Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment on Permits for Control of Injurious Canada Geese and Request for Comments on Potential Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment on Permits for

Control of Injurious Canada Geese and Request for Comments on Potential

Regulations

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (hereinafter the Service)

announces the extension of the comment period for the Service's

September 3, 1996, Federal Register publication from October 18 to

November 22, 1996.

DATES: Written comments are requested by November 22, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Draft Environmental Assessment can be obtained

by writing to the Chief, Office of Migratory Bird Management, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, room 634--Arlington Square, Washington, DC 20240.

Written comments can be sent to the same address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mr. Paul R. Schmidt, Chief, Office of Migratory Bird Management, U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 358-1714.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Service announced in the September 3,

1996, Federal Register (61 FR 46431) the availability of a Draft

Environmental Assessment reviewing the existing regulations governing

issuance of permits to control injurious Canada geese. The Assessment

deals only with how permits are issued and does not address specific

control measures used to control injury problems in the field. The

Service's proposed action is to issue a blanket permit, which will be

available only for the period of March 11 through August 31, to State

Conservation Agencies and/or the U.S. Department of Agriculture on a

State-specific basis. Three alternatives, including the proposed

action, are considered.

Dated: November 6, 1996.

Donald J. Barry,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks.

[FR Doc. 96-28930 Filed 11-8-96; 8:45 am]

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