[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 9 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2219-2220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00548]



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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 January 26, 2024, 
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 section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. 
chapter 10 (Federal Advisory Committees)

DATES: The meeting of the Commission will be held on Friday, January 
26, 2024, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert Hoover Building, 1401 
Constitutional Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Members of the public 
can attend the meeting in-person or 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 14109 (September 29, 2023). 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 builds upon 
conversations and information shared in the Commission's four prior 
meetings and will provide an outlook at the Commission's 2024 plans. 
Specifically, during the meeting, the Commission will (1) receive 
updates and vote on recommendations from 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) hear presentations from federal 
and community leaders on topics related to Executive Order 14045; and 
(3) and discuss strategies to advance the Commission's approved 
recommendations from prior meetings and 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 virtually by accessing the link at https://www.ed.gov/hispanicinitiative or emailing [email protected] by 5 
p.m. EST on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, for in-person attendance, and by 
5 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Instructions on how to access 
the meeting will be emailed to members of the public that register to 
attend and will be posted to https://www.ed.gov/hispanicinitiative no 
later than Thursday, January 25, 2024, by 6 p.m. EST.
    Public Comment: Written comments pertaining to the work of the 
Commission may be submitted electronically to 
[email protected] by 5 p.m. EST on Thursday, January 
25, 2024. 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.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting platform and access code are 
accessible to individuals with 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.
    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, and other 
Commission records, at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by 
emailing [email protected] or by calling (202) 453-5529 to 
schedule an appointment.
    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 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

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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 14109 (September 29, 2023)

Alexis Barrett,
Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-00548 Filed 1-11-24; 8:45 am]
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