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Florida. The changes to P–19P are

designed to coincide the OPA with

lands held for conservation purposes on

North Captiva Island.

How To Get Copies of the Maps

The Service has given copies of the

revised map to the House of

Representatives Committee on

Resources and the Senate Committee on

Environment and Public Works, and is

sending maps to the House of

Representatives Committee on Banking

and Financial Services and each

appropriate Federal, State, and local

agency having jurisdiction over the

areas in which the modified units are

located.

You can purchase copies of System

and OPA maps from the U.S. Geological

Survey, Earth Science Information

Center, P.O. Box 25286, Denver,

Colorado 80225. The cost is $10.00 per

map, plus a $5.00 shipping and

handling fee for the entire order. Maps

can also be viewed at the following Fish

and Wildlife Service offices:

Washington Office—all System and

OPA maps, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, Division of Federal Program

Activities, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive

Room 400, Arlington, Virginia 22203,

(703) 358–2183

Southeast Regional Office—all System

and OPA maps for NC, SC, GA, FL,

AL, MS and LA, Region 4, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, 1875 Century

Blvd., Atlanta, Georgia 30345, (404)

679–7125

Field Office—System and OPA maps for

south Florida, Field Supervisor, U. S.

Fish and Wildlife Service, 360 U.S. 1,

Suite 5, Vero Beach, Florida 32960,

(561) 562–3909

Dated: January 22, 2001.

Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,

Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 01–4031 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Coastal Barrier Improvement Act of

1990; Amendments to the Coastal

Barrier Resources System

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: We, the Fish and Wildlife

Service, have replaced one Coastal

Barrier Resources System map in North

Carolina, as directed by Congress. We

are using this notice to inform the

public about the distribution and

availability of the revised map.

DATES: The boundary revisions for these

units became effective on October 19,

2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Benjamin N. Tuggle, Department of the

Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Division of Federal Program Activities,

(703) 358–2161.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

In 1982, Congress passed the Coastal

Barrier Resources Act (Pub L. 97–348) to

restrict Federal spending that could

foster development of undeveloped

coastal barriers along the Atlantic and

Gulf of Mexico coasts. In the Coastal

Barrier Improvement Act of 1990 (Pub

L. 101–591), Congress amended the

1982 Act to broaden the definition of a

coastal barrier, and approved a series of

maps entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier

Resources System’’ dated October 24,

1990. These maps identify and depict

those coastal barriers located on the

coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of

Mexico, and the Great Lakes, and in

Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands that

are subject to the Federal funding

limitations outlined in the Act.

The Act also defines our

responsibilities regarding the System

maps. We have official custody of these

maps, and prepare and distribute copies

of the maps. We published a notice of

the filing, distribution, and availability

of the maps entitled ‘‘Coastal Barrier

Resources System’’ dated October 24,

1990, in the Federal Register on June 6,

1991 (56 FR 26304–26312). We have

announced all subsequent map

revisions in the Federal Register.

Revisions to the Coastal Barrier

Resources System in North Carolina

Section 1 of Public Law 106–332,

enacted on October 19, 2000, requires us

to revise the map of Coastal Barrier

Resources System Unit NC–01 in Dare

and Currituck Counties, North Carolina.

The changes to Pine Island Unit NC–01

will conform the boundary of the unit

to the National Audubon Society’s Pine

Island Sanctuary property boundary.

The changes will also include

‘‘associated aquatic habitat’’ as defined

by Service guidelines.

How To Get Copies of the Maps

The Service has given copies of the

revised System maps to the House of

Representatives Committee on

Resources and the Committee on

Banking and Financial Services, the

Senate Committee on Environment and

Public Works, and to each appropriate

Federal, State, or local agency having

jurisdiction over the areas in which the

modified units are located.

You can purchase copies of System

maps from the U.S. Geological Survey,

Earth Science Information Center, P.O.

Box 25286, Mail Stop 517, Denver,

Colorado 80225. The cost is $10.00 per

map, plus a $5.00 shipping and

handling fee for the entire order. Maps

can also be viewed at the following

Service offices:

Washington Office—all System maps,

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,

Division of Federal Program

Activities, 4401 N. Fairfax Drive

Room 400, Arlington, Virginia 22203,

(703) 358–2183

Southeast Regional Office—all System

maps for NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS and

LA Region 4, U.S. Fish and Wildlife

Service, 1875 Century Blvd., Atlanta,

Georgia 30345, (404) 679–7125

Field Office—System maps for North

Carolina, Field Supervisor, U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service, Raleigh Field

Office 551–F Pylon Drive, P.O. Box

33726, Raleigh, NC 27636–3726, (919)

856–4520

Dated: January 22, 2001.

