[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 1, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46558-46564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23563]
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Part VI
Department of the Interior
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Fish and Wildlife Service
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50 CFR Part 20
Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian
Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 1998-99 Early Season; Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 169 / Tuesday, September 1, 1998 /
Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 20
RIN 1018-AE93
Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on
Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 1998-99
Early Season
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule prescribes special early season migratory bird
hunting regulations for certain tribes on Federal Indian reservations,
off-reservation trust lands and ceded lands. This responds to tribal
requests for U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service)
recognition of their authority to regulate hunting under established
guidelines. This rule allows the establishment of season bag limits
and, thus, harvest at levels compatible with populations and habitat
conditions.
DATES: This rule takes effect on September 1, 1998.
ADDRESSES: The public may inspect comments received, if any, on the
proposed special hunting regulations and tribal proposals during normal
business hours in Room 634, Arlington Square Building, 4401 N. Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, Virginia. The public should send communications
regarding the documents to: Director (FWS/MBMO), U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, ms 634-ARLSQ, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron W. Kokel, Office of Migratory Bird
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703-358-1714).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3,
1918 (40 Stat. 755; 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), authorizes and directs the
Secretary of the Department of the Interior, having due regard for the
zones of temperature and for the distribution, abundance, economic
value, breeding habits, and times and lines of flight of migratory game
birds, to determine when, to what extent, and by what means such birds
or any part, nest or egg thereof may be taken, hunted, captured,
killed, possessed, sold, purchased, shipped, carried, exported or
transported.
In the August 14, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 43854), the Service
proposed special migratory bird hunting regulations for the 1998-99
hunting season for certain Indian tribes, under the guidelines
described in the June 4, 1985, Federal Register (50 FR 23467). The
guidelines respond to tribal requests for Service recognition of their
reserved hunting rights, and for some tribes, recognition of their
authority to regulate hunting by both tribal members and nonmembers on
their reservations. The guidelines include possibilities for:
(1) On-reservation hunting by both tribal members and nonmembers,
with hunting by non-tribal members on some reservations to take place
within Federal frameworks but on dates different from those selected by
the surrounding State(s);
(2) On-reservation hunting by tribal members only, outside of usual
Federal frameworks for season dates and length, and for daily bag and
possession limits; and
(3) Off-reservation hunting by tribal members on ceded lands,
outside of usual framework dates and season length, with some added
flexibility in daily bag and possession limits.
In all cases, the regulations established under the guidelines must
be consistent with the March 10--September 1 closed season mandated by
the 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty with Canada.
In the March 20, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 13748), the Service
requested that tribes desiring special hunting regulations in the 1998-
99 hunting season submit a proposal including details on:
(a) Harvest anticipated under the requested regulations;
(b) Methods that will be employed to measure or monitor harvest
(such as bag checks, mail questionnaires, etc.);
(c) Steps that will be taken to limit level of harvest, where it
could be shown that failure to limit such harvest would adversely
impact the migratory bird resource; and
(d) Tribal capabilities to establish and enforce migratory bird
hunting regulations.
No action is required if a tribe wishes to observe the hunting
regulations established by the State(s) in which an Indian reservation
is located. The Service has successfully used the guidelines since the
1985-86 hunting season. The Service finalized the guidelines beginning
with the 1988-89 hunting season (August 18, 1988, Federal Register [53
FR 31612]).
Although the proposed rule included generalized regulations for
both early-and late-season hunting, this rulemaking addresses only the
early-season proposals. Late-season hunting will be addressed in late-
September. As a general rule, early seasons begin during September each
year and have a primary emphasis on such species as mourning and white-
winged dove. Late seasons begin about October 1 or later each year and
have a primary emphasis on waterfowl.
Status of Populations
In the July 19, 1998, Federal Register (63 FR 38700), the Service
reviewed the status for various populations for which early seasons
were proposed. This information included brief summaries of the May
Breeding Waterfowl and Habitat Survey and population status reports for
blue-wing teal, Canada goose populations hunted in September seasons,
sea ducks, sandhill cranes, woodcock, mourning doves, white-winged
doves, white-tipped doves, and band-tailed pigeons.
At an August 6 public hearing on proposed late seasons, the Service
presented a report on the status of waterfowl. This report is briefly
summarized here.
Most goose and swan populations in North America remain numerically
sound and the size of most fall flights will be similar to those of
last year. Nine of the 28 populations of geese and swans we report on
appear to have decreased since last year, 7 appear to have increased, 7
appear to have changed little, and no comparisons were possible for the
remaining 5. Spring estimates of several Canada goose populations that
nest near Hudson Bay declined this year; the declines may be at least
partly an artifact of survey timing. Forecasts for production of young
in 1998 varied regionally based largely on spring weather and habitat
conditions. Generally, spring phenology was earlier than normal in
northern Quebec and the Hudson Bay Lowlands, and this should lead to
greater-than-average rate of production for geese nesting there. In the
central and western Arctic, and along the west coast of Alaska, mostly
average production is expected from nesting geese and swans. In the
interior of Alaska, a mild spring with only minimal flooding should
lead to better-than-average production. Habitat conditions for nesting
geese deteriorated in much of south-central Canada since last spring,
but they remained mostly favorable in eastern Canada and much of the
contiguous U.S.
