

received or to give financial institutions 

more time to incorporate the changes 

into their sanctions-related programs, 

systems, and policies and procedures. 

Some comments requested clarification 

of specific provisions, deadlines for 

certain OFAC determinations, 

modifications to reporting requirements, 

and a delay for the general requirements 

to use the ORS. One commenter 

questioned whether OFAC has the 

authority to require persons that 

submitted an erroneous blocking report 

to request OFAC’s permission to release 

funds that never should have been 

blocked (e.g., if a financial institution 

mistakenly blocked the funds of a U.S. 

person based on a ‘‘false hit’’ name 

match with a name that appears on the 

SDN List). 

Summary of Comments and Changes 

From the Interim Final Rule 

Reports of Unblocked or Transferred 

Blocked Property 

In the May 2024 Interim Final Rule, 

OFAC revised § 501.603(b)(3)(i) to 

require reports within 10 business days 

of when blocked property is unblocked 

or transferred, including pursuant to a 

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agency or U.S. court, as set out in that 

paragraph. This amendment enables 

OFAC to ascertain the current status of 

blocked and unblocked property. Filers 

must submit reports pursuant to this 

section electronically, either via email 

to OFACReport@treasury.gov or via 

ORS. Additionally, in revised 

§ 501.603(d)(1), OFAC expanded the 

retention requirement previously in 

§ 501.603(b)(2)(iii) for Annual Reports of 

Blocked Property to extend to initial 

reports of blocked property. In the May 

2024 Interim Final Rule, OFAC 

indicated that reports need not be 

submitted for credits of interest 

payments that would not be transfers of 

blocked property or debits to blocked 

accounts for normal service charges, in 

each case as authorized pursuant to 

OFAC sanctions. 

A commenter asked OFAC to modify 

§ 501.603(b)(3)(i) to require reporting: 

(1) on an annual basis for any 

unblocking pursuant to an action taken 

by OFAC, such as a specific license or 

general license; and (2) within 10 

business days only when unblocking is 

done pursuant to an action not taken by 

OFAC, such as a court order. Another 

commenter requested that OFAC amend 

§ 501.603 to clarify that no reporting to 

OFAC is required should unblocking 

occur as the result of OFAC removing a 

person from OFAC’s SDN List or the 

termination of a sanctions program. A 

third commenter asked whether funds 

that become unblocked pursuant to a 

specific license—but are subsequently 

returned to a financial institution by 

recipients—are still considered 

unblocked assets. The commenter also 

asked if financial institutions have 10 

business days from the day a specific 

license is issued by OFAC to submit an 

unblocking report, or 10 business days 

from the day the property is unblocked 

by the institution. Commenters also 

requested that OFAC clarify that 

internal transfers, such as authorized 

administrative transfers between 

blocked accounts or transfers of blocked 

property within the same financial 

institution, are not subject to the new 

reporting requirement. One commenter 

requested clarity on what ‘‘transfers’’ 

mean in the context of § 501.603(b). The 

commenter also asked whether ‘‘OFAC 

licenses to unblock property expire.’’ 

One commenter asked whether OFAC 

will issue guidance on the information 

it expects parties to provide as part of 

an unblocked property report. 

In response to these comments, OFAC 

is amending § 501.603(b)(3)(i) to clarify 

that reports need not be submitted 

pursuant to that section for: (1) 

authorized transfers of funds or credit 

by a financial institution between 

blocked accounts in its branches or 

offices or authorized debits for normal 

service charges; (2) blocked property 

that is unblocked or transferred 

pursuant to a general or specific license, 

unless the license includes a condition 

that requires the submission of an 

unblocking report; or (3) blocked 

property that is unblocked pursuant to 

OFAC’s removal of a person from the 

SDN List. OFAC is implementing these 

changes to reduce the reporting burden 

on the public for unblockings about 

which OFAC generally does not have a 

strong interest in obtaining additional 

information or for which information is 

received via other reporting channels, 

while still allowing for tracking the 

status of blocked property. OFAC 

declines to make additional changes to 

§ 501.603(b)(3)(i) in order to retain the 

ability to ascertain the current status of 

blocked and unblocked property. No 

changes were made to the rule in 

response to the remaining comments. 

OFAC considered the remaining 

comments, but the comments related to 

individual scenarios or requested 

specific guidance that were not within 

the intended scope of the rule. OFAC 

has provided guidance on its website 

related to filing an initial report of 

blocked property and an annual report 

of blocked property. 

