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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 65426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-25999]

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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.

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, November 13, 2014 from 
10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and Friday, November 14, 2014, from 9:00 
a.m. until adjourned.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Constitution Center, 400 7th 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20506. See Supplementary Information section 
for room numbers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Management 
Officer, 400 7th Street SW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 
606-8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired individuals who prefer to 
contact us by phone may use NEH's TDD terminal at (202) 606-8282.

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 November 13, 
2014, as follows: The policy discussion session (open to the public) 
will convene at 10:30 a.m. until approximately 11:30 a.m., followed by 
the discussion of specific grant applications and programs before the 
Council (closed to the public) from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.
    Challenge Grants: Room 4089.
    Digital Humanities/Public Programs: Room P003.
    Education Programs: Conference Room C.
    Federal/State Partnership: Room P002.
    Preservation and Access: Room 4002.
    Research Programs: Room 2002.
    The plenary session of the National Council on the Humanities will 
convene on November 14, 2014, 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 the Previous Meeting
B. Reports
    1. Introductory Remarks
    2. Presentation
    3. Staff Report
    4. Chief of Staff/White House and Congressional Affairs Report
    5. Budget Report
    6. Reports on Policy and General Matters
    a. Challenge Grants
    b. Digital Humanities
    c. Public Programs
    d. Education Programs
    e. Federal/State Partnership
    f. Preservation and Access
    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 July 
19, 1993.
    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 Ms. Katherine Griffin at (202) 606-8322 or 
kgriffin@neh.gov. Please also provide advance notice of any special 
needs or accommodations, including for a sign language interpreter.

    Dated: October 27, 2014.
Lisette Voyatzis,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-25999 Filed 11-3-14; 8:45 am]
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