[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59416-59417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23812]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-DCOSPOL-11327; 0004-SYP]


Meeting of the National Park System Advisory Board; November 28-
29, 2012

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Meeting notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, and Parts 62 and 65 of title 36 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations, that the National Park System Advisory 
Board will meet November 28-29, 2012, in Fort Monroe, Virginia. The 
agenda will include the review of proposed actions regarding the 
National Historic Landmarks Program and the National Natural Landmarks 
Program. Interested parties are encouraged to submit written comments 
and recommendations that will be presented to the Board. Interested 
parties also may attend the board meeting and upon request may address 
the Board concerning an area's national significance.

DATES: Written comments regarding any proposed National Historic 
Landmarks matter or National Natural Landmarks matter listed in this 
notice will be accepted by the National Park Service until November 26, 
2012. The Board will meet on November 28-29, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Fort Monroe National Monument in 
the Casemate Room of the Bay Breeze

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Conference Center, 490 Fenwick Road, Fort Monroe, Virginia 23651; 
telephone (757) 722-3678.
    Agenda: On November 28, 2012, the Board will convene its business 
meeting at 8:30 a.m., and adjourn for the day at 5 p.m. The Board will 
reconvene at 8:30 a.m., on November 29, 2012, and adjourn at 2:30 p.m. 
During the course of the two days, the Board will be addressed by 
National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis; briefed by other 
National Park Service officials regarding education, leadership 
development and science; deliberate and make recommendations concerning 
National Historic Landmarks Program and National Natural Landmarks 
Program proposals; and receive status briefings on matters pending 
before committees of the Board. On the afternoon of November 29, 2012, 
the Board will tour Fort Monroe National Monument.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning the 
National Park System Advisory Board or to request to address the Board, 
contact Shirley Sears Smith, Office of Policy, National Park Service, 
1201 I Street NW., 12th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, telephone (202) 
354-3955, email [email protected]. To submit a written 
statement specific to, or request information about, any National 
Historic Landmarks matter listed below, or for information about the 
National Historic Landmarks Program or National Historic Landmarks 
designation process and the effects of designation, contact J. Paul 
Loether, Chief, National Register of Historic Places and National 
Historic Landmarks Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW. 
(2280), Washington, DC 20240, email [email protected]. To submit a 
written statement specific to, or request information about, any 
National Natural Landmarks matter listed below, or for information 
about the National Natural Landmarks Program or National Natural 
Landmarks designation process and the effects of designation, contact 
Dr. Margaret Brooks, Program Manager, National Natural Landmarks 
Program, National Park Service, 225 N. Commerce Park Loop, Tucson, 
Arizona 85745, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Matters concerning the National Historic 
Landmarks and National Natural Landmarks Program matters will be 
considered by the Board as follows:

A. National Historic Landmarks (NHL) Program

    NHL Program matters will be considered at the morning session of 
the business meeting on November 28, 2012, during which the Board may 
consider the following:

Nominations for New NHL Designations

Alabama
     Edmund Pettus Bridge, Dallas County, AL.
Connecticut
     Harriet Beecher Stowe House, Hartford, CT.
Illinois
     Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago, IL.
Kentucky
     Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District, Jessamine 
County, KY.
     George T. Stagg Distillery, Frankfort, KY.
Maine
     Camden Amphitheatre and Public Library, Camden, ME.
New Hampshire
     Epic of American Civilization Murals, Baker Library, 
Hanover, NH.
New Jersey
     Hinchliffe Stadium, Paterson, NJ.
New York
     Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY.
Oklahoma
     Honey Springs Battlefield, McIntosh and Muskogee Counties, 
OK.
Puerto Rico
     Casa Dra. Concha Mel[eacute]ndez Ram[iacute]rez, San Juan, 
PR.
     Old San Juan Historic District (Distrito Historico del 
Viejo San Juan), San Juan, PR.
Virginia
     Pear Valley, Eastville, VA.

Proposed Amendments to Existing NHL Designations.

     Ocean Drive Historic District, Newport, RI (updated 
documentation).
     Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, Harrisburg, PA 
(boundary expansion and updated documentation).

C. National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program

    NNL Program matters will be considered at the morning session of 
the business meeting on November 28, 2012, during which the Board may 
consider the following:

Nominations for New NNL Designations

Georgia
     Wade Tract, Thomas County, GA.
Oregon
     Zumwalt Prairie, Wallowa County, OR.

Proposed Amendment to Existing NNL Designation

Colorado
     Garden Park Fossil Area, Fremont County, CO (boundary 
expansion).
    The board meeting will be open to the public. The order of the 
agenda may be changed, if necessary, to accommodate travel schedules or 
for other reasons. Space and facilities to accommodate the public are 
limited and attendees will be accommodated on a first-come basis. 
Anyone may file with the Board a written statement concerning matters 
to be discussed. The Board also will permit attendees to address the 
Board, but may restrict the length of the presentations, as necessary 
to allow the Board to complete its agenda within the allotted time. 
Before including your address, telephone number, email address, or 
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be 
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying 
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can 
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying 
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be 
able to do so.
    Draft minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
inspection about 12 weeks after the meeting in the 12th floor 
conference room at 1201 I Street NW., Washington, DC 20005.

    Dated: September 21, 2012.
Alma Ripps,
Acting Chief, Office of Policy.
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