National Endowment for the Arts; Determination of the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts Regarding Potential Closure of Portions of Meetings of the National Council on the Arts, 11230 [E6-3104]

Download as PDF 11230 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 43 / Monday, March 6, 2006 / Notices be published in advance of the meetings and contain: 1. Name of the committee and its purposes; 2. Date and time of the meeting, and, if the meeting is open to the public, its location and agenda; and 3. A statement that the meeting is open to the public, or, if the meeting or any portion thereof is not to be open to the public, a statement to that effect. The Panel Coordinator is designated as the person from whom lists of committee members may be obtained and from whom minutes of open meetings or open portions thereof may be requested. Guidelines Any interested person may attend meetings of advisory committees that are open to the public. Members of the public attending a meeting will be permitted to participate in the committee’s discussion at the discretion of the chairperson of the committee, if the chairperson is a fulltime Federal employee; if the chairperson is not a full-time Federal employee then public participation will be permitted at the chairperson’s discretion with the approval of the fulltime Federal employee in attendance at the meeting in compliance with the order. Dated: February 28, 2006. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E6–3105 Filed 3–3–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537–01–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES hsrobinson on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES National Endowment for the Arts; Determination of the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts Regarding Potential Closure of Portions of Meetings of the National Council on the Arts Section 6(f) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) authorizes the National Council on the Arts to review applications for financial assistance to the National Endowment for the Arts and make recommendations to the Chairperson. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (Pub. L. 92–463) governs the formation, use, conduct, management, and accessibility to the public of committees formed to advise the Federal Government. Section 10 of that Act directs meetings of advisory committees to be open to the public, VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:30 Mar 03, 2006 Jkt 208001 except where the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports determines in writing that a portion of a meeting may be closed to the public consistent with subsection (c) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code (the Government in the Sunshine Act.) It is the policy of the National Endowment for the Arts that meetings of the National Council on the Arts be conducted in open session including those parts during which applications are reviewed. However, in recognition that the Endowment is required to consider the artistic excellence and artistic merit of applications for financial assistance and that consideration of individual applications may require a discussion of matters such as an individual artist’s abilities, reputation among colleagues, or professional background and performance, I have determined to reserve the right to close limited portions of Council meetings if such information is to be discussed. The purpose of the closure is to protect information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Closure for this purpose is authorized by subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States code. Additionally, the Council will consider prospective nominees for the National Medal of Arts award in order to advise the President of the United States in his final selection of National Medal of Arts recipients. During these sessions, similar information of a personal nature will be discussed. As with applications for financial assistance, disclosure of this information about individuals who are under consideration for the award would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Therefore, in light of the above, I have determined that those portions of Council meetings devoted to consideration of prospective nominees for the National Medal of Arts award may be closed to the public. Closure for these purposes is authorized by subsections (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. A record shall be maintained of any closed portion of the Council meeting. Further, in accordance with the FACA, a notice of any intent to close any portion of the Council meeting will be published in the Federal Register. Dated: February 28, 2006. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E6–3104 Filed 3–3–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Alan T. Waterman Award Committee; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: Name: Alan T. Waterman Award Committee (1172). Date and Time: Wednesday, March 15, 2006, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m., room 1235. Place: Arlington, Virginia. Type of Meeting: Closed. Contact Person: Ms. Ann Noonan, Honorary Awards Specialist, Room 1220, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703–292–7000. Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations in the selection of the Alan T. Waterman Award recipient. Agenda: To review and evaluate nominations as part of the selection process for awards. Reason for Late Notice: Due to administrative oversight. Reason for Closing: The nominations being reviewed include information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute unwarranted invasions of personal privacy. These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act. Dated: March 1, 2006. Susanne Bolton, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 06–2077 Filed 3–3–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–M NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: Name: Advisory Committee for Biological Sciences (1110). Date and Time: April 20, 2006; 9 a.m.–5 p.m., April 21, 2006; 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Place: Hilton Arlington Hotel, 950 North Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22230. Type of Meeting: Open. Contact Person: Dr. James P. Collins, Assistant Director, Biological Sciences, Room 605, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230 Tel No.: (703) 292– 8400. E:\FR\FM\06MRN1.SGM 06MRN1

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


National Endowment for the Arts; Determination of the Chairperson 
of the National Endowment for the Arts Regarding Potential Closure of 
Portions of Meetings of the National Council on the Arts

    Section 6(f) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the 
Humanities Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) authorizes 
the National Council on the Arts to review applications for financial 
assistance to the National Endowment for the Arts and make 
recommendations to the Chairperson.
    The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (Pub. L. 92-
463) governs the formation, use, conduct, management, and accessibility 
to the public of committees formed to advise the Federal Government. 
Section 10 of that Act directs meetings of advisory committees to be 
open to the public, except where the head of the agency to which the 
advisory committee reports determines in writing that a portion of a 
meeting may be closed to the public consistent with subsection (c) of 
section 552b of Title 5, United States Code (the Government in the 
Sunshine Act.)
    It is the policy of the National Endowment for the Arts that 
meetings of the National Council on the Arts be conducted in open 
session including those parts during which applications are reviewed. 
However, in recognition that the Endowment is required to consider the 
artistic excellence and artistic merit of applications for financial 
assistance and that consideration of individual applications may 
require a discussion of matters such as an individual artist's 
abilities, reputation among colleagues, or professional background and 
performance, I have determined to reserve the right to close limited 
portions of Council meetings if such information is to be discussed. 
The purpose of the closure is to protect information of a personal 
nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion 
of personal privacy. Closure for this purpose is authorized by 
subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States code.
    Additionally, the Council will consider prospective nominees for 
the National Medal of Arts award in order to advise the President of 
the United States in his final selection of National Medal of Arts 
recipients. During these sessions, similar information of a personal 
nature will be discussed. As with applications for financial 
assistance, disclosure of this information about individuals who are 
under consideration for the award would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
    Therefore, in light of the above, I have determined that those 
portions of Council meetings devoted to consideration of prospective 
nominees for the National Medal of Arts award may be closed to the 
public. Closure for these purposes is authorized by subsections (c)(6) 
of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. A record shall be 
maintained of any closed portion of the Council meeting. Further, in 
accordance with the FACA, a notice of any intent to close any portion 
of the Council meeting will be published in the Federal Register.

    Dated: February 28, 2006.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-3104 Filed 3-3-06; 8:45 am]
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