[Federal Register: March 31, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 62)]
[Notices]
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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, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting
of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities. This notice also describes the functions of the Board.
Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of its
opportunity to attend.
DATES: Thursday, April 29, 2004.
Time: 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Board will meet in Atlanta, GA at the Morehouse School
of Medicine, National Center for Primary Care--Room 456, 720 Westview
Drive,
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SW., Atlanta, GA 30310, Phone: 404-756-6700, Fax: 404-752-1847.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Leonard Dawson, Deputy Counselor,
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities,
1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 502-7889.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities is established under
Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002, and Executive Order
13316 of September 17, 2003. The Board is established (a) to report to
the President annually on the results of the participation of
historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Federal
programs, including recommendations on how to increase the private
sector role, including the role of private foundations, in
strengthening these institutions, with particular emphasis on enhancing
institutional planning and development, strengthening fiscal stability
and financial management, and improving institutional infrastructure,
including the use of technology, to ensure the long-term viability and
enhancement of these institutions; (b) to advise the President and the
Secretary of Education (Secretary) on the needs of HBCUs in the areas
of infrastructure, academic programs, and faculty and institutional
development; (c) to advise the Secretary in the preparation of an
annual Federal plan for assistance to HBCUs in increasing their
capacity to participate in Federal programs; (d) to provide the
President with an annual progress report on enhancing the capacity of
HBCUs to serve their students; and (e) to develop, in consultation with
the Department of Education and other Federal agencies, a private
sector strategy to assist HBCUs.
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss plans for submission of
the Board's 2002-2003 Annual Report; to receive an update on the Ayers
desegregation case and its implications for HBCUs; and to plan
activities to be held during National Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Week.
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, or material in alternative format) should notify ReShone Moore
at (202) 502-7893 no later than Thursday, April 22, 2004. We will
attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but,
cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
An opportunity for public comment is available on Thursday, April
29, 2004, between 2 p.m.-3 p.m. Those members of the public interested
in submitting written comments may do so at the address indicated above
by Thursday, April 22, 2004.
Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for
public inspection at the Office of the White House Initiative on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the hours
of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Dated: March 18, 2004.
Rod Paige,
Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 04-7212 Filed 3-30-04; 8:45 am]
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