[Federal Register: May 19, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 96)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Board of Advisory on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
AGENCY: President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, Education.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an
upcoming meeting of the President's board of Advisors on Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (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 and is intended to
notify the pubic of their opportunity to attend.
DATES: Wednesday, May 28, 2003.
TIME: 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Board will meet in Washington, DC the Wyndham Hotel on
1400 M Street.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ambassador Leonard H.O. Spearman,
Executive Director, or Beverly Ward, Special Assistant, White House
Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 400
Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 502-9700.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities is established under
Executive Order 13256 dated February 12, 2002. The Board is established
(a) to report to the President annually on the results of the
participation of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs)
is 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
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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 of 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.
The purpose of the meeting is to address administrative issues,
such as annual ethics training.
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 Barbara
Lindler at (202) 502-7904 by no later than May 16, 2003. 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 May 28, 2003
between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Those members of the public interested in
submitting written comments may do so at the address indicated above by
Friday, May 25, 2003.
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 from the hours of 9 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
William Hansen,
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 03-12530 Filed 5-16-03; 8:45 am]
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