Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 27 / Thursday, February 8, 2001 / Rules and Regulations 9533

DATES: The effective date of the final

rule is delayed for 60 days, from

February 20, 2001, to a new effective

date of April 21, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christina Sames at (202) 366–4561 or

christina.sames@rspa.dot.gov. Copies of

this document or other material in the

docket can be obtained from the Dockets

Facility, U.S. DOT, Room #PL–401, 400

Seventh Street, SW, Washington, DC

20590–0001. The Dockets Facility is

open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except on

Federal holidays when the facility is

closed. The public may review material

in the docket by accessing the Docket

Management System’s home page at

http://dms.dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To the

extent that 5 U.S.C. section 553 applies

to this action, it is exempt from notice

and comment because it constitutes a

rule of procedure under 5 U.S.C. section

553(b)(A). Alternatively, the RSPA’s

implementation of this action without

opportunity for public comment,

effective immediately upon publication

today in the Federal Register, is based

on the good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C.

section 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3). Seeking

public comment is impracticable,

unnecessary and contrary to the public

interest. The temporary 60-day delay in

effective date is necessary to give

Department officials the opportunity for

further review and consideration of new

regulations, consistent with the

Assistant to the President’s

memorandum of January 20, 2001.

Given the imminence of the effective

date, seeking prior public comment on

this temporary delay would have been

impractical, as well as contrary to the

public interest in the orderly

promulgation and implementation of

regulations. The imminence of the

effective date is also good cause for

making this action effective

immediately upon publication.

Issued in Washington, DC on January 31,

2001.

Edward A. Brigham,

Acting Deputy Administrator.

[FR Doc. 01–3214 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration

49 CFR Part 571

[Docket No. NHTSA–98–4515; Notice 3]

RIN 2127–AF43

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards; Electric-Powered Vehicles:

Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical

Shock Protection: Delay of Effective

Date

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic

Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective

date.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

memorandum of January 20, 2001, from

the Assistant to the President and Chief

of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Review

Plan,’’ published in the Federal Register

on January 24, 2001, at 66 FR 7702, this

action temporarily delays for 60 days

the effective date of the rule entitled

‘‘Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standards; Electric-Powered Vehicles:

Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock

Protection,’’ published in the Federal

Register on September 27, 2000, at 65

FR 57980. That rule established a new

Federal motor vehicle safety standard

(FMVSS) No. 305, ‘‘Electric-powered

vehicles: electrolyte spillage and

electrical shock protection’’ addressing

safety issues exclusive to electric

vehicles (EVs). Except as noted in the

next sentence, the standard applies to

all EVs that have a propulsion power

source greater than 48 volts and a Gross

Vehicle Weight Rating of 4536 kg

(10,000 lbs) or less. The standard does

not apply to EVs to which FMVSS No.

500, ‘‘Low-Speed Vehicles,’’ applies.

DATES: The effective date of the ‘‘Federal

Motor Vehicle Safety Standards;

Electric-Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte

Spillage and Electrical Shock

Protection,’’ published in the Federal

Register on September 27, 2000, at 65

FR 57980, is delayed for 60 days, from

October 1, 2001, to a new effective date

of December 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

non-legal issues, contact Charles Hott,

Office of Safety Performance Standards,

NHTSA (202–366–0427). For legal

issues, contact Taylor Vinson, Office of

Chief Counsel, NHTSA (202–366–5263).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: To the

extent that 5 U.S.C. section 553 applies

to this action, it is exempt from notice

and comment because it constitutes a

rule of procedure under 5 U.S.C. section

553(b)(A). Alternatively, NHTSA’s

implementation of this action without

opportunity for public comment,

effective immediately upon publication

today in the Federal Register, is based

on the good cause exceptions in 5 U.S.C.

section 553(b)(3)(B) and 553(d)(3).

Seeking public comment is

impracticable, unnecessary, and

contrary to the public interest. The

temporary 60-day delay in effective date

is necessary to give Department officials

the opportunity for further review and

consideration of new regulations,

consistent with the Assistant to the

President’s memorandum of January 20,

2001. Given the imminence of the

effective date, seeking prior public

comment on this temporary delay

would have been impractical, as well as

contrary to the public interest in the

orderly promulgation and

implementation of regulations. The

imminence of the effective date is also

good cause for making this action

effective immediately upon publication.

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 322, 30111, 30115,

30166; delegation of authority at 49 CFR 1.50

and 501.

Issued on January 31, 2001.

L. Robert Shelton,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 01–3213 Filed 2–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 86

RIN 1018–AF38

Boating Infrastructure Grant Program:

Delay of Effective Date

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective

date.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

memorandum of January 20, 2001, from

the Assistant to the President and Chief

of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Review

Plan,’’ published in the Federal Register

on January 24, 2001 (66 FR 7701), this

document temporarily delays for 60

days the effective date of the rule

entitled ‘‘Boating Infrastructure Grant

Program,’’ published in the Federal

Register on January 18, 2001 (66 FR

5282). This rule provides for the

uniform administration of the national

Boating Infrastructure Grant Program

and survey authorized by Section 7404

of the Sportfishing and Boating Safety

Act of 1998. Through this program, the