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§ 542.532 Authorized transactions 

necessary and ordinarily incident to 

publishing. 

(a) Subject to the restrictions set forth 

in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this 

section, U.S. persons are authorized to 

engage in all transactions necessary and 

ordinarily incident to the publishing 

and marketing of manuscripts, books, 

journals, and newspapers in paper or 

electronic format (collectively, ‘‘written 

publications’’). This section does not 

apply if the parties to the transactions 

described in this paragraph include the 

Government of Syria or any other 

person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to 

§ 542.201. For the purposes of this 

section, the term ‘‘Government of Syria’’ 

includes the state and the Government 

of the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as 

any political subdivision, agency, or 

instrumentality thereof, which includes 

the Central Bank of Syria, and any 

person acting or purporting to act 

directly or indirectly on behalf of any of 

the foregoing with respect to the 

transactions described in this paragraph. 

For the purposes of this section, the 

term ‘‘Government of Syria’’ does not 

include any academic or research 

institutions and their personnel. 

Pursuant to this section, the following 

activities are authorized, provided that 

U.S. persons ensure that they are not 

engaging, without separate 

authorization, in the activities identified 

in paragraphs (b) through (d) of this 

section: 

(1) Commissioning and making 

advance payments for identifiable 

written publications not yet in 

existence, to the extent consistent with 

industry practice; 

(2) Collaborating on the creation and 

enhancement of written publications; 

(3)(i) Augmenting written 

publications through the addition of 

items such as photographs, artwork, 

translation, explanatory text, and, for a 

written publication in electronic format, 

the addition of embedded software 

necessary for reading, browsing, 

navigating, or searching the written 

publication; and 

(ii) Exporting embedded software 

necessary for reading, browsing, 

navigating, or searching a written 

publication in electronic format, 

provided that the software is designated 

as ‘‘EAR99’’ under the Export 

Administration Regulations, 15 CFR 

parts 730 through 774 (the ‘‘EAR’’), or 

is not subject to the EAR; 

(4) Substantive editing of written 

publications; 

(5) Payment of royalties for written 

publications; 

(6) Creating or undertaking a 

marketing campaign to promote a 

written publication; and 

(7) Other transactions necessary and 

ordinarily incident to the publishing 

and marketing of written publications as 

described in this paragraph (a). 

(b) This section does not authorize 

transactions involving the provision of 

goods or services not necessary and 

ordinarily incident to the publishing 

and marketing of written publications as 

described in paragraph (a) of this 

section. For example, this section does 

not authorize U.S. persons: 

(1) To provide or, if involving blocked 

property, to receive individualized or 

customized services (including 

accounting, legal, design, or consulting 

services), other than those necessary 

and ordinarily incident to the 

publishing and marketing of written 

publications, even though such 

individualized or customized services 

are delivered through the use of 

information or informational materials; 

(2) To create or undertake for any 

person a marketing campaign with 

respect to any service or product other 

than a written publication, or to create 

or undertake a marketing campaign of 

any kind for the benefit of the 

Government of Syria; 

(3) To engage in the exportation or, if 

involving blocked property, the 

importation of goods to or from Syria 

other than the exportation of embedded 

software described in paragraph 

(a)(3)(ii) of this section; or 

(4) To operate a publishing house, 

sales outlet, or other office in Syria. 

Note to paragraph (b) of § 542.532: The 

importation from Syria and the exportation to 

Syria of information or informational 

materials, as defined in § 542.307, whether 

commercial or otherwise, regardless of format 

or medium of transmission, are exempt from 

the prohibitions and regulations of this part. 

See § 542.211(b). 

(c) This section does not authorize 

U.S. persons to engage the services of 

publishing houses or translators in Syria 

that involves dealing in property unless 

such activity is primarily for the 

dissemination of written publications in 

Syria. 

(d) This section does not authorize: 

(1) The exportation from or, if 

involving blocked property, the 

importation into the United States of 

services for the development, 

production, or design of software; 

(2) Transactions for the development, 

production, design, or marketing of 

technology specifically controlled by 

the International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations, 22 CFR parts 120 through 

130 (the ‘‘ITAR’’), the EAR, or the 

Department of Energy Regulations set 

forth at 10 CFR part 810; 

(3) The exportation of information or 

technology subject to the authorization 

requirements of 10 CFR part 810, or 

Restricted Data as defined in section 11 

y. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 

amended, or of other information, data, 

or technology the release of which is 

controlled under the Atomic Energy Act 

and regulations therein; 

(4) The exportation of any item 

(including information) subject to the 

EAR where a U.S. person knows or has 

reason to know that the item will be 

used, directly or indirectly, with respect 

to certain nuclear, missile, chemical, or 

biological weapons or nuclear-maritime 

end-uses as set forth in part 744 of the 

EAR. In addition, U.S. persons are 

precluded from exporting any item 

subject to the EAR to certain restricted 

end-users, as set forth in part 744 of the 

EAR, as well as certain persons whose 

export privileges have been denied 

pursuant to parts 764 or 766 of the EAR, 

without authorization from the 

Department of Commerce; or 

(5) The exportation of information 

subject to licensing requirements under 

the ITAR or exchanges of information 

that are subject to regulation by other 

government agencies. 

