[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46717-46718]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19164]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education

AGENCY: National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE), U.S. 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for an upcoming public 
meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE). 
Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and is intended to notify members of the 
public who may be interested in attending. This notice is being posted 
late because of difficulties ensuring the availability of enough 
members to constitute a quorum.

DATES: The NACIE meetings will be held on September 11-12, 2019 from 
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (EST).

ADDRESSES: The September 11 meeting will be held at the U.S. Department 
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, Room 1W113. 
The September 12 meeting will also be held at the U.S. Department of 
Education in Room 1W128.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angeline Boulley, Director of the 
Office of Indian Education (OIE)/Designated Federal Official, Office of 
Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 
202-453-7042, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Statutory Authority and Function: NACIE is authorized by section 
6141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. NACIE is 
established within the U.S. Department of Education to advise the 
Secretary of Education (Secretary) and the Secretary of Interior on the 
funding and administration (including the development of regulations, 
and administrative policies and practices) of any program over which 
the Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian children or adults 
as participants or that

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may benefit Indian children or adults, including any program 
established under Title VI, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act. In addition, NACIE advises the White House Initiative on 
American Indian and Alaska Native Education, in accordance with section 
5(a) of Executive Order 13592. NACIE submits to the Congress each year 
a report on the activities of the Council and include recommendations 
that are considered appropriate for the improvement of Federal 
education programs that include Indian children or adults as 
participants or that may benefit Indian children or adults, and 
recommendations concerning the funding of any such program.
    Meeting Agenda: The purpose of the meeting is to convene NACIE to 
conduct the following business:

September 11

    (1) Welcome and Introductions; (2) Presentation--White House 
Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education (WHIAIANE); 
(3) Presentation--Office of Special Education Programs; (4) 
Presentation--Director of the National Indian Education Association 
(NIEA); (5) Discussion of Data Requests for the NACIE 2020 Annual 
Report to Congress; (6) Discussion on NACIE Vacancies; and (7) 
Confirmation of NACIE Calendar for 2019-2010.

September 12

    (1) Presentation--Office of Program and Grantee Support Services; 
(2) Presentation--Native American-Serving Non-Tribal Institutions 
Program; (3) Presentation--Bureau of Indian Education; (4) 
Presentation--Office of Indian Education (OIE); and (5) Public 
Comments.
    Access to the Meeting: All attendees must RSVP for the meeting to 
ensure there is sufficient space to accommodate everyone. Please RSVP 
via email to [email protected] no later than September 9, 2019. 
There will be online and teleconference capabilities for individuals 
who would like to remotely attend the meeting. To pre-register for 
online or teleconference attendance: https://tinyurl.com/y4959f5a.
    Virtual hyperlink inserted: NACIE MEETING ROOM LINK.
    To copy and paste the hyperlink into browser: https://tribaltech.adobeconnect.com/rlsrws0as4df/.
    To join by telephone use call-in toll-free number 1-800-832-0736. 
Access code: 6241321.
    Public Comment: If you would like to provide public comment, please 
submit your request no later than September 9, 2019 to 
[email protected]. Speakers will have five (5) minutes to provide 
a comment, with a limit of one hour available for public comment. 
Members of the public interested in submitting written comments may do 
so via email at [email protected]. Comments should pertain to the 
work of NACIE and/or the Office of Indian Education.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The hearing 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 Brandon Dent on 202-453-6450 or at [email protected] no later 
than September 3, 2019. Although we will attempt to meet a request 
received after the request due date, we may not be able to make 
available the requested auxiliary aid or service because of 
insufficient time to make arrangements.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the 
official report of the meeting on the OESE website at: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oese/index.html?src=oc 21 days after the 
meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the public may also inspect NACIE 
records at the Office of Indian Education, United States Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, Monday-Friday, 
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Please email to schedule an 
appointment. [email protected] or by calling Erica Outlaw at 
(202) 358-3144 to schedule an appointment.
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    Authority: Sec. 6141 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (ESEA) as amended by Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) 
(20 U.S.C. 7471).

Frank T. Brogan,
Assistant Secretary Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2019-19164 Filed 9-4-19; 8:45 am]
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