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Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule Vol. 77 Thursday, No. 169 August 30, 2012 Part VI Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Part 20 Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations; Final Rule VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:30 Aug 29, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4717 Sfmt 4717 E:\FR\FM\30AUR3.SGM 30AUR3 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES 53118 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2012 / Rules and Regulations DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR also identified in the April 17 proposed Population Status and Harvest rule. Further, we explained that all Information on the status of waterfowl Fish and Wildlife Service sections of subsequent documents and information on the status and outlining hunting frameworks and harvest of migratory shore and upland 50 CFR Part 20 guidelines were organized under game birds, including detailed [Docket No. FWS–R9–MB–2012–0005: numbered headings. Subsequent information on methodologies and documents will refer only to numbered FF09M21200–123–FXMB1231099BPP0L2] results, is available at the address items requiring attention. Therefore, it is indicated under FOR FURTHER RIN 1018–AX97 important to note that we omit those INFORMATION CONTACT or from our Web items requiring no attention, and Migratory Bird Hunting; Final site at http://www.fws.gov/ remaining numbered items might be migratorybirds/ Frameworks for Early-Season discontinuous or appear incomplete. Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations On May 17, 2012, we published in the NewsPublicationsReports.html. AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Register (77 FR 29516) a second Review of Public Comments document providing supplemental Interior. The preliminary proposed rulemaking proposals for early- and late-season ACTION: Final rule. (April 17 Federal Register) opened the migratory bird hunting regulations. The public comment period for migratory SUMMARY: This rule prescribes final May 17 supplement also provided game bird hunting regulations and early-season frameworks from which the detailed information on the 2012–13 announced the proposed regulatory States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin regulatory schedule and announced the alternatives for the 2012–13 duck Islands may select season dates, limits, Service Regulations Committee (SRC) hunting season. Comments concerning and other options for the 2012–13 and Flyway Council meetings. early-season issues and the proposed migratory bird hunting seasons. Early On June 12, 2012, we published in the alternatives are summarized below and seasons are those that generally open Federal Register (77 FR 34931) a third numbered in the order used in the April prior to October 1, and include seasons document revising our previously 17 Federal Register document. Only the in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the announced dates of the June 2012 SRC numbered items pertaining to early- Virgin Islands. The effect of this final meetings. seasons issues and the proposed rule is to facilitate the selection of On June 19 and 20, 2012, we held regulatory alternatives for which we hunting seasons by the States and open meetings with the Flyway Council received written comments are Territories to further the annual Consultants where the participants included. Consequently, the issues do establishment of the early-season reviewed information on the current not follow in consecutive numerical or migratory bird hunting regulations. status of migratory shore and upland game birds and developed alphabetical order. DATES: This rule takes effect on August recommendations for the 2012–13 We received recommendations from 30, 2012. regulations for these species plus all four Flyway Councils. Some ADDRESSES: States and Territories regulations for migratory game birds in recommendations supported should send their season selections to: Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin continuation of last year’s frameworks. Chief, Division of Migratory Bird Islands; special September waterfowl Due to the comprehensive nature of the Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife seasons in designated States; special sea annual review of the frameworks Service, ms MBSP–4107–ARLSQ, 1849 duck seasons in the Atlantic Flyway; performed by the Councils, support for C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240. and extended falconry seasons. In continuation of last year’s frameworks is You may inspect comments during addition, we reviewed and discussed assumed for items for which no normal business hours at the Service’s preliminary information on the status of recommendations were received. office in room 4107, 4501 N. Fairfax waterfowl as it relates to the Council recommendations for changes Drive, Arlington, Virginia, or at http:// development and selection of the in the frameworks are summarized www.regulations.gov at Docket No. regulatory packages for the 2012–13 below. FWS–R9–MB–2012–0005. regular waterfowl seasons. General FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron On July 20, 2012, we published in the W. Kokel, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Federal Register (77 