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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS–R9–MB–2008–NO156; 91200–1231–
9BPP]
Take of Migrant Peregrine Falcons in
the United States for Use in Falconry
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
SUMMARY: This notice is to announce the
availability of a Final Environmental
Assessment and Management Plan
(FEA) for take of migrant peregrine
falcons (Falco peregrinus) in the United
States for use in falconry.
ADDRESSES: The FEA is available from
the Division of Migratory Bird
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Room
634, Arlington, VA 22203–1610. You
can request a copy of the FEA by calling
703–358–1825. The FEA also is
available on the Division of Migratory
Bird Management Web site at https://
www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
George Allen, Division of Migratory Bird
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, at 703–358–1825.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We
published a notice of the availability of
a Draft Environmental Assessment on
November 13, 2007 (72 FR 63921). We
stated in the DEA that our management
goal is to allow a reasonable harvest of
migrant Northern peregrines while not
increasing cumulative harvest of the
U.S. portion of the Western or the
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Alaskan segment of the Northern
population to a harvest rate (defined as
the proportion/percentage of fledged
young in a given year that are removed
by falconers) greater than 5%, and to
have a minimal impact on non-target
populations by limiting take of
peregrines from them to less than 1%.
In the DEA, we considered six
alternatives to address potential take of
migrant peregrine falcons in the United
States and Alaska. Under the No-Action
Alternative, no legal take of migrant
peregrine falcons for falconry could
occur. We also evaluated alternatives
that would allow take in different
locations and at different times.
Having reviewed the comments on the
DEA, we have revised the assessment,
have reanalyzed data on North
American peregrine falcon migration,
and have considered eight alternatives
for the harvest of passage peregrines. We
analyzed the likely effects of harvest
under the eight alternatives using band
recovery data for peregrines that had
been banded as nestlings and reencountered during their first year, and
the best available conservative estimates
of population size for each management
population. From these data sets, we
estimated the proportion of each
management population’s first-year
cohort that potentially would be
exposed to harvest risk annually under
each alternative, and, assuming harvest
was in proportion to availability, the
likely makeup of harvest.
The preferred alternative in our FEA
is to allow take of 116 nestling and postfledging first-year peregrine falcons
from the nesting period through 31
August west of 100 degrees W longitude
(including Alaska), and allow a take of
36 first-year migrant peregrine falcons
between 20 September and 20 October
from anywhere in the U.S. east of 100
degrees W longitude. These harvest
limits take into account an annual
falconry harvest of up to two migrant
peregrine falcons in Canada and up to
25 in Mexico, which we believe is
consistent with the current harvest in
the two countries.
We expect there to be extensive
coordination through the flyway
councils on matters of harvest allocation
among participating States in the U.S.
and Mexico, and Canadian provinces.
We propose to work with the flyway
councils to establish procedures for
collection, housing, and assessment of
feather samples, and to establish criteria
for determining the sex of harvested
peregrines. In addition, we propose to
monitor the number, sex, and
geographic distribution of peregrines
that are harvested to ensure compliance
with the frameworks in the proposed
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action. We will work through the flyway
councils, or take regulatory actions, to
resolve issues of non-compliance.
Future population surveys may
identify changes in population size or
productivity values from those reported
here. We will review population and
harvest data for Canada, the U.S., and
Mexico every five years, or at the
request of the flyway councils, to
reassess the allowable harvest limits. If,
during one of these reviews, we
determine that F. p. anatum is no longer
formally considered threatened or
endangered by the Canadian Wildlife
Service in Canada, and if the Atlantic
and Mississippi flyway councils have
determined that peregrines from the
Eastern management population no
longer warrant special protection, we
may consider a more liberal take of
migrants.
Dated: November 20, 2008.
Kenneth Stansell,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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Jena Band of Choctaw Indians Liquor
Control Ordinance
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ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice publishes the
Liquor Control Ordinance of the Jena
Band of Choctaw Indians. The
Ordinance regulates and controls the
possession, sale, and consumption of
liquor within the tribal lands. The tribal
lands are located in Indian Country and
this Ordinance allows for possession
and sale of alcoholic beverages within
their boundaries. This Ordinance will
increase the ability of the tribal
government to control the tribe’s liquor
sales, distribution and possession, and
at the same time will provide an
important source of revenue for the
continued operation and strengthening
of the tribal government and the
delivery of tribal services.
DATES: Effective Date: This Ordinance is
effective January 7, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chanda M. Joseph, Tribal Operations
Officer, Eastern Regional Office, 545
Marriott Drive, Suite 700, Nashville, TN
37214, Telephone (615) 564–6750; or
Elizabeth Colliflower, Office of Tribal
Services, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Act of August 15, 1953, Public
Law 83–277, 67 Stat. 586, 18 U.S.C.
1161, as interpreted by the Supreme
Court in Rice v. Rehner, 463 U.S. 713
(1983), the Secretary of the Interior shall
certify and publish in the Federal
Register notice of adopted liquor
ordinances for the purpose of regulating
liquor transactions in Indian Country.
