[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
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50 CFR Part 32



1999-2000 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations; Final 
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 32

RIN 1018-AF52


1999-2000 Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adding certain national wildlife refuges (refuges) to 
the list of areas open for hunting and/or sport fishing, along with 
pertinent refuge-specific regulations for such activities; and amend 
certain regulations on other refuges that pertain to migratory game 
bird hunting, upland game hunting, big game hunting, and sport fishing 
for the 1999-2000 season.

DATES: This rule is effective May 12, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie A. Marler, (703) 358-2397; Fax 
(703) 358-2248.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Wildlife Refuge System 
Administration Act of 1966 (NWRSAA) closes national wildlife refuges to 
hunting and sport fishing until we open them by rulemaking. The 
Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) may open refuge areas to hunting 
and/or fishing upon a determination that such uses are compatible with 
the purposes of the refuge. The action also must be in accordance with 
provisions of all laws applicable to the areas, must be consistent with 
the principles of sound fish and wildlife management and 
administration, and otherwise must be in the public interest. These 
requirements ensure that we maintain the biological integrity, 
diversity, and environmental health of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System (System) for the benefit of present and future generations of 
Americans.
    We review refuge hunting and fishing programs annually to determine 
whether to add additional refuges or whether individual refuge 
regulations governing existing programs need modifications, deletions, 
or additions made to them. Changing environmental conditions, State and 
Federal regulations, and other factors affecting wildlife populations 
and habitat may warrant modifications ensuring the continued 
compatibility of hunting and fishing programs and that these programs 
will not materially interfere with or detract from the fulfillment of 
the mission of the System or the purposes of the refuge.
    You may find provisions governing hunting and fishing on national 
wildlife refuges in 50 CFR part 32. We regulate hunting and fishing on 
refuges to:
    <bullet> Ensure compatibility;
    <bullet> Properly manage the fish and wildlife resource;
    <bullet> Protect other refuge values; and
    <bullet> ensure refuge user safety.
    On many refuges, our general policy of adopting regulations 
identical to State hunting and fishing regulations is adequate in 
meeting these objectives. On other refuges, it is necessary to 
supplement State regulations with more restrictive Federal regulations 
to ensure that we meet our management responsibilities, as outlined 
under the section entitled ``Statutory Authority.'' We issue refuge-
specific hunting and fishing regulations when we open wildlife refuges 
to either migratory game bird hunting, upland game hunting, big game 
hunting, or sport fishing. These regulations list the wildlife species 
that you may hunt or those species subject to sport fishing, seasons, 
bag limits, methods of hunting or fishing, descriptions of open areas, 
and other provisions as appropriate. You may find previously issued, 
refuge-specific regulations for hunting and fishing in 50 CFR part 32. 
We are promulgating many of the amendments to these sections to 
standardize and clarify the existing language of these regulations.
    Some refuges may make seasonal information available in brochures 
or leaflets to supplement these refuge-specific regulations, which we 
provide for in 50 CFR 25.31.
    We are making several corrections to 50 CFR:
    <bullet> In 50 CFR 32.71 Pacific Islands Territory, we are changing 
the section heading to read ``United States unincorporated Pacific 
insular possessions'' with two refuges: Johnston Atoll National 
Wildlife Refuge and Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. We moved 
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge to Hawaii (Sec. 32.30), and we 
moved Guam National Wildlife Refuge to a new section Sec. 32.72 Guam.
    <bullet> We are eliminating redundant refuge-specific regulations 
for Ohio River National Wildlife Refuge that we currently list in the 
States of Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Kentucky. We will list Ohio 
River National Wildlife Refuge in West Virginia. Pennsylvania and 
Kentucky will refer the reader to West Virginia for refuge-specific 
regulations.

Plain Language Mandate

    In this rule the vast majority of the revisions to the individual 
refuge units are to comply with a Presidential mandate to use plain 
language in regulations and do not modify the substance of the previous 
restrictions. These types of changes include using ``you'' to refer to 
the reader and ``we'' to refer to the Service and using the word 
``allow'' instead of ``permit'' when we do not require the use of a 
permit for an activity. Only a handful of refuge-specific regulations 
contain the substantive changes discussed below.

Use of Only Approved Nontoxic Shot

    In 50 CFR part 32, we provide for the prohibition of the possession 
of toxic shot in the field on Waterfowl Production Areas (WPAs) and 
certain other areas (refuges or areas within refuges) of the System. We 
delineated these areas on maps, leaflets, and/or signs (available at 
each refuge headquarters or posted at each refuge) or as stated in 
refuge-specific regulations. Where we allow turkey and deer hunting, 
you may use slugs and shot containing lead to hunt these species unless 
prohibited by refuge-specific regulations and/or State law.
    We specifically identify the shot allowed in areas of the System by 
reference to the shot identified in 50 CFR 20.21(j). We sometimes grant 
new shot types conditional approvals until we complete all necessary 
studies. These conditional approvals change yearly, and we add new shot 
types to our approved list as they meet our criteria. To avoid any 
confusion, we amend Sec. 32.2 What are the general provisions regarding 
hunting on areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System? to state that 
you may possess only ``approved'' nontoxic shot in the field which we 
identify in 50 CFR 20.21(j), while on Waterfowl Production Areas or on 
certain other areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System. We also 
amend affected refuges listed in Subpart B.--`` Refuge-Specific 
Regulations for Hunting and Fishing to reflect that hunters may possess 
only approved nontoxic shot while in the field. We removed any 
reference to ``use'' of nontoxic shot to be consistent with 50 CFR 
20.21(j).

Establishment of Lead-Free Fishing Areas

    We will not be making a decision on the establishment of lead-free 
fishing areas in this final rule. We will address this issue in a 
separate final rule at a later date.

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Response to Comments Received

    In the August 11, 1999, issue of the Federal Register (64 FR 43834) 
we published a proposed rulemaking identifying the refuges and their 
proposed hunting and/or fishing programs and invited public comments. 
We reviewed and considered all substantive comments following a 30-day 
public comment period.
    In all we received 37 comments from the proposed rule: 1 State 
conservation agency; 4 non-government organizations; and 32 
individuals. Nearly all the comments were concerning refuges allowing 
hunting. We addressed multiple comments from some commenters 
individually.
    Comment: 32 commenters expressed their opposition to the proposal 
to open additional refuges to hunting and/or fishing or to the existing 
refuges open to hunting and/or fishing.
    Response: The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
authorizes permitting any compatible uses on refuges and specifically 
includes hunting. The principal focus of the National Wildlife Refuge 
System Improvement Act of 1997 (NWRSIA), which amended the NWRSAA, was 
to clearly establish a wildlife conservation mission for the System and 
provide managers clear direction and procedures for making 
determinations regarding wildlife conservation and public uses within 
the areas of the System. When Congress passed the NWRSIA, it reaffirmed 
that the System was created to conserve fish, wildlife, and plants and 
their habitats; and that this had been facilitated by providing 
Americans opportunities to participate in compatible wildlife-dependent 
recreation, including hunting and/or fishing on System areas. The 
NWRSIA establishes six wildlife-dependent recreational uses as the 
priority general public uses of the Refuge System where compatible. 
Those priority uses are: hunting, fishing, wildlife observation, 
wildlife photography, environmental education, and interpretation. The 
Act directs the Secretary to facilitate those uses.
    Comment: We received a comment suggesting that we more fully 
describe in our SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section that ``the opening of 
these new areas is beneficial in terms of offering valuable additional 
recreational opportunities to sportsmen .....[and] consistent with the 
purposes of the National Wildlife Refuge System and the National 
Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 ...''
    Response: We have described the ramifications of the NWRSIA in the 
Statutory Authority section of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
    Comment: One commenter questioned the opening of Bayou Teche 
National Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana to migratory bird, upland game, 
and big game hunting as the Refuge ``has not yet been created.''
    Response: We proposed the opening of Bayou Teche National Wildlife 
Refuge in anticipation of the completion of the acquisition process by 
the time we would publish the final rule. We are still finalizing this 
process and will remove the refuge opening from this rule.
    Comment: We received one comment from a State fish and game 
authority requesting that we coordinate closely with them on proposing 
any limitations to our hunting and fishing programs.
    Response: We will do so. Our refuge managers and regional staffs 
will be in close contact with those State officials that are in or 
supervise State programs in the areas listed in this rule.
    Comment: One commenter expressed concern that we are expanding 
hunting programs in the absence of adequate scientific data on the 
wildlife populations affected. Another commenter questioned if adequate 
funding levels are available to initiate the proposed hunts.
    Response: The quote the commenter cited was from the Fulfilling the 
Promise: Serving Wildlife, Habtat and People through Effective 
Leadership (2nd draft, September 18, 1998) document, and the ``absence 
of adequate scientific data'' statement refers to wildlife disturbance 
issues, i.e., non-consumptive uses such as developing new trails, etc. 
We do not expand our hunting programs without examining the 
ramifications on the affected wildlife populations. For example, in the 
case of migratory bird hunting, our primary responsibility in the 
annual promulgation of hunting regulations is to ensure the continued 
health of migratory game bird populations. This process involves 
consideration of extensive national and international survey results, 
technical advice from our staff and States in all major migration 
routes, and other public input in the development of reasonable and 
appropriate regulatory recommendations, such as seasons and bag limits, 
each year. More recently, we have used an adaptive approach to develop 
harvest regulations. This approach fosters a regulatory process in the 
United States that improves our ability to predict the impact 
regulations have on bird populations, maximizes harvest, and at the 
same time, conserves the migratory bird resource over the long term.
    Funding is just one of the factors that we consider when applying 
sound professional judgment as part of determining compatibility for 
hunting programs.
    Comment: A commenter felt that ``Because state regulations will 
govern all aspects of the hunting programs not covered by the Refuge-
specific regulations, the rule will clearly transfer authority for 
managing federal lands to the states.''
    Response: We disagree. We do not transfer authority to the States, 
but rather make a decision as to whether State regulations are 
sufficient for our management needs.
    State regulations do not govern all aspects of our hunting 
programs, rather we work in partnership with the States. For example, 
with migratory bird hunting, the States step down Federal harvest and 
implementation regulations for establishing hunting seasons and bag 
limits. In turn, we evaluate State regulations based on local 
population surveys and adjust our hunting seasons and bag limits 
accordingly. When evaluating the State regulations, if we need provide 
no further restrictions, then we adopt regulations identical to the 
State regulations. On some refuges it may be necessary to supplement 
the State regulations with more restrictive Federal regulations to 
ensure that we meet our management responsibilities as outlined under 
the section entitled ``Statutory Authority'' in the rule.
    Comment: A commenter offered some changes to the language in 50 CFR 
32.24, California (affecting Colusa, Delevan, Sacramento, and Sutter 
National Wildlife Refuges) regarding the use of portable gas stoves. 
They suggest that we modify the language to say: ``No person will build 
or maintain fires, except in refuge parking lots and in portable gas 
stoves or other portable metal devices made specifically for burning.'' 
In the same section, they feel the public could interpret our 
prohibition of use of `` * * * bicycles and other conveyances'' to 
include wheelchairs and other devices necessary for the mobility 
impaired.
    Response: The use of fires is largely inconsistent with the 
operation of public waterfowl hunting programs at national wildlife 
refuges and also in their associated confined parking lots. We believe 
that open fires in the parking lots are a camping-related activity. 
Overnight camping has been a major issue in the past at all four 
refuges, and we do not allow it. Authorizing the use of other portable 
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burning burn barrels) is not, in our opinion, consistent with the 
operation of this refuge waterfowl hunt program. The proposed 
regulation is simple, to the point, and consistent with the plain 
language mandate and the intent of the NWRSIA. We agree with the 
suggestion for clarification of the language dealing with improving 
access for the mobility impaired on System lands. The Service and the 
California Department of Fish and Game have developed and implemented 
``Reasonable Accommodation Procedures for Mobility Impaired Hunters--
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge Complex,'' which allows access for 
mobility-impaired hunters. We will modify 50 CFR 32.24 for Colusa, 
Delevan, Sacramento, and Sutter National Wildlife Refuges in California 
to read as follows: ``We do not allow bicycles and other conveyances. 
Mobility-impaired hunters should consult with the Refuge Manager for 
allowed conveyances.''
    Comment: A commenter asked if it is possible to open surf/bay 
fishing at Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
    Response: At present, we prohibit fishing and/or fishing access on 
the existing refuge to avoid wildlife disturbance. Migratory ducks, 
shorebirds, and wading birds are the species targeted for protection by 
this closure. The threatened piping plover is one species of particular 
interest protected by this fishing closure. This closure includes all 
bank fishing access along the refuge's Laguna Madre shoreline. However, 
we do allow boat access for boat fishing and wade fishing. Other 
wetlands affected by this closure include the Laguna Atascosa Lake, the 
Cayo Atascoso (a stream that flows into and out of the lake), and the 
Arroyo Colorado (a public stream that flows through the refuge). Dolph 
Thomae Jr. County Park on the Arroyo Colorado allows pier fishing, boat 
launching, etc., for the public. We manage this county park as part of 
refuge lands under a written Memorandum of Understanding.
    Comment: One commenter felt we did not afford the public a 
meaningful opportunity to comment on the proposal.
    Response: We provided the public a 30-day period to comment on the 
August 11, 1999 proposed rule. The Refuge-Specific Hunting and Sport 
Fishing Regulations are an annual process with the proposed rule 
published each summer with 30-day comment period. There is nothing 
contained in this annual regulation outside of the scope of the annual 
review process where we add refuges or determine whether individual 
refuge regulations need modifications, deletions, or additions made to 
them. As we stated in the proposed rule, by allowing a 30-day comment 
period, we are trying to avoid jeopardizing the establishment of 
hunting and fishing programs this year (two of the six priority uses 
established by the NWRSIA) or shortening their duration. Many of these 
rules also relieve restrictions and allow the public to participate in 
recreational activities on a number of refuges. Even after issuance of 
a final rule we accept comments, suggestions and concerns for 
consideration for any appropriate subsequent rulemaking.

