80 FR 30205 - Migratory Bird Hunting; Service Regulations Committee Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 101 (May 27, 2015)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 101 (May 27, 2015)
| Page Range | 30205-30205 | |
| FR Document | 2015-12665 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 27, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 30205] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-12665] [[Page 30205]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 20 [Docket No. FWS-R9-HQ-2015-0034; FF09M21200-145-FXMB1231099BPP0] RIN 1018-BA70 Migratory Bird Hunting; Service Regulations Committee Meeting AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) will conduct an open meeting on June 25, 2015, to identify and discuss preliminary issues concerning the 2016-17 migratory bird hunting regulations. DATES: The meeting will be held June 25, 2015. ADDRESSES: The Service Regulations Committee meeting will be held in the Rachel Carson conference room at 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041. The meeting will commence at approximately 1:00 p.m. and is open to the public. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Bortner, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, MS: MB, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041- 3803; (703) 358-1714. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712), the Service regulates the hunting of migratory game birds. We update the migratory game bird hunting regulations, located at 50 CFR part 20, annually. Through these regulations, we establish the frameworks, or outside limits, for season lengths, bag limits, and areas for migratory game bird hunting. To help us in this process, we have administratively divided the nation into four Flyways (Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Pacific), each of which has a Flyway Council. Representatives from the Service, the Service's Migratory Bird Regulations Committee, and Flyway Council Consultants will meet on June 25, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. to identify preliminary issues concerning the 2016-17 migratory bird hunting regulations for discussion and review by the Flyway Councils at their July meetings. In accordance with Department of the Interior (hereinafter Department) policy regarding meetings of the Service Regulations Committee attended by any person outside the Department, these meetings are open to public observation. The Service is committed to providing access to this meeting for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, closed captioning, or other accommodation needs to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, TTY 800-877-8339, with your request by close of business on June 18, 2015. Dated: May 12, 2015. Jerome Ford, Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. 2015-12665 Filed 5-26-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-55-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 22041. The meeting will commence at Council Consultants will meet on June
approximately 1:00 p.m. and is open to 25, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. to identify
Fish and Wildlife Service the public. preliminary issues concerning the 2016–
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad 17 migratory bird hunting regulations
50 CFR Part 20 Bortner, Chief, Division of Migratory for discussion and review by the Flyway
[Docket No. FWS–R9–HQ–2015–0034; Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Councils at their July meetings.
FF09M21200–145–FXMB1231099BPP0] Wildlife Service, Department of the In accordance with Department of the
Interior, MS: MB, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Interior (hereinafter Department) policy
RIN 1018–BA70 regarding meetings of the Service
Falls Church, VA 22041–3803; (703)
358–1714. Regulations Committee attended by any
Migratory Bird Hunting; Service person outside the Department, these
Regulations Committee Meeting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
meetings are open to public observation.
authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty The Service is committed to providing
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Act (16 U.S.C. 703–712), the Service
Interior. access to this meeting for all
regulates the hunting of migratory game participants. Please direct all requests
ACTION: Notice of meeting. birds. We update the migratory game for sign language interpreting services,
bird hunting regulations, located at 50 closed captioning, or other
SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service CFR part 20, annually. Through these
(hereinafter Service) will conduct an accommodation needs to the person
regulations, we establish the listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
open meeting on June 25, 2015, to frameworks, or outside limits, for season
identify and discuss preliminary issues CONTACT, TTY 800–877–8339, with your
lengths, bag limits, and areas for request by close of business on June 18,
concerning the 2016–17 migratory bird migratory game bird hunting. To help us
hunting regulations. 2015.
in this process, we have
DATES: The meeting will be held June administratively divided the nation into Dated: May 12, 2015.
25, 2015. four Flyways (Atlantic, Mississippi, Jerome Ford,
ADDRESSES: The Service Regulations Central, and Pacific), each of which has Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish
Committee meeting will be held in the a Flyway Council. Representatives from and Wildlife Service.
Rachel Carson conference room at 5275 the Service, the Service’s Migratory Bird [FR Doc. 2015–12665 Filed 5–26–15; 8:45 am]
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia Regulations Committee, and Flyway BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Notice of meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held June 25, 2015. | |
| Contact | Brad Bortner, Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, MS: MB, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041- 3803; (703) 358-1714. | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 30205 | |
| RIN Number | 1018-BA70 |
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