48760 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 202 / Friday, October 20, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 

Dated: October 16, 2017. 

Dale L. Aultman, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22721 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

13 CFR Part 313 

[Docket No.: 170828819–7819–01] 

RIN 0610–AA70 

Elimination of Regulations 

Implementing Community Trade 

Adjustment Assistance Program 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Through this final rule, the 

Economic Development Administration 

(‘‘EDA’’), U.S. Department of Commerce, 

eliminates the regulations implementing 

the Community Trade Adjustment 

Assistance (‘‘CTAA’’) Program. 

Established in 2009 under the Trade Act 

of 1974, the CTAA Program was 

subsequently eliminated by Congress in 

2011. Implementing regulations for this 

now-defunct Program are thus 

unnecessary. This final rule is a 

‘‘deregulatory action’’ pursuant to the 

April 5, 2017, Office of Management 

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) guidance 

memorandum implementing Executive 

Order 13771. 

DATES: This rule is effective October 20, 

2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Roberson, Deputy Chief Counsel, 

Office of the Chief Counsel, Economic 

Development Administration, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW., Suite 72023, 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–1315. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The CTAA Program was enacted as 

part of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 

2101 et seq.) by the Trade and 

Globalization Adjustment Assistance 

Act of 2009, which was included as 

subtitle I (letter ‘‘I’’) of title I of Division 

B of the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub. L. 111– 

5). CTAA was intended to help 

communities respond to job losses 

resulting from international trade 

impacts. EDA’s implementing 

regulations for CTAA, located at 13 CFR 

part 313, became effective August 18, 

2009 (74 FR 41592). For Fiscal Year 

2010, the only year in which EDA made 

awards under CTAA, EDA awarded 

$36,768,000 in grants to 36 recipients. 

The CTAA Program was subsequently 

repealed by section 222 of the Trade 

Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 

2011 (Pub. L. 112–40) ‘‘because it was 

considered duplicative of other federal 

programs. . . .’’ See CRS Report 

R41922, Trade Adjustment Assistance 

(TAA) and Its Role in U.S. Trade Policy, 

Aug. 5, 2013, p. 14. With the 

elimination of the CTAA Program by 

Congress, EDA’s implementing 

regulations are now unnecessary. 

This elimination of 13 CFR part 313 

is a ‘‘deregulatory action’’ pursuant to 

the April 5, 2017, OMB guidance 

memorandum implementing Executive 

Order 13771. Since the program is 

already defunct, there are no cost 

savings associated with this elimination. 

Classification 

Administrative Procedure Act and 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), there 

is good cause to waive prior notice and 

an opportunity for public comment on 

this action, as notice and comment are 

unnecessary. This rule removes obsolete 

regulations implementing the CTAA 

Program, which has been eliminated by 

Congress. Therefore, public comment 

would serve no purpose and is 

unnecessary. There is also good cause 

under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) to waive the 

30-day delay in effectiveness. This rule 

does not alter the rights or 

responsibilities of any party, and 

delaying implementation of this rule 

serves no purpose. 

Because prior notice and an 

opportunity for public comment are not 

required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, or 

any other law, the analytical 

requirements of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) are 

inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory 

flexibility analysis has not been 

prepared. 

Executive Orders No. 12866, 13563, and 

13771 

This final rule was drafted in 

accordance with Executive Orders 

12866, 13563, and 13771. OMB has 

determined that this rule is not 

significant for purposes of Executive 

Orders 12866. This final rule is a 

‘‘deregulatory action’’ pursuant to the 

April 5, 2017, OMB guidance 

memorandum implementing Executive 

Order 13771 (M–17–21). 

Congressional Review Act 

This final rule is not major under the 

Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 

et seq.). 

Executive Order No. 13132 

This final rule does not contain 

policies that have federalism 

implications. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (‘‘PRA’’) 

requires that a Federal agency consider 

the impact of paperwork and other 

information collection burdens imposed 

on the public and, under the provisions 

of PRA section 3507(d), obtain approval 

from OMB for each collection of 

information it conducts, sponsors, or 

requires through regulations. 

Notwithstanding any other provision of 

law, no person is required to respond to, 

nor shall any person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with a 

collection of information subject to the 

PRA unless that collection displays a 

currently valid OMB Control Number. 

This final rule does not require the 

collection of any information. 

List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 313 

Trade adjustment assistance for 

communities, Impacted community, 

Petition and affirmative determination 

requirements, Strategic plan, 

Implementation grant. 

■ For the reasons discussed above, and 

under the authority of 19 U.S.C. 2341– 

2372, EDA is removing and reserving 13 

CFR part 313. 

PART 313—[REMOVED AND 

RESERVED] 

Dated: October 16, 2017. 

Dennis Alvord, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional 

Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22782 Filed 10–19–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–24–P 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

14 CFR Parts 1264 and 1271 

RIN 2700–AE30 

[Document Number NASA–17–071: Docket 

Number–NASA–2017–0004] 

Implementation of the Federal Civil 

Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act and 

Adjustment of Amounts for 2017 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 


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