[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 54 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 14976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06269]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
25 CFR Part 169
[156A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G]
RIN 1076-AF20
Rights-of-Way on Indian Land
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule; extension of effective date and compliance date.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is announcing the extension
of the effective date of the final rule published November 19, 2015
governing rights-of-way on Indian land, which was scheduled to take
effect on December 21, 2015, and later extended to March 21, 2016. The
final rule will now take effect on April 21, 2016. The BIA is also
announcing an extension of the compliance date by which documentation
of past assignments must be submitted from the extended date of July
17, 2016, to August 16, 2016. The final rule comprehensively updates
and streamlines the process for obtaining Bureau of Indian Affairs
(BIA) grants of rights-of-way on Indian land and BIA land, while
supporting tribal self-determination and self-governance.
DATES: The effective date of the final rule published on November 19,
2015 (80 FR 72492) is extended until April 21, 2016. The compliance
date for submission of documentation of past assignments is extended
until August 16, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Elizabeth Appel, Director, Office
of Regulatory Affairs & Collaborative Action, (202) 273-4680;
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 19, 2015, BIA published a final
rule addressing rights-of-way on Indian land and BIA land. See 80 FR
72492. In a document published December 21, 2015, BIA extended the
effective date of the rule to March 21, 2016, in response to requests
from tribes and industry in order to provide additional time to prepare
for implementation to ensure compliance. See 80 FR 79258. BIA is again
extending the effective date of the final rule. This document extends
the effective date of the final rule to April 21, 2016, and likewise
extends the deadline for providing BIA with documentation of past
assignments to August 16, 2016. The substance of the rule remains
unchanged and this will be the final extension of the effective date.
The BIA has determined that the extension of the effective date and
compliance date without prior public notice and comment is in the
public interest because it would allow more time for the public to
comply with the rule. This is a rule of agency procedure or practice
that is exempt from notice and comment rulemaking under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(A).
Correction
In FR Rule Doc. No. 2015-28548, published November 19, 2015, at 80
FR 72492, make the following corrections:
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1. On page 72537, in the center and right columns, in revised Sec.
169.7, remove the date ``December 21, 2015'' wherever it appears and
add in its place ``April 21, 2016''.
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2. On page 72537, in the right column, in paragraph (d) of revised
Sec. 169.7, remove the date ``April 18, 2016'' and add in its place
``August 16, 2016''.
Dated: March 15, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-06269 Filed 3-18-16; 8:45 am]
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