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[Federal Register: March 4, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 42)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

 
Notice of Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy (NIFL).

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a

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forthcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Board 
(Advisory Board). This notice also describes the function of the 
Advisory Board. Notice of this meeting is required under section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is 
intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend 
the meeting.

DATE AND TIME: March 14, 2002 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and March 15, 
2002 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW., Suite 
730, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly Coles, Executive Assistant, 
National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW., Suite 730, 
Washington, DC 20006. Telephone number (202) 233-2027, e-mail: 
<A HREF="mailto:scoles@nifl.gov">scoles@nifl.gov</A>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board is established under the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Title II of Pub. L. 105-220, Sec. 
242, the National Institute for Literacy. The Advisory Board consists 
of ten individuals appointed by the President with the advice and 
consent of the Senate. The Advisory Board is established to advise and 
make recommendations to the Interagency Group, composed of the 
Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Health and Human Services, which 
administers the National Institute for Literacy (Institute). The 
Interagency Group considers the Advisory Board 's recommendations in 
planning the goals of the Institute and in the implementation of any 
programs to achieve the goals of the Institute. Specifically, the 
Advisory Board performs the following functions: (a) Makes 
recommendations concerning the appointment of the Director and the 
staff of the Institute; (b) provides independent advice on operation of 
the Institute; and (c) receives reports from the Interagency Group and 
Director of the Institute. In addition, the Institute consults with the 
Advisory Board on the award of fellowships. The National Institute for 
Literacy Advisory Board meeting on March 14-15, 2002, will focus on 
future and current NIFL program activities, and other relevant literacy 
activities and issues. Records are kept of all Advisory Board 
proceedings and are available for public inspection at the National 
Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC 
20006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Dated: February 26, 2002.
Sandra L. Baxter,
Interim Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-4961 Filed 3-1-02; 8:45 am]
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