[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 210 (Wednesday, October 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61690-61691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-21441]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Meeting of National Council on the Humanities

AGENCY: The National Endowment for the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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    Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act 
(Pub. L. 92-463, as amended) notice is hereby given that the National 
Council on the Humanities will meet in Washington, DC on November 15-
16, 2007.
    The purpose of the meeting is to advise the Chairman of the 
National Endowment for the Humanities with respect to policies, 
programs, and procedures for carrying out his functions, and to review 
applications for financial support from and gifts offered to the 
Endowment and to make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.
    The meeting will be held in the Old Post Office Building, 1100 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. A portion of the morning and 
afternoon sessions on November 15-16, 2007, will not be open to the 
public pursuant to subsections (c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(9)(B) of section 
552b of Title 5, United States Code because the Council will consider 
information that may disclose:
    Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from 
a person and privileged or confidential; information of a personal 
nature the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy; and information the premature disclosure 
of which would be

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likely to significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency 
action. I have made this determination under the authority granted me 
by the Chairman's Delegation of Authority dated July 19, 1993.
    The agenda for the sessions on November 15, 2007 will be as 
follows:

Committee Meetings

Open to the Public

Policy Discussion
2-3 p.m.
    Challenge Grants/Public Programs--Room 420
    Education Programs--Room M-07
    Federal/State Partnership--Room 510A
    Preservation and Access--Room 415
    Research Programs--Room 315.

Closed to the Public

Discussion of specific grant applications and programs before the 
Council.
3 p.m. until Adjourned
    Challenge Grants/Public Programs--Room 420
    Education Programs--Room M-07
    Federal/State Partnership--Room 510A
    Preservation and Access--Room 415
    Research Programs--Room 315
    The morning session of the meeting on November 16, 2007 will 
convene at 9 a.m., in the first floor Council Room M-09, and will be 
open to the public, as set out below. The agenda for the morning 
session will be as follows:

A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
B. Reports
    1. Introductory Remarks
    2. Staff Report
    3. Congressional Report
    4. Reports on Policy and General Matters
    a. Challenge Grants
    b. Public Programs
    c. Education Programs
    d. Federal/State Partnership
    e. Preservation and Access
    f. Research Programs

    The remainder of the proposed meeting will be given to the 
consideration of specific applications and will be closed to the public 
for the reasons stated above.
    Further information about this meeting can be obtained from Heather 
Gottry, Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer, National 
Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20506, or by calling (202) 606-8322, TDD (202) 606-8282. 
Advance notice of any special needs or accommodations is appreciated.

Heather C. Gottry,
Acting Advisory Committee, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-21441 Filed 10-30-07; 8:45 am]
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