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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
recommendations for funding are
considered. However, in recognition
that the National Endowment for the
Arts 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.
All other portions of the meetings of
the National Council on the Arts 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.
Further, in accordance with the
FACA, the Panel Coordinator shall be
responsible for publication in the
Federal Register of a notice of all
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advisory committee meetings including
the intent to close any portion of the
Council meeting. 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.
A record shall be maintained of any
closed portion of the Council meeting.
The Office of the Chief of Staff is
designated as the office from which lists
of committee members may be obtained
and from whom minutes of open
meetings or open portions thereof may
be requested. On July 5, 2016, Chairman
of the National Endowment for the Arts
Jane Chu, approved the determination to
close the meetings.
Dated: July 7, 2016.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–16407 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am]
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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 Closure of Portions of
Meetings of Advisory Committees
(Advisory Panels)
Section 20 U.S.C. 959(c) of the
National Foundation on the Arts and the
Humanities Act of 1965, as amended (20
U.S.C. 951 et seq.) requires the
Chairperson of the National Endowment
for the Arts to utilize advisory panels 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
and assist 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).
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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. In recognition that the
National Endowment for the Arts 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 the portions of
advisory committee meetings involving
the review, discussion, evaluation, and
ranking of grant applications. 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.
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.
Further, in accordance with FACA,
the Panel Coordinator shall be
responsible for publication in the
Federal Register 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.
A record shall be maintained of any
closed portions of panel meetings.
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. On July 5, 2016, Chairman
of the National Endowment for the Arts
Jane Chu, approved the determination to
close the meetings.
Dated: July 7, 2016.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016–16408 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am]
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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 Closure of Portions of Meetings of Advisory
Committees (Advisory Panels)
Section 20 U.S.C. 959(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and
the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) requires
the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts to utilize
advisory panels 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 and assist
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 to make the
fullest possible disclosure of records to the public, limited only by
obligations of confidentiality and administrative necessity. In
recognition that the National Endowment for the Arts 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 the
portions of advisory committee meetings involving the review,
discussion, evaluation, and ranking of grant applications. 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.
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.
Further, in accordance with FACA, the Panel Coordinator shall be
responsible for publication in the Federal Register 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.
A record shall be maintained of any closed portions of panel
meetings.
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. On July 5, 2016,
Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Jane Chu, approved the
determination to close the meetings.
Dated: July 7, 2016.
Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-16408 Filed 7-11-16; 8:45 am]
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