[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 21, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 56462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21134]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting

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 September 28. 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--October 13, 2004, from 8:30 am to 5:30 
pm; October 14, 2004, from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm; and October 15, 2004, 
from 8:30 am to 2 pm.

ADDRESSES: The University of Texas System, Ashbel Smith Hall, 9th 
Floor, 201 West 7th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.

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 
October 13-15, 2004, will focus on future and current program 
activities, presentations by education researchers, and other relevant 
literacy activities and issues.
    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 am to 5 
pm.

    Dated: September 15, 2004.
Sandra L. Baxter,
Interim Director.
[FR Doc. 04-21134 Filed 9-20-04; 8:45 am]
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