[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 213 (Thursday, November 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 65885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28200]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy (NIFL).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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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: November 13, 2000 from 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM, and 
November 14, 2000 from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), 1775 I Street, NW, 
Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly Coles, Executive Assistant, 
National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), 1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730, 
Washington, DC 20006. Telephone number (202) 233-2027, email 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is established under the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998, Title II of P.L. 105-220, Sec. 242, the 
National Institute for Literacy. 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 function (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 National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board will be meeting on November 13, 2000 and November 14, 
2000. The meeting is opened to the public. The Board will cover the 
following topics: the fiscal year 2001 appropriations bill and other 
legislative issues impacting NIFL and literacy; a discussion of follow-
up activities related to the National Literacy Summit; funding from the 
private sector for NIFL activities; and an update on NIFL program 
activities with a focus on recent grants and contracts.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), 1775 I 
Street, NW, Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006, from Monday through 
Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM.

    Dated: October 30, 2000.
Andrew J. Hartman,
Director.
[FR Doc. 00-28200 Filed 10-30-00; 4:45 pm]
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