[Federal Register: January 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 10)]
[Notices]
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY
National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board; Notice of an Open
Meeting
AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.
ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming open meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory
Board. The notice also describes the functions
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of the Committee. 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 its opportunity to attend. Due to scheduling
difficulties, this notice is appearing in the Federal Register less
than 15 days prior to the meeting date.
DATES: January 30-31, 2008.
Time: January 30 from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; January 31 from 8:30 a.m.-2
p.m.
ADDRESSES: 1775 I St., NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Langley, Staff Assistant, the
National Institute for Literacy; 1775 I St., NW., Suite 730; phone:
(202) 233-2043; fax: (202) 233-2050; e-mail: slangley@nifl.gov.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Institute for Literacy Advisory
Board is authorized by section 242 of the Workforce Investment Act of
1998, Public Law 105-220 (20 U.S.C. 9252). The Board consists of 10
individuals appointed by the President with the advice and consent of
the Senate. The Board advises and makes recommendations to the
Interagency Group that administers the Institute. The Interagency Group
is composed of the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Health and
Human Services. The Interagency Group considers the Board's
recommendations in planning the goals of the Institute and in
implementing any programs to achieve those goals. Specifically, the
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 the
Institute's Director.
The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Institute's future
and current program priorities; status of on-going Institute work;
other relevant literacy activities and issues; and other Board business
as necessary.
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability to attend
the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistance listening devices,
or materials in alternative format) should notify Steve Langley at 202-
233-2043 no later than January 19, 2008. We will attempt to meet
requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their
availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
Request for Public Written Comment. The public may send written
comments to the Advisory Board no later than 5 p.m. on January 19,
2008, to Steve Langley at the National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I
St., NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006, e-mail: slangley@nifl.gov.
Records are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for
public inspection at the National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I St.,
NW., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday.
Electronic Access to This 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 the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/federegister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO) toll free at 1-888-293-6498; or in the
Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html
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Dated: January 9, 2008.
Sandra Baxter,
Director, The National Institute for Literacy.
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