Reports of Rejected Transactions 

In the May 2024 Interim Final Rule, 

OFAC amended § 501.604(a) to clarify 

the scope of the term ‘‘transaction’’ for 

purposes of that section by specifying 

that the term includes transactions 

related to securities, checks, or foreign 

exchange, as well as sales or purchases 

of goods or services, thereby clarifying 

that securities, checks, foreign 

exchange, and goods and services are 

not in and of themselves transactions, 

when not provided as part of a 

transaction. OFAC confirmed that the 

reporting requirement in § 501.604(a) 

applies to all U.S. persons, as identified 

in the relevant parts of this chapter (or 

in the case of part 515, persons subject 

to U.S. jurisdiction), not only U.S. 

financial institutions. OFAC amended 

§ 501.604(b) to clarify that the 

information required therein must be 

reported only to the extent the 

information is available to the filer at 

the time the transaction was rejected. 

One commenter stated that the 

revisions to the definition of 

‘‘transaction’’ do not provide sufficient 

clarity on the scope and types of actions 

that need to be reported to OFAC by 

non-financial institutions, including 

when during a transaction the reporting 

obligation arises. The commenter 

requested that the definition of 

‘‘transaction’’ be further revised so that 

it encompasses only the act of 

instructing, or otherwise attempting, a 

transfer of value or a payment. OFAC 

declines to revise the Regulations in 

response to this comment because, 

based on the agency’s experience 

evaluating rejected-transaction reports 

received over the last five years, it 

appears that financial institutions and 

non-financial institutions are able to 

identify rejected transactions with 

sufficient clarity to report them to 

OFAC. 

OFAC will assess whether any 

clarification, modification or guidance 

related to § 501.604(a) would be 

appropriate in the future, and welcomes 

further feedback as we assess whether 

any clarification, modification, or 

guidance related to § 501.604(a) is 

appropriate in the future. 

Requests for a Compliance Release of 

Property Blocked Due To Mistaken 

Identity or Other Similar Errors 

In the May 2024 Interim Final Rule, 

OFAC revised the procedures at 

§ 501.806 for requesting release of funds 

blocked due to ‘‘mistaken identity’’ to 

extend to a broader category of any 

property blocked due to ‘‘typographical 

or similar errors leading to blocking.’’ 

OFAC also narrowed the procedures so 

they are available only to the person 

that mistakenly blocked the property. In 

these cases, the person that mistakenly 

blocked the property may request a 

‘‘Compliance Release’’ from OFAC’s 

Compliance Division. Others may 

continue to request unblocking of 

property through license applications 

submitted to OFAC’s Licensing 

Division. 

Commenters asked OFAC to clarify 

the circumstances that fall under the 

‘‘similar error’’ category of bad blocks. 

One commenter asked OFAC to 

establish a deadline by which OFAC 

will respond to compliance release 

requests (e.g., 30 days). Two 

commenters requested that OFAC 

continue to allow any party to a 

transaction that results in the blocking 

of funds to submit a request to OFAC for 

release of the funds, and not to limit the 

procedures for a compliance release in 

§ 501.806 to persons that mistakenly 

blocked the property (in the vast 

majority of circumstances, a financial 

institution). Furthermore, one 

commenter questioned whether OFAC 

had the authority to require persons to 

request permission from OFAC to 

release funds that never should have 

been blocked, especially if no foreign 

country or national thereof has any 

interest in such funds (e.g., if a financial 

institution blocked the funds of a U.S. 


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person based on a false-hit name match 

with an SDN). One commenter also 

asked OFAC to implement a process 

allowing a financial institution that 

blocks funds in error to unblock those 

funds upon notice to OFAC, without 

submitting a compliance release request. 

One commenter indicated that in past 

practice a party could submit to OFAC 

a notice withdrawing its erroneous 

blocking report explaining its error and 

proceed with a contemplated 

transaction. 

No changes were made to the rule in 

response to these comments. OFAC does 

not require persons to use the 

compliance release procedures in 

§ 501.806 for unblocking property 

believed to have been blocked and 

reported in error due to mistaken 

identity or typographical or similar 

errors. Persons can treat the property 

that was blocked in error as not blocked 

in the event they determine that there 

was never any valid blockable interest 

in the property, provided that they 

notify OFAC of the change. OFAC plans 

to issue guidance regarding unblocking 

property believed to have been blocked 

and reported in error due to mistaken 

identity or typographical or similar 

errors. OFAC encourages persons to 

develop screening and due-diligence 

procedures that appropriately identify 

blocked property and, as needed, use 

the process to request a compliance 

release, which can provide OFAC an 

opportunity to confirm the factual 

assessment and help avoid situations 

where a transaction is erroneously 

processed or released in violation of 

U.S. economic sanctions laws. OFAC 

also encourages financial institutions to 

conduct an investigation to determine 

whether a match is a true hit prior to 

blocking property, consistent with 

longstanding OFAC guidance. In 

addition, OFAC declined to specify a 

deadline for responding to requests for 

a compliance release because each 

request is different and may require a 

different review timeline. Finally, OFAC 

declined to make the compliancerelease procedure available to any party 

to a blocked asset transaction because 

specific licensing procedures remain 

available to those additional parties for 

release of the blocked funds. 

