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FWS finalized a rule that sets forth amendments to our regulations concerning regulatory authorizations for possession of migratory birds and eagles and other purposes. FWS revised current and added new regulatory authorizations to more efficiently and appropriately authorize the general public, educators, and government agency employees to possess birds and eagles in certain specific situations while meeting our obligations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. The rule included amendments to the Airborne Hunting Act regulations to clarify what Federal authorizations may be used to comply with that statute. Due to an inadvertent error in the rulemaking action, regulatory text that was intended to be replaced by new regulatory text was not removed from the regulations. We will correct this error and remove the unnecessary and repetitive regulatory text.