The 1998 estimate of total ducks in the traditional survey area was
39.1 million birds, an 8% decrease (P < 0.01)="" from="" 1997="" but="" still="" 20%="" higher="" (p="">< 0.01)="" than="" the="" long-term="" average.="" the="" estimate="" for="" mallards="" (anas="" platyrhynchos)="" was="" 9.6="" million,="" a="" value="" similar="" (p="0.49)" to="" that="" of="" last="" year.="" [[page="" 46559]]="" abundances="" of="" green-winged="" teal="" (anas="" crecca),="" northern="" shovelers="" (a.="" clypeata),="" northern="" pintails="" (a.="" acuta),="" and="" scaup="" (aythya="" affinis="" and="" a.="" marila,="" combined)="" decreased="" (p="">< 0.04)="" from="" levels="" observed="" in="" 1997.="" estimates="" for="" 7="" of="" the="" 10="" principal="" species="" were="" above="" (p="">
0.04) their respective long-term averages, but northern pintail and 2
scaup species (combined) remained below their averages (P < 0.01).="" the="" number="" of="" ponds="" in="" may="" (4.6="" million)="" was="" 38%="" lower="" (p="">< 0.01)="" than="" last="" year,="" and="" 6%="" lower="" (p="0.06)" than="" the="" long-term="" average.="" in="" eastern="" areas="" of="" canada="" and="" the="" u.s.,="" the="" number="" of="" total="" ducks="" was="" similar="" (p="0.74)" to="" that="" of="" last="" year="" and="" to="" the="" 1995-97="" average="" (p="0.85)." habitats="" in="" the="" eastern="" area="" were="" somewhat="" drier="" than="" last="" year,="" but="" conditions="" remained="" favorable="" for="" waterfowl="" production.="" the="" preliminary="" estimate="" of="" the="" total-duck="" fall-flight="" index="" is="" 84="" million="" birds,="" compared="" to="" 92="" million="" last="" year.="" the="" fall="" flight="" is="" predicted="" to="" include="" 11.7="" million="" mallards,="" 18%="" lower="" (p="">< 0.01)="" than="" the="" estimate="" of="" 14.4="" million="" in="" 1997.="" as="" a="" result="" of="" this="" status,="" the="" service="" has="" responded="" by="" proposing="" flyway="" frameworks="" that="" are="" the="" same="" as="" those="" of="" last="" season="" for="" the="" 1998-99="" waterfowl="" hunting="" season="" (august="" 25,="" 1998,="" federal="" register,="" 63="" fr="" 43350).="" the="" tribal="" seasons="" established="" below="" are="" commensurate="" with="" the="" population="" status.="" comments="" and="" issues="" concerning="" tribal="" proposals="" for="" the="" 1998-99="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" season,="" the="" service="" proposed="" regulations="" for="" 19="" tribes="" and/or="" indian="" groups="" that="" followed="" the="" 1985="" guidelines="" and="" were="" considered="" appropriate="" for="" final="" rulemaking.="" some="" of="" the="" proposals="" submitted="" by="" the="" tribes="" had="" both="" early-="" and="" late-="" season="" elements.="" however,="" as="" noted="" earlier,="" only="" those="" with="" early-="" season="" proposals="" are="" included="" in="" this="" final="" rulemaking;="" 12="" tribes="" have="" proposals="" with="" early="" seasons.="" comments="" and="" revised="" proposals="" received="" to="" date="" are="" addressed="" in="" the="" following="" section.="" the="" comment="" period="" for="" the="" proposed="" rule,="" published="" on="" august="" 14,="" 1998,="" closed="" on="" august="" 24,="" 1998.="" because="" of="" the="" necessary="" brief="" comment="" period,="" the="" service="" will="" respond="" to="" any="" comments="" received="" on="" the="" proposed="" rule="" and/or="" these="" early-season="" regulations="" not="" responded="" to="" herein="" in="" the="" september="" late-="" season="" final="" rule.="" the="" service="" received="" two="" comments="" regarding="" the="" notice="" of="" intent="" published="" on="" march="" 20,="" 1998,="" which="" announced="" rulemaking="" on="" regulations="" for="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" by="" american="" indian="" tribal="" members.="" the="" south="" dakota="" department="" of="" game,="" fish,="" and="" parks="" (south="" dakota)="" commented="" on="" the="" proposal="" by="" the="" lower="" brule="" sioux="" tribes.="" south="" dakota="" questioned="" whether="" a="" tundra="" swan="" permit="" would="" be="" required="" or="" whether="" all="" licensed="" waterfowl="" hunters="" would="" be="" allowed="" to="" take="" a="" swan="" during="" the="" tribes'="" proposed="" tundra="" swan="" season.="" they="" further="" questioned="" whether="" hunters="" would="" be="" queried="" after="" the="" season="" to="" determine="" the="" harvest,="" age="" ratio,="" date="" and="" location="" of="" kill,="" and="" unretrieved="" kill.="" south="" dakota="" also="" believed="" that="" any="" special="" youth="" season="" on="" tribal="" land="" should="" conform="" to="" the="" same="" framework="" allowed="" for="" the="" state's="" youth="" hunting="" season.="" the="" wisconsin="" department="" of="" natural="" resources="" (wisconsin)="" commented="" on="" the="" great="" lakes="" indian="" fish="" and="" wildlife="" commission's="" (glifwc)="" proposal.="" wisconsin="" suggested="" monitoring="" the="" impact="" of="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit="" on="" giant="" canada="" goose="" restoration="" efforts="" and="" that="" the="" service="" and="" glifwc="" initiate="" and="" complete="" studies="" to="" show="" that="" current="" glifwc="" duck="" regulations="" have="" no="" negative="" impact="" on="" local="" populations="" before="" expanding="" hunting="" opportunities="" during="" time="" periods="" when="" local="" birds="" are="" most="" vulnerable.="" wisconsin="" also="" requested="" that="" tribal="" members="" honor="" the="" noon="" opening="" for="" shooting="" hours="" for="" the="" first="" day="" of="" the="" state's="" duck="" season="" and="" comply="" with="" the="" state's="" open="" water="" hunting="" restrictions.="" service="" response:="" regarding="" south="" dakota's="" comments="" on="" the="" lower="" brule="" sioux="" tribe's="" proposals,="" federal="" frameworks="" for="" tundra="" swan="" hunting="" in="" south="" dakota="" do="" not="" allow="" tundra="" swan="" seasons="" west="" of="" the="" missouri="" river="" because="" of="" concerns="" for="" the="" potential="" harvest="" of="" trumpeter="" swans.="" thus,="" the="" service="" did="" not="" approve="" the="" tribe's="" requested="" tundra="" swan="" season.="" additionally,="" final="" federal="" early-season="" frameworks="" published="" in="" the="" august="" 28,="" 1998,="" federal="" register,="" provided="" for="" a="" 1-day="" special="" youth="" waterfowl="" hunt.="" any="" special="" youth="" waterfowl="" hunt="" for="" non-tribal="" members="" should="" conform="" to="" the="" final="" federal="" frameworks.="" regarding="" wisconsin's="" comments,="" the="" service="" can="" find="" no="" evidence="" that="" the="" tribes'="" harvest="" of="" giant="" canada="" geese="" has="" negatively="" impacted="" giant="" canada="" goose="" populations="" in="" wisconsin.="" in="" fact,="" as="" the="" glifwc="" point="" out="" in="" their="" july="" 14,="" 1998,="" response,="" tribal="" harvest="" has="" never="" exceeded="" 365="" geese="" since="" off-reservation="" hunting="" resumed="" in="" 1985="" and="" has="" averaged="" less="" than="" 200="" birds="" annually.