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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

United States Patent and Trademark 

Office 

37 CFR Part 2 

[Docket No. PTO–T–2017–0054] 

RIN 0651–AD29 

Changes in Requirements for 

Collective Trademarks and Service 

Marks, Collective Membership Marks, 

and Certification Marks; Correction 

AGENCY: United States Patent and 

Trademark Office, Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule; correcting 

amendment. 

SUMMARY: The United States Patent and 

Trademark Office published in the 

Federal Register on June 11, 2015 a 

final rule, which became effective on 

July 11, 2015, revising the Trademark 

Rules of Practice. This document 

reinstates three paragraphs, which were 

inadvertently deleted as a result of an 

error in the amendatory instructions. 

DATES: This rule is effective January 12, 

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: The 

USPTO issues this final rule to correct 

an inadvertent error in § 2.193(e)(1) of 

its June 11, 2015 final rule revising the 

Trademark Rules of Practice (80 FR 

33170) (published under RIN 0651– 

AC89). 

The June 11, 2015 final rule amended 

the introductory text of § 2.193(e)(1) to 

correspond with new § 2.2(n). However, 

the amendatory instruction 

inadvertently instructed that 

§ 2.193(e)(1)(i)–(iii) be deleted. This 

correction revises the amendatory 

instruction and thereby reinstates 

paragraphs (i)–(iii). 

This rule is issued without prior 

notice and opportunity for comment as 

this correction is procedural/ 

interpretative in nature, and is being 

implemented to avoid inconsistencies 

and confusion with the rule issued on 

June 11, 2015. Additionally, as this 

correction rule is nonsubstantive, it is 

effective immediately upon publication. 

Rulemaking Requirements 

Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory 

Planning and Review): This rulemaking 

has been determined to be not 

significant for purposes of Executive 

Order 12866. 

Executive Order 13771 (Reducing 

Regulation and Controlling Regulatory 

Costs): This rule is not an Executive 

Order 13771 regulatory action because 

this rule is not significant under 

Executive Order 12866. 

List of Subjects in 37 CFR Part 2 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Trademarks. 

For the reasons stated in the preamble 

and under the authority contained in 15 

U.S.C. 1123 and 35 U.S.C. 2, as 

amended, the Office amends part 2 of 

title 37 as follows: 

PART 2—RULES OF PRACTICE IN 

TRADEMARK CASES 

■ 1. The authority citation for 37 CFR 

part 2 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1113, 15 U.S.C. 1123, 

35 U.S.C. 2, Section 10(c) of Pub. L. 112–29, 

unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. In § 2.193, revise paragraph (e)(1) to 

read as follows: 

§ 2.193 Trademark correspondence and 

signature requirements. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(1) Verified statement of facts. A 

verified statement in support of an 

application for registration, amendment 

to an application for registration, 

allegation of use under § 2.76 or § 2.88, 

request for extension of time to file a 

statement of use under § 2.89, or an 

affidavit under section 8, 12(c), 15, or 71 

of the Act must satisfy the requirements 

of § 2.2(n), and be signed by the owner 

or a person properly authorized to sign 

on behalf of the owner. A person who 

is properly authorized to verify facts on 

behalf of an owner is: 

(i) A person with legal authority to 

bind the owner (e.g., a corporate officer 

or general partner of a partnership); 

(ii) A person with firsthand 

knowledge of the facts and actual or 

implied authority to act on behalf of the 

owner; or 

(iii) An attorney as defined in § 11.1 

of this chapter who has an actual 

written or verbal power of attorney or an 

implied power of attorney from the 

owner. 

* * * * * 

Dated: January 8, 2018. 

Joseph D. Matal, 

Associate Solicitor Performing the Functions 

and Duties of the Under Secretary of 

Commerce for Intellectual Property and 

Director of the United States Patent and 

Trademark Office. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00428 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–16–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 63 

[EPA–R06–OAR–2017–0061; FRL–9972–28– 

Region 6] 

National Emission Standards for 

Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation 

of Authority to Texas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Direct final rule; delegation of 

authority. 

SUMMARY: The Texas Commission on 

Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has 

submitted updated regulations for 

receiving delegation of the EPA 

authority for implementation and 

enforcement of National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(NESHAPs) for all sources (both part 70 

and non-part 70 sources). These 

regulations apply to certain NESHAPs 

promulgated by the EPA, as amended 

between April 24, 2013 and August 3, 

2016. The delegation of authority under 

this action does not apply to sources 

located in Indian Country. The EPA is 

taking direct final action to approve the 

delegation of certain NESHAPs to 

TCEQ. 

