Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Attn: CGS, Arlington Square Building, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 212, Arlington, VA 22203

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES DUE 103198 POC Tammie V. Crank, (703) 358-1728 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a requirement for reliable national harvest estimates for migratory birds other than waterfowl. Harvest estimates, estimates of breeding populations, survial and harvest rates are needed to ensure appropriate harvest management and sound stewardship of these resources. Under the national Migratory Bird Harvest Information Program, States are to provide a sample frame by collecting names and addresses of all licensed migratory bird hunters. The responsibilities of the States and the Service were detailed in the Final Rule published in the Federal Register on October 21, 1994. The following information is to be collected, name, address, birth date, which migratory bird species he/she hunted during the previous year, and the number of each of the species pluse bagged during the previous year. Preliminary counts are to be provided by April 30, 1999 and a final count by April 15, 2000. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has exclusive authority to license persons and therefore is the only organization capable of acquiring this data. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 09/28/98 (W-SN255073). (0271)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0050 19980930\R-0004.SOL)