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(E) Vessels may enter the RNA for the 

sole purpose of transiting to the other 

side and must maintain headway 

throughout the transit. All vessels and 

persons are prohibited from dredging, 

laying cable, dragging, fishing, 

conducting salvage operations, or any 

other activity, which could disturb the 

bottom of the RNA. 

(F) Except for law enforcement and 

emergency response personnel, all 

personnel on vessels transiting the RNA 

should remain inside the cabin, or as 

inboard as practicable. If personnel 

must be on open decks, they must wear 

a Coast Guard approved personal 

flotation device. 

(G) Vessels may not moor or lay up on 

the right or left descending banks of the 

RNA. 

(H) Towboats may not make or break 

tows if any portion of the towboat or 

tow is located in the RNA. 

(I) Persons on board any vessel 

transiting this RNA in accordance with 

this rule or otherwise are advised they 

do so at their own risk. 

(J) Vessels must be greater than 

twenty feet in length. 

(K) Vessels must not be a personal 

watercraft of any kind (e.g. jet skis, wave 

runners, kayaks, etc.). 

(c) Definitions. The following 

definitions apply to this section: 

Bow boat means a towing vessel 

capable of providing positive control of 

the bow of a tow containing one or more 

barges, while transiting the RNA. The 

bow boat must be capable of preventing 

a tow containing one or more barges 

from coming into contact with the shore 

and other moored vessels. 

Designated representative means the 

Captain of the Port Lake Michigan and 

Commanding Officer, Marine Safety 

Unit Chicago. 

Vessel means every description of 

watercraft or other artificial contrivance 

used, or capable or being used, as a 

means of transportation on water. This 

definition includes, but is not limited 

to, barges. 

(d) Enforcement Period. The regulated 

navigation area and safety zone will be 

enforced from 5 p.m. on December 1, 

2010, until 5 p.m. on December 1, 2011. 

This regulated navigation area and 

safety zone are enforceable with actual 

notice by Coast Guard personnel 

beginning 5 p.m. on December 1, 2010, 

until 5 p.m. on December 1, 2011. 

(e) Compliance. All persons and 

vessels must comply with this section 

and any additional instructions or 

orders of the Ninth Coast Guard District 

Commander, or his designated 

representatives. Any person on board 

any vessel transiting this RNA in 

accordance with this rule or otherwise 

does so at their own risk. 

(f) Waiver. For any vessel, the Ninth 

Coast Guard District Commander, or his 

designated representatives, may waive 

any of the requirements of this section, 

upon finding that operational 

conditions or other circumstances are 

such that application of this section is 

unnecessary or impractical for the 

purposes of vessel and mariner safety. 

Dated: November 22, 2010. 

M.N. Parks, 

Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, 

Ninth Coast Guard District. 

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BILLING CODE 9110–04–P 

POSTAL SERVICE 

39 CFR Part 20 

International Service Changes—Israel 

AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Postal Service will revise 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, International Mail 

Manual (IMM®) section 243.13, the 

Country Price Groups and Weight 

Limits, and the Individual Country 

Listings to incorporate a change in 

Israel’s First-Class Mail International®

price group. 

DATES: Effective January 2, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Obataiye B. Akinwole at 202–268–2260. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 9, 

2010, the Postal Service published a 

proposed rule Federal Register notice 

(75 FR 39475–39477) that included a 

change to Israel’s First-Class Mail 

International price group from Price 

Group 8 to Price Group 5 in order to 

align operational efficiencies more 

closely with costs. 

This minor classification change was 

required to be filed with the Postal 

Regulatory Commission (PRC). The 

Postal Service did so as part of its 

request for an exigent price increase on 

July 6, 2010. Although the PRC rejected 

the exigent price filing, it invited the 

Postal Service to file separately the 

classification changes incorporated in 

the exigent price request. On November 

3, 2010, the Postal Service filed such a 

request to implement the change to 

Israel’s Price Group for First-Class Mail 

International. The Commission 

concurred with the notice on November 

22, 2010. 

List of Subjects in 39 CFR Part 20 

Foreign relations, International postal 

services. 

■ Accordingly, 39 CFR Part 20 is 

amended as follows: 

PART 20—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for 39 CFR 

Part 20 continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a); 13 U.S.C. 301– 

307; 18 U.S.C. 1692–1737; 39 U.S.C. 101, 

401, 403, 404, 407, 414, 416, 3001–3011, 

3201–3219, 3403–3406, 3621, 3622, 3626, 

3632, 3633, and 5001. 