DATES: This rule is effective on March 

13, 2018 without further notice, unless 

the EPA receives relevant adverse 

comment by February 12, 2018. If the 

EPA receives such comment, the EPA 

will publish a timely withdrawal in the 

Federal Register informing the public 

that this rule will not take effect. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R06– 

OAR–2017–0061, at http://

www.regulations.gov or via email to 

barrett.richard@epa.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Once submitted, comments 

cannot be edited or removed from 

Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish 

any comment received to its public 

docket. Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, please 


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contact Rick Barrett, 214–665–7227, 

barrett.richard@epa.gov. For the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

http://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

Docket: The index to the docket for 

this action is available electronically at 

www.regulations.gov and in hard copy 

at EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, 

Suite 700, Dallas, Texas. While all 

documents in the docket are listed in 

the index, some information may be 

publicly available only at the hard copy 

location (e.g., copyrighted material), and 

some may not be publicly available at 

either location (e.g., CBI). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Rick Barrett (6MM–AP), (214) 665–7227; 

email: barrett.richard@epa.gov. To 

inspect the hard copy materials, please 

schedule an appointment with Mr. Rick 

Barrett or Mr. Bill Deese at (214) 665– 

7253. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Throughout this document whenever 

‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean 

the EPA. 

Table of Contents 

I. What does this action do? 

II. What is the authority for delegation? 

III. What criteria must Texas’ program meet 

to be approved? 

IV. How did TCEQ meet the approval 

criteria? 

V. What is being delegated? 

VI. What is not being delegated? 

VII. How will applicability determinations 

under section 112 be made? 

VIII. What authority does the EPA have? 

IX. What information must TCEQ provide to 

the EPA? 

X. What is the EPA’s oversight role? 

XI. Should sources submit notices to the EPA 

or TCEQ? 

XII. How will unchanged authorities be 

delegated to TCEQ in the future? 

XIII. Final action 

XIV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews 

I. What does this action do? 

The EPA is taking direct final action 

to approve the delegation of certain 

NESHAPs to TCEQ. With this 

delegation, TCEQ has the primary 

responsibility to implement and enforce 

the delegated standards. See sections V 

and VI, below, for a discussion of which 

standards are being delegated and 

which are not being delegated. 

II. What is the authority for delegation? 

Section 112(l) of the CAA, and 40 CFR 

part 63, subpart E, authorizes the EPA 

to delegate authority to any State or 

local agency which submits adequate 

regulatory procedures for 

implementation and enforcement of 

emission standards for hazardous air 

pollutants. The hazardous air pollutant 

standards are codified at 40 CFR part 63. 

III. What criteria must Texas’ program 

meet to be approved? 

Section 112(l)(5) of the CAA enables 

the EPA to approve State air toxics 

programs or rules to operate in place of 

the Federal air toxics program or rules. 

40 CFR part 63, subpart E (subpart E) 

governs the EPA’s approval of State 

rules or programs under section 112(l). 

The EPA will approve an air toxics 

program if we find that: 

(1) The State program is ‘‘no less 

stringent’’ than the corresponding 

Federal program or rule; 

(2) The State has adequate authority 

and resources to implement the 

program; 

(3) The schedule for implementation 

and compliance is sufficiently 

expeditious; and 

(4) The program otherwise complies 

with Federal guidance. 

In order to obtain approval of its 

program to implement and enforce 

Federal section 112 rules as 

promulgated without changes (straight 

delegation), only the criteria of 40 CFR 

63.91(d) must be met. 40 CFR 

63.91(d)(3) provides that interim or final 

Title V program approval will satisfy the 

criteria of 40 CFR 63.91(d) for part 70 

sources (sources required to obtain 

operating permits pursuant to Title V of 

the Clean Air Act). The NESHAPs 

delegation was most recently approved 

on November 25, 2014 (79 FR 70102). 

IV. How did TCEQ meet the subpart E 

approval criteria? 

As part of its Title V submission, 

TCEQ stated that it intended to use the 

mechanism of incorporation by 

reference to adopt unchanged Federal 

section 112 standards into its 

regulations. This commitment applied 

to both existing and future standards as 

they applied to part 70 sources ((60 FR 

30444 (June 7, 1995) and 61 FR 32699 

(June 25, 1996)). On December 6, 2001, 

the EPA promulgated final full approval 

of the State’s operating permits program 

effective November 30, 2001 (66 FR 

63318). TCEQ was originally delegated 

the authority to implement certain 

NESHAPs effective May 17, 2005 (70 FR 

13108). Under 40 CFR 63.91(d)(2), once 

a State has satisfied up-front approval 

criteria, it needs only to reference the 

previous demonstration and reaffirm 

that it still meets the criteria for any 

subsequent submittals. TCEQ has 

affirmed that it still meets the up-front 

approval criteria. 

V. What is being delegated? 

By letter dated January 12, 2017, 

TCEQ requested the EPA to update its 

existing NESHAP delegation. With 

certain exceptions noted in section VI 

below, TCEQ requests delegation of 

certain Part 63 NESHAPs for all sources 

(both part 70 and non-part 70 sources). 

TCEQ’s request included newly 

incorporated NESHAPs promulgated by 

the EPA and amendments to existing 

standards currently delegated, as 

amended between April 24, 2013 and 

August 3, 2016. These NESHAP were 

adopted by TCEQ on December 7, 2016. 

