E8-24557. National Endowment for the Arts; Arts Advisory Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that ten meetings of the Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as follows (ending times are approximate):

Presenting (application review): November 5-6, 2008 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 5th and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on November 6th, will be closed.

Learning in the Arts (application review): November 5-7, 2008 in Room 714. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 5th, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on November 6th, and 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 7th, will be closed.

Music (application review): November 12-14, 2008 in Room 714. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 12th and 13th, and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on November 14th, will be closed.

Local Arts Agencies (application review): November 13-14, 2008 in Room 730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 13th and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on November 14th, will be closed.

Musical Theater (application review): November 13-14, 2008 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 13th and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 14th, will be closed.

Visual Arts (application review): November 17-19, 2008 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 17th and 18th and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on November 19th, will be closed.

Music (application review): November 18-20, 2008 in Room 714. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 18th and 19th, and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on November 20th, will be closed.

Theater (application review): November 18-21, 2008 in Room 730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 18th, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on November 19th and 20th, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on November 21st, will be closed.

National Initiatives/American Masterpieces (application review): November 20, 2008 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will be closed.

Music (application review): November 21, 2008 in Room 714. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., will be closed.

The closed portions of meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendations on financial assistance under the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, including information given in confidence to the agency. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of February 28, 2008, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code.

Any person may observe meetings, or portions thereof, of advisory panels that are open to the public, and if time allows, may be permitted to participate in the panel's discussions at the discretion of the panel chairman. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682-5532, TDY-TDD 202/682-5496, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

Further information with reference to these meetings can be obtained from Ms. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of Guidelines & Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, or call 202/682-5691.

Dated: October 10, 2008.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, National Endowment for the Arts.