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UNITED STATES SENTENCING
COMMISSION
Sentencing Guidelines for United
States Courts
United States Sentencing
Commission.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
AGENCY:
The United States Sentencing
Commission intends to examine the
criteria it considers in selecting
guideline amendments that may be
applied retroactively under the
Guidelines Manual. As part of its
statutory authority and responsibility to
analyze sentencing issues, including
operation of the federal sentencing
guidelines, the Commission is
publishing these issues for comment to
inform the Commission’s consideration
of the issues related to this topic. The
issues for comment are set forth in the
Supplementary Information portion of
this notice.
DATES: Public comment regarding the
issues for comment set forth in this
SUMMARY:
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notice should be received by the
Commission not later than April 18,
2025. Any public comment received
after the close of the comment period
may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: There are two methods for
submitting public comment.
Electronic Submission of Comments.
Comments may be submitted
electronically via the Commission’s
Public Comment Submission Portal at
https://comment.ussc.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Submission of Comments by Mail.
Comments may be submitted by mail to
the following address: United States
Sentencing Commission, One Columbus
Circle NE, Suite 2–500, Washington, DC
20002–8002, Attention: Public Affairs—
Retroactivity Criteria.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Dukes, Senior Public Affairs
Specialist, (202) 502–4597.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Sentencing Commission is
an independent agency in the judicial
branch of the United States
Government. The Commission
promulgates sentencing guidelines and
policy statements for federal courts
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a). The
Commission also periodically reviews
and revises previously promulgated
guidelines pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o)
and submits guideline amendments to
the Congress not later than the first day
of May each year pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
994(p).
The Background Commentary to
§ 1B1.10 (Reduction in Term of
Imprisonment as a Result of Amended
Guideline Range (Policy Statement))
provides a non-exhaustive list of criteria
the Commission typically considers in
selecting the amendments to be
included in § 1B1.10(d) for retroactive
application: ‘‘the purpose of the
amendment, the magnitude of the
change in the guideline range made by
the amendment, and the difficulty of
applying the amendment retroactively
to determine an amended guideline
range under subsection (b)(1).’’ USSG
§ 1B1.10, comment. (backg’d). This nonexhaustive list of criteria has remained
substantively unchanged since the
Commission originally promulgated the
policy statement at § 1B1.10 in 1989.
Issues for Comment:
1. The Commission seeks comment on
whether it should provide further
guidance on how the existing criteria for
determining whether an amendment
should apply retroactively are applied.
If so, what should that guidance be?
Should it revise or expand the criteria?
Are there additional criteria that the
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Commission should consider beyond
those listed in the existing Background
Commentary to § 1B1.10? Are there
identifiable sources that the
Commission should consult that
highlight retroactivity criteria relied
upon by other legislative or rulemaking
bodies?
If the Commission continues to list
criteria relevant to determining whether
an amendment should apply
retroactively, should it adopt any brightline rules? Is there a different approach
that the Commission should consider
for these purposes?
2. The Commission seeks comment on
whether any listed criteria are more
appropriately addressed in the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure rather than the Background
Commentary to § 1B1.10.
3. Rule 4.1A (Retroactive Application
of Amendments) of the Commission’s
Rules of Practice and Procedure
provides ‘‘[g]enerally, promulgated
amendments will be given prospective
application only.’’ The Commission
seeks comment on whether it should
retain this provision. If so, how should
the Commission ensure that any listed
criteria reflect this provision?
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o), (p),
(x); USSC Rules of Practice and
Procedure 2.2, 4.3, 4.4.
Carlton W. Reeves,
Chair.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Enhanced-Use Lease of Department of
Veterans Affairs Real Property for the
Development of Permanent Supportive
Housing at the Charlie Norwood
Uptown Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Augusta, Georgia Campus
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of intent to enter into an
enhanced-use lease.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Pursuant
to 38 U.S.C. 8161, et seq. as amended by
Public Law 117–168, the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs is authorized to enter
into an EUL, for a term of up to 99 years,
that (a) provides supportive housing for
Veterans and their families, or (b)
enhances the use of the leased property
by directly or indirectly benefitting
Veterans. In addition, the EUL must not
be inconsistent with and not adversely
affect VA’s mission or the operation of
VA’s facilities, programs, and services
in the area of the leased property.
Consistent with this authority, the
Secretary intends to enter into an EUL
for the purpose of outleasing Buildings
19 and 20 on approximately 2.46 acres
of underutilized land on the campus of
the Charlie Norwood Uptown VA
Medical Center, to develop
approximately 77 units of permanent
supportive housing for Veterans and
their families. The competitively
selected EUL lessee/developer,
Freedom’s Path Augusta III, LP will
finance, design, develop, renovate,
construct, manage, maintain, and
operate housing for eligible homeless
Veterans or Veterans at risk of
homelessness on a priority placement
basis. In addition, the lessee/developer
will be required to provide supportive
services that guide Veteran residents
towards long-term independence and
self-sufficiency.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Signing Authority
Denis McDonough, Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, approved and signed
this document on December 19, 2024,
and authorized the undersigned to sign
and submit the document to the Office
of the Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Luvenia Potts,
Regulation Development Coordinator, Office
of Regulation Policy & Management, Office
of General Counsel, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
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with notice that the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to enter
into an Enhanced-Use Lease (EUL) of
Buildings 19 and 20 on approximately
2.46 acres of underutilized land on the
campus of the Charlie Norwood Uptown
VA Medical Center.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C.