VI. What is not being delegated? 

The EPA cannot delegate to a State 

any of the Category II Subpart A 

authorities set forth in 40 CFR 

63.91(g)(2). These include the following 

provisions: § 63.6(g), Approval of 

Alternative Non-Opacity Standards; 

§ 63.6(h)(9), Approval of Alternative 

Opacity Standards; § 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and 

(f), Approval of Major Alternatives to 

Test Methods; § 63.8(f), Approval of 

Major Alternatives to Monitoring; and 

§ 63.10(f), Approval of Major 

Alternatives to Recordkeeping and 

Reporting. In addition, some Part 63 

standards have certain provisions that 

cannot be delegated to the States. 

Therefore, any Part 63 standard that the 

EPA is delegating to TCEQ that provides 

that certain authorities cannot be 

delegated are retained by the EPA and 

not delegated. Furthermore, no 

authorities are delegated that require 

rulemaking in the Federal Register to 

implement, or where Federal overview 

is the only way to ensure national 

consistency in the application of the 

standards or requirements of CAA 

section 112. Finally, section 112(r), the 

accidental release program authority, is 

not being delegated by this approval. 

All of the inquiries and requests 

concerning implementation and 

enforcement of the excluded standards 

in the State of Texas should be directed 

to the EPA Region 6 Office. 

In addition, this delegation to TCEQ 

to implement and enforce certain 

NESHAPs does not extend to sources or 

activities located in Indian country, as 

defined in 18 U.S.C. 1151. Under this 

definition, the EPA treats as 

reservations, trust lands validly set 

aside for the use of a Tribe even if the 

trust lands have not been formally 

designated as a reservation. Consistent 

with previous federal program 

approvals or delegations, the EPA will 

continue to implement the NESHAPs in 

Indian country because TCEQ has not 

submitted information to demonstrate 

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1This waiver only extends to the submission of 

copies of notifications and reports; EPA does not 

waive the requirements in delegated standards that 

require notifications and reports be submitted to an 

electronic database (e.g., 40 CFR part 63, subpart 

HHHHHHH). 

located within the exterior boundaries 

of Indian reservations and other areas in 

Indian country. 

VII. How will applicability 

determinations under section 112 be 

made? 

In approving this delegation, TCEQ 

will seek concurrence from the EPA on 

any matter involving the interpretation 

of section 112 of the CAA or 40 CFR 

part 63 to the extent that application, 

implementation, administration, or 

enforcement of these sections have not 

been covered by the EPA determinations 

or guidance. 

VIII. What authority does the EPA 

have? 

We retain the right, as provided by 

CAA section 112(l)(7), to enforce any 

applicable emission standard or 

requirement under section 112. The 

EPA also has the authority to make 

certain decisions under the General 

Provisions (subpart A) of part 63. We are 

granting TCEQ some of these 

authorities, and retaining others, as 

explained in sections V and VI above. In 

addition, the EPA may review and 

disapprove of State determinations and 

subsequently require corrections. (See 

40 CFR 63.91(g) and 65 FR 55810, 

55823, September 14, 2000, as amended 

at 70 FR 59887, October 13, 2005; 72 FR 

27443, May 16, 2007.) 

Furthermore, we retain any authority 

in an individual emission standard that 

may not be delegated according to 

provisions of the standard. Also, listed 

in the footnotes of the part 63 delegation 

table at the end of this rule are the 

authorities that cannot be delegated to 

any State or local agency which we 

therefore retain. 

IX. What information must TCEQ 

provide to the EPA? 

TCEQ must provide any additional 

compliance related information to the 

EPA, Region 6, Office of Enforcement 

and Compliance Assurance within 45 

days of a request under 40 CFR 63.96(a). 

In receiving delegation for specific 

General Provisions authorities, TCEQ 

must submit to the EPA Region 6 on a 

semi-annual basis, copies of 

determinations issued under these 

authorities. For part 63 standards, these 

determinations include: Section 63.1, 

Applicability Determinations; Section 

63.6(e), Operation and Maintenance 

Requirements—Responsibility for 

Determining Compliance; Section 

63.6(f), Compliance with Non-Opacity 

Standards—Responsibility for 

Determining Compliance; Section 

63.6(h), Compliance with Opacity and 

Visible Emissions Standards— 

Responsibility for Determining 

Compliance; Sections 63.7(c)(2)(i) and 

(d), Approval of Site-Specific Test 

Plans; Section 63.7(e)(2)(i), Approval of 

Minor Alternatives to Test Methods; 

Section 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and (f), Approval 

of Intermediate Alternatives to Test 

Methods; Section 63.7(e)(iii), Approval 

of Shorter Sampling Times and Volumes 

When Necessitated by Process Variables 

or Other Factors; Sections 63.7(e)(2)(iv), 

(h)(2), and (h)(3), Waiver of Performance 

Testing; Sections 63.8(c)(1) and (e)(1), 

Approval of Site-Specific Performance 

Evaluation (Monitoring) Test Plans; 

Section 63.8(f), Approval of Minor 

Alternatives to Monitoring; Section 

63.8(f), Approval of Intermediate 

Alternatives to Monitoring; Section 63.9 

and 63.10, Approval of Adjustments to 

Time Periods for Submitting Reports; 

Section 63.10(f), Approval of Minor 

Alternatives to Recordkeeping and 

Reporting; Section 63.7(a)(4), Extension 

of Performance Test Deadline. 

