[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 32140]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14845]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Advisory Board for Exceptional Children

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing a public 
meeting of the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children in order to meet 
the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 
(IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities.

DATES: The Advisory Board will hold an orientation session for member 
only on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mountain 
Time. The public meeting of the Advisory Board meeting will start 
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. On Thursday, July 
26, 2018 and Friday, July 27, 2018 all Advisory Board members will meet 
in-session from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the 1011 Indian School Rd. NW, 
Large Conference Room on the 3rd floor in Albuquerque, NM 87104; 
telephone number (480) 777-7986.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal 
Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, 2600 N Central Ave., Suite 800, 
Phoenix, Arizona 85004, telephone number (480) 777-7986.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established under the 
Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to 
advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the Assistant Secretary-
Indian Affairs, on the needs of Indian children with disabilities. The 
meetings are open to the public.
    The following items will be on the agenda:

 Introduction of Advisory Board members
 Report from Tony Dearman, Director, BIE Director's Office
 Report from Dr. Jeffrey Hamley Associate Deputy Director, BIE, 
Division of Performance and Accountability (DPA)
 Report from Donald Griffin, Supervisory Education Specialist, 
BIE, DPA/Special Education
 Board work on Priorities for 2018
 Public Comment (via conference call, Friday, July 27, 2018 
meeting only *).
 BIE Advisory Board--Advice and Recommendations

    * During the July 27, 2018, meeting, time has been set aside for 
public comment via conference call from 11:30-12:00 p.m. Mountain Time. 
The call-in information is: Conference Number 1-888-417-0376, Passcode 
1509140.
    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions for the Board to consider during the public meeting. Written 
statements received in advance of the meeting will be made available to 
the Council for their consideration. Before including your address, 
phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information 
in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--
including your personal identifying information--may be made publicly 
available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold 
your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so. Individuals wishing to make an 
oral statement during the time reserved for public comment should 
contact the DFO (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) before the 
meeting.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 5; 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.

    Dated: July 5, 2018.
John Tahsuda,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Exercising the 
Authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-14845 Filed 7-10-18; 8:45 am]
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