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allotment of FM Channel 247B at 

Blythe, California. Concurrently with 

release of the Report and Order, 

petitioner’s minor change application 

for FM Station KPKR (File No. BPH– 

20080418AAU) was granted, contingent 

on the receipt of Mexican concurrence 

in the operation of FM Channel 239C3 

at Parker, Arizona. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION infra. 

DATES: Effective September 30, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Dupont, Media Bureau, (202) 

418–2180. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

synopsis of the Commission’s Report 

and Order, MB Docket No. 08–151, 

adopted August 12, 2010, and released 

August 16, 2010. The full text of this 

Commission decision is available for 

inspection and copying during normal 

business hours in the FCC Information 

Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. 

The complete text of this decision also 

may be purchased from the 

Commission’s duplicating contractor, 

Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th 

Street, SW, Room CY–B402, 

Washington, DC 20554, (800) 378–3160, 

or via the company’s Web site, http:// 

www.bcpiweb.com. This document does 

not contain proposed information 

collection requirements subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. In addition, 

therefore, it does not contain any 

proposed information collection burden 

‘‘for small business concerns with fewer 

than 25 employees,’’ pursuant to the 

Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 

2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(4). The Commission will send a 

copy of this Report and Order in a 

report to be sent to Congress and the 

Government Accountability Office 

pursuant to the Congressional Review 

Act, see U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A). 

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73 

Radio, Radio broadcasting. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Deborah A. Dupont, 

Senior Counsel, Allocations, Audio Division, 

Media Bureau. 

Final Rules 

■ For the reasons discussed in the 

preamble, the Federal Communications 

Commission amends 47 CFR part 73 as 

follows: 

PART 73—RADIO BROADCAST 

SERVICES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 73 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 334, 336. 

§ 73.202 [Amended] 

■ 2. Section 73.202(b), the Table of FM 

Allotments under California, is 

amended by removing Channel 239B 

and adding Channel 247B at Blythe. 

[FR Doc. 2010–21560 Filed 8–27–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

50 CFR Part 20 

[Docket No. FWS–R9–MB–2010–0040; 

91200–1231–9BPP–L2] 

RIN 1018–AX06 

Migratory Bird Hunting; Final 

Frameworks for Early-Season 

Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This rule prescribes final 

early-season frameworks from which the 

States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

Islands may select season dates, limits, 

and other options for the 2010–11 

migratory bird hunting seasons. Early 

seasons are those that generally open 

prior to October 1, and include seasons 

in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the 

Virgin Islands. The effect of this final 

rule is to facilitate the selection of 

hunting seasons by the States and 

Territories to further the annual 

establishment of the early-season 

migratory bird hunting regulations. 

DATES: This rule takes effect on August 

30, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: States and Territories 

should send their season selections to: 

Chief, Division of Migratory Bird 

Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, ms MBSP–4107–ARLSQ, 1849 

C Street, NW., Washington, DC 20240. 

You may inspect comments during 

normal business hours at the Service’s 

office in room 4107, 4501 N. Fairfax 

Drive, Arlington, Virginia, or at http:// 

www.regulations.gov at Docket No. 

FWS–R9–MB–2010–0040. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Blohm, Chief, or Ron W. Kokel, 

Division of Migratory Bird Management, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, (703) 

358–1714. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations Schedule for 2010 

On May 13, 2010, we published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 27144) a 

proposal to amend 50 CFR part 20. The 

proposal provided a background and 

overview of the migratory bird hunting 

regulations process, and addressed the 

establishment of seasons, limits, and 

other regulations for hunting migratory 

game birds under §§ 20.101 through 

20.107, 20.109, and 20.110 of subpart K. 

Major steps in the 2010–11 regulatory 

cycle relating to open public meetings 

and Federal Register notifications were 

also identified in the May 13 proposed 

rule. Further, we explained that all 

sections of subsequent documents 

outlining hunting frameworks and 

guidelines were organized under 

numbered headings. Subsequent 

documents will refer only to numbered 

items requiring attention. Therefore, it is 

important to note that we omit those 

items requiring no attention, and 

remaining numbered items might be 

discontinuous or appear incomplete. 

On June 10, 2010, we published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 32872) a second 

document providing supplemental 

proposals for early- and late-season 

migratory bird hunting regulations. The 

June 10 supplement also provided 

information on the 2010–11 regulatory 

schedule and announced the Service 

Regulations Committee (SRC) and 

summer Flyway Council meetings. 

On June 23 and 24, 2010, we held 

open meetings with the Flyway Council 

Consultants where the participants 

reviewed information on the current 

status of migratory shore and upland 

game birds and developed 

recommendations for the 2010–11 

regulations for these species plus 

regulations for migratory game birds in 

Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin 

Islands, special September waterfowl 

seasons in designated States, special sea 

duck seasons in the Atlantic Flyway, 

and extended falconry seasons. In 

addition, we reviewed and discussed 

preliminary information on the status of 

waterfowl as it relates to the 

development and selection of the 

regulatory packages for the 2010–11 

regular waterfowl seasons. 

On July 29, 2010, we published in the 

Federal Register (75 FR 44856) a third 

document specifically dealing with the 

proposed frameworks for early-season 

regulations. We published the proposed 

frameworks for late-season regulations 

(primarily hunting seasons that start 

after October 1 and most waterfowl 

seasons not already established) in an 

August 25, 2010, Federal Register. 

This document is the fifth in a series 

of proposed, supplemental, and final 

rulemaking documents. It establishes 

final frameworks from which States may 

select season dates, shooting hours, and 

daily bag and possession limits for the 

2010–11 season. These selections will 

be published in the Federal Register as 


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amendments to §§ 20.101 through 

20.107, and § 20.109 of title 50 CFR part 

20. 

Review of Public Comments 

The preliminary proposed 

rulemaking, which appeared in the May 

13 Federal Register, opened the public 

comment period for migratory game bird 

hunting regulations. We have 

considered all pertinent comments 

received. Comments are summarized 

below and numbered in the order used 

in the May 13 proposed rule. We have 

included only the numbered items 

pertaining to early-season issues for 

which we received comments. 

Consequently, the issues do not follow 

in successive numerical or alphabetical 

order. We received recommendations 

from all Flyway Councils. Some 

recommendations supported 

continuation of last year’s frameworks. 

Due to the comprehensive nature of the 

Councils’ annual review of the 

frameworks, we assume Council support 

for continuation of last year’s 

frameworks for items for which we 

received no recommendation. Council 

recommendations for changes are 

summarized below. 

General 

Written Comments: Several individual 

commenters protested the entire 

migratory bird hunting regulations 

process, the killing of all migratory 

birds, the Flyway Council process and 

the abbreviated public comment periods 

associated with these rules. 

The Animal Legal Defense Fund 

(ALDF) urged us to reduce bag limits 

and institute a hunting moratorium for 

those species potentially affected by the 

Deepwater Horizon oil spill. 

Service Response: Our long-term 

objectives continue to include providing 

opportunities to harvest portions of 

certain migratory game bird populations 

and to limit harvests to levels 

compatible with each population’s 

ability to maintain healthy, viable 

numbers. Having taken into account the 

zones of temperature and the 

distribution, abundance, economic 

value, breeding habits, and times and 

lines of flight of migratory birds, we 

believe that the hunting seasons 

provided herein are compatible with the 

current status of migratory bird 

populations and long-term population 

goals. Additionally, we are obligated to, 

and do, give serious consideration to all 

information received as public 

comment. While there are problems 

inherent with any type of representative 

management of public-trust resources, 

we believe that the Flyway-Council 

system of migratory bird management 

has been a longstanding example of 

State-Federal cooperative management 

since its establishment in 1952. 

However, as always, we continue to 

seek new ways to streamline and 

improve the process. 

Regarding the use of abbreviated 

public comment periods for these rules, 

the rulemaking process for migratory 

game bird hunting must, by its nature, 

operate under severe time constraints. 

However, we intend that the public be 

given the greatest possible opportunity 

to comment. Thus, when the 

preliminary proposed rulemaking was 

published in May, we established what 

we believed were the longest periods 

possible for public comment. In doing 

this, we recognized that when the 

comment period closed, time would be 

of the essence. Any delays in either 

extending public comment periods or in 

the effective date of these regulations 

after this final rulemaking would 

seriously compromise the States 

abilities to implement these decisions. 

States would have insufficient time to 

select season dates and limits; to 

communicate those selections to us; and 

to establish and publicize the necessary 

regulations and procedures to 

implement their decisions. 

Regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil 

spill, the release of oil into the Gulf of 

Mexico following the explosion and 

sinking of the Deepwater Horizon 

mobile offshore drilling unit and 

impacts to Gulf wetlands and wildlife 

has led to concerns about the potential 

for increased mortality in waterfowl and 

other migratory game birds, particularly 

in the fall and winter when local 

populations increase. This potential for 

increased mortality of migrating and 

wintering game birds has led to further 

questions regarding the need to impose 

precautionary regulatory restrictions in 

anticipation of increased spill-related 

mortality. However, it is important to 

remember that waterfowl migration and 

habitat use are highly variable from year 

to year, not only at the Flyway level but 

at regional and local levels, and 

dependent on any number of 

environmental factors. It is also 

important to recognize that populations 

of many species of North American 

waterfowl naturally undergo large 

population fluctuations in response to 

variability in breeding habitat 

conditions across their range, especially 

within the important prairie-parkland 

region. In fact, during the droughtstricken years of the 1980s and early 

1990s, many North American waterfowl 

species declined to population sizes less 

than one-half those recently 

experienced as a result of natural 

declines in productivity and ongoing 

mortality. 

Fortunately, waterfowl management 

has a rich and successful history of 

monitoring and assessment programs 

which provide annual updates on the 

status and health of waterfowl 

populations. Programs such as the May 

aerial breeding population survey, the 

continental bird banding program, the 

mid-winter waterfowl surveys, and the 

hunter harvest surveys, among others, 

all provide important pieces of 

information on the population status, 

productivity, and distribution of 

important waterfowl species. These data 

are integral in the process of 

establishing hunting regulations for 

waterfowl and other migratory game 

birds. Through the Adaptive Harvest 

Management process we currently 

utilize to establish waterfowl seasons, 

and other associated species-specific 

harvest strategies, monitoring and 

assessment data are explicitly linked to 

regulatory decision making, ensuring 

that appropriate regulatory actions will 

be taken if warranted by changes in 

continental population status. 

Therefore, from both a National and 

Flyway harvest-management 

perspective, we intend to respond to the 

Deepwater Horizon oil spill as we 

would any other non-hunting factor 

with potentially substantial effects on 

mortality or reproduction (e.g., 

hurricane, disease, prairie drought, 

habitat loss), by monitoring abundance 

and vital rates of waterfowl and other 

migratory game birds and adjusting 

harvest regulations as needed on the 

basis of existing harvest strategies. We 

believe this is the most prudent course 

of action, and further, firmly believe 

that our existing monitoring and 

assessment programs are sufficient to 

help safeguard the long-term 

conservation of any potentially-affected 

waterfowl or other migratory game 

birds. 

Recently obtained results of annual 

spring waterfowl population surveys 

indicate that population sizes of most 

duck species and breeding habitat 

conditions are good this year. While we 

believe that regulatory restrictions are 

currently unnecessary, we remain very 

concerned about both the short and 

long-term impacts of the oil spill on 

migratory birds, their habitats, and the 

resources upon which birds depend. 

There remains considerable uncertainty 

regarding the short-term and long-term 

impacts this spill will have on 

waterfowl and other migratory game 

birds that utilize the impacted region 

during all or part of their annual life 

cycle. We have been heavily engaged in 

the immediate response to the BP oil 


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spill. The intent of these efforts is to 

document and minimize impacts to 

natural resources including migratory 

birds and their habitats. Large-scale 

efforts to influence bird migration and 

distribution at the flyway-level are 

likely fruitless given the importance of 

weather and photoperiod on the timing 

and speed of bird migrations. It is 

possible that re-distribution of birds at 

smaller scales could help reduce some 

oil exposure. Working with 

conservation partners, we are preparing 

to implement a range of on-the-ground 

habitat conservation or management 

measures near the oil-impact area 

intended to minimize the entrance of oil 

into managed habitats along the Gulf 

and to enhance the availability of food 

resources outside the oil impact area. 

The provision of additional, reliable 

food sources could also help buffer 

against the worst-case scenario of an 

early winter in northern portions of the 

Mississippi and Central Flyways and 

dry habitat conditions in the northern 

Mississippi Alluvial Valley that would 

result in large wintering waterfowl 

populations along the Gulf Coast. We 

are working with partners to determine 

what portion of these projects should be 

available as ‘‘sanctuary’’ (areas closed to 

hunting) to encourage bird use of these 

areas and minimize redistribution due 

to disturbance. 

Simultaneous with immediate 

response efforts, we are also working 

with partners to assess potential 

pathways for long-term acute and sublethal effects of the BP oil spill on the 

full suite of migratory birds utilizing 

Gulf (or other impacted) habitats during 

some portion of their life cycle. Effects 

may result from direct exposure of birds 

to oil or to the long-term accumulation 

of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or 

other toxins at levels sufficient to cause 

physiological disorders impacting 

productivity or survival. The intent of 

this assessment is to assist in identifying 

potential mitigation and conservation 

measures as well as long-term 

monitoring and assessment needs for 

migratory birds. 

Regardless of the eventual impact of 

the BP oil spill on migratory game birds, 

we recognize the importance of working 

with the States as well as other 

governmental and non-governmental 

conservation partners to ensure that 

reasonable and science-based measures 

are implemented in the face of the 

ongoing crisis in the Gulf, and that the 

rationale for decisions regarding harvest 

regulations or other actions are clearly 

communicated to the public. We will 

continue to do so. 

1. Ducks 

Categories used to discuss issues 

related to duck harvest management are: 

(A) General Harvest Strategy; (B) 

Regulatory Alternatives, including 

specification of framework dates, season 

lengths, and bag limits; (C) Zones and 

Split Seasons; and (D) Special Seasons/ 

Species Management. The categories 

correspond to previously published 

issues/discussions, and only those 

containing substantial recommendations 

are discussed below. 

D. Special Seasons/Species Management 

i. Special Teal Seasons 

Council Recommendations: The 

Upper-Region Regulations Committee of 

the Mississippi Flyway Council 

recommended that the Service explore 

options for providing production States 

an opportunity to harvest teal outside 

the regular duck season frameworks as 

part of the teal season assessment that 

is currently being conducted. 

