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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]

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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]

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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,

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which are sought by hunters,

conservationists, and art collectors.

The public may view the 2001 Federal

Duck Stamp Contest entries on Monday,

November 5, 2001, from 10 a.m. to 2

p.m. in Department of the Interior

Auditorium (‘‘C’’ Street entrance), 1849

C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. This

year’s judging will be held November 6–

7, 2001, beginning at 10:30 a.m. on

Tuesday, November 6, and continuing at

9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7, if

needed. In the event of a smaller than

usual number of entries, all of the

judging will take place on Tuesday,

November 6.

Dated: January 30, 2001.

Marshall Jones,

Acting Director.

[FR Doc. 01–3888 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

(NV–030–1430–ES; N–65834)

Realty Action: Recreation and Public

Purposes Act Classification; Churchill

County, NV

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of realty action.

SUMMARY: The following federal land in

Churchill County, Nevada has been

examined and found suitable for

classification for lease/conveyance to

the Churchill County under the

provisions of the Recreation and Public

Purposes (R&PP) Act, as amended (43

U.S.C. 869 et seq.):

Mt. Diablo Meridian

T. 18 N., R. 29 E.

Sec. 21, SE1⁄4SE1⁄4SE1⁄4.

(containing 10 acres, more or less)

Churchill County proposes to use the

land for an animal protection facility.

The land is located near the intersection

of Berney and Pasture Roads, near the

Fallon Naval Air Station. The land is

not needed for federal purposes. Lease/

conveyance is consistent with current

BLM land use planning and would be in

the public interest. Issuance of a 5-year

lease with a purchase option is

proposed. The lease/patent when

issued, will be subject to the provisions

of the R&PP Act and to all applicable

regulations of the Secretary of the

Interior, and will contain the following

reservations to the United States:

1. A right-of-way thereon for ditches

and canals constructed by the authority

of the United States, Act of August 30,

1890 (43 U.S.C. 945).

2. All mineral deposits in the land so

patented, and to it, or persons

authorized by it, the right to prospect,

mine and remove such deposits from

the same under applicable law and

regulations to be established by the

Secretary of the Interior.

Upon publication of this notice in the

Federal Register, the land will be

segregated from all forms of

appropriation under the public land

laws, including the general mining laws,

except for lease or conveyance under

the Recreation and Public Purposes Act

and leasing under the mineral leasing

laws. For a period of 45 days after

publication of this notice, interested

parties may submit comments regarding

the proposed lease/conveyance or

classification to the Acting Assistant

Manager, Non-Renewable Resources,

Bureau of Land Management, Carson

City Field Office, 5665 Morgan Mill

Road, Carson City, NV 89701.

Classification Comments: Interested

parties may submit comments involving

the suitability of the land for an animal

protection facility. Comments on the

classification are restricted to whether

the land is physically suited for the

proposal, whether the use will

maximize the future use or uses of the

land, whether the use is consistent with

local planning and zoning, or if the use

is consistent with State and Federal

programs.

Application Comments: Interested

parties may submit comments regarding

the specific use proposed in the

application and plan of development,

whether the BLM followed proper

administrative procedures in reaching

the decision, or any other factor not

directly related to the suitability of the

land for an animal protection facility.

Any adverse comments will be reviewed

by the State Director. In the absence of

any adverse comments, the

classification will become effective 60

days from the date of publication of this

notice in the Federal Register. The land

will not be offered for lease/conveyance

until after the classification becomes

final.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments, including names and street

addresses of respondents will be

available for public review at the Carson

City Field Office during regular business

hours. Individual respondents may

request confidentiality. If you wish to

withhold your name or address from

public review or from disclosure under

the Freedom of Information Act, you

must state this prominently at the

beginning of your comments. Such

requests will be honored to the extent

allowed by law. All submissions from

organizations or businesses, and from

individuals identifying themselves as

representatives or officials of

organizations or businesses, will be

made available for public inspection in

their entirety.

Dated this 2nd day of February, 2001.

Richard Conrad,

Assistant Manager, Non-Renewable

Resources, Carson City Field Office.

[FR Doc. 01–3894 Filed 2–15–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[AZ–010–1210–ET; AZA–31344]

Cancellation of Proposed Withdrawal;

Arizona

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice terminates the

segregative effect of a proposed

withdrawal of 299,952.41 acres of lands

requested by the Bureau of Land

Management at the Paria Plateau. On

November 9, 2000, the Vermilion Cliffs

National Monument was established by

Presidential Proclamation No. 7374, so

the withdrawal is not needed. This

notice opens the lands, that are not

located within the Vermilion Cliffs

National Monument, to surface entry

and mining.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 19, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Laurie Ford, BLM Arizona Strip Field

Office, 345 East Riverside Drive, St.

George, Utah 84790, 435–688–3200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Notice

of Proposed Withdrawal was published

in the Federal Register, FR 00–20678,

August 15, 2000, which temporarily

segregated the lands described therein

from location and entry under the

general land laws, including the mining

laws, subject to valid existing rights.

The new Vermilion Cliffs National

Monument includes most of the lands

proposed for withdrawal, so the Bureau

of Land Management has determined

that the proposed withdrawal is not

needed and has cancelled its

application.

At 9 a.m. on March 19, 2001, the

lands that were described in the Notice

of Proposed Withdrawal in the Federal

Register, FR 00–20678, August 15, 2000,

that are not located within the

Vermilion Cliffs National Monument,

will be opened to operation of the

public land laws generally, subject to

valid existing rights, the provision of