[United States Government Manual]
[June 01, 2006]
[Pages 452-454]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



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, Jose 
                                                          L. Galvez III, 
                                                          Herbert A. 
                                                          Ames

    Ex Officio:                                     

    (Secretary of the Interior)                   Dirk Kempthorne
    (Secretary of Defense)                        Donald H. Rumsfeld
    (Administrator of General Services)           Lurita A. Doan
    (Chairman, Senate Committee on                Susan M. Collins
            Homeland Security and 
            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                           Barry S. Socks
    Director, Planning Research and               Julia A. Koster
            Policy Division
    Director, Plan and Project                    William G. Dowd
            Implementation Division
    Director, Urban Design and Plan               Christine Saum
            Review Division
    Director, Technology Development and          Michael Sherman
            Applications Support
    General Counsel and Congressional             Lois Schiffer
            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 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 George's Counties in Maryland and 

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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 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, but 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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