[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 117 (Tuesday, June 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 33778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11777]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


National Endowment for the Arts; National Council on the Arts 
161st 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 July 12 and July 
13, 2007 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 July 12th, from 2 p.m. 
to 5 p.m., in Room 527 for discussion of National Medal of Arts 
nominations. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of 
February 16, 2007, this session will be closed to the public pursuant 
to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code.
    The July 13th meeting, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. (ending time is 
approximate), will be open to the public on a space available basis. 
Opening remarks and announcements will include a musical tribute to 
Mstislav Rostropovich and the swearing in of a new Council member. 
After the swearing in, there will be a recitation by the national 
Poetry Out Loud winner, Amanda Fernandez, followed by an update on 
Congressional/White House activities. The meeting will include a 
presentation on Regional Arts Organizations, followed by review and 
voting on applications and guidelines. The meeting will conclude with 
general discussion.
    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: June 14, 2007.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations.
 [FR Doc. E7-11777 Filed 6-18-07; 8:45 am]
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