80 FR 53562 - National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board Meeting
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 172 (September 4, 2015)
National Park Service
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 172 (September 4, 2015)
| Page Range | 53562-53563 | |
| FR Document | 2015-21952 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 172 (Friday, September 4, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 53562-53563] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-21952] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR National Park Service [NPS-WASO-NRNHL-19054;PPWOCRADP2, PCU00RP14.R50000] National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board Meeting AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in furtherance of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1-16), and Part 65 of title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, that a meeting of the National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board will be held beginning at 10:00 a.m. on November 16, 2015, at the Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives. The meeting will [[Page 53563]] continue beginning at 9:30 a.m. on November 17, 2015. DATES: The meeting will be held on Monday, November 16, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, November 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EASTERN). Location: The Charles Sumner School Museum and Archives, 3rd Floor, The Richard L. Hurlbut Memorial Hall, 1201 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036. Agenda: The National Park System Advisory Board and its National Historic Landmarks Committee may consider the following nominations: Connecticut JAMES MERRILL HOUSE, Stonington, CT THE STEWARD'S HOUSE, FOREIGN MISSION SCHOOL, Cornwall, CT Florida NORMAN STUDIOS, 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 HELL GAP PALEOINDIAN SITE, Goshen County, WY Proposed Amendments to Existing Designations: Maryland MONOCACY BATTLEFIELD, City of Frederick and Frederick County, MD (updated documentation and boundary revision) Ohio JAMES A. GARFIELD HOME, Mentor, OH (updated documentation) WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT HOME, Cincinnati, OH (updated documentation and name change) The committee may also consider the following historic trail: LEWIS AND CLARK EASTERN LEGACY NATIONAL HISTORIC TRAIL FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Henry, Historian, National Historic Landmarks Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 354-2216 or email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the meeting of the National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board is to evaluate nominations of historic properties in order to advise the National Park System Advisory 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 National Park System Advisory Board at a subsequent meeting at a place and time to be determined. The Committee also makes recommendations to the National Park System Advisory Board regarding amendments to existing designations and proposals for withdrawal of designation. The members of the National Historic Landmarks Committee are: Dr. Stephen Pitti, Chair Dr. James M. Allan Dr. Cary Carson Dr. Yong Chen Mr. Douglas Harris Ms. Mary Hopkins Mr. Luis Hoyos, AIA Dr. Sarah A. Leavitt Dr. Barbara J. Mills Dr. Michael E. Stevens Dr. Amber Wiley Dr. David Young 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 National Historic Landmarks Committee of the National Park System Advisory Board, written comments concerning the National Historic Landmarks nominations, amendments to existing designations, or proposals for withdrawal of designation. Comments should be submitted to J. Paul Loether, Chief, National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, email: [email protected]. 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. Dated: August 31, 2015. Alma Ripps, Chief, Office of Policy. [FR Doc. 2015-21952 Filed 9-3-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-EE-P
![53562 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 172 / Friday, September 4, 2015 / Notices
a tortoise is found within the would involve blading and grading the Electric Association’s Community Solar
construction area, activities would cease 80-acre project site prior to installation Project, Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada.
until the desert tortoise moves out of of the PV array. The project site would We will not make our final decision
harm’s way or is moved out of harm’s be fenced with tortoise-proof fencing until after the end of the 30-day public
way by an authorized desert tortoise and cleared of all tortoises, resulting in comment period, and we will fully
biologist. Relocation would be the long-term displacement of resident consider all comments we receive
minimum distance possible (with a tortoises and long-term loss of all during the public comment period.
maximum of 500 meters) within habitat in the project site. The applicant
appropriate habitat to ensure its safety Public Availability of Comments
also considers a no-action alternative
from death, injury, or collection under which the project would not be All comments we receive become part
associated with the Project or other constructed and incidental take of the of the public record. Requests for copies
activities. Other measures would be Mojave desert tortoise would not be of comments will be handled in
implemented to minimize impacts to authorized. However, the no-action accordance with the Freedom of
desert tortoise as listed in Appendix D alternative would not meet the needs of Information Act, NEPA, and Service and
in the HCP and in accordance with the the applicant to provide clean energy to Department of Interior policies and
most current Service-approved residents within their service area. procedures. Before including your
protocols (currently the Service’s 2009 address, phone number, email address,
Desert Tortoise Field Manual). Our Preliminary Determination or other personal identifying
All employees and contractors The Service has made a preliminary information in your comment, you
involved with the project would be determination that approval of the should be aware that your entire
required to complete a sensitive proposed HCP qualifies as a categorical comment—including your personal
resources education program approved exclusion under NEPA, as provided by identifying information—may be made
by the Service. The program would the Department of the Interior Manual publicly available at any time. While
cover the distribution, general behavior, (516 DM 2 Appendix 1, 516 DM 6 you can ask us to withhold your
and ecology of listed species; sensitivity Appendix 1, and 516 DM 8.5(c)(2)) and personal identifying information from
to human activities; legal protections; as a ‘‘low-effect’’ plan as defined by the public review, we cannot guarantee we
penalties for violation of state and Habitat Conservation Planning will be able to do so.
Federal laws; reporting requirements; Handbook (November 1996).
and minimization measures. We base our determination that a HCP Authority
The project proponent would use qualifies as a low-effect plan on the We provide this notice under section
qualified third-party contractors to following three criteria: 10(c) of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.)
design and implement research and (1) Implementation of the HCP would and its implementing regulations (50
monitoring studies to evaluate the result in minor or negligible effects on CFR 17.22 and 17.32), and the NEPA (42
impact of the two solar panel federally listed, proposed, and U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and its
configurations on vegetation and candidate species and their habitats, implementing regulations (40 CFR
migratory birds. Specific to desert including designated critical habitat; 1500–1508).
tortoise, the studies would be designed (2) Implementation of the HCP would
to address questions related to effects of Dated: August 31, 2015.
result in minor or negligible effects on
solar panels on vegetation growth, other environmental values or Michael J. Senn,
ability to seed underneath solar panels resources; and Field Supervisor, Southern Nevada Fish and
with desert tortoise forage species, and (3) Impacts of the HCP, considered Wildlife Office, Las Vegas, Nevada.
effects of solar panels on soil conditions together with the impacts of other past, [FR Doc. 2015–22059 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am]
such as temperature, water balance, present, and reasonably foreseeable BILLING CODE 4310–55–P
microbial community, and biotic crust. similarly situated projects, would not
Proposed Action and Alternatives result, over time, in cumulative effects
to environmental values or resources DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
The Proposed Action consists of the that would be considered significant.
issuance of an incidental take permit Based upon this preliminary National Park Service
and implementation of the proposed determination, we do not intend to
HCP, which includes measures to avoid, [NPS–WASO–NRNHL–
prepare further NEPA documentation.
minimize, and mitigate impacts to the 19054;PPWOCRADP2, PCU00RP14.R50000]
We will consider public comments in
Mojave desert tortoise. If we approve the making the final determination on National Historic Landmarks
permit, take of the Mojave desert whether to prepare such additional Committee of the National Park System
tortoise would be authorized for the documentation. Advisory Board Meeting
applicant’s activities associated with the
Valley Electric Association’s Next Steps AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
Community Solar Project. An estimated We will evaluate the permit ACTION: Notice of meeting.
2 to 4 adult desert tortoises may occupy application, associated documents, and
the project site, and would be comments we receive to determine SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in
temporarily moved to a site close to the whether the permit application meets furtherance of the Federal Advisory
project area during construction the requirements of section 10(a) of the Committee Act, (5 U.S.C. Appendix 1–
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
activities and returned to the project site Act, NEPA, and implementing 16), and Part 65 of title 36 of the Code
after construction is completed to regulations. If we determine that all of Federal Regulations, that a meeting of
ensure resident tortoises are not requirements are met, we will issue a the National Historic Landmarks
harmed. In the proposed HCP, the permit to the applicant for the Committee of the National Park System
applicant considers alternatives to the incidental take of the Mojave desert Advisory Board will be held beginning
taking of the Mojave desert tortoise tortoise from the implementation of the at 10:00 a.m. on November 16, 2015, at
under the proposed action. The covered activities described in the the Charles Sumner School Museum
Traditional Solar Project Alternative Habitat Conservation Plan for Valley and Archives. The meeting will
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Sep 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/80_FR_53734/page/1.svg)
![Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 172 / Friday, September 4, 2015 / Notices 53563
continue beginning at 9:30 a.m. on LEWIS AND CLARK EASTERN your personal identifying information—
November 17, 2015. LEGACY NATIONAL HISTORIC may be made publicly available at any
DATES: The meeting will be held on TRAIL time. While you may ask us in your
Monday, November 16, 2015, from FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comment to withhold your personal
10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, Patricia Henry, Historian, National identifying information from public
November 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 Historic Landmarks Program, National review, we cannot guarantee that we
p.m. (EASTERN). Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., will be able to do so.
Location: The Charles Sumner School Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) Dated: August 31, 2015.
Museum and Archives, 3rd Floor, The 354–2216 or email: Patty_Henry@ Alma Ripps,
Richard L. Hurlbut Memorial Hall, 1201 nps.gov. Chief, Office of Policy.
17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20036.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The [FR Doc. 2015–21952 Filed 9–3–15; 8:45 am]
Agenda: The National Park System
Advisory Board and its National purpose of the meeting of the National BILLING CODE 4310–EE–P
Historic Landmarks Committee may Historic Landmarks Committee of the
consider the following nominations: National Park System Advisory Board is
to evaluate nominations of historic DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Connecticut properties in order to advise the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
JAMES MERRILL HOUSE, Stonington, National Park System Advisory Board of
CT the qualifications of each property being [MMAA104000]
THE STEWARD’S HOUSE, FOREIGN proposed for National Historic
MISSION SCHOOL, Cornwall, CT Landmark designation, and to make Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of
recommendations regarding the possible Mexico, Oil and Gas Central Planning
Florida Area Lease Sales 241 and 247 and
designation of those properties as
NORMAN STUDIOS, Jacksonville, FL National Historic Landmarks to the Eastern Planning Area Lease Sale 226
Indiana National Park System Advisory Board at
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy
a subsequent meeting at a place and
ATHENAEUM (DAS DEUTSCHE Management (BOEM), Interior.
time to be determined. The Committee
HAUS), Indianapolis, IN also makes recommendations to the ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Final
Michigan National Park System Advisory Board Supplemental Environmental Impact
regarding amendments to existing Statement.
GAUKLER POINTE (EDSEL AND
ELEANOR FORD HOUSE), Macomb designations and proposals for SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the
County, MI withdrawal of designation. The availability of a Final Supplemental
members of the National Historic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Mississippi Landmarks Committee are: for the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental
MISSISSIPPI STATE CAPITOL, Jackson, Dr. Stephen Pitti, Chair Shelf Oil and Gas Central Planning Area
MS Dr. James M. Allan Lease Sales 241 and 247 and Eastern
Dr. Cary Carson Planning Area Lease Sale 226. The Final
New York Dr. Yong Chen Supplemental EIS provides a discussion
ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S CHURCH AND Mr. Douglas Harris of potential significant impacts of the
COMMUNITY HOUSE, New York, NY Ms. Mary Hopkins proposed actions, provides an analysis
Ohio Mr. Luis Hoyos, AIA of reasonable alternatives to the
Dr. Sarah A. Leavitt proposed actions, and identifies the
ZOAR HISTORIC DISTRICT, Zoar, OH Dr. Barbara J. Mills Bureau’s preferred alternatives. This
Wisconsin Dr. Michael E. Stevens Final Supplemental EIS updates the
Dr. Amber Wiley environmental and socioeconomic
MAN MOUND, Sauk County, WI Dr. David Young analyses for proposed CPA and EPA
Wyoming The meeting will be open to the sales evaluated in the following EISs:
AMES MONUMENT, Albany County, public. Pursuant to 36 CFR part 65, any • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas
WY member of the public may file, for Lease Sales: 2012–2017; Western
HELL GAP PALEOINDIAN SITE, consideration by the National Historic Planning Area Lease Sales 229, 233,
Goshen County, WY Landmarks Committee of the National 238, 246, and 248; Central Planning
Proposed Amendments to Existing Park System Advisory Board, written Area Lease Sales 227, 231, 235, 241, and
Designations: comments concerning the National 247, Final Environmental Impact
Historic Landmarks nominations, Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2012–
Maryland amendments to existing designations, or 019) (2012–2017 WPA/CPA Multisale
MONOCACY BATTLEFIELD, City of proposals for withdrawal of designation. EIS);
Frederick and Frederick County, MD Comments should be submitted to J. • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas
(updated documentation and Paul Loether, Chief, National Register of Lease Sales: 2013–2014; Western
boundary revision) Historic Places and National Historic Planning Area Lease Sale 233; Central
Landmarks Program, National Park Planning Area Lease Sale 231, Final
Ohio
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Service, 1849 C Street NW., Supplemental Environmental Impact
JAMES A. GARFIELD HOME, Mentor, Washington, DC 20240, email: Paul_ Statement (OCS EIS/EA BOEM 2013–
OH (updated documentation) Loether@nps.gov. 0118) (WPA 233/CPA 231 Supplemental
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT HOME, Before including your address, EIS);
Cincinnati, OH (updated telephone number, email address, or • Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas
documentation and name change) other personal identifying information Lease Sale: 2015–2017; the Gulf of
The committee may also consider the in your comment, you should be aware Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sales:
following historic trail: that your entire comment—including 2014 and 2016, Eastern Planning Area
VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:57 Sep 03, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00079 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/80_FR_53734/page/2.svg)
Document Created: 2015-12-15 09:58:16
Document Modified: 2015-12-15 09:58:16
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of meeting. | |
| Dates | The meeting will be held on Monday, November 16, 2015, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, November 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EASTERN). | |
| Contact | Patricia Henry, Historian, National Historic Landmarks Program, National Park Service, 1849 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, telephone (202) 354-2216 or email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 53562 |
2024 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR