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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-AV34 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Migratory Bird Permits; Control of Muscovy Ducks 
Abstract: Although protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) occurs naturally in four Texas counties only, and is not native in any other U.S. States or territories. We will propose to allow removal of muscovy ducks in the contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, except where the species occurs naturally in Texas. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 13   
Legal Authority: Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755    16 USC 703 to 712    Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956    16 USC 742a to 742j    PL 106-108, 113 Stat 1491   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  08/22/2008  73 FR 49626   
NPRM Comment Period End  10/21/2008  73 FR 49626   
Final Action  01/00/2009    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State, Tribal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Ronald Kokel
Wildlife Biologist, Division of Migratory Bird Management
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3808
Phone:703 358-1714
Fax:703 358-2217
Email: ronald_kokel@fws.gov