[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46215-46216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-21912]
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NATONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY
Notice of Advisory Board Meeting
AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This Notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory
Board (Board). This notice also describes the function of the Board.
Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the
general public of their opportunity to attend the meeting.
DATE AND TIME: September 10, 1999 from 9 am to 11 pm.
ADDRESSES: National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW, Suite
730, Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly Coles, Executive Assistant,
National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730,
Washington, DC 20006. Telephone (202) 233-2027, email [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is established under the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998. Title II of P.L. 105-220, Sec. 242, the
National Institute for Literacy. The Board consists of ten individuals
appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate.
The Board is established to advise and make recommendations to the
Interagency Group, composed of the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and
Health and Human Services, which administers the National Institute for
Literacy (Institute). The Interagency Group considers the Board's
recommendations in planning the goals of the Institute and in the
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implementation of any programs to achieve the goals of the Institute.
Specifically, the Board performs the following functions (a) Makes
recommendations concerning the appointment of the Director and the
staff of the Institute; (b) provides independent advice on operation of
the Institute; and (c) receives reports from the Interagency Group and
Director of the Institute. In addition, the Institute consults with the
Board on the award of fellowships. The Board will meet in Washington,
DC on September 10, 1999 from 9 am to 11 am. The meeting of the Board
is open to the public. This meeting of the Institute's Advisory Board
will focus on current and future Institute programs and activities.
Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public
inspection at the National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW,
Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006 from 8:30 am to 5 pm.
Dated: August 18, 1999.
Sharyn M. Abbott,
Acting Director, National Institute for Literacy.
[FR Doc. 99-21912 Filed 8-23-99; 8:45 am]
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