[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00512]
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DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of
Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Education, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act--Public Law 92-
463, 5 United States Code, Appendix 2, Section 10 (a) (b); and the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), (20 U.S.C.
1400 et seq.), the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) requests
nominations of individuals to serve on the Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There are six positions
available. The BIE will consider nominations received in response to
this request for nominations, as well as other sources. The
``Supplementary Information'' section for this notice provides
committee and membership criteria.
DATES: Please submit nominations by February 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Ms. Sue Bement, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian Education, Division of
Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian School Road NW., Suite 332,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, Telephone (505) 563-5274, or Fax to
(505) 563-5281.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Sue Bement, DFO, at the address
and telephone number listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463.
The following provides information about the Committee, the membership
and the nomination process.
1. Objective and Duties
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will provide guidance, advice and
recommendations with respect to special education and related services
for children with disabilities in BIE-funded schools in accordance with
the requirements of IDEA;
(b) The Advisory Board will:
(1) Provide advice and recommendations for the coordination of
services within the BIE and with other local, State and Federal
agencies;
(2) Provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of policy
issues dealing with the provision of educational services to American
Indian children with disabilities;
(3) Serve as advocates for American Indian students with special
education needs by providing advice and recommendations regarding best
practices, effective program coordination strategies, and
recommendations for improved educational programming;
(4) Provide advice and recommendations for the preparation of
information required to be submitted to the Secretary of Education
under 20 U.S.C. 1411 (h)(2);
(5) Provide advice and recommend policies concerning effective
inter- and intra- agency collaboration, including modifications to
regulations, and the elimination of barriers to inter- and intra-
agency programs and activities; and
(6) Will report and direct all correspondence to the Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs through the Director, BIE with a courtesy
copy to the DFO.
2. Membership
(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), the Advisory Board will be
composed of up to 15 individuals involved in or concerned with the
education and provision of services to Indian infants, toddlers,
children, and youth with disabilities. The Advisory Board composition
will reflect a broad range of viewpoints and will include at least one
member representing each of the following interests: Indians with
disabilities; teachers of children with disabilities; Indian parents or
guardians of children with disabilities; service providers; state
education officials; local education officials; state interagency
coordinating councils (for states having Indian reservations); tribal
representatives or tribal organization representatives; and other
members representing the various divisions and entities of BIE.
(b) The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs may provide the
Secretary of the Interior recommendations for the chairperson; however,
the chairperson and other Advisory Board members will be appointed by
the Secretary of the Interior. Advisory Board members shall serve
staggered terms of two years or three years from the date of their
appointment.
3. Miscellaneous
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation,
but will be reimbursed for travel, including subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the
same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government Service
under 5 U.S.C. 5703.
(b) A member may not participate in matters that will directly
affect, or appear to affect, the financial interests of the member or
the member's spouse or minor children, unless authorized by the
appropriate ethics official. Compensation from employment does not
constitute a financial interest of the member so long as the matter
before the committee will not have a special or distinct effect on the
member or the member's employer, other than as part of a class. The
provisions of this paragraph do not affect any other statutory or
regulatory ethical obligations to which a member may be subject.
(c) The Advisory Board meets at least twice a year, budget
permitting. Additional meetings may be held as deemed necessary by the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs or the DFO.
(d) All Committee meetings are open to the public in accordance
with the
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Federal Advisory Committee Act regulations.
4. Nomination Information
(a) Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and
federally recognized tribes, as well as from State Directors of Special
Education (within the 23 states in which BIE-funded schools are
located) concerned with the education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
(b) Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and/
or needs of American Indian children with disabilities. Such knowledge
and expertise are needed to provide advice and recommendations to BIE
regarding the needs of American Indian children with disabilities.
(c) A summary of the candidates' qualifications (resume or
curriculum vitae) must be included with the nomination application.
Nominees must have the ability to attend Advisory Board meetings, carry
out Advisory Board assignments, participate in teleconference calls,
and work in groups.
