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consideration during the original
postponement of the effective date of
the regulation establishing test
procedures for compressors. Therefore,
DOE hereby further temporarily
postpones the effective date of that test
procedure regulation to allow the
Secretary the opportunity to accomplish
this task. The effective date of this test
procedure is postponed until July 3
2017, the date on which the statute
requires compliance.
To the extent that 5 U.S.C. 553 applies
to this action, it is exempt from notice
and comment because it constitutes a
rule of procedure under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A). Alternatively, DOE’s
implementation of this action without
opportunity for public comment,
effective immediately upon publication
in the Federal Register, is based on the
good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3). Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), DOE has determined
that good cause exists to forego the
requirement to provide prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment
thereon for this rule as such procedures
would be impracticable, unnecessary
and contrary to the public interest. DOE
is temporarily postponing the effective
date of this regulation pursuant to the
previously-noted need for review by the
Secretary and the statutory compliance
date is unaffected by this action. As a
result, seeking public comment on this
delay is unnecessary and contrary to the
public interest. It is also impracticable
given the timing of the Secretary’s
confirmation and the March 21 effective
date established by the prior temporary
postponement. For these same reasons
DOE finds good cause to waive the 30day delay in effective date provided for
in 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15,
2017.
John T. Lucas,
Acting General Counsel.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 430
[Docket No. EERE–2012–BT–STD–0045]
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Energy Conservation Program: Energy
Conservation Standards for Ceiling
Fans
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
AGENCY:
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Final rule; further delay of
effective date.
ACTION:
This document further delays
the effective date of a recently published
final rule amending the energy
conservation standards for ceiling fans.
DATES: As of March 21, 2017, the
effective date of the rule amending 10
CFR part 430 published in the Federal
Register at 82 FR 6826 on January 19,
2017, delayed until March 21, 2017 at
82 FR 8806 on January 19, 2017, is
further delayed until September 30,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building
Technologies Office, EE–2J, 1000
Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC, 20585–0121.
Telephone: (202) 586–6590. Email:
Ashey.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov.
Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Ave. SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone:
(202) 586–7796. Email: Elizabeth.Kohl@
hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 31, 2017, the United States
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’)
temporarily postponed the effective date
of its final rule amending the energy
conservation standards for ceiling fans
published in the Federal Register on
January 19, 2017. See 82 FR 8806. The
January 31 rule temporarily postponed
the effective date of the final rule by 60
days, starting from January 20, 2017.
The temporary 60-day delay in effective
date was necessary to give the newly
appointed Secretary of Energy
(Secretary) the opportunity for further
review and consideration of new
regulations. However, the Secretary was
not confirmed and did not begin work
in his position until March 3, 2017. As
a result, the Secretary was unable to
accomplish the review and
consideration during the original
postponement of the effective date of
the regulation establishing energy
conservation standards for ceiling fans.
Therefore, DOE hereby further
temporarily postpones the effective date
of that energy conservation standards
regulation to allow the Secretary the
opportunity to accomplish this task. The
effective date of this test procedure is
postponed until September 30, 2017.
To the extent that 5 U.S.C. 553 applies
to this action, it is exempt from notice
and comment because it constitutes a
rule of procedure under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A). Alternatively, DOE’s
implementation of this action without
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opportunity for public comment,
effective immediately upon publication
in the Federal Register, is based on the
good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3). Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), DOE has determined
that good cause exists to forego the
requirement to provide prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment
thereon for this rule as such procedures
would be impracticable, unnecessary
and contrary to the public interest. DOE
is temporarily postponing the effective
date of this regulation pursuant to the
previously-noted need for review by the
Secretary. The January 21, 2020,
compliance date is unaffected by this
action. As a result, seeking public
comment on this delay is unnecessary
and contrary to the public interest. It is
also impracticable given the timing of
the Secretary’s confirmation and the
March 21 effective date established by
the prior temporary postponement. For
these same reasons DOE finds good
cause to waive the 30-day delay in
effective date provided for in 5 U.S.C.
553(d).
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15,
2017.
John T. Lucas,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017–05477 Filed 3–20–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 435
[Docket No. EERE–2016–BT–STD–0003]
RIN 1904–AD56
Energy Efficiency Standards for the
Design and Construction of New
Federal Low-Rise Residential
Buildings’ Baseline Standards Update
Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; further delay of
effective date.
