[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 39005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-15394]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Board of Advisors (Board), The White House Initiative
on Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHI/TCU) Meeting
AGENCY: The White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of An Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This purpose of this notice is to announce an open meeting of
the President's Board of Advisors (Board), The White House Initiative
on Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHI/TCU) on Tuesday, July 15,
2008, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the Navajo Technical College, Lower Point
Road, Crownpoint, New Mexico 87313; and, on Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 9
a.m. to 3 p.m., at Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute, 9169
Coors Road, NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87184. This notice sets forth
the schedule and proposed agenda of the upcoming meeting of the
President's Board of Advisors on Tribal 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 and Times: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Tuesday, July 15, 2008, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Navajo Technical
College, Lower Point Road, Crownpoint, New Mexico 87313; and, on
Wednesday, July 16, 2008, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Southwestern Indian
Polytechnic Institute, 9169 Coors Road, NW., Albuquerque, New Mexico
87184.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anselm Davis, Executive Director,
White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities, 1990 K
Street, NW., Room 7014, Washington, DC 20006; Telephone: 202-219-7040;
Fax: 202-219-7086.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Board of Advisors on Tribal
Colleges and Universities was established under Executive Order 13270,
dated July 3, 2002, and Executive Order 13446, dated September 28,
2007. The Board was established: (a) To report to the President
annually on the results of the participation of Tribal Colleges and
Universities 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 also given to 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 TCUs in the areas of
infrastructure, academic programs, and faculty and institutional
development; (c) to advise the Secretary in the preparation of a three-
year Federal plan for assistance to TCUs in increasing their capacity
to participate in Federal programs; (d) to provide the President with
an annual progress report on enhancing the capacity of TCUs 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 TCUs.
The purpose of the meeting is to update and document the Board's
Action Agenda through a review of collaborative efforts, to review the
final draft of the Fiscal Year 2006 Report to the President, and to
discuss relevant issues to be addressed as the Board pursues
opportunities to strengthen capacity of programs at the Tribal Colleges
and Universities.
Additional Information: 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 Tonya Ewers 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC
20006, Telephone: 202-219-7040, no later than July 10, 2008. We will
attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but we
cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting sites are accessible
to individuals with disabilities.
An opportunity for public comment is available on Tuesday, July 15,
2008, between 2:15 p.m. and 2:45 p.m. Comments will be limited to five
(5) minutes for those who sign up to speak. Those members of the public
interested in submitting written comments may do so by submitting them
to Tonya Ewers, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, by Thursday,
July 10, 2008.
Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for
public inspection at the Office of the White House Initiative on Tribal
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.,
Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.
Electronic Access to this Document: You may 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), on the
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/federegister.
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free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or, in
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Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Sara Martinez Tucker,
Under Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-15394 Filed 7-7-08; 8:45 am]
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