2011-15063. Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Advisory Council

AGENCY:

National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the National Park Service (NPS) is hereby giving notice that the Advisory Committee on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail will hold a meeting. Designated through an amendment to the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241), the 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 and/or participate in the public comment session should register via e-mail at [e-mail] or telephone: [phone]. For those wishing to make comments, please provide a written summary of your comments prior to the meeting. The Designated Federal Official for the Advisory Council is John Maounis, Superintendent, Chesapeake Bay Office, telephone: [phone].

DATES:

The Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Advisory Council will meet from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 29, 2011.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will be held at the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine Visitor Center, 2400 East Fort Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21230. For more information, please contact the NPS Chesapeake Bay Office, 410 Severn Avenue, Suite 314, Annapolis, MD 21403.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Christine Lucero, Partnership Coordinator for the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail, telephone: [phone] or e-mail: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), this notice announces a meeting of the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail Advisory Council. Topics to be discussed include a review of the purpose of the Advisory Council, a review of the Comprehensive Management Plan planning process and an assessment of public meeting results. The Committee meeting is open to the public. Members of the public who would like to make comments to the Committee should preregister via e-mail at [e-mail] or telephone: [phone]; a written summary of comments should be provided prior to the meeting. Comments will be taken for 30 minutes at the end of the meeting (from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Before including your address, telephone number, e-mail 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. All comments will be made part of the public record and will be electronically distributed to all Committee members.

Dated: June 1, 2011.

John Maounis,

Superintendent, Chesapeake Bay Office, National Park Service, Department of the Interior.