[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54572-54573]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-21757]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders

AGENCY: President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting 
of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders (Commission). The notice also describes the functions of the 
Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to notify the public of 
its opportunity to attend.

DATES: September 28, 2012.
    Time: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly W. Coles, White House 
Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 400 Maryland 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 453-7277, fax: 202-
453-5632.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Advisory Commission on Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders is established under Executive Order 
13515, dated October 14, 2009 and subsequently continued and amended by 
Executive Order 13585. Per E.O. 13515, The Commission shall provide 
advice to the President, through the Secretary of Education and a 
senior official to be designated by the President, as Co-Chairs of the 
Initiative, on: (i) The development, monitoring, and coordination of 
executive branch efforts to improve the quality of life of AAPIs 
through increased participation in Federal programs in which such 
persons may be underserved; (ii) the compilation of research and data 
related to AAPI populations and subpopulations; (iii) the development, 
monitoring, and coordination of Federal efforts to improve the economic 
and community development of AAPI businesses; and (iv) strategies to 
increase public and private-sector collaboration, and community 
involvement in improving the health, education, environment, and well-
being of AAPIs.

Agenda

    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss strategic planning and 
establish sub-committees of the Commission to help facilitate and focus 
its work; review the work of the White House Initiative on Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders; and determine key strategies to help 
meet the Commission's charge as outlined in E.O. 13515.

Additional Information

    Individuals of the public who would like to attend the meeting on 
September 28, 2012, please R.S.V.P. to Shelly Coles via email at 
[email protected] no later than, September 24, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
    Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order 
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening 
devices, or material in alternative format) should notify Shelly Coles 
at (202) 453-7277, no later than Wednesday, September 12, 2012. We will 
attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but,

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cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities.
    Due to time constraints, there will not be a public comment period 
at this meeting. However, individuals wishing to provide comment(s) 
about the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders or the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and 
Pacific Islanders may contact Shelly Coles via email at 
[email protected]. Please include in the subject line, the wording, 
``Public Comment''.
    Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available 
for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on 
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, U.S. Department of Education, 
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202, Monday-Friday during the 
hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Electronic Access to this Document: You may 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) on the 
Internet at the following site: www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/index.html. 
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free 
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Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-866-512-1800; or in 
the Washington, DC area at 202-512-0000.

Martha Kanter,
Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2012-21757 Filed 9-4-12; 8:45 am]
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