[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 13713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6278]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Indian Education National Advisory Council; Meeting
AGENCY: National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Education.
ACTION: Notice of hearing.
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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Indian Education invites the
public to attend a one-day hearing conducted by the Council. This
notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this
meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
DATES AND TIMES: Sunday, March 19, 1995 from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Quality Hotel Capitol Hill
in the Sky Suite, 415 New Jersey Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20001,
(202) 638-1616, Fax (202) 638-0707.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Cheek, Acting Director,
National Advisory Council on Indian Education, 330 C Street, S.W., Room
4072, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-7556. Telephone: 202/205-
8353.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Council on Indian
Education is established under section 5342 of the Indian Education Act
of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2642). The Council is established to, among other
things, assist the Secretary of Education in carrying out
responsibilities under the Indian Education Act of 1988 (Part C, Title
V, Pub. L. 100-297) and to advise Congress and the Secretary of
Education with regard to federal education programs in which Indian
children or adults participate or from which they can benefit.
The National Advisory Council on Indian Education is scheduling a
one-day hearing on Sunday, March 19, 1995, prior to the National
American Indian and Alaska Native Education Summit being planned for
March 20-22, 1995. The hearing will allow participants the opportunity
to present written and/or oral testimony on any of the topic areas
being addressed by the national summit or any other area of concern
related to Indian education. The five key issues areas to be addressed
during the summit include: Tribal Sovereignty/Trust Responsibility;
Education Policy Development; the Impact of Goals 2000, A Tribal
Perspective; Native Language and Culture; and the Federal Budget. Any
submitted testimony and address one of the previously mentioned topic
areas and follow this format: Statement of the problem; statement of
desired remedy or solution; argument on behalf of desired remedy; and
identification of who needs to do what and who oversees its follow
through. Other testimony from topic areas not specifically addressed by
the summit are also welcome. Findings from the hearing will be
incorporated into the overall summit agenda. Participants wishing to
present written and/or oral testimony are requested to submit any
documentation to the staff of the National Advisory Council on Indian
Education prior to the hearing if possible and no later than 5:00 p.m.
on the day of the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed to the NACIE
office at (202) 205-9446 any time prior to the hearing date. Oral
testimony will be scheduled according to topic areas and announced the
morning of the hearing or from the NACIE office the week prior to the
summit.
Records are kept of all Council proceedings, and are available for
public inspection at the office of the National Advisory Council on
Indian Education located at 330 C Street S.W., Room 4072, Washington,
DC 20202-7556 from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday.
Dated: March 8, 1995.
John W. Cheek,
Acting Director, National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
[FR Doc. 95-6278 Filed 3-13-95; 8:45 am]
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