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(2) PSAP personnel costs, including 

telecommunicators’ salaries and 

training; 

(3) PSAP administration, including 

costs for administration of 911 services 

and travel expenses associated with the 

provision of 911 services; 

(4) Integrating public safety/first 

responder dispatch and 911 systems, 

including lease, purchase, maintenance, 

and upgrade of CAD hardware and 

software to support integrated 911 and 

public safety dispatch operations; and 

(5) Providing for the interoperability 

of 911 systems with one another and 

with public safety/first responder radio 

systems. 

(c) Examples of purposes and 

functions that are not acceptable for the 

obligation or expenditure of 911 fees or 

charges for purposes of section 902 

include, but are not limited to, the 

following: 

(1) Transfer of 911 fees into a State or 

other jurisdiction’s general fund or other 

fund for non-911 purposes; 

(2) Equipment or infrastructure for 

constructing or expanding non-public 

safety communications networks (e.g., 

commercial cellular networks); and 

(3) Equipment or infrastructure for 

law enforcement, firefighters, and other 

public safety/first responder entities 

that does not directly support providing 

911 services. 

(d) If a State or taxing jurisdiction 

collects fees or charges designated for 

‘‘public safety,’’ ‘‘emergency services,’’ 

or similar purposes that include the 

support or implementation of 911 

services, the obligation or expenditure 

of such fees or charges shall not 

constitute diversion provided that the 

State or taxing jurisdiction: 

(1) Specifies the amount or percentage 

of such fees or charges that is dedicated 

to 911 services; 

(2) Ensures that the 911 portion of 

such fees or charges is segregated and 

not commingled with any other funds; 

and 

(3) Obligates or expends the 911 

portion of such fees or charges for 

acceptable purposes and functions as 

defined under this section. 

§ 9.24 Petition regarding additional 

purposes and functions. 

(a) A State or taxing jurisdiction may 

petition the Commission for a 

determination that an obligation or 

expenditure of 911 fees or charges for a 

purpose or function other than the 

purposes or functions designated as 

acceptable in § 9.23 should be treated as 

an acceptable purpose or function. Such 

a petition must meet the requirements 

applicable to a petition for declaratory 

ruling under § 1.2 of this chapter. 

(b) The Commission shall grant the 

petition if the State or taxing 

jurisdiction provides sufficient 

documentation to demonstrate that the 

purpose or function: 

(1) Supports public safety answering 

point functions or operations; or 

(2) Has a direct impact on the ability 

of a public safety answering point to: 

(i) Receive or respond to 911 calls; or 

(ii) Dispatch emergency responders. 

§ 9.25 Participation in annual fee report 

data collection. 

(a) If a State or taxing jurisdiction 

receives a grant under section 158 of the 

National Telecommunications and 

Information Administration 

Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 942) after 

December 27, 2020, such State or taxing 

jurisdiction shall provide the 

information requested by the 

Commission to prepare the report 

required under section 6(f)(2) of the 

Wireless Communications and Public 

Safety Act of 1999, as amended (47 

U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(2)). 

(b) Each State or taxing jurisdiction 

subject to paragraph (a) of this section 

must file the information requested by 

the Commission and in the form 

specified by the Public Safety and 

Homeland Security Bureau. 

(c) Paragraph (b) of this section 

contains information collection and 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Compliance will not be required until 

after approval by the Office of 

Management and Budget. The 

Commission will publish a document in 

the Federal Register announcing that 

compliance date and revising this 

paragraph (c) accordingly. 

§ 9.26 Advisory committee participation. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, any State or taxing jurisdiction 

identified by the Commission in the 

report required under section 6(f)(2) of 

the Wireless Communications and 

Public Safety Act of 1999, as amended 

(47 U.S.C. 615a–1(f)(2)), as engaging in 

diversion of 911 fees or charges shall be 

ineligible to participate or send a 

representative to serve on any advisory 

committee established by the 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16068 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 20 

[Docket No. FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0032;

FF09M220002012;2012;FXMB1231099BPP0] 

RIN 1018–BE34 

Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird 

Hunting Regulations on Certain 

Federal Indian Reservations and 

Ceded Lands for the 2021–22 Season 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule prescribes special 

migratory bird hunting regulations for 

certain Tribes on Federal Indian 

reservations, off-reservation trust lands, 

and ceded lands. This rule responds to 

Tribal requests for U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (hereinafter ‘‘Service’’ 

or ‘‘we’’) recognition of their authority 

to regulate hunting under established 

guidelines. This rule allows the 

establishment of season bag limits and, 

thus, harvest at levels compatible with 

populations and habitat conditions. 

DATES: This rule is effective August 17, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may inspect comments 

received on the migratory bird hunting 

regulations at http://

www.regulations.gov at Docket No. 

FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0032. You may 

obtain copies of referenced reports from 

the Division of Migratory Bird 

Management’s website at http://

www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/ or at 

http://www.regulations.gov at Docket 

No. FWS–HQ–MB–2020–0032. 

Information Collection Requirements: 

Written comments and suggestions on 

the information collection requirements 

may be submitted at any time to the 

Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, 

MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803 (mail); or Info_Coll@fws.gov 

(email). Please reference ‘‘OMB Control 

Number 1018–0171’’ in the subject line 

of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jerome Ford, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Department of the Interior, 

(202) 208–2012;1050. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The Migratory Bird Treaty Act 

(MBTA) of July 3, 1918 (16 U.S.C. 703 

et seq.), authorizes and directs the 

Secretary of the Department of the 

Interior, having due regard for the zones 


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of temperature and for the distribution, 

abundance, economic value, breeding 

habits, and times and lines of flight of 

migratory game birds, to determine 

when, to what extent, and by what 

means such birds or any part, nest, or 

egg thereof may be taken, hunted, 

captured, killed, possessed, sold, 

purchased, shipped, carried, exported, 

or transported. 

In the May 4, 2021, Federal Register 

(86 FR 23641), we proposed special 

migratory bird hunting regulations for 

the 2021–22 hunting season for certain 

Indian Tribes, under the guidelines 

described in the June 4, 1985, Federal 

Register (50 FR 23467). The guidelines 

respond to Tribal requests for Service 

recognition of their reserved hunting 

rights, and for some Tribes, recognition 

of their authority to regulate hunting by 

both Tribal members and nonmembers 

on their reservations. The guidelines 

include possibilities for: 

(1) On-reservation hunting by both 

Tribal members and nonmembers, with 

hunting by nontribal members on some 

reservations to take place within Federal 

frameworks but on dates different from 

those selected by the surrounding 

State(s); 

(2) On-reservation hunting by Tribal 

members only, outside of usual Federal 

frameworks for season dates and length, 

and for daily bag and possession limits; 

and 

(3) Off-reservation hunting by Tribal 

members on ceded lands, outside of 

usual framework dates and season 

length, with some added flexibility in 

daily bag and possession limits. 

In all cases, the regulations 

established under the guidelines must 

be consistent with the March 10– 

September 1 closed season mandated by 

the 1916 Migratory Bird Treaty with 

Canada. 

In the October 9, 2020, Federal 

Register (85 FR 64097), we requested 

that Tribes desiring special hunting 

regulations in the 2021–22 hunting 

season submit a proposal including 

details on: 

(1) Harvest anticipated under the 

requested regulations; 

(2) Methods that would be employed 

to measure or monitor harvest (such as 

bag checks, mail questionnaires, etc.); 

(3) Steps that would be taken to limit 

level of harvest, where it could be 

shown that failure to limit such harvest 

would adversely impact the migratory 

bird resource; and 

(4) Tribal capabilities to establish and 

enforce migratory bird hunting 

regulations. 

No action is required if a Tribe wishes 

to observe the hunting regulations 

established by the State(s) in which an 

Indian reservation is located. We have 

successfully used the guidelines since 

the 1985–86 hunting season. We 

finalized the guidelines beginning with 

the 1988–89 hunting season (53 FR 

31612, August 18, 1988). 

The final rule described here is the 

final in the series of proposed and final 

rulemaking documents for migratory 

bird hunting regulations on certain 

Federal Indian reservations and ceded 

lands for the 2021–22 season. This rule 

sets hunting seasons, hours, areas, and 

limits for migratory game bird species 

on reservations and ceded territories. 

This final rule is the culmination of the 

rulemaking process for the Tribal 

migratory game bird hunting seasons, 

which started with the October 9, 2020, 

proposed rule. This final rule sets the 

migratory bird hunting regulations on 

certain Federal Indian reservations and 

ceded lands for the 2021–22 season. 

