Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 205 / Thursday, October 23, 1997 / Notices 55281

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 40

hours.

Total Burden Hours: 1200.

Total Annualized capital/startup

costs: 0.

Total annual costs (operation/

maintaining systems or purchasing

services): 0.

Description: National Leadership

Grant are being developed to carry out

a new program awarding grants or

contracts to enhance the quality of

library services nationwide and to

provide coordination between libraries

and museums.

Diane B. Frankel,

Director.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

Cooperative Agreement for Mayors’

Institute on City Design

AGENCY: National Endowment for the

Arts.

ACTION: Notification of availability.

SUMMARY: The National Endowment for

the Arts is requesting proposals leading

to the award of a Cooperative

Agreement to manage, through a full

time director, a partnership of national

organizations, government agencies, and

universities to support the continuing

activities of the ‘‘Mayors’ Institute on

City Design.’’ Eligibility to apply is

limited to 501(c)(3) organizations with a

national constituency, a significant

physical presence in the Washington,

DC metropolitan area, and a mission

that includes education and advocacy

regarding policies and practices

affecting the design of American cities.

The Mayor’s Institute is a series of

forums dedicated to the improvement of

the design of American cities. The

Institute’s activities include two semiannual conferences (institutes), alumni

programs, coordination of the activities

of four annual regional institutes, and

maintenance of records and archives.

The initial period of the Cooperative

Agreement will be one year with

potential renewal. Funding is limited to

$400,000 for the first year. Those

interested in receiving the Solicitation

package should reference Program

Solicitation PS 98–01 in their written

request. Requests must be accompanied

by two (2) self-addressed labels. verbal

requests for the Solicitations will not be

honored.

DATES: Program Solicitations PS 98–01

is scheduled for release approximately

November 7, 1997 with proposals due

December 8, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Requests for the Solicitation

should be addressed to National

Endowment for the Arts, Grants &

Contracts Office, Room 618, 1100

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,

DC 20506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William I. Hummel, Grants & Contracts

Office, National Endowment for the

Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20506 (202/682–5482).

William I. Hummel,

Coordinator, Cooperative Agreements and

Contracts.

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ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts

National Council on the Arts 132nd

Meeting

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 on

November 7, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00

p.m. in Room M–09 at the Nancy Hanks

Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20506.

The meeting will be open to the

public on a space available basis. Topics

for discussion will include: A report on

American Canvas, Congressional

update, budget update, application

review, Guidelines (FY 99 Grants to

Organizations and FY 99 Literature

Fellowships), a briefing on the White

House Millennium Initiative, a briefing

on the FY 99 budget request, an update

on the Endowment’s FY 1997–2002

Strategic Plan, and general discussion.

If, in the course of discussion, it

becomes necessary for the Council to

discuss nonpublic 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. Additionally, discussion

concerning purely personal information

about individuals, submitted with grant

applications, 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 person may attend, as

observers, Council discussions and

reviews which are open to the public. 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, TTY–TDD 202/682–5429, at least

seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from the

Office of Communications, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

DC 20506, at 202/682–5570.

Dated: October 17, 1997.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and

Panel Operations.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts

Combined Arts Panel

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 Combined

Arts Advisory Panel, Multidisciplinary

Section (Planning & Stabilization

category) to the National Council on the

Arts will be held on November 13–14,

1997. The Panel will meet from 8:30

a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on November 13 and

from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on

November 14 in Room 716 at the Nancy

Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506. A

portion of this meeting, from 1:30 p.m.

to 2:30 p.m. on November 14, will be

open to the public for a policy

discussion of guidelines, planning, field

needs and trends and Leadership

Initiatives.

The remaining portions of this

meeting, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on

November 13 and from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30

p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on

November 14, are 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 March

31, 1997, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to subsections (c)

(4), (6) and (9)(B) of section 552b of Title

5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or

portions thereof, of advisory panels

which are open to the public, and may

be permitted to participate in the