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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE
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National Endowment for the Arts;
Determination of the Chairperson of
the National Endowment for the Arts
as to Certain Advisory Committees:
Public Disclosure of Information and
Activities
The National Endowment for the Arts
utilizes advice and recommendations of
advisory committees in carrying out
many of its functions and activities.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act,
as amended (Pub. L. 92–463), governs
the formation, use, conduct,
management, and accessibility to the
public of committees formed to advise
and assist the Federal Government.
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Section 10 of the Act specifies that
department and agency heads shall
make adequate provisions for
participation by the public in the
activities of advisory committees, except
to the extent a determination is made in
writing by the department or agency
head that a portion of an advisory
committee meeting may be closed to the
public in accordance 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 to make the
fullest possible disclosure of records to
the public, limited only by obligations
of confidentiality and administrative
necessity. Consistent with this policy,
meetings of the following Endowment
advisory committees will be open to the
public except for portions dealing with
the review, discussion, evaluation, and/
or ranking of grant applications: Arts
Advisory Panel and the Federal
Advisory Committee on International
Exhibitions.
The portions of the meetings
involving the review, discussion,
evaluation and ranking of grant
applications may be closed to the public
for the following reasons:
The Endowment advisory committees
listed above review and discuss
applications for financial assistance.
While the majority of applications
received by the agency are submitted by
organizations, all of the applications
contain the names of and personal
information relating to individuals who
will be working on the proposed project.
In reviewing the applications,
committee members discuss the abilities
of the listed individuals in their fields,
the reputations of the listed individuals
among their colleagues, the ability of the
listed individuals to carry through on
projects they start, and their background
and performance. Consideration of these
matters is essential to the review of the
artistic excellence and artistic merit of
an application.
Consequently, in the interest of
meeting our obligation to consider
artistic excellence and artistic merit
when reviewing applications for
financial assistance:
It is hereby determined in accordance
with the provisions of section 10(d) of
the Act that the disclosure of
information regarding the review,
discussion, evaluation, and ranking of
applications for financial assistance as
outlined herein is likely to disclose
information of a personal nature the
disclosure of which would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy.
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Therefore, in light of the above, I have
determined that the above referenced
meetings or portions thereof, devoted to
review, discussion, evaluation, and/or
ranking of applications for financial
assistance may be closed to the public
in accordance with subsection (c)(6) of
section 552b of Title 5, United States
Code.
The staff of each committee shall
prepare a summary of any meeting or
portion not open to the public within
three (3) business days following the
conclusion of the meeting of the
National Council on the Arts
considering applications recommended
by such committees. The summaries
shall be consistent with the
considerations that justified the closing
of the meetings.
All other portions of the meetings of
these advisory committees shall be open
to the public unless the Chairperson of
the National Endowment for the Arts or
a designee determines otherwise in
accordance with section 10(d) of the
Act.
The Panel Coordinator shall be
responsible for publication in the
Federal Register or, as appropriate, in
local media, of a notice of all advisory
committee meetings. Such notice shall
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.
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Dated: February 28, 2008.
Dana Gioia,
Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts.
Dated: March 14, 2008.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Committee Management Officer.
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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
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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 as to Certain
Advisory Committees: Public Disclosure of Information and Activities
The National Endowment for the Arts utilizes advice and
recommendations of advisory committees in carrying out many of its
functions and activities.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (Pub. L. 92-463),
governs the formation, use, conduct, management, and accessibility to
the public of committees formed to advise and assist the Federal
Government.
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Section 10 of the Act specifies that department and agency heads shall
make adequate provisions for participation by the public in the
activities of advisory committees, except to the extent a determination
is made in writing by the department or agency head that a portion of
an advisory committee meeting may be closed to the public in accordance
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 to make the
fullest possible disclosure of records to the public, limited only by
obligations of confidentiality and administrative necessity. Consistent
with this policy, meetings of the following Endowment advisory
committees will be open to the public except for portions dealing with
the review, discussion, evaluation, and/or ranking of grant
applications: Arts Advisory Panel and the Federal Advisory Committee on
International Exhibitions.
The portions of the meetings involving the review, discussion,
evaluation and ranking of grant applications may be closed to the
public for the following reasons:
The Endowment advisory committees listed above review and discuss
applications for financial assistance. While the majority of
applications received by the agency are submitted by organizations, all
of the applications contain the names of and personal information
relating to individuals who will be working on the proposed project. In
reviewing the applications, committee members discuss the abilities of
the listed individuals in their fields, the reputations of the listed
individuals among their colleagues, the ability of the listed
individuals to carry through on projects they start, and their
background and performance. Consideration of these matters is essential
to the review of the artistic excellence and artistic merit of an
application.
Consequently, in the interest of meeting our obligation to consider
artistic excellence and artistic merit when reviewing applications for
financial assistance:
It is hereby determined in accordance with the provisions of
section 10(d) of the Act that the disclosure of information regarding
the review, discussion, evaluation, and ranking of applications for
financial assistance as outlined herein is likely to disclose
information of a personal nature the disclosure of which would
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
Therefore, in light of the above, I have determined that the above
referenced meetings or portions thereof, devoted to review, discussion,
evaluation, and/or ranking of applications for financial assistance may
be closed to the public in accordance with subsection (c)(6) of section
552b of Title 5, United States Code.
The staff of each committee shall prepare a summary of any meeting
or portion not open to the public within three (3) business days
following the conclusion of the meeting of the National Council on the
Arts considering applications recommended by such committees. The
summaries shall be consistent with the considerations that justified
the closing of the meetings.
All other portions of the meetings of these advisory committees
shall be open to the public unless the Chairperson of the National
Endowment for the Arts or a designee determines otherwise in accordance
with section 10(d) of the Act.
The Panel Coordinator shall be responsible for publication in the
Federal Register or, as appropriate, in local media, of a notice of all
advisory committee meetings. Such notice shall 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 full-time 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 full-time Federal employee in attendance at
the meeting in compliance with the order.
Dated: February 28, 2008.
Dana Gioia,
Chairman, National Endowment for the Arts.
Dated: March 14, 2008.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-5526 Filed 3-18-08; 8:45 am]
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