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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 42 / Friday, March 4, 2005 / Notices
Dated: February 18, 2005.
Frank L. Davis,
General Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Housing.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
2005 Migratory Bird Hunting and
Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck
Stamp) Contest
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage
Corridor Commission Meeting
Department of the Interior;
Office of the Secretary.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice announces an
upcoming meeting of the Delaware &
Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Commission. Notice of this meeting is
required under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463).
Meeting Date and Time: Friday,
March 11, 2005, Time 1:30 p.m. to 4
p.m.
Heritage Conservancy,
Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike,
Doylestown, PA 18901.
The agenda for the meeting will focus
on implementation of the Management
Action Plan for the Delaware and
Lehigh National Heritage Corridor and
State Heritage Park. The Commission
was established to assist the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its
political subdivisions in planning and
implementing an integrated strategy for
protecting and promoting cultural,
historic and natural resources. The
Commission reports to the Secretary of
the Interior and to the Congress.
ADDRESSES:
The
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage
Corridor Commission was established
by Public Law 100–692, November 18,
1988 and extended through Pub. L. 105–
355, November 13, 1998.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
C.
Allen Sachse, Executive Director,
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage
Corridor Commission, 1 South Third
Street, 8th Floor, Easton, PA 18042,
(610) 923–3548.
Dated: February 25, 2005.
C. Allen Sachse,
Executive Director, Delaware & Lehigh
National Heritage Corridor Commission.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service announces the dates and
locations of the 2005 Federal Duck
Stamp contest; the public is invited to
enter and to attend.
DATES: 1. The official date to begin the
submission of entries to the 2005
contest is June 1, 2005. All entries must
be postmarked no later than midnight,
Monday, August 15, 2005.
2. The public may first view the 2005
Federal Duck Stamp Contest entries on
Tuesday, September 13 and on
Wednesday, September 14, 2005 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
3. Judging will be held on Thursday,
September 15 and on Friday, September
16, 2005 beginning at 10 a.m.
4. The contest will be held in
Memphis, Tennessee at a location to be
announced later.
ADDRESSES: Requests for complete
copies of the contest rules, reproduction
rights agreement, and display and
participation agreement may be
requested by calling 1–703–358–2000,
or requests may be addressed to: Federal
Duck Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Department of the
Interior, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Mail
Stop MBSP–4070, Arlington, VA 22203–
1622. You may also download the
information from the Federal Duck
Stamp Web site at https://
duckstamps.fws.gov.
Mr.
Ryan W. Booth, Federal Duck Stamp
Office, (703) 358–2004, or by e-mail
Ryan_W_Booth@fws.gov, or fax at (703)
358–2009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Background
On March 16, 1934, Congress passed
and President Franklin Roosevelt signed
the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act.
Popularly known as the Duck Stamp
Act, it required all waterfowl hunters 16
years or older to buy a stamp annually.
The revenue generated was originally
earmarked for the Department of
Agriculture, but 5 years later was
transferred to the Department of the
Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service to buy or lease waterfowl
sanctuaries.
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In the years since its enactment, the
Federal Duck Stamp Program has
become one of the most popular and
successful conservation programs ever
initiated. Today, some 1.8 million
stamps are sold each year, and as of
2004, Federal Duck Stamps have
generated more than $700 million for
the preservation of more than 5.2
million acres of waterfowl habitat in the
United States. Numerous other birds,
mammals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians
have similarly prospered because of
habitat protection made possible by the
program. An estimated one-third of the
Nation’s endangered and threatened
species find food or shelter in refuges
preserved by Duck Stamp funds.
Moreover, the protected wetlands help
dissipate storms, purify water supplies,
store flood water, and nourish fish
hatchlings important for sport and
commercial fishermen.
The Contest
The first Federal Duck Stamp was
designed at President Franklin
Roosevelt’s request by Jay N. ‘‘Ding’’
Darling, a nationally known political
cartoonist for the Des Moines Register
and a noted hunter and wildlife
conservationist. In subsequent years,
noted wildlife artists were asked to
submit designs. The first content was
opened in 1949 to any U.S. artist who
wished to enter, and 65 artists
submitted a total of 88 design entries in
the only art competition of its kind
sponsored by the U.S. Government. To
select each year’s design, a panel of
noted art, waterfowl, and philatelic
authorities are appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior. Winners
receive no compensation for the work,
except a pane of their stamps, but
winners may sell prints of their designs,
which are sought by hunters,
conservationists, and art collectors.
The public may view the 2005 Federal
Duck Stamp entries on Tuesday,
September 13 and Wednesday,
September 14, 2005, at a time and
location to be announced in the future.
This year’s judging will be held
Thursday, September 15 and Friday,
September 16, 2005.
Eligible Species
Species eligible for the 2005 contest
include brant, northern shoveler, Ross’
goose, ruddy duck and Canada goose.
Entries featuring a species other than
the above listed species will be
disqualified.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission Meeting
AGENCY: Department of the Interior; Office of the Secretary.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces an upcoming meeting of the Delaware &
Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission. Notice of this meeting is
required under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463).
Meeting Date and Time: Friday, March 11, 2005, Time 1:30 p.m. to 4
p.m.
ADDRESSES: Heritage Conservancy, Aldie Mansion, 85 Old Dublin Pike,
Doylestown, PA 18901.
The agenda for the meeting will focus on implementation of the
Management Action Plan for the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage
Corridor and State Heritage Park. The Commission was established to
assist the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and its political subdivisions
in planning and implementing an integrated strategy for protecting and
promoting cultural, historic and natural resources. The Commission
reports to the Secretary of the Interior and to the Congress.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage
Corridor Commission was established by Public Law 100-692, November 18,
1988 and extended through Pub. L. 105-355, November 13, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: C. Allen Sachse, Executive Director,
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor Commission, 1 South Third
Street, 8th Floor, Easton, PA 18042, (610) 923-3548.
Dated: February 25, 2005.
C. Allen Sachse,
Executive Director, Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Commission.
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