[Federal Register: December 21, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 243)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

 
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing the Advisory Board for 
Exceptional Children will hold its next meeting in Albuquerque, New 
Mexico. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) on Indian 
children with disabilities.

DATES: The Advisory Board will meet on Monday, January 11, 2010, from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, January 12, 2010, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held at the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Building 2, 1011 Indian School Road North West, Room 271, Albuquerque, 
New Mexico 87104; telephone (505) 563-5274.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Bement, Designated Federal 
Official, Bureau of Indian Education, Albuquerque Service Center, 
Division of Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian School Road 
NW., P.O. Box 1088, Suite 332, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103; telephone 
(505) 563-5274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established to advise 
the Secretary of the Interior, through the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs, on the needs of Indian children with disabilities, as mandated 
by the Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-446). The 
meetings are open to the public.
    The following items will be on the agenda:
     Setting Advisory Board Priorities for 2010-2011
     Public Comment (via conference call, January 11, 2010, 
meeting only*)
     Report from Gloria Yepa, Supervisory Education Specialist, 
Bureau of Indian Education, Division of Performance and Accountability
     Appointment of Advisory Board Vice Chair
     Updates on Coordination of Services
     Panel discussion with Special Education faculty, General 
Education faculty and Related Service providers from Sky City Community 
School, Acoma, New Mexico

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     Discussion of new Charter

    * During the January 11, 2010, meeting, time has been set aside for 
public comment via conference call from 1-1:30 p.m. Mountain Standard 
Time. The call-in information is: Conference Number 1-888-387-8686, 
Passcode 4274201.

    Dated: December 10, 2009.
George T. Skibine,
Acting Principal Deputy, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. E9-30321 Filed 12-18-09; 8:45 am]

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