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(2) Each other concern is small under the
size standard corresponding to the NAICS
code assigned to the procurement;
(3) The joint venture meets the
requirements of paragraph 7 of the
explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the
Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
(4) The joint venture meets the
requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b), except that
the principal company may be a veteranowned small business concern or a servicedisabled veteran-owned small business
concern.
(e) Any veteran-owned small business
concern (non-manufacturer) must meet the
requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal
Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit
under this program.
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(a) Large businesses are encouraged to
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developmental assistance to eligible servicedisabled veteran-owned small businesses and
veteran-owned small businesses to enhance
the small businesses’ capabilities and
increase their participation as VA prime
contractors and as subcontractors.
(b) The program consists of:
(1) Mentor firms, which are contractors
capable of providing developmental
assistance;
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concerns or veteran-owned small business
concerns; and
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by the VA Office of Small and Disadvantaged
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requisite expertise to effectively compete for
and successfully perform VA prime contracts
and subcontracts.
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Program are eligible for an incentive for
subcontracting plan credit. VA will recognize
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providing assistance to a protege firm and
apply those costs for purposes of determining
whether the mentor firm attains its
subcontracting plan participation goals under
a VA contract. The amount of credit given to
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developmental assistance costs shall be
calculated on a dollar-for-dollar basis and
reported by the large business prime
contractor via the Electronic Subcontracting
Reporting System (eSRS).
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Assisting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Small Businesses and Veteran-Owned Small
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 21
[FWS–R9–MB–2009–0071; 91200–1231–
9BPP]
RIN 1018–AW98
Migratory Bird Permits; States
Delegated Falconry Permitting
Authority
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
SUMMARY: The States of Mississippi,
Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
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Texas, and Utah have requested that we,
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
delegate permitting for falconry to the
State, as provided under the regulations
at 50 CFR 21.29. We have reviewed
regulations and supporting materials
provided by the States, and have
concluded that their regulations comply
with the Federal regulations. We change
the falconry regulations accordingly.
DATES: This rule is effective January 7,
2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
George T. Allen, Division of Migratory
Bird Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, 703–358–1825.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, published a final rule in the
Federal Register on October 8, 2008, to
revise our regulations governing
falconry in the United States (50 CFR
21.29). The regulations provide that,
when a State meets the requirements for
operating under the regulations,
falconry permitting must be delegated to
the State. The States of Mississippi,
Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Texas, and Utah have submitted revised
falconry regulations and supporting
materials, and have requested to be
allowed to operate under the revised
Federal regulations. We have reviewed
the States’ regulations and determined
that they meet the requirements of 50
CFR 21.29(b). According to the
regulations at § 21.29(b)(4), we must
issue a rule to add the State to the list
at § 21.29(b)(10) of approved States with
a falconry program. We change the
Federal regulations accordingly.
Therefore, a Federal permit will no
longer be required to practice falconry
in the States of Mississippi, Montana,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and
Utah beginning January 1, 2010.
Administrative Procedure
In accordance with section 553 of the
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.
551 et seq.), we are issuing this final
rule without prior opportunity for
public comment. Under the regulations
at 50 CFR 21.29(b)(1)(ii), the Director of
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must
determine if a State, tribal, or territorial
falconry permitting program meets
Federal requirements. When the
Director makes this determination, the
Service is required by regulations at 50
CFR 21.29(b)(4) to publish a rule in the
Federal Register adding the State, tribe,
or territory to the list of those approved
for allowing the practice of falconry. On
January 1st of the calendar year
following publication of the rule, the
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Service will terminate Federal falconry
permitting in any State certified under
the regulations at 50 CFR 21.29. This is
a ministerial and non-discretionary
action that must be enacted in short
order to enable the subject States to
assume all responsibilities of falconry
permitting by January 1, 2010, the
effective date of this regulatory
amendment. Further, the relevant
regulation at 50 CFR 21.29 governing
the transfer of permitting authority to
these States has already been subject to
public notice and comment procedures.
Therefore, in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(3)(B), we did not publish a
proposed rule in regard to this
rulemaking action because, for good
cause as stated above, we found prior
public notice and comment procedures
to be unnecessary.
