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03–20, adopted January 22, 2003, and DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Building, 414 West Soledad Avenue, released January 29, 2003. The full text Hagatna, Guam, phone 671/477–6148, of this document is available for public Fish and Wildlife Service and on Rota at the Northern Marianas inspection and copying during regular College, Tatachog Campus, Rota, business hours in the FCC Reference 50 CFR Part 17 telephone 670/532–9477. For further instructions on commenting, refer to Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th RIN 1018–AI25 Street, SW., Room CY–A257, Public Comments Solicited section of Washington, DC, 20554. This document Endangered and Threatened Wildlife this notice. may also be purchased from the and Plants; Determinations of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Commission’s duplicating contractor, Prudency for Two Mammal and Four Henson, Field Supervisor, Pacific Qualex International, Portals II, 445 Bird Species in Guam and the Islands Office, at the above address 12th Street, SW., Room CY–B402, Commonwealth of the Northern (telephone: 808/541–3441; facsimile: Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202– Mariana Islands and Designations of 808/541–3470). 863–2893, facsimile 202–863–2898, or Critical Habitat for One Mammal and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Two Bird Species via-e-mail [email protected]. Background Provisions of the Regulatory AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, On October 15, 2002 (67 FR 63738), Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to Interior. we proposed designating approximately this proceeding. ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of 10,053 hectares (ha) (24,840 acres (ac)) Members of the public should note comment period. in two units on the island of Guam for that from the time a notice of proposed the Mariana fruit bat (Pteropus SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and mariannus mariannus) and the Guam rulemaking is issued until the matter is Wildlife Service, announce the no longer subject to Commission Micronesian kingfisher (Halcyon reopening of the public comment period cinnamomina cinnamomina) (67 FR consideration or court review, all ex for the proposed rule to designate parte contacts are prohibited in 63738). For the Mariana crow (Corvus critical habitat for the Mariana fruit bat kubaryi), we proposed designating Commission proceedings, such as this and the Guam Micronesian kingfisher one, which involve channel allotments. approximately 9,325 ha (23,042 ac) in on Guam, and the Mariana crow on two units on the island of Guam and See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules Guam and Rota and associated draft governing permissible ex parte contacts. approximately 2,462 ha (6,084 ac) in economic analysis. The proposed one unit on the island of Rota in the For information regarding proper designations of critical habitat were CNMI. On Guam, the boundaries of the filing procedures for comments, see 47 published in the Federal Register on proposed critical habitat units for the CFR 1.415 and 1.420. October 15, 2002. The extension of the Mariana fruit bat and Guam comment period and notice of List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 Micronesian kingfisher are identical and availability of the draft economic the boundaries of the proposed critical analysis were published in the Federal Television broadcasting. habitat for the Mariana crow are Register on December 5, 2002. On contained within these identical For the reasons discussed in the December 8, 2002, Guam and Rota boundaries. On Rota, critical habitat is preamble, the Federal Communications sustained extensive damage from Super proposed only for the Mariana crow. Commission proposes to amend 47 CFR Typhoon Pongsona and were federally Critical habitat receives protection part 73 as follows: declared disaster areas. The extended from destruction or adverse comment period ended on January 6, modification through required PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 2003; therefore, we are reopening the consultation under section 7 of the Act SERVICES comment period to allow additional (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) with regard to time for all interested parties to consider actions carried out, funded, or 1. The authority citation for part 73 the information and submit written authorized by a Federal agency. Section continues to read as follows: comments on the proposal and 4(b)(2) of the Act requires that the associated draft economic analysis. Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334 and 336. Secretary shall designate or revise Comments previously submitted need critical habitat based upon the best § 73.606 [Amended] not be resubmitted as they will be scientific and commercial data incorporated into the public record and 2. Section 73.606(b), the Table of available, and after taking into will be fully considered in preparation consideration the economic impact of Television Allotments under Virgin of the final rule. Islands, is amended by removing specifying any particular area as critical DATES: We will accept public comments habitat. A draft economic analysis of the channel 27 and adding channel 39 at until February 18, 2003. Christiansted. proposed critical habitat designation ADDRESSES: Written comments and was prepared and a notice of availability Federal Communications Commission. information should be submitted to was published in the Federal Register Barbara A. Kreisman, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife on December 5, 2002 (67 FR 72407); Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau. Service, Pacific Islands Office, 300 Ala with a request for public comment on [FR Doc. 03–1837 Filed 1–27–03; 8:45 am] Moana Blvd., PO Box 50088, Honolulu, both the proposed rule and economic HI 96850–0001. Copies of the draft analysis by January 6, 2003. The draft BILLING CODE 6712–01–P economic analysis are available on the economic analysis shows that over a 10- Internet at http://pacificislands.fws.gov year period, the estimated total direct or by request from the Field Supervisor cost on Guam would be approximately at the above address and telephone 808/ $1.4 million and the estimated total 541–3441. Copies of the draft economic direct cost on Rota would be analysis also are available on Guam at approximately $149,000. The draft the Belt Collins Guam Office, GCIC economic analysis is available on the

