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previously conducted an EJ analysis as 

part of the revised MSW landfill 

regulations, and determined that the 

MSW Federal plan increased the level of 

environmental protection for all affected 

populations without having any 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on any population, including any 

minority, low-income, or indigenous 

populations. To the extent that any 

minority, low income, or Indigenous 

subpopulation is disproportionately 

impacted by landfill gas emissions due 

to the proximity of their homes to 

sources of these emissions, that 

subpopulation also stands to see 

increased environmental and health 

benefit from the emission reductions 

under the Federal plan. The results of 

the demographic analysis are presented 

in the EJ Screening Report for Municipal 

Solid Waste Landfills, July 2016, a copy 

of which is available in the 2016 MSW 

Landfills EG Docket (Docket ID Item No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0451–0223). 

This action is subject to the 

Congressional Review Act, and EPA will 

submit a rule report to each House of 

the Congress and to the Comptroller 

General of the United States. This action 

is not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by 5 

U.S.C. 804(2). 

Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, 

petitions for judicial review of this 

action must be filed in the United States 

Court of Appeals for the appropriate 

circuit by February 5, 2024. Filing a 

petition for reconsideration by the 

Administrator of this final rule does not 

affect the finality of this action 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 62 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Intergovernmental 

relations, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Waste treatment and 

disposal. 

Dated: November 21, 2023. 

Debra Shore, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, title 40 CFR part 62 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 62—APPROVAL AND 

PROMULGATION OF STATE PLANS 

FOR DESIGNATED FACILITIES AND 

POLLUTANTS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 62 

continues to read as follows: 

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

Subpart P—Indiana 

■ 2. Amend §§ 63.3630, 62.3631, and 

62.3632 to read as follows: 

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§ 62.3630 Identification of plan. 

On March 20, 2023, Indiana 

submitted a revised CAA section 111(d) 

state plan for implementing the revised 

emission guidelines for Municipal Solid 

Waste (MSW) Landfills. The enforceable 

mechanism for this state plan is a state 

rule codified in 326 Indiana 

Administrative Code (IAC) 8–8.2. The 

rule was adopted on September 14, 

2022, and became effective on March 

10, 2023. 

§ 62.3631 Identification of sources. 

The Indiana CAA section 111(d) state 

plan for existing MSW landfills applies 

to all MSW landfills for which 

commenced construction on or before 

July 17, 2014, and have not been 

modified or reconstructed since July 17, 

2014. 

§ 62.3632 Effective Date. 

The Federal effective date of the 

Indiana CAA Section 111(d) state plan 

for existing MSW landfills is January 8, 

2024. 

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47 CFR Part 97 

[WT Docket No. 16–239; FCC 23–93; FR ID 

188673] 

Amateur Radio Service Rules To 

Permit Greater Flexibility in Data 

Communications 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC or 

Commission) amends its amateur radio 

rules to eliminate the limitations on the 

symbol rate (also known as baud rate)— 

the rate at which the carrier waveform 

amplitude, frequency, and/or phase is 

varied to transmit information— 

applicable to data emissions in certain 

amateur bands. In place of the baud rate, 

the Commission sets a bandwidth 

limitation of 2.8 kilohertz in the 

respective amateur bands, consistent 

with the Commission’s treatment of 

other wireless radio services, which also 

have service-specific bandwidth 

limitations. This bandwidth limitation 

will promote continued sharing in these 

amateur bands. 

DATES: Effective January 8, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information on this 

proceeding, contact Nellie Foosaner of 

the Wireless Telecommunications 

Bureau, Mobility Division, at (202) 418– 

2925 or nellie.foosaner@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Order, in 

WT Docket No. 16–239; FCC 23–93, 

adopted and released on November 13, 

2023. The full text of this document is 

available online at https://docs.fcc.gov/ 

public/attachments/FCC-23-93A1.pdf. 

The Commission will send a copy of 

this 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). 

