85 FR 38 pgs. 11124-11125 - Meeting of National Council on the Humanities
Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 38Pages: 11124 - 11125
Pages: 11124, 11125FR document: [FR Doc. 2020-03861 Filed 2-25-20; 8:45 am]
Agency: National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
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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.
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, March 19, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., and Friday, March 20, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. until adjourned.
ADDRESSES:
On March 19, 2020, the meeting will be held at George Washington's Mount Vernon, Fred W. Smith National Library, 3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Mount Vernon, Virginia 22121. On March 20, 2020, 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; evoyatzis@neh.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[top] The National Council on the Humanities is meeting pursuant to the National
Education Programs;
Federal/State Partnership;
Preservation and Access;
Public Programs; and
Research Programs.
The plenary session of the National Council on the Humanities will convene on March 20, 2020, 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. Presentation by guest speaker David S. Ferriero, 10th Archivist of the United States National Archives and Records Administration
4. Reports on Policy and General Matters
a. Education Programs
b. Federal/State Partnership
c. Preservation and Access
d. Public Programs
e. 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 Carina Nixon at (202) 606-8323 or gencounsel@neh.gov. Please also provide advance notice of any special needs or accommodations, including for a sign language interpreter.
Dated: February 21, 2020.
Caitlin Cater,
Attorney-Advisor, National Endowment for the Humanities.
[FR Doc. 2020-03861 Filed 2-25-20; 8:45 am]
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