="" additionally,="" tribal="" goose="" harvest="" per="" trip="" has="" averaged="" 0.2="" geese="" per="" trip="" since="" 1990="" when="" daily="" bag="" limits="" were="" significantly="" less="" than="" the="" currently="" allowed="" 10="" geese="" per="" day.="" while="" the="" service="" believes="" that="" the="" current="" population="" status="" of="" giant="" canada="" geese="" can="" easily="" support="" the="" tribes'="" limited="" harvest,="" it="" is="" incumbent="" upon="" the="" glifwc="" to="" continue="" to="" closely="" monitor="" both="" duck="" and="" goose="" harvest="" to="" ensure="" that="" local="" and/or="" regional="" breeding="" populations="" are="" not="" negatively="" impacted="" by="" harvest.="" furthermore,="" as="" in="" the="" past,="" the="" service="" again="" requests="" that="" tribal="" members="" honor="" both="" the="" noon="" opening="" for="" shooting="" hours="" for="" the="" first="" day="" of="" the="" state's="" duck="" season="" and="" wisconsin's="" open="" water="" hunting="" restrictions.="" nepa="" consideration="" pursuant="" to="" the="" requirements="" of="" section="" 102(2)(c)="" of="" the="" national="" environmental="" policy="" act="" of="" 1969="" (42="" u.s.c.="" 4332(c)),="" the="" ``final="" environmental="" statement="" for="" the="" issuance="" of="" annual="" regulations="" permitting="" the="" sport="" hunting="" of="" migratory="" birds="" (fes-75-74)''="" was="" filed="" with="" the="" council="" on="" environmental="" quality="" on="" june="" 6,="" 1975,="" and="" notice="" of="" availability="" was="" published="" in="" the="" federal="" register="" on="" june="" 13,="" 1975,="" (40="" fr="" 25241).="" a="" supplement="" to="" the="" final="" environmental="" statement,="" the="" ``final="" supplemental="" environmental="" impact="" statement:="" issuance="" of="" annual="" regulations="" permitting="" the="" sport="" hunting="" of="" migratory="" birds="" (seis="" 88-="" 14)''="" was="" filed="" on="" june="" 9,="" 1988,="" and="" notice="" of="" availability="" was="" published="" in="" the="" federal="" register="" on="" june="" 16,="" 1988="" (53="" fr="" 22582),="" and="" june="" 17,="" 1988="" (53="" fr="" 22727).="" copies="" of="" these="" documents="" are="" available="" from="" the="" service="" at="" the="" address="" indicated="" under="" the="" caption="" addresses.="" in="" addition,="" an="" august="" 1985="" environmental="" assessment="" titled="" ``guidelines="" for="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" regulations="" on="" federal="" indian="" reservations="" and="" ceded="" lands''="" is="" available="" from="" the="" service.="" endangered="" species="" act="" considerations="" section="" 7="" of="" the="" endangered="" species="" act,="" as="" amended="" (16="" u.s.c.="" 1531-1543;="" 87="" stat.="" 884),="" provides="" that,="" ``the="" secretary="" shall="" review="" other="" programs="" administered="" by="" him="" and="" utilize="" such="" programs="" in="" furtherance="" of="" the="" purposes="" of="" this="" act''="" (and)="" shall="" ``insure="" that="" any="" action="" authorized,="" funded="" or="" carried="" out="" *="" *="" *="" is="" not="" likely="" to="" jeopardize="" the="" continued="" existence="" of="" any="" endangered="" species="" or="" threatened="" species="" or="" result="" in="" the="" destruction="" or="" adverse="" modification="" of="" [critical]="" habitat="" *="" *="" *="" ''="" consequently,="" consultations="" were="" conducted="" to="" ensure="" that="" actions="" resulting="" from="" these="" regulations="" would="" not="" likely="" jeopardize="" the="" continued="" existence="" of="" endangered="" or="" threatened="" [[page="" 46560]]="" species="" or="" result="" in="" the="" destruction="" or="" adverse="" modification="" of="" their="" critical="" habitat.="" findings="" from="" these="" consultations="" are="" included="" in="" a="" biological="" opinion="" and="" may="" have="" caused="" modification="" of="" some="" regulatory="" measures="" previously="" proposed.="" the="" final="" frameworks="" reflect="" any="" modifications.="" the="" service's="" biological="" opinions="" resulting="" from="" its="" section="" 7="" consultation="" are="" public="" documents="" available="" for="" public="" inspection="" in="" the="" service's="" division="" of="" endangered="" species="" and="" mbmo,="" at="" the="" address="" indicated="" under="" the="" caption="" addresses.="" regulatory="" flexibility="" act="" in="" the="" march="" 20,="" 1998,="" federal="" register,="" the="" service="" reported="" measures="" it="" took="" to="" comply="" with="" requirements="" of="" the="" regulatory="" flexibility="" act.="" one="" measure="" was="" to="" update="" the="" 1996="" small="" entity="" flexibility="" analysis="" (analysis)="" documenting="" the="" significant="" beneficial="" economic="" effect="" on="" a="" substantial="" number="" of="" small="" entities.="" the="" 1996="" analysis="" estimated="" that="" migratory="" bird="" hunters="" would="" spend="" between="" $254="" and="" $592="" million="" at="" small="" businesses.="" the="" service="" has="" updated="" the="" 1996="" analysis="" with="" information="" from="" the="" 1996="" national="" hunting="" and="" fishing="" survey.="" nationwide,="" the="" service="" now="" estimates="" that="" migratory="" bird="" hunters="" will="" spend="" between="" $429="" and="" $1,084="" million="" at="" small="" businesses="" in="" 1998.="" copies="" of="" the="" 1998="" analysis="" are="" available="" upon="" request="" from="" the="" office="" of="" migratory="" bird="" management.="" executive="" order="" (e.o.)="" 12866="" collectively,="" the="" rules="" covering="" the="" overall="" frameworks="" for="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" are="" economically="" significant="" and="" have="" been="" reviewed="" by="" the="" office="" of="" management="" and="" budget="" (omb)="" under="" e.o.="" 12866.="" this="" rule="" is="" a="" small="" portion="" of="" the="" overall="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" frameworks="" and="" was="" not="" individually="" submitted="" and="" reviewed="" by="" omb="" under="" e.o.="" 12866.="" congressional="" review="" in="" accordance="" with="" section="" 251="" of="" the="" small="" business="" regulatory="" enforcement="" fairness="" act="" of="" 1996="" (5="" u.s.c.="" 8),="" this="" rule="" has="" been="" submitted="" to="" congress="" and="" has="" been="" declared="" major.="" because="" this="" rule="" establishes="" hunting="" seasons,="" it="" qualifies="" for="" an="" exemption="" under="" 5="" u.s.c.="" 808(1);="" therefore,="" the="" department="" determines="" that="" this="" rule="" shall="" take="" effect="" immediately.="" paperwork="" reduction="" act="" the="" service="" examined="" these="" regulations="" under="" the="" paperwork="" reduction="" act="" of="" 1995.