[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 156 (Friday, August 14, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 41162]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-19505]


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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 Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board 
for Exceptional Children will hold its next meeting in San Diego, 
California. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) on Indian 
children with disabilities.

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 
from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time and on Thursday, September 17, 2009, 
from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Bahia Resort Hotel, 998 
West Mission Bay Drive, San Diego, California, 92109. Telephone: (858) 
488-0551; Reservations: (858) 576-4229.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Jeffrey Hamley, Designated Federal 
Official, Bureau of Indian Education, (505) 563-5260; or Sue Bement, 
Education Specialist Bureau of Indian Education, (505) 563-5274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board is meeting in conjunction 
with the Bureau of Indian Education Special Education Academy, which 
will take place at the Bahia Resort Hotel in San Diego, California, 
September 15-19, 2009. 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 Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-446). The 
meetings are open to the public.
    The following items will be on the agenda:
     Advisory Board Committee Reports.
     Report from Gloria Yepa, Supervisory Education Specialist, 
Bureau of Indian Education, Division of Performance and Accountability.
     Public Comments (via conference call, September 17, 2009, 
meeting only*).
     Discussion of Board Annual Report due November 1, 2009.
     Next Advisory Board Meeting Date and Place.
    *During the September 17, 2009, meeting, time has been set aside 
for public comment via conference call from 1-1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. 
The call-in information is: Conference Number 1-888-387-8686, Passcode 
4274201.

    Dated: August 6, 2009.
Paul Tsosie,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-19505 Filed 8-13-09; 8:45 am]
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