81_FR_54672 81 FR 54514 - Migratory Bird Hunting; Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds

81 FR 54514 - Migratory Bird Hunting; Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)

Page Range54514-54518
FR Document2016-19447

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, published a final rule in the Federal Register on July 25, 2016, that prescribes the hunting seasons, hours, areas, and daily bag and possession limits for migratory game birds during the 2016-17 season. Taking of migratory birds is prohibited unless specifically provided for by annual regulations. In that final rule, we identified several errors concerning season dates, and bag and possession limits, for certain States, as well as a number of formatting and other errors in tables and table notes. With this document, we correct those errors.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-19447]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 20

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2015-0034; FF09M21200-167-FXMB1231099BPP0]
RIN 1018-BA70


Migratory Bird Hunting; Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for 
Certain Migratory Game Birds

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, published a final rule 
in the Federal Register on July 25, 2016, that prescribes the hunting 
seasons, hours, areas, and daily bag and possession limits for 
migratory game birds during the 2016-17 season. Taking of migratory 
birds is prohibited unless specifically provided for by annual 
regulations. In that final rule, we identified several errors 
concerning season dates, and bag and possession limits, for certain 
States, as well as a number of formatting and other errors in tables 
and table notes. With this document, we correct those errors.

DATES: This correction is effective August 16, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron W. Kokel, Division of Migratory 
Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 358-1714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final rule published in the Federal 
Register on July 25, 2016, at 81 FR 48648, the following corrections 
are made:

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1. On page 48652, Sec.  20.103(a) is amended by revising the entry for 
Pennsylvania under the heading EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT in the table to 
read as follows:


Sec.  20.103   Seasons, limits, and shooting hours for doves and 
pigeons.

* * * * *
    (a) * * *

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                                                                                              Limits
                                                          Season dates           -------------------------------
                                                                                        Bag         Possession
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                                             EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT
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Pennsylvania
    12 noon to sunset.........................  Sept. 1-Sept. 24................              15              45
    1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset.........  Sept. 26-Oct. 8 &...............              15              45
                                                Oct. 15-Nov. 26 &...............              15              45
                                                Dec. 26-Jan. 3..................              15              45
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2. On page 48656, Sec.  20.104 is amended by revising table note (14) 
to read as follows:


Sec.  20.104  Seasons, limits, and shooting hours for rails, woodcock, 
and snipe.

* * * * *
    (14) In Iowa, the limits for sora and Virginia rails are 12 daily 
and 36 in possession.
* * * * *

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3. Section 20.105 is amended as follows:
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a. On page 48657, in paragraph (c), by revising the entry for Iowa 
under the heading MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY in the table;
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b. On page 48659, in paragraph (d), by revising table note (11);
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c. In paragraph (e):
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i. On pages 48660 through 48665, under the heading ATLANTIC FLYWAY, by 
revising the entries for Georgia, Maine, New Jersey, and Rhode Island 
in the table; by adding an entry for South Carolina in the table; and 
by revising table note (14);
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ii. On pages 48668 through 48670, under the heading MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY, 
by revising the entries for Minnesota and Tennessee in the table, and 
by removing and reserving table note (6); and
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iii. On page 48670, under the heading CENTRAL FLYWAY, in the 
introductory text under the heading ``Duck Limits'', by removing the 
words ``1 mottled duck,''; and
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d. In paragraph (f), in the table:
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i. On page 48678, under the heading MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY, by revising the 
entry for Iowa; and
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ii. On page 48679, under the heading CENTRAL FLYWAY, by revising the 
entry for Kansas.
    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  20.105  Seasons, limits, and shooting hours for waterfowl, coots, 
and gallinules.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

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                                                                                              Limits
                                                          Season dates           -------------------------------
                                                                                        Bag         Possession
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                                                  * * * * * * *
MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Iowa (3):
    North Zone................................  Sept. 3-Sept. 11................               6              18

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    South Zone................................  Sept. 3-Sept. 11................               6              18
    Missouri River Zone.......................  Sept. 3-Sept. 18................               6              18
 
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    (d) * * *
* * * * *
    (11) In Virginia, shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise 
to one-half hour after sunset from September 1 to September 16, and 
one-half hour before sunrise to sunset from September 17 to September 
25 in the area east of I-95 where the September teal season is open. 
Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after 
sunset from September 1 to September 21, and one-half hour before 
sunrise to sunset from September 22 to September 25 in the area west of 
I-95.
* * * * *
    (e) * * *
    ATLANTIC FLYWAY
* * * * *

