Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 17, 2011 / Proposed Rules 50971 4. Verification of Consumer Eligibility Federal Communications Commission. ADDRESSES: You may submit for Lifeline—Sampling Methodology Trent Harkrader, information by one of the following Division Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau. methods: In the 2011 Lifeline and Link Up [FR Doc. 2011–20847 Filed 8–16–11; 8:45 am] (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal NPRM, the Commission proposed to eRulemaking Portal: http:// BILLING CODE 6712–01–P amend § 54.410 of its rules to establish www.regulations.gov. In the Keyword a uniform methodology for conducting box, enter Docket No. [FWS–R8–ES– verification sampling that would apply 2011–0055], which is the docket to all ETCs in all states. The NPRM also DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR number for this action. Then, in the asked commenters to consider two Search panel on the left side of the proposals for modifying the existing Fish and Wildlife Service screen, under the Document Type sampling methodology to more heading, click on the Proposed Rules effectively balance the need for an 50 CFR Part 17 link to locate this document. You may administratively feasible sampling submit a comment by clicking on ‘‘Send methodology with the Commission’s [Docket No. FWS–R8–ES–2011–0055; MO a Comment or Submission.’’ 92210–0–0008] (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail obligation to ensure that ineligible or hand-deliver to: Public Comments consumers do not receive Lifeline/Link Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Processing, Attn: FWS–R8–ES–2011– Up benefits. We invite additional and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a 0055; Division of Policy and Directives comment on this issue. Petition To List the Leona’s Little Blue Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife a. With respect to the Commission’s Butterfly as Endangered or Threatened Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS sample-and-census proposal, could the AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. Commission implement it in a way that Interior. We will not accept e-mail or faxes. We would be more easily administrable for will post all information we receive on ACTION: Notice of petition finding and http://www.regulations.gov. This ETCs, particularly ETCs with a small initiation of status review. number of Lifeline subscribers? generally means that we will post any personal information you provide us b. TCA proposes that, if the SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce a (see the Request for Information section Commission adopts a sample-and- below for more details). census rule, carriers with a small 90-day finding on a petition to list the Leona’s little blue butterfly, Philotiella FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: number of Lifeline subscribers should Laurie Sada, Field Supervisor, Klamath be required to sample fewer consumers leona, as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act of Falls Fish and Wildlife Office, by than ETCs with a larger number of telephone (541–885–8481), or by Lifeline subscribers. We seek comment 1973, as amended (Act), and to designate critical habitat. Based on our facsimile (541–885–7837). If you use a on this proposal. Should the review, we find that the petition telecommunications device for the deaf Commission consider a smaller sample presents substantial scientific or (TDD), please call the Federal size for ETCs with a small number of commercial information indicating that Information Relay Service (FIRS) at Lifeline customers in a given state? listing the Leona’s little blue butterfly 800–877–8339. What number of respondents could may be warranted. Therefore, with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ETCs with a smaller number of Lifeline publication of this notice, we are Request for Information customers feasibly sample in a given initiating a review of the status of the year, keeping in mind that reducing the species to determine if listing the When we make a finding that a required number of respondents could Leona’s little blue butterfly is petition presents substantial result in larger margins of error? warranted. To ensure that this status information indicating that listing a species may be warranted, we are c. Alternatively, should carriers with review is comprehensive, we are required to promptly review the status a small number of Lifeline subscribers requesting scientific and commercial data and other information regarding of the species (status review). For the be required to sample only a specified status review to be complete and based percentage of their customer base? What this species. Based on the status review, we will issue a 12-month finding on the on the best available scientific and would be a reasonable percentage in commercial information, we request such cases? petition, which will address whether the petitioned action is warranted, as information on the Leona’s little blue This matter shall be treated as a provided in the Act. butterfly from governmental agencies, ‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceeding in Native American Tribes, the scientific DATES: To allow us adequate time to community, industry, and any other accordance with the Commission’s ex conduct this review, we request that we interested parties. We seek information parte rules. Persons making oral ex receive information on or before October parte presentations are reminded that on: 17, 2011. The deadline for submitting an (1) The species’ biology, range, and memoranda summarizing the electronic comment using the Federal presentations must contain summaries population trends, including: eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES (a) Habitat requirements for feeding, of the substance of the presentation and section, below) is 11:59 p.m. Eastern not merely a listing of the subjects breeding, and sheltering; Time on this date. After October 17, (b) Genetics and taxonomy; discussed. More than a one or two 2011, you must submit information (c) Historical and current range, sentence description of the views and directly to the Klamath Falls Fish and including distribution patterns; arguments presented generally is Wildlife Office (see FOR FURTHER (d) Historical and current population required. Other rules pertaining to oral INFORMATION CONTACT section below). levels, and current and projected trends; and written ex parte presentations in Please note that we might not be able to and permit-but-disclose proceedings are set address or incorporate information that (e) Past and ongoing conservation forth in § 1.1206(b) of the Commission’s we receive after the above requested measures for the species, its habitat, or rules. date. both. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:31 Aug 16, 2011 Jkt 223001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\17AUP1.SGM 17AUP1 Emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with PROPOSALS 50972 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 159 / Wednesday, August 17, 2011 / Proposed Rules (2) The factors that are the basis for personal identifying information, you species under section 4(b)(7) of the Act making a listing determination for a may request at the top of your document was not warranted. We also stated that species under section 4(a) of the Act (16 that we withhold this personal we were required to complete a U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), which are: identifying information from public significant number of listing and critical (a) The present or threatened review. However, we cannot guarantee habitat actions in Fiscal Year 2010 destruction, modification, or that we will be able to do so. We will pursuant to court orders, judicially curtailment of its habitat or range; post all hardcopy submissions on approved settlement agreements, and (b) Overutilization for commercial, http://www.regulations.gov. other statutory deadlines, but that we recreational, scientific, or educational Information and supporting had secured funding for Fiscal Year purposes; documentation that we received and 2011 and anticipated publishing a (c) Disease or predation; used in preparing this finding is finding in the Federal Register in July (d) The inadequacy of existing available for you to review at http:// 2011. This finding addresses the regulatory mechanisms; or www.regulations.gov, or by petition. (e) Other natural or manmade factors appointment, during normal business affecting its continued existence. hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Species Information If, after the status review, we Service, Klamath Falls Fish and Wildlife The Leona’s little blue butterfly is a determine that listing the Leona’s little Office (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION member of the Polyommatini Tribe (a blue butterfly is warranted, we will CONTACT). taxonomic group under family) (Pyle propose critical habitat (see definition 2002, p. 222) of the Lycaenidae family in section 3(5)(A) of the Act) under Background (Mattoni 1977, p. 223; Hammond and section 4 of the Act, to the maximum Section 4(b)(3)(A) of the Act requires McCorkle 1999, p.1), and is the largest extent prudent and determinable at the that we make a finding on whether a species in the Philotiella genus time we propose to list the species. petition to list, delist, or reclassify a (Hammond and McCorkle 1999, p. 82). Therefore, we also request data and species presents substantial scientific or The Leona’s little blue butterfly was information on: commercial information indicating that discovered in 1995; the historical range (1) What may constitute ‘‘physical or the petitioned action may be warranted. of the species is unknown. The current biological features essential to the We are to base this finding on known distribution of the Leona’s little conservation of the species,’’ within the information provided in the petition, blue butterfly occurs within a 6-square- geographical range currently occupied supporting information submitted with mile (15.5-square-kilometer) area of the by the species; the petition, and information otherwise Antelope Desert, east of Crater Lake (2) Where these features are currently available in our files.