Migratory Bird Hunting; Service Regulations Committee Meeting, 27521 [2017-12384]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 114 / Thursday, June 15, 2017 / Notices access to this meeting for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, closed captioning, or other accommodation needs to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, TTY 800–877–8339, with your request by close of business on June 14, 2017. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2017–0028; FF09M21200–178–FXMB1231099BPP0] RIN 1018–BB73 Migratory Bird Hunting; Service Regulations Committee Meeting AGENCY: Dated: May 15, 2017. Jerome Ford, Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. Notice of meeting. ACTION: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) will conduct an open meeting in June 2017 to identify and discuss preliminary issues concerning the 2018–19 migratory bird hunting regulations. DATES: The meeting will be held June 21, 2017. The meeting will commence at approximately 11:00 a.m. and is open to the public. ADDRESSES: The Service Regulations Committee meeting will be in the Rachel Carson conference room at 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, Virginia 22041. SUMMARY: Ron W. Kokel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, MS: MB, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041–3803; (703) 358–1967. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703–712), the Service regulates the hunting of migratory game birds. We update the migratory game bird hunting regulations, located in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations in part 20, annually. Through these regulations, we establish the frameworks, or outside limits, for season lengths, bag limits, and areas for migratory game bird hunting. To help us in this process, we have administratively divided the nation into four Flyways (Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, and Pacific), each of which has a Flyway Council. Representatives from the Service, the Service’s Migratory Bird Regulations Committee, and Flyway Council Consultants will meet on June 21, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. to identify preliminary issues concerning the 2018– 19 migratory bird hunting regulations for discussion and review by the Flyway Councils at their August and September meetings. In accordance with Department of the Interior (hereinafter Department) policy regarding meetings of the Service Regulations Committee attended by any person outside the Department, these meetings are open to public observation. 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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2017-0028; FF09M21200-178-FXMB1231099BPP0]
RIN 1018-BB73


Migratory Bird Hunting; Service Regulations Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) will 
conduct an open meeting in June 2017 to identify and discuss 
preliminary issues concerning the 2018-19 migratory bird hunting 
regulations.

DATES: The meeting will be held June 21, 2017. The meeting will 
commence at approximately 11:00 a.m. and is open to the public.

ADDRESSES: The Service Regulations Committee meeting will be in the 
Rachel Carson conference room at 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, 
Virginia 22041.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron W. Kokel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service, Department of the Interior, MS: MB, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls 
Church, VA 22041-3803; (703) 358-1967.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712), the Service regulates the hunting of 
migratory game birds. We update the migratory game bird hunting 
regulations, located in title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations in 
part 20, annually. Through these regulations, we establish the 
frameworks, or outside limits, for season lengths, bag limits, and 
areas for migratory game bird hunting. To help us in this process, we 
have administratively divided the nation into four Flyways (Atlantic, 
Mississippi, Central, and Pacific), each of which has a Flyway Council. 
Representatives from the Service, the Service's Migratory Bird 
Regulations Committee, and Flyway Council Consultants will meet on June 
21, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. to identify preliminary issues concerning the 
2018-19 migratory bird hunting regulations for discussion and review by 
the Flyway Councils at their August and September meetings.
    In accordance with Department of the Interior (hereinafter 
Department) policy regarding meetings of the Service Regulations 
Committee attended by any person outside the Department, these meetings 
are open to public observation. The Service is committed to providing 
access to this meeting for all participants. Please direct all requests 
for sign language interpreting services, closed captioning, or other 
accommodation needs to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT, TTY 800-877-8339, with your request by close of business on 
June 14, 2017.

    Dated: May 15, 2017.
Jerome Ford,
Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-12384 Filed 6-14-17; 8:45 am]
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