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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>202510</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>1018</CODE>
            <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>1000</CODE>
            <NAME>Department of the Interior</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>DOI</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Deregulatory Actions Relating to Migratory Birds and Eagles</RULE_TITLE>
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<p class="xmsonormal">The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes a rule that sets forth amendments to our miscellaneous provisions relating to migratory birds and eagles. We propose revisions to current regulations to more efficiently and appropriately authorize activities while meeting our obligations under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, the Airborne Hunting Act, and the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Act. We propose to modify requirements&nbsp;generally from a prescriptive approach to a performance-based standard approach to allow greater flexibility in compliance. We also propose to clarify and streamline requirements to improve understanding and ease of compliance. Finally, we propose to remove certain parts, sections, and subsections to reduce confusion and improve regulatory efficiency, including regulatory language related to airborne hunting, hunting migratory birds, eagle permits, feeding depredating migratory waterfowl, and duck stamp contests.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Undetermined</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Deregulatory</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>50 CFR 19</CFR>
            <CFR>50 CFR 20</CFR>
            <CFR>50 CFR 22</CFR>
            <CFR>50 CFR 90</CFR>
            <CFR>50 CFR 91</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 703-712</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 668-668d</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 742j-1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>16 U.S.C. 718-718k</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2026</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Jerome</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Ford</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Assistant Director--Migratory Bird Program</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1018</CODE>
                    <NAME>United States Fish and Wildlife Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FWS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 208-1050</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>jerome_ford@fws.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5275 Leesburg Pike, MS-MB,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Falls Church</CITY>
                    <STATE>VA</STATE>
                    <ZIP>22041-3803</ZIP>
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