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27634 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 114 / Thursday, June 13, 2019 / Notices D. Absence of financial conflicts of the Agency’s Conflict of Interest (COI) Highland, Illinois, File No. BR– interest. and appearance of bias guidance with 20120709AC0; KZQZ–AM, Facility ID E. No actual conflicts of interest or the the Agency’s Peer Review Handbook, No. 72391, St. Louis, Missouri, File No. appearance of lack of impartiality. available online at: https:// BR–20120921AAW; and KQQZ–AM F. Background and experiences that www.epa.gov/osa/peer-review- Facility ID No. 5281, DeSoto, Missouri, would contribute to the diversity of handbook-4th-edition-2015. Following File No. BR–20120921ABA. The hearing viewpoints on the panel, e.g., workforce the screening process, the EPA will also determine whether the sector; geographical location; social, contractor will narrow the list of stations’ respective assignment of cultural, and educational backgrounds; potential reviewers. Prior to selecting license applications, File Nos. BAL– and professional affiliations. the final peer reviewers, a second 20160919ADH, BAL–20160919ADI, G. Willingness to commit adequate Federal Register notice will be BAL–20160919ADJ, and BAL– time for the thorough review of the draft published to solicit comments on the 20160919ADK should be dismissed, and external peer review document in July– interim list of 7–10 candidates. The applications to construct a new FM August 2019 (exact date to be public will be requested to provide translator station W275CS, Highland, determined). relevant information or documentation Illinois, Facility ID No. 200438, File H. Availability to participate in- on the nominees that the EPA contractor Nos. BNPFT–20170726AEF and person in a 1-day peer review meeting should consider in evaluating the BNPFT–20180314AAO to retransmit in Research Triangle Park, NC in August candidates within 21 days following the one of the stations should be dismissed. or September 2019 (exact date will be announcement of the interim DATES: Each party to the proceeding published in the Federal Register at candidates. Once the public comments (except for the Chief, Enforcement least 30 days prior to the external peer on the interim list of candidates have Bureau), in person or by counsel, shall review meeting). been reviewed, the EPA contractor will file with the Commission, by June 25, Further information regarding the select the final peer reviewers who, 2019, a written appearance stating that external peer review meeting will be collectively, best provide expertise the party will appear on the date fixed announced at a later date on the project spanning the multiple areas listed in for hearing and present evidence on the website here: https://www.epa.gov/ Unit III and, to the extent feasible, best issues specified herein. economic-and-cost-analysis-air- provide a balance of perspectives. The ADDRESSES: Federal Communications pollution-regulations/PM_Uncertainty. EPA contractor will ultimately notify Commission, 445 12th Street SW, V. Peer-Review Panel Selection Process candidates of selection or non-selection. Washington, DC 20554. Compensation of non-Federal peer The EPA contractor will follow the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: reviewers will be provided by the EPA Agency’s Conflict of Interest Review Irene Bleiweiss, 202–418–2700. contractor. Process for Contractor-Managed Peer SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a Reviews of EPA Highly Influential Dated: June 7, 2019. synopsis of the Commission’s Hearing Scientific Assessment (HISA) and Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Designation Order and Notice of Influential Scientific Information (ISI) Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Opportunity for Hearing (Order), MB documents (https://www.epa.gov/sites/ Standards. Docket No. 19–156, adopted June 5, production/files/2015-01/documents/ [FR Doc. 2019–12487 Filed 6–12–19; 8:45 am] 2019, and released June 5, 2019. The epa-process-for-contractor_0.pdf) and BILLING CODE 6560–50–P full text of this Commission decision is Peer Review Handbook (https:// available for inspection and copying www.epa.gov/osa/peer-review- during normal business hours in the handbook-4th-edition-2015) to select the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS FCC’s Reference Information Center at peer-review panel. After candidates are COMMISSION Portals II, CY–A257, 445 12th Street, nominated subsequent to this Federal SW, Washington, DC 20554. The full Register notice, the EPA contractor will [MB Docket No. 19–156; DA 19–506] text is also available online at http:// apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/. This document is follow-up with nominees and request Entertainment Media Trust, Dennis J. available in alternative formats additional information such as: Watkins, Trustee; Hearing A. The disciplinary and specific areas (computer diskette, large print, audio of expertise of the nominee. AGENCY: Federal Communications record, and Braille). Persons with B. The nominee’s curriculum vitae. Commission. disabilities who need documents in C. A biographical sketch of the ACTION: