[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8309-8310]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2279]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs


Advisory Board for Exceptional Children

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs announces that the Advisory Board for 
Exceptional Children will hold its next meeting in Casa Blanca, 
Arizona. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the impact of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act Amendments of 
2004 on Indian children with disabilities.

DATES: The Board will meet Sunday, March 19, 2006, from 6 p.m. to 9 
p.m.; Monday, March 20, 2006, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30p.m.; and, Tuesday, 
March 21, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. (MST).

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Francisco Grande Hotel and 
Golf Resort, 26000 West Gila Bend Highway, Casa Blanca, Arizona. 
Written statements may be submitted to Mr. Edward F. Parisian, 
Director, Office of Indian Education Programs, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240; 
Telephone (202) 208-6123; Fax (202) 208-3312.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gloria Yepa, Supervisory Education 
Specialist, Special Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of 
Indian Education Programs, Center for School Improvement, P.O. Box 
1088, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103; Telephone (505) 248-7541.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board for Exceptional Children 
was established to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, on the needs of Indian children 
with disabilities, as mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities 
Education Improvement Act Amendments of 2004, Public Law 108-446.
    The agenda for this meeting will cover public comments, and new 
business: (1) State Performance Plan, (2) Office of Special Education 
Program (OSEP) verification visit/results, (3) the Annual Report, (4) 
Special Education Supervisor Report Service, (5) Special Education 
Budget, (6) Parent Involvement Activities, (7) Office of Special 
Education new organizational information, (8) Procedures for complaint 
investigations, (9) Monitoring results from the Office of Elementary 
and Secondary Education, and (10) the Coordinated Service Plan. 
Meetings are open to the public.

    Dated: February 10, 2006.
Michael D. Olsen,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
 [FR Doc. E6-2279 Filed 2-15-06; 8:45 am]
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