Population Status and Harvest 

Each year we publish reports that 

provide detailed information on the 

status and harvest of certain migratory 

game bird species. These reports are 

available at the address indicated under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT or 

from our website at https://

www.fws.gov/birds/surveys-and-data/ 

reports-and-publications/populationstatus.php. 

We used the following annual reports 

published in August 2020 in the 

development of proposed frameworks 

for the migratory bird hunting 

regulations: Adaptive Harvest 

Management, 2021 Hunting Season; 

American Woodcock Population Status, 

2020; Band-tailed Pigeon Population 

Status, 2020; Migratory Bird Hunting 

Activity and Harvest During the 2018– 

19 and 2019–20 Hunting Seasons; 

Mourning Dove Population Status, 2020; 

Status and Harvests of Sandhill Cranes, 

Mid-continent, Rocky Mountain, Lower 

Colorado River Valley and Eastern 

Populations, 2020; and Waterfowl 

Population Status, 2020. 

Our long-term objectives continue to 

include providing opportunities to 

harvest portions of certain migratory 

game bird populations and to limit 

harvests to levels compatible with each 

population’s ability to maintain healthy, 

viable numbers. Having taken into 

account the zones of temperature and 

the distribution, abundance, economic 

value, breeding habits, and times and 

lines of flight of migratory birds, we 

conclude that the hunting seasons 

provided for herein are compatible with 

the current status of migratory bird 

populations and long-term population 

goals. Additionally, we are obligated to, 

and do, give serious consideration to all 

information received during the public 

comment period. 

Comments and Issues Concerning 

Tribal Proposals 

For the 2021–22 migratory bird 

hunting season, we proposed 

regulations for 32 Tribes or Indian 

groups that followed the 1985 

guidelines and were considered 

appropriate for final rulemaking. 

However, at that time, we noted in the 

May 4, 2021, proposed rule (86 FR 

23641) that we were proposing seasons 

for five Tribes who submitted proposals 

in past years but from whom we had not 

yet received proposals this year. We did 

not receive proposals from any of those 

Tribes for the 2021–22 migratory bird 

hunting season and, therefore, have not 

included regulations for those Tribes in 

this final rule. 

The comment period for the May 4, 

2021, proposed rule closed on June 3, 

2021. We received seven comments on 

our proposed rule. Four commenters 

supported the proposed rule, whereas 

three commenters were against any 

hunting of migratory birds. Two of the 

commenters in support of the proposed 

rule appreciated the acknowledgment of 

Tribal rights to co-manage the migratory 

bird resource. The Service appreciates 

the opportunity to establish special 

migratory bird hunting regulations in 

recognition of the Tribes’ reserved 

hunting rights, and for some Tribes, 

recognition of their authority to regulate 

hunting by both Tribal members and 

nonmembers on their reservations. For 

the three commenters that were against 

any hunting of migratory birds, we 

addressed this comment in our Final 

2021–22 Frameworks for Migratory Bird 

Hunting Regulations, and Special 

Procedures for Issuance of Annual 

Hunting Regulations. 

Required Determinations 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) Consideration 

The programmatic document, 

‘‘Second Final Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement: 

Issuance of Annual Regulations 

Permitting the Sport Hunting of 

Migratory Birds (EIS 20130139),’’ filed 

with the Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) on May 24, 2013, 

addresses NEPA compliance by the 

Service for issuance of the annual 

framework regulations for hunting of 

migratory game bird species. We 

published a notice of availability in the 

Federal Register on May 31, 2013 (78 

FR 32686), and our Record of Decision 

on July 26, 2013 (78 FR 45376). We also 

address NEPA compliance for waterfowl 


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hunting frameworks through the annual 

preparation of separate environmental 

assessments, the most recent being 

‘‘Duck Hunting Regulations for 2021– 

22,’’ with its corresponding May 2021 

finding of no significant impact. The 

programmatic document, as well as the 

separate environmental assessment, is 

available on our website at https://

www.fws.gov/birds/index.php. 

Endangered Species Act Consideration 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species 

Act of 1973, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531 

et seq.), provides that the Secretary shall 

insure that any action authorized, 

funded, or carried out is not likely to 

jeopardize the continued existence of 

any endangered species or threatened 

species or result in the destruction or 

adverse modification of critical habitat. 

After we published the October 9, 2020, 

proposed rule (85 FR 64097), we 

conducted formal consultations to 

ensure that actions resulting from these 

regulations would not likely jeopardize 

the continued existence of endangered 

or threatened species or result in the 

destruction or adverse modification of 

their critical habitat. Findings from 

these consultations are included in a 

biological opinion, which concluded 

that the regulations are not likely to 

jeopardize the continued existence of 

any endangered or threatened species. 

The biological opinion resulting from 

this section 7 consultation is available 

as indicated under ADDRESSES. 

Regulatory Planning and Review— 

Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 provides 

that the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) will review 

all significant rules. OIRA has reviewed 

documents related to this final rule and 

has determined that the annual 

migratory bird hunting regulations are 

significant because they have an annual 

effect of $100 million or more on the 

economy. 

E.O. 13563 reaffirms the principles of 

E.O. 12866 while calling for 

improvements in the nation’s regulatory 

system to promote predictability, to 

reduce uncertainty, and to use the best, 

most innovative, and least burdensome 

tools for achieving regulatory ends. E.O. 

13563 directs agencies to consider 

regulatory approaches that reduce 

burdens and maintain flexibility and 

freedom of choice for the public where 

these approaches are relevant, feasible, 

and consistent with regulatory 

objectives. E.O. 13563 emphasizes 

further that regulations must be based 

on the best available science and that 

the rulemaking process must allow for 

public participation and an open 

exchange of ideas. We have developed 

this rule in a manner consistent with 

these requirements. 

An economic analysis was prepared 

for the 2021–22 season. This analysis 

was based on data from the 2016 

National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, 

and Wildlife-Associated Recreation 

(National Survey), the most recent year 

for which data are available (see 

discussion under Regulatory Flexibility 

Act, below). This analysis estimated 

consumer surplus for three alternatives 

for duck hunting regulations. As defined 

by the U.S. Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in Circular A–4, 

consumers’ surplus is the difference 

between what a consumer pays for a 

unit of a good or service and the 

maximum amount the consumer would 

be willing to pay for that unit. The duck 

hunting regulatory alternatives are (1) 

issue restrictive regulations allowing 

fewer days than those issued during the 

2020–21 season, (2) issue moderate 

regulations allowing more days than 

those in alternative 1, and (3) issue 

liberal regulations similar to the 

regulations in the 2020–21 season. For 

the 2021–22 season, we chose 

Alternative 3, with an estimated 

consumer surplus across all flyways of 

$270–$358 million with a mid-point 

estimate of $314 million. We also chose 

Alternative 3 for the 2009–10 through 

2020–21 seasons. The 2021–22 analysis 

is part of the record for this rule and is 

available as described in ADDRESSES. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The annual migratory bird hunting 

regulations have a significant economic 

impact on substantial numbers of small 

entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). A final 

regulatory flexibility analysis was 

prepared to analyze the economic 

impacts of the annual hunting 

regulations on small business entities. 

This analysis is updated annually. The 

primary source of information about 

hunter expenditures for migratory game 

bird hunting is the National Survey, 

which is generally conducted at 5-year 

intervals. The 2021 analysis is based on 

the 2016 National Survey and the U.S. 

Department of Commerce’s County 

Business Patterns, from which it is 

estimated that migratory bird hunters 

will spend approximately $2.2 billion at 

small businesses in 2021. Copies of the 

analysis are available as set forth in 

ADDRESSES. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

The annual migratory bird hunting 

regulations constitute a major rule 

under 5 U.S.C. 804(2), the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act as they will have an annual 

effect on the economy of $100 million 

or more. However, because this rule 

establishes hunting seasons, which are 

time sensitive, we do not plan to defer 

the effective date under the exemption 

contained in 5 U.S.C. 808(1). 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

This final rule contains existing and 

new information collections that we 

have submitted to the OMB for review 

and approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). All information collections 

require approval under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). We may not conduct or 

sponsor and you are not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB has reviewed 

and approved the information collection 

requirements associated with migratory 

bird surveys and the procedures for 

establishing annual migratory bird 

hunting seasons under the following 

OMB control numbers: 

• 1018–0019, ‘‘North American 

Woodcock Singing Ground Survey’’ 

(expires 2/29/2024). 

