[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 223 (Monday, November 21, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-28699]
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[Federal Register: November 21, 1994]
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Part III
Department of the Interior
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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50 CFR Part 20
Migratory Bird Hunting; Late Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for
Certain Migratory Game Birds; Final Rule
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 20
RIN 1018-AA24
Migratory Bird Hunting; Late 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: The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) is
correcting errors in the rule prescribing the late open season, hunting
hours, hunting areas, and daily bag and possession limits for general
waterfowl seasons in seven States that appeared in the Federal Register
on October 3, 1994 (59 FR 50424).
effective date: Effective on September 30, 1994.
for further information contact: Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of
Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department
of the Interior, ms 634-ARLSQ, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC
20240, (703) 358-1714.
supplementary information: In the October 3, 1994, Federal Register (59
FR 50424), the Service published a final rule prescribing the late open
season, hunting hours, hunting areas, and daily bag and possession
limits for general waterfowl seasons and certain other migratory bird
seasons in the conterminous United States. The rule contained errors in
the waterfowl season entries for Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, North
Dakota, Oklahoma, Kansas, and California, which are discussed briefly
below and corrected by this notice.
Public comment was received on the proposed rules for the seasons
and limits contemplated herein. These comments were addressed in the
Federal Register dated August 17, 1994 (59 FR 42474) and September 27,
1994 (59 FR 49304). The corrections are typographical in nature and
involve no change in substance in the contents of the prior proposed
and final rules.
PART 20--[AMENDED]
The following corrections are made in Migratory Bird Hunting; Late
Seasons and Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Migratory Game Birds
published in the October 3, 1994, Federal Register (59 FR 50424).
Sec. 20.105 [Corrected]
1. On page 50434 under the heading Louisiana, subheading Geese,
``White-fronted and Brant (3)'' is corrected to read ``White-fronted
(3) and Brant.''
2. On page 50438 under the heading North Dakota, the subheading
Ducks should be followed by ``(5).''
3. On page 50439 following footnote (4), footnote (5) is inserted
and reads ``In North Dakota, the daily bag limit may include no more
than 1 wood duck.''
4. On page 50439 under the heading PACIFIC FLYWAY, subheading
Flyway-wide Restrictions, the Duck and Merganser Limits is corrected to
read ``A daily bag limit of 4 ducks (including mergansers) may include
no more than 3 mallards but only 1 female mallard, 1 pintail, 2
redheads, and 1 canvasback. A daily bag limit of 5 ducks (including
mergansers) may include no more than 4 mallards but only 1 female
mallard, 1 pintail, 2 redheads, and 1 canvasback. The possession limit
is twice the daily limit.''
5. On page 50440 under the heading Montana, subheading Ducks, the
season dates of ``Dec. 7-Jan. 1'' are corrected to read as ``Dec. 17-
Jan. 1.''
Sec. 20.106 [Corrected]
1. On page 50442, following the heading Kansas, the heading
Oklahoma is inserted; under the heading Oklahoma, season dates for
sandhill cranes of ``Oct. 15-Jan. 15'' and daily bag and possession
limits of ``3'' and ``6'' are inserted.
Sec. 20.109 [Corrected]
1. On page 50446 under the heading Minnesota, subheading Canada
Geese, ``Olmstead County'' is corrected to read ``Olmsted County.''
2. On page 50446 under the heading Minnesota subheading ``White-
fronted Geese'' is corrected to read ``White-fronted Geese and Brant.''
3. On page 50447, the headings Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee, are
corrected to be in the Mississippi Flyway not the Central Flyway.
4. On page 50447 under the heading Central Flyway, the heading
Kansas is inserted above the heading Montana; under the heading Kansas,
the subheading ``Ducks, mergansers, and coots'' and the subheadings
``High Plains'' and ``Low Plains'' are inserted; the extended falconry
dates are then inserted for the High Plains of ``Sept. 19-Oct. 14'' and
for the Low Plains of ``Sept. 19-Oct. 21'' following each respective
zone.
5. On page 50449 under the heading California, subheadings Canada
Geese, White-fronted Geese, Brant, and Light Geese, the Colorado River
Zone and season dates are deleted.
Dated: November 9, 1994.
George T. Frampton, Jr.,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 94-28699 Filed 11-18-94; 8:45 am]
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