[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 201 (Thursday, October 17, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 83621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23760]



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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

28 CFR Part 106

[JMD Docket No. 157; A.G. Order No. 5922-2024]
RIN 1105-AB71


Implementation of HAVANA Act of 2021

AGENCY: Department of Justice.

ACTION: Interim final rule; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document reopens the comment period for the interim final 
rule titled ``Implementation of HAVANA Act of 2021'' that appeared in 
the April 19, 2024, issue of the Federal Register.

DATES: The comment period for the interim final rule published April 
19, 2024, at 89 FR 28633, is reopened. Electronic comments must be 
submitted, and written comments must be postmarked, on or before 
November 18, 2024. Commenters should be aware that the electronic 
Federal Docket Management System will not accept comments after 11:59 
p.m. Eastern Time on the last day of the comment period.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to provide comments regarding this interim final 
rule, you must submit comments, referencing RIN 1105-AB71 or JMD Docket 
No. 157, by one of the two methods below:
    <bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the website instructions for submitting comments.
    <bullet> Mail: Paper comments that duplicate an electronic 
submission are unnecessary. If you wish to submit a paper comment in 
lieu of an electronic submission, please direct the mail/shipment to: 
General Counsel, Justice Management Division, U.S. Department of 
Justice, Two Constitution Square (2CON), 145 N St. NE, Suite 8E.500, 
Washington, DC 20530. To ensure proper handling, please reference the 
agency name and RIN 1105-AB71 or JMD Docket No. 157 on your 
correspondence. Mailed items must be postmarked or otherwise indicate a 
shipping date on or before the submission deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Morton J. Posner, General Counsel, 
Justice Management Division, (202) 514-3452.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Justice (``Department'') 
published an interim final rule titled ``Implementation of HAVANA Act 
of 2021,'' which appeared in the Federal Register on April 19, 2024 (89 
FR 28633). A technical correction to that interim final rule was 
published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2024 (89 FR 36671). That 
correction was effective on May 20, 2024.
    The interim final rule implemented the HAVANA Act of 2021, Public 
Law 117-46, 135 Stat. 391 (2021) (codified at 22 U.S.C. 2680b(i)). The 
HAVANA Act authorizes agency heads to provide payments to certain 
individuals who have incurred qualifying injuries to the brain. The 
interim final rule covers current and former Department of Justice 
employees and their dependents. The comment period on the interim final 
rule closed June 18, 2024.
    The Department received no written or electronic comments on the 
interim final rule during the comment period. Although the Department 
received no comments about the commenting process, the Department is 
concerned that the public may have been hindered from submitting 
electronic comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at ``https://www.regulations.gov regulations.gov'' because of a technical problem 
that was discovered after the comment period closed. Accordingly, the 
Department is reopening the comment period until November 18, 2024.

    Dated: October 8, 2024.
Jolene Ann Lauria,
Assistant Attorney General for Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-23760 Filed 10-16-24; 8:45 am]
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