[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 74 (Friday, April 16, 2004)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8631]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Navy

32 CFR Part 752

RIN 0703-AA72


Admiralty Claims

AGENCY: Department of the Navy, DOD.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Navy is amending its regulations 
concerning the limit on the Secretary of the Navy's settlement 
authority on admiralty claims to reflect recent changes to Chapter XII 
of the Manual of the Judge Advocate General (JAGMAN).

DATES: Effective April 16, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LCDR Jason Baltimore, Personnel Law 
Branch, Administrative Law Division (Code 13), Office of the Judge 
Advocate General, 1322 Patterson Avenue SE., Suite 3000, Washington 
Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066, (703) 604-8208.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the authority cited below, the 
Department of the Navy amends 32 CFR part 752. This amendment provides 
notice that the Judge Advocate General of the Navy has made 
administrative corrections to the Admiralty Claims regulations found in 
Chapter XII of the JAGMAN. It has been determined that invitation of 
public comment on this amendment would be impractical and unnecessary, 
and is therefore not required under the public rule-making provisions 
of 32 CFR parts 336 and 701. However, interested persons are invited to 
comment in writing on this amendment. All written comments received 
will be considered in making subsequent amendments or revisions of 32 
CFR part 752, or the instructions on which they are based. It has been 
determined that this final rule is not a major rule within the criteria 
specified in Executive Order 12866, as amended by Executive Order 
13258, and does not have substantial impact on the public. This 
submission is a statement of policy and as such can be effective upon 
publication in the Federal Register.

Matters of Regulatory Procedure

Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review

    This rule does not meet the definition of ``significant regulatory 
action'' for purposes of Executive Order 12866, as amended by Executive 
Order 13258.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    This rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities for purposes of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. Chapter 6).

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This rule does not impose collection of information requirements 
for purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, 5 
CFR Part 1320).

List of Subjects in 32 CFR Part 752

    Admiralty Claims.

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For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Department of the Navy 
amends 32 CFR Part 752 to read as follows:

PART 752--ADMIRALTY CLAIMS


Sec.  752.2  [Amended]

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1. Section 752.2, paragraph (a), is amended by removing the date 
``(1994)'' following all citations to the United States Code.


Sec.  752.3  [Amended]

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2. Section 752.3, paragraph (a), is amended by removing the date 
``(1994)'' following the citation to the United States Code and by 
removing the amount ``$1,000,000'' and adding in its place the amount 
``$15,000,000'' wherever it occurs.


Sec.  752.4  [Amended]

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3. Section 752.4, paragraphs (a) and (c), are amended by removing the 
date ``(1994)'' following all citations to the United States Code.


Sec.  752.5  [Amended]

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4. Section 752.5, paragraph (b), is amended by removing the date 
``(1994)'' following all citations to the United States Code.

    Dated: April 5, 2004.
J.T. Baltimore,
Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy, 
Alternate Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-8631 Filed 4-15-04; 8:45 am]
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