[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52894-52895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24676]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Meeting of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
Capital Financing Advisory Board

AGENCY: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing 
Board, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and location of an 
upcoming open meeting of the Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board (Board). Notice of this 
meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of the opportunity 
to attend.

DATES: The Board meeting will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2017, 
4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Central Time, in White Rock Rooms 1-2, Level 5, 
Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar St., Dallas, TX 75202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam H. Kissel, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Higher Education Programs and the Designated Federal 
Official for the Board, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 453-6808; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board's Statutory Authority and 
Function: The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital 
Financing Advisory Board (Board) is authorized by Title III, Part D, 
Section 347 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended in 1998 (20 
U.S.C. 1066f). The Board is established within the Department of 
Education to provide advice and counsel to the Secretary and the 
designated bonding authority as to the most effective and efficient 
means of implementing construction financing on historically black 
college and university campuses and to advise Congress regarding the 
progress made in implementing the Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Capital Financing Program (Program). Specifically, the 
Board will provide advice as to the capital needs of Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities, how those needs can be met through the 
Program, and what additional steps might be taken to improve the 
operation and implementation of the Program.
    Meeting Agenda: The purpose of this meeting is to update the Board 
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current program activities, set future meeting dates, enable the Board 
to make recommendations to the Secretary on the current capital needs 
of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and discuss 
recommendations regarding how the Board might increase its 
effectiveness.
    There will be an opportunity for public comment regarding the 
Board's activities on Saturday, December 2, 2017, 6:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. 
Please be advised that comments cannot exceed five (5) minutes. Members 
of the public interested in submitting written comments may do so by 
submitting comments to the attention of Adam H. Kissel, 400 Maryland 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20202. Comments must be postmarked no later 
than Saturday, November 25, 2017, to be considered for discussion 
during the meeting. Comments should pertain to the work of the Board or 
the Program.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The official verbatim transcripts 
of the Board's public meeting will be made available for public 
inspection no later than 60 calendar days following a meeting.
    Pursuant to the FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. as amended, Section 10(b), the 
public may also inspect meeting materials at http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hbcu-finance.html.
    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 the contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks 
before the scheduled meeting date. We will attempt to meet a request 
received after that date, though, 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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document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
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    Authority: Title III, Part D, Section 347, of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended in 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1066f).

Kathleen Smith,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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