[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51984-51985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-20870]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for
Hispanics Meeting
AGENCY: White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the ninth
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. Due to unexpected complications in
securing adequate meeting space coupled with the immediate need to
establish a plan of activities for the White House Initiative on
Educational Excellence for Hispanics' 25th Anniversary scheduled to
begin on or about September 2014, this notice is being published late.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at 9
a.m.-4 p.m. Central Daylight Time.
ADDRESSES: Durango Building, Southwest Room, 1.124, The University of
Texas at San Antonio, Downtown Campus, 501 Cesar E. Chavez Blvd., San
Antonio, TX 78207.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emmanuel Caudillo, Special Advisor,
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 400
Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, 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.
Meeting: The Commission will provide updates to its activities and
engagement efforts on key priorities, and hold breakout sessions with
the established subcommittees: Early Learning; K-12; and Higher
Education. There will be discussion focusing on the Commission's 25th
Anniversary in 2015.
Individuals who wish to attend the Commission meeting must RSVP by
12 noon EDT, Friday, August 29, 2014, to [email protected].
An opportunity for public comment will be available on Wednesday,
September 3, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., CDT. 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
Friday, August 29, 2014 or via email at [email protected].
Reasonable Accommodations: 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, no later than
Wednesday, August 27, 2014. 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.
Access to Records of the Meeting: 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. EDT.
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Authority: 20 U.S.C. 101c.
Ted Mitchell,
Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2014-20870 Filed 8-29-14; 8:45 am]
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