• 1018–0023, ‘‘Migratory Bird 

Surveys, 50 CFR 20.20’’ (expires 4/30/ 

2023). 

• 1018–0171, ‘‘Establishment of 

Annual Migratory Bird Hunting 

Seasons, 50 CFR part 20’’ (expires 2/29/ 

2024). 

The information collection 

requirements associated with the 

procedures for establishing annual 

migratory bird hunting seasons are 

described below (to include those 

labeled as ‘‘(NEW)’’ under ‘‘(2) 

Reports’’) require OMB approval: 

Migratory game birds are those bird 

species so designated in conventions 

between the United States and several 

foreign nations for the protection and 

management of these birds. Under the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 

703–712), the Secretary of the Interior is 

authorized to determine when ‘‘hunting, 

taking, capture, killing, possession, sale, 

purchase, shipment, transportation, 

carriage, or export of any * * * bird, or 

any part, nest, or egg’’ of migratory game 

birds can take place, and to adopt 

regulations for this purpose. These 

regulations are written after giving due 

regard to ‘‘the zones of temperature and 

to the distribution, abundance, 

economic value, breeding habits, and 

times and lines of migratory flight of 

such birds’’ and are updated annually 

(16 U.S.C. 704(a)). This responsibility 

has been delegated to the Service as the 

lead Federal agency for managing and 


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conserving migratory birds in the 

United States. However, migratory game 

bird management is a cooperative effort 

of State, Tribal, and Federal 

governments. Migratory game bird 

hunting seasons provide opportunities 

for recreation and sustenance; aid 

Federal, State, and Tribal governments 

in the management of migratory game 

birds; and permit harvests at levels 

compatible with migratory game bird 

population status and habitat 

conditions. 

The Service develops migratory game 

bird hunting regulations by establishing 

the frameworks, or outside limits, for 

season lengths, bag limits, and areas for 

migratory game bird hunting. 

Acknowledging regional differences in 

hunting conditions, the Service has 

administratively divided the Nation into 

four Flyways for the primary purpose of 

managing migratory game birds. Each 

Flyway (Atlantic, Mississippi, Central, 

and Pacific) has a Flyway Council, a 

formal organization generally composed 

of one member from each State and 

Province in that Flyway. The Flyway 

Councils, established through the 

Association of Fish and Wildlife 

Agencies, also assist in researching and 

providing migratory game bird 

management information for Federal, 

State, and Provincial governments, as 

well as private conservation entities and 

the general public. 

We request the following information 

to establish annual migratory bird 

hunting seasons: 

(1) Information Requested to Establish 

Annual Migratory Bird Hunting 

Seasons: 

(A) Tribes that wish to use the 

guidelines to establish special hunting 

regulations for the annual migratory 

game bird hunting season are required 

to submit a proposal that includes: 

(i) The requested migratory game bird 

hunting season dates and other details 

regarding the proposed regulations; 

(ii) Harvest anticipated under the 

proposed regulations; and 

(iii) Tribal capabilities to enforce 

migratory game bird hunting 

regulations. 

(B) State and U.S. territory 

governments that wish to establish 

annual migratory game bird hunting 

seasons are required to provide the 

requested dates and other details for 

hunting seasons in their respective 

States or Territories. 

(2) Reports: The following reports, 

requested from the States and Tribes, 

are submitted either annually or every 3 

years as explained in the following text. 

(A) Reports from Experimental 

Hunting Seasons and Season Structure 

Changes: 

Atlantic Flyway Council: 

• Delaware—Experimental tundra swan 

season (yearly updates and final 

report) 

Mississippi Flyway Council: 

• Alabama—Experimental sandhill 

crane season (yearly updates and final 

report) 

• Minnesota—Experimental teal-only 

season (yearly updates and final 

report) (NEW) 

Central Flyway Council: 

• New Mexico—Experimental sandhill 

crane season in Estancia Valley 

(yearly updates and final report). Now 

operational—Annual data are still 

required, but there is not a final 

report, since this monitoring will 

occur in perpetuity (or as long as the 

State has that hunt area). 

• South Dakota and Nebraska— 

Experimental two-tier hunting 

regulations study (yearly updates and 

final report) (NEW) 

• Wyoming—Split (3–way) season for 

Canada geese (final report only) 

Pacific Flyway Council: 

• California—Zones and split season for 

white-fronted geese (final report only) 

• Idaho—Experimental swan season 

(yearly updates and final report) 

(NEW) 

(B) Additional State-specific Annual 

Reports: 

• Arizona—Sandhill crane subspecies 

composition of the harvest conducted 

at 3-year intervals 

• North Carolina and Virginia—Tundra 

swan harvest and hunter participation 

data 

• Montana (Central Flyway portion), 

North Dakota, and South Dakota— 

Tundra swan harvest and hunter 

participation data (yearly) 

• Montana (Pacific Flyway portion)— 

Swan harvest-monitoring program to 

measure species composition (yearly) 

• Montana (Pacific Flyway portion), 

Utah, and Nevada—Swan harvestmonitoring program to measure the 

species composition and report 

detailing swan harvest, hunter 

participation, reporting compliance, 

and monitoring of swan populations 

in designated hunt areas (yearly) 

Reports and monitoring are used for a 

variety of reasons. Some are used to 

monitor species composition of the 

harvest for those areas where species 

intermingling can confound harvest 

management and potential overharvest 

of one species can be a management 

concern. Others are used to determine 

overall harvest for those species and/or 

areas that are not sampled well by our 

overall harvest surveys due to either the 

limited nature/area of the hunt or 

season or where the harvest needs to be 

closely monitored. Experimental season 

reports are used to determine whether 

the experimental season is achieving its 

intended goals and objectives, without 

causing unintended harm to other 

species and ultimately whether the 

experimental season should proceed to 

operational status. Most experimental 

seasons are 3-year trials with yearly 

reports and a final report. Most of the 

other reports and monitoring are 

conducted either annually or at 3-year 

intervals. 

Title: Establishment of Annual 

Migratory Bird Hunting Seasons, 50 CFR 

part 20. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0171. 

Service Form Number: None. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Description of Respondents: State and 

Tribal governments. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain a benefit. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Respondents: 82 (from 52 State 

governments and Territories and 30 

Tribal governments). 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 99 (includes State and Tribal 

governments and additional reports 

from States). 

Average Completion Time per 

Response: Varies from 4 hours to 650 

hours, depending on the activity. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 9,878. 

Estimated Annual Non-hour Burden 

Cost: None. 

On May 4, 2021, we published in the 

Federal Register (86 FR 23641) a 

proposed rule announcing to the public 

our intent to request that OMB approve 

our proposed revisions to this 

information collection. In that proposed 

rule, we solicited comments for 60 days, 

ending on July 6, 2021. We did not 

receive any comments in response to 

that proposed rule. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, and in accordance with 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1), we again invite the public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on any aspect of this proposed 

information collection, including: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 


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(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) Ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

response. 

This final rule is effective 

immediately upon publication, for the 

reasons set forth below under 

Regulations Promulgation. We will, 

however, accept and consider all public 

comments concerning the information 

collection requirements received in 

response to this final rule. Send your 

written comments and suggestions on 

this information collection to the 

Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, 5275 Leesburg Pike, 

MS: PRB (JAO/3W), Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803 (mail); or Info_Coll@fws.gov 

(email). Please reference ‘‘OMB Control 

Number 1018–BE34’’ in the subject line 

of your comments. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

We have determined and certify, in 

compliance with the requirements of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 

U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking 

will not impose a cost of $100 million 

or more in any given year on local or 

State government or private entities. 

Therefore, this rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act. 

Civil Justice Reform—Executive Order 

12988 

The Department, in promulgating this 

rule, has determined that this rule will 

not unduly burden the judicial system 

and that it meets the requirements of 

sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) of E.O. 12988. 

Takings Implication Assessment 

In accordance with E.O. 12630, this 

rule, authorized by the Migratory Bird 

Treaty Act, does not have significant 

takings implications and does not affect 

any constitutionally protected property 

rights. This rule will not result in the 

physical occupancy of property, the 

physical invasion of property, or the 

regulatory taking of any property. In 

fact, this rule will allow hunters to 

exercise otherwise unavailable 

privileges and, therefore, will reduce 

restrictions on the use of private and 

public property. 

Energy Effects—Executive Order 13211 

E.O. 13211 requires agencies to 

prepare Statements of Energy Effects 

when undertaking certain actions. 