="" the="" various="" recordkeeping="" and="" reporting="" requirements="" imposed="" under="" hunting="" regulations="" established="" in="" 50="" cfr="" part="" 20,="" subpart="" k,="" are="" utilized="" in="" the="" formulation="" of="" migratory="" game="" bird="" hunting="" regulations.="" specifically,="" the="" information="" collection="" requirements="" of="" the="" migratory="" bird="" harvest="" information="" program="" have="" been="" approved="" by="" omb="" and="" assigned="" clearance="" number="" 1018-0015="" (expires="" 08/31/1998).="" the="" renewal="" clearance="" packet="" was="" submitted="" to="" omb="" july="" 22,="" 1998.="" this="" information="" is="" used="" to="" provide="" a="" sampling="" frame="" for="" voluntary="" national="" surveys="" to="" improve="" service="" harvest="" estimates="" for="" all="" migratory="" game="" birds="" in="" order="" to="" better="" manage="" these="" populations.="" the="" information="" collection="" requirements="" of="" the="" sandhill="" crane="" harvest="" questionnaire="" have="" been="" approved="" by="" omb="" and="" assigned="" clearance="" number="" 1018-0023="" (expires="" 09/30/2000).="" the="" information="" from="" this="" survey="" is="" used="" to="" estimate="" the="" magnitude,="" the="" geographical="" and="" temporal="" distribution="" of="" harvest,="" and="" the="" portion="" its="" constitutes="" of="" the="" total="" population.="" the="" service="" may="" not="" conduct="" or="" sponsor,="" and="" a="" person="" is="" not="" required="" to="" respond="" to="" a="" collection="" of="" information="" unless="" it="" displays="" a="" currently="" valid="" omb="" control="" number.="" unfunded="" mandates="" reform="" act="" the="" service="" has="" determined="" and="" certifies="" in="" compliance="" with="" the="" requirements="" of="" the="" unfunded="" mandates="" act,="" 2="" u.s.c.="" 1502="" et="" seq.,="" that="" this="" proposed="" rulemaking="" will="" not="" impose="" a="" cost="" of="" $100="" million="" or="" more="" in="" any="" given="" year="" on="" local="" or="" state="" government="" or="" private="" entities.="" civil="" justice="" reform--executive="" order="" 12988="" the="" department,="" in="" promulgating="" this="" proposed="" rule,="" has="" determined="" that="" these="" regulations="" meet="" the="" applicable="" standards="" provided="" in="" sections="" 3(a)="" and="" 3(b)(2)="" of="" executive="" order="" 12988.="" takings="" implication="" assessment="" in="" accordance="" with="" executive="" order="" 12630,="" these="" rules,="" authorized="" by="" the="" migratory="" bird="" treaty="" act,="" do="" not="" have="" significant="" takings="" implications="" and="" do="" not="" affect="" any="" constitutionally="" protected="" property="" rights.="" these="" rules="" will="" not="" result="" in="" the="" physical="" occupancy="" of="" property,="" the="" physical="" invasion="" of="" property,="" or="" the="" regulatory="" taking="" of="" any="" property.="" in="" fact,="" these="" rules="" allow="" hunters="" to="" exercise="" privileges="" that="" would="" be="" otherwise="" unavailable;="" and,="" therefore,="" reduce="" restrictions="" on="" the="" use="" of="" private="" and="" public="" property.="" federalism="" effects="" due="" to="" the="" migratory="" nature="" of="" certain="" species="" of="" birds,="" the="" federal="" government="" has="" been="" given="" responsibility="" over="" these="" species="" by="" the="" migratory="" bird="" treaty="" act.="" the="" service="" annually="" prescribes="" frameworks="" from="" which="" the="" states="" make="" selections="" and="" employ="" guidelines="" to="" establish="" special="" regulations="" on="" federal="" indian="" reservations="" and="" ceded="" lands.="" this="" process="" preserves="" the="" ability="" of="" the="" states="" and="" tribes="" to="" determine="" which="" seasons="" meet="" their="" individual="" needs.="" any="" state="" or="" tribe="" may="" be="" more="" restrictive="" than="" the="" federal="" frameworks="" at="" any="" time.="" the="" frameworks="" are="" developed="" in="" a="" cooperative="" process="" with="" the="" states="" and="" the="" flyway="" councils.="" this="" allows="" states="" to="" participate="" in="" the="" development="" of="" frameworks="" from="" which="" they="" will="" make="" selections,="" thereby="" having="" an="" influence="" on="" their="" own="" regulation.="" these="" rules="" do="" not="" have="" a="" substantial="" direct="" effect="" on="" fiscal="" capacity,="" change="" the="" roles="" or="" responsibilities="" of="" federal="" or="" state="" governments,="" or="" intrude="" on="" state="" policy="" or="" administration.="" therefore,="" in="" accordance="" with="" executive="" order="" 12612,="" these="" regulations="" do="" not="" have="" significant="" federalism="" effects="" and="" do="" not="" have="" sufficient="" federalism="" implications="" to="" warrant="" the="" preparation="" of="" a="" federalism="" assessment.="" government-to-government="" relationship="" with="" tribes="" due="" to="" the="" migratory="" nature="" of="" certain="" species="" of="" birds,="" the="" federal="" government="" has="" been="" given="" responsibility="" over="" these="" species="" by="" the="" migratory="" bird="" treaty="" act.="" thus,="" in="" accordance="" with="" the="" president's="" memorandum="" of="" april="" 29,="" 1994,="" ``government-to-government="" relations="" with="" native="" american="" tribal="" governments''="" (59="" fr="" 22951)="" and="" 512="" dm="" 2,="" we="" have="" evaluated="" possible="" effects="" on="" federally="" recognized="" indian="" tribes="" and="" have="" determined="" that="" there="" are="" no="" effects="" on="" indian="" trust="" resources.="" however,="" by="" virtue="" of="" the="" tribal="" proposals="" received="" in="" response="" to="" the="" march="" 20="" request="" for="" proposals="" and="" the="" august="" 14="" proposed="" rule,="" we="" have="" consulted="" with="" all="" the="" tribes="" affected="" by="" this="" rule.="" regulations="" promulgation="" the="" rulemaking="" process="" for="" migratory="" game="" bird="" hunting="" must,="" by="" its="" nature,="" operate="" under="" severe="" time="" constraints.="" however,="" the="" service="" intends="" that="" the="" public="" be="" given="" the="" greatest="" possible="" opportunity="" to="" comment="" on="" the="" regulations.="" thus,="" when="" the="" preliminary="" proposed="" rulemaking="" was="" published,="" the="" service="" established="" what="" it="" believed="" were="" the="" longest="" periods="" possible="" for="" [[page="" 46561]]="" public="" comment.="" in="" doing="" this,="" the="" service="" recognized="" that="" when="" the="" comment="" period="" closed,="" time="" would="" be="" of="" the="" essence.="" that="" is,="" if="" there="" were="" a="" delay="" in="" the="" effective="" date="" of="" these="" regulations="" after="" this="" final="" rulemaking,="" the="" tribes="" would="" have="" insufficient="" time="" to="" communicate="" these="" seasons="" to="" their="" member="" and="" non-tribal="" hunters="" and="" to="" establish="" and="" publicize="" the="" necessary="" regulations="" and="" procedures="" to="" implement="" their="" decisions.