[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41887-41889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17544]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of
Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Education
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C.,
Appendix 2, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
Act (IDEA) of 2004, (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) the Bureau of Indian
Education requests nominations of individuals to serve on the Advisory
Board for Exceptional Education (Advisory Board). There are eight
positions available. The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) will consider
nominations received in response to this Request for Nominations, as
well as other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for this
notice provides Advisory Board and membership criteria.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before August 18, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nomination information to Sue Bement,
Designated Federal Official (DFO), Bureau of Indian Education,
Albuquerque Service Center, Division of Performance and Accountability,
P.O. Box 1088, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103-1088.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Bement, Education Specialist,
telephone (505) 563-5274.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463.
The following provides information about the Advisory Board, the
membership and the nomination process.
Objective and Duties
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will provide guidance, advice and
recommendations with respect to special education and related services
for children with disabilities in Bureau-funded schools in accordance
with the requirements of IDEA of 2004.
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(b) The Advisory Board will:
(1) Provide advice and recommendations for the coordination of
services within the BIE and with other local, State and Federal
agencies;
(2) Provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of policy
issues dealing with the provision of educational services to American
Indian children with disabilities;
(3) Serve as advocates for American Indian students with special
education needs by providing advice and recommendations regarding best
practices, effective program coordination strategies, and
recommendations for improved educational programming;
(4) Provide advice and recommendations for the preparation of
information required to be submitted to the Secretary of Education
under 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(2)(D);
(5) Provide advice and recommend policies concerning effective
inter/intra-agency collaboration, including modifications to
regulations, and the elimination of barriers to inter/intra-agency
programs and activities; and
(6) Report and direct all correspondence to the Assistant
Secretary-Indian Affairs through the Director, BIE with a courtesy copy
to the DFO.
Membership
(a) As required by 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), the Advisory Board shall
be composed of 15 individuals involved in or concerned with the
education and provision of services to Indian infants, toddlers,
children, and youth with disabilities. The Advisory Board composition
will reflect a broad range of viewpoints and will include at least one
(1) Member representing each of the following interests: Indians with
disabilities; teachers of children with disabilities; Indian parents or
guardians of children with disabilities; service providers; State
Education Officials; Local Education Officials; State Interagency
Coordinating Councils (for States having Indian reservations); tribal
representatives or tribal organization representatives; and other
members representing the various divisions and entities of the BIE.
(b) The Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs may provide the
Secretary of the Interior recommendations for the chairperson; however,
the chairperson and other board members will be appointed by the
Secretary of the Interior. Advisory Board members shall serve staggered
terms of 2 or 3 years from the date of their appointment.
Miscellaneous
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation,
but will be reimbursed for travel, including subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the
same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government Service
under 5 U.S.C. 5703.
(b) A member may not participate in matters that will directly
affect, or appear to affect, the financial interests of the member or
the member's spouse or minor children, unless authorized by the DFO.
Compensation from employment does not constitute a financial interest
of the member so long as the matter before the committee will not have
a special or distinct effect on the member or the member's employer,
other than as part of a class. The provisions of this paragraph do not
affect any other statutory or regulatory ethical obligations to which a
member may be subject.
(c) The Advisory Board meets at least twice a year, budget
permitting, but additional meetings may be held as deemed necessary by
the Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs or DFO.
(d) All Advisory Board meetings are open to the public in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act regulations.
Nomination Information
(a) Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and
federally recognized tribes, as well as from State Directors of Special
Education (within the 23 states in which Bureau-funded schools are
located) concerned with the education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
(b) Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and/
or needs of American Indian children with disabilities. Such knowledge
and expertise are needed to provide advice and recommendations to the
BIE regarding the needs of American Indian children with disabilities.
(c) A r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae summarizing the
candidate's qualifications must be included with the nomination
application. Nominees must have the ability to attend Advisory Board
meetings, carry out Advisory Board assignments, participate in
teleconferences, and work in groups.
(d) The Department of the Interior is committed to equal
opportunity in the workplace and seeks diverse Advisory Board
membership, which is bound by the Indian Preference Act of 1990 (25
U.S.C. 472).
Nomination Contents
If you wish to nominate someone for appointment to the Advisory
Board, pleases do not make the nomination until the person has been
contacted and agreed to have his/her name submitted to BIE for this
purpose. BIE is interested in the following in its review of
nominations:
The nominee's contact information, including full name,
mailing address, city, state, zip code, primary and secondary contact
phone numbers, place of employment, work street address, city, state
and zip code, employment title, work telefax number and email address;
Which of the following categories the person will
represent (one or more): Indian persons with disabilities; teachers of
children with disabilities; Indian parents or guardians of children
with disabilities; service providers; State education officials; local
education officials; State interagency coordinating councils (for
States having Indian reservations); tribal representatives or tribal
organization representatives; Bureau employees concerned with the
education of children with disabilities;
Whether the nominee is recommended for the role of
Advisory Board Chairperson or Advisory Board Member;
Which of the following describes nominee's experience with
Bureau-funded schools (one or more): BIE day school, BIE boarding
school, off-reservation boarding school, tribal contract school, tribal
grant school, cooperative school;
Information highlighting experiences related to the
education of Indian infants, toddlers, children and youths with
disabilities, including time frames of experience or employment,
position titles, location of employment or organization involvement and
a brief description of duties;
A list of membership or affiliations with professional
education organizations, particularly special education organizations,
and organization offices held, if applicable;
Special interests, activities, awards (professional,
educational and community) related to the education of disabled Indian
children (infants, toddlers, children and/or youths); and
The name and contact information (street address, city,
state, zip code, telephone number and telefax number) of the Indian
tribe, organization, individual (include position title) making the
nomination, including the signature of the authorizing official and
date of signature.
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Dated: June 25, 2010.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs.
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