[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15740-15741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06631]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-WASO-D-COS-POL-20605; PPWODIREP0;PPMPSPD1Y.YM0000]


Notice of June 2-3, 2016, Meeting of the National Park System 
Advisory Board

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, and in furtherance of the National 
Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 1244(b)(3), that the National Park 
System Advisory Board will meet June 2-3, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. 
The agenda will include the review of proposed actions regarding the 
National Historic Landmarks Program and the National Natural Landmarks 
Program. The Board also will consider a proposed extension to the Lewis 
and Clark National Historic Trail, and may consider proposed additions 
to the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer and Pony Express National 
Historic Trails. 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: (a) 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 May 23, 
2016. (b) The Board will meet on June 2-3, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Boyd Evison Conference Room 
309 of the National Park Service Alaska Regional Office, 240 West 5th 
Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, telephone (907) 644-3510.
    Agenda: On the morning of June 2, the Board will convene its 
business meeting at 9:00 a.m., Alaska Daylight Time, and adjourn for 
the day at 4:30 p.m. On June 3, the Board will reconvene at 9:00 a.m., 
and adjourn at 2:30 p.m. During the course of the two days, the Board 
may be addressed by National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis and 
briefed by other National Park Service officials regarding education, 
philanthropy, NPS urban initiatives, science, and the National Park 
Service Centennial; deliberate and make recommendations concerning 
National Historic Landmarks Program, National Natural Landmarks 
Program, and National Historic Trails Program proposals; and receive 
status briefings on matters pending before committees of the Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (a) For information concerning the 
National Park System Advisory Board or to request to address the Board, 
contact Shirley Sears, Office of Policy, National Park Service, MC 
0004-Policy, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 
354-3955, email [email protected]. (b) 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

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[email protected]. (c) To submit a written statement specific to, or 
request information about the proposed extension to the Lewis and Clark 
National Historic Trail listed below, or for information about the 
National Historic Trails Program or the National Trails System, contact 
Tokey Boswell, Acting Chief of Planning, Midwest Regional Office, 
National Park Service, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, NE 68102, telephone 
(402) 661-1534, email [email protected]. (d) To submit a written 
statement specific to, or request information about the proposed 
additions to the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer and Pony Express 
National Historic Trails listed below, or for information about the 
National Historic Trails Program or the National Trails System, contact 
Aaron Mahr Y[aacute][ntilde]ez, Superintendent, National Trails 
Intermountain Region, National Park Service, P.O. Box 728, Santa Fe, NM 
87504, telephone (505) 988-6736, email [email protected]. (e) 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 
Heather Eggleston, Acting Program Manager, National Natural Landmarks 
Program, National Park Service, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, 
Colorado 80228, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Matters concerning the National Historic 
Landmarks Program, National Historic Trails Program, and National 
Natural Landmarks Program 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 June 2, during which the Board may consider the 
following:

Nominations for New NHL Designations

Connecticut
     James Merrill House, Stonington, CT
     The Steward's House, Foreign Mission School, Cornwall, CT
Florida
     Norman Film Manufacturing Company, Jacksonville, FL
Indiana
     Athenaeum (Das Deutsche Haus), Indianapolis, IN
Michigan
     Gaukler Pointe (Edsel and Eleanor Ford House), Macomb 
County, MI
Mississippi
     Mississippi State Capitol, Jackson, MS
New York
     St. Bartholomew's Church and Community House, New York, NY
Ohio
     Zoar Historic District, Zoar, OH
Wisconsin
     Man Mound, Sauk County, WI
Wyoming
     Ames Monument, Albany County, WY

Proposed Amendments to Existing Designations

Ohio
     James A. Garfield Home, Mentor, OH (updated documentation)
     William Howard Taft Home, Cincinnati, OH (updated 
documentation and name change)

B. National Historic Trails (NHT) Program

    NHT Program matters will be considered at the morning session of 
the business meeting on June 2, during which the Board may consider the 
following:

Proposed National Historic Trail Additions

     Proposed Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Extension 
(National Historic Significance Recommendation)
     Proposed additions to the Oregon, California, Mormon 
Pioneer and Pony Express National Historic Trails, CA, CO, ID, IA, KS, 
MO, NE, NV, OK, OR, UT, WA, and WY (National Historic Significance 
Recommendation)

C. National Natural Landmarks (NNL) Program

    NNL Program matters will be considered at the afternoon session of 
the business meeting on June 2, during which the Board may consider the 
following:

Nominations for New NNL Designations

Arizona
     Silver Bell Mountains Desert Complex, Pima County, AZ
Colorado
     West Bijou Site, Arapahoe and Elbert Counties, CO

    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 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.
    Draft minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
inspection about 12 weeks after the meeting in the 7th floor conference 
room at 1201 I Street NW., Washington, DC.

     Dated: March 18, 2016.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
[FR Doc. 2016-06631 Filed 3-23-16; 8:45 am]
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