While this rule is a significant 

regulatory action under E.O. 12866, it is 

not expected to adversely affect energy 

supplies, distribution, or use. Therefore, 

this action is not a significant energy 

action and no Statement of Energy 

Effects is required. 

Government-to-Government 

Relationship With Tribes 

In accordance with the President’s 

memorandum of April 29, 1994, 

‘‘Government-to-Government Relations 

with Native American Tribal 

Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), E.O. 

13175, and 512 DM 2, we have 

evaluated possible effects on federally 

recognized Indian Tribes and have 

determined that there are de minimis 

effects on Indian trust resources. We 

solicited proposals for special migratory 

bird hunting regulations for certain 

Tribes on Federal Indian reservations, 

off-reservation trust lands, and ceded 

lands for the 2021–22 migratory bird 

hunting season in the October 9, 2020, 

proposed rule (85 FR 64097). The 

resulting proposals were published in a 

separate proposed rule (86 FR 23641, 

May 4, 2021). Through this process to 

establish annual hunting regulations, we 

regularly coordinate with Tribes that are 

affected by this rule. 

Federalism Effects 

Due to the migratory nature of certain 

species of birds, the Federal 

Government has been given 

responsibility over these species by the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We annually 

prescribe frameworks from which the 

States make selections regarding the 

hunting of migratory birds, and we 

employ guidelines to establish special 

regulations on Federal Indian 

reservations and ceded lands. This 

process preserves the ability of the 

States and Tribes to determine which 

seasons meet their individual needs. 

Any State or Tribe may be more 

restrictive in its regulations than the 

Federal frameworks at any time. The 

frameworks are developed in a 

cooperative process with the States and 

the Flyway Councils. This process 

allows States to participate in the 

development of frameworks from which 

they will make selections, thereby 

having an influence on their own 

regulations. These rules do not have a 

substantial direct effect on fiscal 

capacity, change the roles or 

responsibilities of Federal or State 

governments, or intrude on State policy 

or administration. Therefore, in 

accordance with E.O. 13132, these 

regulations do not have significant 

federalism effects and do not have 

sufficient federalism implications to 

warrant the preparation of a federalism 

summary impact statement. 

Regulations Promulgation 

The rulemaking process for migratory 

game bird hunting, by its nature, 

operates under a time constraint as 

seasons must be established each year or 

hunting seasons remain closed. 

However, we intend that the public be 

provided extensive opportunity for 

public input and involvement in 

compliance with Administrative 

Procedure Act requirements (5 U.S.C. 

551 et seq.). Thus, when the preliminary 

proposed rulemaking was published on 

October 9, 2020 (85 FR 64097), we 

established what we concluded were the 

longest periods possible for public 

comment and the most opportunities for 

public involvement. We also provided 

notification of our participation in 

multiple Flyway Council meetings, 

opportunities for additional public 

review and comment on all Flyway 

Council proposals for regulatory change, 

and opportunities for additional public 

review during the Service Regulations 

Committee meeting. Therefore, 

sufficient public notice and opportunity 

for involvement have been given to 

affected persons regarding the migratory 

bird hunting frameworks for the 2021– 

22 hunting season. 

For the reasons cited above, we find 

that ‘‘good cause’’ exists, within the 

terms of the Administrative Procedure 

Act at 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) for these 

regulations to take effect immediately 

upon publication. 

Accordingly, with each participating 

Tribe having had an opportunity to 

participate in selecting the hunting 

seasons desired for its reservation or 

ceded territory on those species of 

migratory birds for which open seasons 

are now prescribed, and consideration 

having been given to all other relevant 

matters presented, certain sections of 

title 50, chapter I, subchapter B, part 20, 

subpart K, are hereby amended as set 

forth below. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 

Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation, Wildlife. 

Accordingly, part 20, subchapter B, 

chapter I of title 50 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations is amended as 

follows: 


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PART 20—MIGRATORY BIRD 

HUNTING 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 20 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 703 et seq., and 16 

U.S.C. 742a–j. 

Note: The following hunting 

regulations provided for by 50 CFR 

20.110 will not appear in the Code of 

Federal Regulations because of their 

seasonal nature. 

■ 2. Section 20.110 is revised to read as 

follows: 

§ 20.110 Seasons, limits, and other 

regulations for certain Federal Indian 

reservations, Indian Territory, and ceded 

lands. 

Unless specifically provided for in the 

following entries, all of the regulations 

contained in 50 CFR part 20 apply to the 

seasons listed herein. 

(a) Confederated Salish and Kootenai 

Tribes, Flathead Indian Reservation, 

Pablo, Montana (Tribal Members and 

Nontribal Hunters). 

Tribal Members Only 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 9, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The 

Tribe does not have specific bag and 

possession restrictions for Tribal 

members. The season on harlequin duck 

is closed. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Same as ducks. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Same as ducks. 

Nontribal Hunters 

Ducks (Including Mergansers), Coot, and 

Geese 

Season Dates: Same as Pacific Flyway 

portion of Montana. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Same as Pacific Flyway portion of 

Montana. 

General Conditions: Tribal and 

nontribal hunters must comply with all 

basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations contained in 50 CFR part 20 

regarding manner of taking. In addition, 

shooting hours are sunrise to sunset, 

and each waterfowl hunter 16 years of 

age or older must carry on his/her 

person a valid Migratory Bird Hunting 

and Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp) 

signed in ink across the stamp face. 

Special regulations established by the 

Confederated Salish and Kootenai 

Tribes also apply on the reservation. 

(b) Fond du Lac Band of Lake 

Superior Chippewa Indians, Cloquet, 

Minnesota (Tribal Members Only). 

Ducks 

1854 and 1837 Ceded Territories: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 18 ducks, including 

no more than 12 mallards (only 3 of 

which may be hens), 9 black ducks, 9 

scaup, 9 wood ducks, 9 redheads, 9 

pintails, and 9 canvasbacks. 

Reservation: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 12 ducks, including 

no more than 8 mallards (only 2 of 

which may be hens), 6 black ducks, 6 

scaup, 6 redheads, 6 pintails, 6 wood 

ducks, and 6 canvasbacks. 

Mergansers 

1854 and 1837 Ceded Territories: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 15 mergansers, 

including no more than 6 hooded 

mergansers. 

Reservation: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 mergansers, 

including no more than 4 hooded 

mergansers. 

Canada Geese 

All Areas: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 geese. 

Coots and Common Moorhens (Common 

Gallinules) 

All Areas: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 coots and 

common moorhens, singly or in the 

aggregate. 

Sandhill Cranes 

1854 and 1837 Ceded Territories: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Three sandhill 

cranes. Crane carcass tags are required 

prior to hunting. 

Sora and Virginia Rails 

All Areas: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 25 sora and Virginia 

rails, singly or in the aggregate. 

Common Snipe 

All Areas: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Eight common snipe. 

Woodcock 

All Areas: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Three woodcock. 

Mourning Doves 

All Areas: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 30 mourning doves. 

Tundra and Trumpeter Swans 

Reservation Only: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Two swans. A swan 

carcass tag is required prior to hunting. 

General Conditions: 

1. While hunting waterfowl, a Tribal 

member must carry on his/her person a 

valid Ceded Territory License. 

2. Shooting hours for migratory birds 

are one-half hour before sunrise to onehalf hour after sunset. 

3. Except as otherwise noted, Tribal 

members will be required to comply 

with Tribal codes that will be no less 

restrictive than the provisions of 

Chapter 10 of the Model Off-Reservation 

Code. Except as modified by Service 

rules, these amended regulations 

parallel Federal requirements in 50 CFR 

part 20 as to hunting methods, 

transportation, sale, exportation, and 

other conditions generally applicable to 

migratory bird hunting. 

4. Band members in each zone will 

comply with State regulations providing 

for closed and restricted waterfowl 

hunting areas. 

5. There are no possession limits for 

migratory birds. For purposes of 

enforcing bag limits, all migratory birds 

in the possession or custody of band 

members on ceded lands will be 

considered to have been taken on those 

lands unless tagged by a Tribal or State 

conservation warden as having been 

taken on-reservation. All migratory 

birds that fall on reservation lands will 

not count as part of any off-reservation 

bag or possession limit. 

