[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 28 (Monday, February 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3253-3254]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-01710]


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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION


Notice of Memorandum of Agreement

AGENCY: National Capital Planning Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Memorandum of Agreement Between the National Capital 
Planning Commission and the Smithsonian Institution.

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SUMMARY: The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) and the 
Smithsonian Institution (Smithsonian) have entered into a Memorandum of 
Agreement (MOA) effective December

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20, 2018. The MOA details the process the two agencies will follow to 
comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 42 U.S.C. 
4371). NCPC has a NEPA obligation for projects submitted by the 
Smithsonian to NCPC for review and approval. The Smithsonian is not 
considered a federal agency for NEPA purposes and has no NEPA 
obligation. The MOA is required by NCPC's NEPA Regulations (1 CFR part 
601) to establish a cooperative working relationship between the 
parties to ensure NCPC's compliance with NEPA. A copy of the MOA is 
online at NCPC's website at the following location: https://www.ncpc.gov/docs/MOA_NCPC_Smithsonian_NEPA_December2018.pdf.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Sullivan, Director, Urban Design 
and Plan Review Division at (202) 482-7244 or [email protected].

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4371, 1 CFR 601.5(b).

    Dated: February 5, 2019.
Anne Schuyler,
General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2019-01710 Filed 2-8-19; 8:45 am]
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