X. What is the EPA’s oversight role? 

The EPA must oversee TCEQ’s 

decisions to ensure the delegated 

authorities are being adequately 

implemented and enforced. We will 

integrate oversight of the delegated 

authorities into the existing mechanisms 

and resources for oversight currently in 

place. If, during oversight, we determine 

that TCEQ made decisions that 

decreased the stringency of the 

delegated standards, then TCEQ shall be 

required to take corrective actions and 

the source(s) affected by the decisions 

will be notified, as required by 40 CFR 

63.91(g)(1)(ii). We will initiate 

withdrawal of the program or rule if the 

corrective actions taken are insufficient. 

XI. Should sources submit notices to the 

EPA or TCEQ? 

For the NESHAPs being delegated and 

included in the table below, all of the 

information required pursuant to the 

general provisions and the relevant 

subpart of the Federal NESHAP (40 CFR 

part 63) should be submitted by sources 

located outside of Indian country, 

directly to TCEQ at the following 

address: Texas Commission on 

Environmental Quality, Office of 

Permitting, Remediation and 

Registration, Air Permits Division (MC 

163), P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 

78711–3087. TCEQ is the primary point 

of contact with respect to delegated 

NESHAPs. Sources do not need to send 

a copy to the EPA. The EPA Region 6 

waives the requirement that 

notifications and reports for delegated 

standards be submitted to the EPA in 

addition to TCEQ in accordance with 40 

CFR 63.9(a)(4)(ii) and 63.10(a)(4)(ii).1

For those standards that are not 

delegated, sources must continue to 

submit all appropriate information to 

the EPA. 

XII. How will unchanged authorities be 

delegated to TCEQ in the future? 

In the future, TCEQ will only need to 

send a letter of request to the EPA, 

Region 6, for NESHAP regulations that 

TCEQ has adopted by reference. The 

letter must reference the previous upfront approval demonstration and 

reaffirm that it still meets the up-front 

approval criteria. We will respond in 

writing to the request stating that the 

request for delegation is either granted 

or denied. A Federal Register action 

will be published to inform the public 

and affected sources of the delegation, 

indicate where source notifications and 

reports should be sent, and to amend 

the relevant portions of the Code of 

Federal Regulations showing which 

NESHAP standards have been delegated 

to TCEQ. 

XIII. Final Action 

The public was provided the 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed approval of the program and 

mechanism for delegation of section 112 

standards, as they apply to part 70 

sources, on June 7, 1995, for the 

proposed interim approval of TCEQ’s 

Title V operating permits program; and 

on October 11, 2001, for the proposed 

final approval of TCEQ’s Title V 

operating permits program. In the EPA’s 

final full approval of Texas’ Operating 

Permits Program on December 6, 2001 

(66 FR 63318), the EPA discussed the 

public comments on the proposed final 

delegation of the Title V operating 

permits program. In today’s action, the 

public is given the opportunity to 

comment on the approval of TCEQ’s 

request for delegation of authority to 

implement and enforce certain section 

112 standards for all sources (both part 

70 and non-part 70 sources) which have 

been adopted by reference into Texas’ 

state regulations. However, the Agency 

views the approval of these requests as 

a noncontroversial action and 

anticipates no adverse comments. 

Therefore, the EPA is publishing this 

rule without prior proposal. However, 

in the ‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of this 

issue of the Federal Register, the EPA 

is publishing a separate document that 

will serve as the proposal to approve the 


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program and delegation of authority 

described in this action if relevant 

adverse comments are received. This 

action will be effective March 13, 2018 

without further notice unless the 

Agency receives relevant adverse 

comments by February 12, 2018. 

If the EPA receives relevant adverse 

comments, we will publish a timely 

withdrawal in the Federal Register 

informing the public the rule will not 

take effect. We will address all public 

comments in a subsequent final rule 

based on the proposed rule. The EPA 

will not institute a second comment 

period on this action. Any parties 

interested in commenting must do so at 

this time. Please note that if we receive 

relevant adverse comment on an 

amendment, paragraph, or section of 

this rule and if that provision may be 

severed from the remainder of the rule, 

we may adopt as final those provisions 

of the rule that are not the subject of a 

relevant adverse comment. 

XIV. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 

51735, October 4, 1993), this action is 

not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and 

therefore is not subject to review by the 

Office of Management and Budget. For 

this reason, this action is also not 

subject to Executive Order 13211, 

‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 

22, 2001). This action is not an 

Executive Order 13771 regulatory action 

because this action is not significant 

under Executive Order 12866. This 

action merely approves state law as 

meeting Federal requirements and 

imposes no additional requirements 

beyond those imposed by state law. 

