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Migratory Bird Hunting; Seasons and
Bag and Possession Limits for Certain
Migratory Game Birds
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule; correction.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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:
■ 1. On page 48652, § 20.103(a) is
amended by revising the entry for
Pennsylvania under the heading
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT in the
table to read as follows:
§ 20.103 Seasons, limits, and shooting
hours for doves and pigeons.
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Limits
Season dates
Bag
Possession
EASTERN MANAGEMENT UNIT
Pennsylvania
12 noon to sunset ..................................................
1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset ..........................
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2. On page 48656, § 20.104 is
amended by revising table note (14) to
read as follows:
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§ 20.104 Seasons, limits, and shooting
hours for rails, woodcock, and snipe.
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(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:
■ a. On page 48657, in paragraph (c), by
revising the entry for Iowa under the
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Sept. 1–Sept. 24 ..........................................................
Sept. 26–Oct. 8 & ........................................................
Oct. 15–Nov. 26 & .......................................................
Dec. 26–Jan. 3 .............................................................
heading MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY in the
table;
■ b. On page 48659, in paragraph (d), by
revising table note (11);
■ c. In paragraph (e):
■ 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);
■ 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
■ d. In paragraph (f), in the table:
■ i. On page 48678, under the heading
MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY, by revising the
entry for Iowa; and
■ ii. On page 48679, under the heading
CENTRAL FLYWAY, by revising the
entry for Kansas.
The revisions read as follows:
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§ 20.105 Seasons, limits, and shooting
hours for waterfowl, coots, and gallinules.
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Season dates
Bag
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Iowa (3):
North Zone .............................................................
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Limits
Season dates
Bag
South Zone ............................................................
Missouri River Zone ...............................................
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Sept. 3–Sept. 18 ..........................................................
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(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
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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
Possession
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sunset from September 22 to September
25 in the area west of I–95.
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ATLANTIC FLYWAY
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Limits
Season dates
Bag
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Georgia
Ducks .....................................................................
Mergansers ............................................................
Coots ......................................................................
Canada Geese .......................................................
Light Geese ............................................................
Brant .......................................................................
Maine
Ducks (2):
North Zone ......................................................
South Zone .....................................................
Coastal Zone ..................................................
Mergansers ............................................................
Coots ......................................................................
Canada Geese:.
North Zone ......................................................
South Zone .....................................................
Coastal Zone ..................................................
Light Geese ............................................................
Brant:
North Zone ......................................................
South Zone .....................................................
Coastal Zone ..................................................
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Ducks: ....................................................................
North Zone ......................................................
South Zone .....................................................
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES
Coastal Zone ..................................................
Mergansers ............................................................
Coots ......................................................................
Canada and White-fronted Geese:.
North Zone ......................................................
South Zone .....................................................
Coastal Zone ..................................................
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Nov. 19–Nov. 27 & .......................................................
Dec. 10–Jan. 29 ...........................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Oct. 8–Oct. 23 & ..........................................................
Nov. 19–Nov. 27 & .......................................................
Dec. 10–Jan. 29 ...........................................................
Same as for Canada Geese ........................................
Closed ..........................................................................
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Sept. 26–Dec. 3 ...........................................................
Oct. 1–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................
Nov. 1–Dec. 24 ............................................................
Oct. 1–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................
Nov. 11–Jan. 4 .............................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
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Oct. 1–Dec. 21 .............................................................
Oct. 1–Oct. 27 & ..........................................................
Nov. 1–Dec. 24 ............................................................
Oct. 1–Oct. 27 & ..........................................................
Nov. 11–Jan. 4 .............................................................
Oct. 1–Jan. 31 ..............................................................
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9
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Sept. 26–Dec. 3 ...........................................................
Oct. 1–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................
Nov. 1–Dec. 24 ............................................................
Oct. 1–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................
Nov. 11–Jan. 4 .............................................................
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Oct. 8–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................
Nov. 5–Jan. 5 ...............................................................
Oct. 22–Oct. 29 & ........................................................
Nov. 12–Jan. 12 ...........................................................
Nov. 10–Nov. 12 & .......................................................
Nov. 24–Jan. 28 ...........................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Nov.
Dec.
Nov.
Dec.
Nov.
Nov.
12–Nov. 26 & .......................................................
10–Jan. 21 ...........................................................
12–Nov. 26 & .......................................................
10–Jan. 21 ...........................................................
10–Nov. 12 & .......................................................
24–Feb. 15 ..........................................................
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Limits
Season dates
Bag
Special Season Zone .....................................
Light Geese:
North Zone ......................................................
South Zone .....................................................
Coastal Zone ..................................................
Brant:
North Zone ......................................................
South Zone .....................................................
Coastal Zone ..................................................
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Rhode Island
Ducks .....................................................................
Mergansers ............................................................
Coots ......................................................................
Canada Geese .......................................................
Special season ...............................................
Light Geese ............................................................
Brant .......................................................................
