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on December 19, 2016 reinstating the
North Fork Coal Mining Area exception
to the Colorado Roadless Rule.
The effective date of the rule
amending 36 CFR part 294 published in
the Federal Register at 81 FR 91811 on
December 19, 2016, is delayed until
April 17, 2017.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Robertson; Deputy Director;
Recreation, Lands, and Minerals; Rocky
Mountain Regional Office, U.S. Forest
Service, at 303–275–5470. Individuals
using telecommunication devices for the
deaf may call the Federal Information
Relay Services at 1–800–877–8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday.
On
January 20, 2017, the Assistant to the
President and Chief of Staff (‘‘Chief of
Staff’’) issued a memorandum,
published in the Federal Register on
January 24, 2017 (82 FR 8346), outlining
the President’s plan for managing the
Federal regulatory process at the outset
of the new Administration. In
implementation of one of the measures
directed by that memorandum, the
United States Department of Agriculture
(‘‘USDA’’) hereby temporarily postpones
the effective date of its final rule titled,
‘‘Roadless Area Conservation; National
Forest System Lands in Colorado,’’ that
was published in the Federal Register at
81 FR 91811 on December 19, 2016,
reinstating the North Fork Coal Mining
Area exception to the Colorado Roadless
Rule.
The Colorado Roadless Rule is a Statespecific rule that establishes
management direction for the
conservation of roadless area values and
characteristics across approximately 4.2
million acres of land located within the
State of Colorado in Roadless Areas on
National Forest System (NFS) lands.
The North Fork Coal Mining Area
exception to the Colorado Roadless Rule
provides for the construction of
temporary roads, if needed, for coal
exploration and coal-related surface
activities in the 19,700-acre area defined
as the North Fork Coal Mining Area. In
addition, the final rule makes an
administrative correction to Colorado
Roadless Area boundaries associated
with the North Fork Coal Mining Area
based on updated information. The
correction adds an additional 200 acres
to the roadless area. These boundary
corrections address changes identified
by new road survey information. The
temporary 60-day delay in effective date
is necessary to give USDA officials the
opportunity for further review and
consideration of new regulations,
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consistent with the Chief of Staff’s
memorandum of January 20, 2017.
To the extent that 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A)
applies to this action, it is exempt from
notice and comment for good cause and
the reasons cited above. USDA finds
that notice and solicitation of comment
regarding the brief extension of the
effective date for the final regulation are
impracticable, unnecessary, and
contrary to the public interest pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). USDA believes
that affected entities need to be
informed as soon as possible of the
extension and its length in order to plan
and adjust their implementation process
accordingly.
Dated: February 2, 2017.
Daniel J. Jiron,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural
Resources and Environment.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 3160
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RIN 1004–AE37
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations;
Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases;
Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1,
Approval of Operations
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Final order; delay of effective
and implementation dates.
AGENCY:
In accordance with a January
20, 2017, Memorandum for the Heads of
Executive Departments and Agencies
(memorandum) from the White House,
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
is delaying the effective date of a rule
published on January 10, 2017.
DATES: The effective date of the rule that
published on January 10, 2017, at 82 FR
2906, is delayed from February 9, 2017,
to March 21, 2017. In addition, the
implementation date is delayed from
March 13, 2017 to April 20, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steven Wells, Division Chief, Fluid
Minerals Division, 202–912–7143 for
information regarding the substance of
the final Order or information about the
BLM’s Fluid Minerals Program. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Relay Service at 1–800–877–8339 to
contact the above individual during
normal business hours. The Service is
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available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a
reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July
29, 2016, the BLM published for public
review and comment a proposed rule to
update the filing requirements of
Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1
(Onshore Order 1), requiring the
electronic filing (e-filing) of all
Applications for Permit to Drill (APDs)
and Notices of Staking (NOSs). The
comment period closed on August 28,
2016. Five comments were received;
three were substantive, resulting in
changes to the final rule; two were nonsubstantive and considered outside the
scope of the proposed rule.
On January 10, 2017, the BLM
published a notice at 82 FR 2906 of the
final Order to revise Onshore Order 1 to
require e-filing of all APDs and NOSs.
Per that notice, the final Order is
currently scheduled to take effect on
February 9, 2017.
Previously, Onshore Order 1 stated
that an ‘‘operator must file an APD or
any other required documents in the
BLM Field Office having jurisdiction
over the lands described in the
application,’’ but allowed for e-filing of
such documents as an alternative. The
revision to Onshore Order 1 makes efiling the required method of
submission, subject to limited
exceptions. The BLM made this change
to improve the efficiency and
transparency of the APD and NOS
processes.