Accordingly, the Administrator certifies 

that this rule will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.). Because this rule approves preexisting requirements under state law 

and does not impose any additional 

enforceable duty beyond that required 

by state law, it does not contain any 

unfunded mandate or significantly or 

uniquely affect small governments, as 

described in the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4). The 

EPA believes that this action does not 

have disproportionately high and 

adverse human health or environmental 

effects on minority populations, lowincome populations and/or indigenous 

peoples, as specified in Executive Order 

12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). 

The delegation is not approved to 

apply on any Indian reservation land or 

in any other area where the EPA or an 

Indian tribe has demonstrated that a 

tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of 

Indian country, the rule does not have 

tribal implications as specified by 

Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, 

November 9, 2000), nor will it impose 

substantial direct costs on tribal 

governments or preempt tribal law. 

This action also does not have 

Federalism implications because it does 

not have substantial direct effects 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, as specified in 

Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 

August 10, 1999). This action merely 

approves a state request to receive 

delegation of certain Federal standards, 

and does not alter the relationship or 

the distribution of power and 

responsibilities established in the Clean 

Air Act. This rule also is not subject to 

Executive Order 13045 ‘‘Protection of 

Children from Environmental Health 

Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, 

April 23, 1997), because it is not 

economically significant. 

In reviewing delegation submissions, 

the EPA’s role is to approve 

submissions, provided that they meet 

the criteria of the Clean Air Act. In this 

context, in the absence of a prior 

existing requirement for the State to use 

voluntary consensus standards (VCS), 

the EPA has no authority to disapprove 

a delegation submission for failure to 

use VCS. It would thus be inconsistent 

with applicable law for the EPA to use 

VCS in place of a delegation submission 

that otherwise satisfies the provisions of 

the Clean Air Act. Thus, the 

requirements of section 12(d) of the 

National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 

272 note) do not apply. This rule does 

not impose an information collection 

burden under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, generally provides 

that before a rule may take effect, the 

agency promulgating the rule must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the rule, to each House of the 

Congress and to the Comptroller General 

of the United States. The EPA will 

submit a report containing this rule and 

other required information to the U.S. 

Senate, the U.S. House of 

Representatives, and the Comptroller 

General of the United States prior to 

publication of the rule in the Federal 

Register. A major rule cannot take effect 

until 60 days after it is published in the 

Federal Register. This action is not a 

‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 U.S.C. 

804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act, petitions for judicial review of 

this action must be filed in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit by March 13, 2018. 

Filing a petition for reconsideration by 

the Administrator of this final rule does 

not affect the finality of this rule for the 

purposes of judicial review nor does it 

extend the time within which a petition 

for judicial review may be filed, and 

shall not postpone the effectiveness of 

such rule or action. This action may not 

be challenged later in proceedings to 

enforce its requirements. (See section 

307(b)(2)). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 63 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Hazardous 

substances, Intergovernmental relations, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Dated: January 4, 2018. 

Wren Stenger, 

Director, Multimedia Division, Region 6. 

40 CFR part 63 is amended as follows: 

PART 63—NATIONAL EMISSION 

STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR 

POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE 

CATEGORIES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 63 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. 

Subpart E—Approval of State 

Programs and Delegation of Federal 

Authorities 

■ 2. Section 63.99 is amended by 

revising paragraph (a)(44)(i) to read as 

follows: 

§ 63.99 Delegated Federal authorities. 

(a) * * * 

(44) * * * 

(i) The following table lists the 

specific part 63 standards that have 

been delegated unchanged to the Texas 

Commission on Environmental Quality 

for all sources. The ‘‘X’’ symbol is used 

to indicate each subpart that has been 

delegated. The delegations are subject to 

all of the conditions and limitations set 

forth in Federal law and regulations. 

Some authorities cannot be delegated 

and are retained by the EPA. These 

include certain General Provisions 

authorities and specific parts of some 

standards. Any amendments made to 


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these rules after August 3, 2016 are not 

delegated. 

DELEGATION STATUS FOR PART 63 STANDARDS—STATE OF TEXAS 1

[Excluding Indian Country] 

Subpart Source category TCEQ 2

A ................................................................ General Provisions ....................................................................................................... X 

F ................................................................ Hazardous Organic NESHAP (HON)—Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 

Industry (SOCMI).

