[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42781-42782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-17365]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Advisory Council on Indian Education

AGENCY: U. S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of An Open Teleconference Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an 
upcoming teleconference 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: August 4, 2014--1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight 
Time

Location: 
    The meeting will be conducted via conference call with NACIE 
members. Up to 50 dial-in, listen-only phone lines will be made 
available to the public on a first come, first serve basis. Dial in 5-
10 minutes prior to start time using the Participant Phone Number and 
Participant Passcode. The Participant Phone Number is 888-523-1208 and 
the Participant code is: 727274. The public may also attend the 
conference call meeting at the U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 1W103, Washington, DC 20202-6400. Members of 
the public should report to the security desk 10-15 minutes before the 
scheduled start of the conference call. A form of Federal I.D. will be 
required for security clearance and escorted access to the meeting 
room.
    Details About the Meeting Location Will Be Posted on the Council 
Web site on July 29, 2014. Web site: www.NACIE-ED.org (To RSVP, and for 
NACIE Meeting Updates, 2014 Report to Congress, 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 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 Council is convening this 
public teleconference meeting to review, advise, and discuss the 
following items: (1) Recommendations to the Secretary of Education 
concerning the funding and administration (including the development of 
regulations and administrative policies and practices) of programs; (2) 
The President's Visit to Indian Country; (3) My Brother's Keeper 
Initiative; (4) The Joint Committee on Indian Education; (5) White 
House Council on Native Americans Affairs (WHCNAA) and Interagency 
Working Group on Indian Education; (6) Native Language Working Group; 
(7) NACIE Vacancies Update; and (8) Response to the 2013-2014 
Recommendations to the Secretary.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenelle Leonard, Designated Federal 
Official, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department 
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 
202-205-2161. Fax: 202-205-5870.
    The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If 
you will need an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the meeting 
(e.g., interpreting service, assistive listening device, or materials 
in an alternate format), notify the contact person listed in this 
notice by July 29, 2014. There will not be an opportunity for public 
comment during this meeting; however, members of the public are 
encouraged to submit written comments via email to 
[email protected] by July 31, 2014.
    A report of the meeting activities 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.
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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

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Deborah S. Delisle,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2014-17365 Filed 7-22-14; 8:45 am]
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