="" therefore,="" the="" service,="" under="" the="" authority="" of="" the="" migratory="" bird="" treaty="" act="" of="" july="" 3,="" 1918,="" as="" amended="" (40="" stat.="" 755;="" 16="" u.s.c.="" 703="" et="" seq.),="" prescribes="" final="" hunting="" regulations="" for="" certain="" tribes="" on="" federal="" indian="" reservations="" (including="" off-reservation="" trust="" lands),="" and="" ceded="" lands.="" the="" regulations="" specify="" the="" species="" to="" be="" hunted="" and="" establish="" season="" dates,="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits,="" season="" length,="" and="" shooting="" hours="" for="" migratory="" game="" birds.="" the="" service="" therefore="" finds="" that="" ``good="" cause''="" exists,="" within="" the="" terms="" of="" 5="" u.s.c.="" 553(d)(3)="" of="" the="" administrative="" procedure="" act,="" and="" these="" regulations="" will,="" therefore,="" take="" effect="" immediately="" upon="" publication.="" list="" of="" subjects="" in="" 50="" cfr="" part="" 20="" exports,="" hunting,="" imports,="" reporting="" and="" recordkeeping="" requirements,="" transportation,="" wildlife.="" accordingly,="" part="" 20,="" subchapter="" b,="" chapter="" i="" of="" title="" 50="" of="" the="" code="" of="" federal="" regulations="" is="" amended="" as="" follows:="" part="" 20--[amended]="" 1.="" the="" authority="" citation="" for="" part="" 20="" continues="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" 1.="" authority:="" 16="" u.s.c.="" 703-712="" and="" 16="" u.s.c.="" 742="" a-j.="" (note:="" the="" following="" hunting="" regulations="" provided="" for="" by="" 50="" cfr="" 20.110="" will="" not="" appear="" in="" the="" code="" of="" federal="" regulations="" because="" of="" their="" seasonal="" nature).="" 2.="" section="" 20.110="" is="" revised="" to="" read="" as="" follows:="" sec.="" 20.110="" seasons,="" limits="" and="" other="" regulations="" for="" certain="" federal="" indian="" reservations,="" indian="" territory,="" and="" ceded="" lands.="" (a)="" colorado="" river="" indian="" tribes,="" parker,="" arizona="" (tribal="" members="" and="" non-tribal="" hunters)="" doves="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" september="" 15,="" 1998;="" then="" open="" november="" 21,="" close="" january="" 4,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" for="" the="" early="" season,="" daily="" bag="" limit="" is="" 10="" mourning="" or="" 10="" white-winged="" doves,="" singly,="" or="" in="" the="" aggregate.="" for="" the="" late="" season,="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit="" is="" 10="" mourning="" doves.="" possession="" limits="" are="" twice="" the="" daily="" bag="" limits.="" general="" conditions:="" a="" valid="" colorado="" river="" indian="" reservation="" hunting="" permit="" is="" required="" for="" all="" persons="" 14="" years="" and="" older="" and="" must="" be="" in="" possession="" before="" taking="" any="" wildlife="" on="" tribal="" lands.="" any="" person="" transporting="" game="" birds="" off="" the="" colorado="" river="" indian="" reservation="" must="" have="" a="" valid="" transport="" declaration="" form.="" other="" tribal="" regulations="" apply,="" and="" may="" be="" obtained="" at="" the="" fish="" and="" game="" office="" in="" parker,="" arizona.="" (b)="" crow="" creek="" sioux="" tribe,="" crow="" creek="" indian="" reservation,="" fort="" thompson,="" south="" dakota="" (tribal="" members="" and="" non-tribal="" hunters)="" sandhill="" cranes="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 19,="" close="" october="" 25,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 3="" sandhill="" cranes.="" permits:="" each="" person="" participating="" in="" the="" sandhill="" crane="" season="" must="" have="" a="" valid="" federal="" sandhill="" crane="" hunting="" permit="" in="" their="" possession="" while="" hunting.="" general="" conditions:="" the="" waterfowl="" hunting="" regulations="" established="" by="" this="" final="" rule="" apply="" only="" to="" tribal="" and="" trust="" lands="" within="" the="" external="" boundaries="" of="" the="" reservation.="" tribal="" and="" non-tribal="" hunters="" must="" comply="" with="" basic="" federal="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" regulations="" in="" 50="" cfr="" part="" 20="" regarding="" shooting="" hours="" and="" manner="" of="" taking.="" in="" addition,="" each="" waterfowl="" hunter="" 16="" years="" of="" age="" or="" over="" must="" carry="" on="" his/her="" person="" a="" valid="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" and="" conservation="" stamp="" (duck="" stamp)="" signed="" in="" ink="" across="" the="" stamp="" face.="" special="" regulations="" established="" by="" the="" crow="" creek="" sioux="" tribe="" also="" apply="" on="" the="" reservation.="" (c)="" fond="" du="" lac="" band="" of="" lake="" superior="" chippewa="" indians,="" cloquet,="" minnesota="" (tribal="" members="" only)="" ducks="" minnesota="" 1854="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 12,="" close="" november="" 29,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 20="" ducks,="" including="" no="" more="" than="" 10="" mallards="" (only="" 5="" of="" which="" may="" be="" hens),="" 4="" black="" ducks;="" 4="" redheads,="" 4="" pintails="" and="" 2="" canvasbacks.="" mergansers="" minnesota="" 1854="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 12,="" close="" november="" 29,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 5="" mergansers,="" including="" no="" more="" than="" 1="" hooded="" merganser.="" geese="" minnesota="" 1854="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" november="" 29,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 10="" geese.="" coots="" and="" common="" moorhens="" (gallinule)="" minnesota="" 1854="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 12,="" close="" november="" 29,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 20="" coots="" and="" common="" moorhens,="" singly="" or="" in="" the="" aggregate.="" sora="" and="" virginia="" rails="" minnesota="" 1854="" zone:="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" november="" 29,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 25="" sora="" and="" virginia="" rails,="" singly="" or="" in="" the="" aggregate.="" the="" possession="" limit="" is="" 25.="" common="" snipe="" minnesota="" 1854="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" november="" 29,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 8="" snipe.="" woodcock="" minnesota="" 1854="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 12,="" close="" november="" 29,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 5="" woodcock.="" general="" conditions="" 1.="" while="" hunting="" waterfowl,="" a="" tribal="" member="" must="" carry="" on="" his/her="" person="" a="" valid="" tribal="" waterfowl="" hunting="" permit.="" 2.="" except="" as="" otherwise="" noted,="" tribal="" members="" will="" be="" required="" to="" comply="" with="" tribal="" codes="" that="" will="" be="" no="" less="" restrictive="" than="" the="" provisions="" of="" chapter="" 10="" of="" the="" model="" off-reservation="" code.