(c) Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa 

and Chippewa Indians, Suttons Bay, 

Michigan (Tribal Members Only). 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 20, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 35 ducks, which may 

include no more than 8 pintail, 4 

canvasback, 8 black ducks, 5 hooded 

merganser, 10 wood ducks, 8 redheads, 

and 20 mallards (only 10 of which may 

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Canada and Snow Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 15, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 15 geese. 

Other Geese (White-Fronted Geese and 

Brant) 

Season Dates: Open September 20 

through December 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Five geese. 

Sora Rails, Common Snipe, and 

Woodcock 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 14, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 rails, 10 snipe, 

and 5 woodcock. 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 14, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 25 mourning doves. 

Sandhill Cranes 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 14, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Two sandhill cranes, 

with a season limit of 10. 

General Conditions: A valid Grand 

Traverse Band Tribal license is required 

and must be in possession before taking 

any wildlife. Shooting hours for 

migratory birds are one-half hour before 

sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. All 

other basic regulations contained in 50 

CFR part 20 are valid. Other Tribal 

regulations apply and may be obtained 

at the Tribal office in Suttons Bay, 

Michigan. 

(d) Great Lakes Indian Fish and 

Wildlife Commission, Odanah, 

Wisconsin (Tribal Members Only). 

The 2021–22 waterfowl hunting 

season regulations apply to all treaty 

areas (except where noted): 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 50 ducks in the 1837 

and 1842 Treaty Area; 30 ducks in the 

1836 Treaty Area. 

Mergansers 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 mergansers. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end December 31, 2021. In addition, any 

portion of the ceded territory that is 

open to State-licensed hunters for goose 

hunting outside of these dates will also 

be open concurrently for Tribal 

members. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 geese in aggregate. 

Other Migratory Birds 

Coots and Common Moorhens (Common 

Gallinules) 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 coots and 

common moorhens (common 

gallinules), singly or in the aggregate. 

Sora and Virginia Rails 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20, 

singly, or in the aggregate, 25. 

Common Snipe 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 16 common snipe. 

Woodcock: 1837 and 1842 Ceded 

Territories 

Season Dates: Begin September 3 and 

end December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 woodcock. 

Woodcock 

1836 Ceded Territories: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 woodcock. 

Mourning Doves 

1837 and 1842 Ceded Territories 

Only: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end November 29, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 15 mourning doves. 

Sandhill Cranes 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Five cranes in the 

1837 and 1842 Treaty Area and no 

season bag limit; three cranes and no 

season bag limit in the 1836 Treaty 

Area. 

Swans 

1837 and 1842 Ceded Territories 

Only: 

Season Dates: Begin September 1 and 

end December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag/Season Limit: Five swans. 

All harvested swans must be registered 

by presenting the fully feathered carcass 

to a Tribal registration station or 

GLIFWC warden, to be identified to 

species. If the total number of trumpeter 

swans harvested reaches 20, the swan 

season will be closed by emergency 

Tribal rule. 

General Conditions: 

A. All Tribal members are required to 

obtain a valid Tribal waterfowl hunting 

permit. 

B. Except as otherwise noted, Tribal 

members are required to comply with 

Tribal codes that are no less restrictive 

than the model ceded territory 

conservation codes approved by Federal 

courts in the Lac Courte Oreilles v. State 

of Wisconsin (Voigt) and Mille Lacs 

Band v. State of Minnesota cases. 

Chapter 10 in each of these model codes 

regulates ceded territory migratory bird 

hunting. Both versions of Chapter 10 

parallel Federal requirements as to 

hunting methods, transportation, sale, 

exportation, and other conditions 

generally applicable to migratory bird 

hunting. They also automatically 

incorporate by reference the Federal 

migratory bird regulations. 

C. Particular regulations of note 

include: 

1. Nontoxic shot is required for all 

waterfowl hunting by Tribal members. 

2. Tribal members in each zone must 

comply with Tribal regulations 

providing for closed and restricted 

waterfowl hunting areas. These 

regulations generally incorporate the 

same restrictions contained in parallel 

State regulations. 

3. There are no possession limits, 

with the exception of 25 rails (in the 

aggregate). For purposes of enforcing 

bag limits, all migratory birds in the 

possession and custody of Tribal 

members on ceded lands are considered 

to have been taken on those lands 

unless tagged by a Tribal or State 

conservation warden as taken on 

reservation lands. All migratory birds 

that fall on reservation lands do not 

count as part of any off-reservation bag 

or possession limit. 

4. There are no shell limit restrictions. 

5. Hunting hours are from 30 minutes 

before sunrise to 30 minutes after 

sunset, except that, within the 1837 and 

1842 ceded territories, hunters may use 

non-mechanical nets or snares that are 

operated by hand to take those birds 

subject to an open hunting season at any 

time. Hunters shall be permitted to 

capture, without the aid of other devices 

(i.e., by hand) and immediately kill 

birds subject to an open season, 

regardless of time of day. Further 

explanation is provided at #7. 

6. An experimental application of 

electronic calls (e-calls) will be 

continued in the 1837 and 1842 ceded 

territories. Up to 50 Tribal hunters will 

be allowed to use e-calls. Individuals 

using e-calls will be required to obtain 

a special permit; they will be required 

to complete a hunt diary for each hunt 

where e-calls are used; and they will be 

required to submit the hunt diary to the 

Commission within 2 weeks of the end 

of the season in order to be eligible to 

obtain an e-call permit for the following 

year. Required information will include 

the date, time, and location of the hunt; 

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species harvested per hunting event; if 

other hunters were in the area, any 

interactions with other hunters; and 

other information deemed appropriate. 

Diary results will be summarized and 

documented in a Commission report, 

which will be submitted to the Service. 

Barring unforeseen results, this 

experimental application would be 

replicated for 3 years, after which a full 

evaluation would be completed. 

7. Within the 1837 and 1842 ceded 

territories, Tribal members will be 

allowed to use non-mechanical, handoperated nets (i.e., throw/cast nets or 

hand-held nets typically used to land 

fish) and/or hand-operated snares, and 

may chase and capture migratory birds 

without the aid of hunting devices (i.e., 

by hand). At this time, unattended nets 

or snares shall not be authorized under 

this regulation. Tribal members using 

nets or snares to take migratory birds, or 

taking birds by hand, will be required to 

obtain a special permit; they will be 

required to complete a hunt diary for 

each hunt where these methods are 

used; and they will be required to 

submit the hunt diary to the 

Commission within 2 weeks of the end 

of the season in order to be eligible to 

obtain a permit to net migratory birds 

for the following year. Required 

information will include the date, time, 

and location of the hunt; number of 

hunters; the number of each species 

harvested per hunting event; and other 

information deemed appropriate. Diary 

results will be summarized and 

documented in a Commission report, 

which will be submitted to the Service. 

Barring unforeseen results, this 

experimental application would be 

replicated for 3 years, after which a full 

evaluation would be completed. 

(e) Jicarilla Apache Tribe, Jicarilla 

Indian Reservation, Dulce, New Mexico 

(Tribal Members and Nontribal 

Hunters). 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open October 2 

through November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The 

daily bag limit is seven, including no 

more than two hen mallards, one 

pintail, two redheads, two canvasback, 

and two scaup. The possession limit is 

three times the daily bag limit. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 2 

through November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and four, respectively. 

General Conditions: Tribal and 

nontribal hunters must comply with all 

basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations in 50 CFR part 20 regarding 

shooting hours and manner of taking. In 

addition, each waterfowl hunter 16 

years of age or older must carry on his/ 

her person a valid Migratory Bird 

Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck 

Stamp) signed in ink across the stamp 

face. Special regulations established by 

the Jicarilla Tribe also apply on the 

reservation. 

(f) Kalispel Tribe, Kalispel 

Reservation, Usk, Washington (Tribal 

Members and Nontribal Hunters). 

Nontribal Hunters on Reservation and 

Ceded Lands 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 18 

and 19, 2021; open September 25 and 

26, 2021; and open October 1, 2021, 

through January 8, 2022. During these 

periods, days to be hunted are specified 

by the Kalispel Tribe. Nontribal hunters 

should contact the Tribe for more detail 

on hunting days. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

Canada geese for the early season, and 

20 light geese, 10 white-fronted geese, 

and 4 Canada geese, for the late season. 

The daily bag limit is 2 brant (when the 

State’s season is open) and is in 

addition to dark goose limits for the late 

season. The possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 18 

and 19, 2021; open September 25 and 

26, 2021; and open October 1, 2021, 

through January 8, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

two female mallards, one pintail, two 

canvasback, two scaup, and two 

redheads. The possession limit is twice 

the daily bag limit. 

