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DOI/FWS RIN: 1018-BI13 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: List of Migratory Birds 
Abstract:

This proposed rule would update the list of migratory bird species that are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, by either adding or removing species, based on new taxonomy and evidence of natural occurrence in the United States or U.S. territories.

 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Not subject to, not significant 
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 10    50 CFR 17   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712    16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Jerome Ford
Assistant Director--Migratory Bird Program
Department of the Interior
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB,
Falls Church, VA 22041-3803
Phone:202 208-1050
Email: jerome_ford@fws.gov