3624 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 13 / Friday, January 19, 2024 / Proposed Rules 

Report indicates the following National 

Supplemental Indexes above 80th 

percentile: Superfund proximity is at 

the 83rd percentile; and RMP facility 

proximity is at the 81st percentile. To 

understand the indexes that are over the 

80th percentile, refer to docket assigned 

to this Federal Register document. 

IV. Proposed Action 

The EPA is proposing that the current 

Source-specific SIP revision is 

approvable because the limits included 

in the SSSIP are demonstrated to be 

RACT for the power boilers, wood waste 

boiler and the recovery boilers. Based 

on a thorough RBLC review of similar 

sources, consultation with NYSDEC and 

an analysis of this Source-specific SIP 

revision, the EPA proposes to approve 

Finch Paper LLC’s operation under the 

NYSDEC approved NOX emission limits 

for emission unit 3–00000 power 

boilers, emission unit 3–10000 wood 

waste boiler, and emission unit 3–20000 

recovery boilers. 

Specifically, the EPA proposes to 

approve the following: (1) Emission unit 

3–00000, four power boilers, at 0.225 

NOX lb/MMBtu during ozone season 

(April 15 through October 15) and at 

0.275 NOX lb/MMBtu during non-ozone 

season (October 16 through April 14) 

and at 0.378 NOX lb/MMBtu when 

recovery boilers are not burning liquor 

or when the wood waste boiler is down 

during non-ozone season; (2) emission 

unit 3–10000, No. 9 wood waste boiler, 

at 0.28 NOX lb/MMBtu; and (3) emission 

unit 3–20000, recovery boilers, at 464 

parts per million (corrected to 7% 

oxygen) system wide. 

V. Incorporation by Reference 

In this document, the EPA is 

proposing to include regulatory text that 

includes incorporation by reference. In 

accordance with requirements of 1 CFR 

51.5, the EPA is proposing to 

incorporate by reference revisions to 

Finch Paper LLC title V operating 

permit conditions 1–1, 47, and 60 as 

described in section II. of this preamble. 

The EPA has made, and will continue 

to make, these materials generally 

available through www.regulations.gov 

and at the EPA Region 2 Office (please 

contact the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this preamble for more information). 

VI. Statutory and Executive Order 

Reviews 

Under the CAA, the Administrator is 

required to approve a SIP submission 

that complies with the provisions of the 

CAA and applicable Federal regulations. 

42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). 

Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the 

EPA’s role is to approve State choices, 

provided that they meet the criteria of 

the CAA. Accordingly, this action 

merely approves State law as meeting 

Federal requirements and does not 

impose additional requirements beyond 

those imposed by State law. For that 

reason, this proposed action: 

• Is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ subject to review by the Office 

of Management and Budget under 

Executive Orders 12866 (58 FR 51735, 

October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, 

January 21, 2011); 

• Does not impose an information 

collection burden under the provisions 

of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 

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

• Is certified as not having a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq.); 

• 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); 

• Does not have federalism 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 

1999); 

• Is not an economically significant 

regulatory action based on health or 

safety risks subject to Executive Order 

13045 (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997); 

• Is not a significant regulatory action 

subject to Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 

28355, May 22, 2001); 

• Is not subject to requirements of 

section 12(d) of the National 

Technology Transfer and Advancement 

Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) because 

this action does not involve technical 

standards. 

In addition, the SIP is not proposing 

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 and it will not 

impose substantial direct costs on Tribal 

governments or preempt Tribal law as 

specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 

FR 67249, November 9, 2000). 

Executive Order 12898 (Federal 

Actions to Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations, 59 FR 7629, 

Feb. 16, 1994) directs Federal agencies 

to identify and address 

‘‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects’’ 

of their actions on minority populations 

and low-income populations to the 

greatest extent practicable and 

permitted by law. EPA defines 

environmental justice (EJ) as ‘‘the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of all people regardless of race, color, 

national origin, or income with respect 

to the development, implementation, 

and enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies.’’ EPA further 

defines the term fair treatment to mean 

that ‘‘no group of people should bear a 

disproportionate burden of 

environmental harms and risks, 

including those resulting from the 

negative environmental consequences of 

industrial, governmental, and 

commercial operations or programs and 

policies.’’ resulting from the negative 

environmental consequences of 

industrial, governmental, and 

commercial operations or programs and 

policies.’’ 

The New York State Department of 

Environmental Conservation did not 

evaluate environmental justice 

considerations as part of its SSSIP 

submittal; the CAA and applicable 

implementing regulations neither 

prohibit nor require such an evaluation. 

The EPA performed an environmental 

justice analysis, as is described above in 

the section titled, ‘‘Environmental 

Justice Considerations.’’ The analysis 

was done for the purpose of providing 

additional context and information 

about this rulemaking to the public, not 

as a basis of the action. In addition, 

there is no information in the record 

upon which this decision is based 

inconsistent with the stated goal of E.O. 

