[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23230-23231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9378]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE)
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule for the upcoming public
meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (the
Council) and is intended to notify the general public of the meeting.
This notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of the
Council's meetings is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
Date and Time: May 2-3, 2012;
May 2, 2012--8 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
May 3, 2012--8 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Location:
Washington, DC--Details about the meeting location will be posted
on the Committee Web site on April 30, 2012.
Web site: www.NACIE-ED.org (To RSVP, and for NACIE Meeting Updates,
and Final Agenda).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Council on Indian
Education is authorized by Section 7141 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act. The Council is established within the Department of
Education to advise the Secretary of Education on the funding and
administration (including the development of regulations, and
administrative policies and practices) of any program over which the
Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian children or adults as
participants or programs that may benefit Indian children or adults,
including any program established under Title VII, Part A of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Council submits to the
Congress, not later than June 30 of each year, a report on the
activities of the Council that includes recommendations the Council
considers appropriate for the improvement of Federal education programs
that include Indian children or adults as participants or that may
benefit Indian children or adults, and recommendations concerning the
funding of any such program.
One of the Council's responsibilities is to develop and provide
recommendations to the Secretary of Education on the funding and
administration (including the development of regulations, and
administrative policies and practices) of any program over which the
Secretary has jurisdiction that can benefit Indian children or adults
participating in any program which could benefit Indian children. The
purpose of this meeting is to convene the Council to continue its
responsibilities for developing recommendations to the Secretary of
Education on the funding and administration (including the development
of regulations, and administrative policies and practices) of any
program over which the Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian
children or adults as participants or programs that may benefit Indian
children or adults, including any program established under Title VII,
Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and conduct
discussions on the development of the report to Congress that should be
submitted no later than June 30, 2012.
There will be an opportunity for public comment during this meeting
on May 3 from 1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Comments should pertain to the work of
NACIE and/or the Office of Indian Education. Speakers will be allowed
to comment for 3-5 minutes.
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order
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to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, or material in alternative format) should notify Jenelle
Leonard at (202) 401-3641, no later than Friday, April 27, 2012. We
will attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date but
cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenelle Leonard, Designated Federal
Official, Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-205-2161.
Fax: 202-205-5870.
A report of the activities of the meeting and related matters that
are informative to the public and consistent with the policy of section
5 U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the public within 21 days of the
meeting. Records are kept of all Council proceedings and are available
for public inspection at the Office of Indian Education, United States
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202.
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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: 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 1-866-512-1830; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-0000.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
Michael Yudin,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary
Education.
[FR Doc. 2012-9378 Filed 4-17-12; 8:45 am]
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