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E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Directive 023–01 and Commandant 

Instruction M16475.1D, which guide the 

Coast Guard in complying with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have 

determined that this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule involves a 

special local regulation lasting 3 days 

that will prohibit entry into a designated 

area. It is categorically excluded from 

further review under paragraph L[61] of 

Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction 

Manual 023–01–001–01, Rev. 01. A 

Record of Environmental Consideration 

supporting this determination is 

available in the docket where indicated 

under ADDRESSES. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 100 

Marine safety, Navigation (water), 

Reporting and record keeping 

requirements, Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 100 as follows: 

PART 100—SAFETY OF LIFE ON 

NAVIGABLE WATERS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 100 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1233. 

■ 2. Add § 100.T09–0673 to read as 

follows: 

§ 100.T09–0673 Special Local Regulation; 

2018 Detroit Hydrofest, Detroit River, 

Detroit, MI. 

(a) Location. The special local 

regulation will encompass all U.S. 

waters of the Detroit River in Scott 

Middle Ground, north of Belle Isle, 

Michigan, starting at positions 

42°20.506′ N 083°00.016′ W on the 

Douglas MacArthur Bridge; extending 

east to the Belle Isle Crib Light at 

42°21.205′ N 082°57.996′ W (NAD 83). 

(b) Enforcement period. A temporary 

special local is in effect from 7 a.m. on 

August 24, 2018 until 7 p.m. August 26, 

2018. The regulation will be enforced 

from 12 p.m. until 7 p.m. on August 24, 

2018, and from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. on 

August 25 and August 26, 2018. 

(c) Regulations. (1) No vessels or 

person may enter, transit through, or 

anchor within the regulated navigation 

area unless authorized by the Captain of 

the Port Detroit, or his on-scene 

representative. 

(2) The regulated area is closed to all 

vessel traffic, except as may be 

permitted by the Captain of the Port 

Detroit or his on-scene representative. 

(3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of 

the Captain of the Port Detroit is any 

Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or 

petty officer or a Federal, State, or local 

law enforcement officer designated by 

or assisting the Captain of the Port 

Detroit to act on his behalf. 

(4) Vessel operators shall contact the 

Captain of the Port Detroit or his onscene representative to obtain 

permission to enter or operate within 

the regulated area. The Captain of the 

Port Detroit or his on-scene 

representative may be contacted via 

VHF Channel 16 or at (313) 568–9560. 

Vessel operators given permission to 

enter or operate in the regulated area 

must comply with all directions given to 

them by the Captain of the Port Detroit 

or his on-scene representative. 

Dated: July 10, 2018. 

Kevin D. Floyd, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting 

Captain of the Port Detroit. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15159 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

Coast Guard 

33 CFR Part 165 

[Docket No. USCG–2018–0690] 

RIN 1625–AA00 

Safety Zone; Yankee Air Museum’s 

Fundraiser Air Demonstration, Lake St. 

Clair, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI 

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS. 

ACTION: Temporary final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is 

establishing a temporary safety zone for 

navigable waters in the vicinity of 

Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. This zone is 

necessary to protect spectators and 

vessels from potential hazards 

associated with the Yankee Air 

Museum’s Fundraiser Air 

Demonstration. 

DATES: This temporary final rule is 

effective from 8 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. July 

18, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: To view documents 

mentioned in this preamble as being 

available in the docket, go to http://

www.regulations.gov, type USCG–2018– 

0690 in the ‘‘SEARCH’’ box and click 

‘‘SEARCH.’’ Click on Open Docket 

Folder on the line associated with this 

rule. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have questions on this temporary 

rule, call or email Tracy Girard, 

Prevention Department, Sector Detroit, 

Coast Guard; telephone 313–568–9564, 

or email Tracy.M.Girard@uscg.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Table of Abbreviations 

CFR Code of Federal Regulations 

COTP Captain of the Port Detroit 

DHS Department of Homeland Security 

FR Federal Register 

NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking 

§ Section 

U.S.C. United States Code 

II. Background Information and 

Regulatory History 

The Coast Guard is issuing this 

temporary rule without prior notice and 

opportunity to comment pursuant to 

authority under section 4(a) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 

U.S.C. 553(b)). This provision 

authorizes an agency to issue a rule 

without prior notice and opportunity to 

comment when the agency for good 

cause finds that those procedures are 

‘‘impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary 

to the public interest.’’ Under 5 U.S.C. 

