[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 28451] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-13669] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY United States Mint Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting May 18, 1998. SUMMARY: The Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee (DCDAC) will meet Monday and Tuesday June 8-9, 1998. The Committee will recommend to the Secretary of the Treasury a design concept for the obverse (``heads'') of the new $1 coin. This meeting will be open to the public; however, due to limited space, seating at the meeting will be on a first-come basis. Purpose The purpose of this meeting is for the Committee to consider design concepts for the obverse of the new $1 coin and to determine a single such design concept to recommend to the Secretary of the Treasury. As an element of the agenda, the Committee will entertain presentations from the public the afternoon of Monday, June 8. In addition to public presentations, the Committee will receive an orientation briefing, nominate design concepts, and recommend a single design concept to the Secretary. Dates, Times and Places of the Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee Meeting June 8, 1998, 11:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Auditorium, 10 Independence Mall (entrance on 7th Street), Philadelphia, PA 19106 June 9, 1998, 8 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Auditorium, 10 Independence Mall (entrance on 7th Street), Philadelphia, PA 19106 Members of the public wishing to schedule an oral presentation at the meeting must contact Michael White, in writing by mail, email, or fax, by no later than 12:00 noon Eastern Time on June 1, 1998 (see below). All mail submissions must be received by the established deadline in order to be considered timely. The request must identify the name of the individual who will make the presentation and the organization they represent, and include an outline of the merits, background, and historical significance of the concept that will be advocated. Presentations will be limited to five (5) minutes each, and will generally be reviewed on a first-come basis. Presenters will be notified by no later than June 5, 1998, if they have been selected for presentation. An additional thirty (30) minutes will be set aside during the first day of the meeting for unscheduled presentations. Members of the public who have not been selected in advance for presentation may sign up on the first day of the meeting on June 8, 1998, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, in the back of the meeting room. Requests for an unscheduled presentation will be reviewed on a first-come basis. Any member of the public wishing to submit a design concept should do so via the Internet by accessing the Mint's web site (http:// www.usmint.gov) and e-mailing the Mint by June 1, 1998. Alternatively, if no Internet access is available, design concepts may be submitted in writing to Michael White (see below); mail must be received no later than June 1, 1998 A summary of suggested concepts that comply with the parameters listed below will be compiled and presented to Committee members prior to the meeting. As stated in the Committee Charter, the Committee will recommend to the Secretary an obverse design concept that comports with the following parameters: (a) The design shall maintain a dignity befitting the Nation's coinage, (b) the design shall have broad appeal to the citizenry of the Nation and shall avoid subjects or symbols that are likely to offend, (c) the design should not include any inscriptions beyond those required by statute, and (d) the design concept shall not depict a living person. In addition, the Secretary has determined that the obverse design should be a representation of one or more women. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael White, United States Mint, Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee, 633 3rd Street N.W., Room 715, Washington, DC 20220, Voice: (202) 874-7565 (for additional information only; requests to make a presentation or propose a design concept must be in writing), Fax: (202) 874-4083, Web site: http://www.usmint.gov. Philip Diehl, Director, The United States Mint. [FR Doc. 98-13669 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810-37-P