[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 212 (Monday, November 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 62286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27556]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities

AGENCY: President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the upcoming 
meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities. This notice also describes the functions of 
the Board. Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public 
of its opportunity to attend.
    Date: Wednesday, December 10, 2003.
    Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Board will meet in Nashville, TN at the Radisson Hotel 
Opryland, 2401 Music Valley Drive, Phone: 615-231-8804 Fax: 615-889-
6328.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Leonard Dawson, Deputy Director to 
the Counselor to the Secretary for the White House Initiative on 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 1990 K Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 502-7889.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Board of Advisors on 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Board) is established 
under Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002. The Board is 
established (a) to report to the President annually on the results of 
the participation of historically black colleges and universities 
(HBCUs) in Federal programs, including recommendations on how to 
increase the private sector role, including the role of private 
foundations, in strengthening these institutions, with particular 
emphasis on enhancing institutional planning and development, 
strengthening fiscal stability and financial management, and improving 
institutional infrastructure, including the use of technology, to 
ensure the long-term viability and enhancement of these institutions; 
(b) to advise the President and the Secretary of Education (Secretary) 
on the needs of HBCUs in the areas of infrastructure, academic 
programs, and faculty and institutional development; (c) to advise the 
Secretary in the preparation of an annual Federal plan for assistance 
to HBCUs in increasing their capacity to participate in Federal 
programs; (d) to provide the President with an annual progress report 
on enhancing the capacity of HBCUs to serve their students; and (e) to 
develop, in consultation with the Department of Education and other 
Federal agencies, a private sector strategy to assist HBCUs.
    The purposes of the meeting are to report on the status of 
recommendations made by the Board at the May 28, 2003 meeting; to 
discuss reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and plans and 
reports from the Private Sector Initiative; to consider the Board's 
annual report to the President on the results of the participation of 
HBCUs in Federal programs; and to address other critical issues facing 
HBCUs.
    Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order 
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening 
devices, or material in alternative format) should notify ReShone Moore 
at (202) 502-7893 no later than November 26, 2003. We will attempt to 
meet requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee 
their availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.
    An opportunity for public comment is available on December 16, 
2003, between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Those members of the public interested 
in submitting written comments may do so at the address indicated above 
by Monday, December 1, 2003.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the Office of the White House Initiative on 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of 
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the hours 
of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Dated: October 24, 2003.
Rod Paige,
Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 03-27556 Filed 10-31-03; 8:45 am]
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