[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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