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contains regulatory documents having general

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Rules and Regulations Federal Register

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Vol. 82, No. 59 

Wednesday, March 29, 2017 

1 DOE had previously temporarily postponed the 

effective date of this final rule for 60 days from 

January 20, 2017, i.e., until March 21, 2017, see 82 

FR 8985 (Feb. 2, 2017). 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 

[Docket No. EERE–2006–BT–TP–0029] 

RIN 1904–AD71 

Energy Conservation Program: Test 

Procedures for Central Air 

Conditioners and Heat Pumps; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and 

Renewable Energy, Department of 

Energy. 

ACTION: Final rule; technical correction. 

SUMMARY: On March 21, 2017, the U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) published 

in the Federal Register a document that 

temporarily further postponed the 

effective date of its test procedures for 

central air conditioners and heat pumps. 

This document corrects a typographical 

error in that document. 

DATES: Effective: March 29, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ms. Ashley Armstrong, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency 

and Renewable Energy, Building 

Technologies Office, EE–5B, 1000 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Telephone: (202) 586–6590. Email: 

Ashley.Armstrong@ee.doe.gov. 

Ms. Johanna Jochum, U.S. Department 

of Energy, Office of the General 

Counsel, GC–33, 1000 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585– 

0121. Telephone: (202) 287–6307. 

Email: Johanna.Jochum@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

On March 21, 2017, DOE further 

temporarily postponed the effective date 

of its final rule amending the test 

procedures for central air conditioners 

and heat pumps published in the 

Federal Register on January 5, 2017. 82 

FR 14425; see also 82 FR 1426.1 DOE 

indicated in the March 21 document 

that the new effective date of the test 

procedure would be the same date as 

the original compliance date, and stated 

that date as July 3, 2017. However, the 

January 5 final rule provided that the 

compliance date with appendix M of the 

test procedure, as determined by statute, 

would be 180 days after publication of 

the final rule in the Federal Register, 

i.e., July 5, 2017. 82 FR 1426 (Jan. 5, 

2017). DOE did not intend by the March 

21 document to change the original 

compliance date, nor does it have 

authority to do so. As such, the 

statement in the March 21 notice that 

the compliance date of the final rule 

was July 3, 2017, was in error. Thus, 

DOE is issuing this correction to fix the 

error and clarify that the compliance 

date with Appendix M of the January 5 

final rule has been and remains July 5, 

2017, and, therefore, the effective date 

of the January 5 final rule is also July 

5, 2017. 

II. Need for Correction 

As published, the March 21, 2017, 

notice may potentially result in 

confusion regarding how to correctly 

conduct DOE’s central air conditioners 

and heat pumps test procedure. Because 

this final rule would simply correct 

errors in the preamble without making 

any changes to the test procedures, the 

changes addressed in this document are 

technical in nature. Accordingly, DOE 

finds that there is good cause under 5 

U.S.C. 553(b)(B) to not issue a separate 

document to solicit public comment on 

the changes contained in this document. 

Issuing a separate document to solicit 

public comment would be 

impracticable, unnecessary, and 

contrary to the public interest. 

III. Procedural Requirements 

DOE has concluded that the 

determinations made pursuant to the 

various procedural requirements 

applicable to the January 5, 2017 test 

procedure final rule remain unchanged 

for this final rule technical correction. 

These determinations are set forth in the 

January 5, 2017, final rule. 82 FR 1426. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 23, 

2017. 

John T. Lucas, 

Acting General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2017–06202 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–0986; Airspace 

Docket No. 15–AEA–7] 

Amendment of Air Traffic Service 

(ATS) Routes; Eastern United States 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective 

date. 

SUMMARY: This action changes the 

effective date of a final rule published 

in the Federal Register on February 27, 

2017, amending area navigation (RNAV) 

routes Q–39 and Q–67 in the eastern 

United States. The FAA is delaying the 

effective date to coincide with the 

expected completion of associated 

enroute and terminal procedures. 

DATES: The effective date of the final 

rule published on February 27, 2017 (82 

FR 11804) is delayed from April 27, 

2017 to October 12, 2017. The Director 

of the Federal Register approved this 

incorporation by reference action under 

Title 1, Code of Federal Regulations, 

part 51, subject to the annual revision of 

FAA Order 7400.11 and publication of 

conforming amendments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Gallant, Airspace Policy Group, Office 

of Airspace Services, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–8783. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA published a final rule 

amending area navigation (RNAV) 

routes Q–39 and Q–67 in the eastern 

United States (82 FR 11804, February 

27, 2017), Docket No. FAA–2016–0986. 

The effective date for that final rule is 

April 27, 2017. The FAA expects to 

complete associated enroute and 

terminal procedures for these routes by 

for October 12, 2017; therefore the rule 

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amending Q–39 and Q–67 is delayed to 

coincide with that date. 

Area navigation routes are published 

in paragraph 2006 of FAA Order 

7400.11A dated August 3, 2016, and 

effective September 15, 2016, which is 

incorporated by reference in 14 CFR 

71.1. The area navigation routes listed 

in this document will be subsequently 

published in the Order. 