Synopsis 

1. In this Report and Order, the 

Commission removes limitations on the 

symbol rate (also known as baud rate)— 

the rate at which the carrier waveform 

amplitude, frequency, and/or phase is 

varied to transmit information— 

applicable to data emissions in certain 

amateur bands. The Commission 

removes this outdated restriction to 

allow the amateur radio community to 

operate more efficiently, including in 

support of emergency situations when 

appropriate. Bands with a 300 baud rate 

limitation that the Commission 

eliminates in this Report and Order are: 

160 meter band; 80 meter band; 40 

meter band segments 7.000–7.100 MHz 

and 7.100–7.125 MHz; 30 meter band; 

20 meter band segment 14.00–14.15 

MHz; 17 meter band segment 18.068– 

18.110 MHz; 15 meter band segment 

21.0–21.2 MHz; 12 meter band segment 

24.89–24.93 MHz. The 10 meter band 

segment 28.0–28.3 MHz has a 1200 baud 

rate limitation that the Commission 

eliminates in this Report and Order. The 

Commission adopts a 2.8 kilohertz 

bandwidth limitation in place of the 

baud rate limitation applicable to the 

following amateur radio bands: 160 

meter band; 80 meter band; 40 meter 

band, segments 7.000–7.100 MHz and 

7.100–7.125 MHz; 30 meter band; 20 

meter band, segment 14.00–14.15 MHz; 

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MHz; 15 meter band segment 21.0–21.2 

MHz; 12 meter band segment 24.89– 

24.93 MHz; and 10 meter band, segment 

28.0–28.3 MHz. The Report and Order 

finds that without a baud rate or 

bandwidth limit, data stations using a 

large amount of spectrum for a single 

emission could do so to the detriment 

of simultaneous use by other stations 

using narrowband emission modes. The 

Report and Order also makes nonsubstantive edits to the two rule 

sections the Commission is otherwise 

revising, §§ 97.305 and 97.307, to 

conform to the current stylistic 

requirements of the Federal Register 

Document Drafting Handbook. 

Procedural Matters 

2. Regulatory Flexibility Certification. 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 

as amended (RFA) requires that an 

agency prepare a regulatory flexibility 

analysis for notice and comment 

rulemakings, unless the agency certifies 

that ‘‘the rule will not, if promulgated, 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities.’’ 

The RFA generally defines the term 

‘‘small entity’’ as having the same 

meaning as the terms ‘‘small business,’’ 

‘‘small organization,’’ and ‘‘small 

governmental jurisdiction.’’ In addition, 

the term ‘‘small business’’ has the same 

meaning as the term ‘‘small business 

concern’’ under the Small Business Act. 

A ‘‘small business concern’’ is one 

which: (1) is independently owned and 

operated; (2) is not dominant in its field 

of operation; and (3) satisfies any 

additional criteria established by the 

Small Business Administration (SBA). 

3. As required by the RFA, an Initial 

Regulatory Flexibility Certification 

(IRFC) was incorporated in the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in this 

proceeding. In the NPRM, the 

Commission certified that because the 

proposed amendments to amateur 

service rules changing a technical rule 

applicable to data emissions that an 

amateur radio operator may use in his 

or her communications with other 

amateur radio operators applied 

exclusively to individuals holding 

certain Commission authorizations, 

rather than ‘‘small entities,’’ as defined 

in the RFA, the NPRM would not have 

a significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The Commission sought written public 

comment on the proposals in the NPRM 

including comment on the IRFC. No 

comments were filed addressing the 

IRFC. The two statutorily-mandated 

criteria to be applied in determining the 

need for an RFA analysis are: (1) 

whether the proposed rules, if adopted, 

would have a significant economic 

effect; and (2) if so, whether the 

economic effect would directly affect a 

substantial number of small entities. In 

the Report and Order, the Commission 

amends the amateur service rules to 

change the technical rules applicable to 

data emissions an amateur radio 

operator may use in his or her 

communications with other amateur 

radio operators. The RFA’s definition of 

‘‘small entities,’’ does not include a 

‘‘person’’ or an individual, as the terms 

are used in this proceeding. As a result, 

the rules do not apply to ‘‘small 

entities,’’ but instead apply exclusively 

to individuals who hold certain 

Commission authorizations. 

