[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2000)] [Notices] [Pages 2442-2443] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 00-918] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts; President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities: Meeting XLVII Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities will be held on January 28, 2000 from 9 a.m. to approximately 12 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Van Buren Room, 8th Floor, Department of State, Washington, DC. The Committee meeting will begin at 9 a.m. with opening remarks by Dr. John Brademas, Chairman of the President's Committee, and Ms. Evelyn Lieberman, Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, Department of State. This will be followed by special presentations by: Shirley Brice Heath, Author/Researcher, Champions of Change; Whit Alexander, Chief Noodler, Cranium; and Isaac Colon III, Poet, DC WritersCorps. The Committee will hear agency presentations from Bill Ivey, Chairman of the National Endowments for the Arts, William Ferris, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, and Beverly Sheppard, Acting Director of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. There will also be Task Force Reports on Education, Oral History, and Ethnic Diversity. The meeting will conclude with remarks by Harriet Mayor Fulbright, Executive Director of the President's Committee. The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities was created by Executive Order in 1982 to advise the President, the two Endowments, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services on measures to encourage private sector support for the nation's cultural institutions and to promote [[Page 2443]] public understanding of the arts and the humanities. If, in the course of discussion, it becomes necessary for the Committee to discuss non-public commercial or financial information of intrinsic value, the Committee will go into closed session pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. Any interested persons may attend as observers, on a space available basis, but seating is limited. Therefore, for this meeting, individuals wishing to attend must contact Shawn Wray of the President's Committee in advance at (202) 682-5409 or write to the Committee at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 526, Washington, DC 20506. Further information with reference to this meeting can also be obtained from Mr. Wray. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Mr. Wray through the Office of AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20506, 202/682-5532, TDY-TDD 202/682-5496, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting. Dated: January 10, 2000. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts. [FR Doc. 00-918 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537-01-M