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PART 304–2—DEFINITIONS
3. The authority citation for 41 CFR
304–2 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353.
4. Amend § 304–2.1 by—
a. Removing from the introductory
text of the definition ‘‘Meeting(s) or
similar functions (meeting)’’, ‘‘(i.e., a
function that is essential to an agency’s
mission)’’.
■ b. Revising the second sentence of the
definition ‘‘Payment in kind’’; and
■ c. Revising the last two sentences of
the definition ‘‘Travel, subsistence, and
related expenses (travel expenses)’’.
The revisions read as follows:
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§ 304–2.1
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What definitions apply to this
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Payment in kind * * * Payment in
kind also includes waiver or discount of
any fees that a non-Federal source
collects from meeting attendees (e.g.,
registration fees), but does not include
waivers or discounts of an employee’s
fees on the day(s) they are participating
in the meeting or similar function as a
speaker, panelist, or presenter.’’
Travel, subsistence, and related
expenses (travel expenses) * * * The
Foreign Affairs Manual is available for
download from the internet at
FAM.state.gov. The Joint Travel
Regulations are available for download
at https://www.defensetravel.dod.mil/
site/travelreg.cfm.
PART 304–3—EMPLOYEE
RESPONSIBILITY
§ 304–3.19 Are there other situations when
I may accept payment from a non-Federal
source for my travel expenses?
* * * (Note: You may also be able to
accept attendance at, but not other
travel expenses to, a widely attended
gathering under 5 CFR 2635.204(g)
when the gathering is not a meeting, as
defined in this part, and you are not
attending in your official capacity.
Unless authorized to do so by your
agency, you may not accept travel,
subsistence, or related expenses,
including meals, offered by a nonFederal source for participation as a
speaker, panelist, or presenter at a
meeting or similar function that takes
place away from your permanent duty
station. Such expenses are considered
payments in kind and must be accepted,
if at all, in accordance with this part.)
8. The authority citation for 41 CFR
304–5 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353.
6. Add § 304–3.10 to read as follows:
§ 304–3.10 Is my agency’s acceptance of a
waived or discounted registration fee from
a non-Federal sponsor of a meeting or
similar function considered a payment in
kind for the day(s) I am participating as a
speaker, panelist, or presenter at the event?
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7. Amend § 304–3.19(d) by revising
the third sentence to read as follows:
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PART 304–5—AGENCY
RESPONSIBILITIES
5. The authority citation for 41 CFR
304–3 continues to read as follows:
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types of expenses are included in a
registration fee that is waived or discounted
on the day(s) you are participating as a
speaker, panelist, or presenter, you may
accept them only with your agency’s
approval in accordance with this chapter.
Specifically, if the registration fee includes
meal(s), the meal(s) are a payment in kind.
You may accept the meal(s) only if
authorized to do so by your agency. If your
agency authorizes acceptance of meal(s), you
must also deduct the meal(s) from your M&IE
per diem on your travel voucher using the
deduction amounts listed for the locality at
https://www.gsa.gov/mie unless you are
unable to consume the meal(s) due to an
exception provided in § 301–11.18.
No. Your agency’s acceptance of a
waived or discounted registration fee
from the non-Federal sponsor of the
event is not a payment in kind for the
day(s) you are participating as a speaker,
panelist, or presenter. However, your
agency’s acceptance of a waived or
discounted registration fee is a payment
in kind for the days you only attend the
event (i.e., on the day(s) you are not
participating as a speaker, panelist, or
presenter).
Note to § 304–3.10: Lodging,
transportation, meals, event tickets, or other
similar items of value provided by a nonFederal source are a payment in kind. If these
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9. Add § 304–5.7 to read as follows:
§ 304–5.7 How do we review offers of
payments in kind from the non-Federal
sponsor or organizer of a meeting or similar
function for items such as meals,
transportation, and lodging when they are
included in a waived or discounted
registration fee?