Required Determinations
Regulatory Planning and Review
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has determined that this rule is
not significant under Executive Order
12866. OMB bases its determination
upon the following four criteria:
a. Whether the rule will have an
annual effect of $100 million or more on
the economy or adversely affect an
economic sector, productivity, jobs, the
environment, or other units of the
government.
b. Whether the rule will create
inconsistencies with other Federal
agencies’ actions.
c. Whether the rule will materially
affect entitlements, grants, user fees,
loan programs, or the rights and
obligations of their recipients.
d. Whether the rule raises novel legal
or policy issues.
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Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.)
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as amended by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act (SBREFA) of 1996 (Pub. L.
104–121), whenever an agency is
required to publish a notice of
rulemaking for any proposed or final
rule, it must prepare and make available
for public comment a regulatory
flexibility analysis that describes the
effect of the rule on small entities (that
is, small businesses, small
organizations, and small government
jurisdictions). However, no regulatory
flexibility analysis is required if the
head of an agency certifies the rule will
not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small
entities.
SBREFA amended the Regulatory
Flexibility Act to require Federal
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agencies to provide the statement of the
factual basis for certifying that a rule
will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small
entities. We have examined this rule’s
potential effects on small entities as
required by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act, and have determined that this
action will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities. This rule
delegates authority to States that have
requested it, and those States have
already changed their falconry
regulations. This rule does not change
falconers’ costs for practicing their
sport, nor does it affect businesses that
provide equipment or supplies for
falconry.
Consequently, we certify that, because
this rule will not have a significant
economic effect on a substantial number
of small entities, a regulatory flexibility
analysis is not required.
This rule is not a major rule under the
SBREFA (5 U.S.C. 804(2)). It will not
have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
a. This rule does not have an annual
effect on the economy of $100 million
or more. There are no costs to
permittees or any other part of the
economy associated with this
regulations change.
b. This rule will not cause a major
increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries,
Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions. The
practice of falconry does not
significantly affect costs or prices in any
sector of the economy.
c. This rule will not have significant
adverse effects on competition,
employment, investment, productivity,
innovation, or the ability of U.S.-based
enterprises to compete with foreignbased enterprises. Falconry is an
endeavor of private individuals. Neither
regulation nor practice of falconry
significantly affects business activities.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
In accordance with the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501 et
seq.), we have determined the following:
a. This rule will not ‘‘significantly or
uniquely’’ affect small governments in a
negative way. A small government
agency plan is not required. The four
States affected by this rule applied for
the authority to issue permits for the
practice of falconry.
b. This rule will not produce a
Federal mandate of $100 million or
greater in any year; i.e., it is not a
‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
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Takings
In accordance with E.O. 12630, the
rule does not have significant takings
implications. A takings implication
assessment is not required. This rule
does not contain a provision for taking
of private property.
Federalism
This rule does not have sufficient
Federalism effects to warrant
preparation of a Federalism assessment
under E.O. 13132. The States being
delegated authority to issue permits to
conduct falconry have requested that
authority. No significant economic
impacts are expected to result from the
regulation of falconry.
Civil Justice Reform
In accordance with E.O. 12988, the
Office of the Solicitor has determined
that the rule does not unduly burden the
judicial system and meets the
requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2)
of the Order.
Paperwork Reduction Act
We examined this rule under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OMB
has approved the information collection
requirements of the Migratory Bird
Permits Program and assigned OMB
control number 1018–0022, which
expires November 30, 2010. This
regulation change does not add to the
approved information collection.
Information from the collection is used
to document take of raptors from the
wild for use in falconry and to
document transfers of raptors held for
falconry between permittees. A Federal
agency may not conduct or sponsor and
a person is not required to respond to
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
National Environmental Policy Act
We evaluated the environmental
impacts of the changes to these
regulations, and determined that this
rule does not have any environmental
impacts. Within the spirit and intent of
the Council on Environmental Quality’s
regulations for implementing the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), and other statutes, orders, and
policies that protect fish and wildlife
resources, we determined that these
regulatory changes do not have a
significant effect on the human
environment.
