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because the rule would relieve 

regulatory burden on the small entities 

subject to the rule. This rule will 

prevent the stranding of components 

used to install VRF systems. EPA 

therefore concluded that this action will 

relieve regulatory burden for all directly 

regulated small entities. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

(UMRA) 

This action does not contain an 

unfunded mandate of $100 million 

(adjusted annually for inflation) or more 

(in 1995 dollars) as described in UMRA, 

2 U.S.C. 1531–1538, and does not 

significantly or uniquely affect small 

governments. 

E. Executive Order 13132: Federalism 

This action does not have federalism 

implications. It will not have substantial 

direct effects on the states, on the 

relationship between the national 

government and the states, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government. 

F. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This action does not have tribal 

implications as specified in Executive 

Order 13175. It will not have substantial 

direct effects on tribal governments, on 

the relationship between the Federal 

government and Indian tribes, or on the 

distribution of power and 

responsibilities between the Federal 

government and Indian tribes, as 

specified in Executive Order 13175. 

Thus, Executive Order 13175 does not 

apply to this action. 

G. Executive Order 13045: Protection of 

Children From Environmental Health 

and Safety Risks 

EPA interprets Executive Order 13045 

as applying only to those regulatory 

actions that concern environmental 

health or safety risks that EPA has 

reason to believe may 

disproportionately affect children, per 

the definition of ‘‘covered regulatory 

action’’ in section 2–202 of the 

Executive Order. This action is narrowly 

tailored to prevent the stranding of 

certain air conditioning and heat pump 

equipment using VRF technology while 

not affecting the demand for HFCs. 

Therefore, this action is not subject to 

Executive Order 13045 because it does 

not concern an environmental health 

risk or safety risk. Since this action does 

not concern human health, EPA’s Policy 

on Children’s Health also does not 

apply. 

H. Executive Order 13211: Actions 

Concerning Regulations That 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

This action is not subject to Executive 

Order 13211, because it is not a 

significant regulatory action under 

Executive Order 12866. 

I. National Technology Transfer and 

Advancement Act (NTTAA) 

This rulemaking does not involve 

technical standards. 

J. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations and Executive 

Order 14096: Revitalizing Our Nation’s 

Commitment to Environmental Justice 

for All 

EPA believes that this type of action 

does not concern human health or 

environmental conditions and therefore 

cannot be evaluated with respect to 

potentially disproportionate and 

adverse effects on communities with 

environmental justice concerns. This 

action is narrowly tailored to prevent 

the stranding of inventory of air 

conditioning and heat pump equipment 

using VRF technology while not 

affecting the demand for HFCs. 

Although this action does not concern 

human health or environmental 

conditions, EPA identified and 

addressed environmental justice 

concerns within the October 2023 

Technology Transitions Rule (88 FR 

73098; October 24, 2023). 

K. Congressional Review Act (CRA) 

This action is subject to the CRA, and 

the 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). 

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 84 

Environmental protection, 

Administrative practice and procedure, 

Air pollution control, Chemicals, 

Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Michael S. Regan, 

Administrator. 

For the reasons set forth in the 

preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part 

84 as follows: 

PART 84—PHASEDOWN OF 

HYDROFLUOROCARBONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 84 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Pub. L. 116–260, Division S, 

Sec. 103. 

Subpart B—Restrictions on the Use of 

Hydrofluorocarbons 

■ 2. Amend § 84.54 by revising 

paragraph (c)(2) to read as follows: 

§ 84.54 Restrictions on the use of 

hydrofluorocarbons. 

* * * * * 

(c) * * * 

(2) Effective January 1, 2026, variable 

refrigerant flow systems for use as 

residential or light commercial airconditioning or heat pumps, using a 

regulated substance, or a blend 

containing a regulated substance, with a 

global warming potential of 700 or 

greater. Such new variable refrigerant 

flow systems using a regulated 

substance, or a blend containing a 

regulated substance, with a global 

warming potential of 700 or greater may 

be installed prior to January 1, 2027, 

where all specified components of that 

system are manufactured or imported 

prior to January 1, 2026. Such new 

variable refrigerant flow systems using a 

regulated substance, or a blend 

containing a regulated substance, with a 

global warming potential of 700 or 

greater may be installed prior to January 

1, 2028, when an approved building 

permit issued prior to October 5, 2023, 

specifies the use of a restricted regulated 

substance, or blend containing a 

restricted regulated substance, in such 

system detailed in that building permit, 

and where all specified components of 

that system are manufactured or 

imported prior to January 1, 2026. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 24–224; RM–11988; DA 24– 

1188; FR ID 266282] 