12898 of achieving environmental 

justice for people of color, low-income 

populations, and Indigenous peoples. 

List of Subjects 40 CFR Part 52 

Environmental protection, Air 

pollution control, Incorporation by 

reference, Intergovernmental relations, 

Oxides of nitrogen, Ozone, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

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

Lisa Garcia, 

Regional Administrator, Region 2. 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 24–4; RM–11974; DA 24– 

30; FR ID 196932] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Waynesboro, Virginia 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 


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SUMMARY: The Video Division, Media 

Bureau (Bureau), has before it a petition 

for rulemaking filed January 9, 2024, by 

VPM Media Corporation (Petitioner). 

The Petitioner requests the allotment of 

reserved noncommercial educational 

(NCE) television channel *12 to 

Waynesboro, Virginia (Waynesboro), as 

the community’s first local television 

service and its first NCE television 

service. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before February 20, 2024 and reply 

comments on or before March 4, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 45 

L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. In 

addition to filing comments with the 

FCC, interested parties should serve 

counsel for the Petitioner as follows: Ari 

Meltzer, Wiley Rein LLP, 2050 M Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Harrison, Media Bureau, at (202) 

418–1665; or Emily Harrison, Media 

Bureau, at Emily.Harrison@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Petitioner states that Waynesboro 

qualifies as a community for allotment 

purposes. In support, it states that 

Waynesboro is an independent and 

principal city of the StauntonWaynesboro Metropolitan Statistical 

Area. As of the 2020 Census, 

Waynesboro had a population of 22,196 

and the Staunton-Waynesboro 

Statistical Area had a population of 

125,654. In addition, Waynesboro has 

its own ZIP Code, two post offices, city 

council, public school system, police 

department, and library. The Petitioner 

states its intention to file an application 

for channel *12 if allotted, and take all 

necessary steps to obtain a construction 

permit. 

We find the proposed amendment to 

the Table of TV Allotments warrants 

consideration. The Petitioner’s proposal 

would result in a first local service to 

Waynesboro under the second priority 

of the Commission’s television 

allotment priority standard. The 

Petitioner demonstrates, and a Bureau 

staff engineering analysis confirms, that 

channel *12 can be allotted to 

Waynesboro, consistent with the 

minimum geographic spacing 

requirements for new allotments in 

section 73.623(d) of the Commission’s 

rules (Rules), at 37°38′24′′ N and 

78°27′11′′ W (allotment point). In 

addition, the allotment point complies 

with section 73.625(a)(1) of the Rules as 

the entire community of Waynesboro is 

encompassed by the proposed 43 dBm 

contour. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking, MB Docket No. 24–4; RM– 

11974; DA 24–30, adopted January 11, 

2024, and released January 11, 2024. 

The full text of this document is 

available for download at https://

www.fcc.gov/edocs. To request materials 

in accessible formats (braille, large 

print, computer diskettes, or audio 

recordings), please send an email to 

FCC504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & 

Government 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. 

Members of the public should note 

that all ex parte contacts are prohibited 

from the time a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking is issued to the time the 

matter is no longer subject to 

Commission consideration or court 

review, see 47 CFR 1.1208. There are, 

however, exceptions to this prohibition, 

which can be found in Section 1.1204(a) 

of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 

1.1204(a). 

See Sections 1.415 and 1.420 of the 

Commission’s rules for information 

regarding the proper filing procedures 

for comments, 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.420. 

Providing Accountability Through 

Transparency Act: The Providing 

Accountability Through Transparency 

Act, Public Law 118–9, requires each 

agency, in providing notice of a 

rulemaking, to post online a brief plainlanguage summary of the proposed rule. 

The required summary of this Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking/Further Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking is available at 

https://www.fcc.gov/proposedrulemakings. 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Television. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Thomas Horan, 

Chief of Staff, Media Bureau. 

Proposed Rule 

For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission proposes to amend 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 the table in 

paragraph (j), under Virginia, add an

entry for Waynesboro to read as follows:

§ 73.622 Digital television table of

allotments.

* * * * * 

(j) * * * 

Community Channel 

No. 

*****

Virginia 

*****

Waynesboro .............................. * 12

*****

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48 CFR Parts 625 and 652 

[Public Notice: 12058] 

RIN 1400–AF65 

Department of State Acquisition 

Regulation: Nondiscrimination in 

Foreign Assistance 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961 (FAA) and other related statutes, 

such as the FREEDOM Support Act, the 

Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 

1962, and the SEED Act of 1989, 

authorize the U.S. Department of State 

(Department of State, State, or 

Department) to provide foreign 

assistance that seeks to support efforts 

that would have the effect of protecting 

and promoting U.S. security, prosperity, 

and democratic values and shape an 

international environment to improve 

the lives of people around the world. To 

implement the Department’s 

expectation of nondiscrimination 

against beneficiaries of Departmentfunded foreign assistance activities, the 

Department is proposing to amend its 

Department of State Acquisition 

Regulation (DOSAR) to include a new 


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