X 

G ............................................................... HON—SOCMI Process Vents, Storage Vessels, Transfer Operations and Wastewater.X 

H ............................................................... HON—Equipment Leaks .............................................................................................. X 

I ................................................................. HON—Certain Processes Negotiated Equipment Leak Regulation ............................ X 

J ................................................................ Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production ........................................................... (3) 

K ................................................................ (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

L ................................................................ Coke Oven Batteries .................................................................................................... X 

M ............................................................... Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaning .................................................................................. X 

N ............................................................... Chromium Electroplating and Chromium Anodizing Tanks ......................................... X 

O ............................................................... Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers ............................................................................................ X 

P ................................................................ (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

Q ............................................................... Industrial Process Cooling Towers .............................................................................. X 

R ............................................................... Gasoline Distribution .................................................................................................... X 

S ................................................................ Pulp and Paper Industry .............................................................................................. X 

T ................................................................ Halogenated Solvent Cleaning .................................................................................... X 

U ............................................................... Group I Polymers and Resins ...................................................................................... X 

V ................................................................ (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

W ............................................................... Epoxy Resins Production and Non-Nylon Polyamides Production ............................. X 

X ................................................................ Secondary Lead Smelting ............................................................................................ X 

Y ................................................................ Marine Tank Vessel Loading ....................................................................................... X 

Z ................................................................ (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

AA ............................................................. Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing Plants ........................................................................ X 

BB ............................................................. Phosphate Fertilizers Production Plants ...................................................................... X 

CC ............................................................. Petroleum Refineries .................................................................................................... X 

DD ............................................................. Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations ................................................................... X 

EE ............................................................. Magnetic Tape Manufacturing ..................................................................................... X 

FF .............................................................. (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

GG ............................................................ Aerospace Manufacturing and Rework Facilities ........................................................ X 

HH ............................................................. Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities .................................................................... X 

II ................................................................ Shipbuilding and Ship Repair Facilities ....................................................................... X 

JJ .............................................................. Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations .................................................................. X 

KK ............................................................. Printing and Publishing Industry .................................................................................. X 

LL .............................................................. Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants ........................................................................... X 

MM ............................................................ Chemical Recovery Combustion Sources at Kraft, Soda, Sulfide, and Stand-Alone 

Semichemical Pulp Mills.

X 

NN ............................................................. Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing Area Sources ............................................................ X 

OO ............................................................ Tanks-Level 1 ............................................................................................................... X 

PP ............................................................. Containers .................................................................................................................... X 

QQ ............................................................ Surface Impoundments ................................................................................................ X 

RR ............................................................. Individual Drain Systems ............................................................................................. X 

SS ............................................................. Closed Vent Systems, Control Devices, Recovery Devices and Routing to a Fuel 

Gas System or a Process.

........................

TT .............................................................. Equipment Leaks—Control Level 1 ............................................................................. X 

UU ............................................................. Equipment Leaks—Control Level 2 Standards ............................................................ X 

VV ............................................................. Oil—Water Separators and Organic—Water Separators ............................................ X 

WW ........................................................... Storage Vessels (Tanks)—Control Level 2 ................................................................. X 

XX ............................................................. Ethylene Manufacturing Process Units Heat Exchange Systems and Waste Operations.X 

YY ............................................................. Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards ................................... X 

ZZ–BBB .................................................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

CCC .......................................................... Steel Pickling—HCI Process Facilities and Hydrochloric Acid Regeneration ............. X 

DDD .......................................................... Mineral Wool Production .............................................................................................. X 

EEE ........................................................... Hazardous Waste Combustors .................................................................................... X 

FFF ........................................................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

GGG .......................................................... Pharmaceuticals Production ........................................................................................ X 

HHH .......................................................... Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities ....................................................... X 

III ............................................................... Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production ...................................................................... X 

JJJ ............................................................. Group IV Polymers and Resins ................................................................................... X 

KKK ........................................................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

LLL ............................................................ Portland Cement Manufacturing .................................................................................. X 

MMM ......................................................... Pesticide Active Ingredient Production ........................................................................ X 

NNN .......................................................... Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing ................................................................................... X 

OOO .......................................................... Amino/Phenolic Resins ................................................................................................ X 

PPP ........................................................... Polyether Polyols Production ....................................................................................... X 

QQQ .......................................................... Primary Copper Smelting ............................................................................................. X 


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Subpart Source category TCEQ 2

RRR .......................................................... Secondary Aluminum Production ................................................................................. X 

SSS ........................................................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

TTT ........................................................... Primary Lead Smelting ................................................................................................. X 

UUU .......................................................... Petroleum Refineries—Catalytic Cracking Units, Catalytic Reforming Units and Sulfur Recovery Plants.X 

VVV ........................................................... Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) ................................................................. X 

WWW ........................................................ (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

XXX ........................................................... Ferroalloys Production: Ferromanganese and Silicomanganese ................................ X 

AAAA ........................................................ Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ................................................................................... X 

CCCC ........................................................ Nutritional Yeast Manufacturing ................................................................................... X 

DDDD ........................................................ Plywood and Composite Wood Products .................................................................... X4

EEEE ........................................................ Organic Liquids Distribution ......................................................................................... X 

FFFF ......................................................... Misc. Organic Chemical Production and Processes (MON) ....................................... X 

GGGG ....................................................... Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production ......................................................... X 

HHHH ........................................................ Wet Formed Fiberglass Mat Production ...................................................................... X 

IIII .............................................................. Auto & Light Duty Truck (Surface Coating) ................................................................. X 

JJJJ ........................................................... Paper and other Web (Surface Coating) ..................................................................... X 

