[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 45 (Wednesday, March 9, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11625-11626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-4543]


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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 an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting 
of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and

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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.

DATES: Tuesday, March 22, 2005.
    Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel, 1127 
Connecticut Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20036. Phone: 202-347-3000, 
Fax: 202-776-9182.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Leonard Dawson, Deputy Counselor, 
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006; telephone: (202) 502-7889, 
fax: 202-502-7879.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Board of Advisors on 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities is established under 
Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002, and Executive Order 
13316 dated September 17, 2003. 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.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting is to plan and coordinate Board 
activities for 2005-2006; to receive and deliberate on recommendations 
from the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education 
(NAFEO) and the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) on final 
recommendations for the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended, and to discuss other items pertinent to the Board and 
the Nation's HBCUs.
    Additional Information: 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 
Tuesday, March 15, 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.
    An opportunity for public comment is available on Tuesday, March 
22, 2005, between 2 p.m.-3 p.m. Those members of the public interested 
in submitting written comments may do so at the address indicated above 
by Tuesday, March 15, 2005.
    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 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Dated: March 2, 2005.
Margaret Spellings,
Secretary of Education, Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 05-4543 Filed 3-8-05; 8:45 am]
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