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[CITE: 16USC4909]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                CHAPTER 69--WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION
 
Sec. 4909. Petitions


(a) In general

    Any person may at any time submit to the Secretary a petition in 
writing requesting that the Secretary exercise authority of the 
Secretary under this chapter to--
        (1) establish, modify, or terminate any prohibition, suspension, 
    or quota under this chapter on importation of any species of exotic 
    bird;
        (2) add a species of exotic bird to, or remove such a species 
    from, a list under section 4905 of this title; or
        (3) determine under section 4906 of this title whether an exotic 
    bird breeding facility is a qualifying facility.

(b) Consideration and ruling

    For each petition submitted to the Secretary in accordance with 
subsection (a) of this section, the Secretary shall--
        (1) within 90 days after receiving the petition, issue and 
    publish in the Federal Register a preliminary ruling regarding 
    whether the petition presents sufficient information indicating that 
    the action requested in the petition might be warranted; and
        (2) for each petition determined to present such sufficient 
    information--
            (A) provide an opportunity for the submission of public 
        comment on the petition; and
            (B) issue and publish in the Federal Register a final ruling 
        on the petition, by not later than 90 days after the end of the 
        period for public comment.

(Pub. L. 102-440, title I, Sec. 110, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2229.)

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 4906 of this title.
