National Endowment for the Arts; Combined Arts Advisory Panel

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 92-463), as amended, notice is hereby given that three meetings of the Combined Arts Advisory Panel to the National Council on the Arts will be held at the Nancy Hanks Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C., 20506 as follows:

Folk & Traditional Arts section (A) (Access, Education, and Heritage/ Preservation categories)—October 23-25, 2000, Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. on October 24th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remaining portions of this meeting, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on October 23rd, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. and 2:15 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on October 24th, and from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 25th, will be closed.

Local Arts Agencies section (Access, Education, and Heritage/Preservation categories)—October 26-27, 2000, Room 730. A portion of this meeting, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on October 27th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remaining portions of this meeting, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 26th and from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. on October 27th, will be closed.

Media Arts section (Access, Education, and Heritage/Preservation categories)—October 24-25, 2000, Room 714. A portion of this meeting, from 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on October 25th, will be open to the public for policy discussion. The remaining portions of this meeting, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on October 24th and from 9:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on October 26th, will be closed.

The closed portions of these meetings are for the purpose of Panel review, discussion, evaluation, and recommendation on applications for 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 by grant applicants. In accordance with the determination of the Chairman of May 12, 2000, these sessions will be closed to the public pursuant to (c)(4)(6) and (9)(B) 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 and with the approval of the full-time Federal employee in attendance.

If you need special accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Office of AccessAbility, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 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, D.C., 20506, or call 202/682-5691.