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Internet and from the mailing address in Authority Meadow Jumping Mouse Comments, the Public Comments Solicited section The authority for this action is the Colorado Ecological Services Field below. Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 Office, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S.C. 1531 et seq.). 755 Parfet Street, Suite 361, Lakewood, Public Comments Solicited CO 80215, or by facsimile to 303–275– Dated: January 15, 2003. We are now announcing the 2371. You may hand deliver written Paul Hoffman, comments to our Colorado Ecological reopening of the comment period for the Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and proposed designation of critical habitat Services Field Office at the address Wildlife and Parks. given above. You may send comments for the Mariana fruit bat and the Guam [FR Doc. 03–1799 Filed 1–27–03; 8:45 am] Micronesian kingfisher on Guam, and by electronic mail (e-mail) to BILLING CODE 4310–55–P _ the Mariana crow on Guam and Rota fw6 [email protected]. See the ‘‘Public Comments Solicited’’ section below for and associated draft economic analysis. file format and other information on On December 8, 2002, Guam and Rota DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR electronic filing. sustained extensive damage from Super You may obtain copies of the draft Typhoon Pongsona and were declared Fish and Wildlife Service economic analysis and draft Federal disaster areas. We are reopening 50 CFR Part 17 environmental assessment, review the comment period until the date comments and materials received, and specified in DATES. The reopening of the RIN 1018–AI46 review supporting documentation used comment period gives additional time in preparation of this proposed rule, by for all interested parties to consider the Endangered and Threatened Wildlife appointment, during normal business information and submit written and Plants; Proposed Designation of hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife comments on the proposal and the Critical Habitat for the Preble’s Service’s Colorado Field Office. The associated draft economic analysis. Meadow Jumping Mouse documents also are available on the We will accept written comments and AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Internet at http://mountain- information during this reopened Interior. prairie.fws.gov/preble. comment period. If you wish to ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comment, you may submit your public comment period and notice of LeRoy Carlson, Colorado Field comments and materials concerning this availability of draft economic analysis Supervisor, at the above address or proposal by any of several methods: and draft environmental assessment. telephone 303–275–2370. (1) You may submit written comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and and information to the Field Supervisor, Wildlife Service (Service), announce the Background U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Pacific availability of the draft economic Islands Fish and Wildlife Office, 300 The Preble’s meadow jumping mouse analysis and draft environmental Ala Moana Blvd., PO Box 50088, (Preble’s), a small rodent in the family assessment for the proposal to designate Honolulu, HI 96850–0001. Zapodidae, is known to occur only in critical habitat for the Preble’s meadow eastern Colorado and southeastern (2) You may send comments by jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius Wyoming. It lives primarily in heavily electronic mail (e-mail) to: preblei) under the Endangered Species _ vegetated riparian habitats and Guam [email protected]. If you submit Act of 1973, as amended. We also are immediately adjacent upland habitats. comments by e-mail, please submit providing notice of the final planned Habitat loss and degradation caused by them as an ASCII file and avoid the use extension of the public comment period agricultural, residential, commercial, of special characters and any form of for the proposal to designate critical and industrial development resulted in encryption. Please also include ‘‘Attn: habitat for this species to allow all the Preble’s being listed as a threatened RIN 1018–AI25’’ and your name and interested parties to comment on and species throughout its range on May 13, return address in your e-mail message. request changes to the proposed critical 1998 (62 FR 26517). (3) You may hand-deliver comments habitat designation, as well as the On July 17, 2002 (67 FR 47153), we to our Honolulu Fish and Wildlife associated draft economic analysis and proposed to designate critical habitat for Office at the address given above. environmental assessment. Over a 10- the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse year time period, the total section 7- pursuant to the Endangered Species Act Comments and materials received, as related direct costs associated with the (Act) of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. well as supporting documentation used Preble’s meadow jumping mouse listing 1531 et seq.). The proposed designation in preparation of the proposal to and critical habitat are estimated at $74 includes 19 habitat units totaling designate critical habitat, will be million to $172 million. Comments approximately 23,248 hectares (57,446 available for inspection, by previously submitted need not be acres) found along 1,058.1 kilometers appointment, during normal business resubmitted as they have been (657.5 miles) of rivers and streams in hours at the address under (1) above. incorporated into the public record as the States of Colorado and Wyoming. Copies of the draft economic analysis part of this extended comment period Critical habitat identifies specific are available on the Internet at http:// and will be fully considered in areas, both occupied and unoccupied, pacificislands.fws.gov or by request preparation of the final rule. that are essential to the conservation of from the Field Supervisor at the address DATES: We will consider all comments a listed species and that may require under ADDRESSES and phone number that we receive on or before February special management considerations or under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 27, 2003. Any comments that we receive protection. If the proposed rule is made CONTACT above. after the closing date may not be final, section 7 of the Act will prohibit Author(s) considered in the final decision on this destruction or adverse modification of proposal. critical habitat by any activity funded, The primary author of this notice is ADDRESSES: You may submit written authorized, or carried out by any Fred Amidon (see ADDRESSES). comments and information to Preble’s Federal agency, and Federal agencies

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