81 FR 45182 - Determination of the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts Regarding Closure of Portions of Meetings of Advisory Committees (Advisory Panels)
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES
National Endowment for the Arts Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 133 (July 12, 2016)
National Endowment for the Arts
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 133 (July 12, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-16408 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 45182] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-16408] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES National Endowment for the Arts Determination of the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts Regarding Closure of Portions of Meetings of Advisory Committees (Advisory Panels) Section 20 U.S.C. 959(c) of the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) requires the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts to utilize advisory panels to review applications for financial assistance to the National Endowment for the Arts and make recommendations to the Chairperson. The Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as amended (Pub. L. 92- 463), governs the formation, use, conduct, management, and accessibility to the public of committees formed to advise and assist the Federal Government. Section 10 of that Act directs meetings of advisory committees to be open to the public, except where the head of the agency to which the advisory committee reports determines in writing that a portion of a meeting may be closed to the public consistent with subsection (c) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code (the Government in the Sunshine Act). It is the policy of the National Endowment for the Arts to make the fullest possible disclosure of records to the public, limited only by obligations of confidentiality and administrative necessity. In recognition that the National Endowment for the Arts is required to consider the artistic excellence and artistic merit of applications for financial assistance and that consideration of individual applications may require a discussion of matters such as an individual artist's abilities, reputation among colleagues, or professional background and performance, I have determined to reserve the right to close the portions of advisory committee meetings involving the review, discussion, evaluation, and ranking of grant applications. The purpose of the closure is to protect information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. Closure for this purpose is authorized by subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 5, United States Code. All other portions of the meetings of these advisory committees shall be open to the public unless the Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Arts or a designee determines otherwise in accordance with section 10(d) of the Act. Further, in accordance with FACA, the Panel Coordinator shall be responsible for publication in the Federal Register of a notice of all advisory committee meetings. Such notice shall be published in advance of the meetings and contain: 1. Name of the committee and its purposes; 2. Date and time of the meeting, and, if the meeting is open to the public, its location and agenda; and 3. A statement that the meeting is open to the public, or, if the meeting or any portion thereof is not to be open to the public, a statement to that effect. A record shall be maintained of any closed portions of panel meetings. The Panel Coordinator is designated as the person from whom lists of committee members may be obtained and from whom minutes of open meetings or open portions thereof may be requested. On July 5, 2016, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts Jane Chu, approved the determination to close the meetings. Dated: July 7, 2016. Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-16408 Filed 7-11-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7537-01-P
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agency to which the advisory committee advisory committee meetings including It is the policy of the National
reports determines in writing that a the intent to close any portion of the Endowment for the Arts to make the
portion of a meeting may be closed to Council meeting. Such notice shall be fullest possible disclosure of records to
the public consistent with subsection (c) published in advance of the meetings the public, limited only by obligations
of section 552b of Title 5, United States and contain: of confidentiality and administrative
Code (the Government in the Sunshine 1. Name of the committee and its necessity. In recognition that the
Act). purposes; National Endowment for the Arts is
It is the policy of the National 2. Date and time of the meeting, and, required to consider the artistic
Endowment for the Arts that meetings of if the meeting is open to the public, its excellence and artistic merit of
the National Council on the Arts be location and agenda; and applications for financial assistance and
conducted in open session including 3. A statement that the meeting is that consideration of individual
those parts during which open to the public, or, if the meeting or applications may require a discussion of
recommendations for funding are any portion thereof is not to be open to matters such as an individual artist’s
considered. However, in recognition the public, a statement to that effect. abilities, reputation among colleagues,
that the National Endowment for the A record shall be maintained of any or professional background and
Arts is required to consider the artistic closed portion of the Council meeting. performance, I have determined to
excellence and artistic merit of The Office of the Chief of Staff is reserve the right to close the portions of
applications for financial assistance and designated as the office from which lists advisory committee meetings involving
that consideration of individual of committee members may be obtained the review, discussion, evaluation, and
applications may require a discussion of and from whom minutes of open ranking of grant applications. The
matters such as an individual artist’s meetings or open portions thereof may purpose of the closure is to protect
abilities, reputation among colleagues, be requested. On July 5, 2016, Chairman information of a personal nature where
or professional background and of the National Endowment for the Arts disclosure would constitute a clearly
performance, I have determined to Jane Chu, approved the determination to unwarranted invasion of personal
reserve the right to close limited close the meetings. privacy. Closure for this purpose is
portions of Council meetings if such Dated: July 7, 2016. authorized by subsection (c)(6) of
information is to be discussed. The Kathy Plowitz-Worden, section 552b of Title 5, United States
purpose of the closure is to protect Code.
