[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 63315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24954]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Office of the Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs

15 CFR Part 1500

[Docket No.: 210820-0165]
RIN 0605-AA53


Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion 
Order: Delayed Effective Date

AGENCY: Under-Secretary for Economic Affairs, United States Department 
of Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; delay of effective date.

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SUMMARY: This document delays the effective date of the final rule 
published on September 15, 2021, setting forth the proposed Concrete 
Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Order, as 
authorized by the Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and 
Promotion Act of 2018, which establishes a Concrete Masonry Products 
Board (Board) composed of industry members appointed by the Secretary 
of Commerce (Secretary) to develop and implement programs of research, 
education, and promotion in the concrete masonry products industry. The 
effective date is delayed from November 29, 2021, to December 18, 2021. 
There have been longer-than-expected delays in delivery of timely 
completed ballots, and the Department wants to ensure it has time to 
adequately review and process all ballots received. The change in the 
effective date of the Order does not affect the referendum period which 
ends on November 15. If the referendum fails, the Department will 
publish a document in the Federal Register to withdraw the final rule 
before the effective date.

DATES: Effective November 16, 2021, the effective date of the final 
rule published September 15, 2021, at 86 FR 51456, is delayed until 
December 18, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Michael Thompson, Communications 
for the Commerce Checkoff Implementation Program, Office of the Under 
Secretary for Economic Affairs, telephone: (202) 482-0671 or via 
electronic mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Commerce published a final 
rule on September 15, 2021 (86 FR 51456), establishing a Concrete 
Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Order, as 
authorized by the Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and 
Promotion Act of 2018. The effective date of the final rule was 
November 29, 2021. This document delays that date to December 18, 2021, 
to allow the Department adequate time to review and process all ballots 
received.

    Dated: November 9, 2021.
Kenneth White,
Senior Policy Analyst, Under Secretary for Economic Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2021-24954 Filed 11-15-21; 8:45 am]
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