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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">On Friday, Oct.11, the
Ornithological Council asked Dept. of Interior Secretary Jewell to
re-call staffers who issue permits. At least as to the Migratory
Bird Treaty Act, the fees charged for permits are retained by the
Division of Migratory Bird Management (by Congressional authority)
and therefore, permit issuance is not dependent upon Congressional
appropriations. Other federal activities that are fee-funded have
continued through the shut-down and indeed, it appears that the
APHIS Veterinary Services permit program may have been operational
during the shut-down. </p>
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The request was sent to
numerous individuals in the directorate who, based on the DOI
shut-down plan, are believed to have been exempted from the
shut-down.</p>
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The request also asked that
to the extent that permit issuance for ESA, CITES, BGEPA, MMPA,
and Lacey Act permits are fee-funded, that these employees also be
re-called to work.</p>
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background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">(Now - aren't you glad you
have to pay permit fees?!)</p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Ellen Paul
Executive Director
The Ornithological Council
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a>
"Providing Scientific Information about Birds<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET">"
http://www.nmnh.si.edu/BIRDNET"</a>
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