[United States Government Manual]
[September 15, 2009]
[Pages 440-441]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION

401 Ninth Street NW., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20004
Phone, 202-482-7200. Internet, www.ncpc.gov.
CHAIRMAN                                          John V. Cogbill III
Vice Chairman                                     Robert E. Miller
Members                                           Herbert F. Ames, 
                                                          Arrington 
                                                          Dixon, John M. 
                                                          Hart, Stacie 
                                                          S. Turner

Ex Officio:                                         

(Secretary of the Interior)                       Kenneth L. Salazar
(Secretary of Defense)                            Robert M. Gates
(Administrator of General Services)               Paul F. Prouty, Acting
(Chairman, Senate Committee on Homeland Security  Joseph I. Lieberman
        and Governmental Affairs)
(Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and       Edolphus Towns
        Government Reform)
(Mayor of the District of Columbia)               Adrian M. Fenty
(Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia)   Vincent C. Gray

Staff:                                              

Executive Director                                Marcel Acosta, Acting
Deputy Executive Director                         (vacancy)
Chief Operating Officer                           Barry S. Socks

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Director, Planning Research and Policy Division   Julia A. Koster
Director, Plan and Project Implementation         William G. Dowd
        Division
Director, Urban Design and Plan Review Division   David W. Levy
Chief of Staff to Executive Director              Michael Sherman
Chief Urban Designer                              Christine Saum
General Counsel                                   Lois J. Schiffer
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 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 and gave the Commission 
specific authority for reviewing certain District decisions. 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. 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 20004. 
Phone, 202-482-7200. Fax, 202-482-7272. Internet, www.ncpc.gov. Email, 
[email protected].

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