[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16027-16028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05240]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Advisory Board of Exceptional Children; Meeting.

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the 
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold a two-day in-person 
and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for 
Indian children with disabilities.

DATES: The BIE Advisory Board meeting will be held Thursday, April 13, 
2023, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST) and 
Friday, April 14, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain Standard 
Time (MST).

ADDRESSES: 
     Meeting: All Advisory Board activities and meetings will 
be conducted in-person and online. The onsite meeting location will be 
at the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown Hotel located at 2600 Louisiana 
Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section of this notice for information on how to join the meeting.
     Comments: Public comments can be emailed to the Designated 
Federal Officer (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 Ave., 12th floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal 
Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, 2600 N. Central Ave., 12th floor, 
Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004, [email protected], or mobile phone 
(202) 860-7845.
    Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter 
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodations at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to 
give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your 
request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-
by-case basis.
    Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of 
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or 
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals 
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within 
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in 
the United States.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 of Indian children with disabilities. All 
meetings, including virtual sessions, are open to the public in their 
entirety.

Agenda

    The following agenda items will be for the April 13-14, 2023, 
meetings. The reports are regarding special education topics:
     Indian Health Services to discuss the Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) between IHS and the BIE to support services at all 
levels for the children attending BIE funded schools.
     A panel discussion with a select group of Special 
Education Coordinators from BIE funded schools (Bureau Operated and 
Tribally Controlled

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Schools) focusing on complications and learning loss resulting from 
COVID-19 for children with disabilities.
     Panel discussion with a select group of School Leadership 
personnel from BIE funded schools (Bureau Operated and Tribally 
Controlled Schools) focusing on concerns related to the provision of 
special education services.
     Panel discussion with a select group of School Leadership 
operating a 4-day school schedule and the effects of a 4-day week on 
working parents, the impact on special education services for students 
with disabilities receiving services from 5 days to 4 days.
     Advisory board members will work on identifying priority 
topics for problems that could be creating barriers for children with 
disabilities within the BIE school system.
     Advisory board members will work on developing the agenda 
for the next board meeting scheduled for June 22-23, 2023, and 
September 21-22, 2023.
     Four Public Commenting Sessions will be provided during 
both meeting days.
    [cir] On Thursday, April 13, 2023, two sessions (15 minutes each) 
will be provided, 11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. MST and 2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m. 
MST. Public comments can be provided via webinar or telephone 
conference call. Please use the meeting registration link listed below.
    [cir] On Friday, April 14, 2023, two sessions (15 minutes each) 
will be provided, 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. MST and 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. 
MST. Public comments can be provided during the meeting or telephone 
conference call. Please use the meeting registration link listed below.
    Depending on the number of people who want to comment and the time 
available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be 
limited. Requests to address the Advisory Board during the meeting will 
be accommodated in the order the requests are received. Individuals who 
wish to expand upon their oral statements, or those who had wished to 
speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit written 
comments to the Designated Federal Officer up to 30 days following the 
meeting. Written comments may be sent to Jennifer Davis listed in the 
ADDRESSES section above.

Registration

    Please register at https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItf-CvrD0vGklWHMVVgFFxwHgMNiM5aak CvrD0vGklWHMVVgFFxwHgMNiM5aak to attend the April 13-14, 2023, 
meetings.
    Attendees register once and can attend one or both meeting events. 
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing 
information about joining the meeting
    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. 10; 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.)

Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-05240 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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