Service Response: Last year, we noted 

that an assessment of the cumulative 

effects of all teal harvest, including 

harvest during special September 

seasons, had never been conducted. As 

such, we committed to a thorough 

assessment of the harvest potential for 

both blue-winged and green-winged 

teal, as well as an assessment of the 

impacts of current special September 

seasons on these two species. We 

requested that the Atlantic, Mississippi, 

and Central Flyway Councils designate 

representatives to assist Service staff 

with the technical aspects of these 

assessments. Our goal is to complete 

this important assessment work within 

3 years. 

The Mississippi Flyway Council’s 

request to include an assessment of 

potential teal harvest opportunities for 

production States in the ongoing teal 

assessment, and the additional work 

associated with this request, would 

likely delay the completion of our 

original task. As we noted above, the 

original purpose of this assessment was 

to assess the harvest potential of the 

three teal species. The Council’s request 

would entail not only an evaluation of 

the potential effects of production 

States’ teal harvest on those species, but 

the possibility of impacts to nontarget 

species as well. However, we 

understand the production States’ 

concern about teal harvest 

opportunities. Therefore, we will 

compile information and analyses from 

historic reports that address teal seasons 

and, particularly, issues related to duck 

harvests from production and nonproduction States, and provide them to 

the Flyways for consideration during 

the upcoming winter flyway meetings. 

The intent of this review would be to 

summarize historical analyses and 

dialogue regarding the issue of earlyseason teal harvest opportunities in 

production States and provide a 

common understanding of the issues 

that would have to be reconsidered to 

fully address the Mississippi Flyway 

Council’s recommendation. With this 

information, the Flyways could more 

fully assess how they may want to 

approach teal harvest opportunities for 

their States in the future, following 

completion of the current teal 

assessment. 

Regarding the regulations for this 

year, utilizing the criteria developed for 

the teal season harvest strategy, this 

year’s estimate of 6.3 million bluewinged teal from the traditional survey 

area indicates that a 16-day September 

teal season in the Atlantic, Central, and 

Mississippi Flyways is appropriate for 

2010. 

4. Canada Geese 

A. Special Seasons 

Council Recommendations: The 

Mississippi Flyway Council 

recommended that the closing date for 

the September Canada goose season in 

Minnesota be September 22 Statewide. 

The Central Flyway Council 

recommended that we increase the daily 

bag limit framework from 5 to 8 for the 

Central Flyway States of South Dakota, 

Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma during 

the Special Early Canada Goose hunting 

season. 

Service Response: We agree with the 

Mississippi Flyway Council’s 

recommendation to extend Minnesota’s 

framework closing date for their 

September Canada goose season to 

September 22. In 2007, Minnesota began 

a 3-year experiment to assess the 

proportion of migrant geese harvested 

during September 16–22 in the 

Northwest Goose Zone. The remainder 

of Minnesota already has an operational 

September goose season that extends 

from September 1 through 22. Results 

from the 3-year experimental season 

evaluation showed that migrant geese 

comprised 7 percent of the Canada 

goose harvest in the Northwest Goose 

Zone during September 16–22, below 

the 10 percent threshold level 

established by the Service for allowing 

special early Canada goose seasons. This 

result is consistent with the proportion 

of migrant geese harvested in other areas 

of Minnesota (< 5 percent) during 

September 16–22. Further, goose harvest 

(an average of 1,369 additional geese) in 

the Northwest Goose Zone during the 

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(September 16–22) represents 1.5 

percent of the total Statewide September 

season goose harvest. We note that the 

Minnesota giant Canada goose 

population remains at high levels 

throughout the State with spring 

breeding population estimates averaging 

313,425 over the past 5 years. Thus, we 

concur with the Council that the season 

extension in the Northwest Goose Zone 

meets our special September Canada 

goose season criteria; allows for 

uniform, Statewide season dates in 

Minnesota (September 1–22) in order to 

simplify current hunting regulations; 

and appears to have negligible impacts 

on migrant Canada geese. 

We also agree with the Central Flyway 

Council’s request to increase the Canada 

goose daily bag limit in South Dakota, 

Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. The 

Special Early Canada Goose hunting 

season is generally designed to reduce 

or control overabundant resident 

Canada geese populations. Increasing 

the daily bag limit from 5 to 8 may help 

these States reduce or control existing 

high populations of resident Canada 

geese. 

B. Regular Seasons 

Council Recommendations: The 

Mississippi Flyway Council 

recommended that the framework 

opening date for all species of geese for 

the regular goose seasons in Michigan 

and Wisconsin be September 16, 2010. 

Service Response: We concur. 

Michigan, beginning in 1998, and 

Wisconsin, beginning in 1989, have 

opened their regular Canada goose 

seasons prior to the Flyway-wide 

framework opening date to address 

resident goose management concerns in 

these States. As we have previously 

stated (73 FR 50678, August 27, 2008), 

we agree with the objective to increase 

harvest pressure on resident Canada 

geese in the Mississippi Flyway and 

will continue to consider the opening 

dates in both States as exceptions to the 

general Flyway opening date, to be 

reconsidered annually. 

9. Sandhill Cranes 

Council Recommendations: The 

Mississippi, Central, and Pacific Flyway 

Councils recommended a sandhill crane 

hunting season for mid-continent 

sandhill cranes in northwest Minnesota 

in 2010, following guidelines outlined 

in the 2006 Cooperative Management 

Plan for the Mid-Continent Population 

(MCP) of sandhill cranes. 

The Central and Pacific Flyway 

Councils recommend using the 2010 

Rocky Mountain Population (RMP) 

sandhill crane harvest allocation of 

1,979 birds as proposed in the allocation 

formula using the 2007–09 3-year 

running average. 

The Pacific Flyway Council 

recommended initiating a limited hunt 

for Lower Colorado River Valley 

Population (LCRVP) of sandhill cranes 

in Arizona with a goal of a limited 

harvest of 9 cranes during the 2010–11 

hunting season. Arizona will issue 

permits to hunters and require 

mandatory check-in of all harvested 

cranes. The Service previously 

approved the hunt in 2007. 

Service Response: In 2006, the 

Management Plan for MCP sandhill 

cranes was revised and endorsed by the 

Central, Mississippi, and Pacific Flyway 

Councils. Guidelines in the Plan 

recommended that the MCP continue to 

be managed as a single population and 

management at a smaller scale (i.e., 

breeding affiliation or subpopulation 

level) was not warranted at that time. 

We note that the Plan clearly recognized 

sandhill cranes breeding and staging in 

NW Minnesota as part of the midcontinent population. Further, the 

current population index for MCP 

cranes was 498,400 in 2009, above the 

current population objective range of 

349,000–472,000 cranes. As the 

proposed new hunt in northwest 

Minnesota would conform to guidelines 

from the Management Plan and sandhill 

crane hunting frameworks to be 

established for MCP cranes in the 

Mississippi Flyway, we agree with the 

Councils’ recommendations to establish 

this new season. Based on sandhill 

crane hunter numbers and harvest in 

other States in the Central Flyway, the 

small size of the hunting zone proposed 

in Minnesota, and the low hunter 

density in this region of Minnesota, we 

expect hunter numbers and crane 

harvest to be relatively low (< 500 of 

each). 

We also agree with the Councils’ 

recommendations on the RMP sandhill 

crane harvest allocation of 1,939 birds 

for the 2010–11 season, as outlined in 

the RMP sandhill crane management 

plan’s harvest allocation formula. The 

objective for the RMP sandhill crane is 

to manage for a stable population index 

of 17,000–21,000 cranes determined by 

an average of the three most recent, 

reliable September (fall pre-migration) 

surveys. While this year’s survey 

counted 20,321 birds, a decrease from 

the previous year’s count of 21,156 

birds, the 3-year average for the RMP 

sandhill crane fall index is 21,433. 

Regarding the proposed limited hunt 

for LCRVP cranes in the Arizona hunt, 

in 2007, the Pacific Flyway Council 

recommended, and we approved, the 

establishment of a limited hunt for the 

LCRVP sandhill cranes in Arizona (72 

FR 49622, August 28, 2007). However, 

the population inventory on which the 

LCRVP hunt plan is based was not 

completed that year. Thus, the Arizona 

Game and Fish Department chose to not 

conduct the hunt in 2007 and sought 

approval from the Service again in 2008 

to begin conducting the hunt. We again 

approved the limited hunt (73 FR 

50678, August 27, 2008). However, due 

to complications encountered with the 

proposed onset of this new season 

falling within ongoing efforts to open 

new hunting seasons on federal 

National Wildlife Refuges, the 

experimental limited hunt season was 

not opened in 2008. As such, last year 

the State of Arizona requested that 

2009–12 be designated as the new 

experimental season and designated an 

area under State control where the 

experimental hunt will be conducted. 

Given that the LCRVP survey results 

indicate an increase from 1,900 birds in 

1998 to 2,264 birds in 2009, and that the 

3-year average of 2,847 LCRVP cranes is 

above the population objective of 2,500, 

we continue to support the 

establishment of the 3-year 

experimental framework for this hunt, 

conditional on successful monitoring 

being conducted as called for in the 

Flyway hunt plan for this population. 

Our final environmental assessment 

(FEA) on this new hunt can be obtained 

by writing Robert Trost, Pacific Flyway 

Representative, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service, Division of Migratory Bird 

management, 911 NE 11th Avenue, 

Portland, OR 97232–4181, or it may be 

viewed at http://www.regulations.gov at 

Docket No. FWS–R9–MB–2010–0040 or 

via the Service’s home page at http:// 

www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/ 

CurrentBirdIssues/Management/ 

BirdManagement.html. 

14. Woodcock 

Council Recommendations: The 

Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway 

Councils recommended adoption of the 

Interim American Woodcock Harvest 

Strategy for implementation in the 

2011–12 hunting season. 

The Central Flyway Council 

recommended that the interim harvest 

strategy outlined in the Draft American 

Woodcock Harvest Strategy be 

implemented for a period of 5 years 

(2011–15). 

Written Comments: The Wisconsin 

Department of Natural Resources 

supported the interim woodcock harvest 

strategy. 

Service Response: In 2008, we 

completed a review of available 

woodcock population databases to 

assess their utility for developing a 

woodcock harvest strategy. 


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Concurrently, we requested that the 

Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central 

Flyway Councils appoint members to a 

working group to cooperate with us on 

developing a woodcock harvest strategy. 

In February 2010, the working group 

completed a draft interim harvest 

strategy for consideration by the Flyway 

Councils at their March 2010 meetings. 

The working group’s draft interim 

harvest strategy provides a transparent 

framework for making regulatory 

decisions for woodcock season length 

and bag limit while we work to improve 

monitoring and assessment protocols for 

this species. While the strategy’s 

objective is to set woodcock harvest at 

a level commensurate with population, 

data limitations preclude accurately 

assessing harvest potential at this time. 

Thus, the strategy’s thresholds for 

changing regulations are based on the 

premise that further population declines 

would result in decreased harvest, while 

population increases would allow for 

additional harvest. The working group 

recommended that the interim harvest 

strategy be implemented for the 2011– 

12 hunting season, that the Service and 

Flyway Councils evaluate the strategy 

after 5 years, and that we continue to 

assess the feasibility of developing a 

derived harvest strategy. 

In the May 13 Federal Register, we 

stated that following review and 

comment by the Flyway Councils, we 

would announce our intentions whether 

to propose the draft strategy. Given the 

unanimous Flyway Council approval of 

the working group’s draft interim 

harvest strategy, we concurred with the 

three Flyway Councils and proposed 

adoption of the strategy in the July 29 

Federal Register beginning in the 2011– 

12 hunting season for a period of 5 years 

(2011–15). Based on public comment, 

we see no reason not to formally 

complete the adoption of the new 

interim harvest strategy. Thus, we plan 

to implement the strategy beginning 

with the 2011–12 hunting season. 

Specifics of the interim harvest strategy 

can be found at http://www.fws.gov/ 

migratorybirds/ 

NewsPublicationsReports.html. 

16. Mourning Doves 

Council Recommendations: The 

Atlantic and Mississippi Flyway 

Councils recommended use of the 

‘‘moderate’’ season framework for States 

within the Eastern Management Unit 

population of mourning doves resulting 

in a 70-day season and 15-bird daily bag 

limit. The daily bag limit could be 

composed of mourning doves and 

white-winged doves, singly or in 

combination. 

The Mississippi and Central Flyway 

Councils recommend the use of the 

standard (or ‘‘moderate’’) season package 

of a 15-bird daily bag limit and a 70-day 

season for the 2010–11 mourning dove 

season in the States within the Central 

Management Unit. 

The Pacific Flyway Council 

recommended use of the ‘‘moderate’’ 

season framework for States in the 

Western Management Unit (WMU) 

population of mourning doves, which 

represents no change from last year’s 

frameworks. 

Service Response: In 2008, we 

accepted and endorsed the interim 

harvest strategies for the Central, 

Eastern, and Western Management Units 

(73 FR 50678, August 27, 2008). As we 

stated then, the interim mourning dove 

harvest strategies are a step towards 

implementing the Mourning Dove 

National Strategic Harvest Plan (Plan) 

that was approved by all four Flyway 

Councils in 2003. The Plan represents a 

new, more informed means of decisionmaking for dove harvest management 

besides relying solely on traditional 

roadside counts of mourning doves as 

indicators of population trend. 

However, recognizing that a more 

comprehensive, national approach 

would take time to develop, we 

requested the development of interim 

harvest strategies, by management unit, 

until the elements of the Plan can be 

fully implemented. In 2004, each 

management unit submitted its 

respective strategy, but the strategies 

used different datasets and different 

approaches or methods. After initial 

submittal and review in 2006, we 

requested that the strategies be revised, 

using similar, existing datasets among 

the management units along with 

similar decision-making criteria. In 

January 2008, we recommended that, 

following approval by the respective 

Flyway Councils in March, they be 

submitted in 2008 for endorsement by 

the Service, with implementation for the 

2009–10 hunting season. Last year, for 

the first time, the interim harvest 

strategies were successfully employed 

and implemented in all three 

Management Units (74 FR 36870, July 

24, 2009). This year, based on the 

interim harvest strategies and current 

population status, we agree with the 

recommended selection of the 

‘‘moderate’’ season frameworks for doves 

in the Eastern, Central, and Western 

Management Units. 

