94-22037. Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Proposed Rule

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Part IV





Department of the Interior





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Fish and Wildlife Service



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50 CFR Part 20




Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season Migratory 
Bird Hunting Regulations; Proposed Rule
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 20

RIN 1018-AA24

 
Migratory Bird Hunting; Proposed Frameworks for Late-Season 
Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Proposed Rule; Extension of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the extension of the comment period 
for the Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter the Service) August 24, 
1994, Proposed Rule Federal Register (59 FR 43684) from September 2 to 
September 9, 1994, to establish the 1994-95 late-season hunting 
regulations for certain migratory game birds. The Service annually 
prescribes frameworks, or outer limits, for dates and times when 
hunting may occur and the number of birds that may be taken and 
possessed in late seasons. These frameworks are necessary to allow 
State selections of final seasons and limits and to allow recreational 
harvest at levels compatible with population and habitat conditions. 
The Service invites additional public comment and suggestions due to 
public request.
    By letter dated August 31, 1994, the Fund for Animals, Inc. (Fund) 
requested that the Service extend the comment period for this proposed 
rule until September 16, 1994. As required by the Administrative 
Procedure Act, the Service provided public notice of the proposed rule 
and established a period of 9 days in which comments could be submitted 
in Federal Register (59 FR 43684). No specific time period for comment 
is prescribed by the Administrative Procedure Act. However, it is 
Department of the Interior policy, as stated in the Departmental 
Manual, to provide 30 calendar days unless a shorter period is 
necessary in cases requiring more timely action. In such a case, the 
proposed rule should state the reasons for the shorter period. This was 
provided at 59 FR 43692. Although the Service acknowledges the reasons 
for the request submitted by the Fund and has decided to extend the 
period an additional 7 days, for the reasons stated in the proposed 
rule and because the Service needs sufficient time to assess and 
respond to comments received and prepare the final rule in time for the 
hunting season, the full 14 day extension cannot be granted.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed frameworks will end on close 
of business September 9.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to: Chief, MBMO, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, ms 634--ARLSQ, 
Washington, DC 20240. Comments received will be available for public 
inspection during normal business hours in Room 634, Arlington Square 
Building, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia.

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, Washington, DC 20240, [phone].

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20

    Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Transportation, Wildlife.
    The rules that eventually will be promulgated for the 1994-95 
hunting season are authorized under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (July 
3, 1918), as amended, (16 U.S.C. 703-711); the Fish and Wildlife 
Improvement Act (November 8, 1978), as amended, (16 U.S.C. 712); and 
the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 (August 8, 1956), as amended, (16 
U.S.C. 742 a--j)

    Dated: September 1, 1994.
Richard N. Smith
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 94-22037 Filed 9-1-94; 4:04 pm]
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