[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16062-16063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6566]


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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 Albuquerque, New Mexico. 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, March 29, 2012, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, March 30, 2012, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Mountain Time. Orientation for new members will be held on 
Wednesday, March 28, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting and orientation will be held at the Manuel 
Lujan, Jr. Indian Affairs Building, 1011 Indian School Road North West, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104; telephone number (505) 563-5383.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Bement, Designated Federal 
Officer, 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 Albuquerque, New Mexico. The Advisory Board was 
established under the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (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:
     Introduction of Advisory Board members.
     Introduction of Appointed Advisory Board Chair.
     Appointment of Advisory Board Vice Chair.
     Appointment of Advisory Board Secretary.
     Report from Gloria Yepa, Supervisory Education Specialist, 
BIE,

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Division of Performance and Accountability.
     Report from BIE Director's Office.
     Report from Stan Holder, Acting Associate Deputy Director, 
BIE, Division of Performance and Accountability.
     Board selection of Priority Topics.
     Public Comment (via conference call, March 29, 2012, 
meeting only*).
     BIE Advisory Board-Advice and Recommendations.
    * During the March 29, 2012, meeting, time has been set 
aside for public comment via conference call from 1:30--2 p.m. Mountain 
Time. The call-in information is: Conference Number 1-888-417-0376, 
Passcode 1509140.

    Dated: March 9, 2012.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-6566 Filed 3-16-12; 8:45 am]
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