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General Information:

Federal Register:  April 27, 1995
Effective Date: October 5, 1994
Agency: Department of Defense, Defense Mapping Agency.
Action: Notice.
Summary: The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the unauthorized use of the name, ``Defense Mapping Agency'', the initials, ``DMA'', or the official Defense Mapping Agency Seal, is now prohibited by law.

For Further Information Contact:

Name: Ms. Helen Sharetts-Sullivan, Associate General Counsel Information & Privacy
Phone: (703) 285-9315
Address: Defense Mapping Agency
Associate General Counsel for Information and Privacy
8613 Lee Highway, St-A-7, Fairfax, Virginia 22031-2137 USA

Notice:

No person may use the Defense Mapping Agency name, initials or seal, or any colorable imitation of them, in connection with any merchandise, retail product, impersonation, solicitation, or commercial or related activity in a manner calculated or intended to give the impression that the use is approved or endorsed by the Secretary of Defense, without first obtaining written approval first the Secretary of Defense.

Authority to grant written approval for the use of the Defense Mapping Agency name, initials or seal has been delegated to the Director, Defense Mapping Agency. Anyone intending to use the Defense Mapping Agency name, seal or initials, or any colorable imitation of them, in connection with merchandise, retail products, impersonation, solicitation, or any commercial or related activity must obtain prior written approval by writing to the Defense Mapping Agency, Office of General Counsel, 8613 Lee Highway St-A-7, Fairfax, Virginia 22031-2137.

Anyone now using the Defense Mapping Agency name, seal or initials, or any colorable imitation of them, in connection with merchandise, retail products, impersonation, solicitation, or any commercial or related activity without the written approval from the Secretary of Defense or the Director, Defense Mapping Agency should cease doing so immediately.

The Attorney General is authorized to initiate civil proceedings in the district courts of the United States to enjoin persons who engage or who are about to engage in acts or practices which constitute or would constitute unauthorized use(s) of the Defense Mapping Agency name, initials or seal.

Supplementary Information:

The prohibition against the use of the Defense Mapping Agency name, initials or seal, or any colorable imitation of them can be found in Section 1074 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (10 U.S.C. Sec. 2797). In civil proceedings initiated by the Attorney General to enjoin unauthorized usage of the Defense Mapping Agency name, initials or seal, the Court may issue restraining orders or prohibitions, or take such other 
actions as are warranted, to prevent injury to the United States or to any person or class of persons for whose protection the action is brought, pending the outcome of the civil proceeding.

Dated: April 20, 1995.
L.M. Bynum,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 95-10281 Filed 4-26-95; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 5000-04-M

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