NEPA Consideration 

NEPA considerations are covered by 

the programmatic document ‘‘Final 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statement: Issuance of Annual 

Regulations Permitting the Sport 

Hunting of Migratory Birds (FSES 88– 

14),’’ filed with the Environmental 

Protection Agency on June 9, 1988. We 

published a notice of availability in the 

Federal Register on June 16, 1988 (53 

FR 22582). We published our Record of 

Decision on August 18, 1988 (53 FR 

31341). In addition, an August 1985 

environmental assessment entitled 

‘‘Guidelines for Migratory Bird Hunting 

Regulations on Federal Indian 

Reservations and Ceded Lands’’ is 

available from the address indicated 

under the caption ADDRESSES. 

In a notice published in the 

September 8, 2005, Federal Register (70 

FR 53376), we announced our intent to 

develop a new Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 

for the migratory bird hunting program. 

Public scoping meetings were held in 

the spring of 2006, as detailed in a 

March 9, 2006, Federal Register (71 FR 

12216). We released the draft SEIS on 

July 9, 2010 (75 FR 39577). The draft 

SEIS is available by either writing to the 

address indicated under ADDRESSES or 

by viewing on our Web site at http:// 

www.fws.gov/migratorybirds. 

Endangered Species Act Consideration 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species 

Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 1531–1543; 

87 Stat. 884), provides that, ‘‘The 

Secretary shall review other programs 

administered by him and utilize such 

programs in furtherance of the purposes 

of this Act’’ (and) shall ‘‘insure that any 

action authorized, funded, or carried out 

* * * is not likely to jeopardize the 

continued existence of any endangered 

species or threatened species or result in 

the destruction or adverse modification 

of [critical] habitat. * * *.’’ 

Consequently, we conducted formal 

consultations to ensure that actions 

resulting from these regulations would 

not likely jeopardize the continued 

existence of endangered or threatened 

species or result in the destruction or 

adverse modification of their critical 

habitat. Findings from these 

consultations are included in a 

biological opinion, which concluded 

that the regulations are not likely to 

jeopardize the continued existence of 

any endangered or threatened species. 

Additionally, these findings may have 

caused modification of some regulatory 

measures previously proposed, and the 

final frameworks reflect any such 

modifications. Our biological opinions 

resulting from this section 7 

consultation are public documents 

available for public inspection at the 

address indicated under ADDRESSES. 


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Executive Order 12866 

The Office of Management and Budget 

has determined that this rule is 

significant and has reviewed this rule 

under Executive Order 12866. OMB 

bases its determination of regulatory 

significance upon the following four 

criteria: (a) Whether the rule will have 

an annual effect of $100 million or more 

on the economy or adversely affect an 

economic sector, productivity, jobs, the 

environment, or other units of the 

government; (b) Whether the rule will 

create inconsistencies with other 

Federal agencies’ actions; (c) Whether 

the rule will materially affect 

entitlements, grants, user fees, loan 

programs, or the rights and obligations 

of their recipients; and (d) Whether the 

rule raises novel legal or policy issues. 

An economic analysis was prepared 

for the 2008–09 season. This analysis 

was based on data from the 2006 

National Hunting and Fishing Survey, 

the most recent year for which data are 

available (see discussion in Regulatory 

Flexibility Act section below). This 

analysis estimated consumer surplus for 

three alternatives for duck hunting 

(estimates for other species are not 

quantified due to lack of data). The 

alternatives are (1) Issue restrictive 

regulations allowing fewer days than 

those issued during the 2007–08 season, 

(2) Issue moderate regulations allowing 

more days than those in alternative 1, 

and (3) Issue liberal regulations 

identical to the regulations in the 2007– 

08 season. For the 2008–09 season, we 

chose alternative 3, with an estimated 

consumer surplus across all flyways of 

$205–$270 million. At this time, we are 

proposing no changes to the season 

frameworks for the 2010–11 season, and 

as such, we will again consider these 

three alternatives. However, final 

frameworks will depend on population 

status information available later this 

year. For these reasons, we have not 

conducted a new economic analysis, but 

the 2008–09 analysis is part of the 

record for this rule and is available at 

http://www.fws.gov/migratorybirds/ 

NewReportsPublications/SpecialTopics/ 

SpecialTopics.html#HuntingRegs or at 

http://www.regulations.gov at Docket 

No. FWS–R9–MB–2010–0040. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The regulations have a significant 

economic impact on substantial 

numbers of small entities under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 

et seq.). We analyzed the economic 

impacts of the annual hunting 

regulations on small business entities in 

detail as part of the 1981 cost-benefit 

analysis. This analysis was revised 

annually from 1990–95. In 1995, the 

Service issued a Small Entity Flexibility 

Analysis (Analysis), which was 

subsequently updated in 1996, 1998, 

2004, and 2008. The primary source of 

information about hunter expenditures 

for migratory game bird hunting is the 

National Hunting and Fishing Survey, 

which is conducted at 5-year intervals. 

The 2008 Analysis was based on the 

2006 National Hunting and Fishing 

Survey and the U.S. Department of 

Commerce’s County Business Patterns, 

from which it was estimated that 

migratory bird hunters would spend 

approximately $1.2 billion at small 

businesses in 2008. Copies of the 

Analysis are available upon request 

from the Division of Migratory Bird 

Management (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) or from our Web 

site at http://www.fws.gov/ 

migratorybirds/ 

NewReportsPublications/SpecialTopics/ 

SpecialTopics.html#HuntingRegs or at 

http://www.regulations.gov at Docket 

No. FWS–R9–MB–2010–0040. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act 

This rule is a major rule under 5 

U.S.C. 804(2), the Small Business 

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. 

For the reasons outlined above, this rule 

has an annual effect on the economy of 

$100 million or more. However, because 

this rule establishes hunting seasons, we 

do not plan to defer the effective date 

under the exemption contained in 5 

U.S.C. 808(1). 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

We examined these regulations under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). The various 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements imposed under regulations 

established in 50 CFR part 20, subpart 

K, are utilized in the formulation of 

migratory game bird hunting 

regulations. Specifically, OMB has 

approved the information collection 

requirements of our Migratory Bird 

Surveys and assigned control number 

1018–0023 (expires 2/28/2011). This 

information is used to provide a 

sampling frame for voluntary national 

surveys to improve our harvest 

estimates for all migratory game birds in 

order to better manage these 

populations. OMB has also approved 

the information collection requirements 

of the Alaska Subsistence Household 

Survey, an associated voluntary annual 

household survey used to determine 

levels of subsistence take in Alaska, and 

assigned control number 1018–0124 

(expires 4/30/2013). A Federal agency 

may not conduct or sponsor and a 

person is not required to respond to a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

We have determined and certify, in 

compliance with the requirements of the 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 2 

U.S.C. 1502 et seq., that this rulemaking 

will not impose a cost of $100 million 

or more in any given year on local or 

State government or private entities. 

Therefore, this rule is not a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action’’ under the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act. 

Civil Justice Reform—Executive Order 

12988 

The Department has determined that 

this rule will not unduly burden the 

judicial system and that it meets the 

requirements of sections 3(a) and 3(b)(2) 

of Executive Order 12988. 

Takings Implication Assessment 

In accordance with Executive Order 

12630, this rule, authorized by the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act, does not 

have significant takings implications 

and does not affect any constitutionally 

protected property rights. This rule will 

not result in the physical occupancy of 

property, the physical invasion of 

property, or the regulatory taking of any 

property. In fact, these rules allow 

hunters to exercise otherwise 

unavailable privileges and, therefore, 

reduce restrictions on the use of private 

and public property. 

Energy Effects—Executive Order 13211 

Executive Order 13211 requires 

agencies to prepare Statements of 

Energy Effects when undertaking certain 

actions. While this rule is a significant 

regulatory action under Executive Order 

12866, it is not expected to adversely 

affect energy supplies, distribution, or 

use. Therefore, this action is not a 

significant energy action and no 

Statement of Energy Effects is required. 

Government-to-Government 

Relationship With Tribes 

In accordance with the President’s 

memorandum of April 29, 1994, 

‘‘Government-to-Government Relations 

with Native American Tribal 

Governments’’ (59 FR 22951), Executive 

Order 13175, and 512 DM 2, we have 

evaluated possible effects on Federally 

recognized Indian tribes and have 

determined that there are no effects on 

Indian trust resources. However, in the 

May 13 Federal Register, we solicited 

proposals for special migratory bird 

hunting regulations for certain Tribes on 

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reservation trust lands, and ceded lands 

for the 2010–11 migratory bird hunting 

season. The resulting proposals were 

contained in a separate proposed rule 

(75 FR 47682). By virtue of these 

actions, we have consulted with Tribes 

affected by this rule. 

Federalism Effects 

Due to the migratory nature of certain 

species of birds, the Federal 

Government has been given 

responsibility over these species by the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act. We annually 

prescribe frameworks from which the 

States make selections regarding the 

hunting of migratory birds, and we 

employ guidelines to establish special 

regulations on Federal Indian 

reservations and ceded lands. This 

process preserves the ability of the 

States and Tribes to determine which 

seasons meet their individual needs. 

Any State or Indian Tribe may be more 

restrictive than the Federal frameworks 

at any time. The frameworks are 

developed in a cooperative process with 

the States and the Flyway Councils. 

This process allows States to participate 

in the development of frameworks from 

which they will make selections, 

thereby having an influence on their 

own regulations. These rules do not 

have a substantial direct effect on fiscal 

capacity, change the roles or 

responsibilities of Federal or State 

governments, or intrude on State policy 

or administration. Therefore, in 

accordance with Executive Order 13132, 

these regulations do not have significant 

federalism effects and do not have 

sufficient federalism implications to 

warrant the preparation of a Federalism 

Assessment. 

Regulations Promulgation 

The rulemaking process for migratory 

game bird hunting must, by its nature, 

operate under severe time constraints. 

However, we intend that the public be 

given the greatest possible opportunity 

to comment. Thus, when the 

preliminary proposed rulemaking was 

published, we established what we 

believed were the longest periods 

possible for public comment. In doing 

this, we recognized that when the 

comment period closed, time would be 

of the essence. That is, if there were a 

delay in the effective date of these 

regulations after this final rulemaking, 

States would have insufficient time to 

select season dates and limits; to 

communicate those selections to us; and 

to establish and publicize the necessary 

regulations and procedures to 

implement their decisions. We therefore 

find that ‘‘good cause’’ exists, within the 

terms of 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3) of the 

Administrative Procedure Act, and 

these frameworks will, therefore, take 

effect immediately upon publication. 

Therefore, under authority of the 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act (July 3, 1918), 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 703–711), we 

prescribe final frameworks setting forth 

the species to be hunted, the daily bag 

and possession limits, the shooting 

hours, the season lengths, the earliest 

opening and latest closing season dates, 

and hunting areas, from which State 

conservation agency officials will select 

hunting season dates and other options. 

Upon receipt of season selections from 

these officials, we will publish a final 

rulemaking amending 50 CFR part 20 to 

reflect seasons, limits, and shooting 

hours for the conterminous United 

States for the 2010–11 season. 

List of Subjects in 50 CFR Part 20 

Exports, Hunting, Imports, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements, 

Transportation, Wildlife. 

The rules that eventually will be 

promulgated for the 2010–11 hunting 

season are authorized under 16 U.S.C. 

703–712 and 16 U.S.C. 742a–j. 

Dated: August 18, 2010. 

Thomas L. Strickland, 

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and 

Parks. 

Final Regulations Frameworks for 

2010–11 Early Hunting Seasons on 

Certain Migratory Game Birds 

Pursuant to the Migratory Bird Treaty 

Act and delegated authorities, the 

Department of the Interior approved the 

following frameworks, which prescribe 

season lengths, bag limits, shooting 

hours, and outside dates within which 

States may select hunting seasons for 

certain migratory game birds between 

September 1, 2010, and March 10, 2011. 

General 

Dates: All outside dates noted below 

are inclusive. 

Shooting and Hawking (taking by 

falconry) Hours: Unless otherwise 

specified, from one-half hour before 

sunrise to sunset daily. 

Possession Limits: Unless otherwise 

specified, possession limits are twice 

the daily bag limit. 

Flyways and Management Units 

Waterfowl Flyways: 

Atlantic Flyway—includes 

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, South Carolina, Vermont, 

Virginia, and West Virginia. 

Mississippi Flyway—includes 

Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, 

Tennessee, and Wisconsin. 

Central Flyway—includes Colorado 

(east of the Continental Divide), Kansas, 

Montana (Counties of Blaine, Carbon, 

Fergus, Judith Basin, Stillwater, 

Sweetgrass, Wheatland, and all counties 

east thereof), Nebraska, New Mexico 

(east of the Continental Divide except 

the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation), 

North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, 

Texas, and Wyoming (east of the 

Continental Divide). 

Pacific Flyway—includes Alaska, 

Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, 

Oregon, Utah, Washington, and those 

portions of Colorado, Montana, New 

Mexico, and Wyoming not included in 

the Central Flyway. 

Management Units 

Mourning Dove Management Units: 

Eastern Management Unit—All States 

east of the Mississippi River, and 

Louisiana. 

Central Management Unit—Arkansas, 

Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, 

Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New 

Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South 

Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. 

Western Management Unit—Arizona, 

California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, 

and Washington. 

Woodcock Management Regions: 

Eastern Management Region— 

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, 

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, 

North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode 

Island, South Carolina, Vermont, 

Virginia, and West Virginia. 

Central Management Region— 

Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, 

Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, 

Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, 

Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, 

Texas, and Wisconsin. 

Other geographic descriptions are 

contained in a later portion of this 

document. 

Definitions 

Dark geese: Canada geese, whitefronted geese, brant (except in Alaska, 

California, Oregon, Washington, and the 

Atlantic Flyway), and all other goose 

species, except light geese. 

Light geese: snow (including blue) 

geese and Ross’s geese. 

Waterfowl Seasons in the Atlantic 

Flyway 

In the Atlantic Flyway States of 

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, 

Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, 

North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and 

Virginia, where Sunday hunting is 


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prohibited Statewide by State law, all 

Sundays are closed to all take of 

migratory waterfowl (including 

mergansers and coots). 

Special September Teal Season 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and September 30, an open season on 

all species of teal may be selected by the 

following States in areas delineated by 

State regulations: 

Atlantic Flyway—Delaware, Florida, 

Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, and Virginia. 

Mississippi Flyway—Alabama, 

Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, 

and Tennessee. 

Central Flyway—Colorado (part), 

Kansas, Nebraska (part), New Mexico 

(part), Oklahoma, and Texas. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not to exceed 16 consecutive 

hunting days in the Atlantic, 

Mississippi, and Central Flyways. The 

daily bag limit is 4 teal. 

