[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13769-13770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05694]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 91

[Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2015-0161; FXMB12330900000//167//FF09M13200]
RIN 1018-BB23


Revision of Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp 
(Duck Stamp) Contest Regulations

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are 
extending the comment period for our February 11, 2016, proposed rule 
to change the regulations governing the annual Migratory Bird Hunting 
and Conservation Stamp Contest (also known as the Federal Duck Stamp 
Contest). This action will allow interested persons additional time to 
comment on the proposal. Comments previously submitted need not be 
resubmitted as they will be fully considered in preparation of the 
final rule.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published in the 
Federal Register on February 11, 2016 (81 FR 7279), is extended. We 
will accept comments from all interested parties until March 21, 2016. 
Comments submitted electronically using the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
(see ADDRESSES, below), must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on 
the closing date.

ADDRESSES:
    Document availability: You may obtain a copy of the proposed rule 
on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-
2015-0161.
    Comment submission: You may submit comments by one of the following 
methods:
     Electronically: Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: 
http://www.regulations.gov. In the Search box, enter FWS-HQ-MB-2015-
0161, which is the docket number for this rulemaking. Then click on the 
Search button. On the resulting page, in the Search panel on the left 
side of the screen, under the Document Type heading, click on the 
Proposed Rules link to locate the document. You may submit a comment by 
clicking on ``Comment Now!''
     By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail or hand delivery to: 
Public Comments

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Processing, Attn: FWS-HQ-MB-2015-0161; Division of Policy, Performance, 
and Management Programs; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 5275 Leesburg 
Pike, MS: BPHC; Falls Church, VA 22041-3803.
    We will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. This 
generally means that we will post any personal information you provide 
us (see Public Comments under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for more 
information).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzanne Fellows, (703) 358-2145.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comments

    We will accept written comments during this extended comment period 
on our proposed revisions to the annual Migratory Bird Hunting and 
Conservation Stamp Contest (also known as the Federal Duck Stamp 
Contest), that was published in the Federal Register on February 11, 
2016 (81 FR 7279). We will consider comments and information that we 
receive from all interested parties on or before the close of the 
comment period (see DATES).
    If you have already submitted comments during the public comment 
period that began February 11, 2016, please do not resubmit them. We 
have incorporated them into the public record, and we will fully 
consider them in the preparation of our final rule.
    You may submit your comments by one of the methods listed in 
ADDRESSES. We request that you send comments only by the methods 
described in ADDRESSES.
    If you submit a comment via http://www.regulations.gov, your entire 
comment--including any personal identifying information--will be posted 
on the Web site. We will post all hardcopy comments on http://www.regulations.gov as well. If you submit a hardcopy comment that 
includes personal identifying information, you may request at the top 
of your document that we withhold this information from public review. 
However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Background

    On February 11, 2016, we published a proposed rule (81 FR 7279) 
regarding changes to the regulations in title 50 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR part 91 concerning the Federal Duck Stamp 
Contest. Specifically, our amendments would update our contact 
information; update the common names and spellings of species on our 
list of potential contest design subjects; correct minor grammar 
errors; and update the regulations to require the inclusion of an 
appropriate secondary non-waterfowl migratory bird species on entries 
beginning with the 2016 contest.
    During the course of the comment period, we received a request to 
extend the 30-day public comment period on the proposed rule beyond the 
March 14, 2016, closing date. In order to provide all interested 
parties an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed rule, we 
are extending the comment period on the proposed rule for an additional 
7 days, until March 21, 2016.

Authority

    The authority for this action is the Migratory Bird Hunting and 
Conservation Stamp Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 718a et seq.).

    Dated: March 8, 2016.
Karen Hyun,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.
[FR Doc. 2016-05694 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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