The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it is reopening the public comment period on the proposed rule to establish migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska for the 2010 season. This action will allow all interested parties an additional opportunity to comment on this proposal.
The initial public comment period for the proposed rule ended on January 19, 2010. The Service will now accept comments received or postmarked on or before February 18, 2010. The public may submit comments by one of the following methods:
- . Follow the instructions for submitting comments to Docket No. FWS–R7–MB–2009-0082. U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public Comments Processing, Attn: FWS–R7– MB–2009–0082; Division of Policy and Directives Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 222; Arlington, VA 22203.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will not accept comments via e-mail or faxes. The agency will post all comments on http:// /www.regulations.gov. This generally means that any personal information the public includes in such comments will be published. The revised comment period ends on February 18, 2010.
Individuals who have submitted comments previously will not need to resubmit them because such comments are already incorporated them into the public record will fully be fully considered in preparation of our final determination.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, published a proposed rule in the Federal Register on November 20, 2009 (74 FR 60228), to propose migratory bird subsistence harvest regulations in Alaska for the 2010 season. The proposed regulations would enable the continuation of customary and traditional subsistence uses of migratory birds in Alaska and prescribe regional information on when and where the harvesting of birds may occur. These proposed regulations were developed under a co-management process involving the Service, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and Alaska Native representatives. The rulemaking is necessary because the regulations governing the subsistence harvest of migratory birds in Alaska are subject to annual review. This rulemaking proposes region-specific regulations that would go into effect on April 2, 2010, and expire on August 31, 2010.
The Service is extending the public comment period on our proposed rule in response to a request for additional time to comment that we received during the initial public comment period.
