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ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW, Room

TW–A325, Washington, DC 20554. In

addition to filing comments with the

FCC, interested parties should serve the

petitioner, or its counsel or consultant,

as follows: Gene A. Bechtel, Bechtel and

Cole, Chartered, Suite 250, 1901 L

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036

(Counsel for McLaughlin Broadcasting,

Inc.).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–182, adopted October 3, 2000, and

released October 4, 2000. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center 445 12th Street, SW,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20036.

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 are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2212, MM Docket No. 00–181, RM–

9933]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Henderson, NV

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by KVVU

Broadcasting Corporation, licensee of

station KVVU–TV, NTSC Channel 5,

Henderson, Nevada, requesting the

substitution of DTV Channel 9 for

station KVVU–TV’s assigned DTV

Channel 24. DTV Channel 9 can be

allotted to Henderson, Nevada, in

compliance with the principle

community coverage requirements of

section 73.625(a) at reference

coordinates (36–00–28 N. and 115–00–

24 W.). As requested, we propose to

allot DTV Channel 9 to Henderson with

a power of 85.6 and a height above

average terrain (HAAT) of 407 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before November 27, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 12,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room TW–A325, Washington, DC

20554. In addition to filing comments

with the FCC, interested parties should

serve the petitioner, or its counsel or

consultant, as follows: John Wells

Kings, Haley, Bader & Potts, 4350 North

Fairfax Drive, Suite 900, Arlington,

Virginia 22203–1633 (Counsel for KVVU

Broadcasting Corporation).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–181, adopted October 3, 2000, and

released October 4, 2000. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20036.

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 are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2214, MM Docket No. 00–183, RM–

9959]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Albany, NY

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of

WNYT(TV), NTSC Channel 13, Albany,

New York, proposing the substitution of

DTV Channel 12 for Station

WNYT(TV)’s assigned DTV Channel 15.

DTV Channel 12 can be allotted to

Albany, New York, in compliance with

the principle community coverage

requirements of Section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (42–37–37 N. and

74–00–49 W.). However, since the

community of Albany is located within

400 kilometers of the U.S.-Canadian

border, concurrence by the Canadian

government must be obtained for this

proposal. As requested, we propose to

allot DTV Channel 12 to Albany with a

power of 10 and a height above average

terrain (HAAT) of 421 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before November 27, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 12,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room TW–A325, Washington, DC

20554. In addition to filing comments

with the FCC, interested parties should

serve the petitioner, or its counsel or

consultant, as follows: Marvin

Rosenberg, David A. O’Connor, Holland

& Knight, LLP, 2100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Suite 400 Washington,

DC 20037–3202 (Counsel for Hubbard

Broadcasting, Inc.).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Blumenthal, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–1600.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

00–183, adopted October 3, 2000, and

released October 4, 2000. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

59798 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 195 / Friday, October 6, 2000 / Proposed Rules

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center 445 12th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Services,

Inc., (202) 857–3800, 1231 20th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20036.

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 are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

RIN 1018—AG38

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Proposed Designation of

Critical Habitat for the Spruce-fir Moss

Spider

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service), propose to

designate critical habitat for the sprucefir moss spider (Microhexura

montivaga) under the Endangered

Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act).

The proposed designation of critical

habitat for the spruce-fir moss spider

includes—(1) Areas at and above 1,646

meters (m) (5,400 feet (ft)) in elevation

in the Great Smoky Mountains National

Park (GSMNP) on and/or in the vicinity

of Mount LeConte in Sevier County,

Tennessee, and Mount Collins,

Clingmans Dome, and Mount Buckley in

Swain County, North Carolina, and

Sevier County, Tennessee; (2) areas at

and above 1,646 m (5,400 ft) in

elevation at Grandfather Mountain in

Avery, Caldwell, and Watauga Counties,

North Carolina; and (3) portions at and

above 1,646 m (5,400 ft) in elevation at

Roan Mountain, Avery and Mitchell

Counties, North Carolina, and Carter

County, Tennessee. All of the areas on

or in the vicinity of Mount LeConte,

Mount Collins, Clingmans Dome, and

Mount Buckley that are proposed for

critical habitat designation are within

the boundaries of the GSMNP; all of the

areas of Roan Mountain that are

proposed for critical habitat designation

are within the boundaries of the Pisgah

National Forest in North Carolina and

the Cherokee National Forest in

Tennessee; and the areas of Grandfather

Mountain that are proposed for critical

habitat designation are privately owned.

