[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11996-11997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05535]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


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

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities Capital Financing Board, 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 Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 10:00 
a.m.-2:00 p.m., Central Time, in Room 313 (Bowden Alumni Center), 
Sutton Learning Center Building, St. Philip's College, 1801 Martin 
Luther King Drive, San Antonio, TX 78203.

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 
on 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 members of the public to provide 
oral comment on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Please be 
advised that comments cannot exceed five (5) minutes and must pertain 
to issues within the scope of the Board's authority. 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 Tuesday, March 27, 2018, 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 
internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you

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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).

Frank T. Brogan,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and delegated the duties of the 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy 
Development, Delegated the duties of the Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-05535 Filed 3-16-18; 8:45 am]
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