Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 1998 / Notices 34937

NATIONAL BIPARTISAN COMMISSION

ON THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE

Public Field Hearing

Establishment of the Medicare

Commission is included in Chapter 3,

Section 4021 of the Balanced Budget

Act of 1997 Conference Report. The

Medicare Commission is charged with

holding public meetings and publicizing

the date, time and location in the

Federal Register.

The National Bipartisan Commission

on the Future of Medicare will hold a

public field hearing on Monday, July 13,

1998 at the Minneapolis Convention

Center, 1301 Second Avenue South,

Minneapolis, Minnesota. Please check

the Commission’s web site for

additional information: http://

Medicare.Commission.Gov

Date of hearing: Monday, July 13,

1998, 12:30 PM-3:30 PM.

Tentative Agenda: Members of the

Commission to hear from witnesses

testifying before the Commission.

If you have any questions, please

contact the Bipartisan Medicare

Commission, ph: 202–252–3380.

I hereby authorize publication of the

Medicare Commission meetings in the

Federal Register.

Julie Hasler,

Office Manager, Bipartisan Medicare

Commission.

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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

Sunshine Act Meeting

TYPE: Quarterly Meeting

AGENCY: National Council on Disability

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of the

forthcoming quarterly meeting of the

National Council on Disability. Notice

of this meeting is required under

Section 522b(e)(1) of the Government in

the Sunshine Act, (P.L. 94–409).

DATES: August 3–5, 1998, 8:30 a.m. to

5:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Sir Francis Drake Hotel, 450

Powell Street, San Francisco, California;

415–392–7755.

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT: Mark S.

Quigley, Public Affairs Specialist,

National Council on Disability, 1331 F

Street NW, Suite 1050, Washington,

D.C. 20004–1107, 202–272–2004

(Voice), 202–272–2074 (TTY), 202–272–

2022 (Fax).

AGENCY MISSION: The National Council

on Disability is an independent federal

agency composed of 15 members

appointed by the President of the

United States and confirmed by the U.S.

Senate. Its overall purpose is to promote

policies, programs, practices, and

procedures that guarantee equal

opportunity for all people with

disabilities, regardless of the nature of

severity of the disability, and to

empower people with disabilities to

achieve economic self-sufficiency,

independent living, and inclusion and

integration into all aspects of society.

ACCOMMODATIONS: Those needing

interpreters or other accommodations

should notify the National Council on

Disability prior to this meeting.

ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS: People with

environmental illness must reduce their

exposure to volatile chemical

substances in order to attend this

meeting. In order to reduce such

exposure, we ask that you not wear

perfumes or scents at the meeting. We

also ask that you smoke only in

designated areas and the privacy of your

room. Smoking is prohibited in the

meeting room and surrounding area.

OPEN MEETING: This quarterly meeting of

the National Council on Disability will

be open to the public.

AGENDA: The proposed agenda includes:

Reports from the Chairperson and the

Executive Director

Committee Meetings and Committee

Reports

Executive Session

Youth Leadership Development

Conference Update

Unfinished Business

New Business

Announcements

Adjournment

Hearing on Minority Issues

Records will be kept of all National

Council on Disability proceedings and

will be available after the meeting for

public inspection at the National

Council on Disability.

Signed in Washington, DC, on June 19,

1998.

Ethel D. Briggs,

Executive Director.

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES

National Endowment for the Arts;

Combined Arts Panel Meeting

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

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public

Law 92–463), as amended, notice is

hereby given that a meeting of the

Combined Arts Panel, Theater/Musical

Theater, Section A (Creation &

Presentation Category) to the National

Council on the Arts will be held on July

27–31, 1998. The panel will meet from

9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on July 27–29,

from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on July 30,

and from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on July

31, in Room 714 at the Nancy Hanks

Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, D.C., 20506. A portion of

this meeting, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00

p.m. on July 30, will be open to the

public for a policy discussion on field

issues and needs, Leadership initiatives,

Millennium projects, and guidelines.

The remaining portions of this

meeting, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on

July 27–29, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

on July 30, and from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30

p.m. on July 31, 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 May

14, 1998, these sessions will be closed

to the public pursuant to subsection

(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, if

time allows, may be permitted to

participate in the panel’s discussions at

the discretion of the panel chairman and

with the approval of the full-time

Federal employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations

due to a disability, please contact the

Office of AccessAbility, National

Endowment for the Arts, 1100

Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20506, 202/682–5532,

TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least seven

(7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National

Endowment for the Arts, Washington,

D.C., 20506, or call 202/682–5691.

Dated: June 22, 1998.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,

National Endowment for the Arts.

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