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                                                                                              Limits
                                                          Season dates           -------------------------------
                                                                                        Bag         Possession
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Georgia
    Ducks.....................................  Nov. 19-Nov. 27 &...............               6              18
                                                Dec. 10-Jan. 29.................               6              18
    Mergansers................................  Same as for Ducks...............               5              15
    Coots.....................................  Same as for Ducks...............              15              45
    Canada Geese..............................  Oct. 8-Oct. 23 &................               5              15
                                                Nov. 19-Nov. 27 &...............               5              15
                                                Dec. 10-Jan. 29.................               5              15
    Light Geese...............................  Same as for Canada Geese........               5              15
    Brant.....................................  Closed..........................  ..............  ..............
Maine
Ducks (2):                                      ................................               6              18
        North Zone............................  Sept. 26-Dec. 3.................  ..............  ..............
        South Zone............................  Oct. 1-Oct. 15 &................  ..............  ..............
                                                Nov. 1-Dec. 24..................
        Coastal Zone..........................  Oct. 1-Oct. 15 &................  ..............  ..............
                                                Nov. 11-Jan. 4..................
    Mergansers................................  Same as for Ducks...............               5              15
    Coots.....................................  Same as for Ducks...............               5              15
    Canada Geese:.............................
        North Zone............................  Oct. 1-Dec. 21..................               3               9
        South Zone............................  Oct. 1-Oct. 27 &................               3               9
                                                Nov. 1-Dec. 24..................               3               9
        Coastal Zone..........................  Oct. 1-Oct. 27 &................               3               9
                                                Nov. 11-Jan. 4..................               3               9
    Light Geese...............................  Oct. 1-Jan. 31..................              25  ..............
    Brant:
        North Zone............................  Sept. 26-Dec. 3.................               2               6
        South Zone............................  Oct. 1-Oct. 15 &................               2               6
                                                Nov. 1-Dec. 24..................               2               6
        Coastal Zone..........................  Oct. 1-Oct. 15 &................               2               6
                                                Nov. 11-Jan. 4..................               2               6
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
New Jersey
    Ducks:....................................  ................................               6              18
        North Zone............................  Oct. 8-Oct. 15 &................  ..............  ..............
                                                Nov. 5-Jan. 5...................
        South Zone............................  Oct. 22-Oct. 29 &...............  ..............  ..............
                                                Nov. 12-Jan. 12.................
        Coastal Zone..........................  Nov. 10-Nov. 12 &...............  ..............  ..............
                                                Nov. 24-Jan. 28.................
    Mergansers................................  Same as for Ducks...............               5              15
    Coots.....................................  Same as for Ducks...............              15              45
    Canada and White-fronted Geese:...........
        North Zone............................  Nov. 12-Nov. 26 &...............               3               9
                                                Dec. 10-Jan. 21.................               3               9
        South Zone............................  Nov. 12-Nov. 26 &...............               3               9
                                                Dec. 10-Jan. 21.................               3               9
        Coastal Zone..........................  Nov. 10-Nov. 12 &...............               5              15
                                                Nov. 24-Feb. 15.................               5              15

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        Special Season Zone...................  Jan. 23-Feb. 15.................               5              15
    Light Geese:
        North Zone............................  Oct. 17-Feb. 15.................              25  ..............
        South Zone............................  Oct. 17-Feb. 15.................              25  ..............
        Coastal Zone..........................  Oct. 17-Feb. 15.................              25  ..............
    Brant:
        North Zone............................  Oct. 8-Oct. 15 &................               1               3
                                                Nov. 5-Jan. 5...................               1               3
        South Zone............................  Oct. 22-Oct. 29 &...............               1               3
                                                Nov. 12-Jan. 12.................               1               3
        Coastal Zone..........................  Nov. 10-Nov. 12 &...............               1               3
                                                Nov. 24-Jan. 28.................               1               3
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Rhode Island
    Ducks.....................................  Oct. 7-Oct. 10 &................               6              18
                                                Nov. 23-Nov. 27 &...............               6              18
                                                Dec. 3-Jan. 22..................               6              18
    Mergansers................................  Same as for Ducks...............               5              15
    Coots.....................................  Same as for Ducks...............              15              45
    Canada Geese..............................  Nov. 19-Nov. 27 &...............               3               9
                                                Dec. 3-Jan. 30..................               3               9
        Special season........................  Feb. 4-Feb. 10..................               5              15
    Light Geese...............................  Oct. 16-Jan. 30.................              25  ..............
    Brant.....................................  Dec. 4-Jan. 22..................               2               6
South Carolina
    Ducks (9)(10).............................  Nov. 12 &.......................               6              18
                                                Nov. 19-Nov. 26 &...............               6              18
                                                Dec. 10-Jan. 29.................               6              18
    Mergansers (11)...........................  Same as for Ducks...............               5              15
    Coots.....................................  Same as for Ducks...............              15              45
    Canada and White-fronted Geese (12).......  Nov. 19-Nov. 26 &...............               5              15
                                                Dec. 10-Jan. 29 &...............               5              15
                                                Feb. 12-Feb. 27.................               5              15
    Light Geese...............................  Nov. 19-Nov. 26 &...............              25  ..............
                                                Dec. 10-Jan. 29 &...............              25  ..............
                                                Feb. 12-Feb. 27.................              25  ..............
    Brant.....................................  Nov. 19-Nov. 26 &...............               2               6
                                                Dec. 10-Jan. 29.................               2               6
 
