E8-2138. Meeting of National Council on the Humanities

AGENCY:

The National Endowment for the Humanities.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

Pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended) notice is hereby given the National Council on the Humanities will meet in Washington, DC on February 21-22, 2008.

The purpose of the meeting is to advise the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities with respect to policies, programs, and procedures for carrying out his functions, and to review applications for financial support from and gifts offered to the Endowment and to make recommendations thereon to the Chairman.

The meeting will be held in the Old Post Office Building, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. A portion of the morning and afternoon sessions on February 21-22, 2008, will not be open to the public pursuant to subsections (c)(4), (c)(6) and (c)(9)(B) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code because the Council will consider information that may disclose: trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential; information of a personal nature the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of proposed agency action. I have made this determination under the authority granted me by the Chairman's Delegation of Authority dated July 19, 1993.

The agenda for the sessions on February 21, 2008 will be as follows:

Committee Meetings

(Open to the Public)

Policy Discussion

9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Education Programs—Room M-07. Federal/State Partnership—Room 510A. Preservation and Access & Digital Humanities Initiative—Room 415. Public Programs—Room 420. Research Programs—Room 315.

(Closed to the Public)

Discussion of Specific Grant

Applications and Programs

Before the Council

10:30 a.m. until Adjourned : Education Programs—Room M-07. Federal/State Partnership—Room 510A. Preservation and Access Digital Humanities Initiative—Room 415. Public Programs—Room 420. Research Programs—Room 315.

The morning session of the meeting on February 22, 2008 will convene at 9 a.m., in the first floor Council Room M-09, and will be open to the public, as set out below. The agenda for the morning session will be as follows:

A. Minutes of the Previous Meeting

B. Reports

1. Introductory Remarks.

2. Staff Report.

3. Congressional Report.

4. Budget Report.

5. Reports on Policy and General Matters.

a. Education Programs.

b. Federal/State Partnership.

c. Preservation and Access.

d. Digital Humanities Initiative.

e. Public Programs.

f. Research Programs.

The remainder of the proposed meeting will be given to the consideration of specific applications and will be closed to the public for the reasons stated above.

Further information about this meeting can be obtained from Heather C. Gottry, Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer, National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20506, or by calling [phone], TDD [phone]. Advance notice of any special needs or accommodations is appreciated.

Heather C. Gottry,

Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.