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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>201610</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1018</CODE>
            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOI</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Migratory Bird Permits; Revisions to Special Purpose Permit Regulations for Game Birds</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>We propose to revise the regulations regarding captive-bred migratory waterfowl and other game birds (those species for which hunting regulations are established in 50 CFR 20.11).&nbsp; We take this action to address public concerns resulting from a final rule we published on March 1, 2010 (75 FR 9316), which revised the regulations for the muscovy duck (<em>Cairina moschata</em>), and to consolidate and simplify permitting for captive-bred game birds. We also propose to combine Special Purpose Game Bird permits with Waterfowl Sale and Disposal permits, and to establish a permit exemption for domesticated varieties of ducks that are readily distinguishable in appearance from wild members of their species and to prohibit their release to the wild.</p>
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        <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</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Migratory Bird Treaty Act, 40 Stat 755, 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956, 16 U.S.C. 742a to j</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 106-108, 113 Stat 1491</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/01/2010</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>75 FR 60691</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/30/2010</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Second NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/00/2017</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Jerry</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Thompson</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>E.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <TITLE>National Migratory Bird Permit Coordinator</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 358-2016</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 358-2217</FAX>
                <EMAIL>jerry_e_thompson@fws.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Room 634, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041-3808</ZIP>
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