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Removing the Kanab Ambersnail from the List of Endangered Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 3 / Monday, January 6, 2020 / Proposed Rules 487 deemed competitive pursuant to the Incumbent LECs shall unbundle dark ADDRESSES: Comment submission: You competitive market test established fiber transport between any pair of may submit comments by one of the under 49 CFR 69.803; (B) any study area incumbent LEC wire centers except following methods: served by a rate-of-return incumbent where, through application of tier (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal LEC provided that study area is not classifications described in paragraph eRulemaking Portal: http:// included on the list of competitive (d)(3) of this section, where both wire www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, study areas pursuant to the competitive centers defining the route are either Tier enter FWS–R6–ES–2019–0055, which is market test established under 47 CFR 1, Tier 2, or a Tier 3 wire center the docket number for this rulemaking. 61.50; or (C) any census block defined identified on the list of wire centers that Then, click on the Search button. On the as rural by the Census Bureau if being has been found to be within a half mile resulting page, in the Search panel on requested solely to serve residential of alternative fiber pursuant to the the left side of the screen, under the customers. A DS1 loop is a digital local Report and Order on Remand and Document Type heading, click on the loop having a total digital signal speed Memorandum Opinion and Order in Proposed Rule box to locate this of 1.544 megabytes per second. DS1 WC Docket No. 18–14, FCC 19–66 document. You may submit a comment loops include, but are not limited to, (released July 12, 2019). An incumbent by clicking on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ If your two-wire and four-wire copper loops LEC must unbundle dark fiber transport comments will fit in the provided capable of providing high-bit rate digital if a wire center on either end of a comment box, please use this feature of subscriber line services, including T1 requested route is a Tier 3 wire center http://www.regulations.gov, as it is most services. that is not on the published list of wire compatible with our comment review * * * * * centers. procedures. If you attach your (5) DS3 loops. (i) Subject to the cap * * * * * comments as a separate document, our described in paragraph (a)(5)(ii) of this [FR Doc. 2019–27607 Filed 1–3–20; 8:45 am] preferred file format is Microsoft Word. section, an incumbent LEC shall provide BILLING CODE 6712–01–P If you attach multiple comments (such a requesting telecommunications carrier as form letters), our preferred formation with nondiscriminatory access to a DS3 is a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. loop on an unbundled basis to any DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail building not served by a wire center or hand-delivery to: Public Comments with at least 38,000 business lines and Fish and Wildlife Service Processing, Attn: FWS–R6–ES–2019– at least four fiber-based collocators. 0055, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Once a wire center exceeds the business 50 CFR Part 17 MS: BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803. line and fiber-based collocator [Docket No. FWS–R6–ES–2019–0055; thresholds, no future DS3 loop FXES11130900000C6–123–FF09E30000] We request that you send comments unbundling will be required in that wire only by the methods described above. center. In addition, a DS3 loop only is RIN 1018–BD49 We will post all comments on http:// available to a building located in one of www.regulations.gov. This generally Endangered and Threatened Wildlife the following: (A) Any county or portion means that we will post any personal and Plants; Removing the Kanab of a county served by a price cap information you provide us (see Ambersnail From the List of incumbent LEC that is not included on Information Requested, below, for more Endangered and Threatened Wildlife the list of counties that have been information). deemed competitive pursuant to the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Document availability: This proposed competitive market test established Interior. rule and supporting documents, under 49 CFR 69.803; or (B) any study ACTION: Proposed rule. including a copy of the recovery plan area served by a rate-of-return and the 5-year review referenced incumbent LEC provided that study area SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and throughout this document, are available is not included on the list of Wildlife Service (Service), propose to on http://www.regulations.gov at Docket competitive study areas pursuant to the remove the Kanab ambersnail (Oxyloma No. FWS–R6–ES–2019–0055. In competitive market test established haydeni kanabensis) from the Federal addition, the supporting file for this under 47 CFR 61.50. A DS3 loop is a List of Endangered and Threatened proposed rule will be available for digital local loop having a total digital Wildlife. This determination