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markers. The supplemental information 

submitted by an affiliated organization 

also must include the following: 

(1) A signed letter from a recognized 

authority, board of directors or 

equivalent governing body, for the 

affiliated organization certifying that: 

(i) The proposed new emblem of 

belief is widely used and recognized as 

the symbol of a distinct belief system; 

and 

(ii) The affiliated organization 

endorses adding the emblem to VA’s list 

of emblems of belief available for 

inscription on Government-furnished 

headstones and markers. 

(2) A copy of an IRS determination 

letter, if available, recognizing the 

affiliated organization as exempt under 

section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

Code and classifying it as a church 

under sections 509(a)(1) and 

170(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Code. 

(3) If the organization has not applied 

for tax-exempt status, a statement 

explaining the extent to which the 

organization otherwise meets the 

characteristics generally attributed to a 

church by the Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), as described in paragraph 

(g)(10)(ii) of this section. 

(4) A concise written description of 

the main tenets of the affiliated 

organization’s belief system. 

(5) Information about the structure of 

the affiliated organization, including the 

locations of congregations or other 

religious membership groups that 

comprise the affiliated organization. 

(6) A statement certifying that the 

affiliated organization does not promote 

or engage in any activity that is illegal 

or contrary to clear public policy. 

(7) A three-inch diameter digitized 

black and white representation of the 

requested emblem that is free of 

copyright restrictions and can be 

reproduced in a production-line 

environment in stone or bronze without 

loss of graphic quality. 

(f) Incomplete supplemental 

information provided by an affiliated 

organization. If VA determines that a 

request to add a new emblem of belief 

is incomplete, VA will notify the 

applicant in writing of any missing 

information and that he or she has 60 

days to submit such information or no 

further action will be taken. If the 

applicant does not submit all required 

information or demonstrate that he or 

she has good cause for failing to provide 

the information within 60 days of the 

notice, then the applicant will be 

notified in writing that the request for 

a new emblem of belief will be deemed 

withdrawn and no further action will be 

taken. 

(g) Evaluation criteria. The Director of 

NCA’s Office of Field Programs shall 

forward to the Under Secretary for 

Memorial Affairs the request, any 

pertinent records or information, and 

the Director’s recommendation after 

evaluating whether: 

(1) The emblem represents a belief 

system, as defined in paragraph (b)(3) of 

this section. 

(2) The emblem meets the definition 

of an emblem of belief, as defined in 

paragraph (b)(4) of this section. 

(3) There is an immediate need to 

inscribe the emblem on a new, first, 

Government-furnished headstone or 

marker for a deceased eligible 

individual, unless good cause is shown 

for an exception. 

(4) The emblem is endorsed by an 

affiliated organization, as defined in 

paragraph (b)(1) of this section. 

(5) The affiliated organization 

endorsing the emblem does not promote 

or engage in any activity that is illegal 

or contrary to clear public policy. 

(6) The letter provided under 

paragraph (e)(1) of this section is from 

a recognized authority, board of 

directors, or equivalent governing body 

of the belief system represented by the 

emblem. 

(7) The emblem meets the technical 

requirements for inscription specified in 

paragraph (e)(7) of this section. 

(8) The affiliated organization 

provided all of the supplemental 

information listed in paragraph (e) of 

this section. 

(9)(i) The IRS has determined that the 

affiliated organization is exempt under 

section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 

Code and is classified as a church under 

sections 509(a)(1) and 170(b)(1)(A)(i) of 

the Code; and, 

(ii) If the affiliated organization has 

not applied to the IRS for recognition of 

tax-exempt status, whether the 

organization has characteristics 

generally attributed to a church, such as: 

a distinct legal existence, a recognized 

creed and form of worship, a definite 

and distinct ecclesiastical government, a 

formal code of doctrine and discipline, 

a distinct religious history, a 

membership not associated with any 

other church or denomination, an 

organization of ordained ministers, 

ordained ministers selected after 

completing prescribed courses of study, 

a literature of its own, established 

places of worship, regular 

congregations, regular religious services, 

schools for the religious instruction of 

the young, and schools for the 

preparation of its ministers. 

(h) Decision by the Under Secretary 

for Memorial Affairs. A request to add 

a new emblem to VA’s list of emblems 

of belief available for inscription on 

Government-furnished headstones and 

markers shall be granted if the Under 

Secretary for Memorial Affairs finds, by 

a preponderance of the evidence, that 

the request meets each of the criteria in 

paragraphs (g)(1) through (7) of this 

section. In making that determination, 

the Under Secretary shall consider the 

Director of NCA’s Office of Field 

Programs’ recommendation and may 

consider information from any source. 

The Director of Field Programs will 

provide the individual who made the 

request written notice of the decision of 

the Under Secretary for Memorial 

Affairs. The decision of the Under 

Secretary for Memorial Affairs is final. 

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 2404) 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 300 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–1986–0005; FRL–8271–1] 

National Oil and Hazardous Substance 

Pollution Contingency Plan; National 

Priorities List 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of intent 

to delete the Avenue E Groundwater 

Contamination Superfund Site from the 

National Priorities List. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency, (EPA) Region V is issuing a 

notice of intent to delete the Avenue E 

Groundwater Contamination Superfund 

Site (Site) located in Traverse City, 

Michigan, from the National Priorities 

List (NPL) and requests public 

comments on this notice of intent to 

delete. The NPL, promulgated pursuant 

to section 105 of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA) of 1980, as amended, is found 

at Appendix B of 40 CFR part 300 which 

is the National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan 

(NCP). The EPA and the State of 

Michigan, through the Michigan 

Department of Environmental Quality 

(MDEQ), have determined that all 

appropriate response actions under 

CERCLA have been completed. 

