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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
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<p>We propose to rewrite a substantial portion of our regulations for importation, exportation, and transportation of wildlife. We will propose changes to the port structure and inspection fees to more effectively combact wildlife trafficking through improved enforcement of import and export requirements. We will propose to make the regulations easier to understand through the use of simpler language, format changes, and tables.</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>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>50 CFR 14</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 668</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 704</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 712</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 1382</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 1538(d) to (f)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 1540(f)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 3371 to 3378</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 4223 to 4244</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 4901 to 4916</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>18 U.S.C. 42</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>31 U.S.C. 9701</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2016</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Paul</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Beiriger</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Special Agent in Charge</TITLE>
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                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>703 358-1949</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 358-1947</FAX>
                <EMAIL>paul_beiriger@fws.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Branch of Investigations, Office of Law Enforcement, 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: OLE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041-3803</ZIP>
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