[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 14, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10589-10590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02920]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Humanities


Meeting of National Council on the Humanities

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is 
hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet to 
advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) 
with respect to policies, programs and procedures for carrying out his 
functions; to review applications for

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financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and 
Humanities Act of 1965 and make recommendations thereon to the 
Chairman; and to consider gifts offered to NEH and make recommendations 
thereon to the Chairman.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 2, 2017, from 10:30 
a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and Friday, March 3, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. until 
adjourned.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Constitution Center, 400 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20506. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
for room numbers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Voyatzis, Committee 
Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 
20506; (202) 606-8322; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Council on the Humanities is 
meeting pursuant to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951-960, as amended). The Committee meetings of 
the National Council on the Humanities will be held on March 2, 2017, 
as follows: The policy discussion session (open to the public) will 
convene at 10:30 a.m. until approximately 11:30 a.m., followed by the 
discussion of specific grant applications and programs before the 
Council (closed to the public) from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
    Digital Humanities: Room 4085.
    Education Programs: Room 4002.
    Federal/State Partnership: Room 4089.
    Preservation and Access: Room 2002.
    Public Programs/Federal/State Partnership: Room P003.
    Research Programs: Room P002.
    In addition, the Humanities Medal Committee (closed to the public) 
will meet from 2:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. in Room P002.
    The plenary session of the National Council on the Humanities will 
convene on March 3, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Center at 
Constitution Center. The agenda for the morning session (open to the 
public) will be as follows:

A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
B. Reports
    1. Chairman's Remarks
    2. Deputy Chairman's Remarks
    3. Presentation by guest speaker Deborah Hess Norris
    4. Congressional Affairs Report
    5. Reports on Policy and General Matters
    a. Digital Humanities
    b. Education Programs
    c. Federal/State Partnership
    d. Preservation and Access
    e. Public Programs
    f. Research Programs
    g. Humanities Medals

    The remainder of the plenary session will be for consideration of 
specific applications and therefore will be closed to the public.
    As identified above, portions of the meeting of the National 
Council on the Humanities will be closed to the public pursuant to 
sections 552b(c)(4), 552b(c)(6) and 552b(c)(9)(b) of Title 5 U.S.C., as 
amended. The closed sessions will include review of personal and/or 
proprietary financial and commercial information given in confidence to 
the agency by grant applicants, and discussion of certain information, 
the premature disclosure of which could significantly frustrate 
implementation of proposed agency action. I have made this 
determination pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chairman's 
Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings dated 
April 15, 2016.
    Please note that individuals planning to attend the public sessions 
of the meeting are subject to security screening procedures. If you 
wish to attend any of the public sessions, please inform NEH as soon as 
possible by contacting Ms. Katherine Griffin at (202) 606-8322 or 
[email protected]. Please also provide advance notice of any special 
needs or accommodations, including for a sign language interpreter.

    Dated: February 8, 2017.
Elizabeth Voyatzis,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-02920 Filed 2-13-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7536-01-P