South Carolina
Ducks (9)(10) .........................................................
Mergansers (11) .....................................................
Coots ......................................................................
Canada and White-fronted Geese (12) .................
Light Geese ............................................................
Brant .......................................................................
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Jan. 23–Feb. 15 ...........................................................
5
15
Oct. 17–Feb. 15 ...........................................................
Oct. 17–Feb. 15 ...........................................................
Oct. 17–Feb. 15 ...........................................................
25
25
25
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Oct. 8–Oct. 15 & ..........................................................
Nov. 5–Jan. 5 ...............................................................
Oct. 22–Oct. 29 & ........................................................
Nov. 12–Jan. 12 ...........................................................
Nov. 10–Nov. 12 & .......................................................
Nov. 24–Jan. 28 ...........................................................
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Oct. 7–Oct. 10 & ..........................................................
Nov. 23–Nov. 27 & .......................................................
Dec. 3–Jan. 22 .............................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Nov. 19–Nov. 27 & .......................................................
Dec. 3–Jan. 30 .............................................................
Feb. 4–Feb. 10 .............................................................
Oct. 16–Jan. 30 ............................................................
Dec. 4–Jan. 22 .............................................................
6
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5
15
3
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2
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6
Nov. 12 & .....................................................................
Nov. 19–Nov. 26 & .......................................................
Dec. 10–Jan. 29 ...........................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Nov. 19–Nov. 26 & .......................................................
Dec. 10–Jan. 29 & .......................................................
Feb. 12–Feb. 27 ...........................................................
Nov. 19–Nov. 26 & .......................................................
Dec. 10–Jan. 29 & .......................................................
Feb. 12–Feb. 27 ...........................................................
Nov. 19–Nov. 26 & .......................................................
Dec. 10–Jan. 29 ...........................................................
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25
2
2
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Possession
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(14) In West Virginia, the season is
closed for eiders, whistling ducks, and
mottled ducks.
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Season dates
Bag
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Minnesota
Ducks: ....................................................................
North Zone ......................................................
Central Zone ...................................................
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South Zone .....................................................
Mergansers ............................................................
Coots (5) ................................................................
Dark Geese (1):.
North Zone ......................................................
Central Zone ...................................................
South Zone .....................................................
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Sept. 24–Nov. 22.
Sept. 24–Oct. 2 &.
Oct. 8–Nov. 27.
Sept. 24–Oct. 2 & ........................................................
Oct. 15–Dec. 4.
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
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15
15
45
Sept. 3–Sept. 18 & .......................................................
Sept. 24–Dec. 23 .........................................................
Sept. 3–Sept. 18 & .......................................................
Sept. 24–Oct. 2 & ........................................................
Oct. 8–Dec. 28 .............................................................
Sept. 3–Sept. 18 & .......................................................
Sept. 24–Oct. 2 & ........................................................
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Limits
Season dates
Bag
Possession
Oct. 15–Jan. 4 ..............................................................
Light Geese:.
North Zone ......................................................
Central Zone ...................................................
South Zone .....................................................
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Tennessee
Ducks: ....................................................................
Reelfoot Zone .................................................
Rest of State ...................................................
Mergansers ............................................................
Coots ......................................................................
Canada Geese:.
Northwest Zone ..............................................
Rest of State ...................................................
White-fronted Geese:.
Northwest Zone ..............................................
Rest of State ...................................................
Brant:.
Northwest Zone ..............................................
Rest of State ...................................................
Light Geese ............................................................
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3
9
Same as for Dark Geese .............................................
Same as for Dark Geese .............................................
Same as for Dark Geese .............................................
20
20
20
60
60
60
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Nov. 12–Nov. 13 &.
Dec. 3–Jan. 29.
Nov. 26–Nov. 27 &.
Dec. 3–Jan. 29.
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
Same as for Ducks ......................................................
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18
5
15
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45
Sept. 1–Sept. 15 & .......................................................
Oct. 8–Oct. 12 & ..........................................................
Nov. 12–Nov. 13 & .......................................................
Dec. 3–Feb. 11 ............................................................
Sept. 1–Sept. 15 & .......................................................
Oct. 8–Oct. 25 & ..........................................................
Nov. 26–Nov. 27 & .......................................................
Dec. 3–Jan. 29 .............................................................
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
15
15
15
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Nov. 26–Nov. 27 & .......................................................
Dec. 3–Feb. 11 ............................................................
Same as Northwest Zone ............................................
2
2
2
6
6
6
Nov. 26–Nov. 27 & .......................................................
Dec. 3–Jan. 29 .............................................................
Same as Northwest Zone ............................................
Same as White-fronted Geese ....................................
2
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Iowa
Ducks, mergansers, coots
North Zone ..........................................................................................................................
Missouri River Zone ............................................................................................................
South Zone .........................................................................................................................
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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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Oct. 1 & 2.
Sept. 24 & 25.
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Oct. 1 & 2.
Oct. 22 & 23.
