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This item was subsequently removed
from the Agenda on November 3, 2008.
The second, attached as Appendix B to
the item, is a Narrow Universal Service
Reform Proposal circulated to the
Commission on October 31, 2008. The
third, attached as Appendix C to the
item, is a draft Alternative Proposal first
circulated by the Chairman on the
evening of November 5, 2008. Appendix
C incorporates changes proposed in the
ex parte presentations attached as
Appendix D to the item. We note that
members of industry, Congress, and the
general public have urged the
Commission to seek comment on these
proposals.
We seek particular comment on two
questions. First, should the additional
cost standard utilized under section
252(d)(2) of the Act be either the
existing TELRIC standard or the
incremental cost standard described in
the draft order? Second, should the
terminating rate for all section 251(b)(5)
traffic be set as either a single, statewide
rate or a single rate per operating
company?
Steps Taken To Minimize the
Significant Economic Impact on Small
Entities, and Significant Alternatives
Considered
The RFA requires an agency to
describe any significant, specifically
small business, alternatives that it has
considered in reaching its proposed
approach, which may include the
following four alternatives (among
others): ‘‘(1) The establishment of
differing compliance or reporting
requirements or timetables that take into
account the resources available to small
entities; (2) the clarification,
consolidation, or simplification of
compliance and reporting requirements
under the rules for such small entities;
(3) the use of performance rather than
design standards; and (4) an exemption
from coverage of the rule, or any part
thereof, for such small entities.’’
The FNPRM seeks comment from all
interested parties. Small entities are
encouraged to bring to the
Commission’s attention any specific
concerns they may have with the
proposals outlined in the FNPRM.
Throughout these proceedings the
Commission has received proposals to
treat small entities differently. We
believe that consideration of
commenters’ transition proposals for
implementing intercarrier compensation
reform, as well as alternatives for a
carriers’ recovery of intercarrier
revenues reduced as a result of any
reforms that might be adopted could be
consistent with our goals of a unified
and simplified intercarrier
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compensation regime that will reduce
arbitrage opportunities and promote
innovation and competition and our
statutory requirement to secure the
viability of universal service.
Federal Rules That May Duplicate,
Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed
Rules
None.
Paperwork Reduction Act
Federal Communications Commission.
William F. Caton,
Deputy Secretary.
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COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[DA 08–2295; MB Docket No. 08–213; RM–
11500]
Television Broadcasting Services;
Grand Island, NE
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission requests
comments on a channel substitution
proposed by Hill Broadcasting
Company, Inc. (‘‘Hill’’), the permittee of
KTVG-DT, post-transition DTV channel
19, Grand Island, Nebraska. Hill
requests the substitution of DTV
channel 16 for post-transition DTV
channel 19 at Grand Island.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or
before December 12, 2008, and reply
comments on or before December 29,
2008.
Federal Communications
Commission, Office of the Secretary,
445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC
20554. In addition to filing comments
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adrienne Y. Denysyk,
adrienne.denysyk@fcc.gov, Media
Bureau, (202) 418–1600.
This is a
synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of
Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No.
08–213, adopted October 10, 2008, and
released October 15, 2008. The full text
of this document is available for public
inspection and copying during normal
business hours in the FCC’s Reference
Information Center at Portals II, CY–
A257, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, 20554. This document
will also be available via ECFS (https://
www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/). (Documents
will be available electronically in ASCII,
Word 97, and/or Adobe Acrobat.) This
document may be purchased from the
Commission’s duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1–
800–478–3160 or via e-mail https://
www.BCPIWEB.com. To request this
document in accessible formats
(computer diskettes, large print, audio
recording, and Braille), send an e-mail
to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY). This document does not contain
proposed information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–
13. In addition, therefore, it does not
contain any proposed information
collection burden ‘‘for small business
concerns with fewer than 25
employees,’’ pursuant to the Small
Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002,
Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4).
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This document may contain proposed
new or modified information collection
requirements. The Commission, as part
of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork burdens, invites the general
public and the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) to comment on the
information collection requirements
contained in this document, as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104–13. In addition,
pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public
Law 107–198, we seek specific comment
on how we might ‘‘further reduce the
information collection burden for small
business concerns with fewer than 25
employees.’’
ADDRESSES:
with the FCC, interested parties should
serve counsel for petitioner as follows:
William H. Crispin, Esq., Crispin &
Greenberg, P.L.L.C., 555 13th Street,
NW., Suite 420 West., Washington, DC
20004.
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List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television, Television 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, 336.
§ 73.62
[Amended]
2. Section 73.622(i), the PostTransition Table of DTV Allotments
under Nebraska, is amended by adding
DTV channel 16 and removing DTV
channel 19 at Grand Island.
Federal Communications Commission.
Clay C. Pendarvis,
Associate Chief, Video Division, Media
Bureau.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 17
RIN 1018–AV52
[FWS–R4–ES–2008–0047]
Endangered and Threatened Wildlife
and Plants; Designation of Critical
Habitat for the Louisiana Black Bear
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period, notice of availability
of draft economic analysis, and
amended required determinations.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (Service), announce the
reopening of the public comment period
on the proposed designation of critical
habitat for the Louisiana black bear
(Ursus americanus luteolus) under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as
amended (Act). We also announce the
availability of a draft economic analysis
(DEA) and an amended required
determinations section of the proposal.
