[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2545-2546]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-530]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board; Notice of an Open 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an 
upcoming open meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory 
Board. The notice also describes the functions

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of the Committee. Notice of this meeting is required by Section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to 
notify the public of its opportunity to attend. Due to scheduling 
difficulties, this notice is appearing in the Federal Register less 
than 15 days prior to the meeting date.

DATES: January 30-31, 2008.
    Time: January 30 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; January 31 from 8:30 a.m.-2 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: 1775 I St., NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Langley, Staff Assistant, the 
National Institute for Literacy; 1775 I St., NW., Suite 730; phone: 
(202) 233-2043; fax: (202) 233-2050; e-mail: [email protected].
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Institute for Literacy Advisory 
Board is authorized by section 242 of the Workforce Investment Act of 
1998, Public Law 105-220 (20 U.S.C. 9252). The Board consists of 10 
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 purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Institute's future 
and current program priorities; status of on-going Institute work; 
other relevant literacy activities and issues; and other Board business 
as necessary.
    Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability to attend 
the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistance listening devices, 
or materials in alternative format) should notify Steve Langley at 202-
233-2043 no later than January 19, 2008. We will attempt to meet 
requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their 
availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.
    Request for Public Written Comment. The public may send written 
comments to the Advisory Board no later than 5 p.m. on January 19, 
2008, to Steve Langley at the National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I 
St., NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006, e-mail: [email protected].
    Records are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I St., 
NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday.
    Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as 
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the 
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/federegister.
    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing Office (GPO) toll free at 1-888-293-6498; or in the 
Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the 
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal 
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.


    Dated: January 9, 2008.
 Sandra Baxter,
Director, The National Institute for Literacy.
[FR Doc. E8-530 Filed 1-14-08; 8:45 am]
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