63044 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 204 / Friday, October 20, 2000 / Proposed Rules

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2323, MM Docket No. 00–200, RM–

9967]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Sioux Falls, SD

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by

Midwest Broadcasting Company,

permittee of Station KAUN(TV), NTSC

Channel 36, Sioux Falls, South Dakota,

requesting the substitution of DTV

Channel 51 for Station KAUN(TV)’s

assigned DTV Channel 40. DTV Channel

51 can be allotted to Sioux Falls, South

Dakota, in compliance with the

principle community coverage

requirements of Section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (43–30–19 N. and

96–34–19 W.). As requested, we propose

to allot DTV Channel 51 to Sioux Falls

with a power of 93 and a height above

average terrain (HAAT) of 230 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before December 8, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 26,

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: David M Silver,

Cole, Raywid & Braverman, L.L.P., 1919

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 200,

Washington, DC 20006 (Counsel for

Midwest Broadcasting Company).

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.

00–200, adopted October 16, 2000, and

released October 17, 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.

[FR Doc. 00–26948 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2324, MM Docket No. 00–201, RM–

9919]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Portsmouth, VA

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Viacom

Broadcasting of Seattle, Inc., licensee of

station WGNT–TV, NTSC channel 27,

Portsmouth, Virginia, requesting the

substitution of DTV channel 50 for

station WGNT–TV’s assigned DTV

channel 19. DTV Channel 50 can be

allotted to Portsmouth, Virginia, in

compliance with the principle

community coverage requirements of

Section 73.625(a) at reference

coordinates (36–48–43 N. and 76–27–49

W.). As requested, we propose to allot

DTV Channel 50 to Portsmouth with a

power of 800 and a height above average

terrain (HAAT) of 296 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before December 8, 2000, and reply

comments on or before December 26,

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: Raymond A.

White, Viacom Broadcasting of Seattle,

Inc., c/o Paramount Stations Group,

Inc., 5202 River Road, Bethesda,

Maryland 20816 (Counsel for Viacom

Broadcasting of Seattle, 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.

00–201, adopted October 16, 2000, and

released October 17, 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.

[FR Doc. 00–26947 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Notice of Reclassification

of Nine Candidate Taxa

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of candidate taxa

reclassification.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service), provide

explanation for a change in the status of

one animal and eight plant taxa that

were under review for possible addition

to the Lists of Endangered and

Threatened Wildlife and Plants (Lists)

under the Endangered Species Act of

1973, as amended (Act). We are

removing these nine species from

candidate status at this time. Based on

information gathered on all of these