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    (14) In West Virginia, the season is closed for eiders, whistling 
ducks, and mottled ducks.
* * * * *

MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY
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                                                                                              Limits
                                                          Season dates           -------------------------------
                                                                                        Bag         Possession
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Minnesota
    Ducks:....................................  6...............................              18
        North Zone............................  Sept. 24-Nov. 22................
        Central Zone..........................  Sept. 24-Oct. 2 &...............
                                                Oct. 8-Nov. 27..................
        South Zone............................  Sept. 24-Oct. 2 &...............
                                                Oct. 15-Dec. 4..................
    Mergansers................................  Same as for Ducks...............               5              15
    Coots (5).................................  Same as for Ducks...............              15              45
    Dark Geese (1):...........................
        North Zone............................  Sept. 3-Sept. 18 &..............               5              15
                                                Sept. 24-Dec. 23................               3               9
        Central Zone..........................  Sept. 3-Sept. 18 &..............               5              15
                                                Sept. 24-Oct. 2 &...............               3               9
                                                Oct. 8-Dec. 28..................               3               9
        South Zone............................  Sept. 3-Sept. 18 &..............               5              15
                                                Sept. 24-Oct. 2 &...............               3               9

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                                                Oct. 15-Jan. 4..................               3               9
    Light Geese:..............................
        North Zone............................  Same as for Dark Geese..........              20              60
        Central Zone..........................  Same as for Dark Geese..........              20              60
        South Zone............................  Same as for Dark Geese..........              20              60
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
Tennessee
    Ducks:....................................  ................................               6              18
        Reelfoot Zone.........................  Nov. 12-Nov. 13 &...............
                                                Dec. 3-Jan. 29..................
        Rest of State.........................  Nov. 26-Nov. 27 &...............
                                                Dec. 3-Jan. 29..................
    Mergansers................................  Same as for Ducks...............               5              15
    Coots.....................................  Same as for Ducks...............              15              45
    Canada Geese:.............................
        Northwest Zone........................  Sept. 1-Sept. 15 &..............               5              15
                                                Oct. 8-Oct. 12 &................               5              15
                                                Nov. 12-Nov. 13 &...............               5              15
                                                Dec. 3-Feb. 11..................               5              15
        Rest of State.........................  Sept. 1-Sept. 15 &..............               5              15
                                                Oct. 8-Oct. 25 &................               5              15
                                                Nov. 26-Nov. 27 &...............               5              15
                                                Dec. 3-Jan. 29..................               5              15
    White-fronted Geese:......................
        Northwest Zone........................  Nov. 26-Nov. 27 &...............               2               6
                                                Dec. 3-Feb. 11..................               2               6
        Rest of State.........................  Same as Northwest Zone..........               2               6
    Brant:....................................
        Northwest Zone........................  Nov. 26-Nov. 27 &...............               2               6
                                                Dec. 3-Jan. 29..................               2               6
        Rest of State.........................  Same as Northwest Zone..........               2               6
    Light Geese...............................  Same as White-fronted Geese.....              20
 
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    (f) * * *

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                                                                         Season dates
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                                                  * * * * * * *
MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
    Iowa                                      ..................................................................
        Ducks, mergansers, coots              ..................................................................
            North Zone......................  Sept. 17 & 18.
            Missouri River Zone.............  Oct. 1 & 2.
            South Zone......................  Sept. 24 & 25.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
CENTRAL FLYWAY
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
    Kansas (7)                                ..................................................................
        Ducks, geese, mergansers, and coots:  ..................................................................
            High Plains.....................  Oct. 1 & 2.
            Low Plains:                       ..................................................................
                Early Zone..................  Oct. 1 & 2.
                Late Zone...................  Oct. 22 & 23.
                Southeast Zone..............  Nov. 5 & 6.
 
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4. Amend Sec.  20.109 by:
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a. On page 48682, revising the entry for New York under the heading 
ATLANTIC FLYWAY in the table; and
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b. On page 48683, revising the entry for Montana under the heading 
CENTRAL FLYWAY in the table.

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    The revisions read as follows:


Sec.  Sec.  20.109  Extended seasons, limits, and hours for taking 
migratory game birds by falconry.

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                                                                    Extended falconry dates
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ATLANTIC FLYWAY
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
    New York
        Ducks, mergansers and coots:
            Long Island Zone................  Nov. 1-Nov. 23 & Nov. 28-Dec. 4 & Jan. 30-Feb. 13.
            Northeastern Zone...............  Oct. 1-Oct. 7 & Oct. 31-Nov. 4 & Dec. 12-Jan. 13.
            Southeastern Zone...............  Oct. 11-Nov. 11 & Jan. 1-Jan. 13.
            Western Zone....................  Oct. 1-Oct. 21 & Dec. 5-Dec. 30.
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
CENTRAL FLYWAY
 
                                                  * * * * * * *
    Montana (2)
        Ducks, mergansers, and coots........  Sept. 21-Sept. 30.
 