Effective Date

    This rule is effective upon publication. We have determined that 
any further delay in implementing these refuge-specific hunting and 
sport fishing regulations would not be in the public interest in that a 
delay would hinder the effective planning and administration of the 
hunting and fishing programs. We provided a 30-day comment period for 
the August 11, 1999 proposed rule. An additional 30-day delay would 
jeopardize holding the hunting and/or fishing programs this year or 
shorten their duration and thereby lessen the management effectiveness 
of this regulation. Therefore, we find good cause under 5 U.S.C. 553(d) 
to make this rule effective upon publication.

Statutory Authority

    The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act (NWRSAA) of 
1966 as amended by the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act 
of 1997 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee) and the Refuge Recreation Act (RRA) of 
1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k-460k-4), govern the administration and public use 
of national wildlife refuges.
    The National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act (NWRSIA) is the 
latest amendment to the NWRSAA. It amends and builds upon the NWRSAA in 
a manner that provides an improved ``Organic Act'' for the Refuge 
System similar to those that exist for other public lands. It serves to 
ensure that we effectively manage the System as a national system of 
lands, waters, and interests for the protection and conservation of our 
nation's wildlife resources. The NWRSAA states first and foremost that 
we focus the mission of the System on conservation of fish, wildlife, 
and plant resources and their habitat. This Act requires the Secretary, 
before initiating or permitting a new use of a refuge, or before 
expanding, renewing, or extending an existing use of a refuge, to 
determine that the use is a compatible use and not inconsistent with 
public safety. The NWRSIA establishes as the policy of the United 
States that wildlife-dependent recreation, when it is compatible, is a 
legitimate and appropriate public use of the Refuge System, through 
which the American public can develop an appreciation for fish and 
wildlife. The NWRSIA establishes six compatible wildlife-dependent 
recreational uses as the priority general public uses of the Refuge 
System. Those priority uses are: hunting, fishing, wildlife 
observation, wildlife photography, environmental education, and 
interpretation.
    The RRA authorizes the Secretary to administer areas within the 
System for public recreation as an appropriate incidental or secondary 
use only to the extent that it is practicable and not inconsistent with 
the primary purpose(s) for which we established the areas. This Act 
requires that any recreational use of refuge lands be compatible with 
the primary purposes for which we established the refuge and not 
inconsistent with other previously authorized operations.
    The NWRSAA and RRA also authorize the Secretary to issue 
regulations to carry out the purposes of the Acts and regulate uses.
    We develop hunting and sport fishing plans for each existing refuge 
prior to opening it to hunting or fishing. In many cases, we develop 
refuge-specific regulations to ensure the compatibility of the programs 
with the purposes for which we established the refuge. We have ensured 
initial compliance with the NWRSAA and the RRA for hunting and sport 
fishing on newly acquired refuges through an interim determination of 
compatibility made at the time of acquisition. This policy ensures that 
we make the determinations required by these acts prior to adding 
refuges to the lists of areas open to hunting and fishing in 50 CFR 
part 32. We ensure continued compliance by the development of 
Comprehensive Conservation Plans, long-term hunting and sport fishing 
plans, and by annual review of hunting and sport fishing programs and 
regulations.
    In preparation for new openings, we include the following documents 
in the refuges' ``openings package'' for Regional review and approval 
from the Washington Office: an interim hunting and fishing management 
plan; a Section 7 determination pursuant to the Endangered Species Act 
that these openings will have no effect, or are not likely to have an 
adverse effect, on listed species or critical habitats; a letter

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of concurrence from the affected State; interim compatibility 
determinations; and refuge-specific regulations to administer the 
hunting and/or fishing programs. Upon review of these documents, we 
have determined that the opening of these national wildlife refuges to 
hunting and fishing is compatible with the principles of sound fish and 
wildlife management and administration and otherwise will be in the 
public interest.
    We allow the following wildlife-dependent recreational activities 
for the first time:
    Hunting of migratory game birds:
    <bullet> Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina
    <bullet> Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed 
Deer, Oregon
    <bullet> Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia
    St. Croix Wetland Management District, Wisconsin
    Big game hunting on:
    <bullet> Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
    <bullet> St. Croix Wetland Management District, Wisconsin
    Upland game hunting on:
    <bullet> St. Croix Wetland Management District, Wisconsin
    Sport fishing on:
    <bullet> Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia
    <bullet> J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota
    <bullet> Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota
    <bullet> Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota
    <bullet> Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge, North Dakota
    <bullet> Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed 
Deer, Oregon
    <bullet> Willapa National Wildlife Refuge, Oregon
    <bullet> ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge, South Carolina
    In accordance with NWRSAA and the RRA, we have determined that 
these openings are compatible and consistent with the primary purposes 
for which we established the refuge.

Need for This Regulation

    We are adding refuges to the list of areas open for hunting and/or 
sport fishing, along with pertinent refuge-specific regulations for 
such activities. We amend certain regulations for other refuges that 
pertain to migratory game bird hunting, upland game hunting, big game 
hunting, and sport fishing for the 1999-2000 season. On many refuges, 
our policy of adopting regulations identical to State regulations is 
adequate in meeting National Wildlife Refuge System objectives. On 
other refuges, it is necessary to supplement State regulations with 
more restrictive Federal regulations to ensure that we meet our 
management responsibilities, as outlined under the section entitled 
``Statutory Authority'' in the rule. We issue refuge-specific 
regulations when opening a national wildlife refuge or modifying the 
various uses of a refuge, and for all hunting or sport fishing. These 
regulations list the prohibited uses, limited uses, and those 
activities that are available without restriction. They also list those 
wildlife species that you may hunt or fish for along with the 
respective seasons, bag limits, methods of hunting or fishing, 
descriptions of open areas, and other provisions as appropriate. We 
promulgate many of the amendments here to provide greater restriction 
and clarify the existing regulation language, which should result in 
fewer violations of refuge regulations.

Regulatory Planning and Review

    This document is not a significant rule subject to Office of 
Management and Budget review under Executive Order 12866. See 
explanation under Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    a. This rule will not have an annual economic effect of $100 
million or adversely affect an economic sector, productivity, jobs, the 
environment, or other units of government. A cost-benefit and economic 
analysis is not required. This rule is administrative, legal, 
technical, and procedural in nature and makes minor modification to 
existing refuge public use programs. The rule will allow hunting on 
five refuges where we had prohibited hunting and allow fishing on eight 
refuges where we had prohibited that activity. We estimate that these 
changes will result in 11,900 additional visitor-hunting-days and 
165,300 visitor-fishing-days. The appropriate measure for the net 
benefits of these changes is the additional net economic value 
experienced by the participants. The 1996 National Survey of Fishing, 
Hunting, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation measured net economic 
values by activity and region. Applying these estimates to the number 
of additional activity-days permitted by this rule yields an estimate 
of the national benefits from increased hunting of $160,000 and from 
increased fishing of $2.6 million. These estimates are below the 
threshold for a significant rule.
    The addition of the term ``approved'' to the nontoxic shot 
regulations is for clarification purposes, and we do not expect it to 
affect hunters' behavior. It has no economic effects.
    b. This rule will not create inconsistencies with other agencies' 
actions. We coordinate recreational use on national wildlife refuges 
with State governments as well as other Federal agencies having 
adjoining or overlapping jurisdiction before proposing regulations. The 
regulation is consistent with, and not less restrictive than, other 
agencies' rules.
    c. This rule will not materially affect entitlements, grants, user 
fees, loan programs, or the rights and obligations of their recipients. 
The provisions of this rule only apply to persons involved in wildlife-
dependent public use including regulated hunting and sport fishing on 
national wildlife refuges, which is a privilege and not a right. User 
fees will not change as a result of this rule.
    d. This rule will not raise novel legal or policy issues. This rule 
continues the practice of requiring public use of refuges to be 
compatible with the primary purpose of the refuge.

Regulatory Flexibility Act

    The Department of the Interior certifies that this rule will not 
have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small 
entities such as businesses, organizations, and governmental 
jurisdictions in the area as defined under the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). A final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis is 
not attached, and a Small Entity Compliance Guide is not required.
    This rulemaking will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. Congress created the National 
Wildlife Refuge System to conserve fish, wildlife, and plants and their 
habitats. They facilitated this conservation mission by providing 
Americans opportunities to visit and participate in compatible 
wildlife-dependent recreation, including hunting, fishing, wildlife 
observation and photography, and environmental education and 
interpretation as priority public uses on national wildlife refuges and 
to better appreciate the value of, and need for, fish and wildlife 
conservation.
    For most units within the National Wildlife Refuge System, this 
rule is administrative, legal, technical, and procedural in nature and 
provides for minor changes to the methods of hunting and fishing 
permitted but does not stop the overall use permitted. For most units, 
this rule will not change the number of visitors using refuges or their 
spending and, therefore, will have no impact on the local economies in 
their vicinity.

