61474 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 204 / Monday, October 24, 2005 / Notices 

Dated at Arlington, Virginia this 19th day 

of October 2005. 

Rebecca J. Smith, 

Acting Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances. 

[FR Doc. 05–21201 Filed 10–21–05; 8:45 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 eight meetings of the Arts 

Advisory Panel to the National Council 

on the Arts will be held at the Nancy 

Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as 

follows: 

Music (application review A): 

November 7–10, 2005 in Room 714. A 

portion of this meeting, from 3:15 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. on Thursday, November 10th, 

will be open to the public for policy 

discussion. The remainder of the 

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

November 7th through 9th, and from 9 

a.m. to 3:15 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. on November 10th, will be closed. 

Presenting (application review A): 

November 14–16, 2005 in Room 716. 

This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on 

November 14th and 15th, and from 9 

a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on November 16th, 

will be closed. 

Theater (application review A): 

November 15–18, 2005 in Room 714. A 

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

4:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 17th, 

will be open to the public for policy 

discussion. The remainder of the 

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

November 15th and 16th, from 9:30 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on 

November 17th, and from 9 a.m. to 4:15 

p.m. on November 18th, will be closed. 

Theater (application review B): 

November 18, 2005 in Room 714. This 

meeting, from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m., will 

be closed. 

Presenting (application review B): 

November 17–18, 2005 in Room 716. 

This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

on November 17th and from 9 a.m. to 

1:45 p.m. on November 18th, will be 

closed. 

Folk & Traditional Arts (application 

review): November 29–December 2, 

2005 in Room 716. A portion of this 

meeting, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on 

Friday, December 2nd, will be open to 

the public for policy discussion. The 

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

6:30 p.m. on November 29th through 

December 1st, and from 9 a.m. to 1:30 

p.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on 

December 2nd, will be closed. 

Local Arts Agencies (application 

review): November 29–30, 2005 in Room 

730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m. on November 29th and from 9 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. on November 30th, will be 

closed. 

Music (application review B): 

November 29–30, 2005 in Room 714. A 

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

to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday, November 

30th, will be open to the public for 

policy discussion. The remainder of the 

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

November 29th and from 9 a.m. to 4:45 

p.m. and from 5:15 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on 

November 30th, will be closed. 

The closed portions of meetings are 

for the purpose of Panel review, 

discussion, evaluation, and 

recommendations on 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. In accordance 

with the determination of the Chairman 

of April 8, 2005, these sessions will be 

closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 

5, United States Code. 

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: October 18, 2005. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

National Endowment for the Arts; 

President’s Committee on the Arts and 

the Humanities: Meeting #58 

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 President’s 

Committee on the Arts and the 

Humanities (PCAH) will be held on 

Thursday, November 10, 2005 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. (ending time is tentative). 

The meeting will be held at The 

Madison Hotel, the Mount Vernon 

Room—Salon B, 1177 15th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. Please be 

advised that, due to scheduling 

considerations, the starting time of the 

meeting may be delayed. Individuals 

interested in attending are encouraged 

to contact the President’s Committee to 

confirm the starting time. 

The Committee meeting will begin 

with a welcome, introductions, and 

announcements. Updates on Committee 

programs and activities will follow, 

including the recent U.S. Summit on 

Cultural and Heritage Tourism and 

youth arts and humanities projects. In 

addition, reports are anticipated on the 

condition of past Coming Up Taller 

awardees in the Gulf Region and a 

summary from Mr. Lawrence Reger, 

Executive Director, Heritage 

Preservation, on preservation/ 

conservation efforts in this region. In 

addition to hearing remarks from the 

National Endowment for the Arts, the 

National Endowment for the 

Humanities, and the Institute of 

Museum and Library Services, the 

President’s Committee will continue 

discussion of its actions in international 

cultural relations. The meeting will 

adjourn after discussion of other 

business, as necessary, and closing 

remarks. 

The President’s Committee on the 

Arts and the Humanities was created by 

Executive Order in 1982, which 

currently states that the ‘‘Committee 

shall advise, provide recommendations 

to, and assist the President, the National 

Endowment for the Arts, the National 

Endowment for the Humanities, and the 

Institute of Museum and Library 

Services on matters relating to the arts 

and the humanities.’’

Any interested persons may attend as 

observers, on a space available basis, but 

seating is limited. Therefore, for this 

meeting, individuals wishing to attend 

are advised to contact Jenny Schmidt of 

the President’s Committee seven (7) 

days in advance of the meeting at (202) 

682–5560 or write to the Committee at 

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 

526, Washington, DC 20506. Further 

information with reference to this 

meeting can also be obtained from Ms. 

Schmidt. 

If you need special accommodations 

due to a disability, please contact Ms. 

Schmidt through the Office of 

AccessAbility, National Endowment for