[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52894-52895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24676]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Meeting of the Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Capital Financing Advisory Board
AGENCY: Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital Financing
Board, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and location of an
upcoming open meeting of the Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board (Board). Notice of this
meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of the opportunity
to attend.
DATES: The Board meeting will be held on Saturday, December 2, 2017,
4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m., Central Time, in White Rock Rooms 1-2, Level 5,
Omni Hotel, 555 S. Lamar St., Dallas, TX 75202.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam H. Kissel, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Higher Education Programs and the Designated Federal
Official for the Board, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 453-6808; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Capital Financing Advisory Board's Statutory Authority and
Function: The Historically Black Colleges and Universities Capital
Financing Advisory Board (Board) is authorized by Title III, Part D,
Section 347 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended in 1998 (20
U.S.C. 1066f). The Board is established within the Department of
Education to provide advice and counsel to the Secretary and the
designated bonding authority as to the most effective and efficient
means of implementing construction financing on historically black
college and university campuses and to advise Congress regarding the
progress made in implementing the Historically Black Colleges and
Universities Capital Financing Program (Program). Specifically, the
Board will provide advice as to the capital needs of Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, how those needs can be met through the
Program, and what additional steps might be taken to improve the
operation and implementation of the Program.
Meeting Agenda: The purpose of this meeting is to update the Board
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current program activities, set future meeting dates, enable the Board
to make recommendations to the Secretary on the current capital needs
of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and discuss
recommendations regarding how the Board might increase its
effectiveness.
There will be an opportunity for public comment regarding the
Board's activities on Saturday, December 2, 2017, 6:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
Please be advised that comments cannot exceed five (5) minutes. Members
of the public interested in submitting written comments may do so by
submitting comments to the attention of Adam H. Kissel, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20202. Comments must be postmarked no later
than Saturday, November 25, 2017, to be considered for discussion
during the meeting. Comments should pertain to the work of the Board or
the Program.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The official verbatim transcripts
of the Board's public meeting will be made available for public
inspection no later than 60 calendar days following a meeting.
Pursuant to the FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. as amended, Section 10(b), the
public may also inspect meeting materials at http://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/hbcu-finance.html.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or
service to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format),
notify the contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks
before the scheduled meeting date. We will attempt to meet a request
received after that date, though, we may not be able to make available
the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to
arrange it.
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Authority: Title III, Part D, Section 347, of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended in 1998 (20 U.S.C. 1066f).
Kathleen Smith,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2017-24676 Filed 11-14-17; 8:45 am]
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