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    We open five units to hunting and eight units to fishing for the 
first time. Data from the 1996 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and 
Wildlife-Associated Recreation provides estimates of spending per day 
for each activity in each of our regions. Multiplying spending per 
activity day by the number of activity days expected at each unit 
yields an estimate of the total spending related to the regulation. As 
much of this spending would have occurred at other sites in the local 
region absent the regulation, this estimate does not represent 
increased economic activity but economic activity related to the new 
recreational opportunities. We estimate the additional hunting 
opportunities will result in 11,900 visitor-hunting-days on the newly 
opened units. This hunting will entail $302,000 in trip-related 
expenditures by hunters. We estimate the additional fishing 
opportunities will result in 165,300 visitor-fishing-days and $9.3 
million in spending. Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge and J. Clark 
Salyer National Wildlife Refuge account for 90,000 of the increased 
fishing days so we expect $5.4 million of the related spending in the 
Minot, North Dakota area. As small businesses are a significant portion 
of the sporting goods industry, much of this economic activity will 
flow to small entities. However, the rule will not have a significant 
economic effect on a substantial number of small entities as defined in 
the Act.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

    This rule is not a major rule under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small 
Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act, as discussed in the 
Regulatory Planning and Review section above. This rule:
    a. Does not have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or 
more;
    b. Will not cause a major increase in costs or prices for 
consumers, individual industries, Federal, State, or local government 
agencies, or geographic regions; or
    c. Does not have significant adverse effects on competition, 
employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or the ability of 
U.S.-based enterprises to compete with foreign-based enterprises.

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    Since this rule applies to public use of federally owned and 
managed refuges, it does not impose an unfunded mandate on State, 
local, or tribal governments or the private sector of more than $100 
million per year. The rule does not have a significant or unique effect 
on State, local, or tribal governments or the private sector. A 
statement containing the information required by the Unfunded Mandates 
Reform Act (2 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) is not required.

Takings (Executive Order 12630)

    In accordance with Executive Order 12630, the rule does not have 
significant takings implications. This regulation will affect only 
visitors at national wildlife refuges and limit what they can do while 
they are on a refuge.

Federalism (Executive Order 13152)

    As discussed in the Regulatory Planning and Review and Unfunded 
Mandates Act sections above, this rule does not have sufficient 
federalism implications to warrant the preparation of a Federalism 
Assessment under Executive Order 13152.

Civil Justice Reform (Executive Order 12988)

    In accordance with Executive Order 12988, the Office of the 
Solicitor has determined that the rule does not unduly burden the 
judicial system and meets the requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 
of the Order. The regulation will clarify established regulations and 
result in better understanding of the regulations by refuge visitors.

Paperwork Reduction Act

    This regulation does not contain any information collection 
requirements other than that already approved by the Office of 
Management and Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act. See 50 CFR 
25.23 for information concerning that approval.

Section 7 Consultation

    In preparation for new openings, we include Section 7 consultation 
documents in the refuge's ``openings package'' for Regional review and 
approval from the Washington Office. We reviewed the changes in hunting 
and fishing herein with regard to Section 7 of the Endangered Species 
Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) and find the actions are not likely 
to adversely affect the continued existence of any endangered species 
or threatened species or result in the destruction or adverse 
modification of habitat of such species within the System since the 
rule is primarily administrative, legal, technical, or procedural in 
nature and/or makes minor modifications to existing public use 
programs. We comply with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 
1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531-1543) when developing Comprehensive Conservation 
Plans, management plans for public use of refuges, and prior to 
implementing any new or revised public recreation program on a refuge 
as identified in 50 CFR 26.32. We also make determinations required by 
the Endangered Species Act on a case-by-case basis before the addition 
of a refuge to the lists of areas open to hunting or fishing as 
contained in 50 CFR 32.7.

National Environmental Policy Act

    We analyzed this rule in accordance with the criteria of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)) 
and 318 DM 2.2(g) and 6.3(D). This rule does not constitute a major 
Federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human 
environment. An environmental impact statement/assessment is not 
required.
    A categorical exclusion from NEPA documentation covers this 
amendment of refuge-specific hunting and fishing regulations since it 
is technical and procedural in nature, and the environmental effects 
are too broad, speculative, or conjectural to lend themselves to 
meaningful analysis (516 DM 2, Appendix 1.10).
    Prior to the addition of a refuge to the list of areas open to 
hunting and fishing in 50 CFR part 32, we develop hunting and fishing 
plans for the affected refuges. We incorporate these proposed refuge 
hunting and fishing activities in the refuge Comprehensive Conservation 
Plans and/or step-down management plans, pursuant to our refuge 
planning guidance in 602 FW 1-3. We prepare these plans in compliance 
with section 102(2)(C) of NEPA, and the Council on Environmental 
Quality's regulations for implementing NEPA in 40 CFR parts 1500-1508. 
We invite the affected public to participate in the review, 
development, and implementation of these plans.
    We have also prepared several related environmental analyses, such 
as lead shot vs. nontoxic shot as it relates to waterfowl and other 
wildlife with the most recent Environmental Assessment (EA) in May, 
1998.

Available Information for Specific Refuges

    Individual refuge headquarters retain information regarding public 
use programs and the conditions that apply to their specific programs 
and maps of their respective areas. You may also obtain information 
from the regional offices at the addresses listed below:

Region 1--California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. 
Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service, Eastside Federal Complex,

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Suite 1692, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181; 
Telephone (503) 231-6214.
Region 2--Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Assistant Regional 
Director--Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Box 
1306, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103; Telephone (505) 766-1829.
Region 3--Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, 
and Wisconsin. Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal Building, Fort Snelling, Twin 
Cities, Minnesota 55111; Telephone (612)-713-5300.
Region 4--Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, 
and the Virgin Islands. Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and 
Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century Boulevard, Room 
324, Atlanta, Georgia 30345; Telephone (404) 679-7152.
Region 5--Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
Island, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. Assistant Regional 
Director--Refuges and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 300 
Westgate Center Drive, Hadley, Massachusetts 01035-9589; Telephone 
(413) 253-8550.
Region 6--Colorado, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and 
Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Box 25486, Denver Federal 
Center, Denver, Colorado 80225; Telephone (303) 236-8145.
Region 7--Alaska. Assistant Regional Director--Refuges and Wildlife, 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1011 E. Tudor Rd., Anchorage, Alaska 
99503; Telephone (907) 786-3545.

    Primary Author. Leslie A. Marler, Management Analyst, Division of 
Refuges, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC 20240, is the 
primary author of this rulemaking document.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 32

    Fishing, Hunting, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, 
Wildlife, Wildlife refuges.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, we amend title 50, 
chapter I, subchapter C of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows:

PART 32--[AMENDED]

    1. By revising the authority citation for part 32 to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 460k, 664, 668dd-668ee, and 
715i.


    2. In Sec. 32.2, by revising the section heading and paragraph (k) 
to read as follows:


Sec. 32.2  What are the general provisions regarding hunting on areas 
of the National Wildlife Refuge System?

* * * * *
    (k) You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field, 
which we identify in 50 CFR 20.21(j), while on Waterfowl Production 
Areas, or on certain other areas of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
as delineated on maps, leaflets and/or signs, available at each refuge 
headquarters or posted at each refuge, or as stated in refuge-specific 
regulations. Where we allow turkey and deer hunting, you may use slugs 
and shot containing lead to hunt these species unless prohibited by 
refuge-specific regulations and/or State law.

    3. In Sec. 32.7 by:
    a. Revising the section heading and removing the listing of 
``Cossatot National Wildlife Refuge'' and by alphabetically adding 
``Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge'' in the State of Arkansas;
    b. Alphabetically adding the listing ``Bond Swamp National Wildlife 
Refuge'' in the State of Georgia;
    c. Alphabetically adding the listing of ``Kilauea Point National 
Wildlife Refuge'' in the State of Hawaii;
    d. Alphabetically adding the listing of ``Currituck National 
Wildlife Refuge'' in the State of North Carolina;
    e. Alphabetically adding the listing of ``Stewart Lake National 
Wildlife Refuge'' in the State of North Dakota;
    f. Removing the listing of ``Baskett Slough National Wildlife 
Refuge'' and by alphabetically adding the listing ``Julia Butler Hansen 
Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer'' in the State of Oregon;
    g. Alphabetically adding the listing ``Plum Tree Island National 
Wildlife Refuge'' in the State of Virginia;
    h. Alphabetically adding the listing ``St. Croix Wetland Management 
District'' in the State of Wisconsin;
    i. Revising ``Pacific Island Territories'' to read ``United States 
Unincorporated Pacific Insular Possessions'' and removing the listing 
``Guam National Wildlife Refuge;'' and
    j. By alphabetically adding a new listing for ``Guam'' The 
revisions read as follows:


Sec. 32.7  What refuge units are open to hunting and/or fishing?

* * * * *

Guam

    Guam National Wildlife Refuge.
* * * * *

    4. In Sec. 32.20 Alabama by revising Wheeler National Wildlife 
Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.20  Alabama.

* * * * *

Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. [Reserved]
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, 
rabbit, raccoon, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge subject 
to the following condition: We require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We 
require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We do not allow bank fishing around the shoreline of the refuge 
headquarters.
    2. All other refuge waters are open to fishing year-round unless 
otherwise posted.
    3. We prohibit entry and use of airboats and hovercraft on all 
waters within the refuge boundaries.
    4. We prohibit entry and use of inboard waterthrust boats, such as 
but not limited to personal watercraft, watercycles, and waterbikes on 
all waters of the refuge except that portion of the Tennessee River and 
Flint Creek from its mouth to mile-marker three.
    5. You may not leave boats on the refuge overnight.

    5. In Sec. 32.22 Arizona by:
    a. Revising Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge and Cibola 
National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraphs A.3. and B.4. of Havasu National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    c. Revising paragraphs A.3. and B.2. of Imperial National Wildlife 
Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.22  Arizona.

* * * * *

Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of mourning 
and white-winged doves on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: We allow only shotguns.

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    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail and cottontail 
rabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    2. We allow only shotguns.
    3. We allow hunting of cottontail rabbits from September 1 to the 
close of the State quail season.

    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of desert bighorn sheep on 
designated areas of the refuge.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing in designated areas.
* * * * *

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, moorhens, common snipe, mourning and white-winged dove on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow only shotguns.
    2. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
    3. You must pay a hunt fee in portions of the refuge. Consult 
refuge hunting leaflet for locations.
    4. We do not allow pit or permanent blinds.
    5. Hunting in Farm Unit 2 closes at 12:00 p.m. each day. Consult 
refuge hunting leaflet for refuge-specific regulations and location.
    6. We close Farm Unit 2 to all hunting except waterfowl hunting 
during the Arizona waterfowl season.
    7. You must remove all temporary blinds, boats, and decoys from the 
refuge following each day's hunt.
    8. We do not allow hunting within 50 yards (45 m) of any public 
road.
    9. The Hart Mine Marsh area is open to hunting from 10:00 a.m. to 
3:00 p.m. daily during goose season.
    10. The area known as Pretty Water is open to waterfowl hunting 
from \1/2\ hour before sunrise to 3:00 p.m. during the Arizona and 
California waterfowl hunting seasons.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail and cottontail 
rabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. We allow only shotguns and bows and arrows.
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    3. You may hunt cottontail rabbit from September 1 through the last 
day of the respective State's quail season.
    4. During the Arizona waterfowl season, you may not hunt quail and 
rabbit in Farm Unit 2.
    5. You may not hunt within 50 yards (45 m) of any public road.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of mule deer on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. During the Arizona waterfowl season, you may not hunt mule deer 
in Farm Unit 2.
    2. You may not hunt within 50 yards (45 m) of any public road.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing and frogging subject to 
the following condition: Cibola Lake is open to fishing and frogging 
from March 15 through Labor Day.

Havasu National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    4. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Imperial National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. We require approved nontoxic shot for hunting quail and 
cottontail rabbit.
* * * * *


Sec. 32.23  [Amended]

    6. In Sec. 32.23 Arkansas by revising the name of ``Cossatot 
National Wildlife Refuge'' to read ``Pond Creek National Wildlife 
Refuge'' and by placing it in alphabetical order.

