Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife Service
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose revisions to the eagle nonpurposeful take permit regulations and eagle nest take regulations that we promulgated in 2009. Proposed revisions include the following: Changes to permit issuance criteria and duration; definitions; compensatory mitigation standards; criteria for eagle nest removal permits; permit application requirements; and fees. The revisions are intended to add clarity to the eagle permit regulations, improve their implementation, and increase compliance, while providing strong protection for eagles.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service 50 CFR Parts 13 and 22 [Docket No. FWS-R9-MB-2011-0094; FF09M20300-167-FXMB123109EAGLE] RIN 1018-AY30 AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose revisions to the eagle nonpurposeful take permit regulations and eagle nest take regulations that we promulgated in 2009. Proposed revisions include the following: Changes to permit issuance criteria and duration; definitions; compensatory mitigation standards; criteria for eagle nest removal permits; permit application requirements; and fees. The revisions are intended to add clarity to the eagle permit regulations, improve their implementation, and increase compliance, while providing strong protection for eagles. DATES: You may submit comments on the proposed rule until July 5, 2016. The Environmental Protection Agency will soon publish a notice in the Federal Register with information on the deadline for submitting comments on the draft programmatic environmental impact statement. Comments on the information collection aspects of this rule must be received on or before June 6, 2016. ADDRESSES: Document Availability: A draft programmatic environmental impact statement (DPEIS) has been prepared in conjunction with preparation of this proposed rule. Both the proposed rule and the DPEIS are available at http://www.fws.gov/​birds/​management/​managed-species/​eagle-management.ph…
Other Federal Register documents from the same docket.
Eagle Permits; Revisions to Regulations for Eagle Incidental Take and Take of Eagle Nests; Correction
Eagle Permits; Revisions to Regulations for Eagle Incidental Take and Take of Eagle Nests
Eagle Permits; Revisions to Regulations for Eagle Incidental Take and Take of Eagle Nests
Eagle Permits; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement
Eagle Permits; Revisions to Regulations Governing Take Necessary To Protect Interests in Particular Localities
Citation: 81 FR 27934
