96902 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 235 / Friday, December 6, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 

website (https://ofac.treasury.gov) when 

it was issued. The text of this GL is 

provided below. 

OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL 

Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations 

31 CFR Part 588 

GENERAL LICENSE NO. 5A 

Authorizing Certain Transactions Involving 

Pumps Manufactured or Distributed by 

Kaldera Company EL PGP d.o.o. or Elpring 

d.o.o. Laktasi for the Treatment or 

Distribution of Drinking Water 

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of 

this general license, all transactions 

prohibited by the Western Balkans 

Stabilization Regulations, 31 CFR part 588 

(WBSR), that are ordinarily incident and 

necessary to the manufacture, distribution, 

operation, installation, or maintenance and 

repair of pumps manufactured or distributed 

by Kaldera Company EL PGP d.o.o. (Kaldera), 

Elpring d.o.o. Laktasi (Elpring), or any entity 

in which Kaldera or Elpring owns, directly or 

indirectly, individually or in the aggregate, a 

50 percent or greater interest, that are 

currently or are intended solely for use in the 

treatment or distribution of drinking water, 

are authorized. 

(b) This general license does not authorize 

any transactions otherwise prohibited by the 

WBSR, including transactions involving any 

person blocked pursuant to the WBSR other 

than the blocked persons described in 

paragraph (a) of this general license, unless 

separately authorized. 

(c) Effective November 6, 2024, General 

License No. 5, dated June 18, 2024, is 

replaced and superseded in its entirety by 

this General License No. 5A. 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

Dated: November 6, 2024 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28470 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket Number USCG–2024–1050] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Sandusky Tree Lighting, 

Sandusky Bay, Sandusky, OH 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

navigable waters of Sandusky Bay in 

vicinity of the Jackson Street Pier in 

Sandusky, OH. The safety zone is 

necessary and intended to protect 

personnel, vessels, and the marine 

environment from potential hazards 

associated with firework displays 

created by the City of Sandusky. Entry 

of vessels or persons into this zone is 

prohibited unless specifically 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

(COTP) Detroit, or his designated 

representative. 

DATES: This rule is effective from 5:30 

p.m. through 6:30 p.m. on December 14, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2024– 

1050 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 about this rule, call 

or email MST1 Thomas Harp, 

Waterways Management Division, 

Marine Safety Unit Toledo, Coast Guard; 

telephone 419–418–6040, email 

Thomas.L.Harp@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 statutory 

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 the 

event sponsor notified the Coast Guard 

with insufficient time to publish an 

NPRM and immediate action is 

necessary to protect personnel, vessels, 

and the marine environment on the 

Sandusky Bay in Sandusky, OH. It is 

also impracticable and contrary to the 

public to publish a NPRM because we 

must establish this safety zone by 

December 14, 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. For the same reasons 

discussed in the preceding paragraph, 

delaying the effective date of this rule 

would be impracticable because 

immediate action is needed to respond 

to the potential safety hazards 

associated with a firework display. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 46 U.S.C. 70034. The 

COTP Detroit has determined that 

potential hazards associated with a 

firework display will be a safety concern 

for anyone within a 560-foot radius of 

the launch site. The likely combination 

of recreational vessels, darkness 

punctuated by bright flashes of light, 

and firework debris falling into the 

water presents risks of collisions which 

could result in serious injuries or 

fatalities. This rule is necessary to 

protect personnel, vessels, and the 

marine environment in the navigable 

waters within the safety zone during the 

firework display. 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a safety zone 

from 5:30 p.m. through 6:30 p.m. on 

December 14, 2024. The safety zone will 

encompass all U.S. Navigable waters of 

Sandusky Bay within a 560-foot radius 

of the firework display launch site 

located at 41°27′32.27′′ N, 82°42′52.15′′ 

W, on the Jackson Street Pier in 

Sandusky, OH. The duration of the zone 

is intended to protect personnel, 

vessels, and the marine environment in 

these navigable waters during the 

firework display. Entry into, transiting, 

or anchoring within the safety zone is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

COTP Detroit or his representative. The 

COTP Detroit or his designated 

representative may be contacted via 

VHF Channel 16 or call 313–568–9560. 

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 

section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, as 

amended by Executive Order 14094 


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(Modernizing Regulatory Review). 

Accordingly, this rule has not been 

reviewed by the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size, location, and 

duration of the safety zone. Vessel 

traffic will be able to safely transit 

around this safety zone which would 

impact a small, designated area of 

Sandusky Bay for one hour during the 

evening when vessel traffic is normally 

low. Moreover, the Coast Guard would 

issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners 

(BNM) via VHF–FM Marine Channel 16 

about the zone, and the rule would 

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 

would affect 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 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 a safety 

zone lasting approximately one hour 

that will prohibit entry within a 560- 

foot radius where the firework display 

will be conducted. 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 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.T09–1050 to read as 

follows. 

§ 165.T09–1050 Sandusky Tree Lighting, 

Sandusky Bay, Sandusky, OH 

(a) Location. The following area is a 

temporary safety zone: all U.S. 

Navigable waters of Sandusky Bay 

within a 560-foot radius of the firework 

launch site located at position 

41°27′32.27′′ N, 82°42′52.15′′ W, on the 

Jackson Street Pier in Sandusky, OH. All 

geographic coordinates are North 

American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83). 

(b) Enforcement period. This 

regulation will be enforced from 5:30 

p.m. through 6:30 p.m. on December 14, 

2024. The COTP Detroit, or a designated 

representative may suspend 

enforcement of the safety zone at any 

time. 