■ 2. Revise the following sections of 

Mailing Standards of the United States 

Postal Service, International Mail 

Manual (IMM), as follows: 

* * * * * 

2 Conditions for Mailing 

* * * * * 

240 First-Class Mail International 

* * * * * 

243 Prices and Postage Payment 

Methods 

243.1 Prices 

* * * * * 

243.13 Destinating Countries and 

Price Groups 

* * * * * 

Exhibit 243.13 

First-Class Mail International Price 

Groups 

[Revise Exhibit 243.13 by changing 

the Price Group for Israel to Price Group 

5 as follows:] 

Country Price group 

*****

Israel 5 

*****

* * * * * 

Country Price Groups and Weight 

Limits 

* * * * * 

[Revise the listing for Israel by 

changing the Price Group for First-Class 

Mail International to Price Group 5 as 

follows:] 

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Country 

Global express guaranteed Express mail international Priority mail international1 First-Class mail 

international 

Price group Max. wt. 

(lbs.) Price group Max. wt. (lbs.) Price group Max. wt. (lbs.) Price group Max. wt.2

(ozs./lbs.) 

*******

Israel ................................. 6 70 8 44 8 44 5 3.5/4 

*******

* * * * * 

Individual Country Listings 

Country Conditions for Mailing 

Israel 

* * * * * 

[Revise the heading and prices for 

First-Class Mail International to 

incorporate the change from Price 

Group 8 to Price Group 5 as follows:] 

First-Class Mail International (240) 

Price Group 5 

Letters 

Weight not over 

(ozs.) Price 

1 .................................. $0.98 Note: A letter meeting one or more of the nonmachinable characteristics in 241.217 is charged 

a nonmachinable surcharge of $0.20. 

2 .................................. 1.82 

3 .................................. 2.66 

3.5 ............................... 3.50 

Large Envelopes (Flats) 

Weight not over 

(ozs.) Price Weight not over (ozs.) Price Weight not over (ozs.) Price 

1 .................................. $1.24 12 ............................... $8.84 44 ............................... $22.60 

2 .................................. 2.08 16 ............................... 10.56 48 ............................... 24.32 

3 .................................. 2.92 20 ............................... 12.28 52 ............................... 26.04 

4 .................................. 3.76 24 ............................... 14.00 56 ............................... 27.76 

5 .................................. 4.60 28 ............................... 15.72 60 ............................... 29.48 

6 .................................. 5.44 32 ............................... 17.44 64 ............................... 31.20 

7 .................................. 6.28 36 ............................... 19.16 

8 .................................. 7.12 40 ............................... 20.88 

Packages (Small Packets) 

Weight not over 

(ozs.) Price Weight not over (ozs.) Price Weight not over (ozs.) Price 

1 .................................. $1.44 12 ............................... $9.04 44 ............................... $22.80 

2 .................................. 2.28 16 ............................... 10.76 48 ............................... 24.52 

3 .................................. 3.12 20 ............................... 12.48 52 ............................... 26.24 

4 .................................. 3.96 24 ............................... 14.20 56 ............................... 27.96 

5 .................................. 4.80 28 ............................... 15.92 60 ............................... 29.68 

6 .................................. 5.64 32 ............................... 17.64 64 ............................... 31.40 

7 .................................. 6.48 36 ............................... 19.36 

8 .................................. 7.32 40 ............................... 21.08 

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* * * * * 

We will publish an amendment to 39 

CFR Part 20 to reflect these changes. 

Stanley F. Mires, 

Chief Counsel, Legislative. 

[FR Doc. 2010–30186 Filed 12–1–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7710–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 21 

[FWS–R9–MB–2008–0064; 91200–1231– 

9BPP] 

RIN 1018–AV66 

Migratory Bird Permits; Removal of 

Rusty Blackbird and Tamaulipas 

(Mexican) Crow From the Depredation 

Order for Blackbirds, Cowbirds, 

Grackles, Crows, and Magpies, and 

Other Changes to the Order 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, change the regulations 

governing control of depredating 

blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, crows, 

and magpies at 50 CFR 21.43. Because 

of long-term evidence of population 

declines throughout much of their 

ranges, we remove the Rusty Blackbird 

(Euphagus carolinus) and the Mexican 

(Tamaulipas) Crow (Corvus imparatus) 

from the list of species that may be 

controlled under the depredation order. 

With the effective date of this final rule, 

a depredation permit is required to 

conduct control actions to take either of 

these species. Also, nontoxic shot or 

bullets must be used in most cases when 

a firearm is used to control any species 

listed under the order. Finally, we add 

a requirement to report on control 

actions taken under the order. 

