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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 181 / Friday, September 18, 2015 / Proposed Rules 56423 deadlines in this proceeding until DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing further notice. date. Fish and Wildlife Service 2. In its document, FCC 15–78, ADDRESSES: Not-substantial petition released August 11, 2015 (Auctions 50 CFR Part 17 findings: The not-substantial petition Procedures PN), the Commission findings announced in this document adopted its proposal to allow the [4500030115] are available on http:// optimization tool to assign television Endangered and Threatened Wildlife www.regulations.gov under the stations within the 600 MHz Band appropriate docket number (see Table 2, where necessary to accommodate and Plants; 90-Day Findings on 25 Petitions below). Supporting information in market variation in a manner that best preparing these findings is available for fulfills the clearing target objectives, and AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, public inspection, by appointment, not to restrict it to assignments in Interior. during normal business hours by specific portions of the 600 MHz Band, ACTION: Notice of petition findings and contacting the appropriate person, as including the duplex gap. To mitigate initiation of status reviews. specified under FOR FURTHER the potential impact on white space INFORMATION CONTACT. devices and wireless microphones in SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and areas where the duplex gap is subject to Wildlife Service (Service), announce 90- Status reviews: You may submit impairment, the Commission tentatively day findings on various petitions to list, information on species for which a concluded that it will designate a reclassify, or delist fish, wildlife, or status review is being initiated by one second available television channel in plants under the Endangered Species of the following methods: the remaining television band in such Act of 1973, as amended (Act). Based on (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal areas for shared use by white space our review, we find that two petitions eRulemaking Portal: http:// devices and wireless microphones, in do not present substantial scientific or www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, addition to the one such channel it has commercial information indicating that enter the appropriate docket number tentatively concluded will be made the petitioned actions may be (see Table 1, below). You may submit available in each area of the United warranted, and we are not initiating information by clicking on ‘‘Comment States for shared use by these devices status reviews in response to these Now!’’ If your information will fit in the and microphones. The Commission petitions. We refer to these as ‘‘not- provided comment box, please use this invited comment on this tentative substantial petition findings.’’ feature of http://www.regulations.gov, as conclusion and stated that it intends to We also find that 23 petitions present it is most compatible with our address in the same order all proposals substantial scientific or commercial information review procedures. If you in the Vacant Channel NPRM as well as information indicating that the attach your information as a separate the proposals raised in the Auctions petitioned actions may be warranted. document, our preferred file format is Procedures PN. To that end, the Therefore, with the publication of this Microsoft Word. If you attach multiple Commission directed the Media Bureau notice, we are initiating a review of the comments (such as form letters), our to establish new comment and reply status of these species to determine if preferred format is a spreadsheet in deadlines of September 30 and October the petitioned actions are warranted. To Microsoft Excel. 30, 2015, respectively, for the proposals ensure that these status reviews are (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail in the Vacant Channel NPRM as well as comprehensive, we are requesting the proposal in paragraph 32 of the scientific and commercial data and or hand-delivery to: Public Comments Auctions Procedures PN. other information regarding these Processing, Attn: [Insert appropriate species. Based on the status reviews, we docket number; see Table 1, below]; 3. By this Order, as directed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS: Commission in the Auctions Procedures will issue 12-month findings on the petitions, which will address whether BPHC, 5275 Leesburg Pike; Falls PN, the Media Bureau announces that Church, VA 22041–3803. comments are now due on September the petitioned action is warranted, as 30, 2015 and reply comments on provided in section 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act. We request that you send information October 30, 2015. DATES: To allow us adequate time to only by the methods described above. conduct the status reviews, we request We will post all information received on Kevin Harding, that we receive information no later http://www.regulations.gov. This Associate Chief, Video Division, Media than November 17, 2015. Information generally means that we will post any Bureau. submitted electronically using the personal information you provide us [FR Doc. 2015–23380 Filed 9–17–15; 8:45 am] Federal eRulemaking Portal (see (see Request for Information for Status BILLING CODE 6712–01–P ADDRESSES, below) must be received by Reviews, below, for more details). TABLE 1—LIST OF SUBSTANTIAL FINDINGS FOR WHICH A STATUS REVIEW IS BEING INITIATED Common name Docket No. URL to docket in regs.gov Blue Calamintha bee .......................... FWS–R4–ES–2015–0077 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R4-ES-2015-0077. California spotted owl ......................... FWS–R8–ES–2015–0139 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0139. Cascade torrent salamander .............. FWS–R1–ES–2015–0080 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R1-ES-2015-0080. Columbia torrent salamander ............. FWS–R1–ES–2015–0083 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R1-ES-2015-0083. Florida pine snake .............................. FWS–R4–ES–2015–0086 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R4-ES-2015-0086. Inyo Mountains salamander ............... FWS–R8–ES–2015–0092 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0092. Kern Plateau salamander ................... FWS–R8–ES–2015–0093 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0093. Lesser slender salamander ................ FWS–R8–ES–2015–0097 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0097. Limestone salamander ....................... FWS–R8–ES–2015–0099 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0099. Northern bog lemming ........................ FWS–R5–ES–2015–0103 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R5-ES-2015-0103. Panamint alligator lizard ..................... FWS–R8–ES–2015–0105 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0105. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:14 Sep 17, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\18SEP1.SGM 18SEP1 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 56424 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 181 / Friday, September 18, 2015 / Proposed Rules TABLE 1—LIST OF SUBSTANTIAL FINDINGS FOR WHICH A STATUS REVIEW IS BEING INITIATED—Continued Common name Docket No. URL to docket in regs.gov Peaks of Otter salamander ................ FWS–R5–ES–2015–0106 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R5-ES-2015-0106. Regal fritillary ...................................... FWS–R6–ES–2015–0078 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R6-ES-2015-0078. Rusty patched bumble bee ................ FWS–R3–ES–2015–0112 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R3-ES-2015-0112. Shasta salamander ............................ FWS–R8–ES–2015–0115 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0115. Short-tailed snake .............................. FWS–R4–ES–2015–0116 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R4-ES-2015-0116. Southern rubber boa .......................... FWS–R8–ES–2015–0119 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0119. Tinian monarch ................................... FWS–R1–ES–2015–0118 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R1-ES-2015-0118. Tricolored blackbird ............................ FWS–R8–ES–2015–0138 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0138. Tufted puffin ....................................... FWS–R1–ES–2015–0108 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R1-ES-2015-0108. Virgin River spinedace ....................... FWS–R6–ES–2015–0121 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R6-ES-2015-0121. Wood turtle ......................................... FWS–R5–ES–2015–0122 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R5-ES-2015-0122. Yuman desert fringe-toed lizard ......... FWS–R2–ES–2015–0124 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R2-ES-2015-0124. TABLE 2—LIST OF NOT SUBSTANTIAL FINDINGS Common name Docket No. URL to docket in regs.gov Cahaba pebblesnail ........................... FWS–R4–ES–2015–0079 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R4-ES-2015-0079. Stephens’ kangaroo rat ...................... FWS–R8–ES–2015–0140 .. http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=FWS-R8-ES-2015-0140. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Common name Contact person Blue Calamintha bee ................................................................................................................................ Andreas Moshogianis, 404–679–7119. Cahaba pebblesnail ................................................................................................................................
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