[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 29, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52347-52352]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21247]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of
Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of
Indian Education (BIE) requests nominations of individuals to serve on
the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There are
five positions available. The BIE will consider nominations received in
response to this Request for Nominations, as well as other sources. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for this notice provides committee
and membership criteria.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before October 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit nomination applications to 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 87104-1088, telephone (505) 563-
5274 or fax (505) 563-5281, Attention: Sue Bement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Bement, Education Specialist, at
the above-listed address and telephone number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
The following provides information about the Committee, the membership
and the nomination process.
1. Objective and Duties
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will provide guidance, advice and
recommendations with respect to special education and related services
for children with disabilities in Bureau-funded schools in accordance
with the requirements of IDEA;
(b) The Advisory Board will:
(1) Provide advice and recommendations for the coordination of
services within the BIE and with other local, state and federal
agencies;
(2) Provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of policy
issues dealing with the provision of educational services to American
Indian children with disabilities;
(3) Serve as advocates for American Indian students with special
education needs by providing advice and recommendations regarding best
practices, effective program coordination strategies, and
recommendations for improved educational programming;
(4) Provide advice and recommendations for the preparation of
information required to be submitted to the Secretary of Education
under 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(2);
(5) Provide advice and recommend policies concerning effective
inter/intra- agency collaboration, including modifications to
regulations, and the elimination of barriers to inter/intra- agency
programs and activities;
(6) Report and direct all correspondence to the Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs through the Director, BIE with a courtesy
copy to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
2. Membership
(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), the Advisory Board will be
composed of up to 15 individuals involved in or concerned with the
education and provision of services to Indian infants, toddlers,
children and youth with disabilities. The Advisory Board composition
will reflect a broad range of viewpoints and will include at least one
member representing each of the following interests: Indians with
disabilities; teachers of children with disabilities; Indian parents or
guardians of children with disabilities; service providers; state
education officials; local education; state interagency coordinating
councils (for states having Indian reservations); Tribal
representatives or Tribal organization representatives; and other
members representing the divisions and entities of the BIE.
(b) The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs may provide the
Secretary of the Interior recommendations for the chairperson; however,
the chairperson and other Advisory Board members will be appointed by
the Secretary. Advisory Board members shall serve staggered terms of
two years or three years from the date of their appointment.
3. Miscellaneous
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation,
but will be reimbursed for travel, including subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the
same manner as persons employed intermittently in government service
under 5 U.S.C. 5703.
(b) A member may not participate in matters that will directly
affect, or appear to affect, the financial interests of the member or
the member's spouse or minor children, unless authorized by the
appropriate ethics official. Compensation from employment does not
constitute a financial interest of the member so long as the matter
before the committee will not have a special or distinct effect on the
member or the member's employer, other than as part of a class. The
provisions of this paragraph do not affect any other statutory or
regulatory ethical obligations to which a member may be subject.
(c) The Advisory Board meets at least twice a year, budget
permitting, but additional meetings may be held as deemed necessary by
the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs or DFO.
(d) All Advisory Board meetings are open to the public in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act regulations.
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4. Nomination Information
(a) Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and
federally recognized tribes, as well as from state directors of Special
Education (within the 23 states in which Bureau-funded schools are
located) concerned with the education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
(b) Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and
needs of American Indian children with disabilities. This knowledge and
expertise are needed to provide advice and recommendations to the BIE
regarding the needs of American Indian children with disabilities.
(c) A summary of the candidate's qualifications
(r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae) must be provided. Nominees
must have the ability to attend Advisory Board meetings, carry out
Advisory Board assignments, participate in conference calls, and work
in groups.
Basis for Nominations
If you wish to nominate someone for appointment to the Advisory
Board, please do not make the nomination until the person has been
contacted and has agreed to have his or her name submitted to BIE for
this purpose.
Nomination Application
(Please fill out this form completely and include a copy of the
nominee's r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae.)
Note: Additional pages may be added for further explanation of
any item. Reference the corresponding item number for which the
additional explanation is made.
Bureau of Indian Education
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
Nomination Information
A. Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and
federally recognized tribes, as well as from State Directors of Special
Education (within the 23 states in which Bureau funded schools are
located) concerned with the education of American Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
B. Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and
needs of American Indian children with disabilities. This knowledge and
expertise are needed to provide advice and recommendations to the BIE
regarding the needs of American Indian children with disabilities.
C. A summary of the candidate's qualifications
(r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae) must be included with the
nomination. Nominees must have the ability to (1) attend Advisory Board
meetings, (2) carry out committee assignments, (3) participate in
conference calls, and (4) work in groups.
Objective and Duties
A. The Advisory Board provides guidance, advice, and
recommendations with respect to special education and related services
for children with disabilities in BIE-funded schools in accordance with
the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
B. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations for the
coordination of services within the BIE and with other local, State,
and Federal agencies.
C. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations on a
broad range of policy issues dealing with provision of educational
services to American Indian children with disabilities.
D. The Advisory Board serves as an advocate for American Indian
students with special education needs by providing advice and
recommendations regarding best practices, effective program
coordination strategies, and recommendations for improved educational
programming.
E. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations for
preparation of information required to be submitted to the Secretary of
Education.
F. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommends policies
concerning effective inter/intra-agency collaboration, including
modifications to regulations, and elimination of barriers to inter/
intra-agency programs and activities.
G. The Advisory Board reports and directs all correspondence to the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs through the Director of the Bureau
of Indian Education with a courtesy copy to the DFO.
Membership
A. The Advisory Board will be composed of up to 15 members. The
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs may provide the Secretary of the
Interior recommendations for the Chairperson. However, all Advisory
Board members will be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior as
required. Advisory Board members will serve staggered terms of two
years or three years from the date of their appointment. The Secretary
may remove members from the Advisory Board at any time at his or her
discretion.
B. As required by IDEA, the Advisory Board will be composed of
individuals involved in or concerned with the education and provision
of services to Indian children with disabilities. The Advisory Board
composition will reflect a broad range of viewpoints and will include
at least one member representing each of the following interests:
Indian persons with disabilities; teachers of children with
disabilities; Indian parents or guardians of children with
disabilities; service providers; State Education Officials; Local
Education Officials; State Interagency Coordinating Councils (for
states having Indian reservations); tribal representatives or tribal
organization representatives; and BIA employees concerned with the
education of children with disabilities.
C. Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation, but
will be reimbursed for travel, subsistence and other necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties consistent with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5703.
D. A member may not participate in matters that will directly
affect, or appear to affect, the financial interests of the member or
the member's spouse or minor children, unless authorized by the
appropriate ethics official. Compensation from employment does not
constitute a financial interest of the member so long as the matter
before the committee will not have a special or distinct effect on the
member or the member's employer, other than as part of a class. The
provisions of this paragraph do not affect any other statutory or
regulatory ethical obligations to which a member may be subject.
E. The Advisory Board meets at least twice a year, budget
permitting, but additional meetings may be held as deemed necessary by
the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs or DFO.
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Deadline
Submit nominations on or before October 1, 2012.
Address
Please submit nominations to Sue Bement, Designated Federal
Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, Albuquerque Service Center,
Division of Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian School Road
NW., Albuquerque, NM 87104-1088, telephone 505-563-5274 or fax to 505-
563-5281.
Contact
For further information, contact Sue Bement, Education Specialist,
Albuquerque Service Center, Division of Performance and Accountability,
at the above listed address and telephone number.
Dated: August 23, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
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