2020-14769. National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY:

National Park Service.

ACTION:

Meeting notice.

SUMMARY:

Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act that a meeting of the National Historic Landmarks Committee (Committee) of the National Park System Advisory Board (Board) will meet as indicated below.

DATES:

The virtual meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; and Thursday, September 3, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT).

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held virtually at the date and time noted above and instructions and access information will be available online August 28, 2020 at https://www.nps.gov/​subjects/​nationalhistoriclandmarks/​events.htm. Please check the program website at https://www.nps.gov/​nhl for the most current meeting information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Henry, Historian, National Historic Landmarks Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 7228, Washington, DC 20240; telephone [phone] or email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The purpose of the meeting of the Committee is to evaluate nominations of historic properties in order to advise the Board of the qualifications of each property being proposed for National Historic Landmark designation, and to make recommendations regarding the possible designation of those properties as National Historic Landmarks to the Board at its September 16-17, 2020, meeting. The Committee also makes recommendations to the Board regarding amendments to existing designations and proposals for withdrawal of designation. The members of the Committee are:

Mr. Joseph Emert, Chair

Dr. David G. Anderson

Dr. Ethan Carr

Dr. Julio Cesar Capó

Ms. Jeanne Cyriaque

Dr. Cynthia G. Falk

Dr. Richard Longstreth

Dr. Alexandra M. Lord

Mr. John L. Nau III

Dr. Vergil E. Noble

Dr. Toni M. Prawl

Mr. Adam Smith

Mr. Boyd C. Smith

Dr. Sharita Jacobs Thompson

Dr. Carroll Van West

Dr. Richard Guy Wilson

The meeting will be open to the public. Pursuant to 36 CFR part 65, any member of the public may file, for consideration by the Committee, written comments concerning the National Historic Landmark nominations, amendments to existing designations, or proposals for withdrawal of designation.

Comments should be submitted to Sherry A. Frear, Chief, National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW, Mail Stop 7228, Washington, DC 20240, email [e-mail] no later than September 1, 2020. All comments received will be provided to the Committee and the Board.

Purpose of the Meeting: The Board and its Committee may consider the following nominations:

Connecticut

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Stamford, CT

District of Columbia

PAN AMERICAN UNION HEADQUARTERS, Washington, DC

Georgia

ANDALUSIA FARM (FLANNERY O'CONNOR HOME), Milledgeville, GA

Massachusetts

WESTERN RAILROAD STONE ARCH BRIDGES AND CHESTER FACTORY VILLAGE DEPOT, Becket, Middlefield, and Chester, MA

Michigan

MINONG COPPER MINING DISTRICT, Isle Royale National Park, Keweenaw County, MI

Nebraska

SCOUT'S REST RANCH HEADQUARTERS, North Platte, NE

New York

GRANT COTTAGE, Wilton, NY

WEST POINT FOUNDRY ARCHEOLOGIAL SITE, Cold Spring, NY

Texas

LOWER PECOS CANYONLANDS ARCHEOLOGICAL DISTRICT, Val Verde County, TX

Virginia

PATSY CLINE HOUSE, Winchester, VA

STABLER-LEADBEATER APOTHECARY SHOP, Alexandria, VA

Wisconsin

ROCK ISLAND SITE II, Rock Island State Park, Door County, WI

Proposed Amendments to Existing Designations

Connecticut

HILL-STEAD, Farmington, CT (updated documentation)

Hawaii

KALAUPAPA LEPROSY SETTLEMENT, Kalawao, HI (updated documentation)

Tennessee

HERMITAGE HOTEL, Nashville, TN (updated documentation)

Public Disclosure of Comments: Before including your address, phone 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.

Authority: 36 CFR 65.5.

Alma Ripps,

Chief, Office of Policy.