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good cause exists for not publishing a 

notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) 

with respect to this rule because doing 

so would be impracticable. The Coast 

Guard did not receive the final details 

of this air demonstration in time to 

publish an NPRM. As such, it is 

impracticable to publish an NPRM 

because we lack sufficient time to 

provide a reasonable comment period 

and then consider those comments 

before issuing the rule. 

Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast 

Guard finds that good cause exists for 

making this rule effective less than 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. Delaying the effective date of 

this rule would inhibit the Coast 

Guard’s ability to protect participants, 

mariners and vessels from the hazards 

associated with this event. 

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule 

The Coast Guard is issuing this rule 

under authority in 33 U.S.C. 1231. The 

Captain of the Port Detroit (COTP) has 

determined that an aircraft aerial 

display proximate to a gathering of 

watercraft poses a significant risk to 

public safety and property. This rule is 

needed to protect personnel, vessels, 

and the marine environment in the 

navigable waters within the safety zone 

while the air demonstration is being 

displayed. 

IV. Discussion of the Rule 

This rule establishes a safety zone 

from 8 p.m. through 8:30 p.m. July 18, 

2018. The safety zone will encompass 

all U.S. navigable waters of Lake St. 

Clair with in the following corner 

points: Northeast corner, 42°24.670′ N, 

082°51.594′ W, Northwest corner 

42°24.671′ N, 082°51.368′ W, Southeast 

corner 42°24.034′ N, 082°51.857′ W, 

Southwest corner 42°24.023′ N, 

082°51.626′ W (NAD 83). No vessel or 

person will be permitted to enter the 

safety zone without obtaining 

permission from the COTP or a 

designated representative. 

V. Regulatory Analyses 

We developed this rule after 

considering numerous statutes and 

Executive orders related to rulemaking. 

Below we summarize our analyses 

based on a number of these statutes and 

Executive orders, and we discuss First 

Amendment rights of protestors. 

A. Regulatory Planning and Review 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

direct agencies to assess the costs and 

benefits of available regulatory 

alternatives and, if regulation is 

necessary, to select regulatory 

approaches that maximize net benefits. 

Executive Order 13771 directs agencies 

to control regulatory costs through a 

budgeting process. This rule has not 

been designated a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action,’’ under Executive 

Order 12866. Accordingly, this rule has 

not been reviewed by the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), and 

pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt 

from the requirements of Executive 

Order 13771. 

This regulatory action determination 

is based on the size, location, duration, 

and time-of-year of the safety zone. 

Vessel traffic will be able to safely 

transit around this safety zone which 

will impact a small designated area of 

Lake St. Clair for no more than thirty 

minutes. Moreover, the Coast Guard will 

issue Broadcast Notice to Mariners 

(BNM) via VHF–FM marine channel 16 

about the zone and the rule allows 

vessels to seek permission to enter the 

zone. 

B. Impact on Small Entities 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 

1980, 5 U.S.C. 601–612, as amended, 

requires Federal agencies to consider 

the potential impact of regulations on 

small entities during rulemaking. The 

term ‘‘small entities’’ comprises small 

businesses, not-for-profit organizations 

that are independently owned and 

operated and are not dominant in their 

fields, and governmental jurisdictions 

with populations of less than 50,000. 

The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 

605(b) that this rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

While some owners or operators of 

vessels intending to transit the safety 

zone may be small entities, for the 

reasons stated in section V.A above, this 

rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on any vessel owner 

or operator. 

