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Federal Register Announcements

Fort Hancock Historic District, located at the northern end of Sandy Hook, served as an Army installation from the Spanish-American War through the nuclear age.

Fort Hancock Historic District, located at the northern end of Sandy Hook, served as an Army installation from the Spanish-American War through the nuclear age.

NPS Photo by Brian Feeney

Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee

The second meeting of this committee will take place Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 9 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. at the Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch, N.J., as announced in the Federal Register. Meetings are open to the public. Public comments will be taken beginning at 4 P.M.; signup is first-come, first served.

The first meeting of this committee, with members selected by the Secretary of the Interior via the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 (FACA), was held Wednesday, January 23 through Thursday, January 24, 2013. The location was the Ocean Place Resort and Spa in Long Branch, N.J., as indicated in our press release. The location mentioned in the Federal Register notice is incorrect.

Did You Know?

Dimmed and camoflagued Sandy Hook lighthouse at night in World War II.

Did you know that the Sandy Hook Light was dimmed in World War II and painted in camoflague? Homes and businesses within five miles of the ocean were required to use blackout curtains in order to protect ships from attacks by German U-Boats. More...