05-16126. 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 four 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:

Literature (Creative Writing Fellowships): September 14-16, 2005 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday, September 16th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on September 14th, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on September 15th, and from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. on September 16th, will be closed.

Arts Education (Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth Panel #1): September 22-23, 2005 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Friday, September 23rd, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on September 22nd and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on September 23rd, will be closed.

Arts Education (Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth Panel #2): October 3, 2005 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., will be closed.

Arts Education (Learning in the Arts for Children & Youth Panel #3): October 5-7, 2005 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Friday, October 7th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 5th and October 6th, and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October 7th, 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 April 8, 2005, 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 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: August 9, 2005.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

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