[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 70 (Thursday, April 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 18466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 07-1819]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Advisory Council on Indian Education

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and 
Secondary Education.

ACTION: Notice of opening meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an 
upcoming meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education 
(the Council) and is intended to notify the general public of their 
opportunity to attend. This notice also describes the functions of the 
Council. Notice of the Council's meetings is required under Section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and by the Council's 
charter.
    AGENDA: The Council will discuss their development of the Council's 
Annual Report to Congress, subcommittee work activities and updates on 
Executive Order 13336.
    Dates: May 2, 2007.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peirce Hammond, Acting Director, 
Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-401-0953. Fax: 202-
260-7779

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council advises the Secretary of 
Education on the funding and administration (including the development 
of regulations, and administrative policies and practices) of any 
program over which the Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian 
children or adults as participants or programs that may benefit Indian 
children or adults, including any program established under Title VII, 
Part A of the ESEA. The Council submits to the Congress, not later than 
June 30 of each year, a report on the activities of the Council that 
includes recommendations the Council considers appropriate for the 
improvement of Federal education programs that include Indian children 
or adults as participants or that may benefit Indian children or 
adults, and recommendations concerning the funding of any such program.
    The general public is welcome to attend the May 2, 2007 meeting to 
be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. Individuals who need 
accommodations for a disability in order to participate (i.e., 
interpreting services, assistive listening devices, materials in 
alternative format) should notify Peirce Hammond at 202-401-0953 by 
April 23, 2006. We will attempt to meet requests after the date, but 
cannot guarantee availability of the requested accommodation. The 
meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
    Records are kept of all Council proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the Office of Indian Education, United States 
Department of Education, Room 5C141, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20202, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
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    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
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Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.


Kerri L. Briggs,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 07-1819 Filed 4-11-07; 8:45 am]
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