[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 141 (Monday, July 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 37884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18193]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Indian Education National Advisory Council; Meeting
AGENCY: National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Education.
ACTION: Notice of Public Hearing.
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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Indian Education invites the
public to attend a one-day full Council meeting and two one-day
hearings. 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: Full council meeting on Tuesday, July 25, 1995 from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Public Hearings on Wednesday, July 26 and Friday,
July 28, 1995 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. both days.
ADDRESSES: The one-day Council meeting and public Hearings #1 will be
held at the Albuquerque Marriott, 2101 Louisiana Blvd. NE.,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110. Telephone: (505) 837-6641, tax (505)
881-1780. Public Hearing #2 will be held in Shawnee, Oklahoma at the
Gordon Cooper Vocational Technical College, 4801 North Harrison
Shawnee, Oklahoma 74804, (405) 273-7493, Fax (405) 273-6354. Additional
hearing date is scheduled for Tuesday August 8, in Green Bay, Wisconsin
at the Radisson Hotel.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John W. Cheek, Acting Director, National Advisory Council on Indian
Education, 600 Independence Avenue S.W., The Portals Building Suite
6211, Washington, DC 20202-7556 Telephone: 202/205-8353, Fax (202) 205-
9446.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Council on Indian
Education is established under section 9151 of Title IX, of the Indian
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 responsibilities
under this Title to advise Congress and the Secretary of Education
regarding federal education programs in which Indian children or adults
participate or from which they can benefit.
The Chairman of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education
has called for a series of emergency hearings in several regions of the
country to inform the public of the current issues affecting programs
offered by the Indian Education Act. Specifically, the Office of Indian
Education is being proposed for elimination in FY 1996. NACIE is
conducting these public hearings in order to provide the public with
the latest and most factual information available on the proposed
action. Representatives from the Department of Education's Office of
Indian Education will be available to inform the public of the impact
on current and future Indian education projects. NACIE is also
interested in obtaining written documentation on project effectiveness
at the local level and is requesting examples of these in writing.
NACIE also welcomes written and/or oral testimony from the public,
particularly Indian parents who have children participating in Indian
Education Act programs during any of the proposed hearing dates.
Individuals wishing to participate in any of the public hearings will
need to sign in and submit any documents. In anticipation of a large
number of individuals providing testimony, oral presenters should limit
their remarks to five minutes. Written testimony may be submitted
during the open hearing on Wednesday, July 26, 1995 or may be sent to:
NACIE, 600 Independence Ave. S.W., The Portals, Suite 6211, Washington,
DC 20202-7556. Findings from the hearing will be made available to the
Secretary of Education, the U.S. Congress and the public in the coming
weeks. Testimony can also be faced to the NACIE office at (202) 205-
9446. Additional hearing locations are being proposed and can be
obtained by calling the NACIE office at (202) 205-8353.
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 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., The Portals
Building, Suite 6211, Washington, DC 20202-7556 from the hours of 9:00
to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Dated: July 18, 1995.
John W. Cheek,
Acting Director, National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
[FR Doc. 95-18193 Filed 7-21-95; 8:45 am]
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