is based on public inspection, by appointment, signal speed of 44.736 megabytes per a thorough review of the best available during normal business hours, at the second. scientific information. Our review Utah Ecological Services Field Office, * * * * * indicates that Kanab ambersnail is not a 2369 West Orton Circle, Suite 50, West (b) Subloops. An incumbent LEC shall valid subspecies and therefore cannot be Valley City, UT 84119; telephone 801– provide a requesting listed as an endangered entity under the 975–3330. Persons who use a telecommunications carrier with Act. We are seeking information and telecommunications device for the deaf nondiscriminatory access to subloops comments from the public regarding (TDD) may call the Federal Relay on an unbundled basis in accordance this proposed rule. Service at 800–877–8339. with section 251(c)(3) of the Act and DATES: We will accept comments FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: this part and as set forth in paragraph received or postmarked on or before Larry Crist, Field Supervisor, telephone (b) of this section, provided that the March 6, 2020. Please note that if you 801–975–3330, ext. 61912. Direct all underlying loop is available as set forth are using the Federal eRulemaking questions or requests for additional in paragraph (a) of this section. Portal (see ADDRESSES), the deadline for information to: KANAB AMBERSNAIL * * * * * submitting an electronic comment is QUESTIONS, U.S. Fish and Wildlife (d) * * * 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing Service, Utah Ecological Services Field (2) * * * date. We must receive requests for a Office, 2369 West Orton Circle, Suite 50, (iv) Dark fiber transport. Dark fiber public hearing, in writing, at the address West Valley City, UT 84119. Persons transport consists of unactivated optical shown in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION who use a TDD may call the Federal interoffice transmission facilities. CONTACT by February 20, 2020. Relay Service at 800–877–8339. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Jan 03, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\06JAP1.SGM 06JAP1 lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with PROPOSALS 488 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 3 / Monday, January 6, 2020 / Proposed Rules SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: www.regulations.gov before 11:59 p.m. regarding scientific data and (Eastern Time) on the date specified in interpretations contained in this Information Requested DATES. We will not consider hand- proposed rule. The purpose of peer Public Comments delivered comments that we do not review is to ensure that our delisting We want any final rule resulting from receive, or mailed comments that are decision is based on scientifically sound this proposal to be as accurate as not postmarked, by the date specified in data, assumptions, and analyses. We possible. Therefore, we request DATES. will send copies of this proposed rule to If you submit information via http:// comments or information from other the peer reviewers immediately www.regulations.gov, your entire following publication in the Federal concerned governmental agencies, submission—including any personal Register. We will invite these peer Native American tribes, the scientific identifying information—will be posted reviewers to comment, during the community, industry, and other on the website. Please note that public comment period, on the specific interested parties concerning this comments posted to this website are not assumptions and conclusions in this proposed rule. Comments should be as immediately viewable. When you proposed delisting of the Kanab specific as possible. We particularly submit a comment, the system receives ambersnail. We will summarize the seek comments concerning: it immediately. However, the comment opinions of these reviewers in the final (1) Reasons why we should or should will not be publicly viewable until we decision document, and we will not remove the Kanab ambersnail from post it, which might not occur until consider their input and any additional the List of Endangered and Threatened several days after submission. information we received as part of our Wildlife (‘‘delist’’ the Kanab If you mail or hand-deliver hardcopy process of making a final decision on ambersnail); comments that include personal this proposal. Such communication may (2) Additional taxonomic or other identifying information, you may lead to a final decision that differs from relevant data concerning the Kanab request at the top of your document that this proposal. ambersnail; and we withhold this information from (3) Additional information concerning public review. However, we cannot Previous Federal Actions the range, distribution, and population guarantee that we will be able to do so. On May 22, 1984, we published a size of the Oxyloma genus, Oxyloma To ensure that the electronic docket for notice of review in the Federal Register haydeni, or any subspecies of Oxyloma this rulemaking is complete and all (49 FR 21664) issuing a list of haydeni.
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