(a) If the non-Federal sponsor or
organizer of a meeting or similar
function offers to waive or discount the
registration fee of an employee who is
only attending the event, you are not
required to separately authorize
acceptance of any items included in the
registration fee. If applicable,
acceptance of the registration fee must
be reported to OGE in accordance with
FTR Part 304–6.
(b) When a waived or discounted
registration fee is not a payment in kind
pursuant to § 304–3.10, the employee
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may only accept items that you
authorize separately. If applicable, the
value of any payments in kind so
accepted should be reported to OGE in
accordance with FTR Part 304–6. In
particular, if a registration fee is waived
or discounted on the day(s) an employee
is participating as a speaker, panelist, or
presenter, and the registration fee
includes meal(s), the employee may
accept meal(s) as a payment in kind
only if you review the offer and
authorize acceptance. Review the
reporting guidelines at § 304–6.4 to see
if the aggregated meal amounts (if more
than one meal, or meals of both an
employee and spouse) will need to be
reported to OGE.
PART 304–6—PAYMENT GUIDELINES
10. The authority citation for 41 CFR
304–6 continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5707; 31 U.S.C. 1353.
11. Amend § 304–6.6 by revising
paragraphs (a) and (c) to read as follows:
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§ 304–6.6 How do we determine the value
of payments in kind that are to be reported
on Standard Form (SF) 326?
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(a) For conference, training, or similar
fees waived, discounted, or paid for by
a non-Federal source on behalf of a
meeting attendee, you must report the
amount charged to other attendees.
However, a waiver or discount of the
registration fee by the non-Federal
sponsor of the event for the day(s) the
employee participated in the meeting or
similar function as a speaker, panelist,
or presenter is not a payment in kind
and does not need to be reported.
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(c) For meals, you must use the M&IE
deduction chart for CONUS and
OCONUS located at www.gsa.gov/mie
and report the appropriate amount for
each meal based on the temporary duty
locality.
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 19–118, RM–11838; DA 19–
316]
Television Broadcasting Services;
Buffalo, New York
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
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The Commission has before it
a petition for rulemaking filed by
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of
television station WNLO(TV), channel
32, Buffalo, New York (WNLO), and
WUTV Licensee, LLC (WUTV Licensee),
licensee of television station
WUTV(TV), channel 36, Buffalo, New
York. The Joint Petitioners propose the
substitution of channel 32 for channel
36 as WNLO’s DTV allotment; and the
substitution of channel 36 for channel
32 as WUTV’s allotment. The Joint
Petitioners also request a waiver of the
Media Bureau’s current freeze on the
filing and processing of petition for
digital channel substitutions and minor
modification applications for changes to
existing television service areas that
would increase a full power television
noise limited contour. The Joint
Petitioners seek to exchange the
channels of WNLO and WUTV so that
after the swap, WNLO would operate on
channel 36 and WUTV would operate
on channel 32. WUTV would continue
to operate form its existing pre-auction
location and WNLO would move the
Nexstar shared facilities in the site
previously vacated by WIVB–TV
(Buffalo, New York (CBS) (WIVB). The
channel substitution serves the public
interest because it would allow for a
more efficient allocation of UHF
television channels and resolve
significant over-the-air reception
problems in WIVB’s prior service area.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be filed on or
before May 22, 2019; and reply
comments on or before June 3, 2019.
DATES:
Federal Communications
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC
20554. In addition to filing comments
with the FCC, interested parties should
serve counsel for petitioner as follows:
Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., c/o Elizabeth
Ryder, 345 E John Carpenter Freeway,
Suite 700, Irving, Texas 75062 and
WUTV Licensee, LLC, c/o Paul A.
Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter PLLC,
2001 L Street NW, Suite 400,
Washington, DC 20036.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Varsha Mangal, Varsha.Mangal@fcc.gov,
or Joyce Bernstein, Joyce.Bernstein@
fcc.gov, of the Media Bureau, Video
Division.
This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of
Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No.