Accordingly, based on the 

Commission’s application of the 

statutorily-mandated criteria it 

concludes, and therefore certifies in this 

Final Regulatory Flexibility 

Certification, that the rules adopted in 

this Report and Order will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

4. The Commission will send copies 

of the Report and Order, including 

copies of the Final Regulatory 

Flexibility Certification, to the Chief 

Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. The 

Final Regulatory Flexibility Certification 

will also be published in the Federal 

Register. 

5. Paperwork Reduction Act. This 

document does not contain proposed 

information collection(s) subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13. In addition, 

therefore, it does not contain any new 

or modified 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©(4). 

6. Congressional Review Act. The 

Commission has determined, and the 

Administrator of the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

concurs, that this rule is ‘‘non-major’’ 

under the Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 804(2). The Commission will 

send a copy of this Report and Order to 

Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). 

Ordering Clauses 

7. Accordingly, it is ordered that, 

pursuant to sections 4(i), 5, 303(r), and 

403 of the Communications Act of 1934, 

47 U.S.C. 154(i), 155, 303(r), and 403 of 

the Commission’s rules, that this Report 

and Order is hereby adopted. 

Proceeding RM–11708 is terminated. 

8. Accordingly, it is ordered that, 

pursuant to sections 4(i), 5, 303(r), and 

403 of the Communications Act of 1934, 

47 U.S.C. 154(i), 155, 303(r), and 403 of 

the Commission’s rules, that this Report 

and Order is hereby adopted. 

Proceeding RM–11708 is terminated. 

9. It is further ordered that part 97 of 

the Commission’s rules IS AMENDED as 

set forth in the Appendix, effective 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. 

10. It is further ordered that the Office 

of the Managing Director, Performance 

Program Management, shall send a copy 

of this Report & Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

11. It is further ordered that the Office 

of the Secretary, Reference Information 

Center, shall send a copy of the Report 

and Order including the Final 

Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to 

the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration. 

12. It is further ordered that part 97 

of the Commission’s rules is amended as 

set forth in the Appendix, effective 30 

days after publication in the Federal 

Register. 

13. It is further ordered that the Office 

of the Managing Director, Performance 

Program Management, shall send a copy 

of this Report & Order in a report to be 

sent to Congress and the Government 

Accountability Office pursuant to the 

Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 

801(a)(1)(A). 

14. It is further ordered that the Office 

of the Secretary, Reference Information 

Center, shall send a copy of the Report 

and Order including the Final 

Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to 

the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 

Small Business Administration. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 97 

Radio. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene Dortch, 

Secretary. 

Final Rules 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR part 97 as 

follows: 

PART 97—AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 97 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151–155, 301–609, 

unless otherwise noted. 

■ 2. Section 97.305 is amended by 

revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: 

§ 97.305 Authorized emission types. 

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(c) A station may transmit the 

following emission types on the 

frequencies indicated, as authorized to 

the control operator, subject to the 

standards specified in § 97.307(f): 

Wavelength band Frequencies Emission types authorized Standards see § 97.307, 

paragraph(s): 

(1) LF: 

(i) 2200 m ..... Entire band ....................................................... RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3). 

(ii) 2200 m .... Entire band ....................................................... Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(2) MF: 

(i) 630 m ....... Entire band ....................................................... RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3). 

(ii) 630 m ...... Entire band ....................................................... Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(iii) 160 m ..... Entire band ....................................................... RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3). 

(iv) 160 m ..... Entire band ....................................................... Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(3) HF: 

(i) 80 m ......... Entire band ....................................................... RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3), (9). 

