# 2026-12951 — Federal rules taking effect: every published US final rule whose effective date is still in the future

For 2026-12951, rule is Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting; agency is Fish and Wildlife Service; effective date is 2026-08-25; dates, as printed is This final rule is effective on August 25, 2026, without further action, unless significant adverse comments are received by July 27, 2026. If significant adverse comments are received, we will publish a notification in the Federal Register before the effective date either withdrawing all or part of the rule or issuing a new final rule that responds to any significant adverse comments; cfr parts amended is 50 CFR 20, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **FR document number:** 2026-12951 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Fish and Wildlife Service _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-08-25 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This final rule is effective on August 25, 2026, without further action, unless significant adverse comments are received by July 27, 2026. If significant adverse comments are received, we will publish a notification in the Federal Register before the effective date either withdrawing all or part of the rule or issuing a new final rule that responds to any significant adverse comments. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 50 CFR 20 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-06-26 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json?per_page=1000&order=oldest&conditions%5Btype%5D%5B%5D=RULE&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=2026-08-11&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Blte%5D=2026-12-31&fields%5B%5D=document_number&fields%5B%5D=title&fields%5B%5D=agency_names&fields%5B%5D=effective_on&fields%5B%5D=dates&fields%5B%5D=cfr_references&fields%5B%5D=publication_date&fields%5B%5D=html_url

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2026-08-24.
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