[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2-3]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28368]


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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 members 
only on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. 
(Mountain Time). The public meeting of the Advisory Board will start 
with the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) personnel on 
Wednesday, January 16, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and meet in-
session on Thursday, January 17, 2019, and Friday, January 18, 2019, 
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: On Wednesday, January 16, 2019, the Orientation session will 
be held at 1011 Indian School Road NW, Room 234, Albuquerque, NM 87104; 
and the Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute meeting will be 
located on campus in the Hogan Building at 9169 Coors Boulevard NW, 
Albuquerque, NM 87120. On Thursday, January 17, 2019, the Advisory 
Board meeting will be held 1011 Indian School Road NW, Room 234, 
Albuquerque, NM; and on Friday, January 18, 2019, the Advisory Board 
meeting will be held at 1011 Indian School Road NW, in the Large 
Conference Room on the 3rd Floor, Room 326, Albuquerque, NM.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the BIE is announcing that the Advisory Board will hold 
its next meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. 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

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of Indian children with disabilities. The meeting is open to the 
public.
    The following items will be on the agenda:
     An orientation session will be provided to new Advisory 
Board members.
     The Advisory Board will meet with SIPI personnel to 
inquire about mission and articulation agreements with 4-year post-
secondary schools for teacher preparation programs within BIE.
     Meet with BIE Senior management to discuss special 
education topics related to students with disabilities.
     Work on priorities, advice and recommendations for 2019.
     Public Comment Period on Friday, January 18, 2019 from 3-
3:30 p.m.
    The final agenda will be posted to the Advisory Board's website at 
https://www.bie.edu/Programs/SpecialEd/AdvisoryBoard/index.htm.
    Interested members of the public may submit relevant information or 
questions for the Board to consider during the public meeting. Written 
comments received in advance of the meeting will be made available to 
the Advisory Board for their consideration. Written comments can be 
emailed to the DFO at [email protected]; or faxed to (602) 265-
0293, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to 
the Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N 
Central Avenue, Suite 800, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.
    Individuals wishing to make an oral comment during the time 
reserved for public comment should contact the DFO (see FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT).
    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.

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

    Dated: December 21, 2018.
Tara Sweeney,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-28368 Filed 12-31-18; 8:45 am]
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