KKKK ........................................................ Metal Can (Surface Coating) ....................................................................................... X 

MMMM ...................................................... Misc. Metal Parts and Products (Surface Coating) ..................................................... X 

NNNN ........................................................ Surface Coating of Large Appliances .......................................................................... X 

OOOO ....................................................... Fabric Printing Coating and Dyeing ............................................................................. X 

PPPP ........................................................ Plastic Parts (Surface Coating) .................................................................................... X 

QQQQ ....................................................... Surface Coating of Wood Building Products ............................................................... X 

RRRR ........................................................ Surface Coating of Metal Furniture .............................................................................. X 

SSSS ........................................................ Surface Coating for Metal Coil ..................................................................................... X 

TTTT ......................................................... Leather Finishing Operations ....................................................................................... X 

UUUU ........................................................ Cellulose Production Manufacture ............................................................................... X 

VVVV ........................................................ Boat Manufacturing ...................................................................................................... X 

WWWW .................................................... Reinforced Plastic Composites Production .................................................................. X 

XXXX ........................................................ Rubber Tire Manufacturing .......................................................................................... X 

YYYY ........................................................ Combustion Turbines ................................................................................................... X 

ZZZZ ......................................................... Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (RICE) ................................................... X 

AAAAA ...................................................... Lime Manufacturing Plants .......................................................................................... X 

BBBBB ...................................................... Semiconductor Manufacturing ..................................................................................... X 

CCCCC ..................................................... Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching and Battery Stacks ............................................... X 

DDDDD ..................................................... Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters Major Sources ....... X5

EEEEE ...................................................... Iron Foundries .............................................................................................................. X 

FFFFF ....................................................... Integrated Iron and Steel ............................................................................................. X 

GGGGG .................................................... Site Remediation .......................................................................................................... X 

HHHHH ..................................................... Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing ......................................................................... X 

IIIII ............................................................. Mercury Cell Chlor-Alkali Plants .................................................................................. X 

JJJJJ ......................................................... Brick and Structural Clay Products Manufacturing ...................................................... X6

KKKKK ...................................................... Clay Ceramics Manufacturing ...................................................................................... X6

LLLLL ........................................................ Asphalt Roofing and Processing .................................................................................. X 

MMMMM ................................................... Flexible Polyurethane Foam Fabrication Operation .................................................... X 

NNNNN ..................................................... Hydrochloric Acid Production, Fumed Silica Production ............................................. X 

OOOOO .................................................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

PPPPP ...................................................... Engine Test Facilities ................................................................................................... X 

QQQQQ .................................................... Friction Products Manufacturing .................................................................................. X 

RRRRR ..................................................... Taconite Iron Ore Processing ...................................................................................... X 

SSSSS ...................................................... Refractory Products Manufacture ................................................................................ X 

TTTTT ....................................................... Primary Magnesium Refining ....................................................................................... X 

UUUUU ..................................................... Coal and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units ......................................... X7

VVVVV ...................................................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

WWWWW ................................................. Hospital Ethylene Oxide Sterilizers Area Sources ...................................................... X 

XXXXX ...................................................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

YYYYY ...................................................... Electric Arc Furnace Steelmaking Facilities Area Sources ......................................... X 

ZZZZZ ....................................................... Iron and Steel Foundries Area Sources ...................................................................... X 

AAAAAA .................................................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

BBBBBB .................................................... Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline Facilities .................

Area Sources ...............................................................................................................

X 

CCCCCC .................................................. Gasoline Dispensing Facilities Area Sources .............................................................. X 

DDDDDD .................................................. Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Area Sources ................................... X 

EEEEEE .................................................... Primary Copper Smelting Area Sources ...................................................................... X 

FFFFFF ..................................................... Secondary Copper Smelting Area Sources ................................................................. X 

GGGGGG ................................................. Primary Nonferrous Metals Area Sources: Zinc, Cadmium, and Beryllium ................ X 

HHHHHH .................................................. Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources ..... X 

IIIIII ............................................................ (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

JJJJJJ ....................................................... Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers Area Sources .................................. X 

KKKKKK .................................................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

LLLLLL ...................................................... Acrylic and Modacrylic Fibers Production Area Sources ............................................ X 


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Subpart Source category TCEQ 2

MMMMMM ................................................ Carbon Black Production Area Sources ...................................................................... X 

NNNNNN .................................................. Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources: Chromium Compounds ................................ X 

OOOOOO ................................................. Flexible Polyurethane Foam Production and Fabrication Area Sources .................... X 

PPPPPP .................................................... Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Area Sources ......................................................... X 

QQQQQQ ................................................. Wood Preserving Area Sources .................................................................................. X 

RRRRRR .................................................. Clay Ceramics Manufacturing Area Sources ............................................................... X 

SSSSSS .................................................... Glass Manufacturing Area Sources ............................................................................. X 

TTTTTT ..................................................... Secondary Nonferrous Metals Processing Area Sources ........................................... X 

UUUUUU .................................................. (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

VVVVVV .................................................... Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources ....................................................................... X 