OFAC Reporting System (ORS) 

In the May 2024 Interim Final Rule, 

OFAC generally required filers to use 

ORS for submission to OFAC of initial 

reports of blocked property and Annual 

Reports of Blocked Property pursuant to 

§ 501.603(b)(1) and (2) and reports of 

rejected transactions pursuant to 

§ 501.604(d). 

Commenters indicated that OFAC 

should not mandate the use of ORS 

until OFAC resolves its functionality 

and reliability. Similarly, one 

commenter requested more engagement 

with OFAC regarding ORS due to issues 

when using the reporting system. The 

commenter asked whether ORS will be 

updated to allow for filing reports on 

unblocked property and whether OFAC 

will issue guidance on what information 

it expects persons to provide as part of 

a report of unblocked property. 

No changes were made to the rule in 

response to these comments. OFAC has 

not experienced issues with the 

functionality and reliability of ORS and 

agrees it would be reasonable for OFAC 

to engage with the public on identified 

issues when using the ORS and work to 

resolve them. OFAC already works 

closely with filers to address any issues 

in the ORS system, provide guidance 

and user guides, and answer questions. 

This final rule does not incorporate any 

proposed changes to unblocking reports, 

because the May 2024 Interim Final 

Rule did not require such reports to be 

filed through ORS and already sets out 

the information required for such 

reports. However, OFAC is planning to 

develop an unblocking and transfer 

form in ORS and will notify the public 

once this feature is deployed. 

Instruction To Report Certain 

Transactions 

In the May 2024 Interim Final Rule, 

OFAC added a note to § 501.602 to 

describe reports OFAC may require 

financial institutions to provide about 

accounts or transactions that meet 

specified criteria to aid in the 

identification of blocked property. If 

OFAC has reason to believe an account 

or transaction (or class of transactions) 

may involve the property or interests in 

property of a blocked person, OFAC 

may instruct the financial institution to 

report transactions that meet specified 

criteria and to notify OFAC prior to 

processing such transactions. Upon 

review, OFAC may determine that a 

reported transaction involves the 

property or interests in property of a 

blocked person and may take further 

action. 

A commenter recommended that 

OFAC implement a deadline for a 

determination as to whether a 

transaction is blocked (e.g., within 10 

business days) to help manage customer 

expectations while waiting for 

determination on transactions that may 

involve a blocked interest and make the 

process more predictable for banks and 

their customers. 

No changes were made to the rule in 

response to this comment due to the 

volume of notifications OFAC may 

receive and the transaction-specific 

analysis required for each 

determination. In addition, the benefits 

of managing customer expectations are 

outweighed by the national security and 

foreign policy risks of releasing blocked 

property. Customers may also reach out 

to OFAC’s Compliance Division with 

questions about the status of their funds. 

Recordkeeping Requirements 

Section 501.601 requires every person 

engaging in any transaction subject to 

the provisions of chapter V of title 31 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations to keep 

a full and accurate record of each such 

transaction engaged in, regardless of 

whether such transaction is conducted 

pursuant to a license or otherwise, and 

make such record available for 

examination for at least five years after 

the date of such transaction. The 21st 

Century Peace through Strength Act, 

Public Law 118–50, div. D, signed into 

law on April 24, 2024, extended the 

statutes of limitation for civil and 

criminal violations of economic 

sanctions programs under the 

International Emergency Economic 

Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq., or 

the Trading With the Enemy Act, 50 

U.S.C. 4301 et seq., from five to 10 

years. 

A commenter indicated that OFAC 

should provide ample notice to the 

public prior to revising the 

recordkeeping requirement from five to 

10 years. On September 12, 2024, OFAC 

issued a separate interim final rule 

updating the records and recordkeeping 

requirements in § 501.601, with a 

delayed effective date and an 

opportunity to provide comments (89 

FR 74832). 

Electronic Availability 

This document and additional 

information concerning OFAC are 

available on OFAC’s website: https://

ofac.treasury.gov. 

Public Participation 

Because the amendment of the 

Regulations is a rule of agency 

procedure and involves a foreign affairs 

function, the provisions of Executive 

Order 12866 of September 30, 1993, 

‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review’’ (58 

FR 51735, October 4, 1993), as 

amended, and the Administrative 

Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requiring 

notice of proposed rulemaking and 

opportunity for public participation 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. 


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Paperwork Reduction Act 

Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction 

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

collections of information related to this 

rule have been approved by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

control number 1505–0164. An agency 

may not conduct or sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless the 

collection of information displays a 

valid control number. 

