2018-04997. National Council on the Arts 193rd Meeting

AGENCY:

National Endowment for the Arts, National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities.

ACTION:

Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY:

Pursuant to section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended, notice is hereby given that a meeting of the National Council on the Arts will be held. Open to the public on a space available basis.

DATES:

See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting time and date. The meeting is Eastern time and the ending time is approximate.

ADDRESSES:

Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, 1101 Sixth Street SW, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Victoria Hutter, Office of Public Affairs, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC 20506, at 202/682-5570.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

If, in the course of the open session discussion, it becomes necessary for the Council to discuss non-public commercial or financial information of intrinsic value, the Council will go into closed session pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b, and in accordance with the July 5, 2016 determination of the Chairman. Additionally, discussion concerning purely personal information about individuals, such as personal biographical and salary data or medical information, may be conducted by the Council in closed session in accordance with subsection (c) (6) of 5 U.S.C. 552b.

Any interested persons may attend, as observers, to Council discussions and reviews that are open to the public. If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact Beth Bienvenu, Office of Accessibility, National Endowment for the Arts, Constitution Center, 400 7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20506, 202/682-5733, Voice/T.T.Y. 202/682-5496, at least seven (7) days prior to the meeting.

The upcoming meeting is:

National Council on the Arts 193rd Meeting

This meeting will be open.

Date and time: March 29, 2018; 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

From 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.—Opening remarks and voting on recommendations for grant funding and rejection, followed by updates from the Chairman. There also will be the following presentations (times are approximate): from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.—Presentation from Arena Stage (Edgar Dobie, Executive Director, Arena Stage); from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.—Presentation from Opera America (Marc Scorca, President/CEO, Opera America); from 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.—Presentation from League of American Orchestras (Jesse Rosen, President and CEO, League of American Orchestras); and from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.—Preview of Upcoming Meeting in Charleston, West Virginia (Randall Reid-Smith, Commissioner, Division of Culture and History.)

Dated: March 8, 2018.

Sherry P. Hale,

Staff Assistant, National Endowment for the Arts.