[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 204 (Friday, October 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 72824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25545]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
[NPS-NCR-WHHO-22097; PPNCWHHO00, PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000]
Notice of Public Meeting and Request for Comments; The National
Christmas Tree Lighting
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice/request for public meeting and public comments.
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SUMMARY: The National Park Service is seeking public comments and
suggestions on the planning of the 2016 National Christmas Tree
Lighting and the subsequent 31-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 4, 2016. Written
comments will be accepted until November 4, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. on November 4, 2016,
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 Peter Lonsway, 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: Peter Lonsway, Manager, President's
Park, National Park Service, 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 2016 National Christmas
Tree Lighting and the subsequent 31-day event, which opens on December
1, 2016, 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, various seasonal
musical presentations, and a traditional cr[egrave]che 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 4, 2016, 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 4, 2016, 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
2016 National Christmas Tree Lighting and the subsequent 31-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 4, 2016.
Before including your address, telephone 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 may ask in your
comment to withhold from public review your personal identifying
information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-25545 Filed 10-20-16; 8:45 am]
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