Under the guidance in Appendix 1 of
the Department of the Interior Manual at
516 DM 2, we conclude that the
regulatory changes are categorically
excluded because they ‘‘have no or
minor potential environmental impact’’
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(516 DM 2, Appendix 1A(1)). No more
comprehensive NEPA analysis of the
regulations change is required.
Government-to-Government
Relationship With Tribes
In accordance with the President’s
memorandum of April 29, 1994,
‘‘Government-to-Government Relations
with Native American Tribal
Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), Executive
Order 13175, and 512 DM 2, we have
evaluated potential effects on Federally
recognized Indian Tribes and have
determined that this rule will not
interfere with Tribes’ ability to manage
themselves or their funds or to regulate
falconry on Tribal lands.
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
E.O. 13211 requires agencies to
prepare Statements of Energy Effects
when undertaking certain actions.
Because this rule only affects the
practice of falconry in the United States,
it is not a significant regulatory action
under E.O. 12866, and will not
significantly affect energy supplies,
distribution, or use. Therefore, this
action is not a significant energy action
and no Statement of Energy Effects is
required.
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Environmental Consequences of the
Proposed Action
Socioeconomic. We do not expect the
proposed action to have discernible
socioeconomic impacts.
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Raptor populations. This rule will not
change the effects of falconry on raptor
populations. We have reviewed and
approved the State regulations.
Endangered and Threatened Species.
This rule does not change protections
for endangered and threatened species.
Compliance With Endangered Species
Act Requirements
Section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended (16
U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), requires that ‘‘The
Secretary [of the Interior] shall review
other programs administered by him
and utilize such programs in
furtherance of the purposes of this
chapter’’ (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(1)). It
further states that the Secretary must
‘‘insure that any action authorized,
funded, or carried out * * * is not
likely to jeopardize the continued
existence of any endangered species or
threatened species or result in the
destruction or adverse modification of
[critical] habitat’’ (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)).
Delegating falconry permitting authority
to States with approved programs will
not affect threatened or endangered
species or their habitats in the United
States.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 21
Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements,
Transportation, Wildlife.
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For the reasons stated in the preamble,
we amend part 21 of subpart C,
subchapter B, chapter I, title 50 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, as follows:
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PART 21—MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS
1. The authority citation for part 21
continues to read as follows:
■
Authority: .0 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40
Stat. 755 (16 U.S.C. 703); Public Law 95–616,
92 Stat. 3112 (16 U.S.C. 712(2)); Public Law
106–108, 113 Stat. 1491, Note Following 16
U.S.C. 703.
§ 21.29
[Amended]
2. Amend § 21.29 as follows:
a. In paragraph (b)(10)(i), remove the
brackets and the words ‘‘[—States,
tribes, and territories in compliance
with these revised regulations—]’’ and
add in their place the words
‘‘Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Texas, or Utah,’’ and
■ b. In paragraph (b)(10)(ii), remove the
words ‘‘Mississippi,’’ ‘‘Montana,’’
‘‘Oklahoma,’’ ‘‘Pennsylvania,’’ ‘‘Texas,’’
and ‘‘Utah’’.
■
■
Dated: November 20, 2009.
Thomas L. Strickland,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and
Parks.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 21
[FWS-R9-MB-2009-0071; 91200-1231-9BPP]
RIN 1018-AW98
Migratory Bird Permits; States Delegated Falconry Permitting
Authority
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The States of Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Texas, and Utah have requested that we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, delegate permitting for falconry to the State, as provided
under the regulations at 50 CFR 21.29. We have reviewed regulations and
supporting materials provided by the States, and have concluded that
their regulations comply with the Federal regulations. We change the
falconry regulations accordingly.
DATES: This rule is effective January 7, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. George T. Allen, Division of
Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 703-358-
1825.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, published a final rule in
the Federal Register on October 8, 2008, to revise our regulations
governing falconry in the United States (50 CFR 21.29). The regulations
provide that, when a State meets the requirements for operating under
the regulations, falconry permitting must be delegated to the State.
The States of Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, and
Utah have submitted revised falconry regulations and supporting
materials, and have requested to be allowed to operate under the
revised Federal regulations. We have reviewed the States' regulations
and determined that they meet the requirements of 50 CFR 21.29(b).
