[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 208 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 55869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26108]


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THE 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 12-
13, 2009.
    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 12-13, 2009, 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 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 12, 2009 will be as 
follows:

Committee Meetings

    (Open to the Public)

Policy Discussion

9-10:30 a.m.
    Challenge Grants and Federal/State Partnership--Room 510A
    Digital Humanities and Public Programs--Room 421
    Preservation and Access--Room 415
    Research Programs--Room 315
    (Closed to the Public)

Discussion of Specific Grant Applications and Programs Before the 
Council

10:30 a.m. until Adjourned
    Challenge Grants and Federal/State Partnership--Room 510A
    Digital Humanities and Public Programs--Room 421
    Preservation and Access--Room 415
    Research Programs--Room 315

    The morning session of the meeting on November 13, 2009 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. Budget Report
    5. Reports on Policy and General Matters
    a. Challenge Grants
    b. Federal/State Partnership
    c. Digital Humanities
    d. Public Programs
    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 Michael 
McDonald, 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.

Michael P. McDonald,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-26108 Filed 10-28-09; 8:45 am]
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