[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 27035]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-11441]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Regional Advisory Committees: Open Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department 
of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the date and agenda of the upcoming 
meeting of the 10 Regional Advisory Committees (RACs), and notifies the 
public of the opportunity to attend. This notice also describes the 
functions of the RACs. Notice of this meeting is required under section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

DATES: May 23 and May 24, 2011
    Time: Monday, May 23: 11:15 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24: 8:30 
a.m. until 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia, 703-920-3230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fran Walter, U.S. Department 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 3W115, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone: 202-205-9198 or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RACs are established under section 206 
of the Education Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9605). The 
RACs were established to advise the Secretary by (1) conducting an 
educational needs assessment of each region described in section 174(b) 
of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002; and (2) submitting 
reports for each region based on the regional assessments no later than 
four months after the committees are first convened.
    The purpose of the meeting is to initiate the process of conducting 
an educational needs assessment of each of the 10 RAC regions.
    The public is welcome to attend the May 23 and May 24 meeting. 
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to 
attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening 
devices, materials in an alternative format) should notify Stephanie 
Wright at 202-260-7405 or by e-mail at [email protected] no later 
than May 18, 2011. We will attempt to meet requests submitted after 
this date, but cannot guarantee availability of the requested 
accommodation. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.
    Public Comment: The agenda for May 24, 2011 includes time for 
public comment, from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. Each speaker will be allowed 
to make comments to the RACs for three minutes to speak. Those members 
of the public interested in submitting written comments may send them 
to Fran Walter, Room 3W115, Office of Elementary and Secondary 
Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20202-6400 by May 23, 2011.
    A summary of meeting activities will be available to the public 
online at http://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/rac/index.html within 14 
days of the meeting and for public inspection at Room 3W221, 400 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 
p.m.

Thelma Mel[eacute]ndez de Santa Ana,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2011-11441 Filed 5-9-11; 8:45 am]
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