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the possibility of unauthorized access, 

use, or dissemination of the data in the 

system. They include, but are not 

limited to user identification, password 

protection, firewalls, virtual private 

network, encryption, intrusion detection 

system, common access cards, smart 

cards, biometrics and public key 

infrastructure. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

An individual who wishes to access a 

record about him or her in this system 

of records must make an access request, 

in writing, to the System Manager at the 

address specified above. For purposes of 

verifying the requester’s identity, the 

request should provide either a 

notarization of the request or a written 

certification that the requester is who he 

or she claims to be and understands that 

the knowing and willful request of a 

record pertaining to an individual under 

false pretenses is a criminal offense 

under the Privacy Act, subject to a fine 

of up to five thousand dollars. If the 

request is made on behalf of a minor or 

incapacitated person, evidence of parent 

or guardian relationship must be 

included. Requests should include (a) 

full name, (b) address, (c) the 

approximate date(s) the information was 

collected, (d) the type(s) of information 

collected, and (e) the office(s) or 

official(s) responsible for the collection 

of information, if known. Individuals 

may also request an accounting of 

disclosures that have been made of their 

records, if any. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

An individual who wishes to contest 

or amend records about him or her in 

this system of records must write to the 

System Manager at the address specified 

above and provide the information 

described under ‘‘Record Access 

Procedure.’’ In addition, the request 

must reasonably identify the record and 

specify the information being contested, 

the corrective action sought, and the 

reason(s) for requesting the correction, 

and include any supporting 

documentation. The right to contest 

records is limited to information that is 

factually inaccurate, incomplete, 

irrelevant, or untimely (obsolete). 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

An individual who wishes to know 

whether this system of records contains 

a record about him or her may make a 

notification request. The request must 

be made in writing to the System 

Manager at the address specified above 

and provide the information described 

under ‘‘Record Access Procedure.’’ 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

HISTORY: 

67 FR 60742 at 60755 (Sept. 26, 2002), 

83 FR 6591 (Feb. 14, 2018). 

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BILLING CODE 4140–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Fish and Wildlife Service 

[FWS–HQ–MB–2021–N002; FF09M13200/ 

201/FXMB12330900000; OMB Control 

Number 1018–0172] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Federal Migratory Bird 

Hunting and Conservation Stamp 

(Duck Stamp) and Junior Duck Stamp 

Contests 

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), we, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service (Service), are proposing to 

renew an information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 3, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the 

information collection request by mail 

to the Service Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, MS: PRB (JAO/3W), 

5275 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 

22041–3803 (mail); or by email to Info_

Coll@fws.gov. Please reference OMB 

Control Number 1018–0172 in the 

subject line of your comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Madonna L. Baucum, Service 

Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, by email at Info_Coll@fws.gov, 

or by telephone at (703) 358–2503. 

Individuals who are hearing or speech 

impaired may call the Federal Relay 

Service at 1–800–877–8339 for TTY 

assistance. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the PRA and its 

implementing regulations at 5 CFR 

1320.8(d)(1), all information collections 

require approval under the PRA. We 

may not conduct or sponsor and you are 

not required to respond to a collection 

of information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

As part of our continuing effort to 

reduce paperwork and respondent 

burdens, we invite the public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on new, 

proposed, revised, and continuing 

collections of information. This helps us 

assess the impact of our information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand our 

information collection requirements and 

provide the requested data in the 

desired format. 

We are especially interested in public 

comment addressing the following: 

(1) Whether or not the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether or not the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) The accuracy of our estimate of the 

burden for this collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(4) How might the agency minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of response. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Abstract: 

History of the Federal Duck Stamp 

On March 16, 1934, Congress passed, 

and President Franklin D. Roosevelt 

signed, the Migratory Bird Hunting 

Stamp Act (16 U.S.C. 718–718k). 

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 Service. 

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 1.5 million 

stamps are sold each year, and as of 

2017, Federal Duck Stamps had 


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generated more than $1 billion for the 

preservation of more than 6 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. 

History of the Duck Stamp Contest 

Jay N. ‘‘Ding’’ Darling, a nationally 

known political cartoonist for the Des 

Moines Register and a noted hunter and 

wildlife conservationist, designed the 

first Federal Duck Stamp at President 

Roosevelt’s request. In subsequent years, 

noted wildlife artists submitted designs. 

The first Federal Duck Stamp Contest 

was opened in 1949 to any U.S. artist 

who wished to enter, and 65 artists 

submitted a total of 88 design entries. 

Since then, the contest has been known 

as the Federal Migratory Bird Hunting 

and Conservation Stamp Art (Duck 

Stamp) Contest and has attracted large 

numbers of entrants. 

