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Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA). The interest assumptions in
the regulation are also published on
PBGC’s website (www.pbgc.gov).
PBGC uses the interest assumptions in
appendix B to part 4044 (‘‘Interest Rates
Used to Value Benefits’’) to determine
the present value of annuities in an
involuntary or distress termination of a
single-employer plan under the asset
allocation regulation. The assumptions
are also used to determine the value of
multiemployer plan benefits and certain
assets when a plan terminates by mass
withdrawal in accordance with PBGC’s
regulation on Duties of Plan Sponsor
Following Mass Withdrawal (29 CFR
part 4281).
The second quarter 2024 interest
assumptions will be 5.50 percent for the
first 20 years following the valuation
date and 4.83 percent thereafter. In
comparison with the interest
assumptions in effect for the first
quarter of 2024, these interest
assumptions represent no change in the
select period (the period during which
the select rate (the initial rate) applies),
For valuation dates occurring in the
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23–406; RM–11969; DA 24–
199; FR ID 207515]
Television Broadcasting Services
Greenville, South Carolina
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
On November 27, 2023, the
Media Bureau, Video Division (Bureau)
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM) in response to a petition for
rulemaking filed by Carolina Christian
Broadcasting, Inc. (Petitioner), the
licensee of WGGS–TV (Station or
WGGS), channel 2, Greenville, South
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Issued in Washington, DC, by
Hilary Duke,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory
Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
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Need for Immediate Guidance
PBGC has determined that notice of,
and public comment on, this rule are
impracticable, unnecessary, and
contrary to the public interest. PBGC
routinely updates the interest
assumptions in appendix B of the asset
allocation regulation each quarter so
that they are available to value benefits.
Accordingly, PBGC finds that the public
interest is best served by issuing this
rule expeditiously, without an
opportunity for notice and comment,
and that good cause exists for making
the assumptions set forth in this
amendment effective less than 30 days
after publication to allow the use of the
proper assumptions to estimate the
value of plan benefits for plans with
valuation dates early in the second
quarter of 2024.
PBGC has determined that this action
is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’
under the criteria set forth in Executive
Order 12866.
Because no general notice of proposed
rulemaking is required for this
amendment, the Regulatory Flexibility
Act of 1980 does not apply. See 5 U.S.C.
601(2).
List of Subjects in 29 CFR Part 4044
Employee benefit plans, Pension
insurance, Pensions.
In consideration of the foregoing, 29
CFR part 4044 is amended as follows:
PART 4044—ALLOCATION OF
ASSETS IN SINGLE-EMPLOYER
PLANS
1. The authority citation for part 4044
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1301(a), 1302(b)(3),
1341, 1344, 1362.
2. In appendix B to part 4044, an entry
for ‘‘April–June 2024’’ is added at the
end of the table to read as follows:
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Appendix B to Part 4044—Interest
Rates Used To Value Benefits
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Carolina (Greenville), requesting the
substitution of channel 29 for channel 2
at Greenville in the Table of TV
Allotments. For the reasons set forth in
the Report and Order referenced below,
the Bureau amends FCC regulations to
substitute channel 29 for channel 2 at
Greenville.
DATES: Effective April 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed rule was published at 88 FR
84771 on December 6, 2023. The
Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment
to apply for channel 29. No other
comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public
interest would be served by substituting
channel 29 for channel 2 at Greenville.
Petitioner states that its proposed
channel substitution would serve the
public interest by resolving reception
challenges currently experienced by
viewers in the WGGS service area, and
substantially improving access to the
Station’s programming. The Petitioner
notes that the Commission has
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recognized that VHF channels have
certain characteristics that pose
challenges for their use in providing
digital television service, including a
large variability in the performance of
indoor antennas available to viewers,
with most antennas performing very
poorly on VHF channels. The Petitioner
proposes to operate the Station on
channel 29 with a 3-node Distributed
Transmission System (DTS) facility, and
all viewers within the Station’s
community of license will continue to
be served by the Station. An analysis
using the Commission’s TVStudy
software indicates that the Station’s
move to channel 29 would result in a
loss of service to 946,964 persons,
mostly located around the edge of the
channel 2 noise limited service contour
(NLSC). All but 417 persons of those
persons, however, would remain wellserved by continuing to receive at least
five full power or Class A stations, and
those 417 persons would continue to
receive service from at least four such
stations, a number of persons that the
Commission has found to be de
minimis.