According to the regulations at Sec. 21.29(b)(4), we must issue a rule
to add the State to the list at Sec. 21.29(b)(10) of approved States
with a falconry program. We change the Federal regulations accordingly.
Therefore, a Federal permit will no longer be required to practice
falconry in the States of Mississippi, Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania,
Texas, and Utah beginning January 1, 2010.
Administrative Procedure
In accordance with section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act
(5 U.S.C. 551 et seq.), we are issuing this final rule without prior
opportunity for public comment. Under the regulations at 50 CFR
21.29(b)(1)(ii), the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
must determine if a State, tribal, or territorial falconry permitting
program meets Federal requirements. When the Director makes this
determination, the Service is required by regulations at 50 CFR
21.29(b)(4) to publish a rule in the Federal Register adding the State,
tribe, or territory to the list of those approved for allowing the
practice of falconry. On January 1st of the calendar year following
publication of the rule, the
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Service will terminate Federal falconry permitting in any State
certified under the regulations at 50 CFR 21.29. This is a ministerial
and non-discretionary action that must be enacted in short order to
enable the subject States to assume all responsibilities of falconry
permitting by January 1, 2010, the effective date of this regulatory
amendment. Further, the relevant regulation at 50 CFR 21.29 governing
the transfer of permitting authority to these States has already been
subject to public notice and comment procedures. Therefore, in
accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), we did not publish a proposed
rule in regard to this rulemaking action because, for good cause as
stated above, we found prior public notice and comment procedures to be
unnecessary.
Required Determinations
Regulatory Planning and Review
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that this
rule is not significant under Executive Order 12866. OMB bases its
determination upon the following four criteria:
a. Whether the rule will have an annual effect of $100 million or
more on the economy or adversely affect an economic sector,
productivity, jobs, the environment, or other units of the government.
b. Whether the rule will create inconsistencies with other Federal
agencies' actions.
c. Whether the rule will materially affect entitlements, grants,
user fees, loan programs, or the rights and obligations of their
recipients.
d. Whether the rule raises novel legal or policy issues.
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., as
amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
(SBREFA) of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), whenever an agency is required to
publish a notice of rulemaking for any proposed or final rule, it must
prepare and make available for public comment a regulatory flexibility
analysis that describes the effect of the rule on small entities (that
is, small businesses, small organizations, and small government
jurisdictions). However, no regulatory flexibility analysis is required
if the head of an agency certifies the rule will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
SBREFA amended the Regulatory Flexibility Act to require Federal
agencies to provide the statement of the factual basis for certifying
that a rule will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. We have examined this rule's
potential effects on small entities as required by the Regulatory
Flexibility Act, and have determined that this action will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
This rule delegates authority to States that have requested it, and
those States have already changed their falconry regulations. This rule
does not change falconers' costs for practicing their sport, nor does
it affect businesses that provide equipment or supplies for falconry.
Consequently, we certify that, because this rule will not have a
significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities,
a regulatory flexibility analysis is not required.
This rule is not a major rule under the SBREFA (5 U.S.C. 804(2)).
It will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number
of small entities.
a. This rule does not have an annual effect on the economy of $100
million or more. There are no costs to permittees or any other part of
the economy associated with this regulations change.
b. This rule will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government
agencies, or geographic regions. The practice of falconry does not
significantly affect costs or prices in any sector of the economy.
c. This rule will not have significant adverse effects on
competition, employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the
ability of U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based
enterprises. Falconry is an endeavor of private individuals. Neither
regulation nor practice of falconry significantly affects business
activities.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
In accordance with the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1501
et seq.), we have determined the following:
a. This rule will not ``significantly or uniquely'' affect small
governments in a negative way. A small government agency plan is not
required. The four States affected by this rule applied for the
authority to issue permits for the practice of falconry.
b. This rule will not produce a Federal mandate of $100 million or
greater in any year; i.e., it is not a ``significant regulatory
action'' under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
Takings
In accordance with E.O. 12630, the rule does not have significant
takings implications. A takings implication assessment is not required.
This rule does not contain a provision for taking of private property.