Under section 213(a) of the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104–121), 

we want to assist small entities in 

understanding this rule. If the rule 

would affect your small business, 

organization, or governmental 

jurisdiction and you have questions 

concerning its provisions or options for 

compliance, please contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. 

Small businesses may send comments 

on the actions of Federal employees 

who enforce, or otherwise determine 

compliance with, Federal regulations to 

the Small Business and Agriculture 

Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman 

and the Regional Small Business 

Regulatory Fairness Boards. The 

Ombudsman evaluates these actions 

annually and rates each agency’s 

responsiveness to small business. If you 

wish to comment on actions by 

employees of the Coast Guard, call 1– 

888–REG–FAIR (1–888–734–3247). The 

Coast Guard will not retaliate against 

small entities that question or complain 

about this rule or any policy or action 

of the Coast Guard. 

C. Collection of Information 

This rule will not call for a new 

collection of information under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501–3520). 

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal 

Governments 

A rule has implications for federalism 

under Executive Order 13132, 

Federalism, if it has a substantial direct 

effect on the States, on the relationship 

between the national government and 

the States, or on the distribution of 

power and responsibilities among the 

various levels of government. We have 

analyzed this rule under that Order and 

have determined that it is consistent 

with the fundamental federalism 

principles and preemption requirements 

described in Executive Order 13132. 

Also, this rule does not have tribal 

implications under Executive Order 

13175, Consultation and Coordination 

with Indian Tribal Governments, 

because it does not have a substantial 

direct effect on one or more Indian 

tribes, on the relationship between the 

Federal Government and Indian tribes, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

Government and Indian tribes. If you 

believe this rule has implications for 

federalism or Indian tribes, please 

contact the person listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

above. 

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531–1538) requires 

Federal agencies to assess the effects of 

their discretionary regulatory actions. In 

particular, the Act addresses actions 

that may result in the expenditure by a 

State, local, or tribal government, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector of 

$100,000,000 (adjusted for inflation) or 

more in any one year. Though this rule 

will not result in such an expenditure, 

we do discuss the effects of this rule 

elsewhere in this preamble. 

F. Environment 

We have analyzed this rule under 

Department of Homeland Security 

Directive 023–01 and Commandant 

Instruction M16475.1D, which guide the 

Coast Guard in complying with the 


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National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370f), and have 

determined that this action is one of a 

category of actions that do not 

individually or cumulatively have a 

significant effect on the human 

environment. This rule involves a safety 

zone lasting less than thirty minutes 

that will prohibit entry into a designated 

area. It is categorically excluded from 

further review under paragraph L60(a) 

of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS 

Instruction Manual 023–01–001–01, 

Rev. 01. A Record of Environmental 

Consideration supporting this 

determination is available in the docket 

where indicated under ADDRESSES. 

G. Protest Activities 

The Coast Guard respects the First 

Amendment rights of protesters. 

Protesters are asked to contact the 

person listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

coordinate protest activities so that your 

message can be received without 

jeopardizing the safety or security of 

people, places or vessels. 

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165 

Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation 

(water), Reporting and record keeping 

requirements, Security measures, 

Waterways. 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Coast Guard amends 33 

CFR part 165 as follows: 

PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION 

AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 165 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 

33 CFR 1.05–1, 6.04–1, 6.04–6, and 160.5; 

Department of Homeland Security Delegation 

No. 0170.1. 

■ 2. Add § 165.T09–0690 to read as 

follows: 

§ 165.T09–0690 Yankee Air Museum’s 

Fundraiser Air Demonstration, Lake St. 

Clair, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI. 

(a) Location. A safety zone is 

established to include all U.S. navigable 

waters of Lake St. Clair within the 

following corner points: Northeast 

corner, 42°24.670′ N, 082°51.594′ W, 

Northwest corner 42°24.671′ N, 

082°51.368′ W, Southeast corner 

42°24.034′ N, 082°51.857′ W, Southwest 

corner 42°24.023′ N, 082°51.626′ W 

(NAD 83). 