Brett Simms, Executive Director, Office
of Asset Enterprise Management, Office
of Management, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 502–
0262. This is not a toll-free number.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Notice of Request for Information on
the Department of Veterans Affairs
Rehabilitation Counselor Standard of
Practice
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Request for Information.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Veterans
Affairs is requesting information to
assist in developing a national standard
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of practice for VA Rehabilitation
Counselors. VA seeks comments on
various topics to help inform VA’s
development of this national standard of
practice.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 28, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be
submitted through https://
www.regulations.gov/ Except as
provided below, comments received
before the close of the comment period
will be available at https://
www.regulations.gov/ for public
viewing, inspection, or copying,
including any personally identifiable or
confidential business information that is
included in a comment. We post the
comments received before the close of
the comment period on the following
website as soon as possible after they
have been received: https://
www.regulations.gov/. VA will not post
on https://www.regulations.gov/ public
comments that make threats to
individuals or institutions or suggest
that the commenter will take actions to
harm the individual. VA encourages
individuals not to submit duplicative
comments. We will post acceptable
comments from multiple unique
commenters even if the content is
identical or nearly identical to other
comments. Any public comment
received after the comment period’s
closing date will not be considered.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ethan Kalett, Office of Regulations,
Appeals and Policy (10BRAP), Veterans
Health Administration, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, 202–461–
0500. This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority
Chapters 73 and 74 of 38 U.S.C. and
38 U.S.C. 303 authorize the Secretary to
regulate VA health care professions to
make certain that VA’s health care
system provides safe and effective
health care by qualified health care
professionals to ensure the well-being of
those Veterans who have borne the
battle.
On November 12, 2020, VA published
an interim final rule confirming that VA
health care professionals may practice
their health care profession consistent
with the scope and requirements of their
VA employment, notwithstanding any
state license, registration, certification,
or other requirements that unduly
interfere with their practice. 38 CFR
17.419; 85 FR 71838. Specifically, this
rulemaking confirmed VA’s current
practice of permitting VA health care
professionals to deliver health care
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[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2024-31278]
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UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION
Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts
AGENCY: United States Sentencing Commission.
ACTION: Request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The United States Sentencing Commission intends to examine the
criteria it considers in selecting guideline amendments that may be
applied retroactively under the Guidelines Manual. As part of its
statutory authority and responsibility to analyze sentencing issues,
including operation of the federal sentencing guidelines, the
Commission is publishing these issues for comment to inform the
Commission's consideration of the issues related to this topic. The
issues for comment are set forth in the Supplementary Information
portion of this notice.
DATES: Public comment regarding the issues for comment set forth in
this notice should be received by the Commission not later than April
18, 2025. Any public comment received after the close of the comment
period may not be considered.
ADDRESSES: There are two methods for submitting public comment.
Electronic Submission of Comments. Comments may be submitted
electronically via the Commission's Public Comment Submission Portal at
https://comment.ussc.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by mail
to the following address: United States Sentencing Commission, One
Columbus Circle NE, Suite 2-500, Washington, DC 20002-8002, Attention:
Public Affairs--Retroactivity Criteria.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Dukes, Senior Public Affairs
Specialist, (202) 502-4597.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Sentencing Commission is
an independent agency in the judicial branch of the United States
Government. The Commission promulgates sentencing guidelines and policy
statements for federal courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a). The
Commission also periodically reviews and revises previously promulgated
guidelines pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o) and submits guideline
amendments to the Congress not later than the first day of May each
year pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(p).
The Background Commentary to Sec. 1B1.10 (Reduction in Term of
Imprisonment as a Result of Amended Guideline Range (Policy Statement))
provides a non-exhaustive list of criteria the Commission typically
considers in selecting the amendments to be included in Sec. 1B1.10(d)
for retroactive application: ``the purpose of the amendment, the
magnitude of the change in the guideline range made by the amendment,
and the difficulty of applying the amendment retroactively to determine
an amended guideline range under subsection (b)(1).'' USSG Sec.
1B1.10, comment. (backg'd). This non-exhaustive list of criteria has
remained substantively unchanged since the Commission originally
promulgated the policy statement at Sec. 1B1.10 in 1989.
Issues for Comment:
1. The Commission seeks comment on whether it should provide
further guidance on how the existing criteria for determining whether
an amendment should apply retroactively are applied. If so, what should
that guidance be? Should it revise or expand the criteria? Are there
additional criteria that the
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Commission should consider beyond those listed in the existing
Background Commentary to Sec. 1B1.10? Are there identifiable sources
that the Commission should consult that highlight retroactivity
criteria relied upon by other legislative or rulemaking bodies?
If the Commission continues to list criteria relevant to
determining whether an amendment should apply retroactively, should it
adopt any bright-line rules? Is there a different approach that the
Commission should consider for these purposes?
2. The Commission seeks comment on whether any listed criteria are
more appropriately addressed in the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure rather than the Background Commentary to Sec. 1B1.10.
3. Rule 4.1A (Retroactive Application of Amendments) of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure provides ``[g]enerally,
promulgated amendments will be given prospective application only.''
The Commission seeks comment on whether it should retain this
provision. If so, how should the Commission ensure that any listed
criteria reflect this provision?
Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o), (p), (x); USSC Rules of Practice
and Procedure 2.2, 4.3, 4.4.
Carlton W. Reeves,
Chair.
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