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    Dated: August 10, 2016.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and Management Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-19447 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  regulators. All deferred activities must                            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR                                           identified several errors concerning
                                                  be completed prior to, or as part of, any                                                                                                season dates, and bag and possession
                                                  later return-to-service. Pipeline owners                            Fish and Wildlife Service                                            limits, for certain States, as well as a
                                                  and operators are fully responsible for                                                                                                  number of formatting and other errors in
                                                  the safety of their pipeline facilities at                          50 CFR Part 20                                                       tables and table notes. With this
                                                  all times and during all operational                                [Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2015–0034;                                     document, we correct those errors.
                                                  statuses.                                                           FF09M21200–167–FXMB1231099BPP0]                                      DATES: This correction is effective
                                                    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 11,                           RIN 1018–BA70
                                                                                                                                                                                           August 16, 2016.
                                                  2016, under authority delegated in 49 CFR                                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron
                                                  1.97.                                                               Migratory Bird Hunting; Seasons and                                  W. Kokel, Division of Migratory Bird
                                                  Alan K. Mayberry,                                                   Bag and Possession Limits for Certain                                Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
                                                                                                                      Migratory Game Birds                                                 Service, (703) 358–1714.
                                                  Acting Associate Administrator for Pipeline
                                                  Safety.                                                             AGENCY:   Fish and Wildlife Service,                                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a final
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–19494 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]                         Interior.                                                            rule published in the Federal Register
                                                                                                                      ACTION: Final rule; correction.                                      on July 25, 2016, at 81 FR 48648, the
                                                  BILLING CODE 4910–60–P
                                                                                                                                                                                           following corrections are made:
                                                                                                                      SUMMARY:   We, the U.S. Fish and                                     ■ 1. On page 48652, § 20.103(a) is
                                                                                                                      Wildlife Service, published a final rule                             amended by revising the entry for
                                                                                                                      in the Federal Register on July 25, 2016,                            Pennsylvania under the heading
                                                                                                                      that prescribes the hunting seasons,                                 EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT in the
                                                                                                                      hours, areas, and daily bag and                                      table to read as follows:
                                                                                                                      possession limits for migratory game
                                                                                                                      birds during the 2016–17 season. Taking                              § 20.103 Seasons, limits, and shooting
                                                                                                                      of migratory birds is prohibited unless                              hours for doves and pigeons.
                                                                                                                      specifically provided for by annual                                  *       *    *           *     *
                                                                                                                      regulations. In that final rule, we                                      (a) * * *

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Limits
                                                                                                                                                             Season dates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bag                Possession

                                                                                                                                 EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT

                                                  Pennsylvania
                                                     12 noon to sunset ..................................................        Sept. 1–Sept. 24 ..........................................................                  15                45
                                                     1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset ..........................                Sept. 26–Oct. 8 & ........................................................                   15                45
                                                                                                                                 Oct. 15–Nov. 26 & .......................................................                    15                45
                                                                                                                                 Dec. 26–Jan. 3 .............................................................                 15                45



                                                  *       *        *        *        *                                heading MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY in the                                    ■  iii. On page 48670, under the heading
                                                                                                                      table;                                                               CENTRAL FLYWAY, in the
                                                  ■ 2. On page 48656, § 20.104 is                                     ■ b. On page 48659, in paragraph (d), by                             introductory text under the heading
                                                  amended by revising table note (14) to                              revising table note (11);                                            ‘‘Duck Limits’’, by removing the words
                                                  read as follows:                                                    ■ c. In paragraph (e):                                               ‘‘1 mottled duck,’’; and
                                                                                                                      ■ i. On pages 48660 through 48665,                                   ■ d. In paragraph (f), in the table:
                                                  § 20.104 Seasons, limits, and shooting
                                                  hours for rails, woodcock, and snipe.                               under the heading ATLANTIC                                           ■ i. On page 48678, under the heading
                                                                                                                      FLYWAY, by revising the entries for                                  MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY, by revising the
                                                  *    *      *     *    *
                                                                                                                      Georgia, Maine, New Jersey, and Rhode                                entry for Iowa; and
                                                    (14) In Iowa, the limits for sora and                             Island in the table; by adding an entry                              ■ ii. On page 48679, under the heading
                                                  Virginia rails are 12 daily and 36 in                               for South Carolina in the table; and by                              CENTRAL FLYWAY, by revising the
                                                  possession.                                                         revising table note (14);                                            entry for Kansas.
                                                  *    *      *     *    *                                            ■ ii. On pages 48668 through 48670,                                     The revisions read as follows:
                                                                                                                      under the heading MISSISSIPPI
                                                  ■ 3. Section 20.105 is amended as                                   FLYWAY, by revising the entries for                                  § 20.105 Seasons, limits, and shooting
                                                  follows:                                                            Minnesota and Tennessee in the table,                                hours for waterfowl, coots, and gallinules.
                                                  ■ a. On page 48657, in paragraph (c), by                            and by removing and reserving table                                  *       *    *           *     *
                                                  revising the entry for Iowa under the                               note (6); and                                                            (c) * * *

