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, 9035 [E7-3411]
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Dated: February 21, 2007.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–3412 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am]
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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.
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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 16, 2007.
Dana Gioia,
Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts.
Dated: February 21, 2007.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations,
National Endowment for the Arts.
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Nuclear Management Company, LLC;
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1
and 2, and Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation; Notice of
Consideration of Approval of Transfer
of Renewed Facility Operating
Licenses and Conforming
Amendments and Opportunity for a
Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) is
considering the issuance of an order
under 10 CFR 50.80 approving the
direct transfer of the Renewed Facility
Operating Licenses, which are
numbered DPR–24 and DPR–27, for the
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1
and 2 (Point Beach), currently held by
Wisconsin Electric Power Company
(WEPCO), as owner, and Nuclear
Management Company, LLC (NMC), as
operating authority, of Point Beach. The
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transfer would be to FPL Energy Point
Beach, LLC (FPLE Point Beach). WEPCO
and NMC are also seeking, as an option,
approval to transfer the operating
authority for Point Beach from NMC to
FPLE Point Beach prior to the closing
for the transfer of ownership. The
Commission is considering amending
the licenses for administrative purposes
to reflect the proposed transfers.
According to an application for
approval dated January 26, 2007, and
filed by WEPCO and NMC, FPLE Point
Beach would acquire ownership of the
facility following approval of the
proposed transfer of licenses, and would
be responsible for the operation and
maintenance of Point Beach. FPLE Point
Beach will also take title to the general
license for the independent spent fuel
storage installation. In addition, WEPCO
and FPLE Point Beach have signed an
Interim Operating Agreement that
would permit WEPCO, at its option, and
upon receipt of applicable regulatory
approvals, to transfer operating
authority to FPLE Point Beach prior to
the closing for the ownership transfer.
In a separate letter from FPLE Point
Beach dated January 26, 2007, FPLE
Point Beach provided the proprietary
versions of several enclosures to the
application from NMC and WEPCO that
include proprietary financial
information to support the application.
No physical changes to the Point
Beach facility or operational changes are
being proposed in the application.
The proposed amendments would
replace references to WEPCO and NMC
in the licenses with references to FPLE
Point Beach, to reflect the proposed
transfer.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 72.50,
no license, or any right thereunder, shall
be transferred, directly or indirectly,
through transfer of control of the
license, unless the Commission shall
give its consent in writing. The
Commission will approve an
application for the direct transfer of a
license, if the Commission determines
that the proposed transferee is qualified
to hold the license, and that the transfer
is otherwise consistent with applicable
provisions of law, regulations, and
orders issued by the Commission
pursuant thereto.
Before issuance of the proposed
conforming license amendment, the
Commission will have made findings
required by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s regulations.
As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless
otherwise determined by the
Commission with regard to a specific
application, the Commission has
determined that any amendment to the
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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 16, 2007.
Dana Gioia,
Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts.
Dated: February 21, 2007.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts.
[FR Doc. E7-3411 Filed 2-27-07; 8:45 am]
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