[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 1605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-690]



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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, National 
Institute for Literacy.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory 
Board (Board). This notice also, describes the function of the Board. 
Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the 
general public of their opportunity to attend the meeting.

DATE AND TIME: February 9, 1996.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, 
NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carolyn Staley, Deputy Director, National Institute for Literacy, 800 
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone 
number (202) 632-1526.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is established under Section 384 
of the Adult Education Act, as amended by Title I of Public Law 102-73, 
the National Literacy Act of 1991. The Board consists of ten 
individuals appointed by the President with the advice and consent of 
the Senate. The Board is established to advise and make recommendations 
to the Interagency Group, composed of the Secretaries of Education, 
Labor, and Health and Human Services, which administers the National 
Institute for Literacy (Institute). The Interagency Group considers the 
Board's recommendations in planning the goals of the Institute and in 
the implementation of any programs to achieve the goals of the 
Institute. Specifically, the Board performs the following functions: 
(a) Makes recommendations concerning the appointment of the Director 
and the staff of the Institute; (b) provides independent advice on 
operation of the Institute; and receives reports from the Interagency 
Group and Director of the Institute. In additional, the institute 
consults with the Board on the award of fellowships. The Board will 
meet in Washington, DC on February 9, 1996 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 
The meeting of the Board is open to the public. The agenda includes 
discussion of Interagency Group Representatives updating Advisory Board 
on the status of block grants affecting literacy and the Advisory Board 
will review current spending plan and discuss priorities for the next 
fiscal year. Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are 
available for public inspection at the National Institute for Literacy, 
800 Connecticut Avenue, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Dated: January 16, 1996.
Andrew J. Hartman,
Executive Director, National Institute for Literacy.
[FR Doc. 96-690 Filed 1-19-96; 8:45 am]
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