However, this deletion does not 

preclude future actions under 

Superfund. In the ‘‘Rules and 

Regulations’’ Section of today’s Federal 

Register, we are publishing a direct final 

notice of deletion of the Avenue E 


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Site without prior notice of intent to 

delete because we view this as a noncontroversial revision and anticipate no 

adverse comment. We have explained 

our reasons for this deletion in the 

preamble to the direct final notice of 

deletion. If we receive no adverse 

comment(s) on this notice of deletion or 

the direct final notice of deletion, we 

will not take further action on this 

notice of intent to delete. If we receive 

timely adverse comment(s), we will 

withdraw the direct final notice of 

deletion, and it will not take effect. We 

will, as appropriate, address all public 

comments in a subsequent final deletion 

notice based on adverse comments 

received on this notice of intent to 

delete. We will not institute a second 

comment period on this notice of intent 

to delete. Any parties interested in 

commenting must do so at this time. For 

additional information, see the direct 

final notice of deletion which is located 

in the Rules section of this Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Comments concerning this Site 

must be received by February 20, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

SFUND–1986–005, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: beard.gladys@epa.gov. 

• Fax: Gladys Beard at (312) 886–

4071. 

• Mail: Dave Novak, Community 

Involvement Coordinator, U.S. EPA (P–

19J), 77 W. Jackson, Chicago, Il 60604, 

312–886–7478 or 1–800–621–8431. 

• Hand Delivery: Dave Novak, 

Community Involvement Coordinator, 

(P–19J), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Regional 

Office normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Regional Office official hours of 

business are Monday through Friday, 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. excluding Federal 

holidays. 

Please see the direct final rule which 

is located in the Rules section of this 

Federal Register for detailed 

instructions on how to submit 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Linda Martin, Remedial Project Manager 

at (312) 886–3854 or Gladys Beard, State 

NPL Deletion Process Manager at (312) 

886–7253 or 1–800–621–8431, 

Superfund Division, U.S. EPA (SR–6J), 

77 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL 60604. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For 

additional information, see the Direct 

Final Notice of Deletion which is 

located in the Rules section of this 

Federal Register. 

Information Repositories: Repositories 

have been established to provide 

detailed information concerning this 

decision at the following address: EPA 

Region V Record Center, 77 W. Jackson, 

Chicago, IL 60604, (312) 353–5821, 

Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 pm. 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Chemicals, Hazardous 

waste, Hazardous substances, 

Intergovernmental relations, Penalties, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Superfund, Water 

pollution control, Water supply. 

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(c)(2); 42 U.S.C. 

9601–9657; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 

1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923; 

3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 193. 

Dated: January 9, 2007. 

Mary A. Gade, 

Regional Administrator, U.S. EPA Region V. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[Docket No. 87–268; DA 07–20] 

Revisions to Proposed New DTV Table 

of Allotments—Tentative Channel 

Designations To Be Added to the DTV 

Table of Allotments Proposed in the 

Seventh Further Notice of Proposed 

Rule Making 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Media Bureau announces 

tentative channel designations for six 

permittees that attained permittee status 

during the pendency of the rulemaking 

proceeding commenced in the Seventh 

Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making 

(‘‘Seventh FNPRM’’) in MB Docket No. 

87–268. These tentative channels 

designations revise the proposed new 

Digital Television Table of Allotments 

released in the Seventh FNPRM. 

DATES: Comments are due February 9, 

2007 and reply comments are due 

February 26, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by MB Docket No. 87–268, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Web site: http:// 

www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• People with Disabilities: Contact 

the FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov 

or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–

418–0432. 

For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Evan Baranoff, Evan.Baranoff@fcc.gov, 

or Eloise Gore, Eloise.Gore@fcc.gov, of 

the Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 

418–2120; Nazifa Sawez, 

Nazifa.Sawez@fcc.gov, of the Media 

Bureau, Video Division, (202) 418–1600; 

or Alan Stillwell, 

Alan.Stillwell@fcc.gov, of the Office of 

Engineering and Technology, (202) 418–

2470. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission recently released a Seventh 

Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making 

(‘‘Seventh FNPRM’’), FCC 06–150, 

released October 20, 2006 in MB Docket 

No. 87–268 (71 FR 66592, November 15, 

2006), finalizing the DTV channel 

election process and beginning the final 

stage of the transition of the nation’s 

broadcast television system from analog 

to digital technology. In the Seventh 

FNPRM, the Commission proposed a 

new DTV Table of Allotments providing 

eligible stations with channels for DTV 

operations after the DTV transition. 

In paragraph 53 of the Seventh 

FNPRM, the Commission noted that 

additional pending applications may be 

granted before an Order finalizing the 

new DTV Table is adopted. The 

Commission stated that, to the extent 

possible, it would accommodate the 

future new permittees in the proposed 

new DTV Table and, to provide 

interested parties with the opportunity 

to comment, the Media Bureau would 

issue public notices announcing 

tentative channel designations (TCDs) 

for the new permittees that attain 

permittee status during the pendancy of 

the Seventh FNRPM rulemaking 

proceeding. The Commission also 

directed the Media Bureau to establish 

separate pleading cycles, if necessary, to 

give interested parties an opportunity 

for comment. 

The Media Bureau hereby announces 

TCDs for six permittees that attained 


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