[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1569-1570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00405]


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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 January 27, 2023, 
virtual 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.

DATES: The Board meeting will be held virtually on January 27, 2023 
from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT via the following link: https://ems8.intellor.com/login/846162.

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 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 Board Chairperson; 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; a 
status report from each of the Board's subcommittees (Preservation and 
Growth, Infrastructure, and Finance and Career and Research); a 
tentative briefing from Wayne A.I. Frederick, president of Howard 
University and/or David Wilson, president of Morgan State University on 
the Association for HBCU R2s; 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: Members of the public may join the open 
meeting via the following link: https://ems8.intellor.com/login/846162. 
Upon accessing the link, attendees will be prompted to enter a name(s), 
title, organization/affiliation (if applicable), and email address.
    Submission of requests to make an oral comment: The public may use 
email to request to provide an oral comment pertaining to the work of 
the Board on January 27, 2023 during the public comment period of the 
meeting. There will be an allotted time for public comment.
    Method: Submit a request by email to the [email protected] mailbox by 
January 25,2023. 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

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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 two minutes during the allotted public 
comment period. 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 addressed electronically to the 
attention of the Associate Director/Designated Federal Official. 
Written comments must be submitted by 11 a.m. on January 25, 2023 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: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.
    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.
[FR Doc. 2023-00405 Filed 1-10-23; 8:45 am]
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