[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 24 (Friday, February 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6289-6290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02248]
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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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 and the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Bureau
of Indian Education (BIE) requests nominations of individuals to serve
on the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There
are two positions available. The BIE will consider nominations received
in response to this request for nominations, as well as other sources.
The Supplementary Information section of this notice provides committee
and membership criteria.
DATES: Please submit nominations by March 7, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Ms. Sue Bement, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian Education, Division of
Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian School Road NW., Suite 332,
Albuquerque, NM 87104, Telephone (505) 563-5274, or Fax to (505) 563-
5281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Ms. Sue Bement, DFO, at the above
listed address and telephone number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463.
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 BIE-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- and intra-agency
programs and activities; and
(6) Will 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).
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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 officials; state interagency
coordinating councils (for states having Indian reservations); tribal
representatives or tribal organization representatives; and other
members representing the various 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 of the Interior. 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 the DFO.
(d) All Advisory Board meetings are open to the public in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act regulations.
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 BIE-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/
or needs of American Indian children with disabilities. Such 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 candidates' qualifications
(r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae) must be included with the
nomination application, which can be found on the Bureau of Indian
Education Web site. Nominees must have the ability to attend Advisory
Board meetings, carry out Advisory Board assignments, participate in
teleconference calls, and work in groups.
(d) The Department of the Interior is committed to equal
opportunities in the workplace and seeks diverse Committee membership,
which is bound by Indian Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 472).
5. 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 agreed to
have his or her name submitted to the BIE for this purpose.
6. Nomination Application
Please fill out the application form completely and include a copy
of the nominee's resume or curriculum vitae. The membership nomination
form can be found on the BIE Web site at http://www.bie.edu/Programs/SpecialEd/AdvisoryBoard/index.htm.
7. Information Collection
This collection of information is authorized by OMB Control Number
1076-0179, ``Solicitation of Nominations for the Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children.''
Dated: January 11, 2016.
Lawrence S. Roberts,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2016-02248 Filed 2-4-16; 8:45 am]
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