[United States Government Manual]
[May 30, 1997]
[Pages 597-599]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
Suite 301, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20576
Phone, 202-482-7200
Chairman Harvey B. Gantt
Members Arrington Dixon,
Patricia
Elwood, Robert
A. Gaines,
Margaret G.
Vanderhye
Ex Officio:
(Secretary of the Interior) Bruce Babbitt
(Secretary of Defense) William S. Cohen
(Administrator of General Services) David J. Barram,
Acting
(Chairman, Senate Committee on Fred Thompson
Governmental Affairs)
(Chairman, Committee on Government Dan Burton
Reform and Oversight)
(Mayor of the District of Columbia) Marion S. Barry, Jr.
(Chairman, Council of the District (vacancy)
of Columbia)
Staff:
Executive Director Reginald W. Griffith
Executive Assistant Priscilla A. Brown
Deputy Executive Director (vacancy)
Director for Intergovernmental and David Julyan
Public Affairs
Executive Officer Connie M. Harshaw
General Counsel Sandra H. Shapiro
Secretariat Rae N. Allen
Director, Long-Range Planning J.M. Dugan
Division
Director, Technical Planning Ronald E. Wilson
Services Division
Director, Planning, Review, and George V. Evans, Jr.,
Implementation Division Acting
Director, Planning, Information, and David Nystrom
Technology Division
[For the National Capital Planning Commission statement of organization,
see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 1, Part 456.2]
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The National Capital Planning Commission is the central agency for
conducting planning and development activities for Federal lands and
facilities in the National Capital region. The region includes the
District of Columbia and all land areas within the boundaries of
Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties in Maryland and Fairfax, Loudoun,
Prince William, and Arlington Counties in Virginia.
The National Capital Planning Commission was established as a park
planning agency by act of June 6, 1924, as amended (40 U.S.C. 71 et
seq.). Two years later its role was expanded to include comprehensive
planning. In 1952, under the National Capital Planning Act, the
Commission was designated the central planning agency for the Federal
and District of Columbia governments.
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In 1973, the National Capital Planning Act was amended by the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which made the Mayor of the District
of Columbia the chief planner for the District; however, the Commission
continues to serve as the central planning agency for the Federal
Government in the National Capital region.
The Commission is composed of five appointed and seven ex officio
members. Three citizen members, including the Chairman, are appointed by
the President and two by the mayor of the District of Columbia.
Presidential appointees include one resident each from Maryland and
Virginia and one from anywhere in the United States; however, the two
mayoral appointees must be District of Columbia residents.
For further information, contact the Public Affairs Officer, National
Capital Planning Commission, Suite 301, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20576. Phone, 202-482-7200. Fax, 202-482-7272.
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