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1 21 CFR 1301.21(a)(1). 

2 21 CFR 1301.21(a)(2). 

3 21 CFR 1301.23(a). 

4 21 CFR 1301.23(b). 5 10 U.S.C. 9081. 

D. Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, 

and Other Compliance Requirements, 

Including Classes of Covered Small 

Entities and Professional Skills Needed 

To Comply 

The amendments impose no new 

reporting, recordkeeping, or other 

compliance requirements. 

E. Description of Steps Taken To 

Minimize Significant Economic Impact, 

if Any, on Small Entities, Including 

Alternatives 

The Commission did not propose any 

specific small entity exemption or other 

significant alternatives because the 

amendments will not increase reporting 

requirements and will not impose any 

new requirements or compliance costs. 

VI. Other Matters 

Pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

designated this rule as not a ‘‘major 

rule,’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 

List of Subjects in 16 CFR Part 660 

Consumer protection, Credit, Trade 

practices. 

For the reasons stated above, the 

Federal Trade Commission amends part 

660 of title 16 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations as follows: 

■ 1. Revise the authority section for part 

660 to read as follows: 

Authority: Pub. L. 108–159, sec. 311; 15 

U.S.C. 1681s–2; 12 U.S.C. 5519(d). 

■ 2. Revise § 660.1 to read as follows: 

§ 660.1 Scope. 

This part applies to furnishers of 

information to consumer reporting 

agencies that are motor vehicle dealers 

as defined by § 660.2 of this part 

(referred to as ‘‘furnishers’’). 

■ 3. In § 660.2, revise paragraph (d) and 

add paragraph (f) to read as follows: 

§ 660.2 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

(d) Identity theft has the same 

meaning as in 12 CFR 1022.3(h). 

* * * * * 

(f) Motor vehicle dealer means any 

person excluded from Consumer 

Financial Protection Bureau jurisdiction 

as described in 12 U.S.C. 5519. 

By direction of the Commission. 

April J. Tabor, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6750–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Drug Enforcement Administration 

21 CFR Part 1301 

[Docket No. DEA–749] 

RIN 1117–AB70 

Addition of the United States Space 

Force as a Registration Waiver and 

Registration Fee Exempt Military Entity 

AGENCY: Drug Enforcement 

Administration, Department of Justice. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends 

existing regulations to include the 

United States Space Force as a 

registration waiver and registration fee 

exempt military entity. 

DATES: This rule is effective September 

17, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott A. Brinks, Regulatory Drafting and 

Policy Support Section, Diversion 

Control Division, Drug Enforcement 

Administration; Mailing Address: 8701 

Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 

22152; Telephone: (571) 362–3261. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Technical Amendment 

Current Drug Enforcement 

Administration (DEA) regulations 

exempt registration fees and waive 

certain registration requirements for 

listed military entities: The U.S. Army, 

Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and 

Coast Guard. Any hospital or other 

institution operated by one of these 

entities,1 and any individual 

practitioners required to obtain a 

registration in order to carry out their 

duties as officials of an agency of the 

United States (including the U.S. Army, 

Navy, Marine, Corps, Air Force, and 

Coast Guard), is exempt from payment 

of an application fee for registration or 

reregistration.2 In addition, current DEA 

regulations waive the requirement of 

registration for officials of the U.S. 

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 

or Coast Guard who are authorized to 

prescribe, dispense, or administer, but 

not to procure or purchase, controlled 

substances in the course of their duties.3

Finally, current DEA regulations waive 

the requirement of registration for any 

official or agency of the U.S. Army, 

Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Coast 

Guard authorized to import or export 

controlled substances in the course of 

their duties.4

The United States Space Force 

(USSF)—formerly known as the Air 

Force Space Command (AFSC)—was 

established as an independent military 

branch on December 20, 2019,5 by the 

United States Space Force Act. This rule 

therefore revises 21 CFR 1301.21 and 

1301.23 to include USSF in the list of 

military entities exempt from paying 

DEA registration fees. Because the AFSC 

was fee exempt under existing DEA 

regulations as part of the Air Force, the 

DEA is issuing this final rule to provide 

clarity by adding ‘‘Space Force’’ to 21 

CFR 1301.21 (‘‘Exemption from fees’’) 

and 21 CFR 1301.23 (‘‘Exemption of 

certain military and other personnel’’). 

Regulatory Analyses 

Administrative Procedure Act 

The Administrative Procedure Act 

(APA) (5 U.S.C. 553) does not require 

notice and the opportunity for public 

comment where the agency for good 

cause finds that notice and public 

comment are unnecessary, 

impracticable, or contrary to the public 

interest under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). This 

rule contains a technical amendment; it 

imposes no new or substantive 

requirement on the public or DEA 

registrants. As such, DEA has 

determined that notice and the 

opportunity for public comment on this 

rule are unnecessary. Because this is not 

a substantive rule, and as DEA finds 

good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for 

the above reason, this final rule will 

take effect upon date of publication in 

the Federal Register. 

