E8-26935. 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):

Learning in the Arts (application review): December 2-5, 2008 in Room 714. A portion of this meeting, from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on December 4th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 2nd, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 3rd, 9 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 6 p.m. on December 4th, and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on December 5th, will be closed.

Folk & Traditional Arts (application review): December 3-5, 2008 in Room 730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 3rd and 4th and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on December 5th, will be closed.

Media Arts/Arts on Radio and Television (application review): December 4-5, 2008 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 4th and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on December 5th, will be closed.

Design (application review): December 8-9, 2008 in Room 714. A portion of this meeting, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on December 9th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 8th and from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on December 9th, will be closed.

Presenting (application review): December 9-10, 2008 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 9th and 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on December 10th, will be closed.

Dance (application review): December 10-12, 2008 in Room 714. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 10th and 11th, and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on December 12th, will be closed.

Literature (application review): December 10-12, 2008 in Room 730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 10th and 11th, and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on December 12th, will be closed.

Presenting (application review): December 11-12, 2008 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. on December 12th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 11th and from 9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on December 12th, will be closed.

Museums (application review): December 16-18, 2008 in Room 716. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 16th and 17th and from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on December 18th, will be closed.

Theater (application review): December 16-18, 2008 in Room 714. A portion of this meeting, from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on December 18th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on December 16th, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 17th, and from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on December 18th, 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, TTY-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: November 7, 2008.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

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