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arrangement of allotments because it

would result in a substantially larger

number of people remaining

underserved with only one fulltime

reception service than would receive a

first local aural service but already

receive at least two fulltime aural

services. See 65 FR 54192, September

15, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Leslie K. Shapiro, Mass Media Bureau,

(202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Report

and Order, MM Docket No. 00–155,

adopted January 17, 2001, and released

January 26, 2001. The full text of this

Commission decision is available for

inspection and copying during normal

business hours in the FCC Reference

Center (Room 239), 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.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 73

[DA 01–186; MM Docket No. 01–18; RM–

10026]

Radio Broadcasting Services; Arriba,

CO

AGENCY: Federal Communications

Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: This document requests

comments on a petition for rule making

filed by Alan Olson, requesting the

allotment of Channel 297A to Arriba,

Colorado, as that community’s first local

aural transmission service. This

proposal requires a site restriction 2.4

kilometers (1.5 miles) southeast of

Arriba, utilizing coordinates 39–16–05

NL and 103–15–38 WL.

DATES: Comments must be filed on or

before March 19, 2001, and reply

comments on or before April 3, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Federal

Communications Commission,

Washington, DC 20554. In addition to

filing comments with the FCC,

interested parties should serve the

petitioner, as follows: Alan Olson, 934

E. Vermijo Ave., Colorado Springs, CO

80903.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Joyner, Mass Media Bureau, (202)

418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed RuleMaking, MM Docket No.

01–18, adopted January 17, 2001, and

released January 26, 2001. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC’s

Reference Information Center (Room

CY–A257), 445 Twelfth Street, SW.,

Washington, DC. The complete text of

this decision may also be purchased

from the Commission’s copy contractor,

International Transcription Service,

Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857–3800.

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

Radio broadcasting.

For the reasons discussed in the

preamble, the Federal Communications

Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR

part 73 as follows:

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST

SERVICES

1. The authority citation for part 73

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336.

§ 73.202 [Amended]

2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM

Allotments under Colorado, is amended

by adding Arriba, Channel 297A.

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

RIN 1018–AH61

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife

and Plants; Reopening of Comment

Period and Notice of Availability of the

Draft Economic Analysis for Proposed

Critical Habitat for the Bay

Checkerspot Butterfly

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of

comment period and notice of

availability of draft economic analysis.

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, announce the

availability of the draft economic

analysis for the proposed designation of

critical habitat for the bay checkerspot

butterfly (Euphydryas editha bayensis).

We are also providing notice of the

reopening of the comment period for the

proposal to designate critical habitat for

the bay checkerspot butterfly to allow

all interested parties to comment

simultaneously on the proposed rule

and the associated draft economic

analysis. Comments previously

submitted need not be resubmitted as

they will be incorporated into the public

record as part of this reopened comment

period and will be fully considered in

the final rule.

DATES: We will accept public comments

until March 12, 2001. In addition, we

are planning on holding one public

information meeting during this time.

Refer to the Public Information Meeting

section for the date, time, and location

of this meeting.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and

information should be submitted to

Field Supervisor, Sacramento Fish and

Wildlife Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 2800 Cottage Way, Suite W–

2605, Sacramento, California 95825. For

electronic mail address and further

instructions on commenting, refer to

Public Comments Solicited section of

this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information, contact David

Wright, Stephanie Brady or Patricia

Foulk, at the above address (telephone

916/414–6600; facsimile 916/414–6710).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The bay checkerspot butterfly

(Euphydryas editha bayensis) is a

medium-sized butterfly with a wing

span of about 5 centimeters (2 inches).

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The forewings have black bands along

all the veins on the upper wing surface,

contrasting sharply with bright red,

yellow and white spots. The species

occurs in San Francisco Bay area

counties, notably the counties of San

Mateo and Santa Clara. For a detailed

description of this species, see the

Recovery Plan for Serpentine Soil

Species of the San Francisco Bay Area

(FWS 1998) and references within that

plan.

