[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 250 (Thursday, December 30, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78400-78401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-28616]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education

AGENCY: National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE), U.S. 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an 
upcoming teleconference meeting of the National Advisory Council on 
Indian Education (the Council) and is intended to notify the general 
public of their opportunity to listen as the council conducts their 
meeting by teleconference. This notice also describes the functions of 
the Council. Notice of the Council's meetings is required under Section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and by the Council's 
charter.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be a discussion of the 
NACIE activity work plan, development of the annual report to Congress, 
and preparations for making recommendations for reauthorization of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) legislation.
    Date and Time: January 18, 2005; 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: The Department of Education, Room 1W103, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Note: Attendees will be required to 
show picture identification to enter the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernard Garcia, Group Leader, Office 
of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-260-1454. Fax: 202-260-7770. 
For security clearance to the building, please submit your name to 
Bernard Garcia by January 6, 2005.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council advises the Secretary of 
Education on the funding and administration (including the development 
of regulations, and administrative policies and practices) of any 
program over which the Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian 
children or adults as participants or programs that may benefit Indian 
children or adults, including any program established under Title VII, 
Part A of the ESEA. The Council submits to the Congress, not later than 
June 30 of each year, a report on the activities of the Council that 
includes recommendations the Council considers appropriate for the 
improvement of Federal education programs that include Indian children 
or adults as participants or that may benefit Indian children or 
adults, and recommendations concerning the funding of any such program.
    The general public is welcome to listen to the January 18, 2005 
meeting to be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the U.S.

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Department of Education, Room 1W103, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC. Individuals who need accommodations for a disability in 
order to participate (i.e., interpreting services, assistive listening 
devices, materials in alternative format) should notify Bernard Garcia 
at 202-260-1454 by January 6, 2005. We will attempt to meet requests 
after this date, but cannot guarantee availability of the requested 
accommodation. This meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.
    A summary of the activities of the meeting and other related 
materials that are informative to the public and will be available to 
the public within 14 days after the meeting. Records are kept of all 
Council proceedings and are available for public inspection at the 
Office of Indian Education, United States Department of Education, Room 
5C141, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202.

    Dated: December 22, 2004.
Rod Paige,
Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 04-28616 Filed 12-29-04; 8:45 am]
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