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DOI/FWS | RIN: 1018-BG03 | Publication ID: Fall 2021 |
Title: ●Revisions to the Regulations for Commercial Use of Feathers | |
Abstract:
This proposed rule would revise existing regulations regarding the common eider (Somateria mollissima), a unique, Migratory Bird Treaty Act-protected species of hen that naturally sheds breast down, or eiderdown, during nesting to insulate the eggs and hatchlings. Under existing 50 CFR part 20 regulations, any person that legally purchases eiderdown in a foreign country may import the eiderdown into the United States for their own personal use. Because eiderdown is collected from nests and not from birds killed by hunting, eiderdown unintentionally falls outside the scope of the regulations at 50 CFR 20.91. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposes revisions to existing regulations to include eiderdown. |
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Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 50 CFR 20 | |
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 to 712 |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Federal, State, Tribal |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest. | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Dr. Eric L. Kershner Chief, Division of Conservation, Permits, and Regulations Department of the Interior United States Fish and Wildlife Service 5275 Leesburg Pike, MS: MB, Falls Church, VA 22041 Phone:703 358-2376 Fax:703 358-2217 Email: eric_kershner@fws.gov |