National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission; Notice of Public Meeting, 27272-27273 [06-4355]

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• DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
• National Park Service

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27272-27273]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-4355]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

National Park Service


National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission; Notice of Public 
Meeting

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, National Park Service, National 
Capital Memorial Advisory Commission.

ACTION:  Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Capital 
Memorial Advisory Commission (the Commission) will be held on Tuesday, 
June 27, 2006, at 1:30 p.m., at the National Building Museum, Room 312, 
401 F Street, NW., Washington, DC.
    The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss currently authorized 
and proposed memorials in the District of Columbia and its environs. In 
addition to discussing general matters and conducting routine business, 
the Commission will review the status of legislative proposals 
introduced in the 109th Congress to establish memorials in the District 
of Columbia and its environs, as follows:

Action Items

    (1) Legislation currently under consideration by the 109th 
Congress.
    (a) S. 2495, to authorize the National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to 
establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to 
honor slaves and other persons that fought for independence, liberty, 
and justice for all during the American Revolution.
    (b) S. 2236, a bill to extend until October 24m 2015, the 
authorization establishing a memorial in the District of Columbia or 
its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the 
Armed Forces of the United States (Pub. L. 106-348) which would 
otherwise expire on October 24, 2007.
    (c) H.R. 5057, to authorize the Marion Park Project and Committee 
of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to establish a commemorative 
work on Federal land in the District of Columbia, and its environs to 
honor Brigadier General Francis Marion.
    (d) H.R. 5145, to authorize the National War Dogs Monument, Inc., 
to establish a national monument in honor of military working dog 
teams.
    (e) Legislative proposal to commemorative the Hungarian Revolution 
of 1956.

Informational Items

    (1) Congressional actions taken on bills previously reviewed by the 
Commission.
    (a) S.J. Res. 28 and H.J. 78, bills to Dwight D. Eisenhower 
Memorial.
    (b) H.R. 562, a bill to authorize the Government of Ukraine to 
establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to 
honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 
1932-1933.
    (c) H.R. 4882, a bill to ensure the proper remembrance of Vietnam 
veterans and the Vietnam War by designating a site for a visitor center 
for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
    S. 2419, a bill to ensure the proper remembrance of Vietnam 
veterans and the Vietnam War by providing a deadline for the 
designation of a visitor center for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
    (d) Museum Initiatives.

--Latino Museum Commission H.R. 2134 and S. 2475, bills to establish 
the Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Museum of 
the American Latino Community to develop a plan of action for the 
establishment and maintenance of a National Museum of the American 
Latino Community in Washington, DC.
-National Health Museum. S. 2015, a bill to provide a site for 
construction of a National Health Museum.
--National Women's History Museum. S. 501 and H.R. 3630, bills to 
provide a site for the National Women's History Museum in the District 
of Columbia.

Other Business

    (1) General matters and routine business.
    The meeting will be open to the public. Any person may file with 
the Commission a written statement concerning the matters to be 
discussed. Persons who wish to file a written statement or testify at 
the meeting or who want further information concerning the meeting may 
contact Ms. Nancy Young, Secretary to the Commission, at (202) 619-
7097.

DATES: Tuesday, June 27, 2006.

ADDRESSES: National Building Museum, Room 312, 401 F Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nancy Young, Secretary to the 
Commission, 202-619-7097.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission was established by Public Law 
99-652, the Commemorative Works Act (40 U.S.C. chapter 89 et seq.), to 
advise the Secretary of the Interior (the Secretary) and the 
Administrator, General Services Administration, (the Administrator) on 
policy and procedures for establishment of, and proposals to establish, 
commemorative works in the District of Columbia and its environs, as 
well as such other matters as it may deem appropriate concerning 
commemorative works.
    The Commission examines each memorial proposal for conformance to 
the Commemorative Works Act, and makes recommendations to the Secretary 
and the Administrator and to

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Members and Committees of Congress. The Commission also serves as a 
source of information for persons seeking to establish memorials in 
Washington, DC and its environs.
    The members of the Commission are as follows:

Director, National Park Service.
Administrator, General Services Administration.
Chairman, National Capital Planning Commission.
Chairman, Commission of Fine Arts.
Mayor of the District of Columbia.
Architect of the Capitol.
Chairman, American Battle Monuments Commission.
Secretary of Defense.

    Dated: April 17, 2005.
Joseph M. Lawler,
Regional Director, National Capital Region.
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