[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11228-11229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3103]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


National Endowment for the Arts; National Council on the Arts 
157th Meeting

    Pursuant to section 10 (a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that a meeting of 
the National Council on the Arts will be held on March 23 and March 24, 
2006 in Rooms 527 and M-09 at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506.
    The Council will meet in closed session on March 23rd, from 12 p.m. 
to 2 p.m., in Room 527 for discussion of National Medal of Arts 
nominations. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of 
February 27, 2006, this session will be closed to the public pursuant 
to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code.
    The March 24th meeting, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (ending time is 
approximate), will be open to the public on a space available basis. 
Following opening remarks and announcements, there will be an update on 
Congressional/White House activities. The meeting will include three 
presentations: one on 40 years of NEA support for Design, one on 40 
years of NEA support for Music & Opera, and one on the National 
Initiative The Big Read. There also will be a report on the National 
Governors Association briefing papers. This will be followed by review 
and voting on applications and guidelines. The meeting will conclude 
with general discussion.

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    If, in the course of the open session discussion, it becomes 
necessary for the Council to discuss non-public commercial or financial 
information of intrinsic value, the Council will go into closed session 
pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 
U.S.C. 552b.
    Additionally, discussion concerning purely personal information 
about individuals, submitted with grant applications, such as personal 
biographical and salary data or medical information, may be conducted 
by the Council in closed session in accordance with subsection (c)(6) 
of 5 U.S.C. 552b.
    Any interested persons may attend, as observers, Council 
discussions and reviews that are open to the public. If you need 
special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office 
of AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682-5532, TTY-TDD 202/682-5429, 
at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.
    Further information with reference to this meeting can be obtained 
from the Office of Communications, National Endowment for the Arts, 
Washington, DC 20506, at 202/682-5570.

    Dated: February 28, 2006.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations.
[FR Doc. E6-3103 Filed 3-3-06; 8:45 am]
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