Tribal Members on Ceded Lands 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 15, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six 

light geese and four dark geese. The 

daily bag limit is two brant and is in 

addition to dark goose limits for the late 

season. The possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2021, 

through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

two female mallards, two pintail, two 

canvasback, two scaup, and two 

redheads. The possession limit is twice 

the daily bag limit. 

General Conditions: Tribal members 

must possess a valid Migratory Bird 

Hunting and Conservation Stamp and a 

Tribal ceded lands permit. 

(g) Klamath Tribe, Chiloquin, Oregon 

(Tribal Members Only). 

Ducks and Coots 

Season Dates: Open October 5, 2021, 

through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 9 

and 18, respectively. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 5, 2021, 

through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 9 

and 18, respectively. 

General Conditions: Nontoxic shot is 

required. Use of live decoys, bait, and 

commercial use of migratory birds are 

prohibited. Waterfowl may not be 

pursued or taken while using motorized 

craft. Shooting hours are one-half hour 

before sunrise to one-half hour after 

sunset. 

(h) [Reserved] 

(i) Little River Band of Ottawa 

Indians, Manistee, Michigan (Tribal 

Members Only). 

1836 Ceded Territory and Tribal 

Reservation: 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 12 ducks, including 

no more than 8 mallards (4 of which 

may be hens), 4 black ducks, 4 

redheads, 6 wood ducks, 2 pintail, and 

4 canvasback. 

Merganser 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 (only 2 of which 

may be hooded merganser). 

Coots and Gallinules 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 30 coots and 30 

gallinules. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 15, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 geese. 

White-Fronted Geese, Brant, and Snow 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 15, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 singly or in the 

aggregate. 

Mourning Dove 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 1, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 25. 


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Woodcock, Snipe, and Sora and Virginia 

Rails 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 5 woodcock and 25 

of the other species. 

Sandhill Cranes 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Two. 

General Conditions: 

A. All Tribal members will be 

required to obtain a valid Tribal 

resource card and 2021–22 hunting 

license. 

B. Except as modified by Service 

rules, these regulations parallel all 

Federal regulations contained in 50 CFR 

part 20. Shooting hours will be from 

one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. 

C. Particular regulations of note 

include: 

(1) Nontoxic shot will be required for 

all waterfowl hunting by Tribal 

members. 

(2) Tribal members in each zone will 

comply with Tribal regulations 

providing for closed and restricted 

waterfowl hunting areas. These 

regulations generally incorporate the 

same restrictions contained in parallel 

State regulations. 

D. Tribal members hunting in 

Michigan will comply with Tribal codes 

that contain provisions parallel to 

Michigan law regarding duck blinds and 

decoys. 

E. Possession limits are three times 

the daily bag limits. 

(j) The Little Traverse Bay Bands of 

Odawa Indians, Petoskey, Michigan 

(Tribal Members Only). 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 ducks, including 

no more than 5 hen mallards, 5 black 

ducks, 5 redheads, 5 wood ducks, 5 

pintail, 5 scaup, and 5 canvasback. 

Mergansers 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 mergansers, 

including no more than 5 hooded 

mergansers. 

Coots and Gallinules 

Season Dates: Open September 15 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 8, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate. 

Sora and Virginia Rails 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 15. 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 14, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 15. 

Woodcock 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 1, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10. 

Sandhill Cranes 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 1, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Two. 

General Conditions: Possession limits 

are twice the daily bag limits. 

(k) Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Lower 

Brule Reservation, Lower Brule, South 

Dakota (Tribal Members and Nontribal 

Hunters). 

Tribal Members 

Ducks, Mergansers, and Coots 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six 

ducks, including no more than two hen 

mallard and five mallards total, one 

pintail, two redheads, two canvasback, 

three wood ducks, three scaup, two 

bonus teal during September 1 through 

16, 2021, and one mottled duck. Coot 

daily bag limit is 15. Merganser daily 

bag limit is five, including no more than 

two hooded mergansers. The possession 

limit is three times the daily bag limit. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 6 

and 18, respectively. 

White-Fronted Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and six, respectively. 

Light Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20. 

Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 15. 

Nontribal Hunters 

Ducks (Including Mergansers and Coots) 

Season Dates: Open October 2, 2021, 

through January 6, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six 

ducks, including five mallards (no more 

of which can be two hen mallards), one 

scaup, two canvasback, two redheads, 

three wood ducks, one mottled duck, 

one pintail, and two bonus blue-winged 

teal during October 3 through 18, 2021. 

Coot daily bag limit is 15. Merganser 

daily bag limit is five, including no 

more than two hooded mergansers. The 

possession limit is three times the daily 

bag limit. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 23, 2021, 

through February 6, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 6 

and 18, respectively. 

White-Fronted Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 23, 2021, 

through January 18, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and six, respectively. 

Light Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 23, 2021, 

through February 6, 2022, and open 

February 7 through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 50 

and no possession limit. 

Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 29, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 15. 

General Conditions: All hunters must 

comply with the basic Federal migratory 

bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 

20, including the use of steel shot and 

shooting hours. Nontribal hunters must 

possess a valid Migratory Bird Hunting 

and Conservation Stamp. The Lower 

Brule Sioux Tribe has an official 

Conservation Code that hunters must 

adhere to when hunting in areas subject 

to control by the Tribe. 

(l) [Reserved] 

(m) [Reserved] 

(n) Makah Indian Tribe, Neah Bay, 

Washington (Tribal Members). 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Two band-tailed 

pigeons. 

Ducks and Coots 

Season Dates: Open September 25, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Seven ducks 

including no more than five mallards 

(only two of which can be a hen), one 


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redhead, one pintail, three scaup, and 

one canvasback. The seasons on wood 

duck and harlequin are closed. The coot 

daily bag limit is 25. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 25, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Four. The season on 

dusky Canada geese is closed. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open September 25, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Two per day. 

General Conditions: 

All other Federal regulations 

contained in 50 CFR part 20 apply. The 

following restrictions also apply: 

1. As per Makah Ordinance 44, only 

shotguns may be used to hunt any 

species of waterfowl. 

2. Additionally, shotguns must not be 

discharged within 300 feet of an 

occupied area. Hunters must be eligible, 

enrolled Makah Tribal members and 

must carry their Indian Treaty Fishing 

and Hunting Identification Card while 

hunting. No tags or permits are required 

to hunt waterfowl. 

3. The use of live decoys and/or 

baiting to pursue any species of 

waterfowl is prohibited. 

4. Only Service-approved nontoxic 

shot is allowed; the use of lead shot is 

prohibited. 

5. The use of dogs is permitted to 

hunt waterfowl. 

6. Shooting hours for all species of 

waterfowl are one-half hour before 

sunrise to sunset. 

7. Open hunting areas: Makah 

Reservation except for designated 

wilderness areas and within 1 mile of 

the Cape Flattery and Shi-shi Trails. OffReservation hunting areas are specified 

in the general hunting regulations. 

(o) Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, 

Auburn, Washington (Tribal Members 

Only). 

Band-Tailed Pigeons, Mourning Doves, 

and Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 2, 15, and 8, 

respectively. 

Ducks (Including Coots) 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Seven ducks, 

including no more than two hen 

mallards, one mottled duck, two 

canvasback, three scaup, two redheads, 

two scoter, two long-tailed ducks, two 

goldeneye, and two pintail. Coot daily 

bag limit is 25. The Tribe has a limit on 

harlequin ducks of one per season. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 4 Canada geese, 6 

light geese, 10 white-fronted geese, and 

2 brant. There is a year-round closure on 

dusky Canada geese. 

All other Federal regulations 

contained in 50 CFR part 20 apply. The 

following restrictions also apply: 

1. Hunting can occur on reservation 

and off reservation on lands where the 

Tribe has treaty-reserved hunting rights 

or has documented traditional use. 

2. Shooting hours for all species of 

waterfowl are one-half hour before 

sunrise to one-half after sunset. 

3. Hunters must be eligible, enrolled 

Muckleshoot Tribal members and must 

carry their Tribal identification while 

hunting. 

4. Tribal members hunting migratory 

birds must also have a combined 

Migratory Bird Hunting Permit and 

Harvest Report Card. 

5. The use of live decoys and/or 

baiting to pursue any species of 

waterfowl is prohibited. 

6. Hunting for migratory birds is with 

shotgun only. Only steel, tungsten-iron, 

tungsten-polymer, tungsten-matrix, and 

tin shot are allowed for hunting 

waterfowl. It is unlawful to use or 

possess lead shot while hunting 

waterfowl. 

