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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>1018-AW51</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201410</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1018</CODE>
            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1000</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOI</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Migratory Bird Permits; Permit Exceptions for Captive-Reared Mallard Ducks</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[We are changing our regulations on release and take of captive-reared mallards. We propose to allow shooting preserves to take captive-reared mallards that are properly marked, in any number, at any time, provided that such birds are released using a flighted method and are shot immediately after release. If properly marked captive-reared mallards are released in a free-flying condition to be shot at a later date and allowed to free-range with wild ducks, the take of these birds will be regulated in accordance with hunting regulations governing the take of mallard ducks from the wild. Additionally, we propose to prohibit the use of any seamed band, clip, dye, or other method of marking (other than the methods already specified) to mark captive-reared mallards, unless specifically authorized in a permit issued by the Bird Banding Laboratory, U.S. Geological Survey, Laurel, Maryland. These proposed changes to the regulations will help to protect the health of wild mallard populations and the development and enforcement of migratory bird hunting regulations.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>50 CFR 21.13</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755 (16 USC 703)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 95-616, 92 Stat 3112 (16 USC 712(2))</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 106-108, 113 Stat 1491, note following 16 USC 703</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2015</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <RELATED_RIN_LIST>
            <RELATED_RIN>
                <RIN>1018-AI05</RIN>
                <RIN_RELATION>Previously reported as</RIN_RELATION>
            </RELATED_RIN>
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        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Paul</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Padding</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Atlantic Flyway Representative, Division of Migratory Bird Management</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>301 497-5851</PHONE>
                <FAX>301 497-5885</FAX>
                <EMAIL>paul_padding@fws.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>11510 American Holly Drive,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Laurel</CITY>
                    <STATE>MD</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20708</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
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