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receive assistance, and what per diem 

rates are paid. Hurricane Idalia has 

affected locations in Florida and South 

Carolina, which has resulted in various 

travel-related disruptions to relocating 

employees. Accordingly, this GSA FTR 

Bulletin allows agencies to determine 

whether to implement waivers of time 

limits established by the FTR for 

completion of all aspects of relocation, 

permissible locations of temporary 

quarters, and per diem rates for HHTs 

and TQSE. 

GSA Bulletin FTR 23–08 can be 

viewed at https://www.gsa.gov/ 

ftrbulletins. 

Krystal J. Brumfield, 

Associate Administrator, Office of 

Government-wide Policy. 

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47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 22–347; RM–11932; DA 23– 

826; FR ID 171264] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Lincoln, Nebraska 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: On September 26, 2022, the 

Federal Communications Commission’s 

Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau) 

issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 

(NPRM) in response to a petition for 

rulemaking filed by The University of 

Nebraska (Petitioner), the licensee of 

noncommercial educational (NCE) 

television station KUON–TV (KUON– 

TV or Station), channel *12, Lincoln, 

Nebraska, requesting the substitution of 

UHF channel *27 for VHF channel *12 

at Lincoln in the Table of TV 

Allotments. For the reasons set forth in 

the Report and Order referenced below, 

the Bureau amends FCC regulations to 

substitute channel *27 for channel *12 

at Lincoln. 

DATES: Effective September 15, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202) 

418–1665 or Emily.Harrison@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed rule was published at 87 FR 

60956 on October 7, 2022. The 

Petitioner filed comments in support of 

the petition, as required by the 

Commission’s rules reaffirming its 

commitment to apply for channel *27. 

As described in the Report and Order, 

comments were filed by Flood 

Communications of Omaha, LLC (Flood) 

in opposition to the Petition, but such 

comments were ultimately withdrawn 

in favor of a settlement agreement 

between Petitioner and Flood. See Letter 

from Barbara A. Kreisman, Chief, Video 

Division, Media Bureau, to Derek Teslik, 

Esq. and Seth Williams, Esq. (Sept. 8, 

2023). 

The Bureau believes the public 

interest would be served by substituting 

channel *27 for channel *12 at Lincoln, 

Nebraska. In support of its channel 

substitution request, the Petitioner 

states that the Station has a history of 

severe reception problems as a result of 

its operation on a VHF channel. The 

Petitioner also discussed the challenges 

and characteristics of VHF channels that 

have been recognized by the 

Commission regarding viewer reception. 

The Petitioner asserts that the proposed 

channel substitution will improve 

viewers’ access to the Station’s PBS and 

other public television programming by 

improving reception issues. According 

to the Petitioner, although the channel 

*27 facilities would result in a 

reduction in the Station’s predicted 

population served within its noise 

limited service contour, almost all of the 

predicted loss area is served by other 

PBS stations licensed to communities in 

Nebraska and Iowa, which largely air 

the same NCE programming as KUON– 

TV. According to the Petitioner, once 

terrain-limitations are factored into the 

analysis, the new loss area that would 

be created by the proposed channel 

substitution would contain only 342 

persons, which it asserts is de minimis. 

Although the Petitioner’s proposal 

would result in a loss of PBS network 

programming to a limited number of 

viewers, the Bureau finds that the 

overall benefits of the proposed channel 

change by resolving reception issues 

outweighs any possible harm to the 

public interest. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s Report and Order, MB 

Docket No. 22–347; RM–11932; DA 23– 

826, adopted September 8, 2023, and 

released September 8, 2023. The full 

text of this document is available for 

download at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs. 

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 & 

Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202– 

418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 (tty). 

This document does not contain 

information collection requirements 

subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act 

of 1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition, 

therefore, it does not contain any 

proposed information collection burden 

‘‘for small business concerns with fewer 

than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the 

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). Provisions of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601– 

612, do not apply to this proceeding. 

The Commission will send a copy of 

this Report and Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, see 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Television. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas Horan, 

Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. 

Final Rule 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as 

follows: 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 155, 301, 303, 

307, 309, 310, 334, 336, 339. 

■ 2. In § 73.622, in paragraph (j), amend 

the Table of TV Allotments, under 

Nebraska, by revising the entry for 

Lincoln to read as follows: 

§ 73.622 digital television table of 

allotments. 

* * * * * 

(j) * * * 

Community Channel No. 

* * * * * 

Nebraska 

* * * * * 

Lincoln ............................................. 8, 10, 15, *27 

* * * * * 

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