90 FR 109 pg. 24231 - Practices Before the Department of the Interior; Delay of Effective Date
Type: RULEVolume: 90Number: 109Page: 24231
Page: 24231Docket number: [Docket No. DOI-2022-0010; Deposit Account]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2025-10374 Filed 6-4-25; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
43 CFR Part 4
[Docket No. DOI-2022-0010; Deposit Account]
RIN 1094-AA57
Practices Before the Department of the Interior; Delay of Effective Date
AGENCY:
Office of Hearings and Appeals, Interior.
ACTION:
Interim final rule; further delay of effective date.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," this action provides a fourth notification to delay the effective date of the interim final rule published on January 10, 2025, until July 21, 2025.
DATES:
As of June 4, 2025, the effective date of the rule published at 90 FR 2332 on January 10, 2025, which was delayed at 90 FR 9222 (Feb. 10, 2025), 90 FR 12461 (March 18, 2025), and 90 FR 18927 (May 5, 2025), is further delayed to a new effective date of July 21, 2025, and the correction published at 90 FR 23290 (June 2, 2025) is delayed to July 21, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Julia Bartels, telephone: (703) 235-3750, email: Julia_Bartels@oha.doi.gov. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or Tele Braille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The interim final rule "Practices Before the Department of the Interior," published on January 10, 2025, at 90 FR 2332, included a 30-day public comment period that ended on February 10, 2025. The effective date of the interim final rule was February 10, 2025. The Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) is taking this action in accordance with Memorandum M-25-10 of January 20, 2025, from the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, "Implementation of Regulatory Freeze," regarding the postponement of effective dates of certain published regulations. The memorandum directed the heads of executive departments and agencies to consider postponing for 60 days from the date of the memorandum the effective date for any rules that have been published in the Federal Register , or any rules that have been issued in any manner but have not taken effect, for the purpose of reviewing any questions of fact, law, and policy that the rule may raise. On February 7, 2025, OHA delayed the effective date (90 FR 9222) for the interim final rule to March 21, 2025. On March 18, 2025, OHA published a second document further delaying the effective date (90 FR 12461) to May 5, 2025. On May 5, 2025, OHA published a third document further delaying the effective date (90 FR 18927) to June 4, 2025. OHA is further delaying the effective date to July 21, 2025, to provide for further Department review.
OHA is extending the effective date of the interim final rule without opportunity for public comment and making the extension effective immediately, based on the good cause exemptions in 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B) and 553(d)(3), in that seeking public comment on the extension is impracticable, unnecessary, and contrary to the public interest. This forth delay of the effective date until July 21, 2025, is necessary to give Department officials the opportunity for further review and consideration of new regulations, consistent with the memorandum of the President, dated January 20, 2025. Given the imminence of the effective date of the interim final rule, seeking prior public comment on this delay is impractical, and contrary to the public interest in the orderly promulgation and implementation of regulations. For the foregoing reasons, the good cause exception in 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) also applies to OHA's decision to make this action effective immediately.
Tyler Hassen,
Acting Assistant Secretary-Policy, Management and Budget.
[FR Doc. 2025-10374 Filed 6-4-25; 8:45 am]
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