[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 63892]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-25013]


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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; National Foundation on 
the Arts and 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 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, December 5, 2019, from 
10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., and Friday, December 6, 2019, from 9:00 
a.m. until adjourned.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Constitution Center, 400 7th 
Street SW, Washington, DC 20506.

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 December 5, 
2019, as follows: The policy discussion session (open to the public) 
will convene at 10:00 a.m. until approximately 10:30 a.m., followed by 
the discussion of specific grant applications and programs before the 
Council (closed to the public) from 10:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The 
following Committees will meet in the NEH offices:
    Digital Humanities;
    Education Programs;
    Federal/State Partnership;
    Preservation and Access/Challenge Grants;
    Public Programs; and
    Research Programs.
    The plenary session of the National Council on the Humanities will 
convene on December 6, 2019, 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 Previous Meeting
B. Reports
    1. Chairman's Remarks
    2. Senior Deputy Chairman's Remarks
    3. Farewell Remarks from Former Council Members
    4. Presentation by guest speaker Wilfred M. McClay, Blankenship 
Chair in the History of Liberty, and Director, Center for the History 
of Liberty, at the University of Oklahoma
    5. Reports on Policy and General Matters
    a. Digital Humanities
    b. Education Programs
    c. Federal/State Partnership
    d. Preservation and Access
    e. Challenge Grants
    f. Public Programs
    g. Research Programs

    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 Caitlin Cater 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: November 14, 2019.
Elizabeth Voyatzis,
Committee Management Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2019-25013 Filed 11-18-19; 8:45 am]
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