[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 137 (Thursday, July 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 43379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15326]
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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
Notice of Public Comment Period and Public Meeting on Updates to
the Submission Guidelines Related to Tree Replacement on Federal
Development Sites
AGENCY: National Capital Planning Commission.
ACTION: Notice of 60-Day public comment period and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) has released
revisions to the Submission Guidelines to update aspects of the
submission requirements related to tree replacement on federal
development sites. Federal and non-Federal agency applicants whose
development proposals and plans are subject to statutory mandated
Commission plan and project review must submit their proposals to the
Commission following a process laid out in the Submission Guidelines.
The proposed revisions to the Submission Guidelines support the draft
Federal Environment Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National
Capital, Section G: Federal Elements which NCPC also released for
public comment. NCPC will host a public information session to learn
more about the revisions to the Submission Guidelines, as well as the
draft policies related to tree replacement in Section G of the Federal
Environment Element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital.
DATES: The public comment period closes September 14, 2020.
The meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, July 29 at 4:30
p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The revisions to the Submission Guidelines are available
online for review at: https://www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/treereplacement/.
Registration information for the meeting will be available online
at https://www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/treereplacement/.
Written public comments on the draft submitted electronically are
preferred but may be submitted by either method:
1. U.S. mail, courier, or hand deliver: Tree Replacement,
Submission Guidelines, Public Comment, National Capital Planning
Commission, 401 9th Street NW, Suite 500N, Washington, DC 20004.
2. Electronically: https://www.ncpc.gov/initiatives/treereplacement/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Free at (202) 482-7209 or
[email protected].
Authority: 40 U.S.C. 8721(e)(2).
Dated: July 9, 2020.
Debra Dickson,
Director, Office of Administration.
[FR Doc. 2020-15326 Filed 7-15-20; 8:45 am]
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