[Federal Register: March 8, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 47)] [Notices] [Page 9440-9441] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Indian Education National Advisory Council; Meeting AGENCY: National Advisory Council on Indian Education. ACTION: Notice of emergency open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming emergency meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education. This notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. DATE AND TIME: March 11 and 12, 1996, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily or until the conclusion of business. ADDRESS: 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., The Portals-Suite 6211, Washington, DC 20202-7556. Telephone: (202) 205-8353. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Cheek, Acting Director, National Advisory Council on Indian Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW., The Portals-Suite 6211, Washington, DC 20202-7556. Telephone: (202) 205-8353. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Council on Indian Education (NACIE) is established under section 9151 of Title IX, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 7871). The Council is established to, among other things, assist the Secretary of Education in carrying out responsibilities under this Title and to advise Congress and the Secretary of Education with regard to federal education programs in which Indian children or adults participate or from which they can benefit. The Chair of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education has called for an emergency meeting for Monday, March 11, and Tuesday, March 12, 1996 in Washington, D.C. The agenda includes a briefing on the status of Indian Education for the 1996 fiscal year [[Page 9441]] and beyond. Specifically, NACIE will address several urgent Indian education issues including: the Federal Comprehensive Indian Education Policy Statement; the future role of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education; status report on the Director vacancy in the Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education; discussion on how the Department of Education intends to provide consultation on Indian education issues pursuant to President Clinton's Executive Order of April 28, 1994 authorizing each federal agency to consult with Tribal Nations; status report on the restructuring initiative within the Office of Indian Education; briefing on Tribally Controlled Community Colleges Executive Order; and discussion with the Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education on the status of the FY 96 Indian Education Act. These proposals will have a direct and immediate effect on the quantity and quality of educational services to American Indian and Alaska Native communities nationwide and on the role that the National Advisory Council on Indian Education is authorized by law to uphold. This meeting may include a teleconference call on either day depending on the availability of a quorum of the NACIE membership. The public is being given less than 15 days notice due to problems in scheduling this meeting. Records shall be kept of all Council proceedings and are available for public inspection at the office of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education located at 1250 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-7556 from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except holidays. Dated: March 4, 1996. John W. Cheek, Acting Executive Director, National Advisory Council on Indian Education. [FR Doc. 96-5485 Filed 3-6-96; 9:24 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M