    7. In Sec. 32.24 California by:
    a. Revising paragraph A.2. of Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising the introductory text of paragraphs A. and B., revising 
paragraph A.1., adding paragraph A.4., redesignating paragraphs B.2. 
and B.3. as B.3. and B.4. and designating the undesignated paragraph 
following paragraph B.1. as B.2., revising paragraphs B.2., and B.3., 
and adding paragraph B.5. of Colusa National Wildlife Refuge;
    c. Revising Delevan National Wildlife Refuge;
    d. Revising paragraph D. of Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge;
    e. Revising paragraph B.2. of Kern National Wildlife Refuge;
    f. Revising Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge;
    g. Revising paragraph A. of Merced National Wildlife Refuge;
    h. Revising paragraph A.4. and paragraph B. of Modoc National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    i. Revising paragraphs A. and B. of Sacramento National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    j. Revising paragraph A., the introductory text of paragraph B, and 
paragraphs B.1. and D. of San Luis National Wildlife Refuge;
    k. Revising paragraphs A. and B. of Sutter National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    l. Revising paragraphs A. and B. of Tule Lake National Wildlife 
Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.24  California.

* * * * *

Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Colusa National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, moorhens, and snipe on designated areas of the refuges 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    4. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas 
stoves.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
* * * * *
    2. We do not allow bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-
impaired hunters should consult with the Refuge Manager for allowed 
conveyances.
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    5. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas 
stoves.
* * * * *

Delevan National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, moorhens, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. You must unload firearms while transporting them between parking 
areas and spaced blind areas.
    2. We do not allow snipe hunting in the spaced blind areas.
    3. We restrict hunters assigned to the spaced blind area to within 
100 feet (30

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m) of their assigned hunt site except for retrieving downed birds, 
placing decoys, or traveling to and from the area.
    4. Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We do not allow 
bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should 
consult with the Refuge Manager for allowed conveyances.
    5. You may possess no more than 25 shells while in the field.
    6. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    7. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas 
stoves.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant only in the 
free-roam areas on the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We do not allow pheasant hunting in the spaced blind area except 
during a special 1-day-only pheasant hunt on the first Monday after the 
opening of the State pheasant hunting season.
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    3. Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We do not allow 
bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should 
consult with the Refuge Manager for allowed conveyances.
    4. You may possess no more than 25 shells while in the field.
    5. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas 
stoves.
    C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing during daylight hours only from 
February 15 through October 1.
* * * * *

Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing from the designated shoreline train along 
Hookton Slough during daylight hours only.
    2. We allow fishermen to use only pole and line or rod and reel 
from the Hookton Slough Shoreline trail fishing area.
    3. We do not allow either motorized boats or motors on the refuge 
dock on Humboldt Bay. We close the dock on Humboldt Bay to launching of 
all boats from November 1 through January 15.
* * * * *

Kern National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, moorhens, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. In the controlled waterfowl hunting area, we require entry 
permits for the first 2 days of the waterfowl season for all hunters 16 
years of age or older. An adult with a permit must accompany hunters 
under the age of 16 hunting in the controlled area. We require advance 
reservations for the first 2 days of the hunt.
    2. Shooting hours end at l:00 p.m. daily on the California portion 
of the refuge except that the refuge manager may designate up to six 1-
day special youth or disabled hunter hunts per season and up to 3 days 
per week of general waterfowl hunting starting December 1 after 1:00 
p.m.
    3. You may carry only unloaded firearms on hunter access routes 
open to motor vehicles or when taking them through posted retrieving 
zones when traveling to and from the hunting areas.
    4. You may not set decoys in retrieving zones.
    5. We do not allow air-thrust and inboard waterthrust boats.
    6. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    7. You may use only nonmotorized boats and boats with electric 
motors on units 4b and 4c from the start of the hunting season through 
November 30. You may use motorized boats on units 4b and 4c from 
December 1 through the end of hunting season.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    2. You may carry only unloaded firearms on hunter access routes 
open to motor vehicles or when taking them through posted retrieving 
zones when traveling to and from the hunting areas.
    C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    D. Sport Fishing. [Reserved]

Merced National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, and moorhens on designated areas of the refuge subject to 
the following conditions and as we may otherwise post in the refuge 
regulations:
    1. You must unload firearms while transporting them between parking 
areas and blind sites.
    2. You may not possess more than 25 shells when leaving your 
assigned parking lot.
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    4. We restrict hunters assigned to the spaced blind unit to their 
assigned blind except for retrieving downed birds, placing decoys, or 
traveling to and from the parking area.
* * * * *

Modoc National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    4. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We limit hunting to junior hunters possessing a valid Junior 
Hunting License and refuge permit.
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, moorhens, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. You must unload firearms while transporting them between parking 
areas and spaced blind areas.
    2. We do not allow snipe hunting in the spaced blind area.
    3. We restrict hunters assigned to the spaced blind unit to within 
100 feet (30 m) of their assigned hunt site except for retrieving 
downed birds, placing decoys, or traveling to and from the parking 
area.
    4. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    5. You may possess no more than 25 shells while in the field.
    6. Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We do not allow 
bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should 
consult with the Refuge Manager for allowed conveyances.
    7. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas 
stoves.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We do not allow pheasant hunting in the spaced blind area except 
during a special 1-day-only pheasant hunt on the first Monday after the 
opening of the State pheasant hunting season.
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    3. Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We do not allow 
bicycles

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and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should consult with 
the Refuge Manager for allowed conveyances.
    4. You may not possess more than 25 shells while in the field.
    5. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas 
stoves.
* * * * *

San Luis National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, moorhens, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions and as we may otherwise post in the 
refuge regulations:
    1. In the free-roam hunting areas, you may use only portable 
blinds, temporary blinds constructed of natural materials, and on the 
San Luis Unit, existing concrete barrel blinds. We prohibit the cutting 
of woody vegetation.
    2. You must remove all portable blinds, decoys, and other personal 
equipment from the refuge following each day's hunt.
    3. You may snipe hunt only within the free-roam portion of the San 
Luis unit's waterfowl hunting areas.
    4. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    5. You may possess no more than 25 shells after leaving your 
assigned parking lot or boat launch.
    6. Vehicles may stop only at designated, assigned parking areas. We 
prohibit dropping of passengers or equipment or stopping between 
designated parking areas. You must return your permits to the check 
stations immediately upon completion of your hunt, and prior to using 
any tour routes or leaving the refuge vicinity.
    7. You may not transport loaded firearms while walking or bicycling 
between parking areas in spaced blind units, or while traveling in a 
boat under power.
    8. We restrict hunters in the spaced blind area to their assigned 
blind except when they are placing decoys, traveling to and from the 
parking area, retrieving downed birds, or when shooting to retrieve 
cripples.
    9. Access to the Frietas Unit free-roam hunting area is by boat 
only with a maximum of 5 mph. Prohibited boats include air-thrust and/
or inboard water-thrust types.
    10. We prohibit the use of motorized boats in the free-roam units 
with the exception of the Frietas Unit.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasants on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions or as we 
otherwise may post in refuge regulations available at visitor 
information centers and refuge headquarters:
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions and as we may otherwise post 
in the refuge regulations:
    1. We allow fishing from sunrise to sunset only, except on that 
portion of the San Joaquin River's south (left descending) bank within 
the West Bear Creek Unit designated as open for fishing 24 hours per 
day, or as otherwise posted in refuge regulations.
    2. We allow the use of one pole and line or one rod and reel per 
person. Fishermen must attend at all times any pole and line or rod and 
reel they are using for fishing.
    3. We prohibit the use of any boat, float tube, or other floating 
aid/device.
* * * * *

Sutter National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, moorhens, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    2. You may possess no more than 25 shells while in the field.
    3. Access to the hunt area is by foot traffic only. We do not allow 
bicycles and other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should 
consult with the Refuge Manager for allowed conveyances.
    4. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas 
stoves.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    2. Access is by foot traffic only. We do not allow bicycles and 
other conveyances. Mobility-impaired hunters should consult with the 
Refuge Manager for allowed conveyances.
    3. You may possess no more than 25 shells while in the field.
    4. No person may build or maintain fires, except in portable gas 
stoves.
* * * * *

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, moorhens, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require entry permits in the controlled waterfowl hunting 
area for the first 2 days of the waterfowl season for all hunters 16 
years of age or older. An adult with a permit must accompany hunters 
under the age of 16 hunting in the controlled area. We require advance 
reservation for the first 2 days of the hunt.
    2. Shooting hours end at 1:00 p.m. daily on the California portion 
of the refuge except that the refuge manager may designate up to six 1-
day special youth or disabled hunter hunts per season and up to 3 days 
per week of general waterfowl hunting after 1:00 p.m. starting December 
1.
    3. We do not allow possession of any loaded firearms more than 200 
feet (60 m) from the established blind stakes. You select blind sites 
by lottery at the beginning of each hunt day. You may shoot only from 
within your assigned blind site.
    4. You may carry only unloaded firearms on hunter access routes 
open to motor vehicles or when taking them through posted retrieving 
zones when traveling to and from the hunting areas.
    5. We do not allow you to set decoys in retrieving zones.
    6. We do not allow air-thrust and inboard waterthrust boats.
    7. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    2. You may carry only unloaded firearms on hunter access routes 
open to motor vehicles or when taking them through posted retrieving 
zones when traveling to and from the hunting areas.
* * * * *

    8. In Sec. 32.25 Colorado by revising paragraph B. of Arapaho 
National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.25  Colorado.

* * * * *

Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow upland game hunting on designated 
areas of the refuge pursuant to State law and subject to the following 
condition: You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the 
field.
* * * * *

    9. In Sec. 32.27 Delaware by:
    a. Revising paragraph B. of Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge; 
and
    b. Revising paragraph B.4. of Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge 
to read as follows:

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Sec. 32.27  Delaware.

* * * * *

Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of upland game on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow hunting only on the South Upland Hunting Area.
    2. We allow hunting from \1/2\ hour before sunrise to \1/2\ hour 
after sunset.
    3. We do not allow hunting from March 1 through August 31.
    4. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in 
the field.
* * * * *

Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    4. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in 
the field.
* * * * *

    10. In Sec. 32.28 Florida by:
    a. Revising Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraphs C. and D. of Lake Woodruff National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraphs A., B., C., and D.9. and adding paragraph 
D.10. of St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge; and
    d. Revising paragraphs B., C., and D. of St. Vincent National 
Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.28  Florida.

* * * * *

Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of ducks and 
coots on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, 
rabbit, and armadillo on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: We require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on the refuge year round. 
Creel limits/seasons are in accordance with State regulations.
* * * * *

Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. Sport fishing will be in accordance with State 
regulations and is subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing only from sunrise to sunset.
    2. We do not allow use of airboats in the refuge.
    3. We do not allow commercial fishing or the taking of frogs or 
turtles.
    4. We do not allow the use of snatch hooks in the refuge 
impoundments.
* * * * *

St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of ducks and 
coots in designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and 
raccoon on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, 
turkeys, and feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to 
the following condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. * * *
* * * * *
    9. We prohibit crabbing in refuge pools and impoundments along 
Lighthouse Road.
    10. We do not allow launching of airboats or inboard waterthrust 
boats (personal watercraft) from refuge saltwater boat ramps at Wakulla 
Beach or the Lighthouse Road area.

