[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 165 (Monday, August 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58573-58574]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18486]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, 
Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics

AGENCY: Department of Education, President's Advisory Commission on 
Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for 
Hispanics

ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the September 12, 2023, 
meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational 
Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics 
(Commission), and how members of the public may attend the meeting and 
submit written comments pertaining to the work of the Commission. 
Notice of this meeting is required by 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (Federal 
Advisory Committees).

DATES: The meeting of the Commission will be held on Tuesday, September 
12, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix Campus, Beus 
Center for Law & Society, Room: Great Hall, 111 E Taylor St., Phoenix, 
AZ 85004. Members of the public can attend in-person and virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmanuel Caudillo, Designated Federal 
Official, President's Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational 
Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 7E220, 
Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) 453-5529, or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    The Commission's Statutory Authority and Function: The Commission 
is established by Executive Order 14045 (September 13, 2021) and 
continued by Executive Order 14048 (September 30, 2021). The Commission 
is also governed by the provisions of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (Federal 
Advisory Committees), which sets forth standards for the formation and 
use of advisory committees. The Commission's duties are to advise the 
President, through the Secretary of Education, on matters pertaining to 
educational equity and economic opportunity for the Hispanic and Latino 
community in the following areas: (i) what is needed for the 
development, implementation, and coordination of educational programs 
and initiatives at the U.S. Department of Education (Department) and 
other agencies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for 
Hispanics and Latinos; (ii) how to promote career pathways for in-
demand jobs for Hispanic and Latino students, including registered 
apprenticeships, internships, fellowships, mentorships, and work-based 
learning initiatives; (iii) ways to strengthen the capacity of 
institutions, such as Hispanic-serving Institutions, to equitably serve 
Hispanic and Latino students and increase the participation of Hispanic 
and Latino students, Hispanic-serving school districts, and the 
Hispanic community in the programs of the Department and other 
agencies; (iv) how to increase public awareness of and generate 
solutions for the educational and training challenges and equity 
disparities that Hispanic and Latino students face and the causes of 
these challenges; and (v) approaches to establish local and national 
partnerships with public, private, philanthropic, and nonprofit 
stakeholders to advance the mission and objectives of this order, 
consistent with applicable law.
    Meeting Agenda: The agenda for the Commission meeting includes: (1) 
a discussion and vote on recommendations presented by the Commission's 
four subcommittees: Advancing PreK-12 Educational Equity; Advancing 
Higher Education and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs); 
Strengthening Economic Opportunity & Workforce Development; and 
Strengthening Public Partnerships and Public Awareness; (2) 
presentations from federal and community leaders on topics related to 
Executive Order 14045; (3) presentations from leaders to inform the 
Commission about the critical role, and needs of, HSIs and emerging 
HSIs in light of it being Hispanic Serving Institutions Week, and (4) 
and discussion around next steps towards advancing duties of the 
Commission, as outlined by Executive Order 14045.
    Access to the Meeting: Members of the public may register to attend 
the meeting in-person or virtually by completing the link at https://www.ed.gov/hispanicinitiative or emailing 
[email protected] by 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, September 
11, 2023. Instructions on how to access the meeting in-person and 
virtually will be emailed to members of the public that register to 
attend and will be posted to https://www.ed.gov/hispanicinitiative by 
Monday, September 11, 2023 by 6 p.m. EDT.
    Submission of written public comments: Written comments pertaining 
to the work of the Commission may be submitted electronically to 
[email protected] by 5 p.m. EDT on Monday, September 
11, 2023. Include in the subject line: ``Written Comments: Public 
Comment.'' The email must include the name(s), title, organizations/
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 the electronic mail message 
(email) or provided in the body of an email message. Please do not send 
material directly to members of the Commission.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the 
official report of the meeting on the Commission's website, at https://sites.ed.gov/hispanic-initiative/presidential-advisory-commission no 
later than 90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), the 
public may request to inspect records of the meeting at 400 Maryland 
Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by emailing [email protected] or by 
calling (202) 453-5529 to schedule an appointment.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting platform and access code are 
accessible to individuals with

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disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service for 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 also may 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: Executive Order 14045 (September 13, 2021) and continued 
by Executive Order 14048 (September 30, 2021).

Donna Harris-Aikens,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-18486 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
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