[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 187 (Friday, September 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57975-57976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22942]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NERO-CAJO-STSP-16650; PPNECAJO00 PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000]


Notice of Joint Meeting for Captain John Smith Chesapeake 
National Historic Trail Advisory Council and Star-Spangled Banner 
National Historic Trail Advisory Council

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
Appendix 1-16), the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice 
that the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory 
Council and the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Advisory 
Council will hold a joint meeting. Designated through amendments to the 
National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241 to 1251, as amended), the 
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail consists of ``a 
series of water routes extending approximately 3,000 miles along the 
Chesapeake Bay and the tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay in the States 
of Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and in the District of Columbia,'' 
tracing the 1607-1609 voyages of Captain John Smith to chart the land 
and waterways of the Chesapeake Bay. The Star-Spangled Banner National 
Historic Trail consists of ``water and overland routes totaling 
approximately 290 miles, extending from Tangier Island, Virginia, 
through southern Maryland, the District of Columbia, and northern 
Virginia, in the Chesapeake Bay, Patuxent River, Potomac River, and 
north to the Patapsco River, and Baltimore, Maryland, commemorating the 
Chesapeake Campaign of the War of 1812 (including the British invasion 
of Washington, District of Columbia, and its associated feints, and the 
Battle of Baltimore in summer 1814).''
    This meeting is open to the public. Preregistration is required for 
both public attendance and comment. Any individual who wishes to attend 
the meeting, participate in, and/or file a comment for the public 
comment session should register via email to 
[email protected] or telephone (757) 258-8914. For those 
wishing to make comments, please provide a written summary of your 
comments prior to the meeting. The Designated Federal Official for the 
Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory Council 
is Jonathan Doherty, Assistant Superintendent, telephone (410) 260-
2477. The Designated Federal Official for the Star-Spangled Banner 
National Historic Trail Advisory Council is Suzanne Copping, Chief of 
Resource Protection & Partnerships, telephone (410) 260-2476.

DATES: The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail 
Advisory Council and the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail 
Advisory Council will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, 
November 5, 2014 (EASTERN).

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Accokeek Foundation's 
Education Center at Piscataway Park and National Colonial Farm, 3400 
Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, Maryland 20607.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Lucero, Partnership 
Coordinator, telephone (757) 258-8914 or email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16), this notice announces 
a joint meeting of the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic 
Trail Advisory Council and the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic 
Trail Advisory

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Council for the purpose of discussing segment planning along the 
Potomac River and to update the Councils on implementation projects.
    Comments will be taken for 30 minutes at the end of the meeting 
(from 2:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.). 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 may 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. All comments will be made part 
of the public record and will be electronically distributed to all 
Council members.

    Dated: September 17, 2014.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2014-22942 Filed 9-25-14; 8:45 am]
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