[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37265-37266]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12200]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

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Advisory Board of 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 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, June 22, 
2023, from 8 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and Friday, 
June 23, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT).

ADDRESSES: 
     Meeting: All Advisory Board activities and meetings will 
be conducted in-person with corresponding online access. The onsite 
meeting location will be at the Chemawa Indian School located at 3700 
Chemawa Road NE, Salem, Oregon. For online access, see the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.
     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, DFO, Bureau of Indian 
Education, 2600 N Central Ave., 12th floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ 
85004, [email protected], or mobile phone (202) 860-7845. 
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: In accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Ch. 10), the BIE is announcing the Advisory 
Board will hold its next meeting in-person and online. 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.

Meeting Agenda Items

    The following agenda items will be for the June 22, 2023 and June 
23, 2023 meetings. The reports are regarding special education topics.
     Chemawa Indian School--School leadership team, teachers, 
school improvement team, parent advisory board. Report on the successes 
and concerns at your school. What do you see as an opportunity to 
improve services for children and families in the local community?
     A panel discussion with BIE Off Reservation Board Schools 
(ORBS), Chemawa Indian School, Flandreau Indian School, Riverside 
Indian School, and Sherman Indian School. Discussions will include the 
COVID pandemic and post-COVID, how it affected the school's ability to 
provide educational services to all students and specifically students 
with disabilities?
     BIE Special Education Program. Dr. Eugene Thompson, 
Supervisory Education Specialist. Provide updates about BIE regional 
conferences, progress update about the U.S. Government Accountability 
Office (GAO) 2020 report regarding Students with Disabilities Receiving 
Special Education Services, update about the BIE's Special Education 
Policy and Procedures Manual, and report on the special education 
findings regarding the BIE's Fiscal and Programmatic Monitoring for 
SY22-23.
     State Departments Office of Indian Education. Tribal-State 
liaison Offices of Indian Education Panel. To discuss services and 
supports provided to BIE funded schools in each state. Discuss

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the relationship between the State's Office of Indian Education and BIE 
funded schools within each state. What funding does the state provide 
to BIE funded schools when a student does not meet Indian School 
Equalization Program (ISEP) eligibility criteria?
     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 the developing the 
agenda for the next board meeting scheduled for September 21-22, 2023.
     Four Public Commenting Sessions will be provided during 
both meeting days.
    [cir] On Thursday, June 22, 2023 two sessions (15 minutes each) 
will be provided, 11 to 11:15 a.m. MST and 2 to 2:15 p.m. PDT. Public 
comments can be provided via webinar or telephone conference call. 
Please use the online access codes as listed below.
    [cir] On Friday, June 23, 2023 two sessions (15 minutes each) will 
be provided, 10:30 to 10:45 a.m. PDT and 12:45 to 1 p.m. PDT. Public 
comments can be provided during the meeting or telephone conference 
call. Please register for each meeting day to obtain the online meeting 
access codes as listed below.

Online Meeting Access

    To attend the June 22-23, 2023, advisory board meeting please 
register using this link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJIsd-2urTIoGYqvBQdLsCW2XyFzejJriFU. Attendees register once and can 
attend both meeting events. After registering, you will receive a 
confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Accessibility Request

    Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter 
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable 
accommodations. Please contact the person listed in the section titled 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 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.
    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Ch. 10.

Wizipan Garriott,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Exercising by 
delegation the authority of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-12200 Filed 6-6-23; 8:45 am]
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