[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 85945-85946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-28713]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Advisory Council on Indian Education Meeting Notice

AGENCY: National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE), U.S. 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of closed video/teleconference meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule of an upcoming closed 
meeting of NACIE. Notice of the meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. In order to ensure there are 
sufficient members in attendance to meet the quorum requirement, this 
notice is being published in less than 15 calendar days prior to the 
scheduled meeting dates.

DATES: The NACIE video/teleconference meetings will be held on November 
29, 2016 and November 30, 2016, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Saving Time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Hunter, Designated Federal 
Official, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department 
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 
202-205-8527. Fax: 202-205-0310.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NACIE's Statutory Authority and Function: 
NACIE is authorized by Section 6141 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds 
Act (ESSA), 20 U.S.C. 7471. NACIE is governed by the provisions of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, which sets 
forth requirements for the formation and use of advisory committees. 
NACIE is established within the Department of Education (Department) to 
advise the Secretary of Education (Secretary) 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 that includes Indian children or adults 
as participants or that may benefit Indian children or adults, 
including any program established under Title VI, Part A of the ESEA. 
NACIE also makes recommendations to the Secretary for filling the 
position of Director of Indian Education whenever a vacancy occurs. 
Finally, NACIE submits to the Congress, not later than June 30 of each 
year, a report on the activities of NACIE, including recommendations 
that NACIE considers appropriate for the improvement of Federal 
education

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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.
    Meeting Agenda: The purpose of the meetings is to discuss 
recommendations for the Secretary for filling the recently vacated 
position of Director of Indian Education. NACIE's discussions during 
the closed meetings will pertain solely to internal personnel rules and 
practices of an agency and information of a personal nature where 
disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6 
of Section 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post a closed 
meeting report on NACIE's Web site.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
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Ary Amerikaner,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Delegated the Duties of Assistant Secretary 
for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2016-28713 Filed 11-28-16; 8:45 am]
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