WWWWWW .............................................. Plating and Polishing Operations Area Sources ......................................................... X 

XXXXXX .................................................... Metal Fabrication and Finishing Area Sources ............................................................ X 

YYYYYY .................................................... Ferroalloys Production Facilities Area Sources ........................................................... X 

ZZZZZZ ..................................................... Aluminum, Copper, and Other Nonferrous Foundries Area Sources .......................... X 

AAAAAAA ................................................. Asphalt Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing Area Sources ..................... X 

BBBBBBB ................................................. Chemical Preparations Industry Area Sources ............................................................ X 

CCCCCCC ................................................ Paints and Allied Products Manufacturing Area Sources ............................................ X 

DDDDDDD ................................................ Prepared Feeds Manufacturing Area Sources ............................................................ X 

EEEEEEE ................................................. Gold Mine Ore Processing and Production Area Sources .......................................... ........................

FFFFFFF—GGGGGGG ........................... (Reserved) .................................................................................................................... ........................

HHHHHHH ................................................ Polyvinyl Chloride and Copolymers Production Major Sources .................................. X 

1Program delegated to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). 

2Authorities which may not be delegated include: § 63.6(g), Approval of Alternative Non-Opacity Emission Standards; § 63.6(h)(9), Approval of 

Alternative Opacity Standards; § 63.7(e)(2)(ii) and (f), Approval of Major Alternatives to Test Methods; § 63.8(f), Approval of Major Alternatives to 

Monitoring; § 63.10(f), Approval of Major Alternatives to Recordkeeping and Reporting; and all authorities identified in the subparts (e.g., under 

‘‘Delegation of Authority’’) that cannot be delegated. 3TCEQ was previously delegated this subpart on May 17, 2005 (70 FR 13018). The subpart was vacated and remanded to the EPA by the 

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. See, Mossville Environmental Action Network v. EPA, 370 F. 3d 1232 (DC 

Cir. 2004). Because of the DC Court’s holding, this subpart is not delegated to TCEQ at this time. 4This subpart was issued a partial vacatur by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. See 72 FR 61060 (October 29, 2007). 5Final rule. See 76 FR 15608 (March 21, 2011), as amended at 78 FR 7138 (January 31, 2013); 80 FR 72807 (November 20, 2015). 

6Final promulgated rule adopted by the EPA. See 80 FR 65470 (October 26, 2015). Note that Part 63 Subpart KKKKK was amended to correct minor typographical errors. See 80 FR 75817 (December 4, 2015). 7Final Rule. See 77 FR 9304 (February 16, 2012), as amended 81 FR 20172 (April 6, 2016). Final Supplemental Finding that it is appropriate 

and necessary to regulate HAP emissions from Coal- and Oil-fired EUSGU Units. See 81 FR 24420 (April 25, 2016). 

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[FR Doc. 2018–00447 Filed 1–11–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 10 

[PS Docket No. 15–91; PS Docket No. 15– 

94, FCC 16–127] 

Wireless Emergency Alerts; 

Emergency Alert System 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; announcement of 

effective date. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the 

Commission announces that the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

approved, for a three-year period, the 

information collection associated with 

the Commission’s Wireless Emergency 

Alerts (WEA) Report and Order, FCC 

16–127 (WEA Report and Order). In the 

WEA Report and Order, the Commission 

stated that it would publish a document 

in the Federal Register announcing the 

effective date of the rule. 

DATES: 47 CFR 10.320(g) published at 81 

FR 75710, November 1, 2016, is 

effective January 12, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maureen McCarthy, Policy and 

Licensing Division, Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau at (202) 418– 

0011 or Maureen.McCarthy@fcc.gov. For 

additional information concerning the 

Paperwork Reduction Act information 

collection requirements, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

summary of the WEA Report and Order 

was published in the Federal Register 

on November 1, 2016, 81 FR 75710. The 

WEA Report and Order promotes the 

utility of WEA as a life-saving tool. The 

summary stated that it would publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

announcing the effective date of the 

rules requiring OMB approval. The 

information collection requirements in 

§ 10.320(g) were approved by OMB 

under OMB Control No. 3060–1126. 

With publication of the instant 

document in the Federal Register, the 

rule changes to 47 CFR 10.320(g) 

adopted in the WEA Report and Order 

are now effective. 

If you have any comments on the 

burden estimates listed below, or how 

the Commission can improve the 

collections and reduce any burdens 

caused thereby, please contact Nicole 

Ongele, Federal Communications 

Commission, Room 1–A620, 445 12th 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. 

Please include the OMB Control 

Number, 3060–1126, in your 

correspondence. The Commission will 

also accept your comments via email at 

PRA@fcc.gov. 

To request materials in accessible 

formats for people with disabilities 

(Braille, large print, electronic files, 

audio format), send an email to fcc504@

fcc.gov or call the Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 

418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 

(TTY). 

Synopsis 

As required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507), 

the FCC is notifying the public that it 

received final OMB approval on March 


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