If this proposal is made final, section

7(a)(2) of the Act requires that Federal

agencies ensure that actions they fund,

authorize, or carry out are not likely to

result in the destruction or adverse

modification of critical habitat. The

regulatory impact of critical habitat

designation does not extend beyond

those activities funded, permitted, or

carried out by Federal agencies. State or

private actions, with no Federal

involvement, are not affected.

Section 4 of the Act requires us to

consider the economic and other

relevant impacts of specifying any

particular area as critical habitat. We

solicit data and comments from the

public on all aspects of this proposal,

including data on the economic and

other impacts of the designation. We

may revise this proposal to incorporate

or address comments and other

information received during the

comment period.

DATES: We will consider comments

received by December 5, 2000. We must

receive requests for public hearings, in

writing, at the address shown in the

ADDRESSES section by November 20,

2000.

ADDRESSES: If you wish to comment,

you may submit your comments by any

one of several methods:

1. You may submit written comments

and information to the State Supervisor,

Asheville Field Office, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, 160 Zillicoa Street,

Asheville, North Carolina 28801.

2. You may hand-deliver written

comments to our Asheville Field Office,

at the above address or fax your

comments to 828/258–5330.

3. You may send comments by

electronic mail (e-mail) to

john_fridell@fws.gov. For directions on

how to submit electronic filing of

comments, see the ‘‘Public Comments

Solicited’’ section.

Comments and materials received, as

well as supporting documentation used

in preparation of this proposed rule,

will be available for public inspection,

by appointment, during normal business

hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

A. Fridell, Fish and Wildlife Biologist

(see ADDRESSES section).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Taxonomy and Description

The spruce-fir moss spider

Microhexura montivaga) was originally

described by Crosby and Bishop (1925)

based on collections made in 1923 from

Mount Mitchell in western North

Carolina, the highest point in eastern

North America. Only a few specimens

were taken, and little was known about

the species until its ‘‘rediscovery’’ on

Mount Mitchell, approximately 50 years

later by Dr. Frederick Coyle (Western

Carolina University) and Dr. William

Shear (Hampden-Sydney College)

(Coyle 1981). The subsequent work

(Coyle 1981, 1985, 1997, 1999; Harp

1991, 1992) represents the bulk of what

is presently known of the biology,

habitat, behavior, range of, and threats

to, the spider.

The spruce-fir moss spider belongs to

the genus Microhexura in the family

Dipluridae. Diplurids are in the

primitive spider suborder

Mygalomorphae, which are often

referred to as ‘‘tarantulas’’ due to the

inclusion of the large, hairy spiders of

the family Theraphosidae. Only two

genera of Dipluridae, Euagrus and

Microhexura, are found in the United

States. Species in the genus Euagrus are

medium to large spiders that build their

silk sheets and funnels in rocky

situations in the arid Southwest. The

genus Microhexura is the northernmost

representative of the family Dipluridae,

and contains only two species—the

spruce-fir moss spider (M. montivaga)

and one with no common name (M.

idahoana) (Chamberlin and Ivie). The

two are distinguished by geographic

distribution and by features of the male

genitalia (Coyle 1981). Otherwise, they

appear to be similar in both appearance

and habits (Service 1998). Microhexura

idahoana is found in conifer forests in

the Pacific Northwest (Coyle 1981). The

spruce-fir moss spider (M. montivaga) is

known only from conifer forests in the

mountains of North Carolina and

Tennessee (Coyle 1981, 1997, 1999;

Harp 1991, 1992; Service 1995, 1998).

The spruce-fir moss spider is the

smallest of the mygalomorph spiders,

with adults measuring only 2.5 to 3.8

millimeters (0.10 to 0.15 inch) in length