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1 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). 

2 5 U.S.C. 553(d). 

3 5 U.S.C. 804(3)(C) (the term ‘‘rule’’ does not 

include ‘‘any rule of agency organization, 

procedure, or practice that does not substantially 

affect the rights or obligations of non-agency 

parties’’). 

4 5 U.S.C. 601(2) (provisions only applicable 

when notice and comment required by the APA). 

5 5 CFR 1320.3. 

6 15 U.S.C. 78w(a)(2). 

for public comment is impractical 

because MBDA is required to amend the 

CFR to implement the holding in 

Nuziard. The court order requires 

MBDA to amend the CFR in a specific 

manner, and there are no alternative 

ways to make the change other than as 

implemented in this final rule. 

Therefore, this final rule is being issued 

without notice and comment. 

This rule has been determined to be 

not significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Because a notice of proposed 

rulemaking and an opportunity for 

public comment are not required to be 

given for this rule by 5 U.S.C. 553, or 

by another law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., are 

not applicable. Accordingly, no 

regulatory flexibility analysis is required 

and none has been prepared. 

This rule does not have any collection 

of information requirements under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 1400 

Federal financial assistance, technical 

assistance, administrative practice and 

procedure. 

Dated: December 5, 2024. 

Eric J. Morrissette, 

Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Minority Business Development, Performing 

the delegated duties of the Under Secretary, 

Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. 

Department of Commerce. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble, MBDA amends 15 CFR part 

1400 as follows: 

PART 1400—DETERMINATION OF 

GROUP ELIGIBILITY FOR MBDA 

ASSISTANCE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1400 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512, E.O. 11625, 3 

CFR 616 (1971–75), 36 FR 19967 (1971); and 

E.O. 12432, 3 CFR 198 (1983), 48 FR 32551 

(1983). 

■ 2. Revise and republish § 1400.1 to 

read as follows: 

§ 1400.1 Purpose and scope. 

(a) The purpose of this part is to set 

forth regulations for determination of 

group eligibility for MBDA assistance. 

(b) In order to be eligible to receive 

assistance from MBDA funded 

organizations, a concern must be a 

minority business enterprise as defined 

in 15 U.S.C. 9501(9). The purpose of 

this regulation is to provide guidance to 

groups not previously designated as 

eligible for assistance who believe they 

are entitled to formal designation as 

‘‘socially or economically 

disadvantaged.’’ Upon adequate 

showing by representatives of the group 

that the group is, as a whole, socially or 

economically disadvantaged, the group 

will be so designated and its members 

will be eligible for MBDA assistance. 

Designation under this regulation will 

not establish eligibility for any other 

Federal or Federally funded program. 

■ 3. In § 1400.2, revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 1400.2 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

(a) Minority business enterprise is 

defined in 15 U.S.C. 9501(9). 

* * * * * 

§ 1400.3 [Amended] 

■ 4. In § 1400.3: 

■ a. Remove ‘‘Executive Order 11625’’ 

and add in its place ‘‘this part’’ in the 

introductory text; and 

■ b. Designate the parenthetical 

following paragraph (d) as note 1 to 

paragraph (d) and remove the 

parentheses. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29059 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 200 

[Release No. 33–11337; 34–101867] 

Commission’s Organization and 

Program Management Regulations 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical 

amendments. 

SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’) 

is adopting technical amendments to 

update information relating to its 

regional offices listed in the 

Commission’s Organization and 

Program Management regulations. 

DATES: Effective December 16, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tiffany Moseley, Senior Special 

Counsel, (202) 551–5100, Office of the 

General Counsel, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549–9150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Commission is amending the 

information in its Organization and 

Program Management regulations at 17 

CFR 200.11 (Head Quarters Office— 

Regional Office Relationships) to reflect 

the closure of the Salt Lake Regional 

Office on October 26, 2024 and to 

update the addresses of regional offices 

that have moved. 

