[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72070-72071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28739]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanics

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the fourth 
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 intended to notify the public 
of its opportunity to attend.

DATES: Wednesday, December 11, 2013.
    Time: 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Building Auditorium, 
1700 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20552.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmanuel Caudillo, Special Advisor, 
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 12, 2012). 
The Commission is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. 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 on all matters pertaining to the 
education attainment of the Hispanic community.
    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 the 2013-2016 Commission strategic plan, 
including activities and engagement efforts for 2014 on key priorities, 
and hold 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 Emmanuel Caudillo, 
Special Advisor, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanics at 202-401-1411 or 202-401-0078, no later than Wednesday, 
December 4, 2013. We will attempt to meet requests for such 
accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their 
availability. The

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meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
    Individuals who wish to attend the Commission meeting must RSVP by 
12 noon EST, Wednesday, December 4, 2013, to [email protected].
    An opportunity for public comment will be available on Wednesday, 
December 11, 2013, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., EST. 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 them to the attention of Emmanuel Caudillo, White House 
Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, Washington, DC 20202, by 
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 or via email at [email protected].
    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 
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. For 
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, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-28739 Filed 11-29-13; 8:45 am]
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