[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 10 (Thursday, January 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00549]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Advisory Board for Exceptional Children Meeting

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 26, 2015, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday, March 27, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Mountain Time.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sue Bement, Designated Federal 
Official, Bureau of Indian Education, Albuquerque Service Center, 
Division of Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian School Road 
NW., Suite 332, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104; telephone number (505) 
563-5274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app.), 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 
Education 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;
     Appointment of Advisory Board Chair and Vice Chair;
     Report from Ms. Gloria Yepa, Supervisory Education 
Specialist, BIE, Division of Performance and Accountability;
     Report from BIE Director's Office;
     Report from Dr. Jeffrey Hamley, Associate Deputy Director 
of the Division of Performance and Accountability;
     Stakeholder input on BIE Annual Performance Report and 
State Systemic Improvement Plan;
     Public Comment (via conference call, March 26, 2015, 
meeting only *); and
     BIE Advisory Board-Advice and Recommendations.
    * During the March 26, 2015 meeting, time has been set aside for 
public comment via conference call from 1:30-2:00 p.m. Mountain Time. 
The call-in information is: Conference Number 1-888-417-0376, Passcode 
1509140.

    Dated: January 6, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2015-00549 Filed 1-14-15; 8:45 am]
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