[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 44617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-16710]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


Presidential Commission for the National Museum of African 
American History and Culture; Meeting

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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    Notice is hereby given in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Appendix, that the Presidential Commission for 
the National Museum of African American History and Culture will meet 
July 16th and 17th, 2002, in Ballroom 2 of the Washington Court Hotel, 
525 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. The Board will convene at 8 
a.m. on the 16th and at 9 a.m. on the 17th, and adjourn at 5:30 p.m. on 
the 16th and at 12:30 PM on the 17th.
    During the morning session on July 16th, 2002, after the swearing-
in of the Commissioners, the Bill sponsors will be invited to address 
the members of the Commission on their vision of what a National Museum 
of African American History and Culture might be and what the charge of 
the Commission is in regards to a Plan of Action for a National Museum. 
These sponsors include: Representative John Lewis, (D-GA); 
Representative J.C. Watts, (R-OK); Senator Sam Brownback, (R-KS); and 
Senator Max Cleland, (D-GA).
    National Park Service Director Fran Mainella will address the Board 
and then Commissioners will have the opportunity to introduce 
themselves.
    Dr. John Hope Franklin, Professor Emeritus, Duke University, has 
been invited to deliver an address to the Commissioners about the 
meaning of a National Museum dedicated to African American History and 
Culture.
    In the afternoon, the Commission will travel to various locations 
on or adjacent to the Mall to visit sites that may be considered for 
use as the location for a National Museum of African American History 
and Culture.
    On the morning of July 17th, 2002, the Commission will hear from 
representatives of the Association of African American Museums, the 
Association for the Study of African American Life and History, the 
Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, the African American 
Cultural Complex, Inc.; the Friends of the National Museum of African 
American History and Culture; the American Association of Museums, and 
the Smithsonian Institution.
    Later in the morning, beginning at 10:30 AM, the Commission will 
hear public testimony regarding the National Museum for African 
American History and Culture.
    The Commission meeting will be open to the public. Space and 
facilities to accommodate the public are limited and attendees will be 
accommodated on a first-come basis.

Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities at the Public Meeting

    The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If 
you plan to attend and will need an auxiliary aid or service to 
participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive 
listening device, or materials in an alternative format), notify the 
contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks (2 weeks) 
before the scheduled meeting date. Attempts will be made to meet any 
request(s) we receive after that date, however we may not be able to 
make the requested auxiliary aid or service available because of 
insufficient time to arrange for it.
    Anyone may file a written statement concerning the establishment of 
a National Museum for African American History and Culture with the 
Commission. The Commission may also permit attendees to address the 
assembled Commission, but may restrict the length of the presentations, 
as necessary to allow the Commission to complete its agenda within the 
allotted time.
    Anyone who wishes further information concerning the meeting, or 
who wishes to submit a written statement, may contact Kate Stevenson, 
Office of Historic Preservation, Recreation & Partnerships, National 
Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC 20240 (telephone (202) 
208-7625).
    Draft minutes of the meeting will be available for public 
inspection approximately 12 weeks after the meeting, in room 3327, Main 
Interior Building, 1849 C Street, NW, Washington, DC.

Kate Stevenson,
Associate Director, Historic Preservation, Recreation & Partnerships, 
National Park Service.
[FR Doc. 02-16710 Filed 7-2-02; 8:45 am]
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