Shooting Hours: 

Atlantic Flyway—One-half hour 

before sunrise to sunset, except in 

Maryland, where the hours are from 

sunrise to sunset. 

Mississippi and Central Flyways— 

One-half hour before sunrise to sunset, 

except in the States of Arkansas, 

Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, and Ohio, 

where the hours are from sunrise to 

sunset. 

Special September Duck Seasons 

Florida, Kentucky and Tennessee: In 

lieu of a special September teal season, 

a 5-consecutive-day season may be 

selected in September. The daily bag 

limit may not exceed 4 teal and wood 

ducks in the aggregate, of which no 

more than 2 may be wood ducks. 

Iowa: Iowa may hold up to 5 days of 

its regular duck hunting season in 

September. All ducks that are legal 

during the regular duck season may be 

taken during the September segment of 

the season. The September season 

segment may commence no earlier than 

the Saturday nearest September 20 

(September 18). The daily bag and 

possession limits will be the same as 

those in effect last year but are subject 

to change during the late-season 

regulations process. The remainder of 

the regular duck season may not begin 

before October 10. 

Special Youth Waterfowl Hunting Days 

Outside Dates: States may select 2 

consecutive days (hunting days in 

Atlantic Flyway States with 

compensatory days) per duck-hunting 

zone, designated as ‘‘Youth Waterfowl 

Hunting Days,’’ in addition to their 

regular duck seasons. The days must be 

held outside any regular duck season on 

a weekend, holidays, or other nonschool days when youth hunters would 

have the maximum opportunity to 

participate. The days may be held up to 

14 days before or after any regular duckseason frameworks or within any split 

of a regular duck season, or within any 

other open season on migratory birds. 

Daily Bag Limits: The daily bag limits 

may include ducks, geese, mergansers, 

coots, moorhens, and gallinules and 

would be the same as those allowed in 

the regular season. Flyway species and 

area restrictions would remain in effect. 

Shooting Hours: One-half hour before 

sunrise to sunset. 

Participation Restrictions: Youth 

hunters must be 15 years of age or 

younger. In addition, an adult at least 18 

years of age must accompany the youth 

hunter into the field. This adult may not 

duck hunt but may participate in other 

seasons that are open on the special 

youth day. 

Scoter, Eider, and Long-tailed Ducks 

(Atlantic Flyway) 

Outside Dates: Between September 15 

and January 31. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not to exceed 107 days, with a 

daily bag limit of 7, singly or in the 

aggregate, of the listed sea-duck species, 

of which no more than 4 may be scoters. 

Daily Bag Limits During the Regular 

Duck Season: Within the special sea 

duck areas, during the regular duck 

season in the Atlantic Flyway, States 

may choose to allow the above sea duck 

limits in addition to the limits applying 

to other ducks during the regular duck 

season. In all other areas, sea ducks may 

be taken only during the regular open 

season for ducks and are part of the 

regular duck season daily bag (not to 

exceed 4 scoters) and possession limits. 

Areas: In all coastal waters and all 

waters of rivers and streams seaward 

from the first upstream bridge in Maine, 

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode 

Island, Connecticut, and New York; in 

any waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in 

any tidal waters of any bay which are 

separated by at least 1 mile of open 

water from any shore, island, and 

emergent vegetation in New Jersey, 

South Carolina, and Georgia; and in any 

waters of the Atlantic Ocean and in any 

tidal waters of any bay which are 

separated by at least 800 yards of open 

water from any shore, island, and 

emergent vegetation in Delaware, 

Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia; 

and provided that any such areas have 

been described, delineated, and 

designated as special sea-duck hunting 

areas under the hunting regulations 

adopted by the respective States. 

Special Early Canada Goose Seasons 

Atlantic Flyway 

General Seasons 

Canada goose seasons of up to 15 days 

during September 1–15 may be selected 

for the Eastern Unit of Maryland and 

Delaware. Seasons not to exceed 30 days 

during September 1–30 may be selected 

for Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, New 

Jersey, New York (Long Island Zone 

only), North Carolina, Rhode Island, and 

South Carolina. Seasons may not exceed 

25 days during September 1–25 in the 

remainder of the Flyway. Areas open to 

the hunting of Canada geese must be 

described, delineated, and designated as 

such in each State’s hunting regulations. 

Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 

Canada geese. 

Experimental Seasons 

Canada goose seasons of up to 10 days 

during September 16–25 may be 

selected in Delaware. The daily bag 

limit may not exceed 15 Canada geese. 

Areas open to the hunting of Canada 

geese must be described, delineated, 

and designated as such in each State’s 

hunting regulations. 

Shooting Hours: One-half hour before 

sunrise to sunset, except that during any 

general season, shooting hours may 

extend to one-half hour after sunset if 

all other waterfowl seasons are closed in 

the specific applicable area. 

Mississippi Flyway 

General Seasons 

Canada goose seasons of up to 15 days 

during September 1–15 may be selected, 

except in the Upper Peninsula in 

Michigan, where the season may not 

extend beyond September 10, and in 

Minnesota, where a season of up to 22 

days during September 1–22 may be 

selected. The daily bag limit may not 

exceed 5 Canada geese. Areas open to 

the hunting of Canada geese must be 

described, delineated, and designated as 

such in each State’s hunting regulations. 

A Canada goose season of up to 10 

consecutive days during September 1– 

10 may be selected by Michigan for 

Huron, Saginaw, and Tuscola Counties, 

except that the Shiawassee National 

Wildlife Refuge, Shiawassee River State 

Game Area Refuge, and the Fish Point 

Wildlife Area Refuge will remain 

closed. The daily bag limit may not 

exceed 5 Canada geese. 

Shooting Hours: One-half hour before 

sunrise to sunset, except that during 

September 1–15 shooting hours may 

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all other waterfowl seasons are closed in 

the specific applicable area. 

Central Flyway 

General Seasons 

In Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, 

South Dakota, and Texas, Canada goose 

seasons of up to 30 days during 

September 1–30 may be selected. In 

Colorado, New Mexico, North Dakota, 

Montana, and Wyoming, Canada goose 

seasons of up to 15 days during 

September 1–15 may be selected. The 

daily bag limit may not exceed 5 Canada 

geese, except in Kansas, Nebraska, 

Oklahoma, and South Dakota, where the 

bag limit may not exceed 8 Canada 

geese. Areas open to the hunting of 

Canada geese must be described, 

delineated, and designated as such in 

each State’s hunting regulations. 

Shooting Hours: One-half hour before 

sunrise to sunset, except that during 

September 1–15 shooting hours may 

extend to one-half hour after sunset if 

all other waterfowl seasons are closed in 

the specific applicable area. 

Pacific Flyway 

General Seasons 

California may select a 9-day season 

in Humboldt County during the period 

September 1–15. The daily bag limit is 

2. 

Colorado may select a 9-day season 

during the period of September 1–15. 

The daily bag limit is 3. 

Oregon may select a special Canada 

goose season of up to 15 days during the 

period September 1–15. In addition, in 

the NW Goose Management Zone in 

Oregon, a 15-day season may be selected 

during the period September 1–20. 

Daily bag limits may not exceed 5 

Canada geese. 

Idaho may select a 7-day season 

during the period September 1–15. The 

daily bag limit is 2, and the possession 

limit is 4. 

Washington may select a special 

Canada goose season of up to 15 days 

during the period September 1–15. 

Daily bag limits may not exceed 5 

Canada geese. 

Wyoming may select an 8-day season 

on Canada geese during the period 

September 1–15. This season is subject 

to the following conditions: 

A. Where applicable, the season must 

be concurrent with the September 

portion of the sandhill crane season. 

B. A daily bag limit of 2, with season 

and possession limits of 4, will apply to 

the special season. 

Areas open to hunting of Canada 

geese in each State must be described, 

delineated, and designated as such in 

each State’s hunting regulations. 

Regular Goose Seasons 

Regular goose seasons may open as 

early as September 16 in Wisconsin and 

Michigan. Season lengths, bag and 

possession limits, and other provisions 

will be established during the lateseason regulations process. 

Sandhill Cranes 

Regular Seasons in the Mississippi 

Flyway: 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and February 28. 

Hunting Seasons: A season not to 

exceed 37 consecutive days may be 

selected in the designated portion of 

northwestern Minnesota (Northwest 

Goose Zone). 

Daily Bag Limit: 2 sandhill cranes. 

Permits: Each person participating in 

the regular sandhill crane season must 

have a valid Federal or State sandhill 

crane hunting permit. 

Regular Seasons in the Central 

Flyway: 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and February 28. 

Hunting Seasons: Seasons not to 

exceed 37 consecutive days may be 

selected in designated portions of North 

Dakota (Area 2) and Texas (Area 2). 

Seasons not to exceed 58 consecutive 

days may be selected in designated 

portions of the following States: 

Colorado, Kansas, Montana, North 

Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming. 

Seasons not to exceed 93 consecutive 

days may be selected in designated 

portions of the following States: New 

Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. 

Daily Bag Limits: 3 sandhill cranes, 

except 2 sandhill cranes in designated 

portions of North Dakota (Area 2) and 

Texas (Area 2). 

Permits: Each person participating in 

the regular sandhill crane season must 

have a valid Federal or State sandhill 

crane hunting permit. 

Special Seasons in the Central and 

Pacific Flyways: 

Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, 

New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming may 

select seasons for hunting sandhill 

cranes within the range of the Rocky 

Mountain Population (RMP) subject to 

the following conditions: 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 31. 

Hunting Seasons: The season in any 

State or zone may not exceed 30 days. 

Bag limits: Not to exceed 3 daily and 

9 per season. 

Permits: Participants must have a 

valid permit, issued by the appropriate 

State, in their possession while hunting. 

Other provisions: Numbers of permits, 

open areas, season dates, protection 

plans for other species, and other 

provisions of seasons must be consistent 

with the management plan and 

approved by the Central and Pacific 

Flyway Councils, with the following 

exceptions: 

A. In Utah, 100 percent of the harvest 

will be assigned to the RMP quota; 

B. In Arizona, monitoring the racial 

composition of the harvest must be 

conducted at 3-year intervals; 

C. In Idaho, 100 percent of the harvest 

will be assigned to the RMP quota; and 

D. In New Mexico, the season in the 

Estancia Valley is experimental, with a 

requirement to monitor the level and 

racial composition of the harvest; 

greater sandhill cranes in the harvest 

will be assigned to the RMP quota. 

Special Seasons in the Pacific Flyway: 

Arizona may select a season for 

hunting sandhill cranes within the 

range of the Lower Colorado River 

Population (LCR) of sandhill cranes, 

subject to the following conditions: 

Outside Dates: Between December 1 

and January 31. 

Hunting Seasons: The season may not 

exceed 3 days. 

Bag limits: Not to exceed 1 per season. 

Permits: Participants must have a 

valid permit, issued by the appropriate 

State, in their possession while hunting. 

Other provisions: The season is 

experimental. Numbers of permits, open 

areas, season dates, protection plans for 

other species, and other provisions of 

seasons must be consistent with the 

management plan and approved by the 

Pacific Flyway Council. 

Common Moorhens and Purple 

Gallinules 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and the last Sunday in January (January 

30) in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and 

Central Flyways. States in the Pacific 

Flyway have been allowed to select 

their hunting seasons between the 

outside dates for the season on ducks; 

therefore, they are late-season 

frameworks, and no frameworks are 

provided in this document. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Seasons may not exceed 70 days 

in the Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central 

Flyways. Seasons may be split into 2 

segments. The daily bag limit is 15 

common moorhens and purple 

gallinules, singly or in the aggregate of 

the two species. 

Zoning: Seasons may be selected by 

zones established for duck hunting. 

Rails 

Outside Dates: States included herein 

may select seasons between September 

1 and the last Sunday in January 

(January 30) on clapper, king, sora, and 

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Hunting Seasons: Seasons may not 

exceed 70 days, and may be split into 

2 segments. 

Daily Bag Limits: 

Clapper and King Rails—In Rhode 

Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, 

Delaware, and Maryland, 10, singly or 

in the aggregate of the 2 species. In 

Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 

Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North 

Carolina, and Virginia, 15, singly or in 

the aggregate of the two species. 

Sora and Virginia Rails—In the 

Atlantic, Mississippi, and Central 

Flyways and the Pacific-Flyway 

portions of Colorado, Montana, New 

Mexico, and Wyoming, 25 daily and 25 

in possession, singly or in the aggregate 

of the two species. The season is closed 

in the remainder of the Pacific Flyway. 

Common Snipe 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and February 28, except in Maine, 

Vermont, New Hampshire, 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, 

Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, 

Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia, 

where the season must end no later than 

January 31. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Seasons may not exceed 107 

days and may be split into two 

segments. The daily bag limit is 8 snipe. 

Zoning: Seasons may be selected by 

zones established for duck hunting. 

American Woodcock 

Outside Dates: States in the Eastern 

Management Region may select hunting 

seasons between October 1 and January 

31. States in the Central Management 

Region may select hunting seasons 

between the Saturday nearest September 

22 (September 25) and January 31. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Seasons may not exceed 30 days 

in the Eastern Region and 45 days in the 

Central Region. The daily bag limit is 3. 

Seasons may be split into two segments. 

Zoning: New Jersey may select 

seasons in each of two zones. The 

season in each zone may not exceed 24 

days. 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

Pacific Coast States (California, Oregon, 

Washington, and Nevada) 

Outside Dates: Between September 15 

and January 1. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not more than 9 consecutive 

days, with a daily bag limit of 2 bandtailed pigeons. 

Zoning: California may select hunting 

seasons not to exceed 9 consecutive 

days in each of two zones. The season 

in the North Zone must close by October 

3. 

Four-Corners States (Arizona, 

Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah) 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and November 30. 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not more than 30 consecutive 

days, with a daily bag limit of 5 bandtailed pigeons. 

Zoning: New Mexico may select 

hunting seasons not to exceed 20 

consecutive days in each of two zones. 

The season in the South Zone may not 

open until October 1. 

Mourning Doves 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 15, except as otherwise 

provided, States may select hunting 

seasons and daily bag limits as follows: 

Eastern Management Unit 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not more than 70 days, with a 

daily bag limit of 15 mourning and 

white-winged doves in the aggregate. 

Zoning and Split Seasons: States may 

select hunting seasons in each of two 

zones. The season within each zone may 

be split into not more than three 

periods. Regulations for bag and 

possession limits, season length, and 

shooting hours must be uniform within 

specific hunting zones. 

Central Management Unit 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: Not more than 70 days, with a 

daily bag limit of 15 mourning and 

white-winged doves in the aggregate. 

