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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, 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 

establishment of a temporary safety 

zone for navigable waters of the Laguna 

Madre in a zone defined by a 700-yard 

radius around the fireworks barge, 

located at the following point: 

26°06′02.1′′ N, 97°10′17.7′′ W. 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 contact 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.T08–1009 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T08–1009 Safety Zone; Corpus 

Christi Bay, Corpus Christi, TX. 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

safety zone: all navigable waters of the 

Laguna Madre encompassed by a 700- 

yard radius around the fireworks barge, 

located at the following point: 

26°06′02.1′′ N, 97°10′17.7′′ W. 

(b) Enforcement period. This section 

is subject to enforcement from 9:30 p.m. 

through 11:59 p.m. on December 7, 

2024. 

(c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with 

the general regulations in subpart C of 

this part, entry into this temporary 

safety zone is prohibited unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Sector Corpus Christi (COTP) or a 

designated representative. They may be 

contacted on Channel 16 VHF–FM 

(156.8 MHz) or by telephone at 361– 

939–0450. 

(2) 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 

and Safety Marine Information 

Broadcasts as appropriate. 

Dated: November 21, 2024. 

T.H. Bertheau, 

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

Port, Sector Corpus Christi. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27875 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2024–1020] 

Safety Zone; City of Rockport, 

Rockport Tropical Christmas Festival 

Fireworks Display Show 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the safety zone for the Rockport 

Tropical Christmas Festival Fireworks 

Display Show on December 6, 2024, or 

December 7, 2024, to provide for the 

safety of persons, vessels, and the 

marine environment on navigable 

waterways during this event. Our 

regulation for marine events within the 

Eighth Coast Guard District identifies 

the safety zone for this event in 

Rockport, TX. During the enforcement 

periods, entry into this zone is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port Sector Corpus 

Christi (COTP) or a designated 

representative. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

165.801, Table 4, Line 11, will be 

enforced from 8 p.m. through 8:45 p.m. 

on December 6, 2024, unless the event 

is postponed because of adverse 

weather, in which case this rule will be 

enforced from 8 p.m. through 8:45 p.m. 

on December 7, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this notice of 

enforcement, call or email Lieutenant 

Timothy Cardenas, Sector Corpus 

Christi Waterways Management 

Division, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 

361–939–5130, email 

timothy.j.cardenas@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce the safety zone in 33 

CFR 165.801, Table 4, Line 11, for the 

Rockport Tropical Christmas Festival 

Fireworks Display Show from 8 p.m. 

through 8:45 p.m. on December 6, 2024, 

with a rain date set for December 7, 

2024, from 8 p.m. through 8:45 p.m. 

This action is being taken to provide for 

the safety of persons, vessels, and the 

marine environment on navigable 

waterways during this event. Our 

regulation for marine events within the 

Eighth Coast Guard District, § 165.801, 

specifies the location of the safety zone 

for the Rockport Tropical Christmas 

Festival Fireworks Display Show, which 

encompasses portions of Little Bay in 

Rockport, TX. As reflected in § 165.23 

and § 165.801(a), if you are the operator 

of a vessel in the regulated area you 

must comply with directions from the 

Captain of the Port Sector Corpus 

Christi (COTP) or any designated 

representative. Persons or vessels 

desiring to enter the zone must request 

permission from the COTP or a 

designated representative. They can be 

reached on VHF FM channel 16 or by 

telephone at (361) 939–0450. 

If permission is granted, all persons 

and vessels shall comply with the 

instructions of the COTP or designated 

representative. 


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1The CPI–U published in November 2022 is 

available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ 

archives/cpi_11102022.htm at Table 1. 

2Base rate. 

3The CPI–U announced on November13, 2024, by 

the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Consumer Price 

Index News Release—Consumer Price Index, is 

available at https://www.bls.gov/news.release/ 

archives/cpi_11142024.htm at Table 1. 

In addition to this notice of 

enforcement in the Federal Register, the 

COTP or a designated representative 

will inform the public through 

Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM) and 

Marine Safety Information Broadcasts 

(MSIBs) at least 24 hours in advance of 

each enforcement. 

Dated: November 21, 2024. 

T.H. Bertheau, 

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

Port, Sector Corpus Christi. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27870 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Royalty Board 

37 CFR Part 385 

[Docket No. Docket No. 24–CRB–0010–PR– 

COLA (2025)] 

Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty 

Rates and Terms for Making and 

Distributing Phonorecords 

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board, 

Library of Congress. 

ACTION: Final rule; cost of living 

adjustment. 

