    [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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