Zoning and Split Seasons: 

States may select hunting seasons in 

each of two zones. The season within 

each zone may be split into not more 

than three periods. 

Texas may select hunting seasons for 

each of three zones subject to the 

following conditions: 

A. The hunting season may be split 

into not more than two periods, except 

in that portion of Texas in which the 

special white-winged dove season is 

allowed, where a limited mourning 

dove season may be held concurrently 

with that special season (see whitewinged dove frameworks). 

B. A season may be selected for the 

North and Central Zones between 

September 1 and January 25; and for the 

South Zone between the Friday nearest 

September 20 (September 17), but not 

earlier than September 17, and January 

25. 

C. Daily bag limits are aggregate bag 

limits with mourning, white-winged, 

and white-tipped doves (see whitewinged dove frameworks for specific 

daily bag limit restrictions). 

D. Except as noted above, regulations 

for bag and possession limits, season 

length, and shooting hours must be 

uniform within each hunting zone. 

Western Management Unit 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: 

Idaho, Oregon, and Washington—Not 

more than 30 consecutive days, with a 

daily bag limit of 10 mourning doves. 

Utah—Not more than 30 consecutive 

days, with a daily bag limit that may not 

exceed 10 mourning doves and whitewinged doves in the aggregate. 

Nevada—Not more than 30 

consecutive days, with a daily bag limit 

of 10 mourning doves, except in Clark 

and Nye Counties, where the daily bag 

limit may not exceed 10 mourning and 

white-winged doves in the aggregate. 

Arizona and California—Not more 

than 60 days, which may be split 

between two periods, September 1–15 

and November 1–January 15. In 

Arizona, during the first segment of the 

season, the daily bag limit is 10 

mourning and white-winged doves in 

the aggregate, of which no more than 6 

may be white-winged doves. During the 

remainder of the season, the daily bag 

limit is 10 mourning doves. In 

California, the daily bag limit is 10 

mourning doves, except in Imperial, 

Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, 

where the daily bag limit may not 

exceed 10 mourning and white-winged 

doves in the aggregate. 

White-Winged and White-Tipped Doves 

Hunting Seasons and Daily Bag 

Limits: 

Except as shown below, seasons must 

be concurrent with mourning dove 

seasons. 

Eastern Management Unit: The daily 

bag limit may not exceed 15 mourning 

and white-winged doves in the 

aggregate. 

Central Management Unit: 

In Texas, the daily bag limit may not 

exceed 15 mourning, white-winged, and 

white-tipped doves in the aggregate, of 

which no more than 2 may be whitetipped doves. In addition, Texas also 

may select a hunting season of not more 

than 4 days for the special white-winged 

dove area of the South Zone between 

September 1 and September 19. The 

daily bag limit may not exceed 15 

white-winged, mourning, and whitetipped doves in the aggregate, of which 

no more than 4 may be mourning doves 

and 2 may be white-tipped doves. 

In the remainder of the Central 

Management Unit, the daily bag limit 

may not exceed 15 mourning and whitewinged doves in the aggregate. 

Western Management Unit: 

Arizona may select a hunting season 

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running concurrently with the first 

segment of the mourning dove season. 

The daily bag limit may not exceed 10 

mourning and white-winged doves in 

the aggregate, of which no more than 6 

may be white-winged doves. 

In Utah, the Nevada Counties of Clark 

and Nye, and in the California Counties 

of Imperial, Riverside, and San 

Bernardino, the daily bag limit may not 

exceed 10 mourning and white-winged 

doves in the aggregate. 

In the remainder of the Western 

Management Unit, the season is closed. 

Alaska 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 26. 

Hunting Seasons: Alaska may select 

107 consecutive days for waterfowl, 

sandhill cranes, and common snipe in 

each of 5 zones. The season may be split 

without penalty in the Kodiak Zone. 

The seasons in each zone must be 

concurrent. 

Closures: The hunting season is 

closed on emperor geese, spectacled 

eiders, and Steller’s eiders. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Ducks—Except as noted, a basic daily 

bag limit of 7 and a possession limit of 

21 ducks. Daily bag and possession 

limits in the North Zone are 10 and 30, 

and in the Gulf Coast Zone, they are 8 

and 24. The basic limits may include no 

more than 1 canvasback daily and 3 in 

possession and may not include sea 

ducks. 

In addition to the basic duck limits, 

Alaska may select sea duck limits of 10 

daily, 20 in possession, singly or in the 

aggregate, including no more than 6 

each of either harlequin or long-tailed 

ducks. Sea ducks include scoters, 

common and king eiders, harlequin 

ducks, long-tailed ducks, and common 

and red-breasted mergansers. 

Light Geese—A basic daily bag limit 

of 4 and a possession limit of 8. 

Dark Geese—A basic daily bag limit of 

4 and a possession limit of 8. 

Dark-goose seasons are subject to the 

following exceptions: 

A. In Units 5 and 6, the taking of 

Canada geese is permitted from 

September 28 through December 16. 

B. On Middleton Island in Unit 6, a 

special, permit-only Canada goose 

season may be offered. A mandatory 

goose identification class is required. 

Hunters must check in and check out. 

The bag limit is 1 daily and 1 in 

possession. The season will close if 

incidental harvest includes 5 dusky 

Canada geese. A dusky Canada goose is 

any dark-breasted Canada goose 

(Munsell 10 YR color value five or less) 

with a bill length between 40 and 50 

millimeters. 

C. In Units 6–B, 6–C and on 

Hinchinbrook and Hawkins Islands in 

Unit 6–D, a special, permit-only Canada 

goose season may be offered. Hunters 

must have all harvested geese checked 

and classified to subspecies. The daily 

bag limit is 4 daily and 8 in possession. 

The Canada goose season will close in 

all of the permit areas if the total dusky 

goose (as defined above) harvest reaches 

40. 

D. In Units 9, 10, 17, and 18, dark 

goose limits are 6 per day, 12 in 

possession; however, no more than 2 

may be Canada geese in Units 9(E) and 

18; and no more than 4 may be Canada 

geese in Units 9(A–C), 10 (Unimak 

Island portion), and 17. 

Brant—A daily bag limit of 2 and a 

possession limit of 4. 

Common snipe—A daily bag limit of 

8. 

Sandhill cranes—Bag and possession 

limits of 2 and 4, respectively, in the 

Southeast, Gulf Coast, Kodiak, and 

Aleutian Zones, and Unit 17 in the 

Northern Zone. In the remainder of the 

Northern Zone (outside Unit 17), bag 

and possession limits of 3 and 6, 

respectively. 

Tundra Swans—Open seasons for 

tundra swans may be selected subject to 

the following conditions: 

A. All seasons are by registration 

permit only. 

B. All season framework dates are 

September 1–October 31. 

C. In Game Management Unit (GMU) 

17, no more than 200 permits may be 

issued during this operational season. 

No more than 3 tundra swans may be 

authorized per permit, with no more 

than 1 permit issued per hunter per 

season. 

D. In Game Management Unit (GMU) 

18, no more than 500 permits may be 

issued during the operational season. 

Up to 3 tundra swans may be authorized 

per permit. No more than 1 permit may 

be issued per hunter per season. 

E. In GMU 22, no more than 300 

permits may be issued during the 

operational season. Each permittee may 

be authorized to take up to 3 tundra 

swans per permit. No more than 1 

permit may be issued per hunter per 

season. 

F. In GMU 23, no more than 300 

permits may be issued during the 

operational season. No more than 3 

tundra swans may be authorized per 

permit, with no more than 1 permit 

issued per hunter per season. 

Hawaii 

Outside Dates: Between October 1 and 

January 31. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 65 

days (75 under the alternative) for 

mourning doves. 

Bag Limits: Not to exceed 15 (12 

under the alternative) mourning doves. 

Note: Mourning doves may be taken in 

Hawaii in accordance with shooting hours 

and other regulations set by the State of 

Hawaii, and subject to the applicable 

provisions of 50 CFR part 20. 

Puerto Rico 

Doves and Pigeons 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 15. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 

days. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not 

to exceed 20 Zenaida, mourning, and 

white-winged doves in the aggregate, of 

which not more than 10 may be Zenaida 

doves and 3 may be mourning doves. 

Not to exceed 5 scaly-naped pigeons. 

Closed Seasons: The season is closed 

on the white-crowned pigeon and the 

plain pigeon, which are protected by the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

Closed Areas: There is no open season 

on doves or pigeons in the following 

areas: Municipality of Culebra, 

Desecheo Island, Mona Island, El Verde 

Closure Area, and Cidra Municipality 

and adjacent areas. 

Ducks, Coots, Moorhens, Gallinules, and 

Snipe 

Outside Dates: Between October 1 and 

January 31. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 

days may be selected for hunting ducks, 

common moorhens, and common snipe. 

The season may be split into two 

segments. 

Daily Bag Limits: 

Ducks—Not to exceed 6. 

Common moorhens—Not to exceed 6. 

Common snipe—Not to exceed 8. 

Closed Seasons: The season is closed 

on the ruddy duck, white-cheeked 

pintail, West Indian whistling duck, 

fulvous whistling duck, and masked 

duck, which are protected by the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The 

season also is closed on the purple 

gallinule, American coot, and Caribbean 

coot. 

Closed Areas: There is no open season 

on ducks, common moorhens, and 

common snipe in the Municipality of 

Culebra and on Desecheo Island. 

Virgin Islands 

Doves and Pigeons 

Outside Dates: Between September 1 

and January 15. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 60 

days for Zenaida doves. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: Not 

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Closed Seasons: No open season is 

prescribed for ground or quail doves or 

pigeons. 

Closed Areas: There is no open season 

for migratory game birds on Ruth Cay 

(just south of St. Croix). 

Local Names for Certain Birds: 

Zenaida dove, also known as mountain 

dove; bridled quail-dove, also known as 

Barbary dove or partridge; Common 

ground-dove, also known as stone dove, 

tobacco dove, rola, or tortolita; scalynaped pigeon, also known as red-necked 

or scaled pigeon. 

Ducks 

Outside Dates: Between December 1 

and January 31. 

Hunting Seasons: Not more than 55 

consecutive days. 

Daily Bag Limits: Not to exceed 6. 

Closed Seasons: The season is closed 

on the ruddy duck, white-cheeked 

pintail, West Indian whistling duck, 

fulvous whistling duck, and masked 

duck. 

Special Falconry Regulations 

Falconry is a permitted means of 

taking migratory game birds in any State 

meeting Federal falconry standards in 

50 CFR 21.29. These States may select 

an extended season for taking migratory 

game birds in accordance with the 

following: 

Extended Seasons: For all hunting 

methods combined, the combined 

length of the extended season, regular 

season, and any special or experimental 

seasons must not exceed 107 days for 

any species or group of species in a 

geographical area. Each extended season 

may be divided into a maximum of 3 

segments. 

Framework Dates: Seasons must fall 

between September 1 and March 10. 

Daily Bag and Possession Limits: 

Falconry daily bag and possession limits 

for all permitted migratory game birds 

must not exceed 3 and 6 birds, 

respectively, singly or in the aggregate, 

during extended falconry seasons, any 

special or experimental seasons, and 

regular hunting seasons in all States, 

including those that do not select an 

extended falconry season. 

Regular Seasons: General hunting 

regulations, including seasons and 

hunting hours, apply to falconry in each 

State listed in 50 CFR 21.29. Regularseason bag and possession limits do not 

apply to falconry. The falconry bag limit 

is not in addition to gun limits. 

Area, Unit, and Zone Descriptions 

Mourning and White-Winged Doves 

Alabama 

South Zone—Baldwin, Barbour, 

Coffee, Covington, Dale, Escambia, 

Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Mobile 

Counties. 

North Zone—Remainder of the State. 

California 

White-winged Dove Open Areas— 

Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino 

Counties. 

Florida 

Northwest Zone—The Counties of 

Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, 

Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, 

Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton, 

Washington, Leon (except that portion 

north of U.S. 27 and east of State Road 

155), Jefferson (south of U.S. 27, west of 

State Road 59 and north of U.S. 98), and 

Wakulla (except that portion south of 

U.S. 98 and east of the St. Marks River). 

South Zone—Remainder of State. 

Louisiana 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of a line extending east from the 

Texas border along State Highway 12 to 

U.S. Highway 190, east along U.S. 190 

to Interstate Highway 12, east along 

Interstate 12 to Interstate Highway 10, 

then east along Interstate Highway 10 to 

the Mississippi border. 

South Zone—The remainder of the 

State. 

Mississippi 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north and west of a line extending west 

from the Alabama State line along U.S. 

Highway 84 to its junction with State 

Highway 35, then south along State 

Highway 35 to the Louisiana State line. 

South Zone—The remainder of 

Mississippi. 

Nevada 

White-winged Dove Open Areas— 

Clark and Nye Counties. 

Oklahoma 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of a line extending east from the 

Texas border along U.S. Highway 62 to 

Interstate 44, east along Oklahoma State 

Highway 7 to U.S. Highway 81, then 

south along U.S. Highway 81 to the 

Texas border at the Red River. 

Southwest Zone—The remainder of 

Oklahoma. 

Texas 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of a line beginning at the 

International Bridge south of Fort 

Hancock; north along FM 1088 to TX 20; 

west along TX 20 to TX 148; north along 

TX 148 to I–10 at Fort Hancock; east 

along I–10 to I–20; northeast along 

I–20 to I–30 at Fort Worth; northeast 

along I–30 to the Texas–Arkansas State 

line. 

South Zone—That portion of the State 

south and west of a line beginning at the 

International Bridge south of Del Rio, 

proceeding east on U.S. 90 to State Loop 

1604 west of San Antonio; then south, 

east, and north along Loop 1604 to 

Interstate Highway 10 east of San 

Antonio; then east on I–10 to Orange, 

Texas. 

Special White-winged Dove Area in 

the South Zone—That portion of the 

State south and west of a line beginning 

at the International Bridge south of Del 

Rio, proceeding east on U.S. 90 to State 

Loop 1604 west of San Antonio, 

southeast on State Loop 1604 to 

Interstate Highway 35, southwest on 

Interstate Highway 35 to TX 44; east 

along TX 44 to TX 16 at Freer; south 

along TX 16 to FM 649 in Randado; 

south on FM 649 to FM 2686; east on 

FM 2686 to FM 1017; southeast on FM 

1017 to TX 186 at Linn; east along TX 

186 to the Mansfield Channel at Port 

Mansfield; east along the Mansfield 

Channel to the Gulf of Mexico. 

