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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.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—TELEVISION BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, and

336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

West Virginia is amended by removing

DTV Channel 58 and adding DTV

Channel 6 at Weston.

Federal Communications Commission.

Barbara A. Kreisman,

Chief, Video Services Division, Mass Media

Bureau.

[FR Doc. 00–30973 Filed 12–5–00; 8:45 am]

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 00–2691, MM Docket No. 00–243, RM–

9981]

Digital Television Broadcast Service;

Orono, ME

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Commission requests

comments on a petition filed by Maine

Public Broadcasting Corporation,

licensee of noncommercial educational

station WMEB–TV, NTSC channel 12,

Orono, Maine, proposing the

substitution of DTV channel *9 for

station WMEB–TV’s assigned DTV

channel *22. DTV Channel *9 can be

allotted to Orono, Maine, in compliance

with the principle community coverage

requirements of Section 73.625(a) at

reference coordinates (44–42–13 N. and

69–04–47 W.). However, since the

community of Orono 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 *9 to Orono with a

power of 15.0 and a height above

average terrain (HAAT) of 375 meters.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before January 25, 2001, and reply

comments on or before February 9,

2001.

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: Todd D. Gray,

Margaret L. Miller, Christine J.

Newcomb, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson,

1200 New Hampshire, NW., Suite 800,

Washington, DC 20036 (Counsel for

Maine Public 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.

00–243, adopted December 1, 2000, and

released December 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.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Television, Digital television

broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—TELEVISION BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, and

336.

§ 73.622 [Amended]

2. Section 73.622(b), the Table of

Digital Television Allotments under

Maine is amended by removing DTV

Channel *22 and adding DTV Channel

*9 at Orono.

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–AG28

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Notice of Availability of

Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed

Critical Habitat Determination for the

Zayante Band-winged Grasshopper

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of draft

economic analysis.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service (Service) announces the

availability of a draft economic analysis

for the proposed designation of critical

habitat for the Zayante band-winged

grasshopper (Trimerotropis infantilis).

We are opening a 15-day comment

period to allow all interested parties to

submit written comments on the draft

economic analysis. Comments

submitted during this comment period

will be incorporated into the public

record and will be fully considered in

the final rule.

DATES: The comment period is opened

and we will accept comments until