                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Limits
                                                                                                                                                             Season dates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bag                Possession
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Limits
                                                                                                                                                                       Season dates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Bag                  Possession

                                                        South Zone ............................................................        Sept. 3–Sept. 11 ..........................................................                                     6                       18
                                                        Missouri River Zone ...............................................            Sept. 3–Sept. 18 ..........................................................                                     6                       18

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                                                  *     *     *    *     *                                                 sunrise to sunset from September 17 to                                         sunset from September 22 to September
                                                    (d) * * *                                                              September 25 in the area east of I–95                                          25 in the area west of I–95.
                                                  *     *     *    *     *                                                 where the September teal season is                                             *     *     *    *     *
                                                    (11) In Virginia, shooting hours are                                   open. Shooting hours are one-half hour
                                                                                                                                                                                                            (e) * * *
                                                  one-half hour before sunrise to one-half                                 before sunrise to one-half hour after
                                                  hour after sunset from September 1 to                                    sunset from September 1 to September                                             ATLANTIC FLYWAY
                                                  September 16, and one-half hour before                                   21, and one-half hour before sunrise to                                        *     *     *    *     *

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Limits
                                                                                                                                                                       Season dates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Bag                  Possession


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                                                  Georgia
                                                     Ducks .....................................................................       Nov. 19–Nov. 27 & .......................................................                                       6                        18
                                                                                                                                       Dec. 10–Jan. 29 ...........................................................                                     6                        18
                                                        Mergansers ............................................................        Same as for Ducks ......................................................                                        5                        15
                                                        Coots ......................................................................   Same as for Ducks ......................................................                                      15                         45
                                                        Canada Geese .......................................................           Oct. 8–Oct. 23 & ..........................................................                                     5                        15
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 19–Nov. 27 & .......................................................                                       5                        15
                                                                                                                                       Dec. 10–Jan. 29 ...........................................................                                     5                        15
                                                      Light Geese ............................................................         Same as for Canada Geese ........................................                                               5                        15
                                                      Brant .......................................................................    Closed ..........................................................................         ........................   ........................
                                                  Maine
                                                  Ducks (2):                                                                           .......................................................................................                         6                        18
                                                          North Zone ......................................................            Sept. 26–Dec. 3 ...........................................................               ........................   ........................
                                                          South Zone .....................................................             Oct. 1–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................               ........................   ........................
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 1–Dec. 24 ............................................................
                                                               Coastal Zone ..................................................         Oct. 1–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................               ........................   ........................
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 11–Jan. 4 .............................................................
                                                        Mergansers ............................................................        Same as for Ducks ......................................................                                       5                        15
                                                        Coots ......................................................................   Same as for Ducks ......................................................                                       5                        15
                                                        Canada Geese:.
                                                            North Zone ......................................................          Oct. 1–Dec. 21 .............................................................                                   3                           9
                                                            South Zone .....................................................           Oct. 1–Oct. 27 & ..........................................................                                    3                           9
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 1–Dec. 24 ............................................................                                    3                           9
                                                               Coastal Zone ..................................................         Oct. 1–Oct. 27 & ..........................................................                                    3                           9
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 11–Jan. 4 .............................................................                                   3                           9
                                                        Light Geese ............................................................       Oct. 1–Jan. 31 ..............................................................                                 25     ........................
                                                        Brant:
                                                            North Zone ......................................................          Sept. 26–Dec. 3 ...........................................................                                    2                          6
                                                            South Zone .....................................................           Oct. 1–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................                                    2                          6
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 1–Dec. 24 ............................................................                                    2                          6
                                                               Coastal Zone ..................................................         Oct. 1–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................                                    2                          6
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 11–Jan. 4 .............................................................                                   2                          6

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                                                  New Jersey
                                                     Ducks: ....................................................................       .......................................................................................                         6                        18
                                                          North Zone ......................................................            Oct. 8–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................               ........................   ........................
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 5–Jan. 5 ...............................................................
                                                               South Zone .....................................................        Oct. 22–Oct. 29 & ........................................................                ........................   ........................
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 12–Jan. 12 ...........................................................
                                                               Coastal Zone ..................................................         Nov. 10–Nov. 12 & .......................................................                 ........................   ........................
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 24–Jan. 28 ...........................................................
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                                                        Mergansers ............................................................        Same as for Ducks ......................................................                                       5                        15
                                                        Coots ......................................................................   Same as for Ducks ......................................................                                      15                        45
                                                        Canada and White-fronted Geese:.
                                                            North Zone ......................................................          Nov.    12–Nov. 26 & .......................................................                                   3                         9
                                                                                                                                       Dec.    10–Jan. 21 ...........................................................                                 3                         9
                                                               South Zone .....................................................        Nov.    12–Nov. 26 & .......................................................                                   3                         9
                                                                                                                                       Dec.    10–Jan. 21 ...........................................................                                 3                         9
                                                               Coastal Zone ..................................................         Nov.    10–Nov. 12 & .......................................................                                   5                        15
                                                                                                                                       Nov.    24–Feb. 15 ..........................................................                                  5                        15



