The Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission was established by Pub. L. 98-375, 98 Stat. 1257. The members of the Commission were sworn into office on September 12, 1985 and the first meeting of the Commission was held on September 12, 1985.

8 2201.2 The Commission.

(a) Composition. The Commission is composed of thirty members as follows:

(1) Seven members appointed by the President upon the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate in consultation with the minority leader of the Senate;

(2) Seven members appointed by the President upon the recommendation · of the Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with the minority leader of the House of Representatives;

(3) Ten members appointed by the President, which members shall be broadly representative of the people of the United States, and not otherwise officers or employees of the United States;

(4) The Secretary of State;

(5) The Archivist of the United States;

(6) The Librarian of Congress;

(7) The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts;

(8) The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities; (9) The Secretary of Commerce.

(b) Service without compensation. Members of the Commission serve without compensation as a member of the Commission except that members may be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

(c) Vacancies. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.

§ 2201.3 Report to the Congress.

Within two years after the first date of the first meeting of the Commis

(a) In carrying out the functions and responsibilities of the Commission:

(1) The Chairman, with the advice of the Commission, shall appoint a Director and a Deputy Director;

(2) The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of such additional personnel to be paid out of appropriated funds to carry out the purposes of the Commission, not to exceed 20 staff members;

(3) The Commission may appoint and fix the compensation of additional personnel to be paid out of such other funds as may be available to it from donations, revenues or such other sources as are authorized by law;

(4) The Commission may request the head of any Federal agency to detail to the Commission, without reimbursement to the agency, such personnel as the Commission may require for carrying out its duties and functions.

(b) The Director has responsibility for administering the work of the Commission's staff under the oversight of the Chairman and the Commission.

82201.12 Facilities and services.

(a) To accomplish its purposes, the Commission is authorized to procure supplies, services and property; make contracts; and expend in furtherance of its purposes funds appropriated, donated or received in pursuance of such contracts.

(b) The Commission may enter into agreements with the General Services Administration for procurement of necessary financial and administrative services, for which payment shall be made by reimbursement from funds of the Commission in such amounts as may be agreed upon by the Chairman and the Administrator of the General Services Administration.

(c) The Commission may use the United States mails in the same manner and upon the same conditions as other departments and agencies of the United States.

8 2201.13 Donations to the Commission.

The Commission is authorized to accept, use, solicit, and dispose of donations of money, property or personal services, except that the Commission may not accept donations the aggregate value of which in any year exceed:

(a) $250,000 in the case of donations from an individual donor; and

(b) $1,000,000 in the case of donations from a foreign government, corporation, partnership, or other person (other than an individual).

Subpart C-General Provisions

§ 2201.21 Statement of policy. (a) The Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Jubilee Commission was established by Pub. L. 98-375 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the voyages of Christopher Columbus. The Commission will plan, encourage, coordinate and conduct activities commemorating the historic events associated with those voyages. Private and public organizations, as well as state and local governments, are encouraged to conduct activities to commemorate the Quincentenary.

(b) The Commission, recognizing its duty under the law to conduct and coordinate for an array of projects, sets forth these regulations for the registration, endorsement and support of projects. These regulations may be changed or amended by the Commission at any time and any such change or amendment will be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER.

[52 FR 10870, Apr. 3, 1987. Redesignated at 53 FR 3321, Feb. 4, 1988]

Subpart D-Types of Quincentenary Involvement

SOURCE: 52 FR 10870, Apr. 3, 1987, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 53 FR 3321, Feb. 4, 1988.

§ 2201.31 Types of projects.

Subject to the limitations set forth in this and other sections of these guidelines, there shall be two forms of Commission involvement with projects: Registered Projects and Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Projects.

§ 2201.32 Registered projects.

(a) The Commission, at its discretion, may include a project in a Register of Quincentenary Projects and Events.

(b) Registered projects are defined as those which

(1) Will increase public awareness of the Quincentenary; and,

(2) Meet such other criteria as may be established by the Commission or the agencies or organizations defined in paragraph (c) of this section.

(c) Those interested in requesting that a project be included in the Commission's Register of Quincentenary Projects and Events should make such request in writing to the Commission. The request must include a description of the project, including its time, location and scope, and indicate how it is expected the project will contribute to increasing public awareness of the Quincentenary. The request must also include the signature of the person to be contacted by the Commission regarding the project and identify any individuals, institutions, entities, groups or

organizations on whose behalf the signer has been authorized to make the request. Any project which is adequate for inclusion in the Register of Quincentenary Projects and Events may be proposed for registration as a registered project by one of the following:

(1) Any state quincentenary commission or comparable authority established under the laws of a state, territory or the District of Columbia;

(2) The officially constituted quincentenary commissions of Italy, Spain or other countries or governments recognized by the United States.

(d) The Commission reserves the right to decline to include a project in the Register of Quincentenary Projects and Events.

(e) The Commission reserves the right to participate in the development and implementation of registered projects, although primary responsibility for the project will rest with the project's sponsor or sponsors.

(f) Registered projects shall receive a Certificate of Registration from the Commission and a letter of agreement detailing the extent of Commission participation in the project.

(g) Registered projects are expressly enjoined from identifying themselves with the Commission unless expressly authorized to do so in writing by the Commission. Registration with the Commission does not authorize the use of the Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Logo for any purpose by the project or any of its sponsors.

[52 FR 10870, Apr. 3, 1987. Redesignated and amended at 53 FR 3321, Feb. 4, 1988]

EDITORIAL NOTE: In § 2201.32, paragraph (c) introductory text was revised at 53 FR 3321, Feb. 4, 1988. Information collection requirements that were contained in paragraph (c) will become effective upon Federal Register publication of a document by the agency.

§ 2201.33 Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Projects.

(a) A project which is presented to the Commission or originated by the Commission, its members or staff, and which the Commission, after careful review and consultation with appropriate entities, determines that such project furthers the mandate of the law in accordance with section 4(b), and the criteria set forth in this section, shall be designated as an "Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Project."

(b) Christopher Columbus Quincentenary Projects shall be those which, upon the determination of the Commission,