(d) The Department of the Interior is committed to equal
opportunity in the workplace and seeks diverse Committee membership,
which is bound by Indian Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 472).
5. Basis for Nominations
If you wish to nominate someone for appointment to the Advisory
Board, please do not make the nomination until the person has agreed to
have his or her name submitted to the BIE for this purpose.
6. Nomination Application
Please fill out this form completely and include a copy of the
nominee's resume or curriculum vitae.
7. Information Collection
This collection of information is authorized by OMB Control Number
1076-0179, ``Solicitation of Nominations for the Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children.
Dated: January 6, 2015.
Kevin K. Washburn,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
BUREAU OF INDIAN EDUCATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
MEMBERSHIP NOMINATION FORM
Nomination Information
A. Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and
federally-recognized tribes, as well as from State Directors of Special
Education (within the 23 states in which BIE-funded schools are
located) concerned with the education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
B. Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and/
or needs of American Indian children with disabilities. Such knowledge
and expertise are needed to provide advice and recommendations to BIE
regarding the needs of American Indian children with disabilities.
C. A summary of the candidate's qualifications (resume or
curriculum vitae) must be included with the nomination application.
Nominees must have the ability to: (1) Attend Advisory Board meetings;
(2) carry out Advisory Board assignments; (3) participate in
teleconference calls; and (4) work in groups.
D. The Department of the Interior is committed to equal opportunity
in the workplace and seeks diverse Committee membership; however, the
Department is bound by the Indian Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C.
472).
Objective and Duties
A. The Advisory Board provides guidance, advice, and
recommendations with respect to special education and related services
for children with disabilities in BIE-funded schools in accordance with
the requirements of IDEA.
B. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations for the
coordination of services within BIE and with other local, State and
Federal agencies.
C. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations on a
broad range of policy issues dealing with the provision of educational
services to American Indian children with disabilities.
D. The Advisory Board serves as an advocate for American Indian
students with special education needs by providing advice and
recommendations regarding best practices, effective program
coordination strategies, and recommendations for improved educational
programming.
E. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations for the
preparation of information required to be submitted to the Secretary of
Education.
F. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommends policies
concerning effective inter- and intra-agency collaboration, including
modifications to regulations, and the elimination of barriers to inter
and intra-agency programs and activities.
G. The Advisory Board reports and directs all correspondence to the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs through the Director of the Bureau
of Indian Education with a courtesy copy to the DFO.
Membership
A. The Advisory Board shall be composed of 15 members. The
Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs may provide the Secretary of the
Interior recommendations for the Chairperson. However, all Advisory
Board members will be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior as
required. Advisory Board members shall serve staggered terms of two
years or three years from the date of their appointment. The Secretary
may remove members from the Advisory Board at any time at his/her
discretion.
B. As required by IDEA, the Advisory Board will be composed of
individuals involved in or concerned with the education and provision
of services to Indian children with disabilities. The Advisory Board
composition will reflect a broad range of viewpoints and will include
at least one (1) member representing each of the following interests:
Indian persons with disabilities; teachers of children with
disabilities; Indian parents or guardians of children with
disabilities; service providers; State education officials; local
education officials; State interagency coordinating councils (for
states having Indian reservations); tribal representatives or tribal
organization representatives; and, BIE employees concerned with the
education of children with disabilities.
C. Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation, but
will be reimbursed for travel, including subsistence and other
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties
consistent with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5703.
D. A member may not participate in matters that will directly
affect, or appear to affect, the financial interests of the member or
the member's spouse or minor children, unless authorized by the DFO.
Compensation from employment does not constitute a financial interest
of the member so long as the matter before the committee will not have
a special or distinct effect on the member or the member's employer,
other than as part of a class. The provisions of this paragraph do not
affect any other statutory or regulatory ethical obligations to which a
member may be subject.
E. The Advisory Board meets at least twice a year, budget
permitting. Additional meetings may be held as deemed necessary by the
Assistant Secretary or the DFO.
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