[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 247 (Monday, December 28, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 68637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-30717]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Notice of Charter Renewal for Humanities Panel

AGENCY: The National Endowment for the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal for Humanities Panel.

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 
1972, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), as amended, the 
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) gives notice that it will 
renew the charter for the Humanities Panel for two years from December 
29, 2009 to December 29, 2011. The Chairman of NEH has determined that 
the renewal of the Humanities Panel is necessary and in the public 
interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed upon the 
Chairman of NEH by the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, 5 U.S.C. 
App. 3(2) (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), as amended, and Section 
10(a)(4) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act 
of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 959(a)(4), as amended.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael P. McDonald, Committee 
Management Officer, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 529, 
Washington, DC 20506. (Phone: (202) 606-8322, facsimile (202) 606-8600, 
or e-mail to [email protected]). Hearing-impaired individuals are 
advised that information on this matter may be obtained by contacting 
the NEH's TDD terminal on (202) 606-8282.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Humanities Panel is a Federal advisory 
committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 2 (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770). The 
purpose and objective of the Humanities Panel is to advise the National 
Council on the Humanities and the Chairman of the NEH concerning 
policies, programs, and procedures of NEH as requested. The Humanities 
Panel furthermore makes recommendations on applications for financial 
support submitted to NEH.
    Members of the Humanities Panel are selected on the basis of their 
subject matter expertise in a humanities discipline or on the basis of 
their experience in a humanities institution, or both, in order to 
ensure that all applications are reviewed under the highest standards 
of excellence in the humanities. The NEH selects panelists from a broad 
range of humanities disciplines (including languages, literature, 
history, jurisprudence, philosophy, archaeology, comparative religion, 
ethics, and the history, criticism, and theory of the arts). Panelists 
also are selected from a wide range of humanities institutions 
(including colleges, universities, archives, libraries, museums and 
historical societies). By statute, the Humanities Panel is also 
required to have broad geographic and culturally diverse 
representation.

    Dated: December 15, 2009.
Michael P. McDonald,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-30717 Filed 12-24-09; 8:45 am]
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