57974 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 28, 2004 / Notices 

[FR Doc. 04–21659 Filed 9–27–04; 8:45 am] 

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MARINE MAMMAL COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Notice

TIME AND DATE: The Marine Mammal 

Commission and its Committee of 

Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals 

will meet in executive session on 

Tuesday, 26 October 2004, from 8:30 

a.m. to 10 a.m. The public sessions of 

the Commission and the Committee 

meeting will be held on Tuesday, 26 

October 2004, from 10 a.m. to 5:15 p.m., 

on Wednesday, 27 October 2004, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Thursday, 

28 October 2004, from 1:30 p.m. to 5:15 

p.m.

PLACE: Royal Kona Resort, 75–5852 Alii 

Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740; 

telephone: (808) 329–3111; fax: (808) 

329–9532.

STATUS: The executive session will be 

closed to the public. At it, matters 

relating to international negotiations in 

process, personnel, and the budget of 

the Commission will be discussed. All 

other portions of the meeting will be 

open to public observation. Public 

participation will be allowed as time 

permits and as determined to be 

desirable by the Chairman.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The 

Commission and Committee will meet 

in public session to discuss a broad 

range of marine mammal matters, 

focusing primarily on Hawaii and the 

Pacific islands region. Although subject 

to change, major issues that the 

Commission plans to consider at the 

meeting include cetacean stock 

assessment and fisheries management 

throughout the Pacific islands region; 

humpback whales in Hawaii; marine 

mammal stranding response efforts in 

Hawaii; Hawaiian monk seals; 

management of national wildlife refuges 

in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; 

the NWHI Coral Reef Ecosystem 

Reserve; and spinner dophin 

populations in Hawaiian waters. A more 

detailed agenda can be found on the 

Commission’s Web site, http://

www.mmc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Cottingham, Executive Director, 

Marine Mammal Commission, 4340 

East-West Highway, Room 905, 

Bethesda, MD 20814, (303) 504–0087.

Dated: September 24, 2004. 

David Cottingham, 

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 04–21775 Filed 9–24–04; 10:55 am] 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; Arts 

Advisory Panel 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), as amended, notice is hereby 

given that six meetings of the Arts 

Advisory Panel (Arts Education section, 

Learning in the Arts for Children & 

Youth category) to the National Council 

on the Arts will be held at the Nancy 

Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as 

follows:

Panel A1: October 11, 2004, Room 716). A 

portion of this meeting, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 

p.m., will be for policy discussion and will 

be open to the public. The remainder of the 

meeting, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 3:45 

p.m. to 4:15 p.m., will be closed. 

Panel A2: October 12–13, 2004, Room 716. 

A portion of this meeting, from 4 p.m. to 4:45 

p.m. on October 13th, will be for policy 

discussion and will be open to the public. 

The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 

6 p.m. on October 12th, and from 9 a.m. to 

4 p.m., and 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 

13th, will be closed. 

Panel A3: October 14–15, 2004, Room 716. 

A portion of this meeting, from 4 p.m. to 4:45 

p.m. on October 15th, will be for policy 

discussion and will be open to the public. 

The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 

6:15 p.m. on October 14th, and from 8:30 

a.m. to 4 p.m., and 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on 

October 15th, will be closed. 

Panel B1: October 18–19, 2004, Room 716. 

A portion of this meeting, from 4:45 p.m. to 

5:15 p.m. on October 19th, will be for policy 

discussion and will be open to the public. 

The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 

6 p.m. on October 18th, and from 9 a.m. to 

4:45 p.m., and 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. on October 

19th, will be closed. 

Panel C1: October 20–21, 2004, Room 716. 

A portion of this meeting, from 4 p.m. to 4:45 

p.m. on October 21st, will be for policy 

discussion and will be open to the public. 

The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 

6 p.m. on October 20th, and from 9 a.m. to 

4 p.m., and 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 

21st, will be closed. 

Panel B2: October 25–26, 2004, Room 716. 

A portion of this meeting, from 4:45 p.m. to 

5:15 p.m. on October 26th, will be for policy 

discussion and will be open to the public. 

The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 

6:30 p.m. on October 25th, and from 9 a.m. 

to 4:45 p.m., and 5:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. on 

October 26th, will be closed. 

The closed portions of meetings are for the 

purpose of Panel review, discussion, 

evaluation, and recommendation on 

applications for financial assistance under 

the National Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 

including information given in confidence to 

the agency by grant applicants. In accordance 

with the determination of the Chairman of 

April 14, 2004, these sessions will be closed 

to the public pursuant to subsection (c) (6) 

of 5 U.S.C. 552b. 

Any person may observe meetings, or 

portions thereof, of advisory panels that are 

open to the public, and if time allows, may 

be permitted to participate in the panel’s 

discussions at the discretion of the panel 

chairman. 

If you need special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact the Office of 

AccessAbility, National Endowment for the 

Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20506, (202) 682–5532, 

TDY–TDD (202) 682–5496, at least seven (7) 

days prior to the meeting. 

Further information with reference to these 

meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy 

Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & 

Panel Operations, National Endowment for 

the Arts, Washington, DC, 20506, or call 

(202) 682–5691.

Dated: September 22, 2004. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts.

[FR Doc. 04–21620 Filed 9–27–04; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION OF THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Sunshine Act; Meeting of the National 

Museum and Library Services Board

AGENCY: Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, NFAH.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the 

National Museum and Library Services 

Board. This notice also describes the 

function of the Board. Notice of this 

meeting is required under the Sunshine 

in Government Act. 

Time/Date: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on 

Thursday, October 7, 2004. 

Agenda: Committee Meetings of the 

Third Meeting of the National Museum 

and Library Service Board. 

9 a.m.–10:30 p.m. Executive Session 

(Closed to the Public) 

11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Policy and 

Planning Committee (Open to the 

Public) 

I. Staff Reports 

II. Other Business 

11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Partnerships and 

Government Affairs (Open to the 

Public) 

I. Staff Reports 

II. Other Business 

Time/Date: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on 

Friday, October 8, 2004. 

Agenda: Third Meeting of the 

National Museum and Library Services 

Board (Open to the Public). 

I. Welcome 

II. Approval of minutes 

III. Program Reports 

IV. Committee Reports