[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 17965]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-7582]


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

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, May 5, 2011, from 8 
a.m. to 4 p.m. and Friday, May 6, 2011, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pacific 
Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Sherman Indian High School, 
9010 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, California 92503; telephone number 
(951) 276-6325.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Bement, Designated Federal 
Official, Bureau of Indian Education, Albuquerque Service Center, 
Division of Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian School Road, 
NW., Suite 332, Albuquerque, NM 87104; telephone number (505) 563-5274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the BIE is announcing that the Advisory Board will hold 
its next meeting in Riverside, California. The Advisory Board was 
established under the IDEA (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to advise the 
Secretary of the Interior, through the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs, on the needs of Indian children with disabilities. The 
meetings are open to the public.
    The following items will be on the agenda:
     Report from Gloria Yepa, Supervisory Education Specialist, 
BIE, Division of Performance and Accountability.
     Report from BIE Director's Office.
     Report from Dr. Jeffrey Hamley, Associate Deputy Director, 
BIE.
     Advisory Board work on priorities.
     Native American Student Information System (NASIS) Update.
     Native Star Update--Gaye Leia King.
     Public Comment (via conference call, May 5, 2011, meeting 
only*).
     Panel discussion with Special Education faculty from 
Sherman Indian School, Riverside, California.
     BIE Advisory Board--Advice and Recommendations.
    *During the May 5, 2011, meeting, time has been set aside for 
public comment via conference call from 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Pacific 
Standard Time. The call-in information is: Conference Number 1-888-417-
0376, Passcode 1509140.

    Dated: March 21, 2011.
Donald Laverdure,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-7582 Filed 3-30-11; 8:45 am]
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