[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2004]
[Pages 458-460]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

401 Ninth Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20576

Phone, 202-482-7200. Internet, www.ncpc.gov.
Chairman                                          John V. Cogbill III
Vice Chairman                                     Patricia Elwood
Members                                           Arrington Dixon, 
                                                          Richard L. 
                                                          Friedman, Jose 
                                                          L. Galvez III

    Ex Officio:                                     

    (Secretary of the Interior)                   Gale A. Norton
    (Secretary of Defense)                        Donald H. Rumsfeld
    (Administrator of General Services)           Stephen A. Perry
    (Chairman, Senate Committee on                Susan M. Collins
            Governmental Affairs)
    (Chairman, House Committee on                 Tom Davis
            Government Reform)
    (Mayor of the District of Columbia)           Anthony A. Williams
    (Chairman, Council of the District            Linda W. Cropp
            of Columbia)

Staff:                                              

Executive Director                                Patricia E. Gallagher
    Deputy Executive Director                     Marcel C. Acosta
    Chief Operating Officer                       Connie M. Harshaw
Executive Officer                                 Barry S. Socks
    Administrative Officer                        Sharon J. Banks
    Director, Planning Research and               Joseph P. Kocy
            Policy Division
    Director, Plan and Project                    William G. Dowd
            Implementation Division
    Director, Urban Design and Plan               Hillary L. Altman
            Review Division
    Director, Technology Development and          Michael Sherman
            Applications Support
    General Counsel and Congressional             Ash Jain
            Liaison
    Director, Office of Public Affairs            Lisa N. MacSpadden
    Secretariat                                   Deborah B. Young

[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 planningand developmentactivities for Federal landsand 
facilities in the National Capital region. The region includes the 
District of Columbia and all land areas within the boundaries of 
Montgomery and Prince George's Counties in Maryland and Fairfax, 
Loudoun, Prince William, and Arlington Counties and the city of 
Alexandria 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

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for the Federal and District of Columbia governments.
    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 National Capital Planning 
Commission, 401 Ninth Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20576. 
Phone, 202-482-7200. Fax, 202-482-7272. Internet, www.ncpc.gov. E-mail, 
[email protected].

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