Eagle Permits; Removal of Regulations Extending Maximum Permit Duration of Programmatic Nonpurposeful Take Permits
other · US Department of the Interior · Published 2016-02-17 · Effective 2016-02-17 · 81 FR 8001
Document
Document number
2016-03084
Federal Register citation
81 FR 8001
CFR reference
50 CFR 13
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of the Interior
Publication date
2016-02-17
Effective date
2016-02-17
Interior docket
Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2015-0155
Abstract
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are issuing this final rule to comply with a court order that had the effect of vacating provisions of regulations governing eagle nonpurposeful take permits that extended the maximum term of programmatic permits to 30 years. Pursuant to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California's order dated August 11, 2015, and subsequent order amending judgment dated September 16, 2015, this rule removes regulatory provisions that extended maximum programmatic permit duration1 to 30 years and reinstates the previous 5-year limit.