="" except="" as="" modified="" by="" the="" service="" rules="" adopted="" in="" response="" to="" this="" proposal,="" these="" amended="" regulations="" parallel="" federal="" requirements="" in="" 50="" cfr="" part="" 20="" as="" to="" hunting="" methods,="" transportation,="" sale,="" exportation="" and="" other="" conditions="" generally="" applicable="" to="" migratory="" bird="" hunting.="" 3.="" band="" members="" in="" each="" zone="" will="" comply="" with="" state="" regulations="" providing="" for="" closed="" and="" restricted="" waterfowl="" hunting="" areas.="" 4.="" possession="" limits="" for="" each="" species="" are="" double="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit,="" except="" on="" the="" opening="" day="" of="" the="" season,="" when="" the="" possession="" limit="" equals="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit,="" unless="" otherwise="" noted="" above.="" possession="" limits="" are="" applicable="" only="" to="" transportation="" and="" do="" not="" include="" birds="" which="" are="" cleaned,="" dressed,="" and="" at="" a="" member's="" primary="" residence.="" for="" purposes="" of="" enforcing="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits,="" all="" migratory="" birds="" in="" [[page="" 46562]]="" the="" possession="" or="" custody="" of="" band="" members="" on="" ceded="" lands="" will="" be="" considered="" to="" have="" been="" taken="" on="" those="" lands="" unless="" tagged="" by="" a="" tribal="" or="" state="" conservation="" warden="" as="" having="" been="" taken="" on-reservation.="" all="" migratory="" birds="" which="" fall="" on="" reservation="" lands="" will="" not="" count="" as="" part="" of="" any="" off-reservation="" bag="" or="" possession="" limit.="" (d)="" grand="" traverse="" band="" of="" ottawa="" and="" chippewa="" indians,="" suttons="" bay,="" michigan="" (tribal="" members="" only)="" ducks="" michigan,="" 1836="" treaty="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 20,="" 1998,="" close="" january="" 20,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 10="" ducks,="" which="" may="" include="" no="" more="" than="" 1="" pintail,="" 1="" canvasback,="" 2="" black="" ducks,="" 1="" hooded="" merganser,="" 2="" wood="" ducks,="" 2="" redheads,="" and="" 5="" mallards="" (only="" 2="" of="" which="" may="" be="" hens).="" canada="" geese="" michigan,="" 1836="" treaty="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" november="" 30,="" 1998,="" and="" open="" january="" 1,="" 1999,="" close="" february="" 8,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 5="" geese.="" sora="" rails="" michigan="" 1836="" treaty="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" november="" 14,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 5="" rails.="" common="" snipe="" michigan="" 1836="" treaty="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" november="" 14,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 5="" snipe.="" woodcock="" michigan="" 1836="" treaty="" zone="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" november="" 14,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 5="" woodcock.="" general="" conditions:="" a="" valid="" grand="" traverse="" band="" tribal="" license="" is="" required="" for="" all="" persons="" 12="" years="" and="" older="" and="" must="" be="" in="" possession="" before="" taking="" any="" wildlife.="" all="" other="" basic="" regulations="" contained="" in="" 50="" cfr="" part="" 20="" are="" valid.="" other="" tribal="" regulations="" apply,="" and="" may="" be="" obtained="" at="" the="" tribal="" office="" in="" suttons="" bay,="" michigan.="" (e)="" great="" lakes="" indian="" fish="" and="" wildlife="" commission,="" odanah,="" wisconsin="" (tribal="" members="" only)="" ducks="" a.="" wisconsin="" and="" minnesota="" 1837="" and="" 1842="" zones="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 20="" ducks,="" including="" no="" more="" than="" 10="" mallards="" (only="" 5="" of="" which="" may="" be="" hens),="" 4="" black="" ducks,="" 4="" redheads,="" 4="" pintails,="" and="" 2="" canvasbacks.="" b.="" michigan="" 1836="" and="" 1842="" treaty="" zones="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 10="" ducks,="" including="" no="" more="" than="" 5="" mallards="" (only="" 2="" of="" which="" may="" be="" hens),="" 2="" black="" ducks,="" 2="" redheads,="" 2="" pintails,="" and="" 1="" canvasback.="" mergansers="" a.="" wisconsin="" and="" minnesota="" 1837="" and="" 1842="" zones="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 5="" mergansers.="" b.="" michigan="" 1836="" and="" 1842="" treaty="" zones="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 5="" mergansers,="" including="" no="" more="" than="" 1="" hooded="" merganser.="" geese:="" canada="" geese="" a.="" wisconsin="" and="" minnesota="" 1837="" and="" 1842="" zones="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 10="" canada="" geese,="" minus="" the="" number="" of="" blue,="" snow="" or="" white-fronted="" geese="" taken.="" b.="" michigan,="" 1836="" and="" 1842="" treaty="" zones="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1997.="" in="" addition,="" the="" same="" dates="" and="" season="" length="" permitted="" the="" state="" of="" michigan="" during="" the="" special="" september="" canada="" goose="" season.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 10="" canada="" geese,="" minus="" the="" number="" of="" blue,="" snow="" or="" white-fronted="" geese="" taken.="" in="" addition,="" the="" same="" bag="" limit="" permitted="" the="" state="" of="" michigan="" during="" the="" special="" september="" canada="" goose="" season.="" geese:="" blue,="" snow="" and="" white-fronted="" geese="" a.="" wisconsin="" and="" minnesota="" 1837="" and="" 1842="" zones="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 10="" geese,="" minus="" the="" number="" of="" canada="" geese="" taken.="" b.="" michigan="" 1836="" and="" 1842="" treaty="" zones="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 10="" geese,="" minus="" the="" number="" of="" canada="" geese="" taken.="" other="" migratory="" birds:="" all="" ceded="" areas="" a.="" coots="" and="" common="" moorhens="" (common="" gallinules)="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 20="" coots="" and="" common="" moorhens="" (common="" gallinules),="" singly="" or="" in="" the="" aggregate.="" b.="" sora="" and="" virginia="" rails="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 25="" sora="" and="" virginia="" rails="" singly,="" or="" in="" the="" aggregate.="" c.="" common="" snipe="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 15="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 8="" common="" snipe.="" d.="" woodcock="" season="" dates:="" begin="" september="" 8="" and="" end="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" limit:="" 5="" woodcock.="" general="" conditions="" 1.="" while="" hunting="" waterfowl,="" a="" tribal="" member="" must="" carry="" on="" his/her="" person="" a="" valid="" tribal="" waterfowl="" hunting="" permit.="" 2.