[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42275-42276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17948]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital 
Financing Advisory Board; Meeting

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 Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 
9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Eastern Time, at Room 1W128, Lyndon Baines 
Johnson Building, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202.

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

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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 Wednesday, September 19, 2018, 11:30 a.m.-12:00 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 Wednesday, September 12, 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 minutes of the 
Board's public meeting will be made available for public inspection no 
later than 60 calendar days following the 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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    Authority: Title III, Part D, Section 347, of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended in 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1066f).

    Dated: August 10, 2018.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary, delegated to perform the duties of 
Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 
Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-17948 Filed 8-20-18; 8:45 am]
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