[Federal Register: August 29, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 166)]
[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.
DATES: Thursday, September 15, 2005.
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the Hyatt Regency Washington Hotel,
400 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001. Phone: 202-737-1234,
Fax: 202-393-7927.
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
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recommendations on how to increase the private sector role, including
the role of private foundations, in strengthening these institutions,
with particular emphasis also given to 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 of
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 receive and deliberate on
legislative and policy issues pertinent to the Board and the nation's
HBCUs and to discuss relevant issues to be addressed in the Board's
multiyear annual report.
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
Thursday, September 8, 2005. 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 Thursday,
September 15, 2005, between 2 p.m.-3 p.m. Those members of the public
interested in submitting written comments may do so at the address
indicated above by Thursday, September 8, 2005.
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.
Margaret Spellings,
Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 05-17138 Filed 8-26-05; 8:45 am]
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