Meeting of National Council on the Humanities, 66937 [2015-27643]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 210 / Friday, October 30, 2015 / Notices objects to be indemnified, and the methods of transportation and security measures confidential, I have determined that that the meeting will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. I have made this determination under the authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings, dated July 19, 1993. Dated: October 26, 2015. Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–27642 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536–01–P NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES Meeting of National Council on the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities. ACTION: Notice of Meeting. AGENCY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet to advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) with respect to policies, programs and procedures for carrying out his functions; to review applications for financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman; and to consider gifts offered to NEH and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2015, from 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and Friday, November 20, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. until adjourned. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Constitution Center, 400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20506. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for room numbers. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer, 400 7th Street SW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 606–8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired individuals who prefer to contact us by phone may use NEH’s TDD terminal at (202) 606–8282. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Council on the Humanities is meeting pursuant to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951–960, as tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Oct 29, 2015 Jkt 238001 amended). The Committee meetings of the National Council on the Humanities will be held on November 19, 2015, as follows: The policy discussion session (open to the public) will convene at 10:30 a.m. until approximately 11:30 a.m., followed by the discussion of specific grant applications and programs before the Council (closed to the public) from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Challenge Grants/Education Programs: Room P003 Digital Humanities/Public Programs: Room P002 Federal/State Partnership: Room 4089 Preservation and Access: Room 2002 Research Programs: Room 4002 The plenary session of the National Council on the Humanities will convene on November 20, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Center at Constitution Center. The agenda for the morning session (open to the public) will be as follows: A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting B. Reports 1. Chairman’s Remarks 2. Deputy Chairman’s Remarks 3. Presentation by guest speaker (TBA) about the history of NEH 4. Congressional Affairs Report 5. Budget Report 6. Reports on Policy and General Matters a. Challenge Grants b. Education Programs c. Digital Humanities d. Public Programs e. Federal/State Partnership f. Preservation and Access g. Research Programs The remainder of the plenary session will be for consideration of specific applications and therefore will be closed to the public. As identified above, portions of the meeting of the National Council on the Humanities will be closed to the public pursuant to sections 552b(c)(4), 552b(c)(6) and 552b(c)(9)(b) of Title 5 U.S.C., as amended. The closed sessions will include review of personal and/or proprietary financial and commercial information given in confidence to the agency by grant applicants, and discussion of certain information, the premature disclosure of which could significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action. I have made this determination pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chairman’s Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings dated July 19, 1993. Please note that individuals planning to attend the public sessions of the meeting are subject to security screening procedures. If you wish to attend any of PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 66937 the public sessions, please inform NEH as soon as possible by contacting Ms. Katherine Griffin at (202) 606–8322 or kgriffin@neh.gov. Please also provide advance notice of any special needs or accommodations, including for a sign language interpreter. Dated: October 26, 2015. Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–27643 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7536–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board The National Science Board’s Committee on Strategy and Budget, Subcommittee on Facilities (SCF), pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a teleconference for the transaction of National Science Board business, as follows: Monday, November 2, 2015 at 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. EST. Open session: 1:00 to 1:30 p.m.; closed session: 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. DATE AND TIME: SUBJECT MATTER: Open meeting subjects: Chairman’s remarks; approval of the 2014 Annual Portfolio Review; and discussion of SCF role, processes and charge. Closed meeting subject: Review of May/June and July/August 2015 large facilities status reports. Partly open, partly closed. This meeting will be held by teleconference. A public listening line will be available for the open portion of the meeting. Members of the public must contact the Board Office [call 703– 292–7000 or send an email message to nationalsciencebrd@nsf.gov] at least 24 hours prior to the teleconference for the public listening number. Please refer to the National Science Board Web site for additional information and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter or status of meeting) which may be found at https://www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/. The point of contact for this meeting is Elise Lipkowitz, elipkowi@nsf.gov). STATUS: Kyscha Slater-Williams, Program Specialist. [FR Doc. 2015–27865 Filed 10–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P E:\FR\FM\30OCN1.SGM 30OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 210 (Friday, October 30, 2015)]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-27643]


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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES


Meeting of National Council on the Humanities

AGENCY: National Endowment for the Humanities.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, notice is 
hereby given that the National Council on the Humanities will meet to 
advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) 
with respect to policies, programs and procedures for carrying out his 
functions; to review applications for financial assistance under the 
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 and make 
recommendations thereon to the Chairman; and to consider gifts offered 
to NEH and make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 19, 2015, from 
10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m., and Friday, November 20, 2015, from 9:00 
a.m. until adjourned.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Constitution Center, 400 7th 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20506. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for room numbers.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisette Voyatzis, Committee Management 
Officer, 400 7th Street SW., 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20506; (202) 
606-8322; evoyatzis@neh.gov. Hearing-impaired individuals who prefer to 
contact us by phone may use NEH's TDD terminal at (202) 606-8282.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Council on the Humanities is 
meeting pursuant to the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951-960, as amended). The Committee meetings of 
the National Council on the Humanities will be held on November 19, 
2015, as follows: The policy discussion session (open to the public) 
will convene at 10:30 a.m. until approximately 11:30 a.m., followed by 
the discussion of specific grant applications and programs before the 
Council (closed to the public) from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.

Challenge Grants/Education Programs: Room P003
Digital Humanities/Public Programs: Room P002
Federal/State Partnership: Room 4089
Preservation and Access: Room 2002
Research Programs: Room 4002

    The plenary session of the National Council on the Humanities will 
convene on November 20, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in the Conference Center at 
Constitution Center. The agenda for the morning session (open to the 
public) will be as follows:

A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting
B. Reports
    1. Chairman's Remarks
    2. Deputy Chairman's Remarks
    3. Presentation by guest speaker (TBA) about the history of NEH
    4. Congressional Affairs Report
    5. Budget Report
    6. Reports on Policy and General Matters
    a. Challenge Grants
    b. Education Programs
    c. Digital Humanities
    d. Public Programs
    e. Federal/State Partnership
    f. Preservation and Access
    g. Research Programs

    The remainder of the plenary session will be for consideration of 
specific applications and therefore will be closed to the public.
    As identified above, portions of the meeting of the National 
Council on the Humanities will be closed to the public pursuant to 
sections 552b(c)(4), 552b(c)(6) and 552b(c)(9)(b) of Title 5 U.S.C., as 
amended. The closed sessions will include review of personal and/or 
proprietary financial and commercial information given in confidence to 
the agency by grant applicants, and discussion of certain information, 
the premature disclosure of which could significantly frustrate 
implementation of proposed agency action. I have made this 
determination pursuant to the authority granted me by the Chairman's 
Delegation of Authority to Close Advisory Committee Meetings dated July 
19, 1993.
    Please note that individuals planning to attend the public sessions 
of the meeting are subject to security screening procedures. If you 
wish to attend any of the public sessions, please inform NEH as soon as 
possible by contacting Ms. Katherine Griffin at (202) 606-8322 or 
kgriffin@neh.gov. Please also provide advance notice of any special 
needs or accommodations, including for a sign language interpreter.

    Dated: October 26, 2015.
Lisette Voyatzis,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-27643 Filed 10-29-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7536-01-P
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