[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 52151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22228]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Chapter 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 September 15-19, 2003. 
The meeting will begin at 8:30 am (CDT) on Monday, September 15 and end 
at noon (CDT) on Friday, September 19.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and 
Convention Center, 2800 Opryland Drive, Nashville, TN 37214, telephone 
(615) 883-2211.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara James or Shawna Smith, No 
Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Project Management Office, P.O. 
Box 1430, Albuquerque, NM 87103-1430; telephone (505) 248-7241/6569; 
fax (505) 248-7242; email [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''.
    The items for negotiation include: Student Rights/Geographic 
Boundaries; Tribally Controlled Schools Act/Grants; Adequate Yearly 
Progress; and Funding and Distribution of Funds. The Committee will 
meet in work groups and in full session each day for work group 
reports, public comments, 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. Members of the public 
may also make written comments to the Committee by sending them to the 
NCLB Negotiated Rulemaking Committee, Project Management Office, P.O. 
Box 1430, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103. We will provide copies of the 
comments to the Committee.
    The agenda for the September 15-19, 2003, meeting is as follows:

Agenda for No Child Left Behind Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meeting 
September 15-19, 2003, Nashville, Tennessee

    Meetings end at 5:30 pm each day (except September 19)
September 15
    Opening Remarks--8:30 am
    Public Comments ( 30 minutes)
    Introductions, Logistics, and Housekeeping
    Approval of summary from Seattle meeting
    Review agenda
    Plenary Committee considers consensus on proposed rule language
    Work Group meetings
September 16
    Public comments--8:30--9 am
    Work Group meetings
September 17
    Public comments--8:30--9 am
    Work Group meetings
    Plenary Committee considers consensus on proposed rule language
September 18
    Public comments--8:30--9 am
    Work Group meetings
    Plenary Committee considers consensus on proposed rule language
September 19
    Public Comments--8:30--9 am
    Plenary Committee meeting
    Considers consensus on proposed rule language
    Set agenda for next meeting
    Evaluations
    Closing remarks
    Closing--noon

    Dated: August 26, 2003.
Aurene M. Martin,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 03-22228 Filed 8-29-03; 8:45 am]
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