01-4979. National Instant Criminal Background Check System Regulation; Delay of Effective Date  

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    AGENCY:

    Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice.

    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 final rule entitled “National Instant Criminal Start Printed Page 12855Background Check System Regulation” published in the Federal Register on January 22, 2001, at 66 FR 6470. The temporary 60-day delay in effective date is necessary to give Department of Justice officials the opportunity for further review and consideration of new regulations, consistent with the Assistant to the President's memorandum of January 20, 2001.

    DATES:

    The effective date of the final rule amending 28 CFR Part 25 published in the Federal Register on Janaury 22, 2001, at 66 FR 6470, is delayed for 60 days, from March 5, 2001, until May 4, 2001.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    Fanny Haslebacher, Attorney-Advisor, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Module A-3, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306-0147, (304) 625-2000.

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    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 Department of Justice'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 of Justice 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.

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    Dated: February 23, 2001.

    John Ashcroft,

    Attorney General.

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    [FR Doc. 01-4979 Filed 2-28-01; 8:45 am]

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Document Information

Effective Date:
3/5/2001
Published:
03/01/2001
Department:
Justice Department
Entry Type:
Rule
Action:
Final rule; delay of effective date.
Document Number:
01-4979
Dates:
The effective date of the final rule amending 28 CFR Part 25 published in the Federal Register on Janaury 22, 2001, at 66 FR 6470, is delayed for 60 days, from March 5, 2001, until May 4, 2001.
Pages:
12854-12855 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
AG Order No. 2403-2001, FBI 105F
RINs:
1110-AA02: Operation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System
RIN Links:
https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1110-AA02/operation-of-the-national-instant-criminal-background-check-system
PDF File:
01-4979.Pdf
CFR: (1)
28 CFR 25