82 FR 8501 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the Regulations for Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 16 (January 26, 2017)

Page Range		8501-8501
FR Document		2017-01841

In accordance with a January 20, 2017, memo from the White House, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are delaying the effective date of a rule we published on December 27, 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-ES-2015-0171; FF09E40000 167 FXES11150900000]
RIN 1018-BB25


Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the 
Regulations for Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with a January 20, 2017, memo from the White 
House, we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are delaying the 
effective date of a rule we published on December 27, 2016.

DATES: The effective date of the rule that published on December 27, 
2016, at 81 FR 95053, is delayed from January 26, 2017, to March 21, 
2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Newman, Chief, Division of 
Recovery and Restoration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, 
MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone 703-
358-2171.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 27, 2016, we published a rule to 
revise the regulations concerning enhancement-of-survival permits 
issued under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, associated 
with Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances. We added the 
term ``net conservation benefit'' to the Candidate Conservation 
Agreements with Assurances regulations, and eliminated references to 
``other necessary properties'' to clarify the level of conservation 
effort we require each agreement to include in order for us to approve 
a Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances. The rule was to be 
effective on January 26, 2017.
    On January 20, 2017, the White House issued a memo instructing 
Federal agencies to temporarily postpone the effective date for 60 days 
after January 20, 2017, of any regulations that have published in the 
Federal Register but not yet taken effect, for the purpose of 
``reviewing questions of fact, law, and policy they raise.'' We are, 
therefore, delaying the effective date of our rule published on 
December 27, 2016, at 81 FR 95053 (see DATES, above).

    Authority:  16 U.S.C. 1361-1407; 1531-1544; and 4201-4245, 
unless otherwise noted.

    Dated: January 23, 2017.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-01841 Filed 1-25-17; 8:45 am]
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Boards.
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of Civil Penalties, Issuance of Compliance or Corrective Action Orders,
and the Revocation/Termination or Suspension of Permits; Procedures
for Decisionmaking.
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Under the Clean Air Act.
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ating Mill Tailings.

Where appropriate, the Agency may ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective approve a Candidate Conservation
consider delaying the effective dates of date. Agreement with Assurances. The rule
the above-referenced regulations beyond was to be effective on January 26, 2017.
March 21, 2017. If the Agency were to SUMMARY: In accordance with a January
20, 2017, memo from the White House, On January 20, 2017, the White House
do so, consistent with the memorandum
we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, issued a memo instructing Federal
of the Assistant to the President and
are delaying the effective date of a rule agencies to temporarily postpone the
Chief of Staff, the Agency would
propose any later effective date for we published on December 27, 2016. effective date for 60 days after January
public comment. DATES: The effective date of the rule that
20, 2017, of any regulations that have
published on December 27, 2016, at 81 published in the Federal Register but
Dated: January 23, 2017.
FR 95053, is delayed from January 26, not yet taken effect, for the purpose of
Catherine McCabe,
2017, to March 21, 2017. ‘‘reviewing questions of fact, law, and
Acting Administrator. policy they raise.’’ We are, therefore,
[FR Doc. 2017–01822 Filed 1–24–17; 11:15 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
Newman, Chief, Division of Recovery delaying the effective date of our rule
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P published on December 27, 2016, at 81
and Restoration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Headquarters, MS: ES, 5275 FR 95053 (see DATES, above).
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041– Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1361–1407; 1531–
3803; telephone 703–358–2171. 1544; and 4201–4245, unless otherwise
Fish and Wildlife Service SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On noted.
December 27, 2016, we published a rule Dated: January 23, 2017.
50 CFR Part 17 to revise the regulations concerning Tina A. Campbell,
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–ES–2015–0171;
enhancement-of-survival permits issued
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
FF09E40000 167 FXES11150900000] under the Endangered Species Act of
Management Programs, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
1973, as amended, associated with Service.
RIN 1018–BB25 Candidate Conservation Agreements
[FR Doc. 2017–01841 Filed 1–25–17; 8:45 am]
with Assurances. We added the term
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife BILLING CODE 4333–15–P
‘‘net conservation benefit’’ to the
and Plants; Revisions to the
Candidate Conservation Agreements
Regulations for Candidate
with Assurances regulations, and
Conservation Agreements With
eliminated references to ‘‘other
Assurances
necessary properties’’ to clarify the level
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, of conservation effort we require each
Interior. agreement to include in order for us to
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Rules and Regulations
Action		Final rule; delay of effective date.
Dates		The effective date of the rule that published on December 27, 2016, at 81 FR 95053, is delayed from January 26, 2017, to March 21, 2017.
Contact		Jeff Newman, Chief, Division of Recovery and Restoration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters, MS: ES, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; telephone 703- 358-2171.
FR Citation		82 FR 8501
RIN Number		1018-BB25

82 FR 8501 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revisions to the Regulations for Candidate Conservation Agreements With Assurances

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIORFish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 16 (January 26, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service