="" except="" as="" otherwise="" noted,="" tribal="" members="" will="" be="" required="" to="" comply="" with="" tribal="" codes="" that="" will="" be="" no="" less="" restrictive="" than="" the="" provisions="" of="" chapter="" 10="" of="" the="" model="" off-reservation="" code.="" except="" as="" modified="" by="" the="" service="" rules="" adopted="" in="" response="" to="" this="" proposal,="" these="" amended="" regulations="" parallel="" federal="" requirements="" in="" 50="" cfr="" part="" 20="" as="" to="" hunting="" methods,="" transportation,="" sale,="" exportation="" and="" other="" conditions="" generally="" applicable="" to="" migratory="" bird="" hunting.="" 3.="" tribal="" members="" in="" each="" zone="" will="" comply="" with="" state="" regulations="" providing="" for="" closed="" and="" restricted="" waterfowl="" hunting="" areas.="" 4.="" possession="" limits="" for="" each="" species="" are="" double="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit,="" except="" on="" the="" opening="" day="" of="" the="" season,="" when="" the="" possession="" limit="" equals="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit,="" unless="" otherwise="" noted="" above.="" possession="" limits="" are="" applicable="" only="" to="" transportation="" and="" do="" not="" include="" birds="" which="" are="" cleaned,="" dressed,="" and="" at="" a="" member's="" primary="" residence.="" for="" purposes="" of="" enforcing="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits,="" all="" migratory="" birds="" in="" the="" possession="" or="" custody="" of="" tribal="" members="" on="" ceded="" lands="" will="" be="" considered="" to="" have="" been="" taken="" on="" those="" lands="" unless="" tagged="" by="" a="" tribal="" or="" state="" conservation="" warden="" as="" having="" been="" taken="" on-reservation.="" in="" wisconsin,="" such="" tagging="" will="" comply="" with="" applicable="" state="" laws.="" all="" migratory="" birds="" which="" fall="" on="" reservation="" lands="" will="" not="" count="" as="" part="" of="" any="" off-reservation="" bag="" or="" possession="" limit.="" [[page="" 46563]]="" 5.="" minnesota="" and="" michigan--duck="" blinds="" and="" decoys.="" tribal="" members="" hunting="" in="" michigan="" and="" minnesota="" will="" comply="" with="" tribal="" codes="" that="" contain="" provisions="" that="" parallel="" applicable="" state="" laws="" concerning="" duck="" blinds="" and/or="" decoys.="" (f)="" kalispel="" tribe,="" kalispel="" reservation,="" usk,="" washington="" (tribal="" members="" only)="" ducks="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" close="" january="" 31,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 7="" ducks,="" including="" no="" more="" than="" 1="" pintail,="" 2="" hen="" mallards,="" and="" 1="" canvasback.="" geese="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" 1998,="" close="" january="" 31,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 4="" geese,="" including="" 4="" dark="" geese="" but="" not="" more="" than="" 3="" light="" geese.="" the="" possession="" limit="" is="" twice="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit.="" general:="" tribal="" members="" must="" possess="" a="" validated="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" and="" conservation="" stamp="" and="" a="" tribal="" ceded="" lands="" permit.="" (g)="" navajo="" indian="" reservation,="" window="" rock,="" arizona="" (tribal="" members="" and="" nonmembers).="" band-tailed="" pigeons="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" september="" 30,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 5="" and="" 10="" pigeons,="" respectively.="" mourning="" doves="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" september="" 30,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 10="" and="" 20="" doves,="" respectively.="" general="" conditions:="" tribal="" and="" non-tribal="" hunters="" will="" comply="" with="" all="" basic="" federal="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" regulations="" in="" 50="" cfr="" part="" 20,="" regarding="" shooting="" hours="" and="" manner="" of="" taking.="" in="" addition,="" each="" waterfowl="" hunter="" 16="" years="" of="" age="" or="" over="" must="" carry="" on="" his/her="" person="" a="" valid="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" and="" conservation="" stamp="" (duck="" stamp)="" signed="" in="" ink="" across="" the="" face.="" special="" regulations="" established="" by="" the="" navajo="" nation="" also="" apply="" on="" the="" reservation.="" (h)="" oneida="" tribe="" of="" indians="" of="" wisconsin,="" oneida,="" wisconsin="" (tribal="" members)="" ducks="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 19,="" close="" november="" 25,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 6="" ducks,="" including="" no="" more="" than="" 4="" mallards="" (only="" 1="" of="" which="" may="" be="" a="" hen),="" 5="" wood="" ducks,="" 1="" canvasback,="" 1="" redhead,="" 2="" pintails,="" and="" 1="" hooded="" merganser.="" possession="" limit="" is="" twice="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit.="" geese="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" november="" 20,="" open="" november="" 30,="" close="" december="" 31,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" limits:="" 3="" canada="" geese,="" that="" must="" be="" tagged="" after="" harvest="" with="" tribal="" tags.="" the="" tribe="" will="" reissue="" tags="" upon="" registration="" of="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit.="" a="" season="" quota="" of="" 150="" birds="" is="" adopted.="" if="" the="" quota="" is="" reached="" before="" the="" season="" concludes,="" the="" season="" will="" be="" closed="" at="" that="" time.="" woodcock="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" november="" 15,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 5="" and="" 10="" woodcock,="" respectively.="" general="" conditions:="" tribal="" members="" and="" non-tribal="" members="" hunting="" on="" the="" oneida="" indian="" reservation="" or="" on="" lands="" under="" the="" jurisdiction="" of="" the="" oneida="" nation="" will="" observe="" all="" basic="" federal="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" regulations="" found="" in="" 50="" cfr="" part="" 20.="" tribal="" hunters="" are="" exempt="" from="" the="" requirement="" to="" purchase="" a="" migratory="" waterfowl="" hunting="" and="" conservation="" stamp="" (duck="" stamp)="" and="" the="" plugging="" of="" shotgun="" to="" limit="" capacity="" to="" 3="" shells.="" (i)="" point="" no="" point="" treaty="" tribes,="" kingston,="" washington="" (tribal="" hunters)="" ducks="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" close="" january="" 15,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 7="" ducks,="" including="" no="" more="" than="" 2="" hen="" mallards,="" 3="" pintails,="" 1="" canvasback="" and="" 2="" redheads.="" the="" season="" on="" harlequin="" ducks="" is="" closed.="" possession="" limit="" is="" twice="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit.