[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11227-11228]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4551]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders
AGENCY: President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting
of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific
Islanders (Commission). The notice also describes the functions of the
Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to notify the public of
its opportunity to attend.
Date: March 14, 2011.
Time: 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT.
Address: U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.,
SE., Washington, DC 20590, Phone: 202-453-7277.
Date: March 15, 2011.
Time: 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT.
Address: GE Environmental Programs, 1299 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
900, Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly W. Coles, White House
Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 400 Maryland
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 453-7277, fax: 202-
453-5632.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Advisory Commission on Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders is established under Executive Order
13515, dated October 14, 2009. Per E.O. 13515, the Commission shall
provide advice to the President, through the Secretaries of Education
and Commerce, as Co-Chairs of the Initiative, on: (i) The development,
monitoring, and coordination of executive branch efforts to improve the
quality of life of AAPIs through increased participation in Federal
programs in which such persons may be underserved; (ii) the compilation
of research and data related to AAPI populations and subpopulations;
(iii) the development, monitoring, and coordination of Federal efforts
to improve the economic and community development of AAPI businesses;
and (iv) strategies to increase public and private-sector
collaboration, and community involvement in improving the health,
education, environment, and well-being of AAPIs.
Agenda
The purpose of the meeting is to discuss strategic planning;
establish sub-committees of the Commission to help facilitate and focus
its work; review the work of the White House Initiative on Asian
Americans and Pacific Islanders; and determine key strategies to help
meet the Commission's charge as established in E.O. 13515.
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 Shelly Coles
at (202) 453-7277, no later than Friday, March 4, 2011. We will attempt
to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but, cannot
guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. Due to time constraints, there will not
be a public comment period at this meeting, However, individuals
wishing to provide comment(s) about the AAPI WHI or the Commission may
contact Shelly Coles via e-mail at [email protected]. Please include
in the subject line, the wording, ``Public Comment''.
Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available
for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202, Monday-Friday during
the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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
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toll free at 1-866-512-1800; or in the Washington, DC area at 202-512-
0000.
Martha Kanter,
Under Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2011-4551 Filed 2-28-11; 8:45 am]
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