II. Administrative Law Matters 

The Commission finds, in accordance 

with the Administrative Procedure Act 

(‘‘APA’’), that the amendments to its 

rules to update the information for its 

regional offices relate solely to the 

agency’s organization, procedure, or 

practice. Accordingly, the APA’s 

provisions regarding notice of 

rulemaking and opportunity for public 

comment do not apply.1 The 

Commission also finds that because 

these amendments do not substantially 

affect the rights or obligations of nonagency parties there is good cause not to 

provide advance publication of the 

amendments under the APA and 

therefore the amendments are effective 

on December 16, 2024.2

For the same reasons, the provisions 

of the Small Business Regulatory 

Enforcement Fairness Act 3 and the 

provisions of the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act 4 do not apply. These amendments 

also do not contain any collection of 

information requirements as defined by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.5

Further, because the amendments 

impose no new burdens on private 

parties, the Commission does not 

believe that the amendments will have 

any impact on competition for purposes 

of section 23(a)(2) of the Securities 

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange 

Act’’).6

III. Statutory Authority 

These technical amendments are 

adopted pursuant to statutory authority 

granted to the Commission under 

section 19(a) of the Securities Act of 

1933 and section 23(a) of the Exchange 

Act. 

List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 200 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Authority delegations 

(Government agencies). 

Text of Amendments 

For the reasons set out above, the 

Commission is amending title 17, 

chapter II, of the Code of Federal 


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Regulations by making the following 

technical amendment: 

PART 200—ORGANIZATION; 

CONDUCT AND ETHICS; AND 

INFORMATION AND REQUESTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 200 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a, 552b, and 

557; 11 U.S.C. 901 and 1109(a); 15 U.S.C. 

77c, 77e, 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 77o, 77q, 77s, 

77u, 77z–3, 77ggg(a), 77hhh, 77sss, 77uuu, 

78b, 78c(b), 78d, 78d–1, 78d–2, 78e, 78f, 78g, 

78h, 78i, 78k, 78k–1, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 

78o–4, 78q, 78q–1, 78w, 78t–1, 78u, 78w, 

78ll(d), 78mm, 78eee, 80a–8, 80a–20, 80a–24, 

80a–29, 80a–37, 80a41, 80a–44(a), 80a–44(b), 

80b–3, 80b–4, 80b–5, 80b–9, 80b–10(a), 80b– 

11, 7202, and 7211 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. 794; 44 

U.S.C. 3506 and 3507; Reorganization Plan 

No. 10 of 1950 (15 U.S.C. 78d nt); sec. 8G, 

Pub. L. 95–452, 92 Stat. 1101 (5 U.S.C. App.); 

sec. 913, Pub. L. 111–203, 124 Stat. 1376, 

1827; sec. 3(a), Pub. L. 114–185, 130 Stat. 

538; E.O. 11222, 30 FR 6469, 3 CFR, 1964– 

1965 Comp., p. 36; E.O. 12356, 47 FR 14874, 

3 CFR, 1982 Comp., p. 166; E.O. 12600, 52 

FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235; 

Information Security Oversight Office 

Directive No. 1, 47 FR 27836; and 5 CFR 

735.104 and 5 CFR parts 2634 and 2635, 

unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Amend § 200.11 by revising 

paragraph (b) to read as follows: 

§ 200.11 Headquarters Office—Regional 

Office relationships. 

* * * * * 

(b) Regional Directors of the 

Commission. 

Atlanta Regional Office: Alabama, 

Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, 

and Tennessee—Regional Director, 950 

East Paces Ferry Rd. NE, Suite 900, 

Atlanta, GA 30326–1382. 

Boston Regional Office: Connecticut, 

Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 

Rhode Island, and Vermont—Regional 

Director, 33 Arch Street, 24th Floor, 

Boston, MA 02110–1424. 

Chicago Regional Office: Kentucky, 

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and 

Wisconsin—Regional Director, 175 West 

Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1450, Chicago, 

IL 60604–2511. 

Denver Regional Office: Colorado, 

Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and 

Wyoming—Regional Director, 1961 

Stout Street, Suite 1700, Denver, CO 

80294–1961. 