(c) 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 


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1This CPI–U was announced on November 13, 

2024, by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its 

Consumer Price Index News Release—Consumer 

Price Index, available at https://www.bls.gov/ 

news.release/cpi.htm at Table 1. 

designated by or assisting the Captain of 

the Port Detroit (COTP) in the 

enforcement of the safety zone. 

(d) Regulations. (1) In accordance 

with the general regulations in § 165.23, 

entry into, transiting, or anchoring 

within the safety zone described in 

paragraph (a) of this section is 

prohibited unless authorized by the 

COTP Detroit or his designated 

representative. 

(2) Vessel operators desiring to enter 

or operate within the safety zone shall 

contact the COTP Detroit or his 

designated representative to obtain 

permission to do so. Vessel operators 

given permission to enter or operate in 

the safety zone must comply with all 

directions given to them by the COTP 

Detroit or his designated representative. 

The COTP Detroit or his designated 

representative may be contacted via 

VHF Channel 16. 

Dated: November 27, 2024. 

Richard P. Armstrong, 

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

Port Sector Detroit. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28557 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 

Copyright Royalty Board 

37 CFR Part 380 

[Docket No. 19–CRB–0005–WR (2021–2025) 

COLA (2025) 

Cost of Living Adjustment to Royalty 

Rates for Webcaster Statutory License 

AGENCY: Copyright Royalty Board (CRB), 

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 that 

commercial and noncommercial 

noninteractive webcasters pay for 

eligible transmissions pursuant to the 

statutory licenses for the public 

performance of and for the making of 

ephemeral reproductions of sound 

recordings. 

DATES: 

Effective date: December 6, 2024. 

Applicability dates: These rates are 

applicable to the period January 1, 2025, 

through December 31, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anita Brown, (202) 707–7658, crb@

loc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sections 

112(e) and 114(f) of the Copyright Act, 

title 17 of the United States Code, create 

statutory licenses for certain digital 

performances of sound recordings and 

the making of ephemeral reproductions 

to facilitate transmission of those sound 

recordings. On October 27, 2021, the 

Copyright Royalty Judges (Judges) 

adopted final regulations governing the 

rates and terms of copyright royalty 

payments under those licenses for the 

license period 2021–2025 for 

performances of sound recordings via 

eligible transmissions by commercial 

and noncommercial noninteractive 

webcasters. See 86 FR 59452. 

Pursuant to those regulations, at least 

25 days before January 1 of each year 

from 2022 to 2025, the Judges shall 

publish in the Federal Register notice of 

a cost of living adjustment (COLA) 

applicable to the royalty fees for 

performances of sound recordings via 

eligible transmissions by commercial 

and noncommercial noninteractive 

webcasters. 37 CFR 380.10. 

The adjustment in the royalty fee 

shall be based on a calculation of the 

percentage increase in the CPI–U from 

the CPI–U published in November 2020 

(260.229), according to the formula: for 

subscription performances, (1 + 

(Cy¥260.229)/260.229) × $0.0026; for 

nonsubscription performances, (1 + 

(Cy¥260.229)/260.229) × $0.0021; for 

performances by a noncommercial 

webcaster in excess of 159,140 ATH per 

month, (1 + (Cy¥260.229)/260.229) × 

$0.0021; where Cy is the CPI–U 

published by the Secretary of Labor 

before December 1 of the preceding 

year. The adjusted rate shall be rounded 

to the nearest fourth decimal place. 37 

CFR 380.10(c). The CPI–U published by 

the Secretary of Labor from the most 

recent index published before December 

1, 2024, is 315.664.1 Applying the 

formula in 37 CFR 380.10(c) and 

rounding to the nearest fourth decimal 

place results in an increase for 2025 in 

the rate for subscription performances 

and no increase for 2025 in the rates for 

nonsubscription performances and 

performances by a noncommercial 

webcaster in excess of 159,140 ATH per 

month. 

The 2025 rate for eligible 

transmissions of sound recordings by 

commercial webcasters is $0.0032 per 

subscription performance and $0.0025 

per nonsubscription performance. 

The 2025 rate for noncommercial 

webcasters is $0.0025 per performance 

for all digital audio transmissions in 

excess of 159,140 ATH in a month on 

a channel or station. 

As provided in 37 CFR 380.10(d), the 

royalty fee for making ephemeral 

recordings under section 112 of the 

Copyright Act to facilitate digital 

transmission of sound recordings under 

section 114 of the Copyright Act is 

included in the section 114 royalty fee 

and comprises 5% of the total fee. 

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 380 

Copyright; sound recordings. 

Final Regulations 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Judges amend part 380 of title 37 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 380—RATES AND TERMS FOR 

TRANSMISSIONS BY ELIGIBLE 

NONSUBSCRIPTION SERVICES AND 

NEW SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES AND 

FOR THE MAKING OF EPHEMERAL 

REPRODUCTIONS TO FACILITATE 

THOSE TRANSMISSIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 380 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 17 U.S.C. 112(e), 114(f), 

804(b)(3). 

■ 2. Section 380.10 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: 

§ 380.10 Royalty fees for the public 

performance of sound recordings and the 

making of ephemeral recordings. 

(a) Royalty fees. For the year 2025, 

Licensees must pay royalty fees for all 

Eligible Transmissions of sound 

recordings at the following rates: 

(1) Commercial webcasters: $0.0032 

per Performance for subscription 

services and $0.0025 per Performance 

for nonsubscription services. 

(2) Noncommercial webcasters: 

$1,000 per year for each channel or 

station and $0.0025 per Performance for 

all digital audio transmissions in excess 

of 159,140 ATH in a month on a 

channel or station. 

* * * * * 

Dated: November 22, 2024. 

David P. Shaw, 

Chief Copyright Royalty Judge. 

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