St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, sambar 
deer, and feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing only from sunrise to sunset.
    2. We allow only nonmotorized boats and boats with electric motors.
    3. We do not allow the use of live minnows as bait.
    4. We allow fishing in Lakes 1 and 2 and Oyster Pond from April 1 
through September 30.
    5. We allow fishing in Lakes 3, 4, and 5 from May 15 through 
September 30.
* * * * *

    11. In Sec. 32.29 Georgia by:
    a. Alphabetically adding Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraphs C. and D. of Okefenokee National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    c. Revising paragraphs B. and C., the introductory text of 
paragraph D., and paragraph D.3. of Savannah National Wildlife Refuge 
to read as follows:


Sec. 32.29  Georgia.

* * * * *

Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. [Reserved]
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing from March 15 to October 15 except on the 
Ocmulgee River, which is open to fishing year-round.
    2. We allow fishing only from sunrise to sunset.
    3. We allow fishing only with pole and line or rod and reel.
    4. We prohibit the taking of sturgeon, frogs, turtles, and 
mollusks.
    5. We allow only nonmotorized boats or boats with electric motors 
on refuge waters except the Ocmulgee River.
    6. You may not leave boats or other personal equipment on the 
refuge overnight.
    7. The minimum size limit for largemouth bass is 14 inches (35 cm)
* * * * *

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits except for on Cowhouse Island. We open 
Cowhouse Island to white-tailed deer and feral hog hunting per Dixon 
Memorial State Forest Regulations.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We do not allow the use of boats with motors larger than 10 
horsepower.

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    2. We do not allow the use of live minnows as bait.
    3. We allow only the use of pole and line or rod and reel.
    4. The daily creel limit is 5 largemouth bass, 5 channel catfish, 
and 25 of any one, or combination, of bream or sunfish. We do not allow 
the possession of more than the daily creel limit.
    5. We do not allow the taking of largemouth bass smaller than 14 
inches (35 cm).
* * * * *

Savannah National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrels and feral 
hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer, turkey, 
and feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
* * * * *
    3. We allow fishing from sunrise to sunset.
* * * * *

    12. In Sec. 32.30 Hawaii by:
    a. Revising paragraph C.1. of Hakalau Forest National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    b. Alphabetically adding Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge to 
read as follows:


Sec. 32.30  Hawaii.

* * * * *

Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    C. Big Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You must have reservations or permits to access the refuge.
* * * * *

Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. [Reserved]
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    D. Sport Fishing. Anglers may salt water fish in designated areas 
of the refuge.

    13. In Sec. 32.31 Idaho by:
    a. Revising paragraph A.2. of Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraphs A. and B. of Camas National Wildlife Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraphs A.3. and B.4. of Deer Flat National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    d. Revising paragraph B.2. of Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge to 
read as follows:


Sec. 32.31  Idaho.

* * * * *

Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Camas National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to 
the following condition: You may possess only approved nontoxic shot 
while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant and grouse on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: 
Pheasant hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the 
field.
* * * * *

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    3. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    4. Pheasant, quail, and partridge hunters may possess only approved 
nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. Pheasant hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
in the field.
* * * * *

    14. In Sec. 32.32 Illinois by:
    a. Revising paragraphs A.3., A.4., B.3., C.2., C.3., C.4., D.1., 
and D.7. and removing paragraph D.8. of Crab Orchard National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraph B. and the introductory text of paragraph C. 
of Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraph B.1. of Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge; 
and
    d. Revising paragraph A., the introductory text of paragraph B., 
and paragraphs B.3. and B.4., adding paragraph B.5., and revising the 
introductory text of paragraph C., and paragraphs C.3., C.4., C.5. and 
D. of Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge to read as 
follows:


Sec. 32.32  Illinois.

* * * * *

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    3. Goose hunters outside the controlled goose hunting area on Crab 
Orchard Lake must hunt from a blind that is on shore or anchored a 
minimum of 200 yards (180 m) away from any shoreline. Waterfowl hunters 
may also hunt on the east shoreline in Grassy Bay.
    4. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while hunting 
migratory game bird species.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while hunting all 
permitted species except wild turkey. You may possess and use lead shot 
for hunting wild turkey.
    C. Big Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. We require hunters using the closed area to check in at the 
refuge visitor contact station prior to hunting and to comply with the 
special rules provided to them.
    3. You may not hunt deer with a firearm in the controlled goose 
hunting areas. You may hunt deer in the controlled goose hunting areas 
with archery equipment in accordance with State seasons and 
regulations.
    4. You must remove hunting stands at the end of each day's hunt.
* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. * * *
    1. Crab Orchard Lake--west of Wolf Creek Road--Anglers may fish 
from boats all year. Anglers must remove trotlines/jugs from sunrise 
until sunset from Memorial Day through Labor Day; east of Wolf Creek 
Road, anglers may fish from boats March 15 through September 30. 
Anglers may fish all year at the Wolf Creek and Route 148 causeway 
areas. Anglers must check and remove fish from all jugs and trotlines 
daily. It is illegal to use stakes to anchor any trotlines; anglers 
must tag them with their name and address. Anglers may use all 
noncommercial fishing methods except they may not use any underwater 
breathing apparatus. Anglers may not use jugs or trotlines with any 
flotation device that has previously contained any petroleum-

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based materials or toxic substances. Anglers must attach a buoyed 
device that is visible on the water's surface to all trotlines.
* * * * *
    7. We restrict motorboats to slow speeds leaving no wakes in 
Cambria Neck, and within 150 feet (45 m) of any shoreline, swimming 
area, marina entrance, boat ramp, or causeway tunnel on Crab Orchard, 
Little Grassy, or Devils Kitchen Lakes.

Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. You may hunt bob-white quail, rabbit, 
squirrel, raccoon, opossum, coyote, red fox, grey fox, and turkey 
(spring) on designated areas of the refuge in accordance with posted 
regulations and subject to the following conditions:
    1. If we provide hunter check-in/check-out post, you must present 
daily harvests.
    2. We do not allow hunting after sunset.
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while hunting for 
any permitted birds except wild turkey. You may use lead shot while 
hunting wild turkey.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge in accordance with posted regulations 
and subject to the following conditions:
* * * * *

Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while hunting all 
permitted birds, except wild turkeys. You may possess and use lead shot 
for hunting wild turkey.
* * * * *

Upper Mississippi National Wildlife and Fish Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of migratory 
game birds on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. You may not hunt migratory birds on refuge-closed areas posted 
``Area Closed,'' on the Goose Island ``No Hunting'' zone in Pool 8, on 
the Upper Halfway Creek Marsh ``No Hunting'' zone in Pool 7, or on the 
Frog Pond area ``No Hunting'' zone in Pool 13.
    2. We require permits for Potters Marsh in Pool 13 except during 
the early teal season.
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    4. On Pools 4 through 11 you must remove all decoys from the refuge 
at the end of each day's hunt.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of upland game on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
* * * * *
    3. You may not hunt at any time on the Goose Island ``No Hunting'' 
zone in Pool 8, on the Upper Halfway Creek Marsh ``No Hunting'' zone in 
Pool 7, or on the Frog Pond ``No Hunting'' zone in Pool 13.
    4. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot when 
hunting for any permitted birds or other small game, except wild 
turkey. We still allow possession of lead shot for hunting wild turkey.
    5. You may use lights and dogs to hunt raccoons, and other 
specifically authorized small mammals, in accordance with State 
regulations. We allow such use of lights on the refuge at the point of 
kill only. We prohibit all other uses of lights for hunting on the 
refuge.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
* * * * *
    3. You may not hunt at any time on the Goose Island ``No Hunting'' 
zone in Pool 8, on the Upper Halfway Creek Marsh ``No Hunting'' zone in 
Pool 7, or on the Frog Pond ``No Hunting'' zone in Pool 13.
    4. We do not allow construction or use of permanent blinds, 
platforms, or ladders.
    5. You must remove all stands from the refuge at the end of each 
day's hunt.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We do not allow fishing on the Spring Lake Closed Area, Carroll 
County, Illinois from October 1 through the last day of the Illinois 
waterfowl season.
    2. We allow only hand-powered boats or boats with electric motors 
on Mertes' Slough in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.

    15. In Sec. 32.34 Iowa by revising paragraph B. of Union Slough 
National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.34  Iowa.

* * * * *

Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. You may hunt upland game in designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: You may possess 
only approved nontoxic shot while hunting upland game, except wild 
turkey. You may possess and use lead shot for wild turkey hunting.
* * * * *
    16. In Sec. 32.35 Kansas by:
    a. Revising paragraph B.2. of Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraph A. of Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge; and
    c. Revising paragraph A. of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge to 
read as follows:


Sec. 32.35  Kansas.

* * * * *

Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot or rimfire firearms 
while in the field.
* * * * *

Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, mourning doves, and snipe on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following condition: Waterfowl and coot hunters 
may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Quivira National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, rails (Virginia and Sora only), mourning doves, and 
common snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require approved nontoxic shot when hunting any game on 
the refuge. We prohibit the possession of lead shot in the field.
* * * * *

    17. In Sec. 32.36 Kentucky by revising Ohio River Islands National 
Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.36  Kentucky.

* * * * *

Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

    Refer to Sec. 32.68 West Virginia for regulations.
* * * * *

    18. In Sec. 32.37 Louisiana by:
    a. Revising paragraphs B. and C., the introductory text of 
paragraph D., and paragraphs D.1. and D.2. of Catahoula National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraph D.2. and removing paragraphs D.3. and D.4. of 
Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge;

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    d. Revising Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge;
    e. Revising the introductory text of paragraph A., paragraph A.1., 
and paragraph D. of Sabine National Wildlife Refuge; and
    f. Revising Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge to read as 
follows:


Sec. 32.37  Louisiana.

* * * * *

Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of raccoon, squirrel, 
rabbit, and feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: We require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing from 1 hour before sunrise until \1/2\ hour 
after sunset. We allow only pole and line or rod and reel fishing. We 
prohibit snagging.
    2. We allow boat launching on all refuge waters as designated in 
the refuge brochure. We allow only nonmotorized boats or boats with 
motors of 10 horsepower or less. You may not leave boats on the refuge 
overnight.
* * * * *

D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of ducks, 
geese, coots, and woodcock on designated areas of the refuge subject to 
the following condition: We require permits.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, 
rabbit, raccoon, and opossum on designated areas of the refuge subject 
to the following condition: We require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We 
require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. The ends of trotlines must consist of a length of cotton line 
that extends from the points of attachment into the water.
    2. We allow only cotton limb lines.
* * * * *

Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. * * *
* * * * *
    2. Any person entering, using, or occupying the refuge for fishing 
or crawfishing must abide by all terms and conditions in the refuge 
fishing brochure.
* * * * *

Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. You may hunt duck, coots, 
woodcock, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. Any person entering, using, or occupying the refuge for hunting 
must abide by all terms and conditions in the refuge hunting brochure.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, and 
raccoon on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. Any person entering, using, or occupying the refuge for hunting 
must abide by all terms and conditions in the refuge hunting brochure.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. Any person entering, using, or occupying the refuge for hunting 
must abide by all terms and conditions in the refuge hunting brochure.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing in designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. Any person entering, using, or occupying the refuge for fishing 
must abide by all terms and conditions in the refuge fishing brochure.
* * * * *

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, and coots on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following conditions:
    1. We require refuge hunting permits.
* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing, crabbing, and shrimp cast 
netting on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: Any person entering, using, or occupying the refuge must 
abide by all terms and conditions set forth in the refuge fishing 
brochure.
* * * * *

Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of ducks, 
geese, coots, and woodcock on designated areas of the refuge subject to 
the following condition: We require permits.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, 
rabbit, raccoon, opossum, beaver, and coyotes on designated areas of 
the refuge subject to the following condition: We require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. The ends of trotlines must consist of a length of cotton line 
that extends from the points of attachment into the water.
    2. We allow only cotton limb lines.

