[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 184 (Monday, September 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59544-59545]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24063]


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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 
September on 24th and 25th, 2002, at the Radisson Hotel in Georgetown, 
at 2121 P Street, NW. Washington, D.C. The Commission will convene at 8 
a.m. on the 24th and at 8 a.m. on the 25th. The Commission will adjourn 
at 5 p.m.

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on September 24th and at 2:45 PM on September 25th.
    During the morning session on September 24th, 2002, the Executive 
Committee and the following subcommittees will present reports from 
their respective committees: Mission Role and Vision Committee; Site 
and Building Committee; Legislation, Public Liaison Committee; 
Fundraising, Finance and Budget Committee and the Governance and 
Organization Committee. During the afternoon session, the Commission 
will discuss the status of legislative initiatives surrounding Public 
Law 107-106, which established the Commission. The project's program 
and planning contractors'', Montage Inc.; E. Verner Johnson; and the 
Freelon Group, and The Taft Organization, the fundraising contractor, 
will also address the Commission. These contractors will discuss the 
status of research and studies being conducted to assist in the 
preparation of reports that the Commission will submit to the President 
and Congress.
    On the morning of September 25th, the Commission will be briefed 
regarding alternate project locations for the Museum on or adjacent to 
the National Mall. Commissioners will tour the sites following the 
briefing. In the afternoon, the commissioners will reconvene to further 
discuss site and building alternatives and to determine which sites 
require additional evaluation.
    Due to the unexpected cancellation of the original meeting space 
and the additional time required to locate an alternate site, this 
notice could not be published at least 15 days prior to the meeting 
date. The National Park Service regrets this delay, but is compelled to 
hold the meeting as scheduled because of the significant sacrifice 
rescheduling would require of Commissioners who have adjusted their 
schedules to accommodate the proposed meeting date.
    The Commission meeting is 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 Charlene Dwin 
Vaughn, Staff to the Commission, National Museum of African American 
History & Culture, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20240--(telephone (202) 208-4227).
    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.

Stephanie Maynor,
Acting Project Director, National Museum of African American History 
and Culture, Presidential Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-24063 Filed 9-20-02; 8:45 am]
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