[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2001)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 8746] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 01-2889] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 719 48 CFR Parts 931 and 970 RIN 1990-AA27 Contractor Legal Management Requirements; Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE). 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 7702), this action temporarily delays for 60 days the effective date of the rule entitled ``Contractor Legal Management Requirements; Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation'' published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2001 (66 FR 4616). DATES: The effective date of the rule adding 10 CFR part 719 and amending 48 CFR parts 931 and 970 published in the Federal Register at 66 FR 4616 on January 18, 2001, is delayed 60 days, from February 20, 2001, until April 23, 2001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael D. Whatley, (202) 586-3410, [email protected]; Laura Fullerton, (202) 586-3420, [email protected]; or, Anne Broker, (202) 586-5060, [email protected]. 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, DOE'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 DOE 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 29, 2001. Spencer Abraham, Secretary of Energy. [FR Doc. 01-2889 Filed 2-1-01; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450-01-P