[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 120 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 35944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-5581]


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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 is announcing that the Advisory Board for 
Exceptional Children will hold its next meeting in Denver, Colorado. 
The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals 
with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 on Indian children 
with disabilities.

DATES: The Board will meet on Saturday, July 22, 2006, from 6 p.m. to 9 
p.m., Sunday, July 23, 2006, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Monday July 24, 
2006, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Local Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Marriott Denver Tech 
Center, 4900 South Syracuse, Denver, Colorado 80237.
    Written statements may be submitted to Mr. Thomas M. Dowd, 
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Indian Education 
Programs, 1849 C Street, NW., Mail Stop 3609-MIB, Washington, DC 20240; 
Telephone (202) 208-6123; Fax (202) 208-3312.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyann Barbero, Acting Supervisor, 
Education Specialist--Special Education, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Office of Indian Education Programs, Division of Compliance, Monitoring 
and Accountability, P.O. Box 1088, Suite 332, Albuquerque, New Mexico 
87104; Telephone (505) 563-5270.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board 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 of 2004 
(Pub. L. 108-446).
    The following items will be on the agenda:
     State Performance Plan.
     Special Education Supervisor Report.
     Part B allocation.
     Parent Involvement Activities.
     Updates on priority issues.
     Office of Special Education new organizational 
information.
     Compliance and Monitoring.
     Procedural Safeguards.
     Title Programs.
     Institutionalized Handicapped Program.
     Coordinated Service Plan.
     Update on meeting between State Education Agency and 
Bureau of Indian Affairs.
    The meetings are open to the public. The Advisory Board will accept 
public comments during a teleconference session.

    Dated: June 15, 2006.
Debbie Clark,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 06-5581 Filed 6-21-06; 8:45 am]
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