Service Regulations Committee Meeting, 2542 [E7-753]

Download as PDF 2542 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 12 / Friday, January 19, 2007 / Notices of Management Authority, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room 700, Arlington, Virginia 22203; fax 703/358–2281. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Division of Management Authority, telephone 703/358–2104. Notice is hereby given that on the dates below, as SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: authorized by the provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Service issued the requested permits subject to certain conditions set forth therein. MARINE MAMMALS Permit No. 125911 130149 130438 132483 Applicant .............. .............. .............. .............. Craig A. Stanley ..................................................... Kevin T. Klumper ................................................... William I. Morgan, Jr. ............................................. Hartwell N. Riser, Jr. ............................................. Dated: December 15, 2006. Michael S. Moore, Senior Permit Biologist, Branch of Permits, Division of Management Authority. [FR Doc. E7–750 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Service Regulations Committee Meeting Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) will conduct an open meeting on February 8, 2007, to identify and discuss preliminary issues concerning the 2007–08 migratory bird hunting regulations. DATES: The meeting will be held February 8, 2007. ADDRESSES: The Service Regulations Committee will meet at the Embassy Suites Hotel, Denver—International Airport, 7001 Yampa Street, Denver, Colorado, (303) 574–3000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Blohm, Acting Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, ms MBSP–4107–ARLSQ, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, (703) 358–1714. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703–712), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service regulates the hunting of migratory game birds. We update the migratory game bird hunting regulations, located at 50 CFR 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 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES SUMMARY: 18:10 Jan 18, 2007 Jkt 211001 71 71 71 71 FR FR FR FR 42409; 60564; 60564; 60561; July 26, 2006 .................................. October 13, 2006 ........................... October 13, 2006 ........................... October 13, 2006 ........................... 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 February 8, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. to identify preliminary issues concerning the 2007– 08 migratory bird hunting regulations for discussion and review by the Flyway Councils at their March meetings. In accordance with Departmental policy regarding meetings of the Service Regulations Committee attended by any person outside the Department, these meetings are open to public observation. BILLING CODE 4310–55–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 Receipt of application Federal Register notice Dated: December 11, 2006. Paul R. Schmidt, Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. [FR Doc. E7–753 Filed 1–18–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–55–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service Notice of Availability of Draft Report of Findings Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act on a Feathered Headdress in the Possession of the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with provisions of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of the availability of the Report of Findings on a feathered headdress in the possession of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and in the control of the Department of the Interior (DOI). This notice is given so that the Service may continue to fulfill its obligations under NAGPRA by distributing its findings for PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Permit issuance date November December December December 20, 2006. 5, 2006. 8, 2006. 1, 2006. review by all interested parties. Copies of this report have already been provided to the requesting Tribes. DATES: We must receive comments by February 20, 2007. ADDRESSES: Please submit written comments to the Assistant Director, National Wildlife Refuge System, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240, attention: Eugene Marino or by FAX (703) 358–2517. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Eugene Marino, Service Archaeologist, (703) 358–2173. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The object in question is a feathered headdress that was forfeited to the United States Government in November 2001 as part of a guilty plea agreement resulting from an attempt to sell it in violation of Sections 703 and 707(a) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703–711). After consulting with various parties, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled that the forfeited object would be turned over to the Department of the Interior for care and disposition under the Native Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3001, et seq., and as codified in 43 CFR 10.8. The headdress is ornamented with golden eagle feathers and is now under the control of the DOI and in the possession of the Service. An initial assessment of the object indicates that it was likely manufactured during the first decade of the 20th Century. Documentation submitted to the Court during the trial alleges that the headdress was manufactured for use in ‘‘The Last PowWow,’’ a gathering of tribal chiefs, which occurred in 1907 in Collinsville, Indian Territory, which is now the State of Oklahoma. The Comanche Chief Quannah Parker purportedly offered the headdress to the Apache Chief Geronimo for use during the event. Other documentation submitted for the Court’s consideration alleges that Chief E:\FR\FM\19JAN1.SGM 19JAN1

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[FR Doc No: E7-753]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service


Service Regulations Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter Service) will 
conduct an open meeting on February 8, 2007, to identify and discuss 
preliminary issues concerning the 2007-08 migratory bird hunting 
regulations.

DATES: The meeting will be held February 8, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The Service Regulations Committee will meet at the Embassy 
Suites Hotel, Denver--International Airport, 7001 Yampa Street, Denver, 
Colorado, (303) 574-3000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Blohm, Acting Chief, Division 
of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior, ms MBSP-4107-ARLSQ, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20240, (703) 358-1714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the authority of the Migratory Bird 
Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 703-712), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
regulates the hunting of migratory game birds. We update the migratory 
game bird hunting regulations, located at 50 CFR 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 February 8, 2007, at 8:30 a.m. 
to identify preliminary issues concerning the 2007-08 migratory bird 
hunting regulations for discussion and review by the Flyway Councils at 
their March meetings.
    In accordance with Departmental policy regarding meetings of the 
Service Regulations Committee attended by any person outside the 
Department, these meetings are open to public observation.

    Dated: December 11, 2006.
Paul R. Schmidt,
Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
 [FR Doc. E7-753 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am]
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