Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 17, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 101881 

paragraphs (g) and (h) are redesignated 

as paragraph (i) and (j), respectively. 

Aaron Santa Anna, 

Associate General Counsel, Office of 

Legislation and Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29682 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4210–67–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

[TD 10012] 

RIN 1545–BR09 

Election To Exclude Certain 

Unincorporated Organizations Owned 

by Applicable Entities From 

Application of the Rules on Partners 

and Partnerships; Correction 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Final regulations; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document contains a 

correction to TD 10012, which was 

published in the Federal Register on 

Wednesday, November 20, 2024. TD 

10012 contains final regulations that 

modify existing regulations to allow 

certain unincorporated organizations 

that are owned in whole or in part by 

applicable entities to be excluded from 

the application of partnership tax rules. 

DATES: This correction is effective on 

January 19, 2025. For the date of 

applicability, see § 1.761–2(f). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Concerning the final regulations, contact 

Cameron Williamson at (202) 317–6684 

(not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The final regulations (TD 10012) that 

are the subject of this correction are 

under sections 761(a), 6031(a), 6417(d) 

and (h), and 7805(a) of the Internal 

Revenue Code. 

Correction of Publication 

Accordingly, FR Doc. 2024–26944 (TD 

10012), appearing on page 91552 in the 

Federal Register on Wednesday, 

November 20, 2024, is corrected as 

follows: 

§ 1.761–2 [Corrected] 

■ 1. On page 91562, in the first column, 

in paragraph (a)(5)(ii), in the third line 

down from the top of the paragraph, the 

language ‘‘§ 1.6417–1(c)’’ is corrected to 

read ‘‘§ 1.6417–1(k)’’. 

Kalle L. Wardlow, 

Federal Register Liaison, Publications & 

Regulations Section, Associate Chief Counsel, 

(Procedure and Administration). 

[FR Doc. 2024–29654 Filed 12–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Bureau of Prisons 

28 CFR Part 543 

[BOP–1180–F] 

RIN 1120–AB80 

Federal Tort Claims Act—Technical 

Changes 

AGENCY: Bureau of Prisons, Justice. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Bureau 

of Prisons (Bureau) finalizes minor 

revisions to our regulations regarding 

the Federal Tort Claims Act that clarify 

requirements for presenting claims and 

correct obsolete and/or incorrect 

references to Bureau offices. 

DATES: This rule is effective December 

17, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel J. Crooks III, Assistant General 

Counsel/Rules Administrator, Federal 

Bureau of Prisons at (202) 353–4885. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion 

This rule outlines how an individual 

(inmate, staff member, or civilian) 

presents an administrative claim under 

the Federal Tort Claims Act to the 

Bureau of Prisons and explains the 

Bureau’s procedures for processing such 

claims. After consideration of the one 

public comment, the Bureau finalizes 

the provisions of the interim rule and 

correcting amendment, while making 

minor edits to section 543.32(h). 

A. Procedural History 

On November 7, 2023, the Bureau 

published an interim final rule at 88 FR 

76656 making minor revisions to 

regulations in 28 CFR part 543, subpart 

C—Federal Tort Claims Act, to clarify 

requirements for presenting claims and 

correct obsolete and/or correcting 

incorrect references to Bureau offices. 

On December 20, 2023, the Bureau 

published a correcting amendment at 88 

FR 87903 to correct inadvertent errors 

and omissions in the interim rule. The 

correction was required for two reasons. 

First, we neglected to revise the 

headings of three paragraphs in § 543.31 

to conform with the statement-like form 

of other paragraph headings we 

amended in the interim rule. Thus, the 

correction changed the headings of 

paragraphs (a), (b), and (e) in § 543.31 so 

that they are declarative rather than 

interrogative. Second, the third 

instruction in the interim rule omitted 

paragraphs (g) and (h) in § 543.32, so the 

regulatory text was not updated. 

Accordingly, the correction revised the 

instructions to include those missing 

paragraphs, thereby appropriately 

updating the Code of Federal 

Regulations. 

Before, the comment period for the 

rule closed on January 8, 2024, we 

received one comment. 

B. Discussion of Single Comment 

Received 

Comment: The commenter writes 

primarily about one of his own tort 

claims and argues in support of 

settlement of his claim. However, he 

makes two observations about the rule. 

First, he notes that the six-month 

investigatory period ‘‘might be a long 

time to let some problems fester.’’ 

Second, he suggests we add the 

following language in § 543.32: ‘‘The 

Associate General Counsel shall attempt 

to optimize any long-term benefits to 

prison operations and the public 

interest in reaching a settlement.’’ 

Response: No response is required as 

to individualized disagreements with 

the general FTCA claim system, which 

are outside the scope of this rulemaking 

action, nor will the Bureau address the 

merits of any particular FTCA claim in 

this context. 

The Bureau needs six months to fully 

investigate claims and to make informed 

decisions on whether to deny the claim 

or pursue settlement. This six-month 

period is provided by statute, 28 U.S.C. 

2675(a), and applies to all FTCA 

administrative claims presented to the 

required appropriate federal agency, no 

matter the agency involved. We decline 

to amend the rule based on this first 

suggestion. 

Regarding the second suggestion, we 

note that Bureau legal staff already 

consider many factors in the settlement 

of administrative FTCA claims, 

including factors not specifically 

included in the regulations. For 

example, in evaluating each claim 

individually for settlement, the Bureau 

considers all information provided by 

the claimant, the investigation, relevant 

records, and applicable policy and legal 

authority. We also decline to amend the 

rule based on this second suggestion. 


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