Notice. these formats may contact the FCC by nominee indicating current position; email: [email protected] or phone: 202– educational background; past and SUMMARY: This document commences a 418–0530 or TTY: 202–418–0432. current research activities; recent hearing to determine whether service on other advisory committees, Entertainment Media Trust, Dennis J. Synopsis peer review panels, editorial boards, or Watkins, Trustee (EMT or the Trust) has 1. In the Order, the Commission professional organizations; sources of committed violations of the commences a hearing proceeding before recent grant and/or contract support; Communications Act of 1934, as the Administrative Law Judge to and other comments on the relevance of amended and/or the rules and determine whether Entertainment the nominee’s expertise to this peer regulations of the Federal Media Trust, Dennis J. Watkins, Trustee review topic. Communications Commission. The (EMT or the Trust) has committed The EPA contractor may also conduct hearing will determine whether the violations of the Communications Act of an independent search for candidates to applications for license renewal should 1934, as amended (Act) and/or the rules assemble a balanced group representing be denied and licenses should be and regulations (Rules) of the Federal the expertise needed to fully evaluate cancelled for four AM radio stations: Communications Commission EPA’s draft report and supplemental KFTK–AM (formerly WQQX–AM), (Commission) and, as a consequence, materials. The EPA contractor will Facility ID No. 72815, East St. Louis, whether EMT’s captioned applications consider and screen all candidates Illinois, File No. BR–20120709ACP; for license renewal should be denied, against the criteria listed in Unit III and WQQW–AM, Facility ID No. 90598, those station licenses accordingly VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Jun 12, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13JNN1.SGM 13JNN1 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 114 / Thursday, June 13, 2019 / Notices 27635 cancelled, and applications to construct and other communications with the application for consent to assignment of a new FM translator station to Commission; and the licenses of Stations KFTK(AM) retransmit one of the stations should be (c) the Trust shields Romanik or the (formerly WQQX(AM)), WQQW(AM), dismissed. Trust’s beneficiaries from holding KZQZ(AM), and KQQZ(AM) should be 2. Between 2006 and 2010, EMT attributable interests in the Stations granted, denied or dismissed. purchased four AM radio stations: under the Commission’s ownership (h) To determine, in light of the KFTK(AM) (formerly WQQX(AM)), attribution policies. foregoing issues, whether the captioned WQQW(AM), KZQZ(AM), and 5. Accordingly, it is ordered, pursuant applications for a permit to construct KQQZ(AM) (collectively, Stations) in to sections 309(d), 309(e), and 309(k) of FM translator Station W275CS should the St. Louis market. EMT filed renewal the Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(d), 47 U.S.C. be granted, denied or dismissed. applications for each of these Stations in 309(e), and 47 U.S.C. 309(k), that the 6. It is further ordered that, pursuant 2012. On November 1, 2012, Mark A. captioned Renewal Applications, to sections 309(d), 309(e) and 309(k) of Kern (Kern), a local resident and listener Assignment Applications, and the Act and section 1.221(c) of the of the Stations, filed a petition to deny Translator Applications are designated Commission’s rules, 47 U.S.C. 309(d), EMT’s renewal applications, in which for hearing in a consolidated proceeding 47 U.S.C. 309(e), U.S.C. 309(k), and 47 he asserted that EMT ‘‘is a straw party before an FCC Administrative Law CFR 1.221(c), to avail itself of the for Robert Romanik, a convicted felon, Judge, at a time and place to be opportunity to be heard and to present who exercises de facto control of the specified in a subsequent Order, upon evidence at a hearing in this proceeding, Stations.’’ A Commission investigation the following issues: Entertainment Media Trust, Dennis J. confirmed that Robert S. Romanik (a) To determine whether Watkins, Trustee, in person or by an (Romanik), who has been convicted of Entertainment Media Trust, Dennis J. attorney, shall file with the felony offenses (obstruction of justice Watkins, Trustee is (and/or has been, Commission, within 20 calendar days of and bank fraud), established EMT and during the most recent license term) the release of the Order, a written provided all of EMT’s funds for the exercising affirmative control of Stations appearance stating that it will appear at acquisition of the Stations, but was not KFTK(AM) (formerly WQQX(AM)), the hearing and present evidence on the listed as a party in any of EMT’s WQQW(AM), KZQZ(AM), and issues specified above. Commission applications. The KQQZ(AM). 7. It is further ordered that, pursuant investigation found additional evidence (b) To determine whether there has to section 1.221(c) of the Commission’s supporting Kern’s claim that Romanik been a de facto transfer of control of rules, 47 CFR 1.221(c), if Entertainment exercises de facto control over the Stations KFTK(AM) (formerly Media Trust, Dennis J.