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            <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>Maintaining the Biological Integrity, Diversity, and Environmental Health of the National Wildlife Refuge System </RULE_TITLE>
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<p>FWS proposes to promulgate regulations directing the management of the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) to promote the biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health of all lands and waters under the jurisdiction of the NWRS. These regulations would be based on language in the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997, directing the Service to ensure that the biological integrity, diversity, and environmental health of the System are maintained for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.</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 29</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>5 U.S.C. 301</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 460k</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 664</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 668dd–668ee</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 715i</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>Pub. L. 115-20</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/00/2023</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>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Christian</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Myers</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Sportsmen&apos;s Access Coordinator</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>571 422-3595</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>christian_myers@fws.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Branch of Conservation Policy and Planning, National Wildlife Refuge System, 5275 Leesburg Pike,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041-3803</ZIP>
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