2024-18904. Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans

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Department of Education

AGENCY:

White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans, Office of the Secretary, Department of Education.

ACTION:

Announcement of an open meeting.

SUMMARY:

This notice sets forth the agenda for the September 10, 2024, open meeting of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans (PAC) and provides information to members of the public about how to attend the meeting and submit written comments related to the work of the PAC.

DATES:

The PAC will meet on September 10, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. E.D.T.

ADDRESSES:

The meeting will occur at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center located at First St. SE, Washington, DC 20515. Only PAC members will participate in the meeting at this address. Members of the public are invited to join the meeting virtually.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Monique Toussaint, Designated Federal Official, U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202; email [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

PAC's Statutory Authority and Function: The PAC is established by Executive Order 14050 (October 19, 2021) and is continued by Executive Order 14109 (September 29, 2023). The PAC is governed by the provisions of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (commonly known as the Federal Advisory Committee Act), which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The purpose of the PAC is to advise the President, through the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, on all matters pertaining to advancing educational equity, excellence, and economic opportunity for Black Americans and communities.

The PAC advises the President in the following areas: (i) what is needed for the development, implementation, and coordination of educational programs and initiatives at the Department and other agencies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for Black Americans; (ii) how to promote career pathways for in-demand jobs for Black students, including registered apprenticeships, internships, fellowships, mentorships, and work-based learning initiatives; (iii) how to increase public awareness of and generate solutions for the educational and training challenges and equity disparities that Black Americans face and the causes of these challenges; and (iv) approaches to establish local and national partnerships with public, private, philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to advance the mission and objectives of Executive Order 14050, consistent with applicable law. Notice of the meeting is required by 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 and is intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend.

Meeting Agenda: On September 10, 2024, the meeting agenda will include remarks from Congressional representatives, leaders of other Presidential advisory committees, U.S. Department of Education senior leaders, national leaders, a student, and subject matter experts on topics that reflect the priorities outlined in Executive Order 14050. The meeting agenda will also include a presentation by the Commissioners on the policy paper that they have generated in their working groups and discussed at the last PAC meeting.

Access to the Meeting: An RSVP is required in order to attend the meeting virtually. Please RSVP at https://sites.ed.gov/​whblackinitiative/​our-commission/​. RSVPs must be received by 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on September 9, 2024. Members of the public that RSVP will get information on how to attend the meeting virtually.

Submission of written comments: The public may submit written comments pertaining to the work of the PAC via the registration site, https://sites.ed.gov/​whblackinitiative/​our-commission/​, or to the [e-mail] mailbox. Written comments related to the September 10, 2024 PAC meeting should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on September 8, 2024. If submitting a comment via email, please use the subject line “PAC Public Comment” and include in the email the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, ( print page 68150) mailing address, email address, and telephone number, of the person(s) making the comment. Comments should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is attached to an electronic mail message (email) or provided in the body of an email message. Please do not send material directly to the PAC members.

Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the official report of the meeting on the Initiative's website no later than 90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009, the public may also inspect the meeting materials and other PAC records at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by emailing [e-mail] to schedule an appointment.

Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting platform is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the meeting ( e.g., interpreting service, assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format), notify the contact person listed in this notice at least one week before the meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request received after that date, we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to arrange it.

Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register . Free internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/​fdsys. At this site you can 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). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site.

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Authority: Presidential Executive Order 14050.

Alexis Barrett,

Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary.