[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 175 (Monday, September 12, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55798-55800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19623]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, President's Board of Advisors on 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Office of Undersecretary, 
U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the September 20, 2022, 
meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities (Board) and provides information to members 
of the public about how to attend the meeting, request to make oral 
comments at the meeting, and submit written comments pertaining to the 
work of the Board. Notice of the meeting is required by Sec.  10(a)(2) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92-463, as 
amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), and is intended to notify the public of its 
opportunity to attend. This notice is being published less than 15 days 
prior to the meeting in order to accommodate the limited availability 
of the Board's Chairman, who is required to help direct the work of the 
Board.

DATES: The Board meeting will be held on September 20, 2022, from 10:00 
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. E.D.T. in the Georgetown Room at the Washington 
Hilton hotel

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located at 1919 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sedika Franklin, Associate Director/
Designated Federal Official, U.S. Department of Education, White House 
Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20204; telephone: (202) 453-5634 or 
(202) 453-5630, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Board's Statutory Authority and Function: The Board is 
established by 20 U.S.C. 1063e (the HBCUs Partners Act) and Executive 
Order 14041 (September 3, 2021) and is continued by Executive Order 
14048 ((September 30, 2021). The Board is also governed by the 
provisions of FACA, which sets forth standards for the formation and 
use of advisory committees. The purpose of the Board is to advise the 
President, through the White House Initiative on Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities (Initiative), on all matters pertaining to 
strengthening the educational capacity of Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities (HBCUs).
    The Board shall advise the President in the following areas: (i) 
improving the identity, visibility, and distinctive capabilities and 
overall competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii) engaging the philanthropic, 
business, government, military, homeland-security, and education 
communities in a national dialogue regarding new HBCU programs and 
initiatives; (iii) improving the ability of HBCUs to remain fiscally 
secure institutions that can assist the Nation in achieving its 
educational goals and in advancing the interests of all Americans; (iv) 
elevating the public awareness of, and fostering appreciation of, 
HBCUs; (v) encouraging public-private investments in HBCUs; and 
improving government-wide strategic planning related to HBCU 
competitiveness to align Federal resources and provide the context for 
decisions about HBCU partnerships, investments, performance goals, 
priorities, human capital development, and budget planning.
    Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will include roll call; an 
update from the Chairman of the Board; an update from the Office of the 
Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; an update from the 
Executive Director of the Initiative; remarks from Keisha Lance 
Bottoms, Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement; remarks 
from the Office of the National Cyber Director regarding the HBCU 
cybersecurity ecosystem; tentative remarks from the White House Office 
for Infrastructure Implementation; a status report from each of the 
Board's subcommittees (Preservation and Growth, Infrastructure, and 
Finance and Career and Research); and a discussion regarding the 
Board's first report to the President. The public comment period will 
begin immediately following the conclusion of such discussions.
    Access to the Meeting: An RSVP is required to attend to attend the 
meeting. Submit a reservation by email to the [email protected] mailbox. 
RSVPs must be received by 11 a.m. on September 17, 2022. Include in the 
subject line of the email request ``Meeting RSVP.'' The email must 
include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation (if applicable), 
mailing address, email address, telephone number, of the person(s) 
requesting to attend. Members of the public may also register in-person 
on the day of the meeting.
    Submission of requests to make an oral comment: There are two 
methods the public may use to request to provide an oral comment 
pertaining to the work of the Board at the September 20, 2022 meeting. 
There will be an allotted time for public comment.
    Method One: Submit a request by email to the [email protected] 
mailbox by September 17, 2022. Please do not send materials directly to 
Board members. Include in the subject line of the email request ``Oral 
Comment Request.'' The email must include the name(s), title, 
organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, telephone 
number, of the person(s) requesting to speak, and a brief summary (not 
to exceed one page) of the principal points to be made. All individuals 
submitting an advance request in accordance with this notice will be 
added to the public comment request list for oral comment in the order 
in which they were received. Individuals will be called upon and each 
commenter will have an opportunity to speak for up to three minutes 
during the allotted public comment period.
    Method Two: Register in-person at the meeting location on September 
20, 2022. The requestor must provide his or her name, title, 
organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone 
number. Individuals will be placed on the public comment request list 
and will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. If selected, 
each commenter will have an opportunity to speak for up to three 
minutes.
    All oral comments made will become part of the official record of 
the meeting.
    Submission of written public comments: Written comments pertaining 
to the work of the Board may be submitted electronically to the 
attention of the Associate Director/Designated Federal Official. 
Written comments must be submitted by 11 a.m. on September 17, 2022 to 
the [email protected] mailbox and include in the subject line ``Written 
Comments: Public Comment.'' The email must include the name(s), title, 
organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone 
number of the person(s) making the comment. Comments should be 
submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a medium compatible with 
Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is attached to an electronic mail 
message (email) or provided in the body of an email message. Please do 
not send material directly to the members of the Board.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the 
official report of the meeting on the Board website, https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/policy/presidents-board-of-advisors-pba-on-hbcus/ 
90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to FACA, the public may also 
inspect the meeting materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, 
DC, by emailing [email protected] or by calling (202) 453-5634 to 
schedule an appointment.
    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 one week 
before the meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request 
received after that date, we may not be able to make available the 
requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to 
arrange it.
    Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this 
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 can view this document, as well 
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
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    Authority: HBCUs Partners Act, Presidential Executive Order 14041, 
continued by Executive Order 14048

Donna M. Harris-Aikens,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Office of the Secretary.
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