    19. In Sec. 32.38 Maine by:
    a. Revising paragraph B.3. and adding paragraph C.5. of Rachel 
Carson National Wildlife Refuge; and
    b. Revising paragraph B. of Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife 
Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.38  Maine.

* * * * *

Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    C. Big Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    5. We allow only archery and shotgun hunting with appropriate 
buckshot or slug loads.
* * * * *

Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of upland game on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: 
Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the 
field.
* * * * *

    20. In Sec. 32.39 Maryland by:
    a. Revising paragraph D. of Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge; 
and
    b. Revising paragraph B.6. of Patuxent Research Refuge to read as 
follows:


Sec. 32.39  Maryland.

* * * * *

Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing and crabbing in designated areas 
of the

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refuge in accordance with State regulations and subject to the 
following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing and crabbing from Eastern Neck Island bridge.
    2. We allow fishing and crabbing from April 1--September 30 during 
daylight hours only at the Ingleside Recreation Area.
    3. We allow fishing from the Boxes Point and Duck Inn Trails during 
daylight hours only.

Patuxent Research Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    6. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in 
the field.
* * * * *

    21. In Sec. 32.40 Massachusetts by revising paragraph B.3. of Oxbow 
National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.40  Massachusetts.

* * * * *

Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

    22. In Sec. 32.42 Minnesota by:
    a. Revising paragraph B.1. of Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraph B.2. of Minnesota Valley National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraphs A.1. and B.1. of Rice Lake National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    d. Revising paragraphs A.5. and B.1. of Sherburne National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    e. Revising paragraph B.3. of Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge to 
read as follows:


Sec. 32.42  Minnesota.

* * * * *

Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while hunting for 
partridge or ring-necked pheasant.
* * * * *

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
    1. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in 
the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
hunting upland game species.
* * * * *

Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    5. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in 
the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
hunting for all upland game species.
* * * * *

Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
hunting for all upland game species.
* * * * *

    23. In Sec. 32.43 Mississippi by:
    a. Revising Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge; and
    c. Revising Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge to read as 
follows:


Sec. 32.43  Mississippi.

* * * * *

Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of mourning 
doves, migratory waterfowl, coots, snipe, and woodcock on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We require 
permits.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, 
rabbit, beaver, raccoon, coyotes, and opossum on designated areas of 
the refuge subject to the following condition: We require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer, turkey, and feral 
hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following condition: We require permits.
* * * * *

St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of ducks, 
geese, and coots on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: We require permits.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrel, rabbit, 
beaver, nutria, muskrat, feral hogs, raccoon, coyotes, and opossum on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We 
require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following condition: We require permits.

Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of mourning 
doves, migratory waterfowl, coots, snipe, and woodcock on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We require 
permits.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, 
rabbit, beaver, raccoon, coyotes, and opossum on designated areas of 
the refuge subject to the following condition: We require permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer, turkey, and feral 
hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following condition: We require permits.
* * * * *

    24. In Sec. 32.44 Missouri by revising paragraph A.2. of Swan Lake 
National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.44  Missouri.

* * * * *

Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

    25. In Sec. 32.45 Montana by:
    a. Revising paragraph B. of Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge;

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    b. Revising paragraph B.3. of Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraph B.1. of Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge;
    d. Revising paragraph B. of Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge;
    e. Revising paragraph A. of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    f. Revising paragraph A. of Swan River National Wildlife Refuge; 
and
    g. Revising paragraph B. of War Horse National Wildlife Refuge to 
read as follows:


Sec. 32.45  Montana.

* * * * *

Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of upland game on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: You 
may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Hailstone National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of upland game on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: You 
may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, and coots on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: Waterfowl and coot hunters may possess only 
approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Swan River National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, and coots on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: Waterfowl and coot hunters may possess only 
approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

War Horse National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of upland game birds on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: You 
may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

    26. In Sec. 32.47 Nevada by:
    a. Revising paragraphs A. and D. of Ruby Lake National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    b. Revising paragraphs A.1., B., C., and D. of Sheldon National 
Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.47  Nevada.

* * * * *

Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, moorhens, and snipe on designated areas of the refuge in 
accordance with State law and subject to the following conditions:
    1. We do not allow off-road vehicles on the refuge.
    2. We do not allow permanent and pit blinds. You must remove all 
blind materials and decoys at the end of each hunting day.
* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to State law and the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing from 1 hour before sunrise until 2 hours after 
sunset.
    2. We allow fishing only on the dikes in the areas north of the 
Brown Dike and east of the Collection Ditch with the exception that you 
may fish by wading and from personal flotation devices (float tubes) on 
Unit 21.
    3. We prohibit fishing from the bank on the South Marsh except at 
Brown Dike, the Main Boat Landing, and Narciss Boat Landing.
    4. You may use only artificial lures in the Collection Ditch and 
spring ponds adjoining the ditch.
    5. We do not allow boats on the refuge from January 1 through June 
14.
    6. During the boating season, we allow only boats on the South 
Marsh. Beginning June 15 through July 31, we allow only motorless boats 
or boats with battery-powered electric motors. Beginning August 1 
through December 31, we allow only motorless boats and boats propelled 
with motors with a total of 10 horsepower or less.
    7. Launch boats only from designated landings.
    8. Do not store boats of any kind on the refuge from January 1 
through May 31.
    9. We do not allow off-road vehicles on the refuge.

Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
    1. Waterfowl and coot hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail, grouse, and 
partridge on designated areas of the refuge.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer, pronghorn, and 
bighorn sheep on designated areas of the refuge.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. Anglers may only bank fish, fish by wading, or use boats with 
electric motors, float tubes or similar flotation devices in Big 
Springs Reservoir, Duferrena Ponds, and Catnip Reservoir. Anglers may 
not fish from other types of motorized boats.
    2. We allow only individuals 12 years of age or under, or 65 years 
of age or older, or disabled individuals to fish in McGee Pond.
* * * * *

    27. In Sec. 32.48 by revising New Hampshire to read as follows:


Sec. 32.48  New Hampshire.

    We have opened the following refuge unit to hunting and/or fishing 
with applicable refuge-specific regulations:

Great Bay National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of migratory 
game birds on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. Waterfowl hunting will not require a permit. We will allow 
hunting only from the immediate shoreline of the Bay.
    2. We allow only portable blinds. You must remove all decoys, 
blinds, and boats after each day's hunt.
    3. Waterfowl hunters may access shorelines by boat only.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer on designated areas 
of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require refuge permits for the deer hunt.
    2. We require big game hunters to wear in a conspicuous manner on 
the head, chest, and back, a minimum of

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400 square inches (2600 cm\2\) of solid-colored blaze-orange clothing 
or material.
    3. We allow only shotguns and bows.
    D. Sport Fishing. [Reserved]

    28. In Sec. 32.49 New Jersey by:
    a. Revising paragraph A.4. of Cape May National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraph A.7. of Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraph C. of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge;
    d. Revising paragraph A.5. of Supawna Meadows National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    e. Revising paragraph A.3. of Wallkill River National Wildlife 
Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.49  New Jersey.

* * * * *

Cape May National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    4. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    7. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in 
the field.
* * * * *

Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer on designated areas 
of the refuge subject to the following conditions: Hunters must comply 
with State laws governing special deer permit hunts.
* * * * *

Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    5. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    3. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in 
the field.
* * * * *

    29. In Sec. 32.50 New Mexico by:
    a. Revising paragraphs A.2. and B.1. of Bitter Lake National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraphs A. and B.2. of Bosque Del Apache National 
Wildlife Refuge; and
    c. Revising paragraph A.2. of Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge to 
read as follows:


Sec. 32.50  New Mexico.

* * * * *

Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of mourning 
and white-winged doves on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Las Vegas National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    30. In Sec. 32.51 New York by revising paragraphs A.4. and B.4. and 
adding paragraph A.8. of Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge to read as 
follows:


Sec. 32.51  New York.

* * * * *

Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    4. Waterfowl hunters may not possess more than 20 shells per day.
* * * * *
    8. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    B. Hunting of Upland Game. * * *
* * * * *
    4. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in 
the field.
* * * * *

    31. In Sec. 32.52 North Carolina by:
    a. Revising paragraph A.1. of Cedar Island National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    b. Alphabetically adding Currituck National Wildlife Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraph A., adding paragraph C.2., and revising 
paragraph D. of Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge;
    d. Revising paragraphs A., B., and C. of Pocosin Lakes National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    e. Revising paragraph A.2. of Roanoke River National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    f. Revising paragraph A.1. of Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge 
to read as follows:


Sec. 32.52  North Carolina.

* * * * *

Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field..
* * * * *

Currituck National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of swans, 
geese, ducks, and coots on designated areas of the refuge subject to 
the following conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. Hunting must be from assigned blind location.
    3. We allow hunting on Wednesdays and Saturdays during the North 
Carolina waterfowl season.
    4. We allow hunting from \1/2\ hour before sunrise to 1 p.m.
    5. We allow access 1\1/2\ hours before legal shooting time, and all 
parties must be off the refuge by 3 p.m.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    D. Sport Fishing. [Reserved]
* * * * *

Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of swans, 
geese, ducks, and coots on designated areas of the refuge subject to 
the following conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. We allow taking of Canada geese only during the special 
September season for resident Canada geese.
    3. Any person entering, using, or occupying the refuge for hunting 
must abide by all the terms and conditions in the refuge hunting 
brochure.
* * * * *

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    C. Big Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. Any person entering, using, or occupying the refuge for hunting 
must abide by all the terms and conditions in the refuge hunting 
brochure.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing and crabbing on designated areas 
of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing and crabbing from March 1 through November 1 
from \1/2\ hour before sunrise to \1/2\ hour after sunset or as posted.
    2. We allow bank fishing and crabbing year-round along Highway 94 
Causeway and in the immediate vicinity of the Lake Landing water 
control structure, the Rose Bay water control structure, and the 
Outfall Canal water control structure. Other areas open to this 
activity are the Central Canal and East and West Main Canal as signed. 
We allow bank fishing and crabbing from \1/2\ hour before sunrise to 
\1/2\ hour after sunset except that the Highway 94 Causeway is open to 
fishing and crabbing 24 hours per day.
    3. You may not dip herring (alewife).
    4. You must attend all fish lines and crabbing equipment. We 
restrict crabbing equipment to 5 handlines and/or hand-activated traps 
per person. The catch/possession limit is 12 blue crabs per day per 
person.
    5. We do not permit airboats, sailboats, wind surfers, and personal 
watercraft.
    6. We prohibit bank fishing along the entrance road from Highway 94 
to the Refuge Headquarters.
* * * * *

Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of ducks, snow 
geese, swans, doves, woodcock, rails, and snipe on designated areas of 
the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow access 1\1/2\ hours before and after legal shooting 
time.
    2. You must unload and encase firearms while transporting them by 
vehicle or boat under power.
    3. We allow only portable blinds and temporary blinds constructed 
of natural materials. We require removal of portable blinds following 
each day's hunt.
    4. We allow hunting during the State season.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail, squirrel, 
raccoon, opossum, rabbit, and fox on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require permits for any night hunting.
    2. We allow access 1\1/2\ hours before and after legal shooting 
time.
    3. You must unload and encase firearms while transporting them by a 
vehicle or boat under power.
    4. We allow hunting during the State season except we will close 
opossum and raccoon hunting during the State bear season including 5 
days before and after that season.
    5. You must wear 500 square inches (3250 cm<SUP>2</SUP>) of 
fluorescent orange material above the waist, visible from all 
directions.
    6. We prohibit possession of buckshot or slugs while hunting with 
dogs.
    7. You may use only shotguns and/or .22 caliber rim-fire rifles for 
upland game hunts.
    8. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field 
on designated areas of the refuge.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. You must wear 500 square inches (3250 cm<SUP>2</SUP>) of 
fluorescent orange material above the waist visible from all directions 
during the muzzle loading and gun seasons.
    2. We allow only shotguns, muzzle-loaders, and bow and arrow for 
big game hunts.
    3. You must unload and encase firearms while transporting them by a 
vehicle or boat under power.
    4. We allow access 1\1/2\ hours before and after legal shooting 
time.
    5. We allow hunting during the State season.
    6. We do not allow dogs.
    7. You must remove all stands from the refuge following each day's 
hunt. We prohibit the construction or use of permanent stands, blinds, 
platforms, or ladders.
    8. We allow archery hunting on the Pungo Unit during the regular 
State archery season and from November 1 through 30. State bag limits 
apply.
    9. We allow shotgun and muzzle-loaders on the Pungo Unit subject to 
the following conditions:
    We require permits and allow access 1 hour before and after legal 
shooting time.
* * * * *

Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

    32. In Sec. 32.53 North Dakota by:
    a. Revising paragraph B.2. of Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraphs B., C., and D. of Audubon National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraph B.1., redesignating paragraphs B.2. and B.3. 
as paragraphs B.3. and B.4., and adding a new paragraph B.2. of Des 
Lacs National Wildlife Refuge;
    d. Revising J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge;
    e. Revising paragraphs A.2. and B. of Lake Alice National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    f. Revising paragraph D. of Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge;
    g. Revising paragraph C. of Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge;
    h. Revising paragraph B.1. of Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge;
    i. Revising paragraph B.1. of Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge;
    j. Revising paragraph B.3. of Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge;
    k. Alphabetically adding Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge;
    l. Revising paragraphs B., C., and D. of Tewaukon National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    m. Revising paragraphs B., C., and D. of Upper Souris National 
Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.53  North Dakota.

* * * * *

Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Audubon National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of ring-necked pheasant, 
gray partridge, and sharp-tailed grouse on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to State regulations with refuge restrictions as posted.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed and mule deer 
on designated areas of the refuge subject to State regulations with 
refuge restrictions as posted.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow ice fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to State regulations with refuge restrictions as posted.
* * * * *

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Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    2. You may use falconry for upland game hunting.
* * * * *

J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, and coots on designated areas of the refuge.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant, partridge, 
grouse, turkey, and fox on designated areas of the refuge subject to 
the following conditions:
    1. Fox hunting opens annually on the day following the close of the 
regular firearm deer season and closes on March 31.
    2. We close fox hunting from \1/2\ hour after sunset until \1/2\ 
hour before sunrise.
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We 
require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge as per State law with certain restrictions as posted.

Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. Waterfowl and coot hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of upland game and fox on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: You 
may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to State regulations with refuge restrictions as posted.

Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed and mule deer 
on designated areas of the refuge subject to State regulations with 
refuge restrictions as posted.
* * * * *

Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Stewart Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. [Reserved]
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on the designated area subject 
to all State regulations.

Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Updland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of ring-necked pheasants 
on designated areas of the refuge as per State law with certain 
restrictions as posted.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge as per State law with certain 
restrictions as posted.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge as per State law with certain restrictions as posted.

Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of upland game birds with 
approved nontoxic shot on designated areas of the refuge as per State 
law with certain restrictions as posted.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer on designated areas 
of the refuge as per State law with certain restrictions as posted.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge as per State law with certain restrictions as posted.
    33. In Sec. 32.54 Ohio by revising Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge 
to read as follows:


Sec. 32.54  Ohio.

* * * * *

Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese and 
ducks on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. You must check in and out of the refuge each day that you hunt.
    3. You may not shoot from refuge roads.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing during daylight hours only and during 
designated dates.
    2. We do not allow boats or flotation devices.

    34. In Sec. 32.55 Oklahoma by:
    a. Revising paragraph B.3. of Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraph B.4. of Little River National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraphs A.1. and B.1. of Salt Plains National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    d. Revising paragraphs A.2. and B.2. of Sequoyah National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    e. Revising paragraph A.3. of Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge; 
and
    f. Revising paragraphs A., B.1., D.1., and D.3. of Washita National 
Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.55  Oklahoma.

* * * * *

Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may use only shotguns with #4 or smaller shot. You may 
possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Little River National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    4. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

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    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Washita National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese and 
sandhill cranes on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following conditions: We require permits and payment of a fee.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. We only allow shotguns.
* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. * * *
    1. Anglers may fish from March 15 through October 14 in the Washita 
River and Foss Reservoir. Anglers may bank fish year round in the 
Washita River and Foss Reservoir from open areas.
* * * * *
    3. We do not allow boats and other flotation devices on refuge 
waters from October 15 through March 14.
* * * * *

    35. In Sec. 32.56 Oregon by:
    a. Revising paragraph A. of Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Removing Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge;
    c. Revising paragraphs A.6. and B.3. of Cold Springs National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    d. Revising paragraphs A.2. and B.2. of Deer Flat National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    e. Alphabetically adding Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the 
Columbian White-Tailed Deer;
    f. Revising paragraph A.2. of Klamath Forest National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    g. Revising paragraphs A. and D. of Lewis and Clark National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    h. Revising paragraphs A.4. and B.2. of Lower Klamath National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    i. Revising paragraphs A.2. and B.3. of Malheur National Wildlife 
Refuge;
    j. Revising paragraphs A.7. and B.3. of McKay Creek National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    k. Revising Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge; and
    l. Revising paragraph A.2. of Upper Klamath National Wildlife 
Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.56  Oregon.

* * * * *

Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, snipe, doves, and pigeons on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following condition: Waterfowl and snipe hunters 
may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    6. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. Pheasant, quail, and partridge hunters may possess only approved 
nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, and common snipe on the Wallace Island Unit subject to 
the following condition: You may possess only approved nontoxic shot 
while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing along the shoreline of the 
Wallace Island Unit in accordance with State regulations.

Klamath Forest National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, and common snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    2. We do not allow hunting on all exposed lands on Miller Sands 
Island and its partially enclosed lagoon, as posted. We do not allow 
hunting inside the diked portion of Karlson Island, as posted.
* * * * *
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow sport fishing along the shoreline of the 
refuge islands in accordance with State regulations.

Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    4. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field 
on designated areas east of Highway 205.
* * * * *

McKay Creek National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *

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    7. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, and common snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. The refuge is open from 4:00 a.m. to 1\1/2\ hours after sunset 
except for the Hunter Check Station parking lot at the McCormack Unit, 
which is open each morning 2 hours prior to State shooting hours for 
waterfowl. We do not allow decoys, boats, and other personal property 
on the refuge following each day's hunt.
    2. In the McCormack Unit, we allow hunting only on Wednesdays, 
Saturdays, Sundays, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year's Day.
    3. We require waterfowl hunting parties in the Boardman Unit to 
space themselves a minimum of 200 yards (180 m) apart.
    4. You may possess no more than 25 shells while in the field.
    5. We require permits for hunting on the McCormack Unit.
    6. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant, chukar, 
Hungarian partridge, and quail on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. We do not allow hunting of upland game birds until noon of each 
hunt day.
    2. In the McCormack Unit, we allow hunting only on Wednesdays, 
Saturdays, Sundays, Thanksgiving Day, and New Year's Day.
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
    4. You may possess no more than 25 shells while in the field.
    5. We require permits for hunting on the McCormack Unit.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer on designated areas 
of the refuge subject to the following condition: Hunting is by permit 
only.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. The refuge is open from 5 a.m. to 1\1/2\ hours after sunset.
    2. We allow fishing on refuge impoundments and ponds from February 
1 through September 30. We open other refuge waters (Columbia River and 
its backwaters) in accordance with State regulations.
    3. We allow only nonmotorized boats and boats with electric motors 
on refuge impoundments and ponds.
    4. We only allow fishing with hook and line.

Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
* * * * *

    36. In Sec. 32.57 Pennsylvania by revising Ohio River Islands 
National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.57  Pennsylvania.

* * * * *

Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

    Refer to Sec. 32.68 West Virginia for regulations.
* * * * *

    37. In Sec. 32.60 South Carolina by revising paragraphs C. and D. 
of ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.60  South Carolina.

* * * * *

ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We 
require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. Anglers may fish on the refuge in accordance with 
State law and as specifically designated in refuge publications.
* * * * *

    38. In Sec. 32.61 South Dakota by revising paragraph B. of Pocasse 
National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.61  South Dakota.

* * * * *

Pocasse National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: You may possess 
only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

    39. In Sec. 32.62 Tennessee by:
    a. Revising paragraphs B., C., and D. of Cross Creeks National 
Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising paragraph A.4. of Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge; and
    c. Revising Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.62  Tennessee.

* * * * *

Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrels on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: We require 
permits.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
condition: We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing on refuge pools and reservoirs from March 15 
through October 31 from sunrise to sunset.
    2. We do not allow bows and arrows, trotlines, limblines, jugs, and 
slat baskets in refuge pools and reservoirs.
    3. We do not allow taking of frogs.
    4. The length limit for largemouth bass taken from Elk and South 
Cross Creeks' reservoirs is less than 12 inches (30 cm) and more than 
15 inches (37.5 cm). Anglers must immediately release unharmed 
largemouth bass from 12 inches (30 cm) to 15 inches (37.5 cm). We 
prohibit possession of largemouth bass between 12 inches (30 cm) and 15 
inches (37.5 cm).

Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    4. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. [Reserved]
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of squirrels and raccoons 
on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. You must unload and encase or dismantle firearms transported in 
motor vehicles.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
turkey on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. You must unload and encase or dismantle firearms transported in 
motor vehicles.

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    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated portions of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We close impounded waters to fishing from November 1 through 
March 14.
    2. We close Swamp Creek, Britton Ford, and Bennett's Creek 
embayments to fishing and boating from November 1 through March 14.
    3. Anglers must launch boats from designated access points only. We 
restrict boats to ``slow speed/minimum wake'' on all refuge 
impoundments open to fishing.
    4. Anglers may not leave boats on the refuge overnight.

    40. In Sec. 32.63 Texas by:
    a. Revising paragraph B.3. of Buffalo Lake National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    b. Revising Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.63  Texas.

* * * * *

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of mourning 
doves in the month of September on designated areas of the refuge, 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require you to check in and out of the hunt area.
    2. We allow only shotguns.
    3. You may possess no shot larger than #4 on the hunting area.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of quail in the month of 
February and squirrel and rabbit in the months of February and 
September on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. We require you to check in and out of the hunt area.
    2. We allow only shotguns.
    3. You may possess no shot larger than #4 on the hunting area.
    4. You must plug shotguns to hold no more than three shells during 
the September dove season.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer and 
feral hogs on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. You may archery hunt as listed in the refuge hunt information 
sheet. You must obtain a refuge permit and pay a hunt fee.
    2. We allow hunting with firearms including shotguns, 20 gauge or 
larger, loaded with rifled slug during a special youth hunt as listed 
in the refuge hunt information sheet. We require permits.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. Lake Texoma and connected streams are open to fishing year 
round.
    2. We allow fishing in ponds and stock tanks from April 1 through 
September 30.
    3. Fishermen may string trotlines between anchored floats only. We 
do not allow lines attached to rubber bands, sticks, poles, trees, or 
other fixed objects in refuge ponds or impoundments.
    4. We do not allow fishing from bridges or roadways.
    5. We do not allow boats and other flotation devices on the waters 
of Lake Texoma from October 1 through March 31, or at any time on 
refuge ponds and impoundments.
* * * * *

    41. In Sec. 32.64 Utah by:
    a. Revising paragraphs A.2. and B.1. of Bear River Migratory Bird 
Refuge; and
    b. Revising paragraph B. of Ouray National Wildlife Refuge to read 
as follows:


Sec. 32.64  Utah.

