Meetings: Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area Advisory Committee to the Partnership,

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Federal Register: April 8, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 67)NoticesPage 17210-17211From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: Announcement of the second public meeting of the Advisory Council to the Partnership of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.

DATES: April 16, 1998, 6:00 PM-8:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: The Coast Guard/Williams Building, Third Floor Conference Room, 408 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. George Price, Project Manager, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, at 617-223-8666. Written comments can be addressed to George Price, Project Manager, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, 408 Atlantic Ave., Suite 228, Boston, MA, 02110-3316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The twenty-eight member Advisory Council to the Partnership of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area will

[Page 17211]hold its second official meeting on Thursday, April 16 from 6-8 PM at the Third Floor Conference Room at 408 Atlantic Avenue in Boston. The meeting is open to the public.

The Advisory Council members were appointed by the Director of the National Park Service and represent: Business, educational, cultural, and environmental entities; municipalities surrounding the harbor; and Native American interests. The Advisory Council was formed to advise and make recommendations to the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership with respect to the development and implementation of the Integrated Management Plan and the operation of this new national park area. ``This Advisory Council is unique in that it is intended to provide assistance to the Partnership for the long term, not simply during the planning period. In addition, two of the members of the Advisory Council will become voting members of the Partnership with two additional people selected as voting alternates,'' said George Price, Project Manager.

In 1996 Congress created the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area to recognize the rich natural and cultural resources and history found on the 30 islands located in Boston Harbor. The legislation (Pub. L. 104-333) established a thirteen-member partnership to jointly manage the Islands. The 13-member Partnership represents city, state, federal and private agencies with responsibilities for the harbor islands. Peter Webber, Chair of the Partnership said, ``we are very happy that the Advisory Council has now been officially appointed by the Director of the National Park Service. Much interest has been shown by many people to insure this was a representative group that cares deeply about the future of the Boston Harbor Islands. We look forward to a long and productive relationship with the members of the Advisory Council as we develop the plan and implement the programs for this new national park area.''

The focus of this meeting will be to accept by-laws and begin the process for selecting officers and nominations for representatives to the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership.

Dated: April 1, 1998. George E. Price, Jr., Project Manager, Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.

FR Doc. 98-9185Filed4-7-98; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 4310-70-M

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