[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74160-74161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23914]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Regional Advisory Committees

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Notice of open meetings.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) announces upcoming 
virtual meetings for each of its 10 Regional Advisory Committees 
(RACs).

DATES: The date and time for each virtual meeting is listed below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Please contact the Designated Federal 
Official (DFO) for each RAC, listed below:

Appalachia and West RAC: Muhammad Kara, [email protected]
Central and Southwest RAC: Rebekka Meyer, [email protected]
Mid-Atlantic RAC: Esley Newton, [email protected]
Midwest and Northwest RAC: Bryan Keohane, [email protected]
Northeast and Islands RAC: Sarah Zevin, [email protected]
Pacific RAC: Erin Kelts, [email protected]
Southeast RAC: Elisabeth Lembo, [email protected]

    For information about the RACs, visit the RAC website at https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/program-and-grantee-support-services/comprehensive-centers-program/regional-advisory-committees/. For questions, contact Michelle Daley, Program and Grantee 
Support Services, at (202) 987-1057, or email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Purpose of the Regional Advisory Committees: The purpose of the 
RACs is to advise the Secretary by (1) conducting an educational needs 
assessment of each region identified in section 174(b) of the Education 
Sciences Reform Act of 2002; and (2) submitting reports for each region 
based on the regional assessments. Notice of these meetings is required 
under 5 U.S.C chapter 10 (Federal Advisory Committee Act).
    Statutory Authority: The RACs are authorized by the Educational 
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Assistance Act of 2002 (ETAA) (Pub. L. 107-279; 20 U.S.C. 9605).
    Meeting Agenda: The meetings described in this notice are the third 
set of meetings for the RACs in 2023. The purpose of these meetings is 
for each RAC to review the RAC subcommittee's recommendations and to 
vote on the final educational needs assessment report for the region. 
Meeting agendas will be posted on the RAC website, https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/program-and-grantee-support-services/comprehensive-centers-program/regional-advisory-committees/, no later 
than November 1, 2023.
    Meeting Dates and Times: Meeting times are listed in Eastern time 
and local time zones for each region.

Appalachia RAC (Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia):
    Meeting 3: November 14, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. ET/8 a.m. to 
8:45 a.m. CT.
Central RAC (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South 
Dakota, and Wyoming):
    Meeting 3: November 14, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET/2 p.m. to 
2:45 p.m. CT/1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. MT.
Mid-Atlantic RAC (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, 
and Pennsylvania):
    Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. ET.
Midwest RAC (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and 
Wisconsin):
    Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. ET/3 p.m. to 
3:45 p.m. CT.
Northeast and Islands RAC (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New 
Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the Virgin 
Islands):
    Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. ET.
Northwest RAC (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington):
    Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. ET/10 a.m. 
to 10:45 a.m. MT/9 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. PT/8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. AT.
Pacific RAC (American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Palau, and 
Republic of the Marshall Islands):
    Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. ET/12 p.m. 
to 12:45 p.m. HST/11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. SST/November 17, 2023, from 7 
a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PWT/8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. ChST/9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. 
PONT/10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MHT.
Southeast RAC (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, 
and South Carolina):
    Meeting 3: November 14, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. ET/9 a.m. 
to 9:45 a.m. CT.
Southwest RAC (Arkansas, Bureau of Indian Education, Louisiana, New 
Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas):
    Meeting 3: November 16, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. ET/12 p.m. 
to 12:45 p.m. CT/11 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. MT/10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. PT.
West RAC (Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah):
    Meeting 3: November 14, 2023, from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. ET/3 p.m. to 
3:45 p.m. MT/2 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. PT.
    Access to the RAC Meetings: Members of the public may access the 
RAC meetings via virtual teleconference. Preregistration is required by 
11:59 p.m. ET, two business days before the RAC meeting date. 
Registration information for the RAC meetings can be found on the RAC 
website at https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/program-and-grantee-support-services/comprehensive-centers-program/regional-advisory-committees/.
    Public Comments: The deadline for written public comments was 
October 15, 2023. Members of the public were invited to submit written 
comments to each RAC between August 18 and October 15, 2023, for 
consideration in their regional needs assessment. The RACs are no 
longer accepting additional comments. Questions may be submitted to the 
DFO for each RAC at the email address provided under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The virtual RAC meetings are accessible 
to individuals with disabilities. If you need an auxiliary aid or 
service for the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive 
listening device, or materials in an alternate format), notify Michelle 
Daley, Group Leader, Program and Grantee Support Services, by email at 
[email protected] no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting 
date. Although we will attempt to meet a request received after that 
date, we cannot guarantee availability of the requested accommodation.
    Access To Records of the Meetings: Minutes of each RAC meeting will 
be available on the RAC website, no later than 90 days after the 
meeting to which they relate. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), to inspect 
records for the RAC, the public may contact the DFO for each RAC at the 
email address provided under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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    Authority: Section 206 of the ETAA, as amended (20 U.S.C. 9605).

Adam Schott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs Delegated the 
Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 
Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2023-23914 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
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