[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 1905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-601]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice of a partially closed 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 January 18, 2005. 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--February 2, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 
p.m. and February 3, 2005, from 9:20 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed sessions--
February 3, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.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, Public Law 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. The Interagency Group is 
composed of the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Health and Human 
Services, and the three Secretaries administer 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 will meet 
February 2-3, 2005. On February 2, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 
February 3, 2005 from 9:20 a.m. to 5 p.m., an open meeting will be held 
to discuss the Institute's performance measures; gather information on 
current issues in adolescent literacy and other literacy issues; and 
other Board business as necessary. On February 3, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. 
to 9:15 a.m., the Board meeting will be closed to the public to discuss 
personnel issues, including the search for a permanent director for 
NIFL. This discussion relates to the internal personnel rules and 
practices of the Institute and is likely to disclose information of a 
personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy. The discussion must 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: January 7, 2005.
Lynn Reddy,
Acting Interim Director.
[FR Doc. 05-601 Filed 1-7-05; 12:40 pm]
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