Pursuant to the Endangered Species

Act of 1973, as amended (Act), the bay

checkerspot butterfly was listed as a

threatened species on September 18,

1987 (52 FR 35366). Residential and

commercial development, invasive nonnative plants, and air pollution threaten

the bay checkerspot butterfly.

On June 30, 1999, the Center for

Biological Diversity, filed a complaint

against us challenging our critical

habitat findings for seven species,

including the bay checkerspot. On

August 30, 2000, the United States

District Court for the Northern District

of California (Southwest Center for

Biological Diversity v. Bruce Babbit. et

al., CIV 99–3202) ruled on several of the

species involved, including the bay

checkerspot. The court ordered us to

propose critical habitat within 60 days

of the ruling and to finalize the

designation within 120 days of the

proposed designation. A subsequent

settlement agreement with the Center

for Biological Diversity extended the

date for the final rule to April 20, 2001.

On October 16, 2000, we published in

the Federal Register (65 FR 61218) a

proposed rule to designate critical

habitat for the bay checkerspot butterfly.

The original comment period closed on

December 15, 2000.

We have proposed to designate 15

critical habitat areas totaling

approximately 10,600 hectares (ha)

(26,180 acres(ac)) in Santa Clara and

San Mateo counties of California. The

areas range in size from 179 ha (443 ac)

to approximately 2,855 ha (7,055 ac).

Critical habitat receives protection

from destruction or adverse

modification through required

consultation under section 7 of the Act

(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) with regard to

actions carried out, funded, or

authorized by a Federal agency. Section

4(b)(2) of the Act requires that the

Secretary shall designate or revise

critical habitat based upon the best

scientific and commercial data

available, and may exclude areas from

designation after taking into

consideration the economic impact of

specifying any particular area as critical

habitat. Based upon the previously

published proposal to designate critical

habitat for the bay checkerspot butterfly,

and comments received during the

previous comment periods, we have

prepared a draft economic analysis of

the proposed critical habitat

designation. The draft economic

analysis is available at the Internet and

mailing addresses in the Public

Comments Solicited section below.

Public Comments Solicited

We will accept written comments and

information during this re-opened

comment period. If you wish to

comment, you may submit your

comments and materials concerning this

proposal by any of several methods:

(1) You may submit written comments

and information to the Field Supervisor,

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 2800

Cottage Way, Suite W–2605,

Sacramento, California 95825.

(2) You may send comments by

electronic mail (e-mail) to:

fw1baycheckerspot@fws.gov. If you

submit comments by e-mail, please

submit them as an ASCII file and avoid

the use of special characters and any

form of encryption. Please also include

‘‘Attn: RIN 1018–AH61’’’ and your name

and return address in your e-mail

message. If you do not receive a

confirmation from the system that we

have received your e-mail message,

contact us directly by calling our

Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office at

telephone number 919/414–6600.

(3) You may hand-deliver comments

to our Sacramento Fish and Wildlife

Office at the address given above or at

the public information meeting (see

Public Information Meeting section

below).

Comments and materials received, as

well as supporting documentation used

in preparation of the proposal to

designate critical habitat, will be

available for inspection, by

appointment, during normal business

hours at the address under (1) above.

Copies of the draft economic analysis

are available on the Internet at

‘‘www.r1.fws.gov’’ or by writing to the

Field Supervisor at the address under

(1) above.

Public Information Meeting

We have scheduled one public

information meeting. This meeting will

be held on February 22, 2001, from 1:00

to 4:00 p.m., at the Hyatt Sainte Claire,

302 South Market Street, San Jose,

California. You may hand-deliver

written comments at this meeting.

Author(s)

The primary authors of this notice are

Stephanie Brady (see ADDRESSES

section), and Christine Mullen, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional

Office, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland,

Oregon 97232.

Authority

The authority for this action is the

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16

U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).

Dated: February 5, 2001.

Elizabeth H. Stevens,

Acting Manager, California/Nevada

Operations Office, Region 1, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service.

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