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Dated: July 19, 2024.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary,
Multimedia, filed comments in support
of the Petition, as required by the
Commission’s rules (rules), reaffirming
Therefore, for the reasons stated in the Multimedia’s commitment to apply for
channel 33 and, if authorized, to
preamble, EPA is amending 40 CFR
promptly implement the facilities
chapter I as follows:
modifications necessary for the Station
to operate on channel 33.
PART 180—TOLERANCES AND
EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE
DATES: Effective July 31, 2024.
CHEMICAL RESIDUES IN FOOD
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at (202)
■ 1. The authority citation for part 180
418–1647 or Joyce.Bernstein@fcc.gov, or
continues to read as follows:
Mark Colombo, Media Bureau, at (202)
Authority: 21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.
418–7611 or Mark.Colombo@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
■ 2. In § 180.361, amend paragraph
proposed rule was published at 89 FR
(a)(1) by designating the table as ‘‘Table
31125 on April 24, 2024. The Petitioner
1 to Paragraph (a)(1)’’ and adding to
filed comments in support of the
newly designated table 1, in
alphabetical order, the entries ‘‘Fig’’ and petition reaffirming its commitment to
apply for channel 33. No other
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comments were filed.
§ 180.361 Pendimethalin; tolerances for
The Bureau believes the public
residues.
interest would be served by substituting
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channel 33 for channel 13 at
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Jacksonville. According to the
Petitioner, the Station has received
TABLE 1 TO PARAGRAPH (a)(1)
persistent reception complaints from
viewers, many of whom state that they
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can receive signals from other local
Commodity
million
stations on UHF channels, but not
WTLV on VHF channel 13. The
Petitioner states that the Commission
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receivable at relatively far distances,
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and that although VHF reception issues
are not universal, ‘‘environmental noise
blockages affecting [VHF] signal
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strength and reception exist’’ and
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‘‘[vary] widely from service area to
service area. Additionally, the Petitioner
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notes that the Commission has observed
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the large variability in the performance
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of indoor antennas available to
consumers, with most antennas
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receiving ‘‘fairly well at UHF and . . .
Jacksonville, Florida
not so well to very poor at high-VHF.’’
WTLV is an NBC network affiliate and
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while an analysis provided by the
Commission.
Petitioner indicates that the Station’s
ACTION: Final rule.
move to channel 33 will result in
SUMMARY: The Video Division, Media
274,303 persons no longer being located
Bureau (Bureau), has before it a Notice
within the Station’s noise limited
of Proposed Rulemaking issued in
service contour (NLSC), all but 16,737
response to a Petition for Rulemaking
persons in the predicted loss area are
filed by Multimedia Holdings
within the NLSC of three other NBC
Corporation (Petitioner or Multimedia),
affiliated TV stations. Further, when the
the licensee of WTLV (Station or
Commission’s TVStudy software is run
WTLV), channel 13, Jacksonville,
for the Station’s licensed and proposed
Florida (Jacksonville). The Petitioner
facility with the ‘‘Study Area Mode’’ set
has requested the substitution of UHF
to ‘‘unrestricted’’ to predict coverage
channel 33 for VHF channel 13 in the
outside the proposed channel 33 NLSC,
Table of TV Allotments. TEGNA Inc., on all viewers in the remaining predicted
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loss area would continue to receive
over-the-air NBC network programming
from WTLV on channel 33. Thus, once
service provided by other NBC stations
and the terrain-limited coverage
predictions are taken into account, we
find that the proposed channel 33
facility will result in no loss of NBC
service to existing viewers within the
Station’s current NLSC.
We also find that the proposal
complies with all relevant technical
requirements for amendment of the
Table of TV Allotments, including the
interference protection requirements of
§ 73.622(a) of the rules, and further
demonstrates that the proposed channel
33 facility will provide full principal
community coverage to Jacksonville as
required by § 73.618 of the rules. In fact,
this channel substitution from VHF to
UHF will help improve service to
existing viewers, including those in the
Station’s principal community of
license, by eliminating reception issues
related to the Station’s current operation
on a high-VHF channel. As proposed,
channel 33 can be substituted for
channel 13 at Jacksonville in
compliance with the principal
community coverage requirements of
§ 73.618(a) of the rules, at coordinates
30–16′–25″ N. and 81–33′–12″ W. In
addition, we find that this channel
change meets the technical
requirements set forth in § 73.622(a) of
the rules.
This is a synopsis of the
Commission’s Report and Order, MB
Docket No. 24–112; RM–11981; DA 24–
720, adopted July 24, 2024, and released
July 24, 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
the Report and Order in a report to be
sent to Congress and the Government
Accountability Office pursuant to the
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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
SERVICES
1. The authority citation for part 73
continues to read as follows:
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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 Florida, by
revising the entry for ‘‘Jacksonville’’ to
read as follows:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 660
[Docket No. 240514–0137; RTID 0648–
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Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Modification of the West Coast Salmon
Fisheries; Inseason Actions #1
Through #3
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Inseason modification of 2024–
2025 management measures.
AGENCY:
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NMFS announces three
inseason actions for the 2024–2025
ocean salmon fishing season. These
inseason actions modify the commercial
salmon troll fisheries in the area from
the U.S./Canada border to the Oregon/
California border.
DATES: The effective dates for these
inseason actions are set out in this
document under the heading ‘‘Inseason
Actions’’ and the actions remain in
effect until the dates identified or until
superseded.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anna Heeter, 425–606–1814,
Anna.Heeter@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
The annual management measures for
the 2024 and early 2025 ocean salmon
fisheries (89 FR 44553, May 21, 2024)
govern the commercial and recreational
fisheries in the area from the U.S./
Canada border to the U.S./Mexico
border, effective from 0001 hours Pacific
Daylight Time (PDT), May 16, 2024,
until the effective date of the 2025
management measures, as published in
the Federal Register. NMFS is
authorized to implement inseason
management actions to modify fishing
seasons and quotas as necessary to
provide fishing opportunity while
meeting management objectives for the
affected species (50 CFR 660.409).
Inseason actions in the salmon fishery
may be taken directly by NMFS (50 CFR
660.409(a)—Fixed inseason
management provisions) or upon
consultation with the Chairman of the
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council), and the appropriate State
Directors (50 CFR 660.409(b)—Flexible
inseason management provisions).
Management of the salmon fisheries is
divided into two geographic areas: north
of Cape Falcon (NOF) (U.S./Canada
border to Cape Falcon, OR), and south
of Cape Falcon (SOF) (Cape Falcon, OR,
to the U.S./Mexico border). The action
described in this document affects the
NOF commercial salmon troll fisheries
and SOF recreational fisheries, as set
out under the heading ‘‘Inseason
Actions’’ below.
Consultation with the Council
Chairperson on these inseason actions
occurred on May 16, 2024, and on June
18, 2024. These consultations included
representatives from NMFS, Washington
Department of Fish and Wildlife,
Oregon Department of Fish and
Wildlife, and California Department of
Fish and Wildlife. Representatives from
the Salmon Advisory Subpanel and
Salmon Technical Team were also
present. A Council representative was
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present on May 16, 2024, and June 18,
2024.
These inseason actions were
announced on NMFS’ telephone hotline
and U.S. Coast Guard radio broadcast on
the date of the consultations (50 CFR
660.411(a)(2)).
Inseason Actions
Inseason Action #1
Description of the action: Inseason
action #1 modifies the NOF ocean
salmon troll commercial fishery from
the U.S./Canada border to Cape Falcon,
OR.
Effective dates: Inseason action #1
takes effect for the following areas and
dates, and remains in effect until
superseded.
• Effective 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May
16, 2024, for the ocean salmon troll
commercial fishery, the landing and
possession limit for the entire area
between Cape Falcon and the U.S./
Canada border is increased from 150
Chinook salmon per vessel per landing
week (Thursday through Wednesday) to
225 Chinook salmon per vessel per
landing week (Thursday through
Wednesday).
• Effective 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May
16, 2024, for the ocean salmon troll
commercial fishery, the landing and
possession limit in the area between the
U.S./Canada border and the Queets
River is increased from 60 Chinook
salmon per vessel per landing week
(Thursday–Wednesday) to 70 Chinook
salmon per vessel per landing week
(Thursday through Wednesday).
• Effective 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May
16, 2024, for the ocean salmon troll
commercial fishery, the landing and
possession limit in the area between the
Queets River and Leadbetter Point is
increased from 150 Chinook salmon per
vessel per landing week (Thursday
through Wednesday) to 225 Chinook
salmon per vessel per landing week
(Thursday through Wednesday).
