[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 49 (Friday, March 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 11896]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-5572]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and a summary of the 
agenda for an upcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy 
Advisory Board (Board). The 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. This document is intended to notify the 
general public of their opportunity to attend the meeting. Individuals 
who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the 
meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or 
materials in alternative format) should notify Liz Hollis at telephone 
number (202) 233-2072 no later than March 26. 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.
    Date and Time: Open sessions--April 1, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 
and April 2, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Closed session--April 1, 
2004, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Hollis, Special Assistant to the 
Director; National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW., Suite 
730, Washington, DC 20006; telephone number: (202) 233-2072; e-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is established under section 242 
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-220 (20 U.S.C. 
9252). The Board consists of ten individuals appointed by the President 
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Board advises and makes 
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 implementing any programs to achieve those goals. 
Specifically, the Board performs the following functions: (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 
the Institute's Director.
    The National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board meeting on April 
1-2, 2004, will focus on future and current program activities, 
reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act, and other relevant 
literacy activities and issues. On April 1, 2004 from 12 p.m. to 6 
p.m., the meeting will be closed to the public to discuss personnel 
issues. This discussion relates to the internal personnel rules and 
practices of the Institute and is likely to disclose information of 
personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personnel privacy. The discussion may therefore be held in 
closed session under exemptions 2 and 6 of the Government in the 
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (2) and (6). A summary of the 
activities at the closed session and related matters that are 
informative to the public and consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 
552b will be available to the public within 14 days of the meeting.
    Records are kept of all Advisory Board proceedings and are 
available for public inspection at the National Institute for Literacy, 
1775 I Street, NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006, from 8:30 a.m. to 
5 p.m.

    Dated: March 8, 2004.
Sandra L. Baxter,
Interim Director.
[FR Doc. 04-5572 Filed 3-11-04; 8:45 am]
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