Area with additional restrictions— 

Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy 

Counties. 

Central Zone—That portion of the 

State lying between the North and South 

Zones. 

Band-Tailed Pigeons 

California 

North Zone—Alpine, Butte, Del Norte, 

Glenn, Humboldt, Lassen, Mendocino, 

Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, 

Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties. 

South Zone—The remainder of the 

State. 

New Mexico 

North Zone—North of a line following 

U.S. 60 from the Arizona State line east 

to I–25 at Socorro and then south along 

I–25 from Socorro to the Texas State 

line. 

South Zone—The remainder of the 

State. 

Washington 

Western Washington—The State of 

Washington excluding those portions 

lying east of the Pacific Crest Trail and 

east of the Big White Salmon River in 

Klickitat County. 

Woodcock 

New Jersey 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of NJ 70. 

South Zone—The remainder of the 

State. 


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Special September Canada Goose 

Seasons 

Atlantic Flyway 

Connecticut 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of I–95. 

South Zone—The remainder of the 

State. 

Maryland 

Eastern Unit—Calvert, Caroline, Cecil, 

Dorchester, Harford, Kent, Queen 

Anne’s, St. Mary’s, Somerset, Talbot, 

Wicomico, and Worcester Counties; and 

that part of Anne Arundel County east 

of Interstate 895, Interstate 97 and Route 

3; that part of Prince George’s County 

east of Route 3 and Route 301; and that 

part of Charles County east of Route 301 

to the Virginia State line. 

Western Unit—Allegany, Baltimore, 

Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Howard, 

Montgomery, and Washington Counties 

and that part of Anne Arundel County 

west of Interstate 895, Interstate 97 and 

Route 3; that part of Prince George’s 

County west of Route 3 and Route 301; 

and that part of Charles County west of 

Route 301 to the Virginia State line. 

Massachusetts 

Western Zone—That portion of the 

State west of a line extending south 

from the Vermont border on I–91 to MA 

9, west on MA 9 to MA 10, south on MA 

10 to U.S. 202, south on U.S. 202 to the 

Connecticut border. 

Central Zone—That portion of the 

State east of the Berkshire Zone and 

west of a line extending south from the 

New Hampshire border on I–95 to U.S. 

1, south on U.S. 1 to I–93, south on I– 

93 to MA 3, south on MA 3 to U.S. 6, 

west on U.S. 6 to MA 28, west on MA 

28 to I–195, west to the Rhode Island 

border; except the waters, and the lands 

150 yards inland from the high-water 

mark, of the Assonet River upstream to 

the MA 24 bridge, and the Taunton 

River upstream to the Center St.–Elm St. 

bridge will be in the Coastal Zone. 

Coastal Zone—That portion of 

Massachusetts east and south of the 

Central Zone. 

New York 

Lake Champlain Zone—The U.S. 

portion of Lake Champlain and that area 

east and north of a line extending along 

NY 9B from the Canadian border to U.S. 

9, south along U.S. 9 to NY 22 south of 

Keesville; south along NY 22 to the west 

shore of South Bay, along and around 

the shoreline of South Bay to NY 22 on 

the east shore of South Bay; southeast 

along NY 22 to U.S. 4, northeast along 

U.S. 4 to the Vermont border. 

Eastern Long Island Goose Area (NAP 

High Harvest Area)—That area of 

Suffolk County lying east of a 

continuous line extending due south 

from the New York-Connecticut 

boundary to the northernmost end of 

Roanoke Avenue in the Town of 

Riverhead; then south on Roanoke 

Avenue (which becomes County Route 

73) to State Route 25; then west on 

Route 25 to Peconic Avenue; then south 

on Peconic Avenue to County Route 

(CR) 104 (Riverleigh Avenue); then 

south on CR 104 to CR 31 (Old 

Riverhead Road); then south on CR 31 

to Oak Street; then south on Oak Street 

to Potunk Lane; then west on Stevens 

Lane; then south on Jessup Avenue (in 

Westhampton Beach) to Dune Road (CR 

89); then due south to international 

waters. 

Western Long Island Goose Area (RP 

Area)—That area of Westchester County 

and its tidal waters southeast of 

Interstate Route 95 and that area of 

Nassau and Suffolk Counties lying west 

of a continuous line extending due 

south from the New York-Connecticut 

boundary to the northernmost end of the 

Sunken Meadow State Parkway; then 

south on the Sunken Meadow Parkway 

to the Sagtikos State Parkway; then 

south on the Sagtikos Parkway to the 

Robert Moses State Parkway; then south 

on the Robert Moses Parkway to its 

southernmost end; then due south to 

international waters. 

Central Long Island Goose Area (NAP 

Low Harvest Area)—That area of Suffolk 

County lying between the Western and 

Eastern Long Island Goose Areas, as 

defined above. 

Western Zone—That area west of a 

line extending from Lake Ontario east 

along the north shore of the Salmon 

River to I–81, and south along I–81 to 

the Pennsylvania border. 

Northeastern Zone—That area north 

of a line extending from Lake Ontario 

east along the north shore of the Salmon 

River to I–81, south along I–81 to NY 49, 

east along NY 49 to NY 365, east along 

NY 365 to NY 28, east along NY 28 to 

NY 29, east along NY 29 to I–87, north 

along I–87 to U.S. 9 (at Exit 20), north 

along U.S. 9 to NY 149, east along NY 

149 to U.S. 4, north along U.S. 4 to the 

Vermont border, exclusive of the Lake 

Champlain Zone. 

Southeastern Zone—The remaining 

portion of New York. 

North Carolina 

Northeast Hunt Unit—Camden, 

Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Hyde, 

Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and 

Washington Counties; that portion of 

Bertie County north and east of a line 

formed by NC 45 at the Washington 

County line to US 17 in Midway, US 17 

in Midway to US 13 in Windsor to the 

Hertford County line; and that portion 

of Northampton County that is north of 

US 158 and east of NC 35. 

Pennsylvania 

Southern James Bay Population (SJBP) 

Zone—The area north of I–80 and west 

of I–79, including in the city of Erie 

west of Bay Front Parkway to and 

including the Lake Erie Duck Zone 

(Lake Erie, Presque Isle, and the area 

within 150 yards of the Lake Erie 

Shoreline). 

Vermont 

Lake Champlain Zone—The U.S. 

portion of Lake Champlain and that area 

north and west of the line extending 

from the New York border along U.S. 4 

to VT 22A at Fair Haven; VT 22A to U.S. 

7 at Vergennes; U.S. 7 to the Canadian 

border. 

Interior Zone—That portion of 

Vermont west of the Lake Champlain 

Zone and eastward of a line extending 

from the Massachusetts border at 

Interstate 91; north along Interstate 91 to 

US 2; east along US 2 to VT 102; north 

along VT 102 to VT 253; north along VT 

253 to the Canadian border. 

Connecticut River Zone—The 

remaining portion of Vermont east of 

the Interior Zone. 

Mississippi Flyway 

Arkansas 

Early Canada Goose Area—Baxter, 

Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clark, Conway, 

Crawford, Faulkner, Franklin, Garland, 

Hempstead, Hot Springs, Howard, 

Johnson, Lafayette, Little River, Logan, 

Madison, Marion, Miller, Montgomery, 

Newton, Perry, Pike, Polk, Pope, 

Pulaski, Saline, Searcy, Sebastian, 

Sevier, Scott, Van Buren, Washington, 

and Yell Counties. 

Illinois 

Northeast Canada Goose Zone—Cook, 

Du Page, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, 

Kendall, Lake, McHenry, and Will 

Counties. 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

outside the Northeast Canada Goose 

Zone and north of a line extending west 

from the Indiana border along Peotone– 

Beecher Road to Illinois Route 50, south 

along Illinois Route 50 to Wilmington– 

Peotone Road, west along Wilmington– 

Peotone Road to Illinois Route 53, north 

along Illinois Route 53 to New River 

Road, northwest along New River Road 

to Interstate Highway 55, south along I– 

55 to Pine Bluff–Lorenzo Road, west 

along Pine Bluff–Lorenzo Road to 

Illinois Route 47, north along Illinois 

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39, south along I–39 to Illinois Route 18, 

west along Illinois Route 18 to Illinois 

Route 29, south along Illinois Route 29 

to Illinois Route 17, west along Illinois 

Route 17 to the Mississippi River, and 

due south across the Mississippi River 

to the Iowa border. 

Central Zone—That portion of the 

State outside the Northeast Canada 

Goose Zone and south of the North Zone 

to a line extending west from the 

Indiana border along Interstate Highway 

70 to Illinois Route 4, south along 

Illinois Route 4 to Illinois Route 161, 

west along Illinois Route 161 to Illinois 

Route 158, south and west along Illinois 

Route 158 to Illinois Route 159, south 

along Illinois Route 159 to Illinois Route 

156, west along Illinois Route 156 to A 

Road, north and west on A Road to 

Levee Road, north on Levee Road to the 

south shore of New Fountain Creek, 

west along the south shore of New 

Fountain Creek to the Mississippi River, 

and due west across the Mississippi 

River to the Missouri border. 

South Zone—The remainder of 

Illinois. 

Iowa 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of U.S. Highway 20. 

South Zone—The remainder of Iowa. 

Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Goose Zone— 

Includes portions of Linn and Johnson 

Counties bounded as follows: Beginning 

at the intersection of the west border of 

Linn County and Linn County Road 

E2W; then south and east along County 

Road E2W to Highway 920; then north 

along Highway 920 to County Road E16; 

then east along County Road E16 to 

County Road W58; then south along 

County Road W58 to County Road E34; 

then east along County Road E34 to 

Highway 13; then south along Highway 

13 to Highway 30; then east along 

Highway 30 to Highway 1; then south 

along Highway 1 to Morse Road in 

Johnson County; then east along Morse 

Road to Wapsi Avenue; then south 

along Wapsi Avenue to Lower West 

Branch Road; then west along Lower 

West Branch Road to Taft Avenue; then 

south along Taft Avenue to County Road 

F62; then west along County Road F62 

to Kansas Avenue; then north along 

Kansas Avenue to Black Diamond Road; 

then west on Black Diamond Road to 

Jasper Avenue; then north along Jasper 

Avenue to Rohert Road; then west along 

Rohert Road to Ivy Avenue; then north 

along Ivy Avenue to 340th Street; then 

west along 340th Street to Half Moon 

Avenue; then north along Half Moon 

Avenue to Highway 6; then west along 

Highway 6 to Echo Avenue; then north 

along Echo Avenue to 250th Street; then 

east on 250th Street to Green Castle 

Avenue; then north along Green Castle 

Avenue to County Road F12; then west 

along County Road F12 to County Road 

W30; then north along County Road 

W30 to Highway 151; then north along 

the Linn–Benton County line to the 

point of beginning. 

Des Moines Goose Zone—Includes 

those portions of Polk, Warren, Madison 

and Dallas Counties bounded as follows: 

Beginning at the intersection of 

Northwest 158th Avenue and County 

Road R38 in Polk County; then south 

along R38 to Northwest 142nd Avenue; 

then east along Northwest 142nd 

Avenue to Northeast 126th Avenue; 

then east along Northeast 126th Avenue 

to Northeast 46th Street; then south 

along Northeast 46th Street to Highway 

931; then east along Highway 931 to 

Northeast 80th Street; then south along 

Northeast 80th Street to Southeast 6th 

Avenue; then west along Southeast 6th 

Avenue to Highway 65; then south and 

west along Highway 65 to Highway 69 

in Warren County; then south along 

Highway 69 to County Road G24; then 

west along County Road G24 to 

Highway 28; then southwest along 

Highway 28 to 43rd Avenue; then north 

along 43rd Avenue to Ford Street; then 

west along Ford Street to Filmore Street; 

then west along Filmore Street to 10th 

Avenue; then south along 10th Avenue 

to 155th Street in Madison County; then 

west along 155th Street to Cumming 

Road; then north along Cumming Road 

to Badger Creek Avenue; then north 

along Badger Creek Avenue to County 

Road F90 in Dallas County; then east 

along County Road F90 to County Road 

R22; then north along County Road R22 

to Highway 44; then east along Highway 

44 to County Road R30; then north 

along County Road R30 to County Road 

F31; then east along County Road F31 

to Highway 17; then north along 

Highway 17 to Highway 415 in Polk 

County; then east along Highway 415 to 

Northwest 158th Avenue; then east 

along Northwest 158th Avenue to the 

point of beginning. 

Cedar Falls/Waterloo Goose Zone— 

Includes those portions of Black Hawk 

County bounded as follows: Beginning 

at the intersection of County Roads C66 

and V49 in Black Hawk County, then 

south along County Road V49 to County 

Road D38, then west along County Road 

D38 to State Highway 21, then south 

along State Highway 21 to County Road 

D35, then west along County Road D35 

to Grundy Road, then north along 

Grundy Road to County Road D19, then 

west along County Road D19 to Butler 

Road, then north along Butler Road to 

County Road C57, then north and east 

along County Road C57 to U.S. Highway 

63, then south along U.S. Highway 63 to 

County Road C66, then east along 

County Road C66 to the point of 

beginning. 

Minnesota 

Twin Cities Metropolitan Canada 

Goose Zone— 

A. All of Hennepin and Ramsey 

Counties. 

B. In Anoka County, all of Columbus 

Township lying south of County State 

Aid Highway (CSAH) 18, Anoka 

County; all of the cities of Ramsey, 

Andover, Anoka, Coon Rapids, Spring 

Lake Park, Fridley, Hilltop, Columbia 

Heights, Blaine, Lexington, Circle Pines, 

Lino Lakes, and Centerville; and all of 

the city of Ham Lake except that portion 

lying north of CSAH 18 and east of U.S. 

Highway 65. 

C. That part of Carver County lying 

north and east of the following 

described line: Beginning at the 

northeast corner of San Francisco 

Township; then west along the north 

boundary of San Francisco Township to 

the east boundary of Dahlgren 

Township; then north along the east 

boundary of Dahlgren Township to U.S. 

Highway 212; then west along U.S. 

Highway 212 to State Trunk Highway 

(STH) 284; then north on STH 284 to 

County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 10; 

then north and west on CSAH 10 to 

CSAH 30; then north and west on CSAH 

30 to STH 25; then east and north on 

STH 25 to CSAH 10; then north on 

CSAH 10 to the Carver County line. 

D. In Scott County, all of the cities of 

Shakopee, Savage, Prior Lake, and 

Jordan, and all of the Townships of 

Jackson, Louisville, St. Lawrence, Sand 

Creek, Spring Lake, and Credit River. 

