§ 20.129 — Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee.

§ 20.129 Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee.

(a) Purpose. The Service Migratory Bird Regulations Committee (Service Regulations Committee or SRC) is responsible for considering recommendations from the Service and Flyway Councils and recommending authorization conditions and modifications to decision frameworks and regulations for migratory game bird hunting to the Director of the Service.

(b) Notice of meetings. Some SRC meetings may be attended by any person outside the Department of the Interior. Notices of these meetings will be published on the Service's Migratory Bird Program website at least 2 weeks before the meeting. The notice will state the time, place, and general subject(s) of the meeting, as well as the extent of public involvement such as observation, written comment, or participation. Minutes will be maintained for each meeting of the SRC for which notice is published.

(c) Public observation and written comment. Each meeting of the SRC for which notice is published will be open to the public for observation, and the public may submit written comments to the Service's Migratory Bird Program at least 1 week prior to the meeting.