66384 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 247 / Wednesday, December 26, 2001 / Proposed Rules

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

South Carolina is amended by removing

DTV Channel 59 and adding DTV

Channel 50 at Charleston.

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 01–2847; MM Docket No. 01–223; RM–

10157]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Crystal

Beach and Stowell, TX

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule, withdrawal.

SUMMARY: This document dismisses a

petition for rule making filed by

Tichenor License Corporation

requesting the substitution of Channel

287C3 for Channel 287A at Crystal

Beach, Texas and reallotment of

Channel 287C3 to Stowell, Texas. See

66 FR 48108, September 18, 2001.

Tichenor License Corporation withdrew

its interest in the allotment of Channel

287C3 at Stowell, Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathleen Scheuerle, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

summary of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 01–223,

adopted November 28, 2001, and

released December 7, 2001. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for public inspection and copying

during regular business hours at the

FCC Reference Information Center,

Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room

CY–A257, Washington, DC, 20554. This

document may also be purchased from

the Commission’s duplicating

contractor, Qualex International, Portals

II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402,

Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202–

863–2893, facsimile 202–863–2898, or

via e-mail qualexint@aol.com.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 17

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants, Notice of Reinstatement of

the 1993 Proposed Listing of the Flattailed Horned Lizard as a Threatened

Species and the Reopening of The

Comment Period on The Proposed

Rule

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of reinstatement of

proposed rule.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service (Service) announces

the reinstatement of the 1993 proposed

listing of the flat-tailed horned lizard

(Phrynosoma mcallii) as a threatened

species, and the reopening of the public

comment period on this proposed

listing. On November 29, 1993, we

published a rule proposing threatened

status for the flat-tailed horned lizard,

pursuant to the Endangered Species Act

of 1973, as amended (Act). On July 15,

1997, we withdrew the proposed rule to

list the flat-tailed horned lizard as

threatened based on information

available at that time. On July 31, 2001,

the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

vacated an earlier ruling from the

District Court for the Southern District

of California that upheld the withdrawal

of the proposed listing of the lizard as

threatened. Moreover, the Ninth Circuit

directed the District Court to remand the

withdrawal decision to the Service for

consideration in accord with the legal

standards outlined in its opinion. On

October 24, 2001, the District Court

remanded the matter to the Service and,

with the parties consent, ordered the

Service to reinstate the 1993 proposed

listing for the flat-tailed horned lizard

within 60 calendar days, and complete

the final listing decision within 12

months from the date of reinstatement.

Consequently, we are hereby providing

notice that the 1993 proposed rule for

the flat-tailed horned lizard is

reinstated, and that we will complete a

final listing decision for the flat-tailed

horned lizard by December 26, 2002.

In addition, we are reopening the

public comment period for 120 days on

the 1993 proposed listing rule to obtain

information concerning the current

status, ecology, distribution, threats to,

and management/conservation efforts in

place for the flat-tailed horned lizard to

make a new final listing determination

based on the best scientific and

commercial data currently available.

DATES: We will consider comments on

this proposal received by the close of

business on April 25, 2002. Any

comments that are received after the

closing date may not be considered in

the final decision on this action.

Requests for a public hearing must be

received by February 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Comments: If you wish to

comment on the reinstated proposed

rule or provide additional information

concerning the status of the species, you

may submit your comments and

materials by any one of several methods:

You may submit written comments and

information to Field Supervisor,

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 2730 Loker

Avenue West, Carlsbad, California

92008. You may hand-deliver written

comments to our Carlsbad Fish and

Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 2730 Loker Avenue West,

Carlsbad, California 92008. You may

send comments by electronic mail (email) to fthl@r1.fws.gov.

For further information or a copy of

the proposed rule contact: Ms. Sandy

Vissman or Mr. Christopher Otahal,

Carlsbad Fish and Wildlife Office, at the

above address (telephone 760–431–

9440; facsimile 760–431–9624).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The flattailed horned lizard is a small,

cryptically colored, lizard that reaches a

maximum adult body length (excluding

the tail) of approximately 81 millimeters

(3.2 inches). The lizard has a flattened

body, short tail, and dagger-like head

spines like other horned lizards. It is

distinguished from other horned lizards

in its range by a dark vertebral stripe,

two slender elongated occipital spines,

and the absence of external ear

openings. The upper surface of the flattailed horned lizard is pale gray to light

rusty brown. The underside is white

and unmarked, with the exception of a

prominent umbilical scar.

The flat-tailed horned lizard is

endemic (restricted) to the Sonoran

Desert in southern California and