[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64716-64717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-26405]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE)
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting with a closed session.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education
(the Council) and is intended to notify the general public of the
meeting. This notice also describes the functions of the Council.
Notice of the Council's meetings is required under Section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Date and Time: November 3-4, 2010;
November 3, 2010--11 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
November 4, 2010--11 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Location: Holiday Inn--Washington Capitol, Columbia Room, 550 C
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone: (202) 479-4000. Web site:
http://www.NACIE-ED.org (To RSVP, and for NACIE Meeting Updates, and
Final Agenda).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Council on Indian
Education is authorized by Section 7141 of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act. The Council is established within the Department of
Education to advise the Secretary of Education on the funding and
administration (including the development of regulations, and
administrative policies and practices) of any program over which the
Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian children or adults as
participants or programs that may benefit Indian children or adults,
including any program established under Title VII, Part A of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The Council submits to the
Congress, not later than June 30 of each year, a report on the
activities of the Council that includes recommendations the Council
considers appropriate for the improvement of Federal education programs
that include Indian children or adults as participants or that may
benefit Indian children or adults, and recommendations concerning the
funding of any such program.
The purpose of this meeting is to convene the Council for the first
meeting at which time the Council will elect a Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson. Additionally, the Council will commence its
responsibilities for developing recommendations to the Secretary of
Education on the funding and administration (including the development
of regulations, and administrative policies and practices) of any
program over which the Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian
children or adults as participants or programs that may benefit Indian
children or adults, including any program established under Title VII,
Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as well as the
report to Congress.
On November 3, 2010, the Council will meet in closed session from
8:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. to receive Ethics training, review their roles
and responsibilities as a Council member, and review and discuss the
details of their appointment as special government employees. These
discussions pertain solely to internal personnel rules and practices of
an agency and will disclose information of a personal nature where
disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6
of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. In addition, members will meet in
closed session to deliberate on recommendations to the Secretary of
Education for a Director of the Office of Indian Education. This closed
discussion will take place November 4, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 10:45
a.m. This discussion pertains solely to internal personnel rules and
practices of an agency and will disclose information of a personal
nature where disclosure would constitute an unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy. As such,
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this discussion is protected by exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c)
of Title 5 U.S.C.
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 Terrie Nelson
at (202) 401-0424 no later than October 25, 2010. We will make every
attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but,
cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
Public Comment: Time is scheduled on the agenda to receive public
comment at approximately 3 p.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time November
4, 2010. OR Those members of the public interested in submitting
written comments may do so by submitting comments to the attention of
Jenelle Leonard, Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of
Education, and 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 3W203, Washington, DC
20202-6400 by October 28, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jenelle Leonard, Acting Director,
Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-205-2161. Fax: 202-
205-5870.
Detailed minutes of the meeting, including a summary of the
activities of the closed session and related matters that are
informative to the public and consistent with the policy of section 5
U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the public within 14 days of the
meeting. Records are kept of all Council proceedings and are available
for public inspection at the Office of Indian Education, United States
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20202. Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
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/fedregister/index.html.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-866-512-1830; or in
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-0000.
Note: 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 on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2010-26405 Filed 10-19-10; 8:45 am]
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