="" geese="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" close="" january="" 15,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 4="" geese,="" and="" may="" include="" no="" more="" than="" 2="" brant="" or="" 3="" light="" geese.="" the="" season="" on="" aleutian="" and="" cackling="" canada="" geese="" is="" closed.="" possession="" limit="" is="" twice="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit.="" coots="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" close="" january="" 15,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" limits:="" 25="" coots.="" mourning="" doves="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" september="" 30,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 10="" and="" 20="" doves,="" respectively.="" snipe="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" january="" 15,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 8="" and="" 16="" snipe,="" respectively.="" (j)="" squaxin="" island="" tribe,="" squaxin="" island="" reservation,="" shelton,="" washington="" (tribal="" members)="" ducks="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" close="" january="" 15,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 5="" ducks,="" including="" no="" more="" than="" 1="" canvasback.="" the="" season="" on="" harlequin="" ducks="" is="" closed.="" possession="" limit="" is="" twice="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit.="" geese="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" close="" january="" 15,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 4="" geese,="" and="" may="" include="" no="" more="" than="" 2="" snow="" geese="" and="" 1="" dusky="" canada="" goose.="" the="" season="" on="" aleutian="" and="" cackling="" canada="" geese="" is="" closed.="" possession="" limit="" is="" twice="" the="" daily="" bag="" limit.="" brant="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" close="" december="" 31,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 2="" and="" 4="" brant,="" respectively.="" coots="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" close="" january="" 15,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" limits:="" 25="" coots.="" snipe="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" and="" close="" january="" 15,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 8="" and="" 16="" snipe,="" respectively.="" band-tailed="" pigeons="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" close="" december="" 1,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 2="" and="" 4="" pigeons,="" respectively.="" general="" conditions:="" all="" tribal="" hunters="" must="" obtain="" a="" tribal="" hunting="" tag="" and="" permit="" from="" the="" tribe's="" natural="" resources="" department="" and="" must="" have="" the="" permit,="" along="" with="" the="" member's="" treaty="" enrollment="" card,="" on="" his="" or="" her="" person="" while="" hunting.="" shooting="" hours="" are="" one-half="" hour="" before="" sunrise="" to="" one-half="" hour="" after="" sunset="" and="" steel="" shot="" is="" required="" for="" all="" migratory="" bird="" hunting.="" other="" special="" regulations="" are="" available="" at="" the="" tribal="" office="" in="" shelton,="" washington.="" (k)="" tulalip="" tribes="" of="" washington,="" tulalip="" indian="" reservation,="" marysville,="" washington="" (tribal="" members)="" ducks/coot="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" and="" close="" february="" 1,="" 1999.="" [[page="" 46564]]="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 6="" and="" 12="" ducks,="" respectively;="" except="" that="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits="" are="" restricted="" for="" blue-winged="" teal,="" canvasback,="" harlequin,="" pintail,="" and="" wood="" duck="" to="" those="" established="" for="" the="" pacific="" flyway="" by="" final="" federal="" frameworks,="" to="" be="" announced.="" geese="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 15,="" 1998,="" and="" close="" february="" 1,="" 1999.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 6="" and="" 12="" geese,="" respectively;="" except="" that="" the="" bag="" limits="" for="" brant="" and="" cackling="" and="" dusky="" canada="" geese="" are="" those="" established="" for="" the="" pacific="" flyway="" in="" accordance="" with="" final="" federal="" frameworks,="" to="" be="" announced.="" the="" tribes="" also="" set="" a="" maximum="" annual="" bag="" limit="" on="" ducks="" and="" geese="" for="" those="" tribal="" members="" who="" engage="" in="" subsistence="" hunting.="" general="" conditions:="" all="" waterfowl="" hunters,="" members="" and="" non-members,="" must="" obtain="" and="" possess="" while="" hunting="" a="" valid="" hunting="" permit="" from="" the="" tulalip="" tribes.="" also,="" non-tribal="" members="" sixteen="" years="" of="" age="" and="" older,="" hunting="" pursuant="" to="" tulalip="" tribes'="" ordinance="" no.="" 67,="" must="" possess="" a="" validated="" federal="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" and="" conservation="" stamp="" and="" a="" validated="" state="" of="" washington="" migratory="" waterfowl="" stamp.="" all="" tulalip="" tribal="" members="" must="" have="" in="" their="" possession="" while="" hunting,="" or="" accompanying="" another,="" their="" valid="" tribal="" identification="" card.="" all="" hunters="" are="" required="" to="" adhere="" to="" a="" number="" of="" other="" special="" regulations="" enforced="" by="" the="" tribes="" and="" available="" at="" the="" tribal="" office.="" (l)="" white="" mountain="" apache="" tribe,="" fort="" apache="" indian="" reservation,="" whiteriver,="" arizona="" (tribal="" members="" and="" non-tribal="" hunters)="" band-tailed="" pigeons="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" september="" 10,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 3="" and="" 6="" pigeons,="" respectively.="" mourning="" doves="" season="" dates:="" open="" september="" 1,="" close="" september="" 10,="" 1998.="" daily="" bag="" and="" possession="" limits:="" 8="" and="" 16="" doves,="" respectively.="" general="" conditions:="" all="" non-tribal="" hunters="" hunting="" band-tailed="" pigeons="" and="" mourning="" doves="" on="" reservation="" lands="" shall="" have="" in="" their="" possession="" a="" valid="" white="" mountain="" apache="" daily="" or="" yearly="" small="" game="" permit.="" in="" addition="" to="" a="" small="" game="" permit,="" all="" non-tribal="" hunters="" hunting="" band-tailed="" pigeons="" must="" have="" in="" their="" possession="" a="" white="" mountain="" special="" band-tailed="" pigeon="" permit.="" other="" special="" regulations="" established="" by="" the="" white="" mountain="" apache="" tribe="" apply="" on="" the="" reservation.="" tribal="" and="" non-tribal="" hunters="" will="" comply="" with="" all="" basic="" federal="" migratory="" bird="" hunting="" regulations="" in="" 50="" cfr="" part="" 20="" regarding="" shooting="" hours="" and="" manner="" of="" taking.="" dated:="" august="" 26,="" 1998.="" donald="" barry,="" assistant="" secretary="" for="" fish="" and="" wildlife="" and="" parks.="" [fr="" doc.="" 98-23563="" filed="" 8-28-98;="" 9:31="" am]="" billing="" code="" 4310-55-p="">