The Duck Stamp Contest (50 CFR part 

91) remains the only art competition of 

its kind regulated by the U.S. 

Government. The Secretary of the 

Interior appoints a panel of noted art, 

waterfowl, and philatelic authorities to 

select each year’s winning design. 

Winners receive no compensation for 

the work, except a signed pane of their 

stamps; winners retain the copyright to 

their artwork and may sell the original 

and prints of their designs, which are 

sought by hunters, conservationists, and 

art collectors. 

For the Duck Stamp Contest, the 

Service selects five or fewer species of 

waterfowl each year; each entry must 

employ one of the Service-designated 

species as the dominant feature (defined 

as being in the foreground and clearly 

the focus of attention). In 2020 a 

permanent theme was established and 

participants are currently also required 

to include a mandatory waterfowl 

hunting accessory or waterfowl hunting 

scene within their design. These may 

include objects such as hunting dogs, 

waterfowl decoys, waterfowl hunters 

and scenes illustrating the theme 

‘‘celebrating our waterfowl hunting 

heritage.’’ Designs may also include 

national wildlife refuges as the 

background of habitat scenes, noneligible species, or other scenes that 

depict uses of the stamp for 

conservation and collecting purposes. 

Entries may be in any media EXCEPT 

photography or computer-generated art. 

Designs must be the contestants’ 

original hand-drawn creation and may 

not be copied or duplicated from 

previously published art, including 

photographs, or from images in any 

format published on the internet. 

History of the Junior Duck Stamp 

Contest 

The Federal Junior Duck Stamp 

Conservation and Design Program 

(Junior Duck Stamp Program) began in 

1989 as an extension of the Migratory 

Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. 

The national Junior Duck Stamp art 

contest started in 1993, and the first 

stamp design was selected from entries 

from eight participating States. The 

program was recognized by Congress 

with the 1994 enactment of the Junior 

Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 

Program Act (16 U.S.C. 719). All 50 

States, Washington DC, and 2 of the U.S. 

Territories currently participate in the 

annual contest. 

The Junior Duck Stamp Program 

introduces wetland and waterfowl 

conservation to students in kindergarten 

through high school. It crosses cultural, 

ethnic, social, and geographic 

boundaries to teach greater awareness 

and guide students in exploring our 

nation’s natural resources. It is the 

Service’s premier conservation 

education initiative. 

The Junior Duck Stamp Program 

includes a dynamic art- and sciencebased curriculum. This non-traditional 

pairing of subjects brings new interest to 

both the sciences and the arts. The 

program teaches students across the 

nation conservation through the arts, 

using scientific and wildlife observation 

principles to encourage visual 

communication about what they learn. 

Four curriculum guides, with activities 

and resources, were developed for use 

as a year-round study plan to assist 

students in exploring science in real-life 

situations. 

Modeled after the Federal Duck 

Stamp Contest, the annual Junior Duck 

Stamp Art and Conservation Message 

Contest (Junior Duck Stamp Contest) 

was developed as a visual assessment of 

a student’s learning and progression. 

The Junior Duck Stamp Contest 

encourages partnerships among Federal 

and State government agencies, 

nongovernmental organizations, 

businesses, and volunteers to help 

recognize and honor thousands of 

teachers and students throughout the 

United States for their participation in 

conservation-related activities. Since 

2000, the contest has received more 

than 530,000 entries. 

The winning artwork from the 

national art contest serves as the design 

for the Junior Duck Stamp, which the 

Service produces annually. This $5 

stamp has become a much sought after 

collector’s item. One hundred percent of 

the revenue from the sale of Junior Duck 

stamps goes to support recognition and 

environmental education activities for 

students who participate in the 

program. More than $1.25 million in 

Junior Duck Stamp proceeds have been 

used to provide recognition, incentives, 

and scholarships to participating 

students, teachers, and schools. The 

Program continues to educate youth 

about land stewardship and the 

importance of connecting to their 

natural worlds. Several students who 

have participated in the Junior Duck 

Stamp Program have gone on to become 

full-time wildlife artists and 

conservation professionals; many 

attribute their interest and success to 

their early exposure to the Junior Duck 

Stamp Program. 

Who Can Enter the Federal Duck Stamp 

and Junior Duck Stamp Contests 

The Duck Stamp Contest is open to all 

U.S. citizens, nationals, and resident 

aliens who are at least 18 years of age 

by June 1. Individuals enrolled in 

kindergarten through grade 12 may 

participate in the Junior Duck Stamp 

Contest. All eligible students are 

encouraged to participate in the Junior 

Duck Stamp Conservation and Design 

Program annual art and conservation 

message contest as part of the program 

curriculum through public, private, and 

homeschools, as well as through 

nonformal educational experiences such 

as those found in scouting, art studios, 

and nature centers. 