Executive Orders 12866 (Regulatory 

Planning and Review) and 13563 

(Improving Regulation and Regulatory 

Review) 

This final rule was developed in 

accordance with the principles of 

Executive Orders (E.O.) 12866 and 

13563. E.O. 12866 directs agencies to 

assess all costs and benefits of available 

regulatory alternatives and, if regulation 

is necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits 

(including potential economic, 

environmental, public health, and safety 

effects; distributive impacts; and 

equity). E.O. 13563 is supplemental to, 

and reaffirms, the principles, structures, 

and definitions governing regulatory 

review as established in E.O. 12866. The 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs has deemed this type of 

technical amendment not significant 

under E.O. 12866. 

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Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice 

Reform 

This final rule meets the applicable 

standards set forth in sections 3(a) and 

3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988 to 

eliminate ambiguity, minimize 

litigation, establish clear legal 

standards, and reduce burdens. 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

This final rule does not have 

federalism implications warranting the 

application of Executive Order 13132. 

The final rule does not have substantial 

direct effects on the States, on the 

relationship between the Federal 

Government and the States, or the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

Executive Order 13175, Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This final rule does not have tribal 

implications warranting the application 

of Executive Order 13175. This rule 

does not have substantial direct effects 

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. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

(5 U.S.C. 601–612) applies to rules that 

are subject to notice and comment 

under section 553(b) of the APA. As 

noted in the above discussion regarding 

applicability of the APA, the DEA was 

not required to publish a general notice 

of proposed rulemaking prior to this 

final rule. Consequently, the RFA does 

not apply. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 

The DEA has determined and certified 

pursuant to the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA), 2 U.S.C. 

1501 et seq., that this action will not 

result in any federal mandate that may 

result in the expenditure by State, local 

and tribal governments, in the aggregate, 

or by the private sector, of $100,000,000 

or more (adjusted annually for inflation) 

in any one year. Therefore, neither a 

Small Government Agency Plan nor any 

other action is required under the 

provisions of UMRA. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This action does not involve a 

collection of information requirement 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3521. This action does not 

impose recordkeeping or reporting 

requirements on State or local 

governments, individuals, businesses, or 

organizations. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) control number. 

Congressional Review Act 

This rule is not a major rule as 

defined by the Congressional Review 

Act (CRA), 5 U.S.C. 804. However, 

pursuant to the CRA, the DEA is 

submitting a copy of this final rule to 

both Houses of Congress and to the 

Comptroller General. 

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 1301 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Drug traffic control, Security 

measures. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, DEA amends 21 CFR part 

1301 as follows: 

PART 1301—REGISTRATION OF 

MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, 

AND DISPENSERS OF CONTROLLED 

SUBSTANCES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1301 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 821, 822, 823, 824, 

831, 871(b), 875, 877, 886a, 951, 952, 956, 

957, 958, 965 unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. In § 1301.21, revise paragraphs 

(a)(1) and (2) to read as follows: 

§ 1301.21 Exemption from fees. 

(a) * * * 

(1) Any hospital or other institution 

which is operated by an agency of the 

United States (including the U.S. Army, 

Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space 

Force, and Coast Guard), of any State, or 

any political subdivision or agency 

thereof. 

(2) Any individual practitioner who is 

required to obtain an individual 

registration in order to carry out his or 

her duties as an official of an agency of 

the United States (including the U.S. 

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, 

Space Force, and Coast Guard), of any 

State, or any political subdivision or 

agency thereof. 

* * * * * 

■ 3. In § 1301.23, revise paragraphs (a) 

and (b) to read as follows: 

§ 1301.23 Exemption of certain military 

and other personnel. 

(a) The requirement of registration is 

waived for any official of the U.S. Army, 

Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space 

Force, Coast Guard, Public Health 

Service, or Bureau of Prisons who is 

authorized to prescribe, dispense, or 

administer, but not to procure or 

purchase, controlled substances in the 

course of his/her official duties. Such 

officials shall follow procedures set 

forth in part 1306 of this chapter 

regarding prescriptions, but shall state 

the branch of service or agency (e.g., 

‘‘U.S. Army’’ or ‘‘Public Health 

Service’’) and the service identification 

number of the issuing official in lieu of 

the registration number required on 

prescription forms. The service 

identification number for a Public 

Health Service employee is his/her 

Social Security identification number. 

(b) The requirement of registration is 

waived for any official or agency of the 

U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 

Force, Space Force, Coast Guard, or 

Public Health Service who or which is 

authorized to import or export 

controlled substances in the course of 

his/her official duties. 

* * * * * 

Anne Milgram, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 100 

[Docket No. USCG–2021–0648] 

Special Local Regulation; Marine 

Events Within the Eleventh Coast 

Guard District—San Diego Bayfair 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of 

regulation. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce 

the San Diego Bayfair special local 

regulation on the waters of Mission Bay, 

California from September 17, 2021, 

through September 19, 2021. This 

special local regulation is necessary to 

provide for the safety of the 

participants, crew, spectators, sponsor 

vessels, and general users of the 

waterway. During the enforcement 

period, persons and vessels are 

prohibited from anchoring, blocking, 

loitering, or impeding within this 

regulated area unless authorized by the 

Captain of the Port, or his designated 

representative. 

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 

100.1101, Table 1 to § 100.1101, Item 

No. 9, will be enforced from 6 a.m. until 

6 p.m., each day from September 17, 

2021, through September 19, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions about this