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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Limits
                                                                                                                                                                       Season dates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bag            Possession

                                                            Special Season Zone .....................................                   Jan. 23–Feb. 15 ...........................................................                        5                       15
                                                        Light Geese:
                                                            North Zone ......................................................           Oct. 17–Feb. 15 ...........................................................                       25   ........................
                                                            South Zone .....................................................            Oct. 17–Feb. 15 ...........................................................                       25   ........................
                                                            Coastal Zone ..................................................             Oct. 17–Feb. 15 ...........................................................                       25   ........................
                                                        Brant:
                                                            North Zone ......................................................           Oct. 8–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................                        1                         3
                                                                                                                                        Nov. 5–Jan. 5 ...............................................................                      1                         3
                                                               South Zone .....................................................         Oct. 22–Oct. 29 & ........................................................                         1                         3
                                                                                                                                        Nov. 12–Jan. 12 ...........................................................                        1                         3
                                                               Coastal Zone ..................................................          Nov. 10–Nov. 12 & .......................................................                          1                         3
                                                                                                                                        Nov. 24–Jan. 28 ...........................................................                        1                         3

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                                                  Rhode Island
                                                     Ducks .....................................................................        Oct. 7–Oct. 10 & ..........................................................                        6                       18
                                                                                                                                        Nov. 23–Nov. 27 & .......................................................                          6                       18
                                                                                                                                        Dec. 3–Jan. 22 .............................................................                       6                       18
                                                        Mergansers ............................................................         Same as for Ducks ......................................................                           5                       15
                                                        Coots ......................................................................    Same as for Ducks ......................................................                          15                       45
                                                        Canada Geese .......................................................            Nov. 19–Nov. 27 & .......................................................                          3                         9
                                                                                                                                        Dec. 3–Jan. 30 .............................................................                       3                         9
                                                          Special season ...............................................                Feb. 4–Feb. 10 .............................................................                       5                       15
                                                      Light Geese ............................................................          Oct. 16–Jan. 30 ............................................................                      25   ........................
                                                      Brant .......................................................................     Dec. 4–Jan. 22 .............................................................                       2                         6
                                                  South Carolina
                                                      Ducks (9)(10) .........................................................           Nov. 12 & .....................................................................                    6                       18
                                                                                                                                        Nov. 19–Nov. 26 & .......................................................                          6                       18
                                                                                                                                        Dec. 10–Jan. 29 ...........................................................                        6                       18
                                                        Mergansers (11) .....................................................           Same as for Ducks ......................................................                           5                       15
                                                        Coots ......................................................................    Same as for Ducks ......................................................                          15                       45
                                                        Canada and White-fronted Geese (12) .................                           Nov. 19–Nov. 26 & .......................................................                          5                       15
                                                                                                                                        Dec. 10–Jan. 29 & .......................................................                          5                       15
                                                                                                                                        Feb. 12–Feb. 27 ...........................................................                        5                       15
                                                        Light Geese ............................................................        Nov. 19–Nov. 26 & .......................................................                         25   ........................
                                                                                                                                        Dec. 10–Jan. 29 & .......................................................                         25   ........................
                                                                                                                                        Feb. 12–Feb. 27 ...........................................................                       25   ........................
                                                        Brant .......................................................................   Nov. 19–Nov. 26 & .......................................................                          2                         6
                                                                                                                                        Dec. 10–Jan. 29 ...........................................................                        2                         6

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                                                  *        *        *         *         *                                     (14) In West Virginia, the season is                                       MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY
                                                                                                                            closed for eiders, whistling ducks, and                                      *   *    *    *  *
                                                                                                                            mottled ducks.
                                                                                                                            *    *      *    *     *

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Limits
                                                                                                                                                                       Season dates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bag            Possession


                                                          *                               *                                 *                                   *                                *                              *                     *
                                                  Minnesota
                                                      Ducks: ....................................................................       6 ...................................................................................             18
                                                          North Zone ......................................................             Sept. 24–Nov. 22.
                                                          Central Zone ...................................................              Sept. 24–Oct. 2 &.
                                                                                                                                        Oct. 8–Nov. 27.
                                                               South Zone .....................................................         Sept. 24–Oct. 2 & ........................................................
                                                                                                                                        Oct. 15–Dec. 4.
                                                        Mergansers ............................................................         Same as for Ducks ......................................................                           5                      15
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                                                        Coots (5) ................................................................      Same as for Ducks ......................................................                          15                      45
                                                        Dark Geese (1):.
                                                            North Zone ......................................................           Sept. 3–Sept. 18 & .......................................................                         5                      15
                                                                                                                                        Sept. 24–Dec. 23 .........................................................                         3                       9
                                                               Central Zone ...................................................         Sept. 3–Sept. 18 & .......................................................                         5                      15
                                                                                                                                        Sept. 24–Oct. 2 & ........................................................                         3                       9
                                                                                                                                        Oct. 8–Dec. 28 .............................................................                       3                       9
                                                               South Zone .....................................................         Sept. 3–Sept. 18 & .......................................................                         5                      15
                                                                                                                                        Sept. 24–Oct. 2 & ........................................................                         3                       9



