[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 30, 2014)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 78379-78380]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-30429]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 20

[Docket No. FWS-R9-HQ-2014-0064; FF09M21200-145-FXMB1231099BPP0]
RIN 1018-BA67


Migratory Bird Hunting; 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 January 28, 2015, to identify and discuss 
preliminary issues concerning the 2015-16 migratory bird hunting 
regulations.

DATES: The meeting will be held January 28, 2015.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chief, Division of Migratory Bird 
Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, 
MS: MB, 5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3803; (703) 358-
1714.

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 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 January 28, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. to identify 
preliminary issues concerning the 2015-16 migratory bird hunting 
regulations for discussion and review by the Flyway Councils at their 
March 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

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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 January 20, 2015.

    Dated: December 18, 2014.
Michael J. Johnson,
Acting Assistant Director, Migratory Birds, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
[FR Doc. 2014-30429 Filed 12-29-14; 8:45 am]
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