[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 98 (Thursday, May 21, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28005-28006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13605]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


Notice of Meeting

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

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 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: June 4, 1998 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and June 5, 1998 
from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shelly W. Coles, National Institute for Literacy, 800 Connecticut 
Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone (202) 632-1507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is established under Section 384 
of the Adult Education Act, as amended by Title I of P.L. 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 (c) receives reports from the Interagency Group and 
Director of the Institute. In addition, the Institute consults with the 
Board on the award of fellowships. The Board will meet in Washington, 
DC on June 4, 1998 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM, and June 5, 1998 from 9:00 
AM to 5:00 PM. The meeting of the Board is open to the public. This 
meeting of the Institute's Advisory Board will focus on the following 
agenda items: recent research developments in brain development of 
literacy skills; the Institute's role in the area of adult literacy and 
learning disabilities; and recent legislative activities that impact on 
the Institute and the literacy field. 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 AM to 5:00 PM.

    Dated: May 18, 1998.
Andrew J. Hartman,
Director, National Institute for Literacy.
[FR Doc. 98-13605 Filed 5-20-98; 8:45 am]
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