[Federal Register: November 5, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 214)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities

AGENCY: President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges 
and Universities, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting 
of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities. This notice also describes the functions of the 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 its 
opportunity to attend.
    Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2004.
    Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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    Address: The Board will meet at the Marriott Atlanta Marquis Hotel 
and Resort, 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303; phone: 404-
521-000, fax: 404-586-6299.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Leonard Dawson, Deputy Counselor, 
White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 
1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006; telephone: (202) 502-7889, 
fax: 202-502-7879.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Board of Advisors on 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities is established under 
Executive Order 13256, dated February 12, 2002, and Executive Order 
13316 dated September 17, 2003. The Board is established (a) to report 
to the President annually on the results of the participation of 
historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in Federal 
programs, including recommendations on how to increase the private 
sector role, including the role of private foundations, in 
strengthening these institutions, with particular emphasis on enhancing 
institutional planning and development, strengthening fiscal stability 
and financial management, and improving institutional infrastructure, 
including the use of technology, to ensure the long-term viability and 
enhancement of these institutions; (b) to advise the President and the 
Secretary of Education (Secretary) on the needs of HBCUs in the areas 
of infrastructure, academic programs, and faculty and institutional 
development; (c) to advise the Secretary in the preparation of an 
annual Federal plan for assistance to HBCUs in increasing their 
capacity to participate in Federal programs; (d) to provide the 
President with an annual progress report on enhancing the capacity to 
HBCUs to serve their students; and (e) to develop, in consultation with 
the Department of Education and other Federal agencies, a private 
sector strategy to assist HBCUs.

Agenda

    The purpose of the meeting is to review and approve the Board's 
2002-2003 Annual Report to the President and to discuss other items 
pertinent to the Board and the nation's HBCUs.

Additional Information

    Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order 
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening 
devices, or material in alternative format) should notify ReShone Moore 
at (202) 502-7893, no later than Wednesday, December 1, 2004. 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.
    An opportunity for public comment is available on Wednesday, 
December 8, 2004, between 2 p.m.-3 p.m. Those members of the public 
interested in submitting comments may do so at the address indicated 
above by Wednesday, December 1, 2004.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the Office of the White House Initiative on 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of 
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the hours 
of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Rod Paige,
Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 04-24696 Filed 11-4-04; 8:45 am]

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