80 FR 15627 - Submission of U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 56 (March 24, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 15627-15628] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-06663] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-OIA-17652; PIN00IO14.XI0000] Submission of U.S. Nomination to the World Heritage List AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior is submitting a nomination to the World Heritage List for the ``Key Works of Modern Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright,'' consisting of 10 separate properties, located in seven states: Unity Temple, Oak Park, Illinois; Frederick C. Robie House, Chicago, Illinois; Taliesin, Spring Green, Wisconsin; Hollyhock House, Los Angeles, California; Fallingwater, Mill Run, Pennsylvania; Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House, Madison, Wisconsin; Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, New York; Price Tower, Bartlesville, Oklahoma; and the Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael, California. This is the third notice required by the Department of the Interior's World Heritage Program regulations. DATES: The World Heritage Committee will likely consider the nomination at its 40th annual session in mid-2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Morris, Chief, Office of International Affairs at 202-354-1803 or Jonathan Putnam, International Cooperation Specialist at 202-354-1809. Complete information about U.S. participation in the World Heritage Program and the process used to develop the U.S. World Heritage Tentative List is posted on the National Park Service, Office of International Affairs Web site at: http://www.nps.gov/oia/topics/worldheritage/worldheritage.htm. To request paper copies of documents discussed in this notice, please contact April Brooks, Office of International Affairs, National Park Service, 1201 Eye Street NW., (0050) Washington, DC 20005; Email: april_brooks@nps.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This constitutes the official notice of the decision by the United States Department of the Interior to submit on behalf of the United States, a nomination to the World Heritage List for the ``Key Works of Modern Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright,'' as enumerated in the Summary above, and it is a component of the Third Notice referred to in 36 CFR 73.7(j) of the World Heritage Program regulations (36 CFR part 73). The nomination is being submitted through the U.S. Department of State to the World Heritage Centre of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for consideration by the World Heritage Committee, which will likely occur at the Committee's 40th annual session in mid-2016. This serial nomination has been selected from the U.S. World Heritage Tentative List, where it was listed as ``Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings.'' The Tentative List consists of properties that appear to qualify for World Heritage status and which may be considered for nomination by the United States to the World Heritage List. The Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings nomination on the Tentative List was subsequently amended in July 2011 to add the Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House to the group. Although the S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Administration Building and Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin, are also included on the Tentative List under ``Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings,'' they are not being nominated at this time, but may be in the future. The U.S. World Heritage Tentative List appeared in a Federal Register notice on December 14, 2010 (73 FR 77901-77903, December 14, 2010), with a request for public comment on possible nominations from the then-13 properties on the Tentative List. A summary of the comments received, the Department of the Interior's responses to them and the Department's decision to request preparation of this nomination appeared in a subsequent Federal Register Notice published on July 14, 2011 (76 FR 41517-41521). These are the First and Second Notices required by 36 CFR 73.7(c) and (f). In making the decision to submit this U.S. World Heritage nomination, pursuant to 36 CFR 73.7(h) and (i), the Department's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks evaluated the draft nomination and the recommendations of the Federal Interagency Panel for World Heritage. He determined that the property meets the prerequisites for nomination by the United States to the World Heritage List that are detailed in 36 CFR part 73. Each property is nationally significant, having been designated by the Department of the Interior as an individual National Historic Landmark. The owners of the properties have concurred in writing with the nomination, and the legal and other protections for each property are documented in the nomination. This nomination appears to meet two of the World Heritage criteria for cultural properties. The ``Key Works of Modern Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright'' is nominated under World Heritage cultural criteria (i) and (ii), as provided in 36 CFR 73.9(b)(1), as containing many of the most iconic, fully realized, and innovative of the buildings designed by Wright (1867-1959). Located in seven states across the continental United States of America, they respond to more than fifty years of dramatic cultural and technological change with distinctive and highly original modern forms. Designed for a range of urban, suburban, and rural environments and for clients from all backgrounds and walks of life, these works, which include a variety of building types, embody a single-minded vision of architecture as space created for human use, rich in emotion and sensitive to their surroundings. These masterworks, particular to Wright's vision, fused a variety of influences in a way that made a powerful impact on global architecture in the 20th century. The properties, both individually and as a group, also meet the World Heritage requirements for integrity and authenticity and have been determined to possess adequate legal and management mechanisms to ensure their conservation pursuant to 36 CFR 73.9(b)(2). The World Heritage List is an international list of cultural and natural properties nominated by the signatories to the World Heritage Convention (1972). The United States was the prime [[Page 15628]] architect of the Convention, an international treaty for the preservation of natural and cultural heritage sites of global significance proposed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1972, and the U.S. was the first nation to ratify it. The World Heritage Committee, composed of representatives of 21 nations elected as the governing body of the World Heritage Convention, makes the final decisions on which nominations to accept for inclusion on the World Heritage List at its annual meeting each summer. The United States has served four terms on the World Heritage Committee, but is not currently a member. There are 1,007 World Heritage sites in 161 of the 191 signatory countries. The United States has 22 sites inscribed on the World Heritage List. U.S. participation and the role of the Department of the Interior are authorized by Section 401 of Title IV of the Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980, (now codified at 54 U.S.C. 307101), and conducted by the Department through the National Park Service in accordance with the regulations at 36 CFR part 73 which implement the Convention pursuant to this law. The Department of the Interior has the lead role for the U.S. Government in the implementation of the Convention; the National Park Service serves as the principal technical agency within the Department for World Heritage matters and manages all or parts of 19 of the 22 U.S. World Heritage Sites. The World Heritage Committee's Operational Guidelines require participating nations to provide tentative lists, which aid in evaluating properties for the World Heritage List on a comparative international basis and help the Committee to schedule its work. The current U.S. Tentative List was transmitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on January 24, 2008. Neither inclusion in the Tentative List nor inscription as a World Heritage Site imposes legal restrictions on owners or neighbors of sites, nor does it give the United Nations any management authority or ownership rights in U.S. World Heritage Sites, which continue to be subject only to U.S. federal and local laws, as applicable. Dated: March 3, 2015. Michael J. Bean, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks. [FR Doc. 2015-06663 Filed 3-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4312-52-P
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(5) An estimate of the total number of Cooperation Specialist at 202–354– request preparation of this nomination
respondents and the amount of time 1809. Complete information about U.S. appeared in a subsequent Federal
estimated for an average respondent to participation in the World Heritage Register Notice published on July 14,
respond: The estimated total number of Program and the process used to 2011 (76 FR 41517–41521). These are
respondents for the information develop the U.S. World Heritage the First and Second Notices required
collection I–566 is 5,800 and the Tentative List is posted on the National by 36 CFR 73.7(c) and (f).
estimated hour burden per response is Park Service, Office of International In making the decision to submit this
1.42 hours. Affairs Web site at: http://www.nps.gov/ U.S. World Heritage nomination,
(6) An estimate of the total public oia/topics/worldheritage/ pursuant to 36 CFR 73.7(h) and (i), the
burden (in hours) associated with the worldheritage.htm. Department’s Principal Deputy
collection: The total estimated annual To request paper copies of documents Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife
hour burden associated with this discussed in this notice, please contact and Parks evaluated the draft
collection is 8,236 hours. April Brooks, Office of International nomination and the recommendations
(7) An estimate of the total public Affairs, National Park Service, 1201 Eye of the Federal Interagency Panel for
burden (in cost) associated with the Street NW., (0050) Washington, DC World Heritage. He determined that the
collection: The estimated total annual 20005; Email: april_brooks@nps.gov. property meets the prerequisites for
cost burden associated with this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
nomination by the United States to the
collection of information is $710,500. constitutes the official notice of the World Heritage List that are detailed in
36 CFR part 73. Each property is
Dated: March 18, 2015. decision by the United States
nationally significant, having been
Laura Dawkins, Department of the Interior to submit on
designated by the Department of the
Chief, Regulatory Coordination Division, behalf of the United States, a
Interior as an individual National
Office of Policy and Strategy, U.S. Citizenship nomination to the World Heritage List
Historic Landmark. The owners of the
and Immigration Services, Department of for the ‘‘Key Works of Modern
properties have concurred in writing
Homeland Security. Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright,’’ as
with the nomination, and the legal and
[FR Doc. 2015–06636 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] enumerated in the Summary above, and
other protections for each property are
BILLING CODE 9111–97–P it is a component of the Third Notice
documented in the nomination. This
referred to in 36 CFR 73.7(j) of the
nomination appears to meet two of the
World Heritage Program regulations (36 World Heritage criteria for cultural
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CFR part 73). properties.
The nomination is being submitted The ‘‘Key Works of Modern
National Park Service through the U.S. Department of State to Architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright’’ is
the World Heritage Centre of the United nominated under World Heritage
[NPS–WASO–OIA–17652;
PIN00IO14.XI0000] Nations Educational, Scientific and cultural criteria (i) and (ii), as provided
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for in 36 CFR 73.9(b)(1), as containing
Submission of U.S. Nomination to the consideration by the World Heritage many of the most iconic, fully realized,
World Heritage List Committee, which will likely occur at and innovative of the buildings
the Committee’s 40th annual session in designed by Wright (1867–1959).
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. mid-2016. Located in seven states across the
ACTION: Notice. This serial nomination has been continental United States of America,
selected from the U.S. World Heritage they respond to more than fifty years of
SUMMARY: The Department of the Tentative List, where it was listed as
Interior is submitting a nomination to dramatic cultural and technological
‘‘Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings.’’ The change with distinctive and highly
the World Heritage List for the ‘‘Key Tentative List consists of properties that
Works of Modern Architecture by Frank original modern forms. Designed for a
appear to qualify for World Heritage range of urban, suburban, and rural
Lloyd Wright,’’ consisting of 10 separate status and which may be considered for
properties, located in seven states: Unity environments and for clients from all
nomination by the United States to the backgrounds and walks of life, these
Temple, Oak Park, Illinois; Frederick C. World Heritage List. The Frank Lloyd works, which include a variety of
Robie House, Chicago, Illinois; Taliesin, Wright Buildings nomination on the building types, embody a single-minded
Spring Green, Wisconsin; Hollyhock Tentative List was subsequently vision of architecture as space created
House, Los Angeles, California; amended in July 2011 to add the Herbert for human use, rich in emotion and
Fallingwater, Mill Run, Pennsylvania; and Katherine Jacobs House to the sensitive to their surroundings. These
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs House, group. Although the S.C. Johnson & Son, masterworks, particular to Wright’s
Madison, Wisconsin; Taliesin West, Inc., Administration Building and vision, fused a variety of influences in
Scottsdale, Arizona; Solomon R. Research Tower in Racine, Wisconsin, a way that made a powerful impact on
Guggenheim Museum, New York, New are also included on the Tentative List global architecture in the 20th century.
York; Price Tower, Bartlesville, under ‘‘Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings,’’ The properties, both individually and
Oklahoma; and the Marin County Civic they are not being nominated at this as a group, also meet the World Heritage
Center, San Rafael, California. This is time, but may be in the future. requirements for integrity and
the third notice required by the The U.S. World Heritage Tentative authenticity and have been determined
Department of the Interior’s World List appeared in a Federal Register to possess adequate legal and
Heritage Program regulations.
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notice on December 14, 2010 (73 FR management mechanisms to ensure
DATES: The World Heritage Committee 77901–77903, December 14, 2010), with their conservation pursuant to 36 CFR
will likely consider the nomination at a request for public comment on 73.9(b)(2).
its 40th annual session in mid-2016. possible nominations from the then-13 The World Heritage List is an
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: properties on the Tentative List. A international list of cultural and natural
Stephen Morris, Chief, Office of summary of the comments received, the properties nominated by the signatories
International Affairs at 202–354–1803 or Department of the Interior’s responses to to the World Heritage Convention
Jonathan Putnam, International them and the Department’s decision to (1972). The United States was the prime
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architect of the Convention, an DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR from recommendations submitted by
international treaty for the preservation each such board or council, as the case
of natural and cultural heritage sites of National Park Service may be; (2) Eight members to be
global significance proposed by [NPS–NERO–CHHO–17341; PPNCCHOHS0– appointed from recommendations
President Richard M. Nixon in 1972, PPMPSPD1Z.YM0000] submitted by the Governor of the State
and the U.S. was the first nation to ratify of Maryland, the Governor of the State
it. The World Heritage Committee, Request for Nominations for the of West Virginia, the Governor of the
composed of representatives of 21 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Commonwealth of Virginia, and the
nations elected as the governing body of Historical Park Commission Commissioner of the District of
the World Heritage Convention, makes Columbia, of which two members shall
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. be appointed from recommendations
the final decisions on which
ACTION:Notice of request for submitted by each such Governor or
nominations to accept for inclusion on
nominations. Commissioner, as the case may be; and
the World Heritage List at its annual
meeting each summer. The United (3) Three members to be appointed by
SUMMARY: The National Park Service, the Secretary, one of whom shall be
States has served four terms on the U.S. Department of the Interior, is
World Heritage Committee, but is not designated Chairman of the Commission
seeking nominations for individuals to and two of who shall be members of
currently a member. be considered for appointment to the regularly constituted conservation
There are 1,007 World Heritage sites Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National organizations.
in 161 of the 191 signatory countries. Historical Park Commission. The Some Commissioners may serve as
The United States has 22 sites inscribed Commission was established by section Special Governmental Employees,
on the World Heritage List. 6 of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal which may include the completion of an
Development Act (16 U.S.C. 410y–4), annual financial disclosure report and
U.S. participation and the role of the and terminated January 8, 2011. The
Department of the Interior are annual ethics training.
Commission has been extended by Members of the Commission will
authorized by Section 401 of Title IV of Public Law 113–178 and the new receive no pay, allowances, or benefits
the Historic Preservation Act termination date is September 26, 2024. by reason of their service on the
Amendments of 1980, (now codified at
DATES: Written nominations must be Commission. However, while away from
54 U.S.C. 307101), and conducted by
received by May 8, 2015. their homes or regular places of
the Department through the National business in the performance of services
ADDRESSES: Send nominations to: Kevin
Park Service in accordance with the for the Commission as approved by the
regulations at 36 CFR part 73 which Brandt, Superintendent and Designated
Federal Official, Chesapeake and Ohio Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
implement the Convention pursuant to members may be allowed travel
Canal National Historical Park, 1850
this law. The Department of the Interior expenses, including per diem in lieu of
Dual Highway, Suite 100, Hagerstown,
has the lead role for the U.S. subsistence, in the same manner as
Maryland, 21740–6620, or by email
Government in the implementation of persons employed intermittently in
kevin_brandt@nps.gov.
the Convention; the National Park Government service are allowed such
Service serves as the principal technical FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: expenses under section 5703 of title 5 of
agency within the Department for World Kevin Brandt, Superintendent and the United State Code.
Heritage matters and manages all or Designated Federal Official, Chesapeake Individuals who are Federally
parts of 19 of the 22 U.S. World Heritage and Ohio Canal National Historical registered lobbyists are ineligible to
Sites. Park, 1850 Dual Highway, Suite 100, serve on all FACA and non-FACA
Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740–6620, or boards, committees, or councils in an
The World Heritage Committee’s by email kevin_brandt@nps.gov.
Operational Guidelines require individual capacity. The term
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to
participating nations to provide
purpose of the Commission is to meet individuals who are appointed to
tentative lists, which aid in evaluating
and consult with the Secretary of the exercise their own individual best
properties for the World Heritage List on
Interior, or the Secretary’s designee, on judgment on behalf of the government,
a comparative international basis and
general policies and specific matters such as when they are designated
help the Committee to schedule its
related to the administration and Special Government Employees, rather
work. The current U.S. Tentative List
development of the Chesapeake and than being appointed to represent a
was transmitted to the UNESCO World Ohio Canal National Historical Park. particular interest.
Heritage Centre on January 24, 2008. Nominations should describe and
Neither inclusion in the Tentative List document the proposed member’s Seeking Nominations for Membership
nor inscription as a World Heritage Site qualifications for membership to the We are seeking nominations for
imposes legal restrictions on owners or Commission, and include a resume commission members in the following
neighbors of sites, nor does it give the listing his or her full name, title, category: Three members to be
United Nations any management address, telephone, email, and fax appointed by the Secretary, one of
authority or ownership rights in U.S. number. whom shall be designated Chairman of
World Heritage Sites, which continue to The Commission shall be composed the Commission and two of whom shall
be subject only to U.S. federal and local of 19 members appointed by the be members of regularly constituted
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laws, as applicable. Secretary for 5-year terms as follows: (1) conservation organizations.
Eight members to be appointed from Nominations should include a resume
Dated: March 3, 2015.
recommendations submitted by the providing an adequate description of the
Michael J. Bean, boards of commissioners or the county nominee’s qualifications, including
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish councils, as the case may be, of information that would enable the
and Wildlife and Parks. Montgomery, Frederick, Washington, Department of the Interior to make an
[FR Doc. 2015–06663 Filed 3–23–15; 8:45 am] and Allegany Counties, Maryland, of informed decision regarding meeting the
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| Dates | The World Heritage Committee will likely consider the nomination at its 40th annual session in mid-2016. | |
| Contact | Stephen Morris, Chief, Office of International Affairs at 202-354-1803 or Jonathan Putnam, International Cooperation Specialist at 202-354-1809. Complete information about U.S. participation in the World Heritage Program and the process used to develop the U.S. World Heritage Tentative List is posted on the National Park Service, Office of International Affairs Web site at: http://www.nps.gov/oia/topics/worldheritage/worldheritage.htm. | |
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