Supplementary Information for the 2022 Eagle Incidental Take Proposed Rule

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On September 30, 2022, the Service published a proposed rule and draft environmental assessment with approaches to improve the eagle incidental take permitting program.  This document provides an overview of that proposed rule. For any sections of interest, more detail can be found in the regulation and preamble.

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