Wonder if the delay has anything to do with the new score reporting system. From their notice back in July
"Starting 2016...the American Board of Surgery (ABS) is moving to a clearer, more consistent system for the reporting of results of all written summative examinations (i.e., written qualifying, certifying and MOC examinations)..."
Not sure how they would apply it to the CE though. The release of QE results was delayed compared to previous years as well.