DATES: This regulation will be effective 

on January 3, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

George T. Allen, Division of Migratory 

Bird Management, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, Division of Migratory 

Bird Management, 4401 North Fairfax 

Drive, Mail Stop 4107, Arlington, VA 

22203–1610, Phone: (703) 358–1825. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is 

the Federal agency delegated the 

primary responsibility for managing 

migratory birds. This delegation is 

authorized by the Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act (MBTA) (16 U.S.C. 703 et seq.), 

which implements conventions with 

Great Britain (for Canada), Mexico, 

Japan, and the Soviet Union (Russia). 

Part 21 of title 50 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations covers migratory bird 

permits. Subpart D deals specifically 

with the control of depredating birds 

and presently includes eight 

depredation orders. A depredation order 

is a regulation that allows the take of 

specific species of migratory birds, at 

specific locations, and for specific 

purposes without a depredation permit. 

The depredation order at 50 CFR 21.43 

for blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, 

crows, and magpies allows take when 

individuals of an included species are 

‘‘found committing or about to commit 

depredations upon ornamental or shade 

trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or 

wildlife, or when concentrated in such 

numbers and manner as to constitute a 

health hazard or other nuisance.’’ 

II. Species We Are Removing From the 

Depredation Order 

We remove the Rusty Blackbird 

(Euphagus carolinus) and the Mexican 

(Tamaulipas) Crow (Corvus imparatus) 

from the list of species that may be 

controlled under the depredation order 

at 50 CFR 21.43. We remove the Rusty 

Blackbird because of the long-term 

downward trend in its population and 

its special conservation status. Because 

of the very limited distribution of the 

Tamaulipas Crow in the United States 

and its apparent rapid decline in 

numbers, we also remove this species 

from the list of species that may be 

controlled under the depredation order. 

After the effective date of this final 

rule (see DATES), any take of either of 

these species will require a depredation 

permit (50 CFR 21.41) or other 

applicable MBTA permit. For 

background and current information on 

these two species, see our proposed rule 

published December 8, 2008 (73 FR 

74447). 

III. Additional Regulatory Changes 

We also require the use of nontoxic 

ammunition for all take of migratory 

birds under this depredation order to 

prevent toxicity hazards to other 

wildlife. Further, we require reporting 

of control actions taken under the order 

to give us data on the number of each 

species taken each year to better 

monitor the effects of such take on 

populations of those species. We expect 

the respondents to be mostly State and 

Federal wildlife damage management 

personnel who undertake blackbird 

control to protect crops. We also make 

the list of species to which the 

depredation order applies more precise 

by listing each species that may be 

controlled under the order. 

IV. Comments on the Proposed Rule or 

the Draft Environmental Assessment 

Issue: Opposition to the depredation 

order. 

‘‘WS [U.S.D.A. Wildlife Services] is 

notorious for indiscriminate regimes 

that have resulted in the mortality of 

uncountable millions of birds * * * and 

will continue to pose a real risk to the 

rusty blackbird and Tamaulipas crow 

despite the proposed rule change. We 

therefore request that 50 CFR § 21.43 not 

only be narrowed in scope, but 

withdrawn completely.’’ 

‘‘Currently, 50 CFR § 21.43 allows for 

such a broad exemption from the 

normal MBTA permitting process that 

some migratory birds are afforded 

virtually no protections—especially 

given the enormous amount of land 

conversion to agriculture and other 

uses.’’ 

Response: Blackbird depredation on 

crops has been clearly demonstrated. 

We will consider the effects of the 

depredation order as we obtain 

information on reported take of birds 

under its authority. We may make 

changes in the depredation order if we 

determine that it is advisable to do so. 

However, we leave the order in place. 

Issue: Nontoxic ammunition 

requirement. 

‘‘We are also convinced that FWS 

should finalize its proposal to end the 

use of toxic shot for killing blackbirds, 

crows, and grackles, and thus also 

commend that portion of the proposed 

change to 50 CFR § 21.43 concerning 

this point. Lead shot can have 

detrimental effects on scavengers and 

the environment.’’ 

‘‘I am writing to express my support 

for * * * the requirement to use 

nontoxic shot or bullets when a firearm 

is used to control any species listed 

under the order.’’ 

‘‘WS recommends eliminating the 

non-toxic requirement for all 

ammunition in all situations involving 

blackbirds unless: (1) Further analysis 

by the FWS provides definitive 

evidence that lead ammunition has 

impacted rusty blackbird populations 

and (2) evidence is provided that lead 

ammunition used under the authority of 

the blackbird depredation order has 

impacted other wildlife species.’’ (USDA 

Wildlife Services) 

‘‘Supporting documentation and 

analysis is needed for all claims of lead 

toxicosis in songbirds. The use of 

unsupported claims of lead toxicosis in 

songbirds should be discarded since 

there is not any information from 

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