E. In Dakota County, all of the cities 

of Burnsville, Eagan, Mendota Heights, 

Mendota, Sunfish Lake, Inver Grove 

Heights, Apple Valley, Lakeville, 

Rosemount, Farmington, Hastings, 

Lilydale, West St. Paul, and South St. 

Paul, and all of the Township of 

Nininger. 

F. That portion of Washington County 

lying south of the following described 

line: Beginning at County State Aid 

Highway (CSAH) 2 on the west 

boundary of the county; then east on 

CSAH 2 to U.S. Highway 61; then south 

on U.S. Highway 61 to State Trunk 

Highway (STH) 97; then east on STH 97 

to the intersection of STH 97 and STH 

95; then due east to the east boundary 

of the State. 

Northwest Goose Zone—That portion 

of the State encompassed by a line 

extending east from the North Dakota 

border along U.S. Highway 2 to State 

Trunk Highway (STH) 32, north along 

STH 32 to STH 92, east along STH 92 

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in Polk County, north along CSAH 2 to 

CSAH 27 in Pennington County, north 

along CSAH 27 to STH 1, east along 

STH 1 to CSAH 28 in Pennington 

County, north along CSAH 28 to CSAH 

54 in Marshall County, north along 

CSAH 54 to CSAH 9 in Roseau County, 

north along CSAH 9 to STH 11, west 

along STH 11 to STH 310, and north 

along STH 310 to the Manitoba border. 

Southeast Goose Zone—That part of 

the State within the following described 

boundaries: beginning at the 

intersection of U.S. Highway 52 and the 

south boundary of the Twin Cities 

Metro Canada Goose Zone; then along 

the U.S. Highway 52 to State Trunk 

Highway (STH) 57; then along STH 57 

to the municipal boundary of Kasson; 

then along the municipal boundary of 

Kasson County State Aid Highway 

(CSAH) 13, Dodge County; then along 

CSAH 13 to STH 30; then along STH 30 

to U.S. Highway 63; then along U.S. 

Highway 63 to the south boundary of 

the State; then along the south and east 

boundaries of the State to the south 

boundary of the Twin Cities Metro 

Canada Goose Zone; then along said 

boundary to the point of beginning. 

Five Goose Zone—That portion of the 

State not included in the Twin Cities 

Metropolitan Canada Goose Zone, the 

Northwest Goose Zone, or the Southeast 

Goose Zone. 

West Zone—That portion of the State 

encompassed by a line beginning at the 

junction of State Trunk Highway (STH) 

60 and the Iowa border, then north and 

east along STH 60 to U.S. Highway 71, 

north along U.S. 71 to I–94, then north 

and west along I–94 to the North Dakota 

border. 

Tennessee 

Middle Tennessee Zone—Those 

portions of Houston, Humphreys, 

Montgomery, Perry, and Wayne 

Counties east of State Highway 13; and 

Bedford, Cannon, Cheatham, Coffee, 

Davidson, Dickson, Franklin, Giles, 

Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Lincoln, 

Macon, Marshall, Maury, Moore, 

Robertson, Rutherford, Smith, Sumner, 

Trousdale, Williamson, and Wilson 

Counties. 

East Tennessee Zone—Anderson, 

Bledsoe, Bradley, Blount, Campbell, 

Carter, Claiborne, Clay, Cocke, 

Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, 

Grainger, Greene, Grundy, Hamblen, 

Hamilton, Hancock, Hawkins, Jackson, 

Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Loudon, 

Marion, McMinn, Meigs, Monroe, 

Morgan, Overton, Pickett, Polk, Putnam, 

Rhea, Roane, Scott, Sequatchie, Sevier, 

Sullivan, Unicoi, Union, Van Buren, 

Warren, Washington, and White 

Counties. 

Wisconsin 

Early-Season Subzone A—That 

portion of the State encompassed by a 

line beginning at the intersection of U.S. 

Highway 141 and the Michigan border 

near Niagara, then south along U.S. 141 

to State Highway 22, west and 

southwest along State 22 to U.S. 45, 

south along U.S. 45 to State 22, west 

and south along State 22 to State 110, 

south along State 110 to U.S. 10, south 

along U.S. 10 to State 49, south along 

State 49 to State 23, west along State 23 

to State 73, south along State 73 to State 

60, west along State 60 to State 23, 

south along State 23 to State 11, east 

along State 11 to State 78, then south 

along State 78 to the Illinois border. 

Early-Season Subzone B—The 

remainder of the State. 

Central Flyway 

Nebraska 

September Canada Goose Unit—That 

part of Nebraska bounded by a line from 

the Nebraska–Iowa State line west on 

U.S. Highway 30 to US Highway 81, 

then south on US Highway 81 to NE 

Highway 64, then east on NE Highway 

64 to NE Highway 15, then south on NE 

Highway 15 to NE Highway 41, then 

east on NE Highway 41 to NE Highway 

50, then north on NE Highway 50 to NE 

Highway 2, then east on NE Highway 2 

to the Nebraska–Iowa State line. 

North Dakota 

Missouri River Canada Goose Zone— 

The area within and bounded by a line 

starting where ND Hwy 6 crosses the 

South Dakota border; then north on ND 

Hwy 6 to I–94; then west on I–94 to ND 

Hwy 49; then north on ND Hwy 49 to 

ND Hwy 200; then north on Mercer 

County Rd. 21 to the section line 

between sections 8 and 9 (T146N– 

R87W); then north on that section line 

to the southern shoreline to Lake 

Sakakawea; then east along the southern 

shoreline (including Mallard Island) of 

Lake Sakakawea to US Hwy 83; then 

south on US Hwy 83 to ND Hwy 200; 

then east on ND Hwy 200 to ND Hwy 

41; then south on ND Hwy 41 to US 

Hwy 83; then south on US Hwy 83 to 

I–94; then east on I–94 to US Hwy 83; 

then south on US Hwy 83 to the South 

Dakota border; then west along the 

South Dakota border to ND Hwy 6. 

Rest of State: Remainder of North 

Dakota. 

South Dakota 

Special Early Canada Goose Unit— 

Entire State of South Dakota except the 

Counties of Bennett, Gregory, Hughes, 

Lyman, Perkins, and Stanley; that 

portion of Potter County west of US 

Highway 83; that portion of Bon 

Homme, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, 

and Hyde County south and west of a 

line beginning at the Hughes–Hyde 

County line of SD Highway 34, east to 

Lees Boulevard, southeast to SD 34, east 

7 miles to 350th Avenue, south to I–90, 

south and east on SD Highway 50 to 

Geddes, east on 285th Street to US 

Highway 281, south on US Highway 281 

to SD 50, east and south on SD 50 to the 

Bon Homme–Yankton County 

boundary; that portion of Fall River 

County east of SD Highway 71 and US 

Highway 385; that portion of Custer 

County east of SD Highway 79 and 

south of French Creek; that portion of 

Dewey County south of BIA Road 8, BIA 

Road 9, and the section of US 212 east 

of BIA Road 8 junction. 

Pacific Flyway 

Idaho 

East Zone—Bonneville, Caribou, 

Fremont, and Teton Counties. 

Oregon 

Northwest Zone—Benton, Clackamas, 

Clatsop, Columbia, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, 

Marion, Polk, Multnomah, Tillamook, 

Washington, and Yamhill Counties. 

Southwest Zone—Coos, Curry, 

Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, and 

Klamath Counties. 

East Zone—Baker, Gilliam, Malheur, 

Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, and 

Wasco Counties. 

Washington 

Area 1—Skagit, Island, and 

Snohomish Counties. 

Area 2A (SW Quota Zone)—Clark 

County, except portions south of the 

Washougal River; Cowlitz County; and 

Wahkiakum County. 

Area 2B (SW Quota Zone)—Pacific 

County. 

Area 3—All areas west of the Pacific 

Crest Trail and west of the Big White 

Salmon River that are not included in 

Areas 1, 2A, and 2B. 

Area 4—Adams, Benton, Chelan, 

Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, 

Lincoln, Okanogan, Spokane, and Walla 

Walla Counties. 

Area 5—All areas east of the Pacific 

Crest Trail and east of the Big White 

Salmon River that are not included in 

Area 4. 

Ducks 

Atlantic Flyway 

New York 

Lake Champlain Zone—The U.S. 

portion of Lake Champlain and that area 

east and north of a line extending along 

NY 9B from the Canadian border to U.S. 

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Keesville; south along NY 22 to the west 

shore of South Bay, along and around 

the shoreline of South Bay to NY 22 on 

the east shore of South Bay; southeast 

along NY 22 to U.S. 4, northeast along 

U.S. 4 to the Vermont border. 

Long Island Zone—That area 

consisting of Nassau County, Suffolk 

County, that area of Westchester County 

southeast of I–95, and their tidal waters. 

Western Zone—That area west of a 

line extending from Lake Ontario east 

along the north shore of the Salmon 

River to I–81, and south along I–81 to 

the Pennsylvania border. 

Northeastern Zone—That area north 

of a line extending from Lake Ontario 

east along the north shore of the Salmon 

River to I–81, south along I–81 to NY 49, 

east along NY 49 to NY 365, east along 

NY 365 to NY 28, east along NY 28 to 

NY 29, east along NY 29 to I–87, north 

along I–87 to U.S. 9 (at Exit 20), north 

along U.S. 9 to NY 149, east along NY 

149 to U.S. 4, north along U.S. 4 to the 

Vermont border, exclusive of the Lake 

Champlain Zone. 

Southeastern Zone—The remaining 

portion of New York. 

Maryland 

Special Teal Season Area—Calvert, 

Caroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, 

Kent, Queen Anne’s, St. Mary’s, 

Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico, and 

Worcester Counties; that part of Anne 

Arundel County east of Interstate 895, 

Interstate 97, and Route 3; that part of 

Prince Georges County east of Route 3 

and Route 301; and that part of Charles 

County east of Route 301 to the Virginia 

State Line. 

Mississippi Flyway 

Indiana 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of a line extending east from the 

Illinois border along State Road 18 to 

U.S. Highway 31, north along U.S. 31 to 

U.S. 24, east along U.S. 24 to 

Huntington, then southeast along U.S. 

224 to the Ohio border. 

Ohio River Zone—That portion of the 

State south of a line extending east from 

the Illinois border along Interstate 

Highway 64 to New Albany, east along 

State Road 62 to State 56, east along 

State 56 to Vevay, east and north on 

State 156 along the Ohio River to North 

Landing, north along State 56 to U.S. 

Highway 50, then northeast along U.S. 

50 to the Ohio border. 

South Zone—That portion of the State 

between the North and Ohio River Zone 

boundaries. 

Iowa 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of a line extending east from the 

Nebraska border along State Highway 

175 to State Highway 37, southeast 

along State Highway 37 to State 

Highway 183, northeast along State 

Highway 183 to State Highway 141, east 

along State Highway 141 to U.S. 

Highway 30, then east along U.S. 

Highway 30 to the Illinois border. 

South Zone—The remainder of Iowa. 

Central Flyway 

Colorado 

Special Teal Season Area—Lake and 

Chaffee Counties and that portion of the 

State east of Interstate Highway 25. 

Kansas 

High Plains Zone—That portion of the 

State west of U.S. 283. 

Low Plains Early Zone—That area of 

Kansas east of U.S. 283, and generally 

west of a line beginning at the Junction 

of the Nebraska State line and KS 28; 

south on KS 28 to U.S. 36; east on U.S. 

36 to KS 199; south on KS 199 to 

Republic Co. Road 563; south on 

Republic Co. Road 563 to KS 148; east 

on KS 148 to Republic Co. Road 138; 

south on Republic Co. Road 138 to 

Cloud Co. Road 765; south on Cloud Co. 

Road 765 to KS 9; west on KS 9 to U.S. 

24; west on U.S. 24 to U.S. 281; north 

on U.S. 281 to U.S. 36; west on U.S. 36 

to U.S. 183; south on U.S. 183 to U.S. 

24; west on U.S. 24 to KS 18; southeast 

on KS 18 to U.S. 183; south on U.S. 183 

to KS 4; east on KS 4 to I–135; south on 

I–135 to KS 61; southwest on KS 61 to 

KS 96; northwest on KS 96 to U.S. 56; 

west on U.S. 56 to U.S. 281; south on 

U.S. 281 to U.S. 54; west on U.S. 54 to 

U.S. 183; north on U.S. 183 to U.S. 56; 

and southwest on U.S. 56 to U.S. 283. 

Low Plains Late Zone—The 

remainder of Kansas. 

Nebraska 

Special Teal Season Area—That 

portion of the State south of a line 

beginning at the Wyoming State line; 

east along U.S. 26 to Nebraska Highway 

L62A east to U.S. 385; south to U.S. 26; 

east to NE 92; east along NE 92 to NE 

61; south along NE 61 to U.S. 30; east 

along U.S. 30 to the Iowa border. 

New Mexico (Central Flyway Portion) 

North Zone—That portion of the State 

north of I–40 and U.S. 54. 

South Zone—The remainder of New 

Mexico. 

Pacific Flyway 

California 

Northeastern Zone—In that portion of 

California lying east and north of a line 

beginning at the intersection of 

Interstate 5 with the California–Oregon 

line; south along Interstate 5 to its 

junction with Walters Lane south of the 

town of Yreka; west along Walters Lane 

to its junction with Easy Street; south 

along Easy Street to the junction with 

Old Highway 99; south along Old 

Highway 99 to the point of intersection 

with Interstate 5 north of the town of 

Weed; south along Interstate 5 to its 

junction with Highway 89; east and 

south along Highway 89 to Main Street 

Greenville; north and east to its junction 

with North Valley Road; south to its 

junction of Diamond Mountain Road; 

north and east to its junction with North 

Arm Road; south and west to the 

junction of North Valley Road; south to 

the junction with Arlington Road (A22); 

west to the junction of Highway 89; 

south and west to the junction of 

Highway 70; east on Highway 70 to 

Highway 395; south and east on 

Highway 395 to the point of intersection 

with the California–Nevada State line; 

north along the California–Nevada State 

line to the junction of the California– 

Nevada–Oregon State lines west along 

the California–Oregon State line to the 

point of origin. 

