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The Secretary of Energy (Secretary) will issue Determinations modifying the generally authorized destination status of Mexico and revoking the general authorizations for exports of controlled nuclear technology and assistance to Colombia and Egypt under DOE’s regulation on Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities. Accordingly, DOE is issuing this direct final rule to update the list of generally authorized destinations listed in appendix A to 10 CFR part 810 by adding Mexico and removing Colombia and Egypt from the list. DOE finds good cause that notice and comment for this rule is unnecessary due to the nature of the revisions. 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B) This final rule simply makes administrative changes to update the list in Appendix A. Comments cannot alter the regulation given that the modification of generally authorized destination status will be made effective through the Secretarial Determinations, and, therefore, notice and comment is unnecessary.