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B. Regulatory Impact Analysis: E.O. 
12866 
The MSPB has determined that this is 
not a significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866. Therefore, no regulatory impact analysis is required. 
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act 
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 
requires an agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for rules unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The RFA applies only to rules for which an agency is required to first publish a proposed rule. See 5 U.S.C. 
603(a) and 604(a). As discussed above, the 2015 Act does not require agencies to first publish a proposed rule when adjusting CMPs within their jurisdiction. Thus, the RFA does not apply to this final rule. 
D. Paperwork Reduction Act 
This document does not contain 
information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 
E. Congressional Review Act 
Pursuant to the Congressional Review 
Act (5 U.S.C. 801, et seq. ), the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs designated this rule as not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2). 
List of Subjects in 5 CFR Part 1201 
Administrative practice and 
procedure, Civil rights, Government employees. 
For the reasons set forth above, 5 CFR 
part 1201 is amended as follows: 
PART 1201—PRACTICES AND 
PROCEDURES 
■1. The authority citation for part 1201 
continues to read as follows: 
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1204, 1305, and 7701, 
and 38 U.S.C. 4331, unless otherwise noted. 
§ 1201.126 [Amended] 
■2. Section 1201.126 is amended in 
paragraph (a) by removing ‘‘$1,112’’ and adding in its place ‘‘$1,125’’. 
Jennifer Everling, 
Acting Clerk of the Board. 
Editorial Note: This document was 
received for publication by the Office of the Federal Register on January 12, 2021. 
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BILLING CODE 7400–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
10 CFR Part 431 
[EERE–2017–BT–TP–0047] 
RIN 1904–AE18 
Energy Conservation Program: Test 
Procedures for Small Electric Motors and Electric Motors 
AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. 
ACTION : Final rule; delay of effective 
date. 
SUMMARY : This document delays the 
effective date of a recently published final rule amending the test procedures for small electric motors and electric motors. DOE also seeks comment on any further delay of the effective date, including the impacts of such delay, as well comment on the legal, factual, or policy issues raised by the rule. 
DATES : The effective dates of the final 
rule published January 4, 2021, at 86 FR 4, and the accompanying correction published January 15, 2021, at 86 FR 3747, are delayed to March 21, 2021. Written comments and information will be accepted on or before March 4, 2021. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Mr. 
Jeremy Dommu, 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– 9870. Email: ApplianceStandardsQuestions@ee.doe.gov. 
Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of 
Energy, Office of the General Counsel, GC–33, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585–0121. Phone: (202) 586–8145. Email: Michael.Kido@
hq.doe.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : On 
January 20, 2021, the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff (‘‘Chief of Staff’’) issued a memorandum 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 Energy (‘‘DOE’’) hereby temporarily postpones the effective date of its final rule amending the test procedures for small electric motors and electric motors published in the Federal Register on 
January 4, 2021 (86 FR 4) and an accompanying correction document published in the Federal Register on 
January 15, 2021 (86 FR 3747). The January 4, 2021 rule amends the test 
procedures for measuring the energy efficiency of small electric motors and electric motors. Consistent with the memorandum, DOE is temporarily postponing the effective date of the final rule by 60 days, starting from January 20, 2021. The temporary 60-day delay in effective date is necessary to give DOE officials the opportunity for further review and consideration of new regulations, consistent with the Chief of Staff’s memorandum of January 20, 2021. 
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 5 U.S.C. 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 for 60 days the effective date of this regulation pursuant to the previously- noted memorandum of the Chief of Staff and is exercising no discretion in implementing this specific provision of the memorandum. As a result, seeking public comment on this delay is unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. 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). DOE is, however, seeking comment on any further delay of the effective date, including the impacts of such delay, as well comment on the legal, factual, or policy issues raised by the rule. 
Signing Authority 
This document of the Department of 
Energy was signed on January 26, 2021, by John T. Lucas, Acting General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, pursuant to delegated authority from the 
Acting Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in 
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no way alters the legal effect of this 
document upon publication in the Federal Register . 
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 27, 
2021. 
Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 
Department of Energy. 
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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
10 CFR Part 1061 
RIN 1990–AA50 
Procedures for the Issuance of 
Guidance Documents 
AGENCY : Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. 
ACTION : Final rule; delay of effective 
date. 
SUMMARY : This document delays the 
effective date of a recently published final rule establishing procedures for the issuance of Department of Energy guidance documents. DOE also seeks comment on any further delay of the effective date, including the impacts of such delay, as well comment on the legal, factual, or policy issues raised by the rule. 
DATES : The effective date of the final 
rule published January 6, 2021, at 86 FR 451, is delayed to March 21, 2021. Written comments and information will be accepted on or before March 4, 2021. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Mr. 
Matthew Ring, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Forrestal Building, GC–33, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586–2555, Email: Guidance@hq.doe.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : On 
January 20, 2021, the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff (‘‘Chief of Staff’’) issued a memorandum 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 Energy (‘‘DOE’’) hereby temporarily postpones the effective date of its final rule establishing procedures for the issuance of DOE guidance documents published in the Federal Register on January 6, 
2021 (86 FR 451). The January 6, 2021 rule implemented Executive Order 13891, ‘‘Promoting the Rule of Law Through Improved Agency Guidance Documents’’ (84 FR 55235), which, among other things, required agencies to 
provide more transparency for their guidance documents by creating a searchable online database for current guidance documents, and by establishing procedures to allow the public to comment on significant guidance documents and to petition the agency to withdraw or modify guidance documents. Consistent with the memorandum, DOE is temporarily postponing the effective date of the final rule by 60 days, starting from January 20, 2021. The temporary 60-day delay in the effective date is necessary to give DOE officials the opportunity for further review and consideration of new regulations, consistent with the Chief of Staff’s memorandum of January 20, 2021. 
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 5 U.S.C. 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 for 60 days the effective date of this regulation pursuant to the previously- noted memorandum of the Chief of Staff and is exercising no discretion in implementing this specific provision of the memorandum. As a result, seeking public comment on this delay is unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. 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). DOE is, however, seeking comment on any further delay of the effective date, including the impacts of such delay, as well comment on the 
legal, factual, or policy issues raised by the rule. 
Signing Authority 
This document of the Department of 
Energy was signed on January 26, 2021, by John T. Lucas, Acting General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, pursuant to delegated authority from the Acting Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register 
Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register . 
Signed in Washington, DC, on January 27, 
2021. 
Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. 
Department of Energy. 
[FR Doc. 2021–02036 Filed 2–1–21; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 
Federal Aviation Administration 
14 CFR Part 25 
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0476; Special 
Conditions No. 25–780–SC] 
Special Conditions: TC Inter- 
Informatics A.S., Airbus Model A330– 243 Airplane; Single-Occupant, Oblique (Side-Facing) Seats With Inflatable Lapbelts 
AGENCY : Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), DOT. 
ACTION : Final special conditions; request 
for comments. 
SUMMARY : These special conditions are 
issued for the Airbus Model A330–243 series airplane. This airplane, as modified by TC Inter-Informatics A.S. (TC Inter-Informatics), will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport-category airplanes. This design feature is single- occupant, oblique B/E Aerospace Super Diamond seats, equipped with inflatable lapbelts. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards. 
DATES : This action is effective on TC 
Inter-Informatics on February 2, 2021. Send comments on or before March 19, 2021. 
ADDRESSES : Send comments identified 
by Docket No. FAA–2020–0476 using any of the following methods: 
•Federal eRegulations Portal: Go to 
http://www.regulations.gov/ and follow 
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