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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15976-15977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05723]

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Council on the Arts 178th Meeting

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the 
Arts and 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 at the Nancy Hanks 
Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20506. Agenda 
times are approximate.

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DATES: March 29, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Room M-09.

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 Friday, March 29th will be 
open to the public on a space available basis. The meeting will begin 
with opening remarks, swearing in of new Council members, and voting on 
recommendations for funding and rejection and guidelines, followed by 
updates by the Acting Chairman. There also will be the following 
presentations (times are approximate): From 9:45 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.--
NEA Arts Education Strategic Plan presentation and update (Ayanna 
Hudson, Director of Arts Education); from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.--
Public Affairs presentation on the latest edition of NEA Arts; from 
10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.--The Cleveland Orchestra/Community Outreach 
presentation (Joan Katz, Director of Education and Community Engagement 
and Joshua Smith, Principal Flute Player); from 11:15 a.m. to 11:30 
a.m.--concluding remarks and voting results. The meeting will adjourn 
at 11:30 a.m.
    For information about webcasting of the open session of this 
meeting, go to the Podcasts, Webcasts, & Webinars tab at www.arts.gov.
    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: March 7, 2013.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and Panel Operations.
[FR Doc. 2013-05723 Filed 3-12-13; 8:45 am]
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