[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 149 (Monday, August 4, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 45787]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19678]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Ch. I


Meeting of the No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking 
Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Announcement of negotiated rulemaking committee meeting.

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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 
the date and location of the next meeting of the No Child Left Behind 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.

DATES: The Committee's next meeting will be held August 21-24, 2003. 
The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. (PDT) on Thursday, August 21, and 
end at noon (PDT) on Sunday, August 24.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, 721 Pine 
Street, Seattle, WA 98101, telephone (206) 774-1234.

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: 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 meeting the Committee will divide into four work 
groups: 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 August 21-24, 2003, meeting is as follows:

Agenda for No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 
Meeting, August 21-24, 2003, Seattle, Washington

August 21
    Opening Remarks--8:30 a.m.
    Public comments (30 minutes).
    Introductions, Logistics, and Housekeeping.
    Plenary Committee considers proposals from Work Groups.
    Work Group meetings.
August 22
    Public comments--8:30-9 a.m.
    Plenary Committee considers proposals from Work Groups.
    Work Group meetings.
    Plenary Committee meeting considers proposals from Work Groups.
August 23
    Public comments--8:30 a.m.
    Work group meetings.
    Plenary Committee meeting hears Work Group reports.
August 24
    Public comments--8:30 a.m.
    Plenary Committee meeting sets agenda for next meeting.
    Closing Remarks.
    Work group meetings.
    Closing--noon.

    Dated: July 28, 2003.
Aurene M. Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-19678 Filed 8-1-03; 8:45 am]
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