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As proposed, channel 29 can be
substituted for channel 2 at Greenville
in compliance with the principal
community coverage requirements of
section 73.625(a) of the rules, at
coordinates 34°56′26.4″ N and
82°24′40.4″ W. Although the Petitioner’s
proposal would result in a loss of
programming to a number of viewers on
the fringes of the Station’s NLSC, all but
a de minimis number of viewers will
remain well-served and we conclude
that the overall benefits of the proposed
channel change in resolving reception
issues outweighs any possible harm to
the public interest.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 23–406; RM–11969; DA 24–
199, adopted March 4, 2024, and
released March 4, 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
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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).
§ 73.622 Digital television table of
allotments.
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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:
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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 paragraph (j), amend
the Table of TV Allotments, under
South Carolina, by revising the entry for
Greenville to read as follows:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 23-406; RM-11969; DA 24-199; FR ID 207515]
Television Broadcasting Services Greenville, South Carolina
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: On November 27, 2023, the Media Bureau, Video Division
(Bureau) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a
petition for rulemaking filed by Carolina Christian Broadcasting, Inc.
(Petitioner), the licensee of WGGS-TV (Station or WGGS), channel 2,
Greenville, South Carolina (Greenville), requesting the substitution of
channel 29 for channel 2 at Greenville in the Table of TV Allotments.
For the reasons set forth in the Report and Order referenced below, the
Bureau amends FCC regulations to substitute channel 29 for channel 2 at
Greenville.
DATES: Effective April 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 88 FR
84771 on December 6, 2023. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 29. No
other comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by
substituting channel 29 for channel 2 at Greenville. Petitioner states
that its proposed channel substitution would serve the public interest
by resolving reception challenges currently experienced by viewers in
the WGGS service area, and substantially improving access to the
Station's programming. The Petitioner notes that the Commission has
recognized that VHF channels have certain characteristics that pose
challenges for their use in providing digital television service,
including a large variability in the performance of indoor antennas
available to viewers, with most antennas performing very poorly on VHF
channels. The Petitioner proposes to operate the Station on channel 29
with a 3-node Distributed Transmission System (DTS) facility, and all
viewers within the Station's community of license will continue to be
served by the Station. An analysis using the Commission's TVStudy
software indicates that the Station's move to channel 29 would result
in a loss of service to 946,964 persons, mostly located around the edge
of the channel 2 noise limited service contour (NLSC). All but 417
persons of those persons, however, would remain well-served by
continuing to receive at least five full power or Class A stations, and
those 417 persons would continue to receive service from at least four
such stations, a number of persons that the Commission has found to be
de minimis.
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As proposed, channel 29 can be substituted for channel 2 at
Greenville in compliance with the principal community coverage
requirements of section 73.625(a) of the rules, at coordinates
34[deg]56'26.4'' N and 82[deg]24'40.4'' W. Although the Petitioner's
proposal would result in a loss of programming to a number of viewers
on the fringes of the Station's NLSC, all but a de minimis number of
viewers will remain well-served and we conclude that the overall
benefits of the proposed channel change in resolving reception issues
outweighs any possible harm to the public interest.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 23-406; RM-11969; DA 24-199, adopted March 4, 2024, and released
March 4, 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 [email protected] 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
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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.
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2. In Sec. 73.622, in paragraph (j), amend the Table of TV Allotments,
under South Carolina, by revising the entry for Greenville to read as
follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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Community Channel No.
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South Carolina
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