Fort Worth Regional Office: Arkansas, 

Kansas (for certain purposes), 

Oklahoma, and Texas—Regional 

Director, Burnett Plaza, Suite 1900, 801 

Cherry Street, Unit #18, Fort Worth, TX 

76102–6819. 

Los Angeles Regional Office: Arizona, 

Southern California (zip codes 93599 

and below, except 93200–93299), Guam, 

Hawaii, and Nevada—Regional Director, 

444 South Flower Street, Suite 900, Los 

Angeles, CA 90071–2939. 

Miami Regional Office: Florida, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, and 

the Virgin Islands—Regional Director, 

801 Brickell Avenue, Suite 1950, Miami, 

FL 33131–4901. 

New York Regional Office: New York 

and New Jersey—Regional Director, 100 

Pearl Street, Suite 20–100, New York, 

NY 10004–2616. 

Philadelphia Regional Office: 

Delaware, District of Columbia, 

Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and 

West Virginia—Regional Director, 1617 

John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 520, 

Philadelphia, PA 19103–1805. 

San Francisco Regional Office: 

Alaska, Northern California (zip codes 

93600 and up, plus 93200–93299), 

Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and 

Washington—Regional Director, 44 

Montgomery Street, Suite 700, San 

Francisco, CA 94104–4619. 

* * * * * 

By the Commission. 

Dated: December 10, 2024. 

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2024–1028] 

Special Local Regulations; Marine 

Events Within the Seventh Coast 

Guard District 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the special local regulations for the San 

Juan Harbor Christmas Boat Parade on 

December 14, 2024, to provide for the 

safety of life on navigable waterways 

during this event. Our regulation for 

marine events within the Seventh Coast 

Guard District identifies the regulated 

area for this event in San Juan, PR. 

During the enforcement period, no 

person or vessel may enter, transit 

through, anchor in, or remain within the 

regulated area unless authorized by the 

Coast Guard Patrol Commander or a 

designated representative. 

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 

100.701 will be enforced for the location 

identified in table 1 to § 100.701, 

paragraph (a), Item 11, from 6 p.m. 

through 8 p.m. on December 14, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this 

notification of enforcement, call or 

email Lieutenant Commander Carlos M. 

Ortega-Perez, Sector San Juan 

Waterways Management Division, U.S. 

Coast Guard; telephone 787–729–2380, 

email Lieutenant Commander 

Carlos.M.Ortega-Perez@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast 

Guard will enforce special local 

regulations in 33 CFR 100.701 for the 

San Juan Harbor Christmas Boat Parade 

regulated area identified in table 1 to 

§ 100.701, paragraph (a), Item 11, from 

6 p.m. until 8 p.m. on December 14, 

2024. This action is being taken to 

provide for the safety of life on 

navigable waterways during this event. 

Our regulation for recurring marine 

events, Seventh Coast Guard District, 

§ 100.701, paragraph (a), Item 11, 

specifies the location of the regulated 

area for the San Juan Harbor Christmas 

Boat Parade, which encompasses 

portions of the San Juan Harbor located 

in San Juan, PR. Under the provisions 

of 33 CFR 100.701(c) all persons and 

vessels are prohibited from entering the 

regulated area, except those persons and 

vessels participating in the event, unless 

they receive permission to do so from 

the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, or 

designated representative. 

Spectator vessels may safely transit 

outside the regulated area, but may not 

anchor, block, loiter in, impede the 

transit of festival participants or official 

patrol vessels or enter the regulated area 

without approval from the Coast Guard 

Patrol Commander or a designated 

representative. The Coast Guard may be 

assisted by other Federal, State, or local 

law enforcement agencies in enforcing 

this regulation. In addition to this notice 

of enforcement in the Federal Register, 

the Coast Guard will provide notice of 

the regulated area via Local Notice to 

Mariners, Marine Safety Information 

Bulletins, Broadcast Notice to Mariners, 

and on-scene designated 

representatives. 

Dated: December 2, 2024. 

Robert E. Stiles, 

Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Alternate Captain 

of the Port San Juan. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29230 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

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