[Federal Register: September 21, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 182)]
[Notices]
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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY
National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board; Notice of Meeting
AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and a summary of the
agenda for an upcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy
Advisory Board (Board). The 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. This document is intended to notify the
general public of their opportunity to attend the meeting. Individuals
who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the
meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or
materials in alternative format) should notify Liz Hollis at telephone
number (202) 233-2072 no later than September 28. 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.
DATE AND TIME: Open sessions--October 13, 2004, from 8:30 am to 5:30
pm; October 14, 2004, from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm; and October 15, 2004,
from 8:30 am to 2 pm.
ADDRESSES: The University of Texas System, Ashbel Smith Hall, 9th
Floor, 201 West 7th Street, Austin, Texas 78701.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Hollis, Special Assistant to the
Director; National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW., Suite
730, Washington, DC 20006; telephone number: (202) 233-2072; e-mail:
ehollis@nifl.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is established under section 242
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, Pub. L. 105-220 (20 U.S.C.
9252). The Board consists of ten individuals appointed by the President
with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Board advises and makes
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 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 National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board meeting on
October 13-15, 2004, will focus on future and current program
activities, presentations by education researchers, 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 am to 5
pm.
Dated: September 15, 2004.
Sandra L. Baxter,
Interim Director.
[FR Doc. 04-21134 Filed 9-20-04; 8:45 am]
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