[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 12041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05039]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


National Council on the Arts 184th Meeting

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the 
Arts and Humanities.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: 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 in Salon II of the 
Ritz Carlton Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes Street, Arlington, VA 
22202. Agenda times are approximate.

DATES: Thursday, March 26, 2015 from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 
Friday, March 27, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Public Affairs, National 
Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, at 202/682-5570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be open to the public on a 
space available basis. The tentative agenda is as follows: The session 
on Thursday, March 26th will be a presentation and discussion with 
Laura Callanan--Senior Deputy Chairman, NEA; Debora Cullinan--CEO, 
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts; and Marc Bamuthi Joseph--Chief of 
Program and Pedagogy, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. The session on 
Friday, March 27th will begin at 9:00 a.m. with opening remarks and 
voting on recommendations for funding and rejection and guidelines, 
followed by updates from the Chairman. There also will be the following 
presentations (times are approximate): From 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.--
Presentation on the NEA's Upcoming 50th Anniversary (Jessamyn 
Sarmiento, Director of Public Affairs, NEA) and from 10:00 a.m. to 
11:00 a.m.--Discussion of the Impact of NEA Research Findings (Sunil 
Iyengar--Director of Research and Analysis, NEA; Arlynn Fishbaugh--
Executive Director, Montana Arts Council; Ned Canty--General Manager, 
Opera Memphis; Ellin O'Leary--President & Chief Content Officer, Youth 
Radio). From 11:00-11:15 there will be concluding remarks from the 
Chairman and announcement of voting results. The meeting will adjourn 
at 11:15 a.m.
    The Friday, March 27th session also will be webcast. To register to 
watch the webcasting of this open session of the meeting, go to http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/nca-march2015-webcast/event/registration.html.
    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, and in accordance with the February 15, 2012 determination 
of the Chairman. Additionally, discussion concerning purely personal 
information about individuals, 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 Accessibility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682-5733, Voice/T.T.Y. 202/682-
5496, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

    Dated: March 2, 2015.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-05039 Filed 3-4-15; 8:45 am]
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