SUMMARY: The Copyright Royalty Judges 

announce a cost of living adjustment 

(COLA) in the royalty rates for the 

statutory license for making and 

distributing phonorecords of 

nondramatic musical works regarding 

physical phonorecords and Permanent 

Downloads. 

DATES: 

Effective date: November 27, 2024. 

Applicability date: These rates and 

terms are applicable during the period 

from January 1, 2025, through December 

31, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anita Brown, Program Specialist, (202) 

707–7658, crb@loc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

115 of the Copyright Act, title 17 of the 

United States Code, creates a statutory 

license for making and distributing 

phonorecords of nondramatic musical 

works. On December 16, 2022, the 

Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) 

adopted final regulations governing the 

rates and terms of copyright royalty 

payments under that license for the 

license period 2024–2027 for making 

and distributing phonorecords of 

nondramatic musical works. See 87 FR 

76942. 

Pursuant to those regulations, at least 

25 days before January 1 of each year, 

the Judges shall publish in the Federal 

Register notice of a cost of living 

adjustment (COLA) applicable to the 

royalty fees for making and distributing 

physical phonorecords and Permanent 

Downloads. See 37 CFR 385.11. 

The adjustment in the royalty fee 

shall be based on a calculation of the 

percentage increase in the Consumer 

Price Index for All Urban Consumers 

(CPI–U) published in November 2022 

(298.012) 1 (‘‘base rate’’) according to the 

following formulas: for the per-work 

rate, (1 + (Cy¥298.012 2)/298.012) × 

12¢, rounded to the nearest tenth of a 

cent; for the per-minute rate, (1 + 

(Cy¥298.012)/298.012) × 2.31¢, 

rounded to the nearest hundredth of a 

cent; where Cy is the CPI–U published 

by the Secretary of Labor before 

December 1 of the preceding year. 37 

CFR 385.11(a)(2). The CPI–U published 

by the Secretary of Labor from the most 

recent index published before December 

1, 2024, is 315.664.3 Applying the 

formulas in 37 CFR 385.11(a)(2) results 

in an increase in the rates for 2025. 

The adjusted rates for 2025 are 12.7 

cents for the per-work rate and 2.45 

cents for the per-minute rate. 

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 385 

Copyright, Phonorecords, Recordings. 

Final Regulations 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Judges amend part 385 of title 37 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 385—RATES AND TERMS FOR 

USE OF NONDRAMATIC MUSICAL 

WORKS IN THE MAKING AND 

DISTRIBUTING OF PHYSICAL AND 

DIGITAL PHONORECORDS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 385 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 115, 801(b)(1), 

804(b)(4). 

■ 2. Section 385.11 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a)(1) to read as 

follows: 

§ 385.11 Royalty fees for the public 

performance of sound recordings and the 

making of ephemeral recordings. 

(a) * * * 

(1) 2025 rate. For the year 2025 for 

every physical phonorecord and 

Permanent Download the Licensee 

makes and distributes or authorizes to 

be made and distributed, the royalty rate 

payable for each work embodied in the 

phonorecord or Permanent Download 

shall be either 12.7 cents or 2.45 cents 

per minute of playing time or fraction 

thereof, whichever amount is larger. 

* * * * * 

Dated: November 22, 2024. 

David P. Shaw, 

Chief Copyright Royalty Judge. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27819 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1410–72–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 111 

Domestic Competitive Products 

Pricing and Mailing Standards 

Changes 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service is 

amending Mailing Standards of the 

United States Postal Service, Domestic 

Mail Manual (DMM®), to reflect changes 

to prices and mailing standards for 

competitive products. 

DATES: Effective January 19, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Jarboe at (202) 268–7690, 

Catherine Knox (202) 268–5636, or 

Garry Rodriguez at (202) 268–7281. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final 

rule describes new prices and product 

features for competitive products, by 

class of mail, established by the 

Governors of the United States Postal 

Service®. New prices are available 

under Docket Number CP2025–1 on the 

Postal Regulatory Commission PRC 

website at http://www.prc.gov, and on 

the Postal Explorer® website at http://

pe.usps.com. 

The Postal Service will revise Mailing 

Standards of the United States Postal 

Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), 

to reflect changes to certain prices and 

mailing standards for the following 

competitive products: 

• Priority Mail Express®. 

• Priority Mail®. 

• USPS Ground Advantage®. 

• Parcel Select®. 

• Extra Services. 

• Return Services. 

• Mailer Services. 

• Recipient Services. 

• Other. 

Competitive product prices and 

changes are identified by product as 

follows: 

Priority Mail Express 

Prices 

Overall, Priority Mail Express prices 

will increase 3.2 percent. Priority Mail 


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