Reports and guidance documents; availability, etc.: Forming management bodies to implement legal spring and summer migratory bird subsistence hunting in Alaska,

[Federal Register: September 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 180)]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice To Extend Public Comment Period on the Draft Document Entitled, ``Forming Management Bodies To Implement Legal Spring and Summer Migratory Bird Subsistence Hunting in Alaska''

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting comments on a plan to establish management bodies for the development of a migratory bird subsistence program in Alaska. This action is the result of the 1997 amendments to the migratory bird treaties with Canada and Mexico ratified by the U.S. Senate on October 23, 1997. The amendment to the treaty with Canada requires that indigenous inhabitants of the State of Alaska will have a meaningful role in migratory bird conservation by participating on relevant management bodies. The plan which is available for public comment describes four models for organizing management bodies. This notice, the substance of which was printed as a notice on July 1, 1999 (FR 35674-35675), extends the comment period for an additional 29 days to allow further review and comment by interested groups and persons.

DATES: Comments must be received by close of business on October 29, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Rd., Anchorage, AK 99503, Attn: Migratory Bird Management; fax: 907/786-3641. See Supplementary Information section for electronic access and filing addresses.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mimi Hogan at 907/786-3673 or Bob Stevens at 907/786-3499.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of the document for review may be obtained by writing to the above address or by telephoning Mimi Hogan or Bob Stevens. Electronic Access and Filing Addresses: The document is also available for viewing and downloading at ‹www.r7.fws.gov/mbm/ treaty›. Comments can be sent by e-mail to

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‹treaty@fws.gov›. Submit comments as an ASCII file avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption.

Dated: September 8, 1999. David B. Allen, Regional Director, Anchorage, Alaska.

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