(ii) 75 m ........ Entire band ....................................................... Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(iii) 60 m ....... 5.332, 5.348, 5.3585, 5.373 and 5.405 MHz ... Phone, RTTY, data .......................................... (f)(14). 

(iv) 40 m ....... 7.000–7.100 MHz ............................................. RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3), (9). 

(v) 40 m ........ 7.075–7.100 MHz ............................................. Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2), (9), (11). 

(vi) 40 m ....... 7.100–7.125 MHz ............................................. RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3), (9). 

(vii) 40 m ...... 7.125–7.300 MHz ............................................. Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(viii) 30 m ..... Entire band ....................................................... RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3). 

(ix) 20 m ....... 14.00–14.15 MHz ............................................. RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3). 

(x) 20 m ........ 14.15–14.35 MHz ............................................. Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(xi) 17 m ....... 18.068–18.110 MHz ......................................... RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3). 

(xii) 17 m ...... 18.110–18.168 MHz ......................................... Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(xiii) 15 m ..... 21.0–21.2 MHz ................................................. RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3), (9). 

(xiv) 15 m ..... 21.20–21.45 MHz ............................................. Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(xv) 12 m ...... 24.89–24.93 MHz ............................................. RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3). 

(xvi) 12 m ..... 24.93–24.99 MHz ............................................. Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(xvii) 10 m .... 28.0–28.3 MHz ................................................. RTTY, data ....................................................... (f)(3). 

(xviii) 10 m .... 28.3–28.5 MHz ................................................. Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2), (10). 

(xix) 10 m ..... 28.5–29.0 MHz ................................................. Phone, image ................................................... (f)(1), (2). 

(xx) 10 m ...... 29.0–29.7 MHz ................................................. Phone, image ................................................... (f)(2). 

(4) VHF: 

(i) 6 m ........... 50.1–51.0 MHz ................................................. MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data ................... (f)(2), (5). 

(ii) 6 m .......... 51.0–54.0 MHz ................................................. MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, test ........... (f)(2), (5), (8). 

(iii) 2 m ......... 144.1–148.0 MHz ............................................. MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, test ........... (f)(2), (5), (8). 

(iv) 1.25 m .... 219–220 MHz ................................................... Data .................................................................. (f)(13). 

(v) 1.25m ...... 222–225 MHz ................................................... RTTY, data, test MCW, phone, SS, image ..... (f)(2), (6), (8). 

(5) UHF: 

(i) 70 cm ....... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test .... (f)(6), (8). 

(ii) 33 cm ...... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(iii) 23 cm ..... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test .... (f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(iv) 13 cm ..... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(6) SHF: 

(i) 5 cm ......... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(ii) 3 cm ........ Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test .... (f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(iii) 1.2 cm .... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(7) EHF: 

(i) 6 mm ........ Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(ii) 4 mm ....... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(iii) 2.5 mm ... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(iv) 2 mm ...... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(v) 1 mm ....... Entire band ....................................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

(vi) 1 mm ...... Above 275 GHz ............................................... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, 

pulse.

(f)(7), (8), and (12). 

■ 3. Section 97.307 is amended by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (f)(3); 

■ b. Removing and reserving paragraph 

(f)(4); 

■ c. Revising the heading to the table in 

paragraph (f)(14)(i); and 

■ d. Removing the text ‘‘of this part’’ 

wherever it appears. 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 97.307 Emission standards. 

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(f)* * * 

(3) Only a RTTY or data emission 

using a specified digital code listed in 

§ 97.309(a) may be transmitted. The 

authorized bandwidth is 2.8 kHz except 

in the 2200 m band and 630 m band. In 

the 2200 m band and the 630 m band 

the symbol rate must not exceed 300 

bauds, or for frequency-shift keying, the 

frequency shift between mark and space 

must not exceed 1 kHz. 

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(14) * * * 

(i) * * * 

Table 1 to Paragraph (f)(14)(i)—60 M 

Band Emission Requirements 

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