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comment on the stay is impracticable,
unnecessary, and contrary to the public
interest. The delay in the effective date
until December 4, 2017, is necessary to
continue the review of the rule and
Petitions, including any potential
outreach. Given the imminence of the
effective date of the ‘‘System Safety
Program’’ final rule, seeking prior public
comment on this temporary delay
would be impractical, as well as
contrary to the public interest in the
orderly promulgation and
implementation of regulations.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 20103, 20106–20107,
20118–20119, 20156, 21301, 21304, 21311;
28 U.S.C. 2461, note; and 49 CFR 1.89.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 1, 2017.
Patrick T. Warren,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2017–11727 Filed 6–2–17; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
49 CFR Parts 571 and 585
[Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0125]
RIN 2126–AK93
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards; Minimum Sound
Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective
date.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Presidential directive as expressed in
the memorandum of January 20, 2017,
from the Assistant to the President and
Chief of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory
Freeze Pending Review,’’ this action
temporarily delays until September 5,
2017, the effective date of the final rule
titled ‘‘Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards; Minimum Sound
Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles,’’ initially scheduled to become
effective on February 13, 2017.
DATES: The effective date of the final
rule published on December 14, 2016
(81 FR 90416), is delayed until
September 5, 2017. The initial
compliance date is September 1, 2018,
with full phase in by September 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
legal issues, contact Thomas Healy,
Office of Chief Counsel, at (202) 366–
2992. For non-legal issues, contact Mike
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Pyne, Office of Rulemaking, at (202)
366–4171.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA
bases this action in part on the
Presidential directive expressed in the
memorandum of January 20, 2017, from
the Assistant to the President and Chief
of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze
Pending Review’’ (the January 20, 2017
memorandum). That memorandum
directed the heads of Executive
Departments and Agencies to
temporarily postpone for 60 days from
the date of the memorandum the
effective dates of certain regulations that
had been published in the Federal
Register, but had not yet taken effect.
Because the original effective date of the
final rule published on December 14,
2016, fell within that 60-day window,
the effective date of the rule was
extended to March 21, 2017, in a final
rule published on February 6, 2017 (82
FR 9368). The effective date was again
extended to May 22, 2017, in a final rule
published March 21, 2017 (82 FR
14477). The effective date was further
extended until June 5, 2017, in a final
rule published May 22, 2017 (82 FR
23150). Consistent with the
memorandum of the Assistant to the
President and Chief of Staff, and as
stated in the February 6, 2017, final rule
delaying the effective date, the Agency
further delays the effective date of this
regulation until September 5, 2017.
This delay of the effective date of the
final rule is also based on the need to
allow additional time to respond to
several petitions for reconsideration
filed in response to the final rule. These
responses will provide regulated entities
with greater certainty as to the
requirements of the Minimum Sound
Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles final rule prior to the rule
coming into effect. Delaying the
effective date of the final rule to allow
additional time to respond to these
petitions for reconsideration is prudent
in this instance because the petitions
concern topics such as the date by
which manufacturers are required to
comply with the rule’s requirements
and the stringency of the requirements
themselves, both of which impact
manufacturers’ compliance plans.
The Agency’s implementation of this
action without opportunity for public
comment is based on the good cause
exceptions in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and
553(d)(3), in that seeking public
comment is impracticable, unnecessary
and contrary to the public interest. The
delay in the effective date until
September 5, 2017, is necessary to
provide the opportunity for further
review and consideration of this new
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regulation, consistent with the January
20, 2017 memorandum. Given the
imminence of the effective date of the
‘‘Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards; Minimum Sound
Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles’’ final rule, seeking prior
public comment on this temporary
delay would be impractical, as well as
contrary to the public interest in the
orderly promulgation and
implementation of regulations.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115,
30117, and 30116; delegation of authority at
49 CFR 1.95.
Terry T. Shelton,
Acting Executive Director.
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Taking and Importing Marine
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National Marine Fisheries
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ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
NMFS, upon request from the
U.S. Navy (Navy), issues these
regulations pursuant to the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to
govern the taking of marine mammals
incidental to conducting waterfront
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years (2017–2022). These regulations,
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incidental take of marine mammals
during the described activities and
specified timeframes, prescribe the
permissible methods of taking and other
means of effecting the least practicable
adverse impact on marine mammal
species or stocks and their habitat, and
establish requirements pertaining to the
monitoring and reporting of such taking.
DATES: Effective from July 12, 2017,
through July 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: A copy of Navy’s
application and supporting documents,
as well as a list of the references cited
in this document, may be obtained
online at: www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 571 and 585
[Docket No. NHTSA-2016-0125]
RIN 2126-AK93
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Minimum Sound
Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Presidential directive as expressed in
the memorandum of January 20, 2017, from the Assistant to the President
and Chief of Staff, entitled ``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,'' this
action temporarily delays until September 5, 2017, the effective date
of the final rule titled ``Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards;
Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles,''
initially scheduled to become effective on February 13, 2017.
DATES: The effective date of the final rule published on December 14,
2016 (81 FR 90416), is delayed until September 5, 2017. The initial
compliance date is September 1, 2018, with full phase in by September
1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For legal issues, contact Thomas
Healy, Office of Chief Counsel, at (202) 366-2992. For non-legal
issues, contact Mike Pyne, Office of Rulemaking, at (202) 366-4171.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NHTSA bases this action in part on the
Presidential directive expressed in the memorandum of January 20, 2017,
from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled
``Regulatory Freeze Pending Review'' (the January 20, 2017 memorandum).
That memorandum directed the heads of Executive Departments and
Agencies to temporarily postpone for 60 days from the date of the
memorandum the effective dates of certain regulations that had been
published in the Federal Register, but had not yet taken effect.
Because the original effective date of the final rule published on
December 14, 2016, fell within that 60-day window, the effective date
of the rule was extended to March 21, 2017, in a final rule published
on February 6, 2017 (82 FR 9368). The effective date was again extended
to May 22, 2017, in a final rule published March 21, 2017 (82 FR
14477). The effective date was further extended until June 5, 2017, in
a final rule published May 22, 2017 (82 FR 23150). Consistent with the
memorandum of the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, and as
stated in the February 6, 2017, final rule delaying the effective date,
the Agency further delays the effective date of this regulation until
September 5, 2017.
This delay of the effective date of the final rule is also based on
the need to allow additional time to respond to several petitions for
reconsideration filed in response to the final rule. These responses
will provide regulated entities with greater certainty as to the
requirements of the Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles final rule prior to the rule coming into effect. Delaying the
effective date of the final rule to allow additional time to respond to
these petitions for reconsideration is prudent in this instance because
the petitions concern topics such as the date by which manufacturers
are required to comply with the rule's requirements and the stringency
of the requirements themselves, both of which impact manufacturers'
compliance plans.
The Agency's implementation of this action without opportunity for
public comment is based on the good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3), in that seeking public comment is
impracticable, unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. The
delay in the effective date until September 5, 2017, is necessary to
provide the opportunity for further review and consideration of this
new regulation, consistent with the January 20, 2017 memorandum. Given
the imminence of the effective date of the ``Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standards; Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric
Vehicles'' final rule, seeking prior public comment on this temporary
delay would be impractical, as well as contrary to the public interest
in the orderly promulgation and implementation of regulations.
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115, 30117, and 30116;
delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.95.
Terry T. Shelton,
Acting Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 2017-11732 Filed 6-2-17; 4:15 pm]
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