(p) Navajo Nation, Navajo Indian 

Reservation, Window Rock, Arizona 

(Tribal Members and Nontribal 

Hunters). 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

and 10 pigeons, respectively. 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20 doves, respectively. 

Ducks (Including Mergansers and Coots) 

Season Dates: Open September 25, 

2021, through January 31, 2022, for 107 

days total. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

two hen mallards, one mottled duck, 

two canvasback, two scaup (when open; 

see ‘‘Scaup’’ entry), two redheads, and 

one pintail. Coot daily bag limit is 25. 

Merganser daily bag limit is seven. The 

possession limit is three times the daily 

bag limit. 

Scaup 

Season Dates: Open September 25, 

2021, through January 31, 2022, for 86 

days total. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

scaup. Scaup count towards the daily 

bag limit for ducks and mergansers; see 

entry ‘‘Ducks (Including Mergansers and 

Coots).’’ The possession limit is three 

times the daily bag limit. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 25, 

2021, through January 31, 2022, for 107 

days total. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 4 

and 12, respectively. 

General Conditions: Tribal and 

nontribal hunters will comply with all 

basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations in 50 CFR part 20, regarding 

shooting hours and manner of taking. In 

addition, each waterfowl hunter 16 

years of age or older must carry on his/ 

her person a valid Migratory Bird 

Hunting and Conservation Stamp (Duck 

Stamp) signed in ink across the face. 

Special regulations established by the 

Navajo Nation also apply on the 

reservation. 

(q) Oneida Tribe of Indians of 

Wisconsin, Oneida, Wisconsin (Tribal 

Members Only). 

Ducks (Including Mergansers) 

Season Dates: Open September 11 

through December 5, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Six, 

including no more than six mallards 

(three hen mallards), two redhead, two 

pintail, and one hooded merganser. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

Canada geese and 5 white geese, with a 

possession limit of 20. A seasonal quota 

of 500 birds is adopted. If the quota is 

reached before the season concludes, 

the season will be closed at that time. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

brant, with a possession limit of 10. 

Woodcock 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 7, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and four woodcock, respectively. 

Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 7, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20 doves, respectively. 

General Conditions: Tribal member 

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sunrise to one-half hour after sunset. 

Nontribal members hunting on the 

Reservation or on lands under the 

jurisdiction of the Tribe must comply 

with all State of Wisconsin regulations, 

including season dates, shooting hours, 

and bag limits, which differ from Tribal 

member seasons. Tribal members and 

nontribal members hunting on the 

Reservation or on lands under the 

jurisdiction of the Tribe will observe all 

basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations found in 50 CFR part 20, 

with the following exceptions: Tribal 

members are exempt from the purchase 

of the Migratory Waterfowl Hunting and 

Conservation Stamp (Duck Stamp); and 

shotgun capacity is not limited to three 

shells. 

(r) Point No Point Treaty Council, 

Kingston, Washington (Tribal Members 

Only). 

Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe 

Duck and Merganser 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven, including no more than one 

harlequin duck per season. Possession 

limit is three times the daily bag limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The 

daily bag limits for Canada geese, light 

geese, and white-fronted geese are 5, 6, 

and 10, respectively. There is a yearround closure on dusky Canada geese. 

Possession limit is three times the daily 

bag limit. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open January 15 

through 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and six, respectively. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open September 7, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 

and 21 coots, respectively. 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 7, 

2021, through January 20, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 30 doves, respectively. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 8 

and 24 snipe, respectively. 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

Season Dates: Open September 15 

through November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and six pigeons, respectively. 

Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe 

Duck and Merganser 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven, including no more than one 

harlequin duck per season. Possession 

limit is three times the daily bag limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: The 

daily bag limits for Canada geese, light 

geese, and white-fronted geese are 5, 6, 

and 10, respectively. There is a yearround closure on dusky Canada geese. 

Possession limit is three times the daily 

bag limit. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open January 1 through 

31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and six, respectively. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 

and 21 coots, respectively. 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 30 doves, respectively. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 8 

and 24 snipe, respectively. 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

Season Dates: Open September 15 

through November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and six pigeons, respectively. 

General Conditions: Tribal members 

must possess a Tribal hunting permit 

from the Point No Point Tribal Council 

pursuant to Tribal law. Hunting hours 

are from one-half hour before sunrise to 

sunset. Hunters must observe all other 

basic Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations in 50 CFR part 20. 

(s) The Saginaw Chippewa Indian 

Tribe of Michigan, Isabella Reservation, 

Mt. Pleasant, Michigan (Tribal Members 

Only). 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 25 doves. 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20, including no 

more than 5 hen mallards, 5 wood 

ducks, 5 black ducks, 5 pintails, 5 

redheads, 5 scaup, and 5 canvasbacks. 

Mergansers 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10, including no 

more than 5 hooded mergansers. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate. 

Coots and Gallinule 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate. 

Woodcock 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 woodcock. 

Common Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 16. 

Sora and Virginia Rails 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate. 

Sandhill Cranes 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: One. 

General Conditions: Possession limits 

are twice the daily bag limits except for 

rails, of which the possession limit 

equals the daily bag limit (20). Tribal 

members must possess a Tribal hunting 

permit from the Saginaw Tribe pursuant 

to Tribal law. Shooting hours are onehalf hour before sunrise until one-half 

hour after sunset. Hunters must observe 

all other basic Federal migratory bird 

hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 20. 

(t) Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe, 

Darrington, Washington (Tribal 

Members Only). 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 doves. 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 pigeons. 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 


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Daily Bag Limit: 20. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 geese. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 25 coots. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Five brant. 

General Conditions: Shooting hours 

are one-half hour before sunrise until 

one-half hour after sunset. Hunters must 

observe all other basic Federal migratory 

bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 

20. 

(u) Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 

Indians, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 

(Tribal Members Only). 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 14, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 doves. 

Teal 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate. 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20, including no 

more than 10 mallards (only 5 of which 

may be hens), 5 canvasback, 5 black 

ducks, and 5 wood ducks. 

Mergansers 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 in the aggregate. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate. 

Coots and Gallinule 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate. 

Woodcock 

Season Dates: Open September 2 

through December 1, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10. 

Common Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 16. 

Sora and Virginia Rails 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 in the aggregate. 

General Conditions: Possession limits 

are twice the daily bag limits except for 

rails, of which the possession limit 

equals the daily bag limit (20). Tribal 

members must possess a Tribal hunting 

permit from the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe 

pursuant to Tribal law. Shooting hours 

are one-half hour before sunrise until 

one-half hour after sunset. Hunters must 

observe all other basic Federal migratory 

bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 

20. 

(v) Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Fort 

Hall Indian Reservation, Fort Hall, 

Idaho (Nontribal Hunters). 

Ducks, Including Mergansers 

Duck Season Dates: Open October 2, 

2021, through January 18, 2022. 

Scaup Season Dates: Open October 2 

through December 27, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks and mergansers, including 

no more than two hen mallards, one 

pintail, two scaup (when open), two 

canvasback, and two redheads. The 

possession limit is three times the daily 

bag limit. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

coots. The possession limit is three 

times the daily bag limit. 

Common Snipe 

Season Dates: Same as ducks. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 8 

and 24 snipe, respectively. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 2, 2021, 

through January 18, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 4 

and 12, respectively. 

White-Fronted Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 2, 2021, 

through January 18, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 30, respectively. 

Light Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 2, 2021, 

through January 18, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 

and 60, respectively. 

General Conditions: Nontribal hunters 

must comply with all basic Federal 

migratory bird hunting regulations in 50 

CFR part 20 regarding shooting hours 

and manner of taking. In addition, each 

waterfowl hunter 16 years of age or 

older must possess a valid Migratory 

Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp 

(Duck Stamp) signed in ink across the 

stamp face. Other regulations 

established by the Shoshone–Bannock 

Tribes also apply on the reservation. 

(w) [Reserved] 

(x) Spokane Tribe of Indians, 

Wellpinit, Washington (Tribal Members 

Only). 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 2, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Seven ducks, including no more than 

two hen mallards, one pintail, two 

scaup, two canvasback, and two 

redheads. The daily bag limit on 

harlequin duck is one per season. The 

possession limit is twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 2, 

2021, through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 4 

Canada geese, 10 white-fronted geese, 

and 20 light geese. The possession limit 

is twice the daily bag limit. 