List of Subjects in 31 CFR Part 501 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Banks, banking, Blocking of 

assets, Foreign trade, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the interim rule amending 31 

CFR part 501, which was published May 

10, 2024 (89 FR 40372), is adopted as 

final with the following change: 

PART 501—REPORTING, 

PROCEDURES AND PENALTIES 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 501 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1189; 18 U.S.C. 2332d, 

2339B; 19 U.S.C. 3901–3913; 21 U.S.C. 1901– 

1908; 22 U.S.C. 287c, 2370(a), 6009, 6032, 

7205, 8501–8551; 31 U.S.C. 321(b); 50 U.S.C. 

1701–1706, 4301–4341; Pub. L. 101–410, 104 

Stat. 890, as amended (28 U.S.C. 2461 note). 

Subpart C—Reports 

■ 2. Amend § 501.603 by revising and 

republishing paragraph (b)(3)(i) to read 

as follows: 

§ 501.603 Reports of blocked, unblocked, 

or transferred blocked property. 

* * * * * 

(b) * * * 

(3) * * * 

(i) When reports are due. Except as 

provided in paragraphs (b)(3)(i)(A) 

through (D) of this section, reports shall 

be submitted to OFAC within 10 

business days from the date blocked 

property is unblocked or transferred. 

For example, such reports must be filed 

when blocked property is unblocked or 

transferred pursuant to a valid order 

from a U.S. Government agency or U.S. 

court, including pursuant to a valid 

judicial order issued pursuant to section 

201(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance 

Act (Pub. L. 107–297, 116 Stat. 2322, 28 

U.S.C. 1610 note) or a valid order of 

forfeiture by any U.S. Government 

agency or U.S. court. Reports do not 

need to be filed under this section for: 

(A) Authorized debits to blocked 

accounts for normal service charges; 

(B) Authorized transfers of funds or 

credit by a financial institution between 

blocked accounts in its branches or 

offices; 

(C) Unblocking or transfer of blocked 

property that is explicitly authorized by 

a specific or general license, unless the 

specific or general license includes a 

condition requiring the submission of a 

separate unblocking report; or 

(D) Unblocking of blocked property 

pursuant to OFAC’s removal of a person 

from OFAC’s List of Specially 

Designated Nationals and Blocked 

Persons (SDN List). 

* * * * * 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2024–0900] 

Safety Zone; Battle of the Basin Boat 

Races Morgan City, LA 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the regulations for the Battle of the 

Basin Boat Races between mile marker 

(MM) 4 and MM 5 on the Morgan City, 

Port Allen Route, Louisiana (LA). This 

action is necessary to provide for the 

safety of life on these navigable waters 

near Morgan City, LA during high speed 

boat races on October 26, 2024 and 

October 27, 2024. During the 

enforcement periods, the operator of any 

vessel in the regulated area must 

comply with directions from the local 

Patrol Commander. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

100.801 will be enforced from 10 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. on October 26, 2024 and 

October 27, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice of 

enforcement, call or email Lieutenant 

Jenelle Piche ́, Marine Safety Unit (MSU) 

Morgan City, U.S. Coast Guard; 

telephone 985–855–0724, email 

Jenelle.L.Piche@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce the regulations set 

forth in 33 CFR 100.801 for the Battle 

of the Basin Boat Races. The regulations 

will be enforced from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. 

on October 26, 2024 and October 27, 

2024. This action is being taken to 

provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waterways during this event, 

which will be located between MM 4 

and MM 5 on the Morgan City, Port 

Allen Route, LA. The Patrol Commander 

may be contacted on Channel 16 VHF– 

FM by the call sign ‘‘PATCOM.’’ During 

the enforcement periods, if you are the 

operator of a vessel in the regulated area 

you must comply with the regulations 

set forth in 33 CFR 100.801. 

In addition to this notification of 

enforcement in the Federal Register, the 

Coast Guard plans to provide 

notification of this enforcement period 

via a Safety Marine Information 

Broadcast and Broadcast Notice to 

Mariners. 

Dated: September 25, 2024. 

J.S. Franz, 

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

Port Houma. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2023–0600, FRL–11593– 

02–R10] 

Air Plan Approval; OR; Regional Haze 

Plan for the Second Implementation 

Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is approving the regional 

haze state implementation plan revision 

submitted by Oregon on April 29, 2022, 

as supplemented on November 22, 2023, 

as satisfying applicable requirements 

under the Clean Air Act and the EPA’s 

Regional Haze Rule for the program’s 

second implementation period. The 

Oregon submission addressed the 

requirement that states must 

periodically revise their long-term 

strategies for making reasonable 

progress towards the national goal of 

preventing any future, and remedying 

any existing, anthropogenic impairment 

of visibility, including regional haze, in 

mandatory Class I Federal areas. The 

Oregon submission also addressed other 

applicable requirements for the second 

implementation period of the regional 

haze program. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

November 7, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 


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