Entry Requirements 

Each entry in the Duck Stamp Contest 

requires a completed entry form and an 

entry fee. Information required on the 

entry form includes: 

• ‘‘Display, Participation & 

Reproduction Rights Agreement’’ 

certification form; 

• Basic contact information (name, 

address, phone numbers, and email 

address); 

• Date of birth (to verify eligibility); 

• Species portrayed and medium 

used; and 

• Name of hometown newspaper (for 

press coverage). 

Each entry in the Junior Duck Stamp 

Contest requires a completed entry form 

that requests: 


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• Basic contact information (name, 

address, phone numbers, and email 

address); 

• Age (to verify eligibility); 

• Parent’s name and contact 

information; 

• Whether the student has a Social 

Security or VISA immigration number 

or is a foreign exchange student (to 

verify eligibility to receive prizes); 

• Grade of student (so they may be 

judged with their peers); 

• The title, species, medium used, 

and conservation message associated 

with the drawing; 

• Basic contact information for their 

teacher and school (name, address, 

phone numbers, and email address); and 

• Certification of authenticity. 

Students in Grades 7 through 12 and 

all national level students are also 

required to include citations for any 

resources they used to develop their 

designs. We use this information to 

verify that the student has not 

plagiarized or copied someone else’s 

work. The Service also translates entry 

forms into other appropriate languages 

to increase the understanding of the 

rules and what the parents and students 

are signing. 

Title of Collection: Federal Migratory 

Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp 

(Duck Stamp) and Junior Duck Stamp 

Contests. 

OMB Control Number: 1018–0172. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: 

Individuals. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Frequency of Collection: Annually. 

Total Estimated Annual Nonhour 

Burden Cost: $53,000.00 annually (entry 

fees of $125 plus an average of $15 for 

mailing costs, for an estimated 200 

annual submissions to the Federal Duck 

Stamp Contest). There are no fees 

associated with the Junior Duck Stamp 

Contest submissions. We estimate the 

mailing costs associated with entering 

submissions to the Junior Duck Stamp 

contest to be approximately $25,000 

annually. Most of the student entries are 

mailed directly by schools, who utilize 

the bulk mail option, thereby reducing 

the amount of postage and packages 

received. 

Activity 

Total number 

of annual 

respondents 

Average 

number of 

submissions 

each 

Total number 

of annual 

responses 

Average 

completion time 

per response 

(min) 

Total annual 

burden 

hours * 

Duck Stamp Program Contest Entry Form: 

Individuals ................................................................... 200 1 200 7 23 

Junior Duck Stamp Program Contest Entry Form: 

Individuals ................................................................... 25,000 1 25,000 ** 20 8,333 

Totals: .................................................................. 25,200 1 25,200 .......................... 8,356 

* Rounded. 

** Burden for Junior Duck Stamp Program entry form is longer since both the parents and teacher must sign the form, and the student must 

provide references. 

An 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. 

The authority for this action is the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Dated: March 1, 2021. 

Madonna Baucum, 

Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04455 Filed 3–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Indian Affairs 

[201A2100DD/AAKC001030//

A0A501010.999900; OMB Control Number 

1076–0120] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Bureau of Indian Education 

Adult Education Program 

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, 

Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, 

the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), 

are proposing to renew an information 

collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before May 3, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on 

this information collection request (ICR) 

to Ms. Juanita Mendoza, Program 

Analyst, Bureau of Indian Education, 

U.S. Department of the Interior, 1849 C 

Street NW, MS 3609–MIB, Washington, 

DC 20240; or by email to 

Juanita.Mendoza@bie.edu. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 1076– 

0120 in the subject line of your 

comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

request additional information about 

this ICR, contact Juanita Mendoza by 

email at Juanita.Mendoza@bie.edu, or 

by telephone at (202) 208–3559. You 

may also view the ICR at http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we provide the 

general public and other Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on new, proposed, revised, 

and continuing collections of 

information. This helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. It also helps the 

public understand our information 

collection requirements and provide the 

requested data in the desired format. 

We are again soliciting comments on 

the proposed ICR that is described 

below. We are especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is the collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

BIE; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the BIE enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the BIE minimize the burden of 

this collection on the respondents, 

including through the use of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. Before including your 

address, phone number, email address, 

or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire 

comment—including your personal 

identifying information—may be made 


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