• Effective 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May
16, 2024, for the ocean salmon troll
commercial fishery, the landing and
possession limit in the area between
Leadbetter Point and Cape Falcon is
increased from 60 Chinook salmon per
vessel per landing week (Thursday
through Wednesday) to 80 Chinook
salmon per vessel per landing week
(Thursday through Wednesday).
Reason and authorization for the
action: Due to lower than anticipated
catch rates, this action will result in
increased fishing interest and allow
greater access to the quota for the area
without exceeding it.
The NMFS West Coast Regional
Administrator (RA) considered the 2024
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47 CFR Part 73
[MB Docket No. 24-112; RM-11981; DA 24-720; FR ID 235234]
Television Broadcasting Services Jacksonville, Florida
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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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 Multimedia Holdings Corporation (Petitioner or
Multimedia), the licensee of WTLV (Station or WTLV), channel 13,
Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville). The Petitioner has requested the
substitution of UHF channel 33 for VHF channel 13 in the Table of TV
Allotments. TEGNA Inc., on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary,
Multimedia, filed comments in support of the Petition, as required by
the Commission's rules (rules), reaffirming Multimedia's commitment to
apply for channel 33 and, if authorized, to promptly implement the
facilities modifications necessary for the Station to operate on
channel 33.
DATES: Effective July 31, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Bernstein, Media Bureau, at
(202) 418-1647 or [email protected], or Mark Colombo, Media
Bureau, at (202) 418-7611 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed rule was published at 89 FR
31125 on April 24, 2024. The Petitioner filed comments in support of
the petition reaffirming its commitment to apply for channel 33. No
other comments were filed.
The Bureau believes the public interest would be served by
substituting channel 33 for channel 13 at Jacksonville. According to
the Petitioner, the Station has received persistent reception
complaints from viewers, many of whom state that they can receive
signals from other local stations on UHF channels, but not WTLV on VHF
channel 13. The Petitioner states that the Commission has recognized
that VHF channels have certain characteristics that pose challenges for
their use in providing digital television service, including
propagation characteristics that allow undesired signals and noise to
be receivable at relatively far distances, and that although VHF
reception issues are not universal, ``environmental noise blockages
affecting [VHF] signal strength and reception exist'' and ``[vary]
widely from service area to service area. Additionally, the Petitioner
notes that the Commission has observed the large variability in the
performance of indoor antennas available to consumers, with most
antennas receiving ``fairly well at UHF and . . . not so well to very
poor at high-VHF.'' WTLV is an NBC network affiliate and while an
analysis provided by the Petitioner indicates that the Station's move
to channel 33 will result in 274,303 persons no longer being located
within the Station's noise limited service contour (NLSC), all but
16,737 persons in the predicted loss area are within the NLSC of three
other NBC affiliated TV stations. Further, when the Commission's
TVStudy software is run for the Station's licensed and proposed
facility with the ``Study Area Mode'' set to ``unrestricted'' to
predict coverage outside the proposed channel 33 NLSC, all viewers in
the remaining predicted loss area would continue to receive over-the-
air NBC network programming from WTLV on channel 33. Thus, once service
provided by other NBC stations and the terrain-limited coverage
predictions are taken into account, we find that the proposed channel
33 facility will result in no loss of NBC service to existing viewers
within the Station's current NLSC.
We also find that the proposal complies with all relevant technical
requirements for amendment of the Table of TV Allotments, including the
interference protection requirements of Sec. 73.622(a) of the rules,
and further demonstrates that the proposed channel 33 facility will
provide full principal community coverage to Jacksonville as required
by Sec. 73.618 of the rules. In fact, this channel substitution from
VHF to UHF will help improve service to existing viewers, including
those in the Station's principal community of license, by eliminating
reception issues related to the Station's current operation on a high-
VHF channel. As proposed, channel 33 can be substituted for channel 13
at Jacksonville in compliance with the principal community coverage
requirements of Sec. 73.618(a) of the rules, at coordinates 30-16'-
25'' N. and 81-33'-12'' W. In addition, we find that this channel
change meets the technical requirements set forth in Sec. 73.622(a) of
the rules.
This is a synopsis of the Commission's Report and Order, MB Docket
No. 24-112; RM-11981; DA 24-720, adopted July 24, 2024, and released
July 24, 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 the Report and Order in a report
to be sent to Congress and the Government Accountability Office
pursuant to the
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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 SERVICES
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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(j), amend the Table of TV Allotments, under Florida,
by revising the entry for ``Jacksonville'' to read as follows:
Sec. 73.622 Digital television table of allotments.
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