AGENCY:
This document further
temporarily postpones the effective date
of a recently published final rule
amending the baseline Federal building
standards.
DATES: As of March 21, 2017, the
effective date of the rule amending 10
CFR part 435 published in the Federal
Register at 82 FR 2857 on January 10,
2017, delayed until March 21, 2017 at
82 FR 9343 on February 6, 2017, is
further delayed until September 30,
2017. The incorporation by reference of
the publication listed in this rule is
SUMMARY:
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approved by the Director of the Federal
Register as of September 30, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nicolas Baker, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Federal Energy
Management Program, Mailstop EE–5F,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–8215,
email: nicolas.baker@ee.doe.gov.
Kavita Vaidyanathan, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, Forrestal Building,
GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–
0669, email: kavita.vaidyanathan@
hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 6, 2017, the United States
Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’)
temporarily postponed the effective date
of its final rule amending the baseline
Federal building standards published in
the Federal Register on January 10,
2017. See 82 FR 9343. The January 31st
rule temporarily postponed the effective
date of the final rule by 60 days, starting
from January 20, 2017. The temporary
60-day delay in effective date was
necessary to give the newly appointed
Secretary of Energy (Secretary) the
opportunity for further review and
consideration of new regulations.
However, the Secretary was not
confirmed and did not begin work in his
position until March 3, 2017. As a
result, the Secretary was unable to
accomplish the review and
consideration during the original
postponement of the effective date of
the regulation establishing the baseline
Federal building standards. Therefore,
DOE hereby further temporarily
postpones the effective date of that
baseline Federal building standards
regulation to allow the Secretary the
opportunity to accomplish this task. The
effective date of this regulation is
postponed until September 30, 2017.
This will not change the statutory
compliance date, which will remain on
January 10, 2018.
To the extent that 5 U.S.C. 553 applies
to this action, it is exempt from notice
and comment because it constitutes a
rule of procedure under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A). Alternatively, DOE’s
implementation of this action without
opportunity for public comment,
effective immediately upon publication
in the Federal Register, is based on the
good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3). Pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 553(b)(B), DOE has determined
that good cause exists to forego the
requirement to provide prior notice and
an opportunity for public comment
thereon for this rule as such procedures
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would be impracticable, unnecessary
and contrary to the public interest. DOE
is temporarily postponing the effective
date of this regulation pursuant to the
previously-noted need for review by the
Secretary. The January 10, 2018,
compliance date is unaffected by this
action. As a result, seeking public
comment on this delay is unnecessary
and contrary to the public interest. It is
also impracticable given the timing of
the Secretary’s confirmation and the
March 21 effective date established by
the prior temporary postponement. For
these same reasons DOE finds good
cause to waive the 30-day delay in
effective date provided for in 5 U.S.C.
553(d).
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15,
2017.
John T. Lucas,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017–05485 Filed 3–20–17; 8:45 am]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
13 CFR Part 107
RIN 3245–AG67
Small Business Investment
Companies: Passive Business
Expansion and Technical Clarifications
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
On December 28, 2016, the
Small Business Administration (SBA)
published a final rule to expand
permitted investments in passive
businesses and provide further
clarification with regard to investments
in such businesses for the Small
Business Investment Company (SBIC)
Program, with an effective date of
January 27, 2017. On January 26, 2017,
SBA published a delay of effective date
until March 21, 2017 and re-opened the
rule for additional public comment in
response to the memorandum dated
January 20, 2017 from the Assistant to
the President and Chief of Staff, entitled
‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.’’
SBA requires additional time to
consider this final rule and determine
whether any further changes are
required; therefore, the effective date for
this final rule is delayed until May 20,
2017. Any changes to the final rule
based on this redetermination will be
published in the Federal Register.
DATES: As of March 21, 2017, the
effective date of the SBA final rule
published December 28, 2016 (81 FR
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95419), and delayed January 26, 2017
(82 FR 8499), is further delayed until
May 20, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Theresa Jamerson, Office of Investment
and Innovation, (202) 205–7563 or sbic@
sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Final Rule: Small Business Investment
Companies: Passive Business Expansion
and Technical Clarifications, 81 FR
95419 (December 28, 2016), had an
effective date of January 27, 2017. The
January effective date was delayed to
March 21, 2017, and the comment
period was reopened until February 19,
2017. 82 FR 8499 (Jan. 26, 2017). This
new delay of effective date will provide
60 additional days for SBA to further
analyze questions of fact, law, and
policy related to this rulemaking, in
accordance with OMB Memorandum
#M–17–16, Implementation of
Regulatory Freeze (Jan. 24, 2017). SBA
will use the supplemental time to assess
the additional comments it received
through February 19, 2017, and will
further consider the rule’s impact on the
SBIC program and program participants.
SBA will also use the supplemental
time to make necessary determinations
regarding the effects of the final rule on
the examining and liquidation functions
of the SBA’s Office of Investment and
Innovation.
SBA is considering revising the
regulations for the Small Business
Investment Company (SBIC) program to
expand permitted investments in
passive businesses and provide further
clarification with regard to investments
in such businesses. SBICs are generally
prohibited from investing in passive
businesses under the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, as amended
(Act). SBIC program regulations provide
for two exceptions that allow an SBIC to
structure an investment utilizing a
passive small business as a passthrough. The first exception provides
conditions under which an SBIC may
structure an investment through up to
two levels of passive entities to make an
investment in a non-passive business
that is a subsidiary of the passive
business directly financed by the SBIC.
The second exception, prior to this final
rule, enabled a partnership SBIC, with
SBA’s prior approval, to provide
financing to a small business through a
passive, wholly-owned C corporation
(commonly known as a blocker
corporation), but only if a direct
financing would cause the SBIC’s
investors to incur Unrelated Business
Taxable Income (UBTI). This final rule
clarifies several aspects of the first
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 435
[Docket No. EERE-2016-BT-STD-0003]
RIN 1904-AD56
Energy Efficiency Standards for the Design and Construction of
New Federal Low-Rise Residential Buildings' Baseline Standards Update
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule; further delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: This document further temporarily postpones the effective date
of a recently published final rule amending the baseline Federal
building standards.
DATES: As of March 21, 2017, the effective date of the rule amending 10
CFR part 435 published in the Federal Register at 82 FR 2857 on January
10, 2017, delayed until March 21, 2017 at 82 FR 9343 on February 6,
2017, is further delayed until September 30, 2017. The incorporation by
reference of the publication listed in this rule is
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approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of September 30,
2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolas Baker, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Federal
Energy Management Program, Mailstop EE-5F, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-8215, email:
nicolas.baker@ee.doe.gov.
Kavita Vaidyanathan, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the
General Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC-33, 1000 Independence Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-0669, email:
kavita.vaidyanathan@hq.doe.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 6, 2017, the United States
Department of Energy (``DOE'') temporarily postponed the effective date
of its final rule amending the baseline Federal building standards
published in the Federal Register on January 10, 2017. See 82 FR 9343.
The January 31st rule temporarily postponed the effective date of the
final rule by 60 days, starting from January 20, 2017. The temporary
60-day delay in effective date was necessary to give the newly
appointed Secretary of Energy (Secretary) the opportunity for further
review and consideration of new regulations. However, the Secretary was
not confirmed and did not begin work in his position until March 3,
2017. As a result, the Secretary was unable to accomplish the review
and consideration during the original postponement of the effective
date of the regulation establishing the baseline Federal building
standards. Therefore, DOE hereby further temporarily postpones the
effective date of that baseline Federal building standards regulation
to allow the Secretary the opportunity to accomplish this task. The
effective date of this regulation is postponed until September 30,
2017. This will not change the statutory compliance date, which will
remain on January 10, 2018.
To the extent that 5 U.S.C. 553 applies to this action, it is
exempt from notice and comment because it constitutes a rule of
procedure under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). Alternatively, DOE's implementation
of this action without opportunity for public comment, effective
immediately upon publication in the Federal Register, is based on the
good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3). Pursuant to
5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), DOE has determined that good cause exists to forego
the requirement to provide prior notice and an opportunity for public
comment thereon for this rule as such procedures would be
impracticable, unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. DOE is
temporarily postponing the effective date of this regulation pursuant
to the previously-noted need for review by the Secretary. The January
10, 2018, compliance date is unaffected by this action. As a result,
seeking public comment on this delay is unnecessary and contrary to the
public interest. It is also impracticable given the timing of the
Secretary's confirmation and the March 21 effective date established by
the prior temporary postponement. For these same reasons DOE finds good
cause to waive the 30-day delay in effective date provided for in 5
U.S.C. 553(d).
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 15, 2017.
John T. Lucas,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2017-05485 Filed 3-20-17; 8:45 am]
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