Colorado River Zone—Those portions 

of San Bernardino, Riverside, and 

Imperial Counties east of a line 

extending from the Nevada border south 

along U.S. 95 to Vidal Junction; south 

on a road known as ‘‘Aqueduct Road’’ in 

San Bernardino County through the 

town of Rice to the San Bernardino– 

Riverside County line; south on a road 

known in Riverside County as the 

‘‘Desert Center to Rice Road’’ to the town 

of Desert Center; east 31 miles on I–10 

to the Wiley Well Road; south on this 

road to Wiley Well; southeast along the 

Army–Milpitas Road to the Blythe, 

Brawley, Davis Lake intersections; south 

on the Blythe–Brawley paved road to 

the Ogilby and Tumco Mine Road; south 

on this road to U.S. 80; east 7 miles on 

U.S. 80 to the Andrade–Algodones 

Road; south on this paved road to the 

Mexican border at Algodones, Mexico. 

Southern Zone—That portion of 

southern California (but excluding the 

Colorado River Zone) south and east of 

a line extending from the Pacific Ocean 

east along the Santa Maria River to CA 

166 near the City of Santa Maria; east on 

CA 166 to CA 99; south on CA 99 to the 

crest of the Tehachapi Mountains at 

Tejon Pass; east and north along the 

crest of the Tehachapi Mountains to CA 

178 at Walker Pass; east on CA 178 to 

U.S. 395 at the town of Inyokern; south 

on U.S. 395 to CA 58; east on CA 58 to 

I–15; east on I–15 to CA 127; north on 

CA 127 to the Nevada border. 

Southern San Joaquin Valley 

Temporary Zone—All of Kings and 

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Zone. 

Balance-of-the-State Zone—The 

remainder of California not included in 

the Northeastern, Southern, and 

Colorado River Zones, and the Southern 

San Joaquin Valley Temporary Zone. 

Canada Geese 

Michigan 

Mississippi Valley Population (MVP)– 

Upper Peninsula Zone—The MVP– 

Upper Peninsula Zone consists of the 

entire Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 

MVP–Lower Peninsula Zone—The 

MVP–Lower Peninsula Zone consists of 

the area within the Lower Peninsula of 

Michigan that is north and west of the 

point beginning at the southwest corner 

of Branch County, north continuing 

along the western border of Branch and 

Calhoun Counties to the northwest 

corner of Calhoun County, then east to 

the southwest corner of Eaton County, 

then north to the southern border of 

Ionia County, then east to the southwest 

corner of Clinton County, then north 

along the western border of Clinton 

County continuing north along the 

county border of Gratiot and Montcalm 

Counties to the southern border of 

Isabella county, then east to the 

southwest corner of Midland County, 

then north along the west Midland 

County border to Highway M–20, then 

easterly to U.S. Highway 10, then 

easterly to I–75/U.S. 23, then northerly 

along I–75/U.S. 23 and easterly on U.S. 

23 to the centerline of the Au Gres 

River, then southerly along the 

centerline of the Au Gres River to 

Saginaw Bay, then on a line directly east 

10 miles into Saginaw Bay, and from 

that point on a line directly northeast to 

the Canadian border. 

SJBP Zone—The rest of the State, that 

area south and east of the boundary 

described above. 

Sandhill Cranes 

Mississippi Flyway 

Minnesota 

Northwest Goose Zone—That portion 

of the State encompassed by a line 

extending east from the North Dakota 

border along U.S. Highway 2 to State 

Trunk Highway (STH) 32, north along 

STH 32 to STH 92, east along STH 92 

to County State Aid Highway (CSAH) 2 

in Polk County, north along CSAH 2 to 

CSAH 27 in Pennington County, north 

along CSAH 27 to STH 1, east along 

STH 1 to CSAH 28 in Pennington 

County, north along CSAH 28 to CSAH 

54 in Marshall County, north along 

CSAH 54 to CSAH 9 in Roseau County, 

north along CSAH 9 to STH 11, west 

along STH 11 to STH 310, and north 

along STH 310 to the Manitoba border. 

Central Flyway 

Colorado—The Central Flyway 

portion of the State except the San Luis 

Valley (Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, 

Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, and 

Saguache Counties east of the 

Continental Divide) and North Park 

(Jackson County). 

Kansas—That portion of the State 

west of a line beginning at the 

Oklahoma border, north on I–35 to 

Wichita, north on I–135 to Salina, and 

north on U.S. 81 to the Nebraska border. 

Montana—The Central Flyway 

portion of the State except for that area 

south and west of Interstate 90, which 

is closed to sandhill crane hunting. 

New Mexico 

Regular-Season Open Area—Chaves, 

Curry, De Baca, Eddy, Lea, Quay, and 

Roosevelt Counties. 

Middle Rio Grande Valley Area—The 

Central Flyway portion of New Mexico 

in Socorro and Valencia Counties. 

Estancia Valley Area—Those portions 

of Santa Fe, Torrance and Bernallilo 

Counties within an area bounded on the 

west by New Mexico Highway 55 

beginning at Mountainair north to NM 

337, north to NM 14, north to I–25; on 

the north by I–25 east to U.S. 285; on 

the east by U.S. 285 south to U.S. 60; 

and on the south by U.S. 60 from U.S. 

285 west to NM 55 in Mountainair. 

Southwest Zone—Sierra, Luna, Dona 

Ana Counties, and those portions of 

Grant and Hidalgo Counties south of I– 

10. 

North Dakota 

Area 1—That portion of the State west 

of U.S. 281. 

Area 2—That portion of the State east 

of U.S. 281. 

Oklahoma—That portion of the State 

west of I–35. 

South Dakota—That portion of the 

State west of U.S. 281. 

Texas 

Zone A—That portion of Texas lying 

west of a line beginning at the 

international toll bridge at Laredo, then 

northeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its 

junction with Interstate Highway 35 in 

Laredo, then north along Interstate 

Highway 35 to its junction with 

Interstate Highway 10 in San Antonio, 

then northwest along Interstate Highway 

10 to its junction with U.S. Highway 83 

at Junction, then north along U.S. 

Highway 83 to its junction with U.S. 

Highway 62, 16 miles north of 

Childress, then east along U.S. Highway 

62 to the Texas–Oklahoma State line. 

Zone B—That portion of Texas lying 

within boundaries beginning at the 

junction of U.S. Highway 81 and the 

Texas–Oklahoma State line, then 

southeast along U.S. Highway 81 to its 

junction with U.S. Highway 287 in 

Montague County, then southeast along 

U.S. Highway 287 to its junction with 

Interstate Highway 35W in Fort Worth, 

then southwest along Interstate 

Highway 35 to its junction with 

Interstate Highway 10 in San Antonio, 

then northwest along Interstate Highway 

10 to its junction with U.S. Highway 83 

in the town of Junction, then north 

along U.S. Highway 83 to its junction 

with U.S. Highway 62, 16 miles north of 

Childress, then east along U.S. Highway 

62 to the Texas–Oklahoma State line, 

then south along the Texas–Oklahoma 

State line to the south bank of the Red 

River, then eastward along the 

vegetation line on the south bank of the 

Red River to U.S. Highway 81. 

Zone C—The remainder of the State, 

except for the closed areas. 

Closed areas—(A) That portion of the 

State lying east and north of a line 

beginning at the junction of U.S. 

Highway 81 and the Texas–Oklahoma 

State line, then southeast along U.S. 

Highway 81 to its junction with U.S. 

Highway 287 in Montague County, then 

southeast along U.S. Highway 287 to its 

junction with Interstate Highway 35W 

in Fort Worth, then southwest along 

Interstate Highway 35 to its junction 

with U.S. Highway 290 East in Austin, 

then east along U.S. Highway 290 to its 

junction with Interstate Loop 610 in 

Harris County, then south and east 

along Interstate Loop 610 to its junction 

with Interstate Highway 45 in Houston, 

then south on Interstate Highway 45 to 

State Highway 342, then to the shore of 

the Gulf of Mexico, and then north and 

east along the shore of the Gulf of 

Mexico to the Texas–Louisiana State 

line. 

(B) That portion of the State lying 

within the boundaries of a line 

beginning at the Kleberg-Nueces County 

line and the shore of the Gulf of Mexico, 

then west along the County line to Park 

Road 22 in Nueces County, then north 

and west along Park Road 22 to its 

junction with State Highway 358 in 

Corpus Christi, then west and north 

along State Highway 358 to its junction 

with State Highway 286, then north 

along State Highway 286 to its junction 

with Interstate Highway 37, then east 

along Interstate Highway 37 to its 

junction with U.S. Highway 181, then 

north and west along U.S. Highway 181 

to its junction with U.S. Highway 77 in 

Sinton, then north and east along U.S. 

Highway 77 to its junction with U.S. 

Highway 87 in Victoria, then south and 


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east along U.S. Highway 87 to its 

junction with State Highway 35 at Port 

Lavaca, then north and east along State 

Highway 35 to the south end of the 

Lavaca Bay Causeway, then south and 

east along the shore of Lavaca Bay to its 

junction with the Port Lavaca Ship 

Channel, then south and east along the 

Lavaca Bay Ship Channel to the Gulf of 

Mexico, and then south and west along 

the shore of the Gulf of Mexico to the 

Kleberg-Nueces County line. 

Wyoming 

Regular-Season Open Area— 

Campbell, Converse, Crook, Goshen, 

Laramie, Niobrara, Platte, and Weston 

Counties, and those portions of Johnson 

County east of Interstates 25 and 90 and 

Sheridan County east of Interstate 90. 

Riverton-Boysen Unit—Portions of 

Fremont County. 

Park and Big Horn County Unit— 

Portions of Park and Big Horn Counties. 

Pacific Flyway 

Arizona 

Special-Season Area—Game 

Management Units 30A, 30B, 31, and 

32. 

LCRV Crane Hunt Area (Gillespie 

Dam Hunt Area in Unit 39)—That 

portion of the Gila River corridor in 

Unit 39 south of Gillespie Dam and 

north of Gila Bend located within the 

following townships and ranges: T2S 

R4W, T2S R5W, T3S R4W, T3S R5W, 

T4S R4W, and T5S R4W. 

Montana 

Special-Season Area—See State 

regulations. 

Utah 

Special-Season Area—Rich, Cache, 

and Unitah Counties and that portion of 

Box Elder County beginning on the 

Utah–Idaho State line at the Box Elder– 

Cache County line; west on the State 

line to the Pocatello Valley County 

Road; south on the Pocatello Valley 

County Road to I–15; southeast on I–15 

to SR–83; south on SR–83 to Lamp 

Junction; west and south on the 

Promontory Point County Road to the 

tip of Promontory Point; south from 

Promontory Point to the Box Elder– 

Weber County line; east on the Box 

Elder–Weber County line to the Box 

Elder–Cache County line; north on the 

Box Elder–Cache County line to the 

Utah–Idaho State line. 

Wyoming 

Bear River Area—That portion of 

Lincoln County described in State 

regulations. 

Salt River Area—That portion of 

Lincoln County described in State 

regulations. 

Farson-Eden Area—Those portions of 

Sweetwater and Sublette Counties 

described in State regulations. 

Uinta County Area—That portion of 

Uinta County described in State 

regulations. 

All Migratory Game Birds in Alaska 

North Zone—State Game Management 

Units 11–13 and 17–26. 

Gulf Coast Zone—State Game 

Management Units 5–7, 9, 14–16, and 

10 (Unimak Island only). 

Southeast Zone—State Game 

Management Units 1–4. 

Pribilof and Aleutian Islands Zone— 

State Game Management Unit 10 (except 

Unimak Island). 

Kodiak Zone—State Game 

Management Unit 8. 

All Migratory Game Birds in the Virgin 

Islands 

Ruth Cay Closure Area—The island of 

Ruth Cay, just south of St. Croix. 

All Migratory Game Birds in Puerto 

Rico 

Municipality of Culebra Closure 

Area—All of the municipality of 

Culebra. 

Desecheo Island Closure Area—All of 

Desecheo Island. 

Mona Island Closure Area—All of 

Mona Island. 

El Verde Closure Area—Those areas 

of the municipalities of Rio Grande and 

Loiza delineated as follows: (1) All 

lands between Routes 956 on the west 

and 186 on the east, from Route 3 on the 

north to the juncture of Routes 956 and 

186 (Km 13.2) in the south; (2) all lands 

between Routes 186 and 966 from the 

juncture of 186 and 966 on the north, to 

the Caribbean National Forest Boundary 

on the south; (3) all lands lying west of 

Route 186 for 1 kilometer from the 

juncture of Routes 186 and 956 south to 

Km 6 on Route 186; (4) all lands within 

Km 14 and Km 6 on the west and the 

Caribbean National Forest Boundary on 

the east; and (5) all lands within the 

Caribbean National Forest Boundary 

whether private or public. 

Cidra Municipality and adjacent 

areas—All of Cidra Municipality and 

portions of Aguas Buenas, Caguas, 

Cayey, and Comerio Municipalities as 

encompassed within the following 

boundary: Beginning on Highway 172 as 

it leaves the municipality of Cidra on 

the west edge, north to Highway 156, 

east on Highway 156 to Highway 1, 

south on Highway 1 to Highway 765, 

south on Highway 765 to Highway 763, 

south on Highway 763 to the Rio 

Guavate, west along Rio Guavate to 

Highway 1, southwest on Highway 1 to 

Highway 14, west on Highway 14 to 

Highway 729, north on Highway 729 to 

Cidra Municipality boundary to the 

point of the beginning. 

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BILLING CODE 4310–55–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

50 CFR Part 648 

[Docket No. 0908191244–91427ndash;02] 

RIN 0648–XY35 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Summer Flounder Fishery; 

Commercial Quota Harvested for the 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Temporary rule; closure. 

SUMMARY: NMFS announces that the 

2010 summer flounder commercial 

quota allocated to the Commonwealth of 

Massachusetts has been harvested. 

Vessels issued a commercial Federal 

fisheries permit for the summer 

flounder fishery may not land summer 

flounder in Massachusetts for the 

remainder of calendar year 2010, unless 

additional quota becomes available 

through a transfer from another state. 

Regulations governing the summer 

flounder fishery require publication of 

this notification to advise Massachusetts 

that the quota has been harvested and to 

advise vessel permit holders and dealer 

permit holders that no commercial 

quota is available for landing summer 

flounder in Massachusetts. 

DATES: Effective 0001 hours, September 

1, 2010, through 2400 hours, December 

31, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Heil, Fishery Management 

Specialist,(978) 281–9257. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Regulations governing the summer 

flounder fishery are found at 50 CFR 

part 648. The regulations require annual 

specification of a commercial quota that 

is apportioned on a percentage basis 

among the coastal states from North 

Carolina through Maine. The process to 

set the annual commercial quota and the 

percent allocated to each state is 

described in § 648.100. 

The initial total commercial quota for 

summer flounder for the 2010 calendar 


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