National Endowment for the Arts;

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):

Arts Education (application review): September 14-15, 2010 in Room 714. A portion of this meeting, from 4:15 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. on September 15th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 14th, and from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m and from 4:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 15th, will be closed.

Literature (application review): September 14-16, 2010 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 12:30 p.m. to 1 p.m. on September 16th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on September 14th and 15th, and from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on September 16th, will be closed.

Arts Education (application review): September 20-24, 2010 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on September 23rd, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on September 20th-22nd, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m on September 23rd, and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on September 24th, will be closed.

Theater (application review): September 27, 2010 in Room 730. This meeting, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will be closed.

Arts Education (application review): September 29-30, 2010 in Room 716. A portion of this meeting, from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. on September 30th, will be open to the public for a policy discussion. The remainder of the meeting, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on September 29th, and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m and from 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. on September 30th, 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 November 10, 2009, 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 any 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.