[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 42 (Thursday, March 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-04665]



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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts


National Council on the Arts 187th Meeting

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the 
Arts and the 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 Conference Room 
3063/3064 and Conference Rooms A & B at Constitution Center, 400 7th 
St. SW., Washington, DC 20506. Agenda times are approximate.

DATES: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 
Thursday, March 24, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 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 23rd from 12:30 p.m. to 
2:30 p.m., will be in Conference Room 3063/3064 and will be closed for 
discussion of National Medal of Arts nominations. The meeting on March 
24th, in Conference Rooms A & B from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., will be 
open to the public on a space available basis. The tentative agenda is 
as follows: The meeting will begin at 9:00 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 9:45 a.m.--
Presentation on 50th Anniversary videos (Jessamyn Sarmiento, Director 
of Public Affairs, NEA); from 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.--Presentation on 
IMPart at the Art League of Alexandria (Suzanne Bethel, Executive 
Director of the Art League of Alexandria); from 10:15 a.m.-10:45 a.m.--
Presentation on ``All the Way Home'' (Marty Pottenger, Executive 
Director, Terra Moto Inc.); and from 10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.--
Presentation on Hot Shop for Heroes Program (Deborah Lenk, Executive 
Director, Museum of Glass). From 11:00-11:15 there will be concluding 
remarks from the Chairman and announcement of voting results. The 
meeting will adjourn at 11:30 a.m.
    The Thursday, March 24th 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-march2016-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: February 29, 2016.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations.
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