[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 81 (Thursday, April 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 20677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10281]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Prohibition Against Unauthorized Use of Defense Mapping Agency
Name, Initials or Seal
agency: Department of Defense, Defense Mapping Agency.
action: Notice.
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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.
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.
effective date: October 5, 1994.
addresses: Defense Mapping Agency, Associate General Counsel for
Information and Privacy, 8613 Lee Highway, St-A-7, Fairfax, Virginia
22031-2137.
for further information contact: Ms. Helen Sharetts-Sullivan, Associate
General Counsel, Information & Privacy, (703) 285-9315.
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]
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