[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 85 (Friday, May 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25150-25151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10155]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service

[NPS-NCR-NACA- 15391; PPNCNCROL0, PPMPSPD1Y.M000]


Notice of Meeting, National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Commemorative Works Act of 1986 (40 
U.S.C. 8901 et seq.), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the 
National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission. Notice is also given 
that a meeting of the Commission was held December 12, 2013.

DATES: The public meeting of the National Capital Memorial Advisory 
Commission will be held Tuesday, May 6, 2014, at 1 p.m. (EASTERN). The 
past meeting was held Thursday, December 12, 2013, at 1 p.m. (EASTERN).

ADDRESSES: Commission members will meet in Room 311, the Boardroom of 
the Commission of Fine Arts, which is located on the 3rd Floor of the 
National Building Museum, 401 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20001. 
Persons who wish to attend the meeting should enter Room 311 directly 
through the room entry doors on the 3rd Floor hallway--this room will 
not be accessible through the Commission of Fine Arts offices in Suite 
312.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon Bies, Secretary to the 
Commission, by telephone at (202) 619-7097 or email [email protected], Glenn DeMarr, Monuments and Memorials Specialist, by 
telephone at (202) 619-7025 or email [email protected], or Nancy 
Young, Acting Assistant to the Commission, by telephone at (202) 619-
7097 or email [email protected]. Information considered at the 
meeting is also available at the Commission's Web site http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ncmac.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission was established by Public Law 
99-652, the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. 8901 et seq.), to advise 
the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the Administrator, 
General Services Administration, (the Administrator) on policy and 
procedures for establishment of, and proposals to establish, 
commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs, as 
well as such other matters as it may deem appropriate concerning 
commemorative works.
    The Commission examines each memorial proposal for conformance to 
the Commemorative Works Act, and makes recommendations to the Secretary 
and the Administrator and to Members and Committees of Congress. The 
Commission also serves as a source of information for persons seeking 
to establish memorials in Washington, DC, and its environs.
    The members of the Commission are as follows:

Director, National Park Service (Chairman)
Administrator, General Services Administration
Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission
Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts
Mayor of the District of Columbia
Architect of the Capitol
Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission
Secretary of Defense

May 6, 2014, Commission Meeting Action Items

    The Commission will consider two action items and one informational 
item:
    (1) The Commission will review proposed legislation to establish a 
World War I Memorial in Washington, DC (Action Item).
    (2) The Commission will consult with the Peace Corps Commemorative 
Foundation on an Alternative Sites Study for a memorial commemorating 
the mission of the Peace Corps and the ideals on which the Peace Corps 
was founded. (Action Item).
    (3) The Commission will consult with the District of Columbia 
Office of Planning on commemorative works proposed on land owned or 
controlled by the District of Columbia, pursuant to DC Law 13-275, the 
Commemorative Works on Public Space Amendment Act of 2000. 
(Informational Item).

December 12, 2013, Commission Meeting Action Items

    The Commission considered two action items and one informational 
item:
    (1) National Liberty Memorial--The Commission considered a 
recommendation relative to placement of the memorial within Area I as 
established by the Commemorative Works Act of 1986 (Action Item). The 
Commission also consulted on an Alternative Sites Study for the 
memorial. (Action Item).
    (2) Memorial to Gold Star Mothers and Gold Star Families--
preliminary discussion of site considerations (Informational 
Presentation). The Commission received an informational presentation 
from the Gold Star Mothers Memorial Foundation.
    Specific Information regarding each proposal is posted for public 
review on the Commission's Web site http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ncmac.
    Statements and correspondence should be addressed to: Peter May, 
Chairman, National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission, 1100 Ohio 
Drive SW., Room 220, Washington, DC 20242, Attention: Brandon Bies, 
Secretary to the Commission. Statements and correspondence should be 
mailed or hand-delivered to this address, emailed to [email protected], or sent by telefax to (202) 401-0017. Persons who wish to 
file a written statement or testify at the Commission meeting should 
contact Mr. Bies by telephone at (202) 619-7097 or by email at 
[email protected]. Persons seeking further information concerning 
the agenda topics or meeting arrangements should contact Mr. Bies for 
assistance or visit the Commission's Web site at http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ncmac.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Any person may file with 
the Commission a written statement concerning the matters to be 
discussed. Before including your address, telephone number, email 
address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 
should be aware that your entire comment--including

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your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you may ask in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

    Dated: April 28, 2014.
Alma Ripps,
Chief, Office of Policy.
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