The Tribal Council for the Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians adopted this Liquor
Code on June 14, 2007. The purpose of
this Ordinance is to govern the sale,
possession and distribution of alcohol
within the tribal lands of the Jena Band
of Choctaw Indians. This notice is
published in accordance with the
authority delegated by the Secretary of
the Interior to the Assistant SecretaryIndian Affairs. I certify that this Liquor
Control Ordinance of the Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians was duly adopted by
the Tribal Council for the Jena Band of
Indians on June 14, 2007.
Dated: November 24, 2008.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
and Economic Development.
The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
Liquor Control Ordinance reads as
follows:
The Jena Band of Choctaw Indians
Liquor Control Ordinance
Article I—Title
This Ordinance shall be known as the
‘‘Jena Band of Choctaw Indians Liquor
Control Ordinance.’’
Article II—Authority
This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to
the Act of August 15, 1953 (Pub. L. 83–
277, 67 Stat. 686, 18 U.S.C. 1161), the
Constitution of the Jena Band of
Choctaw Indians (the ‘‘Constitution’’),
and the Tribe’s inherent sovereign
authority. The Tribal Council, as the
governing body of the Tribe, is
empowered pursuant to Article VIII,
Section 1(j) and Section 1(l),
respectively, of the Constitution to
‘‘[p]romote and protect the health,
peace, morals, education, and general
welfare of the tribe and its members;’’
and to ‘‘[e]stablish policies relating to
tribal economic affairs and enterprises
consistent with this Constitution.’’
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Section 1(o) and Section 1(n),
respectively, to ‘‘[p]ass any ordinance
and/or resolution necessary or
incidental to the exercise of any of the
foregoing powers and duties’’ and to
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R9-MB-2008-NO156; 91200-1231-9BPP]
Take of Migrant Peregrine Falcons in the United States for Use in
Falconry
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: This notice is to announce the availability of a Final
Environmental Assessment and Management Plan (FEA) for take of migrant
peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) in the United States for use in
falconry.
ADDRESSES: The FEA is available from the Division of Migratory Bird
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 North Fairfax Drive,
Room 634, Arlington, VA 22203-1610. You can request a copy of the FEA
by calling 703-358-1825. The FEA also is available on the Division of
Migratory Bird Management Web site at https://www.fws.gov/
migratorybirds/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. George Allen, Division of
Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at 703-358-
1825.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We published a notice of the availability of
a Draft Environmental Assessment on November 13, 2007 (72 FR 63921). We
stated in the DEA that our management goal is to allow a reasonable
harvest of migrant Northern peregrines while not increasing cumulative
harvest of the U.S. portion of the Western or the
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Alaskan segment of the Northern population to a harvest rate (defined
as the proportion/percentage of fledged young in a given year that are
removed by falconers) greater than 5%, and to have a minimal impact on
non-target populations by limiting take of peregrines from them to less
than 1%.
In the DEA, we considered six alternatives to address potential
take of migrant peregrine falcons in the United States and Alaska.
Under the No-Action Alternative, no legal take of migrant peregrine
falcons for falconry could occur. We also evaluated alternatives that
would allow take in different locations and at different times.
Having reviewed the comments on the DEA, we have revised the
assessment, have reanalyzed data on North American peregrine falcon
migration, and have considered eight alternatives for the harvest of
passage peregrines. We analyzed the likely effects of harvest under the
eight alternatives using band recovery data for peregrines that had
been banded as nestlings and re-encountered during their first year,
and the best available conservative estimates of population size for
each management population. From these data sets, we estimated the
proportion of each management population's first-year cohort that
potentially would be exposed to harvest risk annually under each
alternative, and, assuming harvest was in proportion to availability,
the likely makeup of harvest.
The preferred alternative in our FEA is to allow take of 116
nestling and post-fledging first-year peregrine falcons from the
nesting period through 31 August west of 100 degrees W longitude
(including Alaska), and allow a take of 36 first-year migrant peregrine
falcons between 20 September and 20 October from anywhere in the U.S.
east of 100 degrees W longitude. These harvest limits take into account
an annual falconry harvest of up to two migrant peregrine falcons in
Canada and up to 25 in Mexico, which we believe is consistent with the
current harvest in the two countries.
We expect there to be extensive coordination through the flyway
councils on matters of harvest allocation among participating States in
the U.S. and Mexico, and Canadian provinces. We propose to work with
the flyway councils to establish procedures for collection, housing,
and assessment of feather samples, and to establish criteria for
determining the sex of harvested peregrines. In addition, we propose to
monitor the number, sex, and geographic distribution of peregrines that
are harvested to ensure compliance with the frameworks in the proposed
action. We will work through the flyway councils, or take regulatory
actions, to resolve issues of non-compliance.
Future population surveys may identify changes in population size
or productivity values from those reported here. We will review
population and harvest data for Canada, the U.S., and Mexico every five
years, or at the request of the flyway councils, to reassess the
allowable harvest limits. If, during one of these reviews, we determine
that F. p. anatum is no longer formally considered threatened or
endangered by the Canadian Wildlife Service in Canada, and if the
Atlantic and Mississippi flyway councils have determined that
peregrines from the Eastern management population no longer warrant
special protection, we may consider a more liberal take of migrants.
Dated: November 20, 2008.
Kenneth Stansell,
Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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