[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8666-8667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02524]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities

AGENCY: President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the winter 2024 meeting 
of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities (Board) and provides information to members of the public 
about how to attend the meeting, request to make oral comments at the 
meeting, and submit written comments pertaining to the work of the 
Board.

DATES: On February 29, 2024, the Board will hold a virtual meeting from 
11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. E.D.T.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sedika Franklin, Associate Director/
Designated Federal Official, U.S. Department of Education, White House 
Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, (202) 453-5630 or by email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board's Statutory Authority and 
Function: The Board is established by 20 U.S.C. 1063e (the HBCUs 
Partners Act) and Executive Order 14041 (September 3, 2021) and is 
continued by Executive Order 14109 (September 29, 2023). The Board 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 purpose of the Board is to advise the 
President, through the White House Initiative on Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities (Initiative), on all matters pertaining to 
strengthening the educational capacity of Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities (HBCUs).
    The Board shall advise the President in the following areas: (i) 
improving the identity, visibility, and distinctive capabilities and 
overall competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii) engaging the philanthropic, 
business, government, military, homeland-security, and education 
communities in a national dialogue regarding new HBCU programs and 
initiatives; (iii) improving the ability of HBCUs to remain fiscally 
secure institutions that can assist the Nation in achieving its 
educational goals and in advancing the interests of all Americans; (iv) 
elevating the public awareness of, and fostering appreciation of, 
HBCUs; (v) encouraging public-private investments in HBCUs; and (vi) 
improving government-wide strategic planning related to HBCU 
competitiveness to align Federal resources and provide the context for 
decisions about HBCU partnerships, investments, performance goals, 
priorities, human capital development, and budget planning.
    Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will include roll call; approval 
of the minutes from the June 21, 2023 Board meeting); an update from 
the Board Chairperson; an update from U.S. Department of Education 
staff; an update from the Executive Director of the Initiative; a 
status report from each of the Board's subcommittees (Preservation and 
Growth, Infrastructure, and Career Pathways and Financial Support and 
Research); and a discussion regarding the status of the Board's report 
to the President. The public comment period will begin immediately 
following the conclusion of such discussions. The Board will hold a 
vote on recommendations presented by its subcommittees and/or any final 
elements of its report to the President.
    Access to the Meeting: An advance RSVP is not required to attend 
the meeting. The public may join the meeting at the following link: 
https://events.intellor.com/login/507127. Members of the public who 
cannot join by computer may dial in by phone at 1-202-735-3323 with 
access code 7485504#.
    To join the meeting, please click on the appropriate link, enter 
your name, email address, and organization, and follow the prompts to 
connect to the meeting audio by computer or

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telephone. Members of the public may virtually join the meeting 10 
minutes prior to their start time. Members of the public joining by 
phone will be automatically placed in listen only mode.
    Submission of requests to make an oral comment: There will be an 
allotted time for oral comment at all meetings. The public may submit a 
request to make oral comment by sending a note via the chat function to 
the Host and Presenters of each meeting. Please include ``Oral Comment 
Request'' in the note and provide the name, title, organization/
affiliation, and email address of the person requesting to speak. Those 
joining by phone will be given instructions by the event producer on 
how to make oral comment. The Designated Federal Official will call 
upon each requestor in the order in which the requests were received. 
Each individual who makes a request will have an opportunity to speak 
for up to two minutes. All oral comments will become part of the 
official record of the meeting.
    Submission of written comments: Written comments must be submitted 
to the [email protected] mailbox no later than two business days before 
each meeting. Please include in the subject line ``Written Comments: 
Public Comment.'' The email must include the name(s), title, 
organization/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 email or 
provided in the body of the email message. Please do not send material 
directly to the members of the Board. Written comments will become part 
of the official record of the meeting.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the 
official report of the meeting on the Board's website, https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/policy/presidents-board-of-advisors-pba-on-hbcus, 
no later than 90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), 
the public may also inspect the meeting materials and other Board 
records at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by emailing [email protected] or by calling (202) 453-5634 to schedule an appointment.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or 
service to participate in 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 two weeks 
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 may also 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: HBCUs Partners Act, Presidential Executive Order 14041, 
continued by Executive Order 14109. Notice of the meeting is required 
by 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (Federal Advisory Committees) and is intended to 
notify the public of an opportunity to attend the meeting.

Alexis Barrett,
Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02524 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
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