(b) Enforcement period. The regulated 

area described in paragraph (a) will be 

enforced 8 p.m. through 8:30 p.m. on 

July 18, 2018. 

(c) Regulations. (1) No vessel or 

person may enter, transit through, or 

anchor within the safety zone unless 

authorized by the Captain of the Port 

Detroit (COTP), or his on-scene 

representative. 

(2) The safety zone is closed to all 

vessel traffic, except as may be 

permitted by the COTP or his on-scene 

representative. 

(3) The ‘‘on-scene representative’’ of 

COTP is any Coast Guard 

commissioned, warrant or petty officer 

or a Federal, State, or local law 

enforcement officer designated by or 

assisting the Captain of the Port Detroit 

to act on his behalf. 

(4) Vessel operators shall contact the 

COTP or his on-scene representative to 

obtain permission to enter or operate 

within the safety zone. The COTP or his 

on-scene representative may be 

contacted via VHF Channel 16 or at 

313–568–9464. Vessel operators given 

permission to enter or operate in the 

regulated area must comply with all 

directions given to them by the COTP or 

his on-scene representative. 

Dated: July 11, 2018. 

Kevin D. Floyd, 

Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting 

Captain of the Port Detroit. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15182 Filed 7–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Patent and Trademark Office 

37 CFR Part 2 

[Docket No. PTO–T–2017–0032] 

RIN 0651–AD23 

Removal of Rules Governing 

Trademark Interferences 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) 

amends the Rules of Practice in 

Trademark Cases to remove the rules 

governing trademark interferences. This 

rule arises out of the USPTO’s work 

during FY 2017 to identify and propose 

regulations for removal, modification, 

and streamlining because they are 

outdated, unnecessary, ineffective, 

costly, or unduly burdensome on the 

agency or the private sector. The 

revisions put into effect the work the 

USPTO has done, in part through its 

participation in the Regulatory Reform 

Task Force (Task Force) established by 

the Department of Commerce 

(Department or Commerce) pursuant to 

Executive Order 13777, to review and 

identify regulations that are candidates 

for removal. 

DATES: This rule is effective on August 

16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine Cain, Office of the Deputy 

Commissioner for Trademark 

Examination Policy, by email at 

TMFRNotices@uspto.gov, or by 

telephone at (571) 272–8946. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

In accordance with Executive Order 

13777, ‘‘Enforcing the Regulatory 

Reform Agenda,’’ the Department 

established a Task Force, comprising, 

among others, agency officials from the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration, the Bureau of Industry 

and Security, and the USPTO, and 

charged the Task Force with evaluating 

existing regulations and identifying 

those that should be repealed, replaced, 

or modified because they are outdated, 

unnecessary, ineffective, costly, or 

unduly burdensome to both government 

and private-sector operations. 

To support its regulatory reform 

efforts on the Task Force, the USPTO 

assembled a Working Group on 

Regulatory Reform (Working Group), 

consisting of subject-matter experts from 

each of the business units that 

implement the USPTO’s regulations, to 

consider, review, and recommend ways 

that the regulations could be improved, 

revised, and streamlined. In considering 

the revisions, the USPTO, through its 

Working Group, incorporated into its 

analyses all presidential directives 

relating to regulatory reform. The 

Working Group reviewed existing 

regulations, both discretionary rules and 

those required by statute or judicial 

order. The USPTO also solicited 

comments from stakeholders through a 

web page established to provide 

information on the USPTO’s regulatory 

reform efforts and through the 

Department’s Federal Register Notice 

titled ‘‘Impact of Federal Regulations on 

Domestic Manufacturing’’ (82 FR 12786, 

Mar. 7, 2017), which addressed the 

impact of regulatory burdens on 

domestic manufacturing. These efforts 

led to the development of candidate 

regulations for removal based on the 

USPTO’s assessment that these 

regulations were not needed and/or that 

elimination could improve the USPTO’s 

body of regulations. This rule removes 

certain trademark-related regulations. 

Other rules removing regulations on 

other subject areas may be published 

separately. 


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