[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77192-77193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-8012]


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NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES


Committee Management; Notice of Renewal

    The Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities has 
determined that the renewal of the Humanities advisory panel is 
necessary and in the public interest in connection with the performance 
of duties imposed upon the Chairman, National Endowment for the 
Humanities (NEH), by (Pub. L. 92-463) and section 10(a)(4) of the 
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as 
amended (20 U.S.C. 959(a)(4)). This determination follows consultation 
with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services 
Administration.
    Name of Committee: Humanities Panel.
    Purpose and Objective: For the purpose of advising the National 
Council on the Humanities and the Chairman of the NEH concerning 
policies, programs, and procedures of the Endowment. The Panel 
furthermore makes recommendations on applications for financial support 
presented to the National Endowment for the Humanities.
    Balanced Membership Plans: In order to ensure a thorough and expert 
review of proposals which require an in-depth knowledge on the part of 
panelists, the Endowment is concerned in the selection of panel members 
about their scholarly and intellectual qualities, and that panelists 
should represent a wide and balanced perspective which can

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best be achieved by the appointment of highly qualified individuals 
representing different segments of our society. By statute this panel 
is required to have broad geographic and culturally diverse 
representation
    Duration: Continuing.
    Responsible NEH Official: Mr. Michael P. McDonald, General Counsel, 
National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
Room 529, Washington, DC 20506, telephone (202) 606-8322.

    Dated: December 20, 2005.
Michael P. McDonald,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-8012 Filed 12-28-05; 8:45 am]
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