Marshall P. Jones, Jr.,

Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 01–4032 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Availability of Draft Comprehensive

Conservation Plan and Environmental

Assessment for Shiawassee National

Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI and

Michigan Wetland Management

District, East Lansing, MI

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Refuge

Improvement Act of 1997, the U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service has published the

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge

Draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan

and Environmental Assessment. The

Plan describes how the Service intends

to manage the Refuge for the next 15

years. The document includes the

Michigan Wetland Management District

(WMD).

DATES: Submit written comments by

April 11, 2001. All comments should be

addressed to Doug Spencer, Shiawassee

National Wildlife Refuge, 6975 Mower

Road, Saginaw, MI 48601. Comments

may also be submitted through the

Service’s regional website at: http://

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www.fws.gov/r3pao/planning/

shiawasstop.htm

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Plan or a

summary may be obtained by writing to

Doug Spencer at the address above or by

placing a request through the website.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information contact Doug

Spencer, Shiawassee National Wildlife

Refuge, 6975 Mower Road, Saginaw, MI

48601. Phone (517) 777–5930 or E-mail

doug_spencer@fws.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge

includes a large area of wetlands and

forests within the agricultural and urban

landscape of Michigan’s Saginaw

County. Established in 1953, the Refuge

now includes 9,226 acres and is

recognized as globally significant to

migratory waterfowl. It was authorized

to be a sanctuary for migratory birds,

fish and wildlife-oriented recreation,

protection of natural resources, and the

conservation of endangered and

threatened species. The Michigan WMD

consists of two waterfowl production

areas, which are cooperatively managed

with the Michigan Department of

Natural Resources.

The Draft Comprehensive

Conservation Plan emphasizes the

habitat needs of fish and wildlife and

expanded opportunities for wildlifedependent recreation.

Dated: February 8, 2001.

William F. Hartwig,

[FR Doc. 01–3988 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

Klamath Fishery Management Council

Meeting

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5

U.S.C. App. I), this notice announces a

meeting of the Klamath Fishery

Management Council, established under

the authority of the Klamath River Basin

Fishery Resources Restoration Act (16

U.S.C. 460ss et seq.). The Klamath

Fishery Management Council makes

recommendations to agencies that

regulate harvest of anadromous fish in

the Klamath River Basin. The objectives

of this meeting are to hear technical

reports (including the ocean stock

projection for Klamath River fall

chinook in 2001), review the 2000

fishery season, and discuss and plan

management of the 2001 season. The

meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The Klamath Fishery

Management Council will meet from

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday,

February 22, 2001; and from 8 a.m. to

12 p.m. on Friday, February 23, 2001.

Place: The meeting will be held at the

Yurok Tribal Office, Highway 96,

Weitchpec, California.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Ronald A. Iverson, Project Leader, Fish

and Wildlife Service, 1829 South

Oregon Street, Yreka, California 96097,

telephone (530) 842–5763.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For

background information on the Klamath

Council, please refer to the notice of

their initial meeting that appeared in the

Federal Register on July 8, 1987 (52 FR

25639).

Dated: February 7, 2001.

Elizabeth H. Stevens,

Acting California/Nevada Operations

Manager, California/Nevada Office, Fish and

Wildlife Service.

[FR Doc. 01–3991 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–55–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Fish and Wildlife Service

2001 Migratory Bird Hunting and

Conservation Stamp (Federal Duck

Stamp) Contest

AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Fish and Wildlife Service

announces the dates and locations of the

2001 Federal Duck Stamp contest; the

public is invited to enter and to attend.

DATES: 1. The official date to begin

submission of entries to the 2001

contest is July 1, 2001. All entries must

be postmarked no later than midnight,

Saturday, September 15, 2001.

2. The public may view the 2001

Federal Duck Stamp Contest entries on

Monday, November 5, 2001, from 10

a.m. to 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Requests for complete

copies of the regulations, reproduction

rights agreement, and display and

participation agreement may be

requested by calling 1–877–887–5508,

or requests may be addressed to: Federal

Duck Stamp Contest, U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, Department of the

Interior, 1849 C Street, NW., Suite 2058,

Washington, DC 20240. You may also

download the information from the

Federal Duck Stamp Home Page at

duckstamps.fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Terry Bell, telephone (202) 208–4354, or

fax: (202) 208–6296.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On March 16, 1934, Congress passed

and President 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.

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

1995, Federal Duck Stamps have

generated $501 million for the

preservation of 4,389,792.86 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 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

contest was opened in 1949 to any U.S.

artist who wished to enter, and 65

artists submitted a total of 88 design

entries. The number of entries rose to

2,099 in 1981 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,