Commission’s Organization and Program Management Regulations

Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 241 / Monday, December 16, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 101467 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.

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(a) Minority business enterprise is defined in 15 U.S.C. 9501(9).

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§ 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] BILLING CODE 3510–21–P 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 non￾agency 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:32 Dec 13, 2024 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\16DER1.SGM 16DER1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1

101468 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 241 / Monday, December 16, 2024 / Rules and Regulations 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.

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(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.

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By the Commission. Dated: December 10, 2024. Vanessa A. Countryman, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–29420 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 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] BILLING CODE 9110–04–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:32 Dec 13, 2024 Jkt 265001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\16DER1.SGM 16DER1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1