We are reopening the comment period
to allow all interested parties an
opportunity to comment simultaneously
on the revised proposed rule, the
associated DEA, and the amended
required determinations section. If you
submitted comments previously, you do
not need to resubmit them because we
have already incorporated them into the
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public record and will fully consider
them in preparation of the final rule.
DATES: We will consider comments
received on or before December 12,
2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R4–
ES–2008–0047; Division of Policy and
Directives Management; U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive,
Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203.
We will not accept e-mail or faxes. We
will post all comments on https://
www.regulations.gov. This generally
means that we will post any personal
information you provide us (see the
‘‘Public Comments’’ section below for
more information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
Boggs, Supervisor, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Louisiana Field Office,
646 Cajundome Blvd., Suite 400,
Lafayette, LA 70506; telephone: 337–
291–3100; facsimile: 337–291–3139. If
you use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments
We will accept written comments and
information during this reopened
comment period on our proposed
designation of critical habitat for the
Louisiana black bear that was published
in the Federal Register on May 6, 2008
(73 FR 25354), our draft economic
analysis of the proposed designation,
and the amended required
determinations provided in this
document. We will consider
information and recommendations from
all interested parties. We are
particularly interested in comments
concerning:
(1) The reasons why we should or
should not designate habitat as critical
habitat under section 4 of the Act (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
(2) Specific information on:
(a) The distribution of the Louisiana
black bear;
(b) The amount and distribution of
Louisiana black bear habitat; and
(c) Which habitat contains the
features essential for the conservation of
the species and why.
(3) Land use designations and current
or planned activities in the subject areas
and their possible impacts on proposed
critical habitat.
(4) Any foreseeable economic,
national security, or other relevant
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impacts that may result from the
proposed designation and, in particular,
any impacts on small entities, and the
benefits of including or excluding areas
that exhibit these impacts.
(5) Whether our approach to
designating critical habitat could be
improved or modified in any way to
provide for greater public participation
and understanding, or to assist us in
accommodating public concerns and
comments;
(6) Whether the benefits of excluding
any particular area from critical habitat
outweigh the benefits of including that
area as critical habitat under section
4(b)(2) of the Act, after considering the
potential impacts and benefits of the
proposed critical habitat designation,
and more specifically, whether U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Wetland Reserve Program permanent
easements on privately owned lands
provide sufficient protection and
management to justify their exclusion
from critical habitat on that basis.
(7) Information on the extent to which
the description of economic impacts in
the DEA is complete and accurate.
(8) The likelihood of adverse social
reactions to the designation of critical
habitat, as discussed in the DEA, and
how the consequences of such reactions,
if likely to occur, would relate to the
conservation and regulatory benefits of
the proposed critical habitat
designation.
You may submit your comments and
materials concerning the proposed rule
or DEA by one of the methods listed in
the ADDRESSES section. We will not
consider comments sent by e-mail or fax
or to an address not listed in the
ADDRESSES section.
If you submit a comment via https://
www.regulations.gov, your entire
comment—including any personal
identifying information—will be posted
on the Web site. If you submit a
hardcopy comment that includes
personal identifying information, you
may request at the top of your document
that we withhold this information from
public review. However, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
We will post all hardcopy comments on
https://www.regulations.gov.
Comments and materials we receive,
as well as supporting documentation we
used in preparing this proposed rule
and draft economic analysis, will be
available for public inspection on
https://www.regulations.gov, or by
appointment, during normal business
hours, at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Louisiana Field Office (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). You
may obtain copies of the proposed rule
and the DEA on the Internet at https://
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 73
[DA 08-2295; MB Docket No. 08-213; RM-11500]
Television Broadcasting Services; Grand Island, NE
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Commission requests comments on a channel substitution
proposed by Hill Broadcasting Company, Inc. (``Hill''), the permittee
of KTVG-DT, post-transition DTV channel 19, Grand Island, Nebraska.
Hill requests the substitution of DTV channel 16 for post-transition
DTV channel 19 at Grand Island.
DATES: Comments must be filed on or before December 12, 2008, and reply
comments on or before December 29, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, Office of the Secretary,
445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. In addition to filing
comments with the FCC, interested parties should serve counsel for
petitioner as follows: William H. Crispin, Esq., Crispin & Greenberg,
P.L.L.C., 555 13th Street, NW., Suite 420 West., Washington, DC 20004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrienne Y. Denysyk,
adrienne.denysyk@fcc.gov, Media Bureau, (202) 418-1600.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a synopsis of the Commission's
Notice of Proposed Rule Making, MB Docket No. 08-213, adopted October
10, 2008, and released October 15, 2008. The full text of this document
is available for public inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC's Reference Information Center at Portals II, CY-A257,
445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC, 20554. This document will also be
available via ECFS (https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/). (Documents will be
available electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/or Adobe Acrobat.) This
document may be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402,
Washington, DC 20554, telephone 1-800-478-3160 or via e-mail https://
www.BCPIWEB.com. To request this document in accessible formats
(computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and Braille), send
an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Commission's Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432
(TTY). This document does not contain proposed information collection
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law
104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed
information collection burden ``for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees,'' pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief
Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
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.
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List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73
Television, Television 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, 336.
Sec. 73.62 [Amended]
2. Section 73.622(i), the Post-Transition Table of DTV Allotments
under Nebraska, is amended by adding DTV channel 16 and removing DTV
channel 19 at Grand Island.
Federal Communications Commission.
Clay C. Pendarvis,
Associate Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau.
[FR Doc. E8-26734 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]
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