E6-15496. 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 five 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): October 4-6, 2006 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. on October 6th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 4th and 5th and from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on October 6th, will be closed.

Learning in the Arts (application review): October 10-13, 2006 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. on October 13th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on October 10th and 12th, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 11th, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on October 13th, will be closed.

Learning in the Arts (application review): October 25, 2006 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. and from 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m., will be closed.

Learning in the Arts (application review): October 26-27, 2006 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. on October 27th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on October 26th and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. on October 27th, will be closed.

Design (application review): October 30-31, 2006 in Room 730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 30th and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on October 31st, 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 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: September 12, 2006.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

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