[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 73 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22535-22536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-08903]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics
AGENCY: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics,
U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of an Open Commission Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the announcement of a public meeting of
the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics. 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 is intended to notify the public of this
meeting.
DATES: Tuesday, April 30, 2013.
Time: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: Great Hall, Hubert H. Humphrey Building, U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC
20201.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marco A. Davis, Acting Executive
Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W110, Washington, DC 20202;
telephone: 202-401-1411.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Advisory Commission on
Educational Excellence for Hispanics (the Commission) is established by
Executive Order 13555 (Oct. 19, 2010; reestablished December 21, 2012).
The Commission is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), (P.L 92-463; as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2)
which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory
committees. The purpose of the Commission is to advise the President
and the Secretary of Education (Secretary) on all matters pertaining to
the education attainment of the Hispanic community.
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The Commission shall advise the President and the Secretary in the
following areas: (i) Developing, implementing, and coordinating
educational programs and initiatives at the Department and other
agencies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for
Hispanics of all ages; (ii) increasing the participation of the
Hispanic community and Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the
Department's programs and in education programs at other agencies;
(iii) engaging the philanthropic, business, nonprofit, and education
communities in a national dialogue regarding the mission and objectives
of this order; (iv) establishing partnerships with public, private,
philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to meet the mission and
policy objectives of this order.
Agenda
The Commission will review initial subcommittee ideas and plans for
Commission activities for 2013, and have breakout sessions with the
established subcommittees.
Individuals who will need accommodations in order to attend the
meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or
material in alternative format) should notify Marco A. Davis, Acting
Executive Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence
for Hispanics at 202-401-1411 no later than noon EDT, Wednesday, April
24, 2013. We will attempt to meet requests for such accommodations
after this date, but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting
site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
Individuals who wish to attend the Commission meetings must RSVP by
noon EDT, Wednesday, April 24, 2013, to
[email protected]. Members of the public must RSVP
by the due date.
An opportunity for public comment is available throughout the day
on Tuesday, April 30, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., EDT. Individuals
who wish to provide comments will be allowed three minutes to speak.
Those members of the public interested in submitting written comments
may do so by submitting written comments to the attention of Emmanuel
Caudillo, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room
5W215, Washington, DC 20202, by Tuesday, April 23, 2013.
Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available
for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on
Educational Excellence for Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, Washington, DC 20202, Monday through
Friday (excluding federal holidays) during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5
p.m.
Electronic Access to the 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: www.ed.gov/fedregister/index.html. To use PDF, you must
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questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office
(GPO), toll free at 1-866-512-1830; or in the Washington, DC area at
202-512-0000.
Martha Kanter,
Under Secretary, Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-08903 Filed 4-15-13; 8:45 am]
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