[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 4550]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1965]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanics

AGENCY: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an Open Conference Call Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the announcement of a conference call 
meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational 
Excellence for Hispanics. 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 is intended to notify the 
public of this meeting.

DATES: Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012.
    Time: 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: Not Applicable--Conference Call.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glorimar Maldonado, Chief of Staff, 
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 400 
Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W110, Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 
401-1411, (202) 401-0078, or (202) 870-1227.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Advisory Commission on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanics (the Commission) is established by 
Executive Order 13555 (Oct. 19, 2010). The Commission is governed by 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 
92-463; as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) which sets forth standards 
for the formation and use of advisory committees. The purpose of the 
Commission is to advise the President and the Secretary of Education 
(Secretary) on all matters pertaining to the education attainment of 
the Hispanic community.
    The Commission shall advise the President and the Secretary in the 
following areas: (i) Developing, implementing, and coordinating 
educational programs and initiatives at the Department and other 
agencies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for 
Hispanics of all ages; (ii) increasing the participation of the 
Hispanic community and Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the 
Department's programs and in education programs at other agencies; 
(iii) engaging the philanthropic, business, nonprofit, and education 
communities in a national dialogue regarding the mission and objectives 
of this order; (iv) establishing partnerships with public, private, 
philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to meet the mission and 
policy objectives of this order.

Agenda

    The Commission will discuss its 2012 strategic work plan from its 
October 2011 meeting, agree on upcoming meeting dates and establish 
subcommittees.
    There will not be an opportunity for public comment during this 
meeting due to time constraints. However, members of the public may 
submit written comments related to the work of the Commission via 
[email protected] no later than Feb. 3, 2012. A 
recording of this meeting will be posted on the Commission's Web page 
at http://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/hispanic-initiative/index.html 
no later than Feb. 13, 2012.
    Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available 
for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, Washington, DC 20202, Monday through 
Friday (excluding federal holidays) during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.
    Electronic Access to the 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: www.ed.gov/fedregister/index.html. To use PDF, you must 
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questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office 
(GPO), toll free at 1-(866) 512-1830; or in the Washington, DC, area at 
(202) 512-0000.

Martha Kanter,
Under Secretary, Department of Education.
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