Rules and Regulations. Proposed rule; withdrawal

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BILLING CODE 9110-04-P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service 36 CFR Parts 1 and 2 [NPS-WASO-REGS-17326; GPO Deposit Account 4311H2] RIN 1024-AE30 Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule To Revise General Provisions; Electronic Cigarettes AGENCY: National Park Service; Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal. SUMMARY: The National Park Service withdraws the proposed rule that would revise the regulation that defines smoking to include the use of electronic cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery systems; and would allow a superintendent to close an area, building, structure, or facility to smoking when necessary to maintain public health and safety.

The withdrawal is based upon a need to engage in additional interagency coordination and review of the proposal. DATES: The January 6, 2017, proposed rule (82 FR 1647) is withdrawn as of January 18, 2017. ADDRESSES: The withdrawal of the proposed rule, and comments, are available at *www.regulations.gov* by searching for Regulation Identifier Number

(RIN)1024-AE30. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara Newman, Director, Office of Public Health, by telephone 202-513-7225, or email *sara_newman@nps.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This withdrawal does not affect Director's Order #50D (Smoking Policy), originally issued in 2003 and then revised and reissued in 2009, and Policy Memorandum 15-03 (Use of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems), issued on September 10, 2015, which remain in effect and are available online on the NPS Office of Policy Web site at *http://www.nps.gov/applications/npspolicy/index.cfm* by clicking on the drop-down menu and selecting “Smoking” from the list of policy subjects. Michael Bean, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. [FR Doc. 2017-01060 Filed 1-17-17; 8:45 am]