[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34378-34379]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12727]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


National Council on the Arts 188th 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 (Public Law 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that a 
meeting of the National Council on the Arts will be held in Conference 
Rooms A & B at Constitution Center, 400 7th St., SW., Washington, DC 
20506. Agenda times are approximate.

DATES: Friday, June 24, 2016 from 9 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, on March 24th in Conference 
Rooms A & B, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m., will be open to the public 
on a space available basis. The tentative agenda is as follows: The 
meeting will begin at 9 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 a.m.--
Presentation on the Cooper-Hewitt ``Pen'' Project (Caroline Baumann, 
Director, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum); from 10 a.m. to 10:30 
a.m.--Presentation on Public Art App from Michigan Council for Arts and 
Cultural Affairs (John Bracey, Executive Director, Michigan Council for 
Arts and Cultural Affairs); from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.--Presentation on 
The Virtual Choir (Eric Whitacre, Composer & Conductor). From 11 to 
11:15 a.m. there will be concluding remarks from the Chairman and 
announcement of voting results. The meeting will adjourn at 11:15 a.m.
    The meeting also will be webcast. To register to watch the 
webcasting of this open session, go to: https://www.arts.gov/event/2016/national-council-arts-june-2016-public-meeting
    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

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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: May 25, 2016.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations.
[FR Doc. 2016-12727 Filed 5-27-16; 8:45 am]
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