Good Cause for No Notice and 

Comment 

Section 553(b)(3)(B) of Title 5, United 

States Code, (the Administrative 

Procedure Act) authorizes agencies to 

dispense with notice and comment 

procedures for rules when the agency 

for ‘‘good cause’’ finds that those 

procedures are ‘‘impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest.’’ Under this section, an agency, 

upon finding good cause, may issue a 

final rule without seeking comment 

prior to the rulemaking. The FAA finds 

that prior notice and public comment to 

this final rule is unnecessary due to the 

brief length of the extension of the 

effective date and the fact that there is 

no substantive change to the rule. 

Delay of Effective Date 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority delegated to me, the effective 

date of the final rule, Airspace Docket 

15–AEA–7, as published in the Federal 

Register on February 27, 2017 (82 FR 

11804), FR. Doc. 2017–03507, is hereby 

delayed until October 12, 2017. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g); 40103, 

40113, 40120; E.O. 10854, 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 

1959–1963 Comp., P. 389. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 22, 

2017. 

M. Randy Willis, 

Acting Manager, Airspace Policy Group. 

[FR Doc. 2017–06117 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

15 CFR Part 744 

[Docket No. 170109042–7255–01] 

RIN 0694–AH30 

Removal of Certain Persons From the 

Entity List; Addition of a Person to the 

Entity List; and EAR Conforming 

Change 

AGENCY: Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule amends the Export 

Administration Regulations (EAR) by 

removing two persons listed under the 

destination of China from the Entity 

List. The two removals are the result of 

a request for removal received by BIS 

pursuant to the section of the EAR used 

for requesting removal or modification 

of an Entity List entry and a review of 

information provided in the removal 

request in accordance with the 

procedure for requesting removal or 

modification of an Entity List entity. In 

light of the recent settlement of 

administrative and criminal 

enforcement actions against ZTE 

Corporation and ZTE Kangxun, the EndUser Review Committee (ERC) has 

determined that these two persons being 

removed have performed their 

undertakings to the U.S. Government in 

a timely manner and have otherwise 

cooperated with the U.S. Government in 

resolving the matter which led to the 

two entities’ listing. 

This final rule also adds one person 

to the Entity List. This person who is 

added to the Entity List has been 

determined by the U.S. Government to 

be acting contrary to the national 

security or foreign policy interests of the 

United States. This person will be listed 

on the Entity List under the destination 

of China. 

Lastly, this final rule makes a 

conforming change to the EAR as a 

result of the removal of these two 

persons from the Entity List. 

DATES: This rule is effective March 29, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chair, End-User Review Committee, 

Office of the Assistant Secretary, Export 

Administration, Bureau of Industry and 

Security, Department of Commerce, 

Phone: (202) 482–5991, Email: ERC@

bis.doc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Entity List (Supplement No. 4 to 

part 744) identifies entities and other 

persons reasonably believed to be 

involved, or to pose a significant risk of 

being or becoming involved, in 

activities contrary to the national 

security or foreign policy interests of the 

United States. The EAR imposes 

additional license requirements on, and 

limits the availability of most license 

exceptions for, exports, reexports, and 

transfers (in-country) to those listed. 

The ‘‘license review policy’’ for each 

listed entity or other person is identified 

in the License Review Policy column on 

the Entity List and the impact on the 

availability of license exceptions is 

described in the Federal Register notice 

adding entities or other persons to the 

Entity List. BIS places entities and other 

persons on the Entity List pursuant to 

sections of part 744 (Control Policy: 

End-User and End-Use Based) and part 

746 (Embargoes and Other Special 

Controls) of the EAR. 

The End-User Review Committee 

(ERC), composed of representatives of 

the Departments of Commerce (Chair), 

State, Defense, Energy and, where 

appropriate, the Treasury, makes all 

decisions regarding additions to, 

removals from, or other modifications to 

the Entity List. The ERC makes all 

decisions to add an entry to the Entity 

List by majority vote and all decisions 

to remove or modify an entry by 

unanimous vote. 

ERC Entity List Decisions 

Removals From the Entity List 

This rule implements a decision of 

the ERC to remove the following two 

entries from the Entity List: Zhongxing 

Telecommunications Equipment (ZTE) 

Corporation and ZTE Kangxun 

Telecommunications Ltd. These two 

entities were added to the Entity List on 

March 8, 2016 (see 81 FR 12006). 

The U.S. Government recently 

reached an agreement with ZTE 

Corporation and ZTE Kangxun for the 

settlement of administrative charges and 

entry of a guilty plea in a criminal case 

against the companies. On March 7, 

2017, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. 

Ross, Jr., issued a statement regarding 

the settlement and guilty plea, which 

resulted in a very substantial monetary 

penalty, intrusive independent 

monitoring, and additional suspended 

penalties that will be imposed if ZTE 

fails to meet its obligations or further 

violates U.S. export controls. 

In light of the settlement, the ERC has 

determined that ZTE Corporation and 

ZTE Kangxun have performed their 

undertakings to the U.S. Government in 

a timely manner and have otherwise 

cooperated with the U.S. Government in 

resolving the matter which led to the 

two entities’ listing. Therefore, the ERC 

has decided to remove these two entities 

from the Entity List. 

This final rule implements the 

decision to remove the following two 

entities located in China from the Entity 

List: 

China 

(1) Zhongxing Telecommunications 

Equipment (ZTE) Corporation, ZTE 

Plaza, Keji Road South, Hi-Tech 

Industrial Park, Nanshan District, 

Shenzhen, China; and 

(2) ZTE Kangxun 

Telecommunications Ltd., 2/3 Floor, 

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