01-29199. National Endowment for the Arts; Combined Arts Advisory Panel

Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that five meetings of the Combined Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts (Access and Heritage/Preservation categories) will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506 as follows:

Opera: November 26, 2001, Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remaining portions of this meeting, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. will be closed.

Music (Heritage/Preservation category): November 27, 2001, Room 714. A portion of this meeting, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remaining portions of this meeting, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., will be closed.

Music (Access category): November 28-30, 2001, Room 714. A portion of this meeting, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on November 30th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remaining portions of this meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on November 28th and 29th, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on November 30th, will be closed.

Literature: December 3-4, 2001, Room 730. A portion of this meeting, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. on December 4th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remaining portions of this meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on December 3rd, and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. on December 4th, will be closed.

Museums: December 11-13, 2001, Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on December 13th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remaining portions of this meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on December 11th and 12th, and from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on December 13th, will be closed.

The closed portions of these meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation on applications for 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 by grant applicants. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of May 22, 2001, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to (c)(4)(6) and (9)(B) 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 and with the approval of the full-time Federal employee in attendance.

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 this meeting 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 16, 2001.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

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