General Conditions: Tribal members 

must possess a Tribal hunting permit 

from the Spokane Indian Tribe pursuant 

to Tribal law. Shooting hours are onehalf hour before sunrise until sunset. 

Hunters must observe all other basic 

Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations in 50 CFR part 20. 

(y) [Reserved] 

(z) Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, 

Arlington, Washington (Tribal Members 

Only). 

Common Snipe 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2021, 

through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20, respectively. 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2021, 

through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

ducks, including no more than 7 

mallards (only 3 of which may be hens), 

3 pintails, 3 redheads, 3 scaup, and 3 

canvasback. The possession limit is 

twice the daily bag limit. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2021, 

through January 31, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

coots. The possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2021, 

through March 10, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 6 

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and 8 snow geese. The possession limit 

is three times the daily bag limit. The 

season on brant is closed. 

Swans 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2021, 

through January 31, 2022. 

Bag Limit: Two per season. 

General Conditions: Tribal members 

hunting on lands will observe all basic 

Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations found in 50 CFR part 20, 

which will be enforced by the 

Stillaguamish Tribal Law Enforcement. 

Tribal members are required to use steel 

shot or a nontoxic shot as required by 

Federal regulations. The swan season is 

by special draw permit only. 

(aa) Swinomish Indian Tribal 

Community, LaConner, Washington 

(Tribal Members Only). 

Ceded Territory and Swinomish 

Reservation 

Ducks and Mergansers 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 9, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 

and 40, respectively. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 9, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20 geese, respectively. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 9, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

and 10 brant, respectively. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 9, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

and 75 coots, respectively. 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 9, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 

and 30 mourning doves, respectively. 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 9, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and six band-tailed pigeons, 

respectively. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through March 9, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 

and 30 snipe, respectively. 

General Conditions: Shooting hours 

are from 30 minutes before sunrise until 

30 minutes after sunset. Tribal members 

are required to use steel shot or a 

nontoxic shot as required by Federal 

regulations. 

(bb) The Tulalip Tribes of 

Washington, Tulalip Indian 

Reservation, Marysville, Washington 

(Tribal Members Only). 

Ducks and Mergansers 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 28, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 

ducks, including no more than 1 pintail 

and 2 canvasback. Possession limit is 

twice the daily bag limit. 

Sea Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 28, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 

sea ducks, including no more than 4 

harlequin. Possession limit is twice the 

daily bag limit. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 28, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

geese, including no more than 4 

cackling Canada geese and no dusky 

Canada geese. Possession limit is twice 

the daily bag limit. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 28, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 5 

and 10 brant, respectively. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 28, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

and 25 coots, respectively. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 1, 

2021, through February 28, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 8 

and 16 snipe, respectively. 

General Conditions: All Tribal 

hunters must have a valid Tribal 

identification card on his or her person 

while hunting. All nontribal hunters 

must obtain and possess while hunting 

a valid Tulalip Tribe hunting permit 

and be accompanied by a Tulalip Tribal 

member. Shooting hours are one-half 

hour before sunrise to sunset, and steel 

or federally approved nontoxic shot is 

required for all migratory bird hunting. 

Hunters must observe all other basic 

Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations in 50 CFR part 20. 

(cc) Upper Skagit Indian Tribe, Sedro 

Woolley, Washington (Tribal Members 

Only). 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 31, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 12 

and 15 mourning doves, respectively. 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2021, 

through February 28, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 15 

and 20, respectively. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2021, 

through February 15, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 20 

and 30, respectively. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 1, 2021, 

through February 28, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 7 

and 10 geese, respectively. 

Brant 

Season Dates: Open November 1 

through 10, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Two 

and two, respectively. 

General Conditions: Tribal members 

must have the Tribal identification and 

harvest report card on their person to 

hunt. Tribal members hunting on the 

Reservation will observe all basic 

Federal migratory bird hunting 

regulations found in 50 CFR part 20, 

except shooting hours would be 15 

minutes before official sunrise to 15 

minutes after official sunset. 

(dd) Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head, 

Aquinnah, Massachusetts (Tribal 

Members Only). 

Teal 

Season Dates: Open October 5, 2021, 

through February 12, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 teal. 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 21, 

2021, through January 22, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Six ducks, including 

no more than four hen mallards, six 

black ducks, four mottled ducks, one 

fulvous whistling duck, four 

mergansers, three scaup, two hooded 

merganser, three wood ducks, one 

canvasback, two redheads, and two 

pintail. The season is closed for 

harlequin ducks. 

Sea Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 21, 

2021, through January 22, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Seven ducks 

including no more than four of any one 

species (only one of which may be a hen 

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Woodcock 

Season Dates: Open October 5 

through November 13, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Three woodcock. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through 11, 2021, and open November 

23, 2021, through January 15, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Eight Canada geese. 

Snow Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through 11, 2021, and open November 

23, 2021, through February 12, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: 15 snow geese. 

Sora and Virginia Rails 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through October 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 5 sora and 10 

Virginia rails. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 3 

through December 4, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Eight snipe. 

General Conditions: Shooting hours 

are one-half hour before sunrise to 

sunset. Nontoxic shot is required. All 

other basic Federal migratory bird 

hunting regulations contained in 50 CFR 

part 20 will be observed. 

(ee) White Earth Band of Ojibwe, 

White Earth, Minnesota (Tribal 

Members Only). 

Ducks 

Season Dates: Open September 11 

through December 12, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 ducks, including 

no more than 2 female mallards, 2 

pintails, and 2 canvasback. 

Mergansers 

Season Dates: Open September 11 

through December 13, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: Five mergansers, 

including no more than two hooded 

mergansers. 

Geese 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through December 13, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 geese through 

September 24, and 5 thereafter. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 20 coots. 

Snipe 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 snipe. 

Mourning Doves 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 25 mourning doves. 

Woodcock 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 10 woodcock. 

Rail 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through November 30, 2021. 

Daily Bag Limit: 25 rail. 

General Conditions: Shooting hours 

are one-half hour before sunrise to onehalf hour after sunset. Nontoxic shot is 

required. All other basic Federal 

migratory bird hunting regulations 

contained in 50 CFR part 20 will be 

observed. 

(ff) White Mountain Apache Tribe, 

Fort Apache Indian Reservation, 

Whiteriver, Arizona (Tribal Members 

and Nontribal Hunters). 

Band-Tailed Pigeons (Wildlife 

Management Unit 10 and Areas South of 

Y–70 and Y–10 in Wildlife Management 

Unit 7, Only) 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through 15, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and six pigeons, respectively. 

Mourning Doves (Wildlife Management 

Unit 10 and Areas South of Y–70 and 

Y–10 in Wildlife Management Unit 7, 

Only) 

Season Dates: Open September 1 

through 15, 2021. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 10 

and 20 doves, respectively. 

Ducks and Mergansers 

Season Dates: Open October 16, 2021, 

through January 23, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Seven, including no 

more than two redheads, one pintail, 

two scaup (when open; see entry 

‘‘Scaup’’), seven mallards (including no 

more than two hen mallards), and two 

canvasback. 

Possession Limits: Twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Scaup 

Season Dates: Open November 6, 

2021, through January 23, 2022. 

Daily Bag Limit: Two scaup. Scaup 

count towards the daily bag limit for 

ducks and mergansers; see entry ‘‘Ducks 

and Mergansers.’’ 

Possession Limits: Twice the daily bag 

limit. 

Coots 

Season Dates: Open October 16, 2021, 

through January 23, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 25 

and 50, respectively. 

Canada Geese 

Season Dates: Open October 16, 2021, 

through January 23, 2022. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Three and six Canada geese, 

respectively. 

General Conditions: All nontribal 

hunters hunting band-tailed pigeons 

and mourning doves on Reservation 

lands shall have in their possession a 

valid White Mountain Apache Daily or 

Yearly Small Game Permit. In addition 

to a small game permit, all nontribal 

hunters hunting band-tailed pigeons 

must have in their possession a White 

Mountain Special Band-tailed Pigeon 

Permit. Other special regulations 

established by the White Mountain 

Apache Tribe apply on the reservation. 

Tribal and nontribal hunters will 

comply with all basic Federal migratory 

bird hunting regulations in 50 CFR part 

20 regarding shooting hours and manner 

of taking. 

Shannon A. Estenoz, 

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

Parks. 

[FR Doc. 2021–17438 Filed 8–16–21; 8:45 am] 

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