[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 22246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08811]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational 
Excellence for African Americans

AGENCY: President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for 
African Americans, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting 
of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for 
African Americans (PACEEAA). The notice also describes the functions of 
the PACEEAA. Notice of the meeting is required by Sec.  10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to notify the public of its 
opportunity to attend. In order to accommodate the availability of the 
Chair and ensure a quorum, this meeting notice is being published less 
than 15 days prior to the scheduled meeting date.

DATES: The President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence 
for African Americans meeting will be held on April 18, 2016 from 8:00 
a.m.- 4:00 p.m. EST at the Liaison Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Mims. [email protected] (202) 
453-7207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory Authority and Function: The 
President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African 
Americans is established under Executive Order 13621, dated July 26, 
2012 and extended by Executive Order 13708 dated September 15, 2015. 
The Commission is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. 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 on matters pertaining to the educational 
attainment of the African American community, including: (a) The 
development, implementation, and coordination of educational programs 
and initiatives at the Department and other agencies to improve 
educational opportunities and outcomes for African Americans of all 
ages; (2) efforts to increase the participation of the African American 
community and institutions that serve the African American community in 
the Department's programs and in education programs at other agencies; 
(3) efforts to engage the philanthropic, business, nonprofit, and 
education communities in a national dialogue on the mission and 
objectives of this order; and (4) the establishment of partnerships 
with public, private, philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to meet 
the mission and policy objectives of its Executive Order.

Meeting Agenda

    9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. EST Policy Updates
    12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. EST Policy Updates from Undersecretary Ted 
Mitchell
    12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EST Commission Member Deliberation & 
Discussion
    1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EST Work through the end of the term
     Media, Messaging and Ethics
     Commission Lead Engagements:
    [cir] Transition--Commissioner Spencer Overton
    [cir] AfAmEdSummits --Commissioner Sharon Lettman-Hicks; 
Commissioner Tykiah Wright; Commissioner Michael Nettles
    [cir] Student Agency--Commissioner Tiffany Loftin
    [cir] AfAmWomenLead--Commissioners Wright and Loftin
    4:00 p.m. EST Adjournment
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the 
official report of the meeting on the PACEEAA's Web site 90 days after 
the meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the public may also inspect the 
materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC, by emailing 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 453-5721 to schedule an 
appointment.
    Reasonable Accommodations: 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 Lauren Mims listed in this notice at least two weeks before the 
scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request 
received after that date, we may not be able to make available the 
requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to 
arrange it.
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    Authority: PACEEAA-Executive Order 13621, dated July 26, 2012 
and extended by Executive Order 13708 dated September 15, 2015.

Ted Mitchell,
Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2016-08811 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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