[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22535-22536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08903]


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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, 
U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an Open Commission Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the announcement of a public 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: Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
    Time: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: Great Hall, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, U.S. Department of 
Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marco A. Davis, Acting Executive 
Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanics, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W110, Washington, DC 20202; 
telephone: 202-401-1411.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Advisory Commission on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanics (the Commission) is established by 
Executive Order 13555 (Oct. 19, 2010; reestablished December 21, 2012). 
The Commission is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), (P.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.

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    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 review initial subcommittee ideas and plans for 
Commission activities for 2013, and have breakout sessions with the 
established subcommittees.
    Individuals who will need accommodations in order to attend the 
meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or 
material in alternative format) should notify Marco A. Davis, Acting 
Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence 
for Hispanics at 202-401-1411 no later than noon EDT, Wednesday, April 
24, 2013. We will attempt to meet requests for such accommodations 
after this date, but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting 
site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
    Individuals who wish to attend the Commission meetings must RSVP by 
noon EDT, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, to 
[email protected]. Members of the public must RSVP 
by the due date.
    An opportunity for public comment is available throughout the day 
on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT. Individuals 
who wish to provide comments will be allowed three minutes to speak. 
Those members of the public interested in submitting written comments 
may do so by submitting written comments to the attention of Emmanuel 
Caudillo, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 
5W215, Washington, DC 20202, by Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2013-08903 Filed 4-15-13; 8:45 am]
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