[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 187 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58315-58316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-24499]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


National Council on the Arts 186th 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 at Constitution 
Center, 400 7th St. SW., Washington, DC 20506. Agenda times are 
approximate.

DATES: Friday, October 30, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in 
Conference Rooms A and B (This session will be open and also will be 
webcast).

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting on October 30th will be open to 
the public on a space available basis. The tentative agenda is as 
follows: The session 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 50th Anniversary Web Resources (Jessamyn

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Sarmiento, Director of Public Affairs, NEA); from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 
a.m.--Presentations on the Beginning of the NEA & the Founding of the 
American Film Institute (George Stevens, Jr., President's Committee on 
the Arts & Humanities Co-Chair and Founding Director of the American 
Film Institute); and from 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.--Presentations on 
the History & Impact of NEA Funding. From 11:15-11:30 there will be 
concluding remarks from the Chairman and announcement of voting 
results. The meeting will adjourn at 11:30 a.m.
    The session also will be webcast. To register to watch the 
webcasting of this meeting, go to http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/nca-oct2015-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: September 22, 2015.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-24499 Filed 9-25-15; 8:45 am]
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