98-13669. Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 1998)]
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[FR Doc No: 98-13669]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

United States Mint


Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

May 18, 1998.
SUMMARY: The Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee (DCDAC) will meet 
Monday and Tuesday June 8-9, 1998. The Committee will recommend to the 
Secretary of the Treasury a design concept for the obverse (``heads'') 
of the new $1 coin. This meeting will be open to the public; however, 
due to limited space, seating at the meeting will be on a first-come 
basis.

Purpose

    The purpose of this meeting is for the Committee to consider design 
concepts for the obverse of the new $1 coin and to determine a single 
such design concept to recommend to the Secretary of the Treasury. As 
an element of the agenda, the Committee will entertain presentations 
from the public the afternoon of Monday, June 8. In addition to public 
presentations, the Committee will receive an orientation briefing, 
nominate design concepts, and recommend a single design concept to the 
Secretary.

Dates, Times and Places of the Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee 
Meeting

June 8, 1998, 11:00 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Auditorium, 10 Independence Mall 
(entrance on 7th Street), Philadelphia, PA 19106

June 9, 1998, 8 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Auditorium, 10 Independence Mall 
(entrance on 7th Street), Philadelphia, PA 19106

    Members of the public wishing to schedule an oral presentation at 
the meeting must contact Michael White, in writing by mail, email, or 
fax, by no later than 12:00 noon Eastern Time on June 1, 1998 (see 
below). All mail submissions must be received by the established 
deadline in order to be considered timely. The request must identify 
the name of the individual who will make the presentation and the 
organization they represent, and include an outline of the merits, 
background, and historical significance of the concept that will be 
advocated. Presentations will be limited to five (5) minutes each, and 
will generally be reviewed on a first-come basis. Presenters will be 
notified by no later than June 5, 1998, if they have been selected for 
presentation. An additional thirty (30) minutes will be set aside 
during the first day of the meeting for unscheduled presentations.
    Members of the public who have not been selected in advance for 
presentation may sign up on the first day of the meeting on June 8, 
1998, between the hours of 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, in the back of 
the meeting room. Requests for an unscheduled presentation will be 
reviewed on a first-come basis.
    Any member of the public wishing to submit a design concept should 
do so via the Internet by accessing the Mint's web site (http://
www.usmint.gov) and e-mailing the Mint by June 1, 1998. Alternatively, 
if no Internet access is available, design concepts may be submitted in 
writing to Michael White (see below); mail must be received no later 
than June 1, 1998 A summary of suggested concepts that comply with the 
parameters listed below will be compiled and presented to Committee 
members prior to the meeting.
    As stated in the Committee Charter, the Committee will recommend to 
the Secretary an obverse design concept that comports with the 
following parameters: (a) The design shall maintain a dignity befitting 
the Nation's coinage, (b) the design shall have broad appeal to the 
citizenry of the Nation and shall avoid subjects or symbols that are 
likely to offend, (c) the design should not include any inscriptions 
beyond those required by statute, and (d) the design concept shall not 
depict a living person. In addition, the Secretary has determined that 
the obverse design should be a representation of one or more women.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael White, United States Mint, 
Dollar Coin Design Advisory Committee, 633 3rd Street N.W., Room 715, 
Washington, DC 20220, Voice: [phone] (for additional information 
only; requests to make a presentation or propose a design concept must 
be in writing), Fax: [phone], Web site: http://www.usmint.gov.
Philip Diehl,
Director, The United States Mint.
[FR Doc. 98-13669 Filed 5-21-98; 8:45 am]
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