[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 47 (Friday, March 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9440-9441]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-5485]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Indian Education National Advisory Council; Meeting
AGENCY: National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
ACTION: Notice of emergency open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming emergency meeting of the National Advisory Council on
Indian Education. 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.
DATE AND TIME: March 11 and 12, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily
or until the conclusion of business.
ADDRESS: 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., The Portals-Suite 6211, Washington,
DC 20202-7556. Telephone: (202) 205-8353.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Cheek, Acting Director,
National Advisory Council on Indian Education, 600 Independence Avenue
SW., The Portals-Suite 6211, Washington, DC 20202-7556. Telephone:
(202) 205-8353.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Council on Indian
Education (NACIE) is established under section 9151 of Title IX, of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C.
7871). The Council is established to, among other things, assist the
Secretary of Education in carrying out responsibilities under this
Title 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 Chair of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education has
called for an emergency meeting for Monday, March 11, and Tuesday,
March 12, 1996 in Washington, D.C. The agenda includes a briefing on
the status of Indian Education for the 1996 fiscal year
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and beyond. Specifically, NACIE will address several urgent Indian
education issues including: the Federal Comprehensive Indian Education
Policy Statement; the future role of the National Advisory Council on
Indian Education; status report on the Director vacancy in the Office
of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education; discussion on how
the Department of Education intends to provide consultation on Indian
education issues pursuant to President Clinton's Executive Order of
April 28, 1994 authorizing each federal agency to consult with Tribal
Nations; status report on the restructuring initiative within the
Office of Indian Education; briefing on Tribally Controlled Community
Colleges Executive Order; and discussion with the Assistant Secretary
of Elementary and Secondary Education on the status of the FY 96 Indian
Education Act. These proposals will have a direct and immediate effect
on the quantity and quality of educational services to American Indian
and Alaska Native communities nationwide and on the role that the
National Advisory Council on Indian Education is authorized by law to
uphold. This meeting may include a teleconference call on either day
depending on the availability of a quorum of the NACIE membership.
The public is being given less than 15 days notice due to problems
in scheduling this meeting.
Records shall be kept of all Council proceedings and are available
for public inspection at the office of the National Advisory Council on
Indian Education located at 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20202-7556 from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through
Friday, except holidays.
Dated: March 4, 1996.
John W. Cheek,
Acting Executive Director, National Advisory Council on Indian
Education.
[FR Doc. 96-5485 Filed 3-6-96; 9:24 am]
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