[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 1, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 39038-39039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16578]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Chapter I


Meetings of the No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking 
Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Announcement of negotiated rulemaking committee meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Interior has established an advisory 
Committee to develop recommendations for proposed rules for Indian 
education under six sections of The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 
As required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, we are announcing 
dates and locations of the next three meetings of the No Child Left 
Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.

DATES AND ADDRESSES: The Committee's next three meeting dates and 
locations are :

July 14-18, 2003 Minneapolis, MN Marriott Airport Hotel, 2020 East 79th 
Street, Bloomington, MN 55425 (beginning July 14 at 1:30 p.m. CDT and 
ending July 18 at 12 noon CDT)

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August 21-24, 2003 Seattle, WA Grand Hyatt Hotel, 721 Pine Street, 
Seattle, WA 98101 September 15-19, 2003 Nashville, TN Opryland Hotel, 
2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN, 37214.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara James or Shawna Smith, No 
Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Project Management Office, PO 
Box 1430, Albuquerque, NM 87103-1430; telephone (505) 248-7241; fax 
(505) 248-7242; e-mail [email protected] or [email protected]. We will post 
additional information as it becomes available on the Office of Indian 
Education Programs Web site under ``Negotiated Rulemaking'' at http//
www.oiep.bia.edu.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The No Child Left Behind Negotiated 
Rulemaking Committee is an advisory committee formed under the No Child 
Left Behind Act of 2001, the Negotiated Rulemaking Act, and the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the Committee is to negotiate 
and reach consensus on recommendations for proposed rules for Indian 
education under six sections of The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. 
For more information on negotiated rulemaking under The No Child Left 
Behind Act, see the Federal Register notices published on December 10, 
2002 (67 FR 75828) and May 5, 2003 (68 FR 23631) or the Web site at 
http//www.oiep.bia.edu under ``Negotiated Rulemaking.''
    At the next three meetings the Committee will divide into the four 
work groups established by the Committee at its last meeting. The work 
groups are: Student Rights and Geographic Boundaries; Tribally 
Controlled Schools Act/Grants; Adequate Yearly Progress; and Funding 
and Distribution of Funds. The Committee will also meet in full session 
each day for work group reports and logistics. All meetings are open to 
the public. There is no requirement for advance registration for 
members of the public who wish to attend and observe the Committee 
meetings or the work group meetings or to make public comments. The 
agenda for the July 14-18, 2003, meeting is as follows:

Agenda for No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 
Meeting, July 14-18, 2003

July 14
Opening--1:30 p.m.
Committee meeting--Introductions, Logistics, and Housekeeping
Work Group meetings
July 15
Public comments--8:30 a.m.
Committee meeting
Work group reports
Work group meetings
July 16
Public comments--8:30 a.m.
Committee meeting
Work group reports
Work group meetings
July 17
Public comments--8:30 a.m.
Committee meeting
Work group reports
Work group meetings
July 18
Public comments--8:30 a.m.
Committee meeting--set agenda for next meeting
Closing--noon

    It is necessary to hold this meeting at this time to meet the 
mandated date for publishing the proposed rule. Due to scheduling 
conflicts, we could not finalize the meeting arrangements in time to 
publish this notice more than 15 days before the start of the meeting.

    Dated: June 25, 2003.
Aurene M. Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-16578 Filed 6-26-03; 2:11 p.m.]
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