[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 2010)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 15389-15390]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7061]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR CHAPTER VI


No Child Left Behind School Facilities and Construction 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs is announcing that the No Child Left Behind 
School Facilities and Construction Negotiated Rulemaking Committee will 
hold its second meeting in Seattle, Washington. The purpose of the 
meeting is to continue negotiations to prepare a report or reports 
regarding Bureau-funded school facilities as required under the No 
Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

DATES: The Committee's second meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on April 
12, 2010, and end at 12 p.m. on April 15, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Hilton Seattle Airport and 
Conference Center, 17620 International Blvd., Seattle, Washington 
98188-4001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Official, 
Michele F. Singer, Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 
Collaborative Action, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road, NW., Suite 312, Albuquerque, NM 
87104; telephone (505) 563-3805; fax (505) 563-3811.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The No Child Left Behind School Facilities 
and Construction Negotiated Rulemaking Committee was established to 
prepare and submit a report or reports to the Secretary of the Interior 
setting out: a method for creating a catalog of school facilities; a 
list of school replacement and new construction needs of the interested 
parties and a formula for equitable distribution of funds to address 
those needs; a list of major and minor renovation needs of the 
interested parties and a formula for equitable distribution of funds to 
address those needs; and facilities standards for home-living 
(dormitory) situations.
    The following items will be on the agenda:
     Review of Committee Operating Procedures, discussion, and 
approval;
     Review of Committee criteria for decision-making developed 
in the visioning exercise in January 2010;
     Overview, review, and discussion of key formulas from the 
FMIS March 2010 Training;
     Small group and subcommittee work: Dormitory Standards, 
Catalogue/Inventory, and Formula for Repair and Renovation;
     Report back from subcommittee work and discussion;
     Discussion of programmatic requirements and facility 
issues;
     Discussion of report outline;
     Discussion of formula and approach to new school 
construction;
     Refinement of options for catalogue and tentative 
consensus;
     Finalization of subcommittees, logistics, next steps, and 
other details;
     Assessment of the second meeting; and
     Public comments.
    Written comments may be sent to the Designated Federal Official 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. All 
meetings are open to the public; however, transportation, lodging, and 
meals are the responsibility of the participating public.

    Dated: March 22, 2010.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2010-7061 Filed 3-26-10; 8:45 am]
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