John E. Smith, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08374 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

32 CFR Part 706 

Certifications and Exemptions Under 

the International Regulations for 

Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DoD. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy 

(DoN) is amending its certifications and 

exemptions under the International 

Regulations for Preventing Collisions at 

Sea, 1972, as amended (72 COLREGS), 

to reflect that the Deputy Assistant 

Judge Advocate General (DAJAG) 

(Admiralty and Maritime Law) has 

determined that USS CORONADO (LCS 

4) is a vessel of the Navy which, due to 

its special construction and purpose, 

cannot fully comply with certain 

provisions of the 72 COLREGS without 

interfering with its special function as a 

naval ship. The intended effect of this 


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rule is to warn mariners in waters where 

72 COLREGS apply. 

DATES: This rule is effective April 13, 

2015 and is applicable beginning April 

1, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Commander Theron R. Korsak, 

(Admiralty and Maritime Law), Office of 

the Judge Advocate General, Department 

of the Navy, 1322 Patterson Ave. SE., 

Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 

20374–5066, telephone 202–685–5040. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the authority granted in 33 U.S.C. 

1605, the DoN amends 32 CFR part 706. 

This amendment provides notice that 

the DAJAG (Admiralty and Maritime 

Law), under authority delegated by the 

Secretary of the Navy, has certified that 

USS CORONADO (LCS 4) is a vessel of 

the Navy which, due to its special 

construction and purpose, cannot fully 

comply with the following specific 

provisions of 72 COLREGS without 

interfering with its special function as a 

naval ship: Annex I, paragraph 3(c), 

pertaining to the task light’s horizontal 

distance from the fore and aft centerline 

of the vessel in the athwartship 

direction. The DAJAG (Admiralty and 

Maritime Law) has also certified that the 

lights involved are located in closest 

possible compliance with the applicable 

72 COLREGS requirements. 

Moreover, it has been determined, in 

accordance with 32 CFR parts 296 and 

701, that publication of this amendment 

for public comment prior to adoption is 

impracticable, unnecessary, and 

contrary to public interest since it is 

based on technical findings that the 

placement of lights on this vessel in a 

manner differently from that prescribed 

herein will adversely affect the vessel’s 

ability to perform its military functions. 

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 706 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Vessels. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the DoN amends part 706 of 

title 32 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations as follows: 

PART 706—CERTIFICATIONS AND 

EXEMPTIONS UNDER THE 

INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS FOR 

PREVENTING COLLISIONS AT SEA, 

1972 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 706 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1605. 

■ 2. Section 706.2 is amended in Table 

Five by revising the entry for USS 

CORONADO (LCS 4) to read as follows: 

§ 706.2 Certifications of the Secretary of 

the Navy under Executive Order 11964 and 

33 U.S.C. 1605. 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

TABLE FOUR

Vessel Number 

Horizontal 

distance from 

the fore 

and aft 

centerline of 

the vessel in 

the athwart 

ship direction 

* * * * * 

USS CORONADO .......... LCS 4 0.18 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

Approved: April 1, 2015. 

A.B. Fischer, 

Captain, JAGC, U.S. Navy, Deputy Assistant 

Judge Advocate, General (Admiralty and 

Maritime Law). 

Dated: April 6, 2015. 

N. A. Hagerty-Ford, 

Commander, Office of the Judge Advocate 

General, U.S. Navy, Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08422 Filed 4–10–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

38 CFR Part 38 

RIN 2900–AO99 

Reimbursement for Caskets and Urns 

for Burial of Unclaimed Remains in a 

National Cemetery 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) National Cemetery 

Administration (NCA) amends its 

regulations to establish a new program 

to provide reimbursement for caskets 

and urns for the interment of the 

remains of veterans with no known 

next-of-kin and where sufficient 

financial resources are not available for 

this purpose. 

DATES: Effective date: The final rule is 

effective May 13, 2015. Applicability 

date: The final rule applies to claims for 

reimbursement for burial receptacles for 

individuals who died on or after January 

10, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrina Brown, Office of Field 

Programs (41A), National Cemetery 

Administration (NCA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420. 

Telephone: (202) 461–6833 (this is not 

a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a 

document published on July 2, 2014 (79 

FR 37698), VA proposed revising its 

regulations governing burial in national 

cemeteries to implement new authority 

under section 2306 of title 38, United 

States Code (U.S.C.), to furnish a casket 

or urn for interment in a VA national 

cemetery of the unclaimed remains of 

veterans for whom VA cannot identify 

a next-of-kin and determines that 

sufficient financial resources for the 

furnishing of a casket or urn for burial 

are not otherwise available. The 30-day 

public comment period ended on 

August 1, 2014. VA received fourteen 

comments from interested individuals 

and organizations. To address some of 

those comments, as will be explained in 

detail below, VA added a new 

paragraph (b) and redesignated 

proposed paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) as 

paragraphs (c), (d), and (e), respectively. 

Eight commenters expressed support 

for the proposed amendment. We thank 

these individuals for taking the time to 

review and comment on the rulemaking. 

We make no changes to the regulation 

based on these comments. 

One commenter suggested that VA 

contract with online providers of 

caskets and urns to make bulk 

purchases of caskets and urns, which 

would then be shipped to individuals 

who apply online. As discussed in the 

preamble to the proposed rulemaking, 

VA considered the direct purchase 

option but determined that would be a 

less efficient and economical means of 

administering this benefit. Development 

of an online application portal and 

establishment of contractual 

relationships with suppliers would 

require considerable time and would 

delay VA’s ability to timely provide this 

benefit as needs arise. The expense 

required to contract and to build an 

online portal would decrease the 

resources available to provide the 

benefit itself. The commenter stated that 

he felt the suggestion would allow for 

‘‘quality control.’’ As we indicated in 

the preamble to the proposed 

rulemaking, unclaimed veteran remains 

are often in the custody of funeral 

homes or others who are authorized 

under state law to dispose of unclaimed 

remains. 79 FR at 37699. Therefore, we 

believe they are likely familiar with 

procuring burial receptacles. We further 


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