14477 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 53 / Tuesday, March 21, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 
Issued under the authority of delegation in 
49 CFR 1.87 on: March 15, 2017. 
Daphne Y. Jefferson, Deputy Administrator. 
[FR Doc. 2017–05525 Filed 3–20–17; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 
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), DOT. 
ACTION : Final rule; delay of effective 
date. 
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 May 22, 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 : As of March 21, 2017, the 
effective date of the final rule published on December 14, 2016 (81 FR 90416), delayed on February 6, 2017 (82 FR 9368), is further delayed until May 22, 2017. The compliance date is September 1, 2018, with full phase in by September 1, 2019. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : For 
legal issues, contact Tom 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 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, 2107 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). 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 May 22, 2017. 
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 May 22, 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. 
Issued on: March 16, 2017. 
Jack Danielson, 
Acting Deputy Administrator. 
[FR Doc. 2017–05543 Filed 3–20–17; 8:45 am] 
BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration 
50 CFR Part 622 
[Docket No. 1206013412–2517–02] 
RIN 0648–XF166 
Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of 
Mexico; 2017 Recreational Accountability Measures and Closure for Gulf of Mexico Greater Amberjack 
AGENCY : National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. 
ACTION : Temporary rule; recreational 
quota reduction and closure. SUMMARY : NMFS implements 
accountability measures (AMs) for the 
greater amberjack recreational sector in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) for the 2017 fishing year through this temporary rule. NMFS has determined that the 2016 recreational annual catch limit (ACL) for Gulf greater amberjack was exceeded; therefore, NMFS reduces the greater amberjack recreational ACL and annual catch target (ACT) in 2017. NMFS has also determined that the reduced recreational ACT for Gulf greater amberjack will be reached by March 24, 2017. Therefore, the greater amberjack recreational season in the Gulf EEZ will close on March 24, 2017. This closure is necessary to protect the Gulf greater amberjack resource. 
DATES : This rule is effective from 12:01 
a.m., local time, March 24, 2017, until 
12:01 a.m., local time, on January 1, 2018. 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : 
Kelli O’Donnell, NMFS Southeast Regional Office, telephone: 727–824– 5305, email: kelli.odonnell@noaa.gov. 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : NMFS 
manages the Gulf reef fish fishery, which includes greater amberjack, under the Fishery Management Plan for the Reef Fish Resources of the Gulf (FMP). The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (Council) prepared the FMP and NMFS implements the FMP under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622. All greater amberjack weights discussed in this temporary rule are in round weight. 
The 2017 recreational ACL for Gulf 
greater amberjack specified in 50 CFR 622.41(a)(2)(iii) is 1,255,600 lb (569,531 kg) and the recreational ACT specified in 50 CFR 622.39(a)(2)(ii) is 1,092,372 lb (495,492 kg). However, NMFS has determined that in 2016, the recreational harvest of greater amberjack exceeded the 2016 recreational ACL by 756,631 lb (343,202 kg). Under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(2)(ii), NMFS is required to reduce the recreational ACT and the recreational ACL for greater amberjack in the year following an overage of the recreational ACL, by the amount of any recreational overage in the prior fishing year. Therefore, NMFS reduces the recreational ACL for greater amberjack in 2017 to 498,969 lb (226,329 kg) and the recreational ACT to 335,741 lb (152,290 kg). 
Under 50 CFR 622.41(a)(2)(i), NMFS 
is required to close the recreational sector for greater amberjack when the recreational ACT is reached, or is 
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