51358 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 213 / Monday, November 6, 2017 / Rules and Regulations 

[FR Doc. 2017–24111 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of the Secretary 

48 CFR Parts 22 and 52 

ZRIN 1290–ZA02 

Guidance for Executive Order 13673, 

‘‘Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces’’ 

AGENCY: Department of Labor. 

ACTION: Final guidance; rescission. 

SUMMARY: Under the Congressional 

Review Act, Congress has passed, and 

the President has signed, Public Law 

115–11, a resolution of disapproval of 

the rule promulgated by the Department 

of Defense, General Services 

Administration, and National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

to implement Executive Order 13673, 

Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, as 

amended (the ‘‘Order’’). Additionally, 

the President has issued an Executive 

Order revoking the Order, and directing 

all executive departments and agencies, 

as appropriate and to the extent 

consistent with law, to consider 

promptly rescinding any orders, rules, 

regulations, guidance, guidelines, or 

policies implementing or enforcing the 

Order. Accordingly, the Department of 

Labor is rescinding its guidance on the 

Order, published on August 25, 2016. 

DATES: Effective November 6, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Swirsky, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of 

Labor, Room S–2312, 200 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210; 

telephone: (202) 693–5959 (this is not a 

toll-free number). Copies of this notice 

may be obtained in alternative formats 

(large print, Braille, audio tape or disc), 

upon request, by calling (202) 693–5959 

(this is not a toll-free number). TTY/ 

TDD callers may dial toll-free [1–877– 

889–5627] to obtain information or 

request materials in alternative formats. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

31, 2014, President Barack Obama 

issued Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay 

and Safe Workplaces. 79 FR 45309. 

Executive Order 13673 was amended 

twice, first by section 3 of Executive 

Order 13683 on December 11, 2014, 79 

FR 75041, and again by Executive Order 

13738 on August 23, 2016, 81 FR 58807. 

The Order directed the Federal 

Acquisition Regulatory Council (‘‘FAR 

Council’’) to amend its regulations 

consistent with the Order’s 

requirements, and directed the Secretary 

of Labor (‘‘Secretary’’) to develop 

guidance to assist agencies in 

implementing the Order. After notice 

and comment, the final rule and 

guidance were published on August 25, 

2016. 81 FR 58562 (FAR Council’s rule); 

81 FR 58654 (Secretary’s guidance). On 

October 24, 2016, the United States 

District Court for the Eastern District of 

Texas issued a preliminary injunction 

partially enjoining the FAR Council’s 

rule and the Secretary’s guidance. See 

Associated Builders & Contractors of Se. 

Texas v. Rung, No. 1:16–CV–425, 2016 

WL 8188655 (E.D. Tex. Oct. 24, 2016). 

On October 25, 2016, the FAR Council 

issued a memorandum directing that all 

steps necessary be taken to ensure that 

the enjoined provisions of the rule 

would not be implemented while the 

injunction was in force. On December 

16, 2016, the Department of Defense, 

General Services Administration, and 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration, on behalf of the FAR 

Council, amended the FAR Council’s 

rule to conform to the district court’s 

injunction. 81 FR 91636. 

On March 27, 2017, President Donald 

Trump signed Public Law 115–11, a 

resolution of disapproval of the FAR 

Council’s rule under the Congressional 

Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. The 

resolution had previously passed the 

House of Representatives on February 2, 

2017 and the Senate on March 6, 2017. 

See 163 Cong. Rec. S1601 (daily ed. 

Mar. 6, 2017); 163 Cong. Rec. H907 

(daily ed. Feb. 2, 2017). Under the 

Congressional Review Act, a rule shall 

not take effect or continue if a joint 

resolution of disapproval of the rule is 

enacted. 5 U.S.C. 801(b)(1). 

Additionally, on March 27, 2017, 

President Trump issued Executive 

Order 13782, revoking Executive Order 

13673, section 3 of Executive Order 

13683, and Executive Order 13738, and 

directing all executive departments and 

agencies, ‘‘as appropriate and to the 

extent consistent with law, [to] consider 

promptly rescinding any orders, rules, 

regulations, guidance, guidelines, or 

policies implementing or enforcing the 

revoked Executive Orders and revoked 

provision[.]’’ 82 FR 15607. Accordingly, 

the Secretary is hereby rescinding the 

guidance on Fair Pay and Safe 

Workplaces, published on August 25, 

2016. In a separate entry published in 

today’s Federal Register, the 

Department of Defense, General Services 

Administration, and National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration, 

on behalf of the FAR Council, are 

rescinding the FAR Council’s rule. 

Signed this 13th day of October, 2017. 

R. Alexander Acosta, 

Secretary, U.S. Department of Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23588 Filed 11–3–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–HL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 20 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2015–0073; 

FF09M21200–178–FXMB1231099BPP0] 

RIN 1018–BB06 

Migratory Bird Hunting; Approval of 

Corrosion-Inhibited Copper Shot as 

Nontoxic for Waterfowl Hunting 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: Having completed our review 

of the application materials for 

corrosion-inhibited copper shot, the 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(hereinafter Service or we) approves the 

shot for hunting waterfowl and coots. 

We have concluded that this type of 

shot left in terrestrial or aquatic 

environments is unlikely to adversely 

affect fish, wildlife, or their habitats. 

Approving this shot formulation would 

increase the nontoxic shot options for 

hunters. 

DATES: This rule is effective on 

November 6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You can view the final 

environmental assessment by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket 

No. FWS–HQ–MB–2015–0073. 

• Request a copy by contacting the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Kokel, Division of Migratory Bird 

Management, at 703–358–1967; ronald_

kokel@fws.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 

(Act) (16 U.S.C. 703–712 and 16 U.S.C. 

742 a–j) implements migratory bird 

treaties between the United States and 

Great Britain for Canada (1916 and 

1996, as amended), Mexico (1936 and 

1972, as amended), Japan (1972 and 

1974, as amended), and Russia (then the 

Soviet Union, 1978). These treaties 

protect most migratory bird species from 

take, except as permitted under the Act, 

which authorizes the Secretary of the 


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