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                                                                         Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2016 / Rules and Regulations                                                                                            54517

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Limits
                                                                                                                                                                       Season dates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Bag             Possession

                                                                                                                                       Oct. 15–Jan. 4 ..............................................................                         3                    9
                                                        Light Geese:.
                                                            North Zone ......................................................          Same as for Dark Geese .............................................                                 20                60
                                                            Central Zone ...................................................           Same as for Dark Geese .............................................                                 20                60
                                                            South Zone .....................................................           Same as for Dark Geese .............................................                                 20                60

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                                                  Tennessee
                                                     Ducks: ....................................................................       .......................................................................................               6                18
                                                         Reelfoot Zone .................................................               Nov. 12–Nov. 13 &.
                                                                                                                                       Dec. 3–Jan. 29.
                                                              Rest of State ...................................................        Nov. 26–Nov. 27 &.
                                                                                                                                       Dec. 3–Jan. 29.
                                                        Mergansers ............................................................        Same as for Ducks ......................................................                              5                15
                                                        Coots ......................................................................   Same as for Ducks ......................................................                             15                45
                                                        Canada Geese:.
                                                            Northwest Zone ..............................................              Sept. 1–Sept. 15 & .......................................................                            5                15
                                                                                                                                       Oct. 8–Oct. 12 & ..........................................................                           5                15
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 12–Nov. 13 & .......................................................                             5                15
                                                                                                                                       Dec. 3–Feb. 11 ............................................................                           5                15
                                                              Rest of State ...................................................        Sept. 1–Sept. 15 & .......................................................                            5                15
                                                                                                                                       Oct. 8–Oct. 25 & ..........................................................                           5                15
                                                                                                                                       Nov. 26–Nov. 27 & .......................................................                             5                15
                                                                                                                                       Dec. 3–Jan. 29 .............................................................                          5                15
                                                        White-fronted Geese:.
                                                            Northwest Zone ..............................................              Nov. 26–Nov. 27 & .......................................................                             2                    6
                                                                                                                                       Dec. 3–Feb. 11 ............................................................                           2                    6
                                                            Rest of State ...................................................          Same as Northwest Zone ............................................                                   2                    6
                                                        Brant:.
                                                            Northwest Zone ..............................................              Nov. 26–Nov. 27 & .......................................................                             2                    6
                                                                                                                                       Dec. 3–Jan. 29 .............................................................                          2                    6
                                                            Rest of State ...................................................          Same as Northwest Zone ............................................                                   2                    6
                                                        Light Geese ............................................................       Same as White-fronted Geese ....................................                                     20

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                                                  *       *         *         *        *                                       (f) * * *

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Season dates


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                                                  MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY

                                                             *                    *                                *                                 *                                 *                                         *                     *
                                                        Iowa
                                                            Ducks, mergansers, coots
                                                               North Zone ..........................................................................................................................              Sept. 17 & 18.
                                                               Missouri River Zone ............................................................................................................                   Oct. 1 & 2.
                                                               South Zone .........................................................................................................................               Sept. 24 & 25.

                                                        *                                      *                               *                               *                                 *                               *                     *
                                                  CENTRAL FLYWAY

                                                            *                       *                                *                                 *                                 *                                       *                     *
                                                        Kansas (7)
                                                           Ducks, geese, mergansers, and coots:
                                                                High Plains ..........................................................................................................................            Oct. 1 & 2.
                                                                Low Plains:
                                                                    Early Zone ...................................................................................................................                Oct. 1 & 2.
                                                                    Late Zone ....................................................................................................................                Oct. 22 & 23.
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                                                                    Southeast Zone ...........................................................................................................                    Nov. 5 & 6.

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                                                  *       *         *         *        *                                   ■ a. On page 48682, revising the entry                                         ■ b. On page 48683, revising the entry
                                                                                                                           for New York under the heading                                                 for Montana under the heading
                                                  ■   4. Amend § 20.109 by:
                                                                                                                           ATLANTIC FLYWAY in the table; and                                              CENTRAL FLYWAY in the table.


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                                                  54518                Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2016 / Rules and Regulations

                                                      The revisions read as follows:                                    § § 20.109 Extended seasons, limits, and
                                                                                                                        hours for taking migratory game birds by
                                                                                                                        falconry.
                                                                                                                        *        *        *         *         *

                                                                                                                                                                                                                Extended falconry dates

                                                  ATLANTIC FLYWAY

                                                           *                  *                               *                                 *                                 *                                *                    *
                                                       New York
                                                          Ducks, mergansers and coots:
                                                              Long Island Zone ................................................................................................................         Nov. 1–Nov. 23 & Nov. 28–Dec. 4 & Jan.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          30–Feb. 13.
                                                                   Northeastern Zone ..............................................................................................................     Oct. 1–Oct. 7 & Oct. 31–Nov. 4 & Dec.
                                                                                                                                                                                                          12–Jan. 13.
                                                                   Southeastern Zone .............................................................................................................      Oct. 11–Nov. 11 & Jan. 1–Jan. 13.
                                                                   Western Zone .....................................................................................................................   Oct. 1–Oct. 21 & Dec. 5–Dec. 30.