Federalism
This rule does not have sufficient Federalism effects to warrant
preparation of a Federalism assessment under E.O. 13132. The States
being delegated authority to issue permits to conduct falconry have
requested that authority. No significant economic impacts are expected
to result from the regulation of falconry.
Civil Justice Reform
In accordance with E.O. 12988, the Office of the Solicitor has
determined that the rule does not unduly burden the judicial system and
meets the requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of the Order.
Paperwork Reduction Act
We examined this rule under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
OMB has approved the information collection requirements of the
Migratory Bird Permits Program and assigned OMB control number 1018-
0022, which expires November 30, 2010. This regulation change does not
add to the approved information collection. Information from the
collection is used to document take of raptors from the wild for use in
falconry and to document transfers of raptors held for falconry between
permittees. A Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is
not required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number.
National Environmental Policy Act
We evaluated the environmental impacts of the changes to these
regulations, and determined that this rule does not have any
environmental impacts. Within the spirit and intent of the Council on
Environmental Quality's regulations for implementing the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and other statutes, orders, and
policies that protect fish and wildlife resources, we determined that
these regulatory changes do not have a significant effect on the human
environment.
Under the guidance in Appendix 1 of the Department of the Interior
Manual at 516 DM 2, we conclude that the regulatory changes are
categorically excluded because they ``have no or minor potential
environmental impact''
[[Page 64640]]
(516 DM 2, Appendix 1A(1)). No more comprehensive NEPA analysis of the
regulations change is required.
Government-to-Government Relationship With Tribes
In accordance with the President's memorandum of April 29, 1994,
``Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal
Governments'' (59 FR 22951), Executive Order 13175, and 512 DM 2, we
have evaluated potential effects on Federally recognized Indian Tribes
and have determined that this rule will not interfere with Tribes'
ability to manage themselves or their funds or to regulate falconry on
Tribal lands.
Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use
E.O. 13211 requires agencies to prepare Statements of Energy
Effects when undertaking certain actions. Because this rule only
affects the practice of falconry in the United States, it is not a
significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866, and will not
significantly affect energy supplies, distribution, or use. Therefore,
this action is not a significant energy action and no Statement of
Energy Effects is required.
Environmental Consequences of the Proposed Action
Socioeconomic. We do not expect the proposed action to have
discernible socioeconomic impacts.
Raptor populations. This rule will not change the effects of
falconry on raptor populations. We have reviewed and approved the State
regulations.
Endangered and Threatened Species. This rule does not change
protections for endangered and threatened species.
Compliance With Endangered Species Act Requirements
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended
(16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), requires that ``The Secretary [of the
Interior] shall review other programs administered by him and utilize
such programs in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter'' (16
U.S.C. 1536(a)(1)). It further states that the Secretary must ``insure
that any action authorized, funded, or carried out * * * is not likely
to jeopardize the continued existence of any endangered species or
threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse modification
of [critical] habitat'' (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)). Delegating falconry
permitting authority to States with approved programs will not affect
threatened or endangered species or their habitats in the United
States.
List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 21
Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Transportation, Wildlife.
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For the reasons stated in the preamble, we amend part 21 of subpart C,
subchapter B, chapter I, title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
as follows:
PART 21--MIGRATORY BIRD PERMITS
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1. The authority citation for part 21 continues to read as follows:
Authority: .0 Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat. 755 (16 U.S.C.
703); Public Law 95-616, 92 Stat. 3112 (16 U.S.C. 712(2)); Public
Law 106-108, 113 Stat. 1491, Note Following 16 U.S.C. 703.
Sec. 21.29 [Amended]
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2. Amend Sec. 21.29 as follows:
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a. In paragraph (b)(10)(i), remove the brackets and the words ``[--
States, tribes, and territories in compliance with these revised
regulations--]'' and add in their place the words ``Mississippi,
Montana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, or Utah,'' and
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b. In paragraph (b)(10)(ii), remove the words ``Mississippi,''
``Montana,'' ``Oklahoma,'' ``Pennsylvania,'' ``Texas,'' and ``Utah''.
Dated: November 20, 2009.
Thomas L. Strickland,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. E9-29060 Filed 12-7-09; 8:45 am]
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