[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 194 (Friday, October 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 61024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24591]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NCR-WHHO-11368; 3950-SZM]


Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice/Request for public meeting and public comments--The 
National Christmas Tree Lighting and the subsequent 26-day event.

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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is seeking public comments and 
suggestions on the planning of the 2012 National Christmas Tree 
Lighting and the subsequent 26-day event. The general plan and theme 
for the event is the celebration of the holiday season with the display 
of the traditional American symbols of Christmas.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, November 2, 2012. Written 
comments will be accepted until November 2, 2012.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 9 a.m. on November 2, 2012, in 
Room 234 of the National Capital Region Headquarters Building, at 1100 
Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC (East Potomac Park). Written comments 
may be sent to the Manager President's Park, National Park Service, 
1100 Ohio Drive SW., Washington, DC 20242. Due to delays in mail 
delivery, it is recommended that comments be provided by telefax at 
(202) 208-1643 or by email to [email protected]. Comments may also be 
delivered by messenger to the White House Visitor Center at 1450 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., in Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Tucker at the White House 
Visitor Center weekdays between 9 a.m., and 4 p.m., at (202) 208-1631.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Park Service is seeking public 
comments and suggestions on the planning of the 2012 National Christmas 
Tree Lighting and the subsequent 26-day event, which opens on December 
6, 2012, on the Ellipse (President's Park), south of the White House. 
The general plan and theme for the event is the celebration of the 
holiday season, where the park visitor will have the opportunity to 
view that lighting of the National Christmas tree, attend musical 
presentations and visit the yuletide displays of the traditional and 
familiar American symbols of Christmas, a national holiday. As in the 
past, these traditional and familiar American symbols will be the 
National Christmas Tree, the smaller trees representing the various 
states, District of Columbia and the territories, a burning yule log, 
various seasonal musical presentations, and a traditional creche which 
is not owned by the Government.
    In order to facilitate this process the National Park Service will 
hold a meeting at 9 a.m. on November 2, 2012, in Room 234 of the 
National Capital Region Headquarters Building, at 1100 Ohio Drive SW., 
Washington, DC (East Potomac Park).
    Persons who would like to comment at the meeting should notify the 
National Park Service by November 1, 2012, by calling the White House 
Visitor Center weekdays between 9 a.m., and 4 p.m., at (202) 208-1631.
    In addition public comments and suggestions on the planning of the 
2012 National Christmas Tree Lighting and the subsequent 26-day event 
may be submitted in writing. Written comments may be sent to the 
Manager, President's Park, National Park Service, 1100 Ohio Drive SW., 
Washington, DC 20242, and will be accepted until November 2, 2012. 
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other 
personal identifying information in your comment, be advised that your 
entire comment--including your personal identifying information--may be 
made publicly available at any time. While you can ask in your comment 
to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, 
we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: September 28, 2012.
John Stanwich,
Deputy National Park Service Liaison to the White House.
[FR Doc. 2012-24591 Filed 10-4-12; 8:45 am]
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