[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 97 (Friday, May 19, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29185-29186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7655]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice of a open meeting and 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 May 25, 2006. We will attempt to 
meet requests for

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accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their availability. 
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.

Date and Time: Open sessions--June 6, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and June 7, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
Closed Session--June 6, 2006, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The 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 that administers the 
Institute. The Interagency Group is composed of the Secretaries of 
Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services. 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 June 
6-7, 2006. On June 6, 2006 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 p.m. to 
6 p.m.; and June 7, 2006 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Board will meet in 
open session to discuss the Institute's program priorities; status of 
on-going Institute work; and other Board business as necessary. On June 
6, 2006 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., the Board meeting will meet in closed 
session in order to discuss personnel issues. This discussion relates 
to the internal personnel rules and practices of the Institute and is 
likely to disclose information of personal nature where disclosure 
would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personnel 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.
    The National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board meeting on June 
6-7, 2006, 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 a.m. to 
5 p.m.

    Dated: May 11, 2006.
Sandra L. Baxter,
Director.
 [FR Doc. E6-7655 Filed 5-18-06; 8:45 am]
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