Television Broadcasting Services 

Lubbock, Texas. 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Video Division, Media 

Bureau (Bureau), has before it a Notice 

of Proposed Rulemaking issued in 

response to a Petition for Rulemaking 

filed by Gray Television Licensee, LLC 

(Gray) and SagamoreHill of Lubbock, 

LLC (SagamoreHill and collectively, the 

Petitioners), the licensees of two 

Lubbock, Texas stations; KCBD, 

operating on channel 11, and KJTV–TV, 


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operating on channel 35. The Petitioners 

request amendment of the Table of TV 

Allotments to substitute channel 11 for 

channel 35 and channel 35 for channel 

36, respectively. The Petitioners filed 

comments in support of the Petition, as 

required by the Commission’s rules 

(rules), reaffirming their interest in the 

proposed channel substitutions and that 

they will promptly file applications 

seeking authorizations on channels 11 

and 35. 

DATES: Effective December 12, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at 

Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

proposed rule was published at 89 FR 

64851 on August 8, 2024. The 

Petitioners filed comments in support of 

the petition reaffirming their 

commitment to apply for channels 11 

and 35. 

The Bureau believes the public 

interest would be served by substituting 

channel 11 for channel 35 for KJTV–TV 

and channel 35 for channel 36 for 

KCBD. Gray previously requested the 

substitution of channel 36 for channels 

11 and the Bureau granted the request. 

Accordingly, channel 11 is no longer 

allotted to Lubbock in the Table. Gray 

was also granted a construction permit 

to construct a facility on channel 36 at 

Lubbock, but was unable complete 

construction of the channel facility by 

the expiration date. According to the 

Petitioners, KJTV–TV’s channel 35 tube 

transmitter is failing, replacement parts 

are not available, and the cost for 

SagamoreHill to replace the transmitter 

for KJTV–TV’s 1000 kW facility is 

prohibitively expensive. The 

Petitioners’ proposal will allow 

SagamoreHill to replace KJTV–TV’s 

failing equipment with the equipment 

(i.e., antenna, transmitter, etc.) currently 

used by KCBD on channel 11, which is 

in good operating condition. Because 

Gray had already planned to invest in a 

new 1000 kW transmitter for KCBD on 

channel 36, it has the funds necessary 

to replace KJTV–TV’s failing channel 35 

transmitter and operate KCBD on 

channel 35. There would be no 

predicted loss area on channel 35 when 

compared to KCBD’s previouslyauthorized channel 36 facility and the 

proposed channel 11 facility for KJTV– 

TV would result in no loss and instead 

provide additional service to 

approximately 8,000 persons. The 

Bureau finds that channel 11 can be 

substituted for channel 35 at Lubbock as 

proposed, in compliance with the 

principal community coverage 

requirements of section 73.618(a) of the 

rules,1 at coordinates 33°-32′-29.9′′ N 

and 101°-50′-13.6′′ W, and also meets 

the technical requirements set forth in 

section 73.622(a) of the rules. We also 

find that channel 35 can be substituted 

for channel 36 at Lubbock as proposed, 

in compliance with the principal 

community coverage requirements of 

section 73.618(a) of the rules, at 

coordinates 33°-30′-08.3′′ N and 101°- 

52′-21.3′′ W, and also meets the 

technical requirements set forth in 

section 73.622(a) of the rules. 

This is a synopsis of the 

Commission’s Report and Order, MB 

Docket No. 24–224; RM–11988; DA 24– 

1188, adopted and released on 

November 26, 2024. 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(j), amend the Table of 

TV Allotments, under Texas, by revising 

the entry for Lubbock to read as follows: 

§ 73.622 Digital television table of 

allotments. 

* * * * * 

(j) * * * 

Community Channel Nos. 

* * * * * 

Texas 

* * * * * 

Lubbock ......... 11, 16, *25, 27, 31, 35 

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BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 216 

[Docket No. 241126–0301] 

RIN 0648–BK65 

Modification of the Duration of Certain 

Permits and Letters of Confirmation 

Under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: NMFS hereby modifies the 

regulations for Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA) section 104 

permits, including scientific research, 

enhancement, photography, and public 

display permits and Letters of 

Confirmation (LOCs) under the General 

Authorization. The modification 

removes the 5-year regulatory limitation 

on the duration of section 104 permits 

and LOCs. This change gives NMFS the 

discretion to issue these permits for 

longer than 5 years, if such a duration 

is appropriate. This rule applies only to 

permits and LOCs issued under section 

104 of the MMPA. 

DATES: This rule is effective on January 

13, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sara 

Young or Carrie Hubard, Office of 

Protected Resources, NMFS, (301) 427– 

8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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