4516 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 20 / Thursday, January 30, 1997 / Proposed Rules

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sharon P. McDonald, Mass Media

Bureau, (202) 418–2180.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a

synopsis of the Commission’s Notice of

Proposed Rule Making, MM Docket No.

97–24, adopted January 17, 1997, and

released January 24, 1997. The full text

of this Commission decision is available

for inspection and copying during

normal business hours in the FCC

Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M

Street, NW., Washington, DC. The

complete text of this decision may also

be purchased from the Commission’s

copy contractor, International

Transcription Service, Inc., (202) 857–

3800, 2100 M Street, NW., Suite 140,

Washington, DC 20037.

Provisions of the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 do not apply to

this proceeding.

Members of the public should note

that from the time a Notice of Proposed

Rule Making is issued until the matter

is no longer subject to Commission

consideration or court review, all ex

parte contacts are prohibited in

Commission proceedings, such as this

one, which involve channel allotments.

See 47 CFR 1.1204(b) for rules

governing permissible ex parte contacts.

For information regarding proper

filing procedures for comments, see 47

CFR 1.415 and 1.420.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 73

Radio broadcasting.

Federal Communications Commission.

John A. Karousos,

Chief, Allocations Branch, Policy and Rules

Division, Mass Media Bureau.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

50 CFR Part 91

RIN 1018–AE07

1997 Migratory Bird Hunting and

Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck

Stamp) Contest

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service

Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

(Service) is revising the regulations

governing the conduct of the 1997

Migratory Bird Hunting and

Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck

Stamp) Contest. The following changes

are proposed by the Service: (1)

Deadline for submitting entry; (2)

technical requirements for design; and

(3) subject matter of entry. The contest

deadline is being reestablished for

submitting entry to allow participants

additional time to research the anatomy

of eligible species since many species

are located in many diverse

geographical regions and may require

more investigation and perfection of the

artwork. The technical requirements for

design to mat the entry over only sets

uniformity for exhibiting at various

museums across the country and

protects the entry from being damaged.

Additional clarification is needed under

the subject matter of entry stating the

design has to be the contestant’s original

‘‘hand drawn’’ creation. The design may

not be copied or duplicated from

previously published art, including

photographs, or computer-generated art

otherwise it will be ineligible or

disqualified.

DATES: Comments concerning these

amendments must be received no later

than March 31, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to: Manager

of Licensing, Federal Duck Stamp

Contest, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Department of the Interior, 1849 C

Street, NW, Suite 2058, Washington,

D.C. 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mrs. Lita F. Edwards, (202) 208–4354.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Duck Stamp Contest is the only

Federal agency-run art contest and has

been in existence since 1949 with the

1950 stamp the first to be selected in

open competition. The Federal Duck

Stamp ’s main use is a revenue stamp

needed by waterfowl hunters. This

year’s Contest and species information

follows:.

1. Contest schedule:

1997–98 Federal Duck Stamp Contest—

November 4–6, 1997

Public Viewing—Tuesday, November 4

from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Judging—Wednesday, November 5 at

10:30 a.m. through Thursday,

November 6 at 9:00 a.m.

2. The Contest will be held at the

Department of the Interior building,

Auditorium (C Street entrance), 1849 C

Street, NW, Washington, DC.

3. The three eligible species for the

Contest: (1) Barrow’s Goldeneye; (2)

Black Scoter; and (3) Mottled Duck.

As part of an effort to administer and

make minor improvements to the

Contest, the Service proposes the

following changes to the 1997 contest:

1. Persons wishing to enter the 1997

Contest may submit entries anytime

after July 1, but all entries must be

postmarked no later than midnight

Monday, September 15, 1997.

2. The Service is requiring that each

entry must be matted (over only) with a

9x12 inch white mat, 1 inch wide, and

the entire entry cannot exceed 1⁄4 inch

in total thickness. This new format is a

requirement to secure the artwork from

being damaged and sets uniformity for

exhibiting at various museums across

the country.

3. The Service is clarifying that the

identified species must be the dominant

feature of the design. The design must

be the contestant’s original ‘‘hand

drawn’’ creation. The design may not be

copied or duplicated from previously

published art, including photographs.

Photographs, computer-generated art,

art produced from a computer printer or

other computer/mechanical output

device (air brush method excepted) are

ineligible and will be disqualified.

The Federal Duck Stamp Program’s

intent is to keep the art competition as

a traditional American art form. The

history, tradition and beauty of this

unique art form should be maintained

by requiring art entries to be created in

the traditional ‘‘hand painted’’ manner

that artists have been submitting over

the years.

This regulation was not subject to

Office of Management and Budget

review under Executive Order 12866.

These proposed regulations have been

examined under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 and have been

found to contain no information

collection requirements. The

Department of the Interior has

determined that this regulation will not

have significant economic effect on a

substantial number of small entities

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5

U.S.C. 601 et seq.) as the changes/

revisions to the Contest will affect

individuals, not businesses or other

small entities as defined in the Act.

List of Subjects in 50 CFR 91

Hunting, Wildlife.

Accordingly, Title 50, Part 91 of the

Code of Federal Regulations is proposed

to be amended as follows:

PART 91—(AMENDED)

1. The authority citation for Part 91

continues to read as follows:

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 16 U.S.C. 718j; 31

U.S.C. 9701.

2. Section 91.11 is amended by

revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:

§ 91.11 Contest deadlines.

* * * * *

(b) Entries must be postmarked no

later than midnight September 15.
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3. Section 91.13 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 91.13 Technical requirements for design

and submission of entry.

The design must be a horizontal

drawing or painting seven (7) inches

high and ten (10) inches wide. The entry

may be drawn in any medium desired

by the contestant and may be in either

multicolor or black and white. No scroll

work, lettering, bird band numbers,

signatures or initials may appear on the

design. Each entry must be matted (over

only) with a nine (9) inch by twelve (12)

inch white mat, one (1) inch wide, and

the entire entry cannot exceed one

quarter (1⁄4) inch in total thickness.

Entries must not be framed, under glass,

or have a protective covering that is

attached to the entry.

4. Section 91.14 is revised to read as

follows:

§ 91.14 Restriction on subject matter to

entry.

A live portrayal of any bird(s) of the

five or fewer identified eligible species

must be the dominant feature of the

design. The design may depict more

than one of the eligible species. Designs

may include, but are not limited to,

hunting dogs, hunting scenes, use of

waterfowl decoys, National Wildlife

Refuges as the background of habitat

scenes, and other designs that depict the

sporting, conservation, stamp collecting

and other uses of the stamp. The overall

mandate will be to select the best design

that will make an interesting, useful and

attractive duck stamp that will be

accepted and prized by hunters, stamp

collectors, conservationists, and others.

The design must be the contestant’s

original ‘‘hand drawn’’ creation. The

entry design may not be copied or

duplicated from previously published

art, including photographs.

Photographs, computer-generated art,

art produced from a computer printer or

other computer/mechanical output

device (air brush method excepted) art

are not eligible to be entered into the

contest and will be disqualified. An

entry submitted in a prior contest that

was not selected for the Federal or a

state stamp design may be submitted in

the current contest if it meets the above

criteria.

Dated: January 17, 1997.

George T. Frampton, Jr.,

Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and

Parks.

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