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(2) The disease was caused by a 

supervening condition or event that 

occurred between the Veteran’s most 

recent departure from active military, 

naval, air, or space service and the onset 

of the disease; or 

(3) The disease is the result of the 

Veteran’s own willful misconduct. 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1119, 1120, 1174) 

[FR Doc. 2024–31220 Filed 12–31–24; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

46 CFR Part 542 

[Docket No. FMC–2023–0010] 

RIN 3072–AC92 

Definition of Unreasonable Refusal To 

Deal or Negotiate With Respect to 

Vessel Space Accommodations 

Provided by an Ocean Common Carrier 

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime 

Commission (FMC or Commission) 

received approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for an 

information collection request 

associated with the final rule, 

‘‘Definition of Unreasonable Refusal to 

Deal or Negotiate with Respect to Vessel 

Space Accommodations Provided by an 

Ocean Common Carrier.’’ This rule 

announces the effective date for the 

requirements for ocean common carriers 

to annually file a documented export 

policy with the Commission and 

provides implementing instructions. In 

the final rule published July 23, 2024, 

the Commission stated it would publish 

a document in the Federal Register (FR) 

announcing the effective date of the 

collection-of-information-related 

sections upon OMB approval. This rule 

establishes the effective date of the 

relevant provisions. It also corrects an 

error in the regulatory text. 

DATES: The amendments adding 46 CFR 

542.1(j) (instruction 2) and 46 CFR 

542.99 (instruction 3), published on July 

23, 2024 (89 FR 59648), are effective on 

February 3, 2025. The correction to 46 

CFR 542.99 is effective February 3, 

2025. 

Parties required to file a documented 

export policy must file their initial 

documented export policy with the 

Commission on or before March 1, 2025. 

Subsequent annual documented export 

policies must subsequently be filed on 

or before March 1 for each calendar 

year. 

ADDRESSES: Background documents 

associated with this collection are 

available on www.reginfo.gov (search 

OMB Control No. 3072–0076) and 

www.regulations.gov (search Docket No. 

FMC–2023–0010). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Eng, Secretary; Phone: (202) 523– 

5725; Email: secretary@fmc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

23, 2024, in accordance with the Ocean 

Shipping Reform Act of 2022, the 

Federal Maritime Commission 

published the final rule, ‘‘Definition of 

Unreasonable Refusal to Deal or 

Negotiate with Respect to Vessel Space 

Accommodations Provided by an Ocean 

Common Carrier.’’ The final rule 

contained two provisions, 46 CFR 

542.1(j), and 46 CFR 542.99, that were 

delayed indefinitely, pending 

information collection approval from 

OMB under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. On 

September 27, 2024, OMB, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

approved the information collection 

requirements (https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_

nbr=202407-3072-001). The assigned 

OMB Control Number is 3072–0076. 

Accordingly, FMC announces that 46 

CFR 542.1(j) and 46 CFR 542.99 are 

effective February 3, 2025. FMC is also 

making a minor correction to 46 CFR 

542.99. 

Filing Instructions 

Unless superseded by subsequent 

Commission order or filing instructions 

issued by the Commission: 

1. Parties required under 46 CFR 

542.4(j) to file a documented export 

policy must file their initial 

documented export policy with the 

Commission on or before March 1, 2025. 

Subsequent annual documented export 

policies must be filed with the 

Commission on or before March 1 of 

each calendar year. A documented 

export policy should cover the time 

period until the next policy is due for 

submission; carriers may file updated 

versions more frequently as needed. 

2. Documents must be submitted in 

English, and any monetary terms shall 

be expressed in terms of U.S. currency. 

3. If any topics listed under 

541.2(j)(1)(i), 541.2(j)(1)(ii), and/or 

541.2(j)(1)(iii) are not addressed in a 

documented export policy because they 

are not applicable, the documented 

export policy should attest to this 

inapplicability clearly and 

unambiguously and provide an 

explanation for non-applicability. 

4. Submissions shall be signed by a 

duly authorized officer of the regulated 

party with a copy of evidence of the 

officer’s authority. 

List of Subjects in 46 CFR Part 542 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Non-vessel-operating 

common carriers, Ocean common 

carrier, Refusal to deal or negotiate, 

Vessel-operating common carriers, 

Vessel space accommodations. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, FMC corrects 46 CFR part 542 

by making the following correcting 

amendment: 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 542 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 553; and 46 U.S.C. 

40104, 46105, 40307, 40501–40503, 40901– 

40904, 41101–41106. 

■ 2. Revise § 542.99 to read as follows: 

§ 542.99 OMB control number assigned 

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. 

The Commission has received Office 

of Management and Budget approval for 

the collection of information in 

§ 542.1(j) of this part pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as 

amended. The valid control number for 

this collection is 3072–0076. 

By the Commission. 

David Eng, 

Secretary. 

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