59796 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 195 / Friday, October 6, 2000 / Proposed Rules

104–113, section 12(d) (15 U.S.C. 272

note) directs EPA to use voluntary

consensus standards in its regulatory

activities unless to do so would be

inconsistent with applicable law or

otherwise impractical. Voluntary

consensus standards are technical

standards (e.g., materials specifications,

test methods, sampling procedures, and

business practices) that are developed or

adopted by voluntary consensus

standards bodies. The NTTAA directs

EPA to provide Congress, through OMB,

explanations when the Agency decides

not to use available and applicable

voluntary consensus standard. This

proposed rulemaking does not involve

technical standards. Therefore, EPA is

not considering the use of any voluntary

consensus standards. EPA welcomes

comments on this aspect of the

proposed rulemaking and, specifically,

invites the public to identify

potentially-applicable voluntary

consensus standards and to explain why

such standards should be used in this

regulation.

Dated: September 29, 2000.

Carol M. Browner,

Administrator.

For the reasons set forth in the

preamble, part 403, title 40, chapter I of

the Code of Federal Regulations is

proposed to be amended as follows:

PART 403—GENERAL

PRETREATMENT REGULATIONS FOR

EXISTING AND NEW SOURCES OF

POLLUTION

1. The authority for Part 403

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

2. Section 403.20 is added to read as

follows:

§ 403.20 Pretreatment Program

Reinvention Pilot Projects Under Project

XL.

The Approval Authority may allow

any publicly owned treatment works

(POTW) that has a final ‘‘Project XL’’

agreement to implement a Pretreatment

Program that includes legal authorities

and requirements that are different than

the administrative requirements

otherwise applicable under this part.

The POTW must submit any such

alternative requirements as a substantial

program modification in accordance

with the procedures outlined in

§ 403.18. The approved modified

program must be incorporated as an

enforceable part of the POTW’s NPDES

permit. The Approval Authority must

include a reopener clause in the

POTW’s NPDES permit that directs the

POTW to discontinue implementing the

approved alternative requirements and

resume implementation of its previously

approved pretreatment program if the

primary objectives of the Local Pilot

Pretreatment Program are not met or the

‘‘Project XL’’ agreement expires or is

otherwise terminated.

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2215, MM Docket No. 00–184, RM–

9955]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Sheridan, WY

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises,

licensee of Station KSGW–TV, NTSC

Channel 12, Sheridan, Wyoming,

proposing the substitution of DTV

Channel 13 for Station KSGW–TV’s

assigned DTV Channel 21. DTV Channel

21 can be allotted to Sheridan,

Wyoming, in compliance with the

principle community coverage

requirements of section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (44–37–20 N. and

107–06–57 W.). As requested, we

propose to allot DTV Channel 13 to

Sheridan with a power of 50 and a

height above average terrain (HAAT) of

372 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before November 27, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 12,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room TW–A325, Washington, DC

20554. In addition to filing comments

with the FCC, interested parties should

serve the petitioner, or its counsel or

consultant, as follows: Richard R.

Zaragoza, Colette M. Capretz, Shaw

Pittman, 2300 N Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20037–1128 (Counsel

for Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–184, adopted October 3, 2000, and

released October 4, 2000. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20036.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to

this proceeding. Members of the public

should note that from the time a Notice

of Proposed Rule Making is issued until

the matter is no longer subject to

Commission consideration or court

review, all ex parte contacts are

prohibited in Commission proceedings,

such as this one, which involve channel

allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for

rules governing permissible ex parte

contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2213, MM Docket No. 00–182, RM–

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Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Sumter, SC

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

McLaughlin Broadcasting, Inc., licensee

of Station WQHG–TV, NTSC Channel

63, Sumter, South Carolina, proposing

the substitution of DTV Channel 39 for

Station WQHB–TV’s assigned DTV

Channel 38. DTV Channel 39 can be

allotted to Sumter, South Carolina, in

compliance with the principle

community coverage requirements of

Section 73.625(a) at reference

coordinates (34–06–33N. and 80–44–35

W.). As requested, we propose to allot

DTV Channel 39 to Sumter with a

power of 500 and a height above average

terrain (HAAT) of 269 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before November 27, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 12,

2000.