                                                        *                                   *                               *                             *                              *                         *                    *
                                                  CENTRAL FLYWAY

                                                           *                  *                         *                                 *                                 *                                      *                    *
                                                       Montana (2)
                                                          Ducks, mergansers, and coots ..................................................................................................               Sept. 21–Sept. 30.

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                                                  *      *        *        *        *                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                             Reid        the 2012 and 2013 fishing years, and the
                                                    Dated: August 10, 2016.                                             Lichwell, Fishery Management                                             northern red hake stock was
                                                  Tina A. Campbell,                                                     Specialist, 978–675–9112.                                                experiencing overfishing.
                                                  Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                               Inseason Action
                                                  Management Programs.
                                                                                                                        Background
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–19447 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]                                                                                                       On August 8, 2016, the northern red
                                                  BILLING CODE 4333–15–P                                                   Regulations governing the red hake                                    hake commercial possession limit was
                                                                                                                        fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648.                                    reduced from 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) to
                                                                                                                        The small-mesh multispecies fishery is                                   1,500 lb (680 kg) because the overall
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                managed primarily through a series of                                    commercial landings reached 45 percent
                                                                                                                        exemptions from the Northeast                                            of the TAL. Based on commercial
                                                  National Oceanic and Atmospheric                                      Multispecies Fisheries Management                                        landings data reported through July 27,
                                                  Administration                                                        Plan. The regulations describing the                                     2016, the northern red hake fishery is
                                                                                                                        process to adjust inseason commercial                                    projected to reach 65.2 percent of the
                                                  50 CFR Part 648                                                       possession limits of northern red hake
                                                                                                                                                                                                 TAL on August 6, 2016. Based on this
                                                                                                                        are described in § 648.86(d)(4) and (5).
                                                  [Docket No. 120109034–2171–01]                                                                                                                 projection, we are required to reduce the
                                                                                                                        These regulations require the National
                                                                                                                                                                                                 commercial northern red hake
                                                  RIN 0648–XE787                                                        Marine Fisheries Service Regional
                                                                                                                        Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region,                                  possession limit from 1,500 lb (680 kg)
                                                  Fisheries of the Northeastern United                                  to reduce the northern red hake                                          to 400 lb (181 kg) to prevent the TAL
                                                  States; Small-Mesh Multispecies                                       possession limit from 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)                                from being exceeded. On the effective
                                                  Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern                                   to 1,500 lb (680 kg) when landings have                                  date of this action, no person may
                                                  Red Hake Inseason Possession Limit                                    been projected to reach or exceed 45                                     possess on board or land more than 400
                                                  AGENCY:  National Marine Fisheries                                    percent of the total allowable landings                                  lb (181 kg) of northern red hake per trip
                                                  Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and                                  (TAL). The possession limit is required                                  for the remainder of the fishing year
                                                  Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),                                    to be further reduced from 1,500 lb (680                                 (i.e., through April 30, 2017).
                                                  Commerce.                                                             kg) to 400 lb (181 kg) if landings are                                   Classification
                                                  ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason                                      projected to reach or exceed 62.5
                                                  adjustment.                                                           percent of the TAL, unless such a                                          This action is taken under 50 CFR
                                                                                                                        reduction would be expected to prevent                                   part 648 and is exempt from review
                                                  SUMMARY:   We announce the reduction of                               the TAL from being reached. The final                                    under Executive Order 12866.
                                                  the commercial per-trip possession limit                              rule implementing the small-mesh
                                                  for northern red hake for the remainder                               multispecies specifications for 2016–                                       Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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                                                  of the 2016 fishing year. This action is                              2017, which published in the Federal                                       Dated: August 11, 2016.
                                                  required to prevent the northern red                                  Register on June 28, 2016 (81 FR 41866),                                 Emily H. Menashes,
                                                  hake total allowable landing limit from                               set these inseason adjustment                                            Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
                                                  being exceeded. This announcement                                     thresholds for the 2016 fishing year.                                    Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
                                                  informs the public that the northern red                              These trip limit adjustment thresholds                                   [FR Doc. 2016–19503 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  hake possession limit is reduced.                                     are accountability measures put in place
                                                                                                                                                                                                 BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                  DATES: Effective August 16, 2016,                                     because the annual catch limits (ACL)
                                                  through April 30, 2017.                                               for northern red hake were exceeded for


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Document Created: 2016-08-16 03:20:13
Document Modified: 2016-08-16 03:20:13
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule; correction.
DatesThis correction is effective August 16, 2016.
ContactRon W. Kokel, Division of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 358-1714.
FR Citation81 FR 54514 
RIN Number1018-BA70

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