[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 163 (Monday, August 24, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45095-45096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22611]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


Notice of Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This Notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for 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: September 10, 1998 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 
September 11, 1998 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

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, 
NW 20006. Telephone (202) 632-1526.

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

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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 additional, the Institute consults with 
the Board on the award of fellowships. The Board will meet in 
Washington, DC on September 10, 1998 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 
September 11, 1998 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The meeting of the NIFL 
Advisory Board is open to the public. This meeting of the Advisory 
Board will focus on the following agenda items: the administrative 
structure of the NIFL and its staffing; a briefing on the 1998-99 
Literacy Leader Fellowships; and testimony from invited State Directors 
of Adult Education. 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: August 19, 1998.
Andrew J. Hartman,
Executive Director, National Institute for Literacy.
[FR Doc. 98-22611 Filed 8-21-98; 8:45 am]
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