* * * * *

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
    1. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Ouray National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant on designated 
areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: You may possess 
only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

    42. In Sec. 32.65 Vermont by revising paragraph B.4. of Missisquoi 
National Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.65  Vermont.

* * * * *

Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    4. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in 
the field.
* * * * *
    43. In Sec. 32.66 Virginia by:

    a. Revising Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge; and
    b. Alphabetically adding Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge 
to read as follows:


Sec. 32.66  Virginia.

* * * * *

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of waterfowl 
and rails on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. You must possess written permission to hunt in the nonguided 
public hunting areas.
    2. On Wildcat Marsh we reserve compartments 1-4 for guided hunting 
only with refuge-designated commercial guides.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed and sika deer 
in designated areas of the refuge subject to the following condition: 
We require a refuge permit.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing, crabbing, and clamming on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow sport fishing, crabbing, and clamming in salt water 
areas and in that portion of Swan Cove adjacent to Beach Road. We close 
all other refuge ponds, impoundments, and channels to these activities.
    2. You must attend traps and crab pots.
    3. You must obtain a permit to remain on the refuge after normal 
closing hours.
* * * * *

Plum Tree Island National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of waterfowl 
on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. Waterfowl hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    D. Sport Fishing. [Reserved]
* * * * *

    44. In Sec. 32.67 Washington by:
    a. Revising Columbia National Wildlife Refuge, Julia Butler Hansen 
Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer, and Willapa National 
Wildlife Refuge;

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    b. Revising paragraph A. of Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge;
    c. Deleting paragraphs A.6. and B.6., revising the introductory 
text of paragraph B., and revising paragraphs A.3. and B.3. of McNary 
National Wildlife Refuge;
    d. Revising paragraphs A.5. and B.2. of Toppenish National Wildlife 
Refuge; and
    e. Removing paragraphs A.6. and B.4. of Umatilla National Wildlife 
Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.67  Washington.

* * * * *

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, and common snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
    1. In Marsh Unit 1, we allow hunting only on Wednesdays, Saturdays, 
and Sundays.
    2. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
    3. In Marsh Unit 1, concurrent with the State's designated Youth 
Day prior to the opening of the waterfowl hunt, only youth aged 10-17 
and an accompanying adult aged 18 or over may hunt.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant, quail, and 
partridge on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. We allow hunting of upland game birds only during State seasons 
that run concurrently with the State waterfowl season.
    2. We allow only shotguns and bows and arrows.
    3. Upland game bird hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot 
while in the field.
    4. In Marsh Unit 1, concurrent with the State's designated Youth 
Day prior to the opening of the waterfowl hunt, only youth aged 10-17 
and an accompanying adult aged 18 or over may hunt.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of deer on designated areas 
of the refuge subject to the following condition: We allow only shotgun 
and archery hunting.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow nonmotorized boats and boats with electric motors on 
Upper and Lower Hampton, Hutchinson, Royal, and Shiner Lakes.
    2. We allow motorized boats and nonmotorized boats on all other 
refuge waters open to fishing.
    3. We prohibit the taking of bullfrogs.

Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of doves, 
geese, ducks, coots, and common snipe on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following condition: Waterfowl and snipe hunters may 
possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, coots, and common snipe on the Hunting Island Unit subject to 
the following condition: You may possess only approved nontoxic shot 
while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow bank fishing from the Mainland Unit 
shoreline adjoining the Elochoman and Columbia Rivers as well as 
Steamboat and Brooks Sloughs, in accordance with State fishing 
regulations. We also allow bank fishing in the pond adjacent to the 
diking district pumping station by Brooks Slough. We close all other 
interior water of the Mainland Unit to fishing.
* * * * *

McNary National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    3. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of pheasant, quail, 
chukar, and Hungarian partridge on designated areas of the refuge 
subject to the following conditions:
* * * * *
    3. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    5. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. * * *
* * * * *
    6. Waterfowl and snipe hunters may possess only approved nontoxic 
shot while in the field.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    4. Upland game bird hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot 
while in the field.
* * * * *

Willapa National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of geese, 
ducks, and coots on designated areas of the Riekkola and Lewis Units, 
in accordance with State hunting regulations and subject to the 
following conditions:
    1. At the Riekkola Unit, prior to entering the hunt area, we 
require you to obtain a permit, pay a recreation user fee, and obtain a 
blind assignment.
    2. At the Riekkola Unit you may take ducks and coots only 
coincidental to hunting geese. We do not allow exclusive hunting of 
ducks in the Riekkola Unit.
    3. We allow hunting in the Riekkola Unit only from established 
blinds on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
    4. At the Riekkola Unit you may possess and use no more than 24 
shells per day while in the field.
    5. You may possess only approved nontoxic shotgun shells.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of blue and ruffed grouse 
on Long Island, subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require you to obtain and carry a refuge permit and report 
game taken, as specified with the permit.
    2. We allow only archery hunting.
    3. We do not allow firearms on Long Island at any time.
    4. We do not allow dogs on Long Island.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting for deer, elk, and bear on 
Long Island, subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require you to obtain and carry a refuge permit and report 
game taken, as specified with the permit.
    2. We allow only archery hunting.
    3. We do not allow firearms on Long Island at any time.
    4. We do not allow dogs on Long Island.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing along the shoreline of the 
refuge in accordance with State regulations.

    45. In Sec. 32.68 West Virginia by:
    a. Revising paragraph B.2. of Canaan Valley National Wildlife 
Refuge; and

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    b. Revising paragraph B.4. of Ohio River Islands National Wildlife 
Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.68  West Virginia.

* * * * *

Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    2. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
hunting on the refuge.
* * * * *

Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. * * *
* * * * *
    4. You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while in the field.
* * * * *

    46. In Sec. 32.69 Wisconsin by:
    a. Revising paragraph C. of Fox River National Wildlife Refuge;
    b. Revising Horicon National Wildlife Refuge and Necedah National 
Wildlife Refuge; and
    c. Alphabetically adding St. Croix Wetland Management District to 
read as follows:


Sec. 32.69  Wisconsin.

* * * * *

Fox River National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. We do not allow the construction or use of blinds, platforms, or 
ladders.
    3. We allow hunting only during the State firearms season and 
during a designated time period of the archery season.
* * * * *

Horicon National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of ducks and 
coots on designated areas of the refuge subject to the following 
conditions:
    1. We require permits.
    2. We allow only participants in the Young Wildfowlers and Special 
Programs to hunt.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of ring-necked pheasant, 
gray partridge, squirrel, and cottontail rabbit on designated areas of 
the refuge from the opening of the respective State seasons through the 
State deer firearms season, and subject to the following conditions:
    1. Shotgun hunters may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
hunting upland game species.
    2. Hunting in the youth/novice pheasant hunt area (Area F) is for 
youth who are 12-15 years of age, and by permit.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow hunting only during the early archery and State 
firearms season.
    2. We do not allow the construction and use of permanent blinds, 
platforms, or ladders.
    3. You must remove all stands from the refuge following each day's 
hunt.
    4. Hunting in the area surrounding the office/visitor center (Area 
E) is by permit only.
    5. Hunting in the auto tour/hiking trail complex (Area D) is open 
only during the State firearms deer season.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing on designated areas of the 
refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We allow fishing from April 15 through September 15.
    2. We allow only bank fishing.
* * * * *

Necedah National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of migratory 
game birds only on designated areas of the refuge.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of wild turkey, ruffed 
grouse, gray squirrel, fox squirrel, cottontail rabbit, snowshoe hare, 
and raccoon only on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following conditions:
    1. You may possess only unloaded guns in the retrieval zone of 
Refuge Area 7 during the State waterfowl hunting season, except while 
hunting deer during the gun deer season.
    2. During the spring turkey hunting season only, persons possessing 
a valid State spring turkey permit may enter and hunt wild turkeys in 
all open refuge areas.
    3. Refuge Area 3 is open to hunting after the State deer gun season 
through the end of the respective State seasons or until February 28, 
whichever occurs first.
    4. You may use dogs only when hunting small game and waterfowl.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of white-tailed deer on 
designated areas of the refuge subject to the following conditions:
    1. We prohibit the possession of a loaded rifle or shotgun within 
50 feet (15 m) of the centerline of all paved or graveled roads and 
designated trails, or discharging these weapons from, across, down, or 
alongside these roads and trails within the refuge.
    2. We do not allow the construction of permanent blinds, platforms, 
or ladders.
    3. You may use portable elevated devices but must lower them to 
ground level at the close of shooting hours each day. You must remove 
all blinds, stands, platforms, and ladders from the refuge at the end 
of the hunting season.
    4. Refuge Areas 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 are open to deer hunting.
    5. Refuge Area 3 is open to deer hunting during the State gun, 
muzzleloader, and late archery seasons. Unarmed deer hunters may enter 
Area 3 to scout beginning the Saturday prior to the gun deer season.
    6. We do not allow target or practice shooting.
    7. We prohibit the use of flagging, paint, blazes, tacks, or other 
types of markers.
    D. Sport Fishing. We allow fishing in designated waters of the 
refuge at designated times subject to the following conditions: We 
allow use of nonmotorized boats in Sprague-Goose Pools only when these 
pools are open to fishing. We allow motorized boats in Suk Cerney Pool.

St. Croix Wetland Management District

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. We allow hunting of migratory 
game birds throughout the district except that you may not hunt on 
designated portions of the St. Croix Prairie Waterfowl Production Area 
in St. Croix County or on the Oakridge Waterfowl Production Area in St. 
Croix County.
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of upland game throughout 
the district except that you may not hunt on designated portions of the 
St. Croix Prairie Waterfowl Production Area in St. Croix County or on 
the Oakridge Waterfowl Production Area in St. Croix County.
    C. Big Game Hunting. We allow hunting of big game throughout the 
district except that you may not hunt on designated portions of the St. 
Croix Prairie Waterfowl Production Area in St. Croix County.
    D. Sport Fishing. [Reserved]
* * * * *

    47. In Sec. 32.70 Wyoming by:
    a. Revising paragraph B. of Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge; 
and
    b. Revising paragraph B. of Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge to 
read as follows:


Sec. 32.70  Wyoming.

* * * * *

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Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of sage grouse and 
cottontail rabbit on designated areas of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
in the field.
* * * * *

Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge

* * * * *
    B. Upland Game Hunting. We allow hunting of sage grouse and 
cottontail rabbit on designated are as of the refuge subject to the 
following condition: You may possess only approved nontoxic shot while 
in the field.
* * * * *

    48. In Sec. 32.71 by revising the section heading and removing the 
listings of Guam National Wildlife Refuge and Kilauea Point National 
Wildlife Refuge to read as follows:


Sec. 32.71  United States Unincorporated Pacific Insular Possessions.

* * * * *

    49. By adding Sec. 32.72 to Subpart B to read as follows:


Sec. 32.72  Guam.

    We have opened the following refuge unit to hunting and/or fishing 
with applicable refuge-specific regulations.

Guam National Wildlife Refuge

    A. Hunting of Migratory Game Birds. [Reserved]
    B. Upland Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    C. Big Game Hunting. [Reserved]
    D. Sport Fishing. Anglers may fish and collect marine life on 
designated areas of the Refuge only in accordance with the Refuge 
Fishing Regulations leaflet available at Refuge Headquarters. We 
prohibit the use of gill nets for catching reef fish.

    Dated: April 11, 2000.
Stephen C. Saunders,
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks
[FR Doc. 00-11410 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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