81 FR 19585 - President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 65 (April 5, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 65 (April 5, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-07675 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 19585-19586] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-07675] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, Office of Undersecretary, U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Education. ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the April 18, 2016, meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (PBA) and provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments and on the process as to how to request time to make oral comments at the meeting. The notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of the meeting is required by Sec. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend. DATES: The PBA meeting will be held on April 18, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. E.D.T. at NASA Research & Education Support Services, 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 in Arlington, Virginia 22202. ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sedika Franklin, Associate Director, U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20204; telephone: (202) 453-5634 or (202) 453-5630, fax: (202) 453- 5632, or email [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBA's Statutory Authority and Function: The President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (the Board) is established by Executive Order 13532 (February 26, 2010) and continued by Executive Order 13708 which was signed by the President on September 30, 2015. The Board is governed by the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub.L 92- 463; as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The purpose of the Board is to advise the President and the Secretary of Education (Secretary) on all matters pertaining to strengthening the educational capacity of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The Board shall advise the President and the Secretary in the following areas: (i) Improving the identity, visibility, and distinctive capabilities and overall competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii) engaging the philanthropic, business, government, military, homeland- security, and education communities in a national dialogue regarding new HBCU programs and initiatives; (iii) improving the ability of HBCUs to remain fiscally secure institutions that can assist the nation in reaching its goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020; (iv) elevating the public awareness of HBCUs; and (v) encouraging public-private investments in HBCUs. Meeting Agenda: In addition to its review of activities prior to April 18, 2016, the meeting agenda will include Chairman William R. Harvey's report on HBCU issues and concerns; Executive Director, Ivory A. Toldson will provide an update on current priorities of the White House Initiative on HBCUs to include planning strategies and initiatives; Ted Mitchell, Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education has been invited to provