Meetings: Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory Council
Federal Register: September 22, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 184)
Notices
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Captain John Smith Chesapeake 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 Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail will hold a meeting. Designated through an amendment to the National
Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. 1241), the new trail will consist of ``a series of water routes extending approximately 3,000 miles along the
Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries in the States of Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware, and in the District of Columbia,'' tracing the 1607-1609 voyages of Captain John Smith to chart the land and waterways of the
Chesapeake Bay. 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 Christine_Luceron@nps.gov or telephone: (757) 898-2432. For those wishing to make comments, please provide a written summary of your comments prior to the meeting.
DATES: The Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail
Advisory Council will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Historic Jamestowne Visitor
Center, 1368 Colonial Parkway, Jamestown, VA 23081. For more information, please contact the NPS Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 410
Severn Avenue--Suite 109, Annapolis City Marina, Annapolis, MD 21403.
For background information and questions regarding the Captain John
Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail, please contact John Maounis,
Superintendent, telephone: (410) 267-5778. John Maounis is the
Designated Federal Official for the Advisory Council.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christine Lucero, Partnership
Coordinator for the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic
Trail, telephone: (757) 898-2432 or e-mail: Christine_Lucero@nps.gov.
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 Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail Advisory
Council.
Topics to be discussed during this meeting will include a review of the purpose of the Advisory Council, a review of the Comprehensive
Management Plan/Environmental Assessment public meeting results, and the establishment of sub-committees.
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 Christine_Lucero@nps.gov or telephone: (757) 898-2432; a written summary of comments should be provided prior to the meeting.
Comments will be taken for 30 minutes at the beginning of the meeting.
If additional time is needed, the time allotted for comments can be extended by an additional 30 minutes. All comments will be made part of the public record and will be electronically distributed to all
Committee members.
Dated: September 4, 2008.
John Maounis,
Superintendent, Captain John Smith National Historic Trail, National
Park Service, Department of the Interior.
FR Doc. E8-21557 Filed 9-19-08; 8:45 am
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