On January 20, 2017, the White House
issued a memorandum instructing
Federal agencies to temporarily
postpone the effective date of certain
regulations for 60 days after January 20,
2017, to ensure the President’s
appointees or designees have the
opportunity to review any new or
pending regulations. Section 3 of the
memorandum states, ‘‘With respect to
regulations that have been published in
the OFR [Office of the Federal Register]
but have not taken effect, as permitted
by applicable law, temporarily postpone
their effective date for 60 days from the
date of this memorandum, . . . for the
purpose of reviewing questions of fact,
law, and policy they raise.’’ The
memorandum goes on to state in Section
3(a) that following the delay in effective
date, ‘‘for those regulations that raise no
substantial questions of law or policy,
no further action needs to be taken.’’
The BLM is, therefore, delaying the
effective date of the rule by 60 days,
from the date of the memorandum, to
March 21, 2017.
Sections III.A, III.C, and III.E of the
final Order include an implementation
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date for certain provisions to begin 30
days after the effective date of the Order.
The implementation date of these
provisions is now April 20, 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, our
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), we have 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. We
are temporarily postponing for 60 days
the effective date of this regulation
pursuant to the previously-noted
memorandum of the Chief of Staff. As
a result, seeking public comment on this
delay is unnecessary and contrary to the
public interest. For these same reasons
we find good cause to waive the 30-day
delay in effective date provided for in 5
U.S.C. 553(d).
Authority: 43 CFR part 3160.
Richard T. Cardinale,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and
Minerals Management.
For reasons set out in the preamble,
the Bureau of Land Management
amends the appendix following the
regulatory text of the final rule
published in the Federal Register at 72
FR 10308 at 10328 (March 7, 2007),
corrected on March 9, 2007 (72 FR
10608), effective March 7, 2007, and
revised on January 10, 2017 (82 FR
2906), as follows:
Note: This appendix does not appear in the
BLM regulations in 43 CFR part 3160.
Appendix—Text of Oil and Gas
Onshore Order
Amend Onshore Oil and Gas Order
Number 1 sections III.A, III.C, and III.E by
replacing ‘‘March 13, 2017,’’ with ‘‘April 20,
2017,’’ at each place it occurs.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 223
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policy they raise.’’ In accordance with
this memorandum, this action delays
the final rule NMFS published on
January 19, 2017, at 82 FR 6309, until
March 21, 2017.
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List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 223
Endangered and threatened species,
Exports, Imports, Transportation.
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Final Rule To List Two
Guitarfishes as Threatened Under the
Endangered Species Act
Dated: February 3, 2017.
Alan D. Risenhoover,
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for
Regulatory Programs, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
[Docket No. 150211138–7024–02]
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
memorandum of January 20, 2017, from
the Assistant to the President and Chief
of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze
Pending Review,’’ published in the
Federal Register on January 24, 2017
(the Memorandum), this action delays
the final rule NMFS published on
January 19, 2017.
DATES: Effective February 9, 2017, the
effective date of the final rule amending
50 CFR part 223, that published on
January 19, 2017, at 82 FR 6309, is
delayed until March 21, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Marta Nammack, NMFS, Office of
Protected Resources (OPR), (301) 427–
8403.
SUMMARY:
On
January 19, 2017, NMFS published the
final rule to list two foreign marine
guitarfish species under the Endangered
Species Act (ESA). We considered
comments submitted on the proposed
listing rule and have determined that
the blackchin guitarfish (Rhinobatos
cemiculus) and common guitarfish
(Rhinobatos rhinobatos) warrant listing
as threatened species. We will not
designate critical habitat for either of
these species because the geographical
areas occupied by these species are
entirely outside U.S. jurisdiction, and
we have not identified any unoccupied
areas within U.S. jurisdiction that are
currently essential to the conservation
of either of these species.
On January 20, 2017, the White House
issued a memorandum instructing
Federal agencies to temporarily
postpone the effective date for 60 days
after January 20, 2017, of any
regulations or guidance documents that
have published in the Federal Register
but not yet taken effect, for the purpose
of ‘‘reviewing questions of fact, law, and
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 679
[Docket No. 150916863–6211–02]
RIN 0648–XF209
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; Reallocation of
Pollock in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; reallocation.
AGENCY:
NMFS is reallocating the
projected unused amounts of the
Community Development Quota pollock
directed fishing allowance from the
Aleutian Islands subarea to the Bering
Sea subarea. This action is necessary to
provide opportunity for harvest of the
2017 total allowable catch of pollock,
consistent with the goals and objectives
of the Fishery Management Plan for
Groundfish of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands Management Area.
DATES: Effective 1200 hrs, Alaska local
time (A.l.t.), February 9, 2017 until the
effective date of the final 2017 and 2018
harvest specifications for Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) groundfish,
unless otherwise modified or
superseded through publication of a
notification in the Federal Register.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Steve Whitney, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS
manages the groundfish fishery in the
BSAI exclusive economic zone
according to the Fishery Management
Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands Management Area
(FMP) prepared by the North Pacific
Fishery Management Council (Council)
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
43 CFR Part 3160
[17X.LLWO300000.L13100000.PP0000]
RIN 1004-AE37
Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas
Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Final order; delay of effective and implementation dates.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with a January 20, 2017, Memorandum for the
Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (memorandum) from the White
House, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is delaying the effective
date of a rule published on January 10, 2017.
DATES: The effective date of the rule that published on January 10,
2017, at 82 FR 2906, is delayed from February 9, 2017, to March 21,
2017. In addition, the implementation date is delayed from March 13,
2017 to April 20, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven Wells, Division Chief, Fluid
Minerals Division, 202-912-7143 for information regarding the substance
of the final Order or information about the BLM's Fluid Minerals
Program. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the
above individual during normal business hours. The Service is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week to leave a message or question with the
above individual. You will receive a reply during normal business
hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 29, 2016, the BLM published for
public review and comment a proposed rule to update the filing
requirements of Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1 (Onshore Order 1),
requiring the electronic filing (e-filing) of all Applications for
Permit to Drill (APDs) and Notices of Staking (NOSs). The comment
period closed on August 28, 2016. Five comments were received; three
were substantive, resulting in changes to the final rule; two were non-
substantive and considered outside the scope of the proposed rule.
On January 10, 2017, the BLM published a notice at 82 FR 2906 of
the final Order to revise Onshore Order 1 to require e-filing of all
APDs and NOSs. Per that notice, the final Order is currently scheduled
to take effect on February 9, 2017.
Previously, Onshore Order 1 stated that an ``operator must file an
APD or any other required documents in the BLM Field Office having
jurisdiction over the lands described in the application,'' but allowed
for e-filing of such documents as an alternative. The revision to
Onshore Order 1 makes e-filing the required method of submission,
subject to limited exceptions. The BLM made this change to improve the
efficiency and transparency of the APD and NOS processes.
On January 20, 2017, the White House issued a memorandum
instructing Federal agencies to temporarily postpone the effective date
of certain regulations for 60 days after January 20, 2017, to ensure
the President's appointees or designees have the opportunity to review
any new or pending regulations. Section 3 of the memorandum states,
``With respect to regulations that have been published in the OFR
[Office of the Federal Register] but have not taken effect, as
permitted by applicable law, temporarily postpone their effective date
for 60 days from the date of this memorandum, . . . for the purpose of
reviewing questions of fact, law, and policy they raise.'' The
memorandum goes on to state in Section 3(a) that following the delay in
effective date, ``for those regulations that raise no substantial
questions of law or policy, no further action needs to be taken.'' The
BLM is, therefore, delaying the effective date of the rule by 60 days,
from the date of the memorandum, to March 21, 2017.
Sections III.A, III.C, and III.E of the final Order include an
implementation
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date for certain provisions to begin 30 days after the effective date
of the Order. The implementation date of these provisions is now April
20, 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, our 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), we have 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. We are
temporarily postponing for 60 days the effective date of this
regulation pursuant to the previously-noted memorandum of the Chief of
Staff. As a result, seeking public comment on this delay is unnecessary
and contrary to the public interest. For these same reasons we find
good cause to waive the 30-day delay in effective date provided for in
5 U.S.C. 553(d).
Authority: 43 CFR part 3160.
Richard T. Cardinale,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
For reasons set out in the preamble, the Bureau of Land Management
amends the appendix following the regulatory text of the final rule
published in the Federal Register at 72 FR 10308 at 10328 (March 7,
2007), corrected on March 9, 2007 (72 FR 10608), effective March 7,
2007, and revised on January 10, 2017 (82 FR 2906), as follows:
Note: This appendix does not appear in the BLM regulations in 43
CFR part 3160.
Appendix--Text of Oil and Gas Onshore Order
Amend Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1 sections III.A, III.C,
and III.E by replacing ``March 13, 2017,'' with ``April 20, 2017,''
at each place it occurs.
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