19–118, DA 19–316, RM–11838,
adopted April 23, 2019, and released
April 23, 2019. The full text of this
document is available for public
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC’s Reference
Information Center at Portals II, CY–
A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington,
DC 20554. This document will also be
available via ECFS (https://www.fcc.gov/
cgb/ecfs/). (Documents will be available
electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/
or Adobe Acrobat.) To request this
document in accessible formats
(computer diskettes, large print, audio
recording, and Braille), send an email to
fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Commission’s
Consumer and Governmental Affairs
Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202)
418–0432 (TTY). This document does
not contain proposed 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 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 (other than ex parte
presentations exempt under 47 CFR
1.1204(a)) are prohibited in Commission
proceedings, such as this one, which
involve channel allotments. See 47 CFR
1.1208 for rules governing restricted
proceedings.
For information regarding proper
filing procedures for comments, see 47
CFR 1.415 and 1.419.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rules
For the reasons discussed in the
preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR
part 73 as follows:
PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336,
and 339.
§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
2. In the table for § 73.622(i), revise
the entry for Buffalo to read as follows:
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(i) Post-Transition Table of DTV
Allotments.
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Community
Channel No.
NEW YORK
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Buffalo .......... 14, 32, 33, 36, 38, 39, * 43, 49.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 19-118, RM-11838; DA 19-316]
Television Broadcasting Services; Buffalo, New York
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has before it a petition for rulemaking filed
by Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of television station WNLO(TV),
channel 32, Buffalo, New York (WNLO), and WUTV Licensee, LLC (WUTV
Licensee), licensee of television station WUTV(TV), channel 36,
Buffalo, New York. The Joint Petitioners propose the substitution of
channel 32 for channel 36 as WNLO's DTV allotment; and the substitution
of channel 36 for channel 32 as WUTV's allotment. The Joint Petitioners
also request a waiver of the Media Bureau's current freeze on the
filing and processing of petition for digital channel substitutions and
minor modification applications for changes to existing television
service areas that would increase a full power television noise limited
contour. The Joint Petitioners seek to exchange the channels of WNLO
and WUTV so that after the swap, WNLO would operate on channel 36 and
WUTV would operate on channel 32. WUTV would continue to operate form
its existing pre-auction location and WNLO would move the Nexstar
shared facilities in the site previously vacated by WIVB-TV (Buffalo,
New York (CBS) (WIVB). The channel substitution serves the public
interest because it would allow for a more efficient allocation of UHF
television channels and resolve significant over-the-air reception
problems in WIVB's prior service area.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before May 22, 2019; and reply
comments on or before June 3, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary,
445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing
comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve counsel for
petitioner as follows: Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc., c/o Elizabeth Ryder,
345 E John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 700, Irving, Texas 75062 and WUTV
Licensee, LLC, c/o Paul A. Cicelski, Esq., Lerman Senter PLLC, 2001 L
Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Varsha Mangal, [email protected],
or Joyce Bernstein, [email protected], of the Media Bureau, Video
Division.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 19-118, DA 19-316, RM-
11838, adopted April 23, 2019, and released April 23, 2019. The full
text of this document is available for public inspection and copying
during normal business hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center
at Portals II, CY-A257, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. This
document will also be available via ECFS (https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/
). (Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/
or Adobe Acrobat.) To request this document in accessible formats
(computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and Braille), send
an email to [email protected] or call the Commission's Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(TTY). This document does not contain proposed 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 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 (other
than ex parte presentations exempt under 47 CFR 1.1204(a)) are
prohibited in Commission proceedings, such as this one, which involve
channel allotments. See 47 CFR 1.1208 for rules governing restricted
proceedings.
For information regarding proper filing procedures for comments,
see 47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television.
Federal Communications Commission.
Barbara Kreisman,
Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
Proposed Rules
For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal
Communications Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR part 73 as follows:
PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
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1. The authority citation for part 73 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336, and 339.
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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2. In the table for Sec. 73.622(i), revise the entry for Buffalo to
read as follows:
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(i) Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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NEW YORK
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Buffalo............................ 14, 32, 33, 36, 38, 39, * 43, 49.
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