FR 42920) a fourth Written Comments: An individual Service, Department of the Interior, MS document specifically dealing with the commenter provided several comments MBSP–4107–ARLSQ, 1849 C Street proposed frameworks for early-season protesting the entire migratory bird NW., Washington, DC 20240; (703) 358– regulations. We published the proposed hunting regulations process, the killing 1714. frameworks for late-season regulations of all migratory birds, and the lack of SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (primarily hunting seasons that start accepting electronic public comments. after October 1 and most waterfowl Service Response: Our long-term Regulations Schedule for 2012 seasons not already established) in an objectives continue to include providing On April 17, 2012, we published in August 17, 2012, Federal Register (77 opportunities to harvest portions of the Federal Register (77 FR 23094) a FR 49868). certain migratory game bird populations proposal to amend 50 CFR part 20. The This document is the sixth in a series and to limit harvests to levels proposal provided a background and of proposed, supplemental, and final compatible with each population’s overview of the migratory bird hunting rulemaking documents. It establishes ability to maintain healthy, viable regulations process, and addressed the final frameworks from which States may numbers. Having taken into account the establishment of seasons, limits, and select season dates, shooting hours, and zones of temperature and the other regulations for hunting migratory daily bag and possession limits for the distribution, abundance, economic game birds under §§ 20.101 through 2012–13 season. These selections will value, breeding habits, and times and 20.107, 20.109, and 20.110 of subpart K. be published in the Federal Register as lines of flight of migratory birds, we Major steps in the 2012–13 regulatory amendments to §§ 20.101 through believe that the hunting seasons cycle relating to open public meetings 20.107, and § 20.109 of title 50 CFR part provided for herein are compatible with and Federal Register notifications were 20. the current status of migratory bird VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:30 Aug 29, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4700 E:\FR\FM\30AUR3.SGM 30AUR3 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 169 / Thursday, August 30, 2012 / Rules and Regulations 53119 populations and long-term population increasing the possession limit from these States. As we have previously goals. Additionally, we are obligated to, four to six birds during the special stated (73 FR 50678, August 27, 2008), and do, give serious consideration to all September season. we agree with the objective to increase information received as public Service Response: We agree with the harvest pressure on resident Canada comment. While there are problems Central Flyway Council’s request to geese in the Mississippi Flyway and inherent with any type of representative increase the Canada goose daily bag will continue to consider the opening management of public-trust resources, limit in North Dakota and South Dakota. dates in both States as exceptions to the we believe that the Flyway-Council Last year, we increased the daily bag general Flyway opening date, to be system of migratory bird management limit in North Dakota from 5 to 8 geese reconsidered annually. We note that the has been a longstanding example of in an effort to address increasing most recent resident Canada goose State-Federal cooperative management numbers of resident Canada geese (76 estimate for the Mississippi Flyway was since its establishment in 1952. FR 54052, August 30, 2011). In 2010, we 1.76 million birds in 2012, which was However, as always, we continue to increased daily bag limits in South 8 percent higher than the 2011 estimate, seek new ways to streamline and Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and and well above the Flyway’s population improve the process. Oklahoma during their special early goal of 1.18 to 1.40 million birds. Canada goose seasons (75 FR 52873, Regarding the comment concerning 9. Sandhill Cranes our acceptance, or lack thereof, of August 30, 2010). The Special Early electronic public comments, we do Canada Goose hunting season is Council Recommendations: The accept electronic comments submitted generally designed to reduce or control Central and Pacific Flyway Councils through the official Federal overabundant resident Canada geese recommend using the 2012 Rocky eRulemaking portal (http:// populations. Increasing the daily bag Mountain Population (RMP) sandhill www.regulations.gov). Public comment limit from 8 to 15 geese may help both crane harvest allocation of 1,270 birds methods are identified in the ADDRESSES States reduce or control existing high as proposed in the allocation formula sections of the documents we published populations of resident Canada geese, described in the management plan for in the Federal Register on April 17, which greatly exceed population this population. The Pacific Flyway 2012 (77 FR 23094); May 17, 2012 (77 objectives. In 2012, the estimated spring Council also recommended an FR 29516); and July 20, 2012 (77 FR population in the portion of Western expansion of the hunting area for RMP 42920).
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