After notice$-$and$-$comment rulemaking, the U$.$S$.$ Bureau of Land Management $($BLM$)$ issues a new rule and applies it to Clearcut Timber Company. Clearcut appeals the application to a federal court. The court will most likely defer to the BLM$\text{'}$s interpretation of

a$.$ the Constitution.

b$.$ the agency's authority.

c$.$ procedural requirements.

d$.$ the facts and the law.