[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61348-61349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-25466]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, President's Advisory Commission 
on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting 
of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders (Commission). The notice also describes the functions of the 
Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to notify the public of 
its opportunity to attend.
    Dates: October 13, 2011.
    Time: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. P.DT.
    Dates: October 15, 2011.
    Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. P.D.T.

ADDRESSES: The Commission will meet in Las Vegas, Nevada at a specific 
venue to be determined. Members of the public seeking entrance to the 
meeting location should e-mail their request to [email protected] by 
October 7, 2011. Additional updates as to the specific meeting location 
will be available on the Commission's Web site at http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/asian-americans-initiative/index.html.
    Phone: 202-453-5508.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Moraras, White House Initiative 
on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 453-5508 fax: 202-453-5632 or by 
e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Advisory Commission on Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders is established under Executive Order 
13515, dated October 14, 2009. Per E.O. 13515, the Commission shall 
provide advice to the President, through the Secretaries of Education 
and Commerce, as Co-Chairs of the Initiative, on: (i) The development, 
monitoring, and coordination of executive branch efforts to improve the 
quality of life of AAPIs through increased participation in Federal 
programs in which such persons may be underserved; (ii) the compilation 
of research and data related to AAPI populations and subpopulations; 
(iii) the development, monitoring, and coordination of Federal efforts 
to improve the economic and community development of AAPI businesses; 
and (iv) strategies to increase public and private-sector 
collaboration, and community involvement in improving the health, 
education, environment, and well-being of AAPIs.

Agenda

    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss strategic planning; review 
work of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders; and determine key strategies to help meet the Commission's 
charge as established in E.O. 13515.

Additional Information

    Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order 
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening 
devices, or material in alternative format) should notify Kate Moraras 
at (202) 453-5508, no later than Wednesday, October 5, 2011. We will 
attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but,

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cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities.
    Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available 
for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on 
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202, Monday-Friday during 
the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    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/fedregister/index.html. 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 1-866-512-
1800; or in the Washington, DC area at 202-512-0000.

Martha Kanter,
Under Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-25466 Filed 10-3-11; 8:45 am]
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