United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1998_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1bdff1a5e D09002ee1bdff1ae4 United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Fish and Wildlife Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) herein amends the Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (Program) regulations. The Service requires all States except Hawaii to participate in the Program annually, beginning with the 1998-99 hunting season. This regulatory action will continue to require all licensed hunters who hunt migratory game birds in participating States to register as migratory game bird hunters and provide their name, address, and date of birth to the State licensing authority. Hunters will be required to have evidence of current participation in the Program on their person while hunting migratory game birds in participating States. The quality and extent of information about harvests of migratory game birds must be improved in order to better manage these populations. Hunters' names and addresses are necessary to provide a sample frame for voluntary hunter surveys to improve harvest estimates for all migratory game birds. States will gather migratory bird hunters' names and addresses and the Service will conduct the harvest surveys. 63 FR 46399 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-09-01/98-23541 98-23541 fr01se98-8 4310-55-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-09-01/98-23541 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-09-01/html/98-23541.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-09-01/pdf/98-23541.pdf 4 p. 46399 46402 63 FR 46399 Title 50 Part 20 50 CFR Part 20 Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program; Participating States for the 1998-99 Season; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue RULE 98-23541 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service 1998-09-01 4310-55-P 98-23541 Final rule.

The Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) herein amends the Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program (Program) regulations. The Service requires all States except Hawaii to participate in the Program annually, beginning with the 1998-99 hunting season. This regulatory action will continue to require all licensed hunters who hunt migratory game birds in participating States to register as migratory game bird hunters and provide their name, address, and date of birth to the State licensing authority. Hunters will be required to have evidence of current participation in the Program on their person while hunting migratory game birds in participating States. The quality and extent of information about harvests of migratory game birds must be improved in order to better manage these populations. Hunters' names and addresses are necessary to provide a sample frame for voluntary hunter surveys to improve harvest estimates for all migratory game birds. States will gather migratory bird hunters' names and addresses and the Service will conduct the harvest surveys.

This rule takes effect on September 1, 1998. Paul I. Padding, Office of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 10815 Loblolly Pine Drive, Laurel, Maryland 20708-4028, (301)497-5980, FAX (301)497-5981. Vol. 63, no. 169 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-09-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 250 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-09-01 P0b002ee180a4b195 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01se98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-09-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-09-01/pdf/FR-1998-09-01.pdf fdlp 46385 46627 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1998-09-01 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-09-01 63 169