FR Doc 07-1819 [Federal Register: April 12, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 70)] [Notices] [Page 18466] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12ap07-41] Download: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Advisory Council on Indian Education AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. ACTION: Notice of opening meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian Education (the Council) and is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend. This notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of the Council's meetings is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and by the Council's charter. AGENDA: The Council will discuss their development of the Council's Annual Report to Congress, subcommittee work activities and updates on Executive Order 13336. Dates: May 2, 2007. Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location: Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, SW., Washington, DC 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peirce Hammond, Acting Director, Office of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-401-0953. Fax: 202- 260-7779 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council advises the Secretary of Education on the funding and administration (including the development of regulations, and administrative policies and practices) of any program over which the Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian children or adults as participants or programs that may benefit Indian children or adults, including any program established under Title VII, Part A of the ESEA. The Council submits to the Congress, not later than June 30 of each year, a report on the activities of the Council that includes recommendations the Council considers appropriate for the improvement of Federal education programs that include Indian children or adults as participants or that may benefit Indian children or adults, and recommendations concerning the funding of any such program. The general public is welcome to attend the May 2, 2007 meeting to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Washington, DC. Individuals who need accommodations for a disability in order to participate (i.e., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, materials in alternative format) should notify Peirce Hammond at 202-401-0953 by April 23, 2006. We will attempt to meet requests after the date, but cannot guarantee availability of the requested accommodation. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Records are kept of all Council proceedings and are available for public inspection at the Office of Indian Education, United States Department of Education, Room 5C141, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 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/fedregister. 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 published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html. Kerri L. Briggs, Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education. [FR Doc. 07-1819 Filed 4-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M