Committee Management Officer.
information of a personal nature where All other portions of the meetings of
[FR Doc. 2016–16407 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am]
disclosure would constitute a clearly these advisory committees shall be open
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unwarranted invasion of personal to the public unless the Chairperson of
privacy. Closure for this purpose is
the National Endowment for the Arts or
authorized by subsection (c)(6) of
NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE a designee determines otherwise in
section 552b of Title 5, United States
ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES accordance with section 10(d) of the
Code.
Additionally, the Council will Act.
National Endowment for the Arts Further, in accordance with FACA,
consider prospective nominees for the
National Medal of Arts award in order the Panel Coordinator shall be
Determination of the Chairperson of responsible for publication in the
to advise the President of the United the National Endowment for the Arts
States in his final selection of National Federal Register of a notice of all
Regarding Closure of Portions of advisory committee meetings. Such
Medal of Arts recipients. During these Meetings of Advisory Committees
sessions, similar information of a notice shall be published in advance of
(Advisory Panels) the meetings and contain:
personal nature will be discussed. As
with applications for financial Section 20 U.S.C. 959(c) of the 1. Name of the committee and its
assistance, disclosure of this National Foundation on the Arts and the purposes;
information about individuals who are Humanities Act of 1965, as amended (20 2. Date and time of the meeting, and,
under consideration for the award U.S.C. 951 et seq.) requires the if the meeting is open to the public, its
would constitute a clearly unwarranted Chairperson of the National Endowment location and agenda; and
invasion of personal privacy. for the Arts to utilize advisory panels to 3. A statement that the meeting is
Therefore, in light of the above, I have review applications for financial open to the public, or, if the meeting or
determined that those portions of assistance to the National Endowment any portion thereof is not to be open to
Council meetings devoted to for the Arts and make recommendations the public, a statement to that effect.
consideration of prospective nominees to the Chairperson. A record shall be maintained of any
for the National Medal of Arts award The Federal Advisory Committee Act closed portions of panel meetings.
may be closed to the public. Closure for (FACA), as amended (Pub. L. 92–463), The Panel Coordinator is designated
these purposes is authorized by governs the formation, use, conduct, as the person from whom lists of
subsections (c)(6) of section 552b of management, and accessibility to the committee members may be obtained
Title 5, United States Code. public of committees formed to advise and from whom minutes of open
All other portions of the meetings of and assist the Federal Government. meetings or open portions thereof may
the National Council on the Arts shall Section 10 of that Act directs meetings be requested. On July 5, 2016, Chairman
be open to the public unless the of advisory committees to be open to the of the National Endowment for the Arts
Chairperson of the National Endowment public, except where the head of the
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Jane Chu, approved the determination to
for the Arts or a designee determines agency to which the advisory committee close the meetings.
otherwise in accordance with section reports determines in writing that a
portion of a meeting may be closed to Dated: July 7, 2016.
10(d) of the Act.
Further, in accordance with the the public consistent with subsection (c) Kathy Plowitz-Worden,
FACA, the Panel Coordinator shall be of section 552b of Title 5, United States Committee Management Officer.
responsible for publication in the Code (the Government in the Sunshine [FR Doc. 2016–16408 Filed 7–11–16; 8:45 am]
Federal Register of a notice of all Act). BILLING CODE 7537–01–P
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