[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 194 (Monday, October 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58244-58245]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23483]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Secretary's Advisory Committee on Re-Designation of Head Start 
Grantees

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

ACTION: Notice; Federal Advisory Committee Act Meetings Announcement.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice is hereby given of the 
third meeting of the Secretary's Advisory Committee on Re-designation 
of Head Start Grantees, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 
The meeting will be held on Tuesday, October 21, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 
5:30 p.m., and on Wednesday, October 22, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 
the Hotel Palomar Arlington, 1121 North 19th Street, in Arlington, 
Virginia. The meeting will be open to the public; however, seating is 
limited and preregistration is encouraged (see below).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colleen Rathgeb, Office of Head Start, 
e-mail [email protected] or (202) 205-7378.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Improving Head Start for School 
Readiness Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-134, Section 641(c)(2) [42 U.S.C. 
9836]) requires the Secretary to develop a system for designation 
renewal to determine if Head Start agencies are delivering high-quality 
and comprehensive Head Start programs that meet the educational, 
health, nutritional, and social needs of the children and families they 
serve, and meet program and financial management requirements and the 
program performance standards. The Advisory Committee on Re-Designation 
of Head Start Grantees will provide advice and recommendations on the 
development of a transparent, reliable and valid system for designation 
renewal as required under the statute.
    The third meeting of the Advisory Committee will be held on October 
21-22, 2008, at the Hotel Palomar Arlington, which is located at 1121 
North 19th Street, in Arlington, Virginia, one block from the Rosslyn 
Metro station. The Advisory Committee will review the results of the 
data analyses it requested from the Office of Head Start at its June 
meeting, discuss recommendations, and review a draft report. The 
meeting will be open to the public; however, seating is limited and 
preregistration is encouraged. To pre-register, please e-mail 
tech.com">AdvisoryCommittee@pal-tech.com with ``Meeting Registration'' in the 
subject line, or call Tara Nordlander at 703-243-0495 by 5 p.m. EST, 
October 17, 2008. Registration must include your name, affiliation, 
phone number, and days attending. If you require a sign language 
interpreter or other special assistance, please call Tara Nordlander at 
703-243-0495 as soon as possible and no later than October 10, 2008.
    Written comments may be submitted electronically to 
tech.com">AdvisoryCommittee@pal-tech.com with ``Public Comment'' in the subject 
line. HHS recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and 
an e-mail address or other contact information in the body of your 
comment. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of 
the comment, and it allows HHS to contact you if further information on 
the substance of the comment is needed or if your comment cannot be 
read because of technical difficulties. HHS's policy is that HHS will 
not edit your comment, and any identifying or contact information 
provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the 
comment placed in the official public record. If HHS cannot read your 
comment because of technical difficulties and cannot

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contact you for clarification, HHS may not be able to consider your 
comment. Written comments to be available at the meeting will be 
accepted up to October 15, 2008.
    Documents pertaining to Committee deliberations will be available 
upon written request after the meeting. Requests should be sent to 
tech.com">AdvisoryCommittee@pal-tech.com with ``Materials Request'' in the 
subject line and should include your name, mailing address, and an e-
mail address or other contact information.
    Because of the Advisory Committee's full agenda and the timeframe 
in which to cover the agenda topics, there will be no opportunity for 
oral presentations from the public at this meeting. The public will be 
able to submit comments to tech.com">AdvisoryCommittee@pal-tech.com both before 
and after the meeting; these will be included in the public record.

    Dated: September 26, 2008.
Daniel Schneider,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Administration for Children and Families.
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