Nov. 5 & 6.
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4. Amend § 20.109 by:
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Kansas (7)
Ducks, geese, mergansers, and coots:
High Plains ..........................................................................................................................
Low Plains:
Early Zone ...................................................................................................................
Late Zone ....................................................................................................................
Southeast Zone ...........................................................................................................
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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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§ § 20.109 Extended seasons, limits, and
hours for taking migratory game birds by
falconry.
The revisions read as follows:
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Extended falconry dates
ATLANTIC FLYWAY
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New York
Ducks, mergansers and coots:
Long Island Zone ................................................................................................................
Northeastern Zone ..............................................................................................................
Southeastern Zone .............................................................................................................
Western Zone .....................................................................................................................
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Background
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 648
[Docket No. 120109034–2171–01]
RIN 0648–XE787
Fisheries of the Northeastern United
States; Small-Mesh Multispecies
Fishery; Adjustment to the Northern
Red Hake Inseason Possession Limit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Temporary rule; inseason
adjustment.
AGENCY:
We announce the reduction of
the commercial per-trip possession limit
for northern red hake for the remainder
of the 2016 fishing year. This action is
required to prevent the northern red
hake total allowable landing limit from
being exceeded. This announcement
informs the public that the northern red
hake possession limit is reduced.
DATES: Effective August 16, 2016,
through April 30, 2017.
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SUMMARY:
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Lichwell, Fishery Management
Specialist, 978–675–9112.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Regulations governing the red hake
fishery are found at 50 CFR part 648.
The small-mesh multispecies fishery is
managed primarily through a series of
exemptions from the Northeast
Multispecies Fisheries Management
Plan. The regulations describing the
process to adjust inseason commercial
possession limits of northern red hake
are described in § 648.86(d)(4) and (5).
These regulations require the National
Marine Fisheries Service Regional
Administrator, Greater Atlantic Region,
to reduce the northern red hake
possession limit from 3,000 lb (1,361 kg)
to 1,500 lb (680 kg) when landings have
been projected to reach or exceed 45
percent of the total allowable landings
(TAL). The possession limit is required
to be further reduced from 1,500 lb (680
kg) to 400 lb (181 kg) if landings are
projected to reach or exceed 62.5
percent of the TAL, unless such a
reduction would be expected to prevent
the TAL from being reached. The final
rule implementing the small-mesh
multispecies specifications for 2016–
2017, which published in the Federal
Register on June 28, 2016 (81 FR 41866),
set these inseason adjustment
thresholds for the 2016 fishing year.
These trip limit adjustment thresholds
are accountability measures put in place
because the annual catch limits (ACL)
for northern red hake were exceeded for
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dated: August 10, 2016.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy, Performance, and
Management Programs.
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Nov. 1–Nov. 23 & Nov. 28–Dec. 4 & Jan.
30–Feb. 13.
Oct. 1–Oct. 7 & Oct. 31–Nov. 4 & Dec.
12–Jan. 13.
Oct. 11–Nov. 11 & Jan. 1–Jan. 13.
Oct. 1–Oct. 21 & Dec. 5–Dec. 30.
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Montana (2)
Ducks, mergansers, and coots ..................................................................................................
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the 2012 and 2013 fishing years, and the
northern red hake stock was
experiencing overfishing.
Inseason Action
On August 8, 2016, the northern red
hake commercial possession limit was
reduced from 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) to
1,500 lb (680 kg) because the overall
commercial landings reached 45 percent
of the TAL. Based on commercial
landings data reported through July 27,
2016, the northern red hake fishery is
projected to reach 65.2 percent of the
TAL on August 6, 2016. Based on this
projection, we are required to reduce the
commercial northern red hake
possession limit from 1,500 lb (680 kg)
to 400 lb (181 kg) to prevent the TAL
from being exceeded. On the effective
date of this action, no person may
possess on board or land more than 400
lb (181 kg) of northern red hake per trip
for the remainder of the fishing year
(i.e., through April 30, 2017).
Classification
This action is taken under 50 CFR
part 648 and is exempt from review
under Executive Order 12866.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: August 11, 2016.
Emily H. Menashes,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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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.
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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.
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(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:
0
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.
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(c) * * *
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Limits
Season dates -------------------------------
Bag Possession
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MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY
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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) * * *
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(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.
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(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
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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.................
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
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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 closed for eiders, whistling
ducks, and mottled ducks.
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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
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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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Season dates
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MISSISSIPPI FLYWAY
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Iowa ..................................................................
Ducks, mergansers, coots ..................................................................
North Zone...................... Sept. 17 & 18.
Missouri River Zone............. Oct. 1 & 2.
South Zone...................... Sept. 24 & 25.
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CENTRAL FLYWAY
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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
0
b. On page 48683, revising the entry for Montana under the heading
CENTRAL FLYWAY in the table.
[[Page 54518]]
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
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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.
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CENTRAL FLYWAY
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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]
BILLING CODE 4333-15-P
