[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 61 (Friday, March 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 15187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5953]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Financial Literacy and Education Commission's Inaugural Meeting 
of the ``National Financial Education Network''

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the inaugural meeting of the ``National 
Financial Education Network'' of the Financial Literacy and Education 
Commission. The Commission was established by the Financial Literacy 
and Education Improvement Act (Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit 
Transactions Act of 2003).

DATES: The Financial Literacy and Education Commission's inaugural 
meeting of the ``National Financial Education Network'' will be held on 
Tuesday, April 17, 2007, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The inaugural meeting of the ``National Financial Education 
Network'' will be held in the Cash Room at the Department of the 
Treasury, located at 1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC. To be 
admitted to the Treasury building, an attendee must RSVP by providing 
his or her name, organization, phone number, date of birth, Social 
Security number and country of citizenship to the Department of the 
Treasury by e-mail at: [email protected], or by telephone at: (202) 
622-1783 (not a toll-free number) not later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 
April 11, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Garret Overlock by e-mail at: [email protected] or by 
telephone at (202) 622-1006 (not a toll free number). Additional 
information regarding the Financial Literacy and Education Commission 
and the Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial Education may 
be obtained through the Office of Financial Education's Web site at: 
http://www.treasury.gov/financialeducation.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Financial Literacy and Education 
Improvement Act, which is Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit 
Transactions Act of 2003 (the ``FACT Act'') (Pub. L. 108-159), 
established the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (the 
``Commission'') to improve financial literacy and education of persons 
in the United States. The Commission is composed of the Secretary of 
the Treasury and the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency; the Office of Thrift Supervision; the Federal Reserve; the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the National Credit Union 
Administration; the Securities and Exchange Commission; the Departments 
of Education, Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Housing 
and Urban Development, Labor, and Veterans Affairs; the Federal Trade 
Commission; the General Services Administration; the Small Business 
Administration; the Social Security Administration; the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission; and the Office of Personnel Management.
    As part of the implementation of Taking Ownership of the Future: 
The National Strategy for Financial Literacy, the U.S. Office of 
Personnel Management and the Department of the Treasury partnered to 
establish a network of state and local government officials to improve 
collaboration on financial education efforts among federal, state and 
local levels. The inaugural meeting of the ``National Financial 
Education Network'' of state and local governments will bring together 
representatives from different areas and levels of government across 
the nation. The purpose of the meeting will be to create an open 
dialogue among associations, government officials, and individuals in 
hopes of advancing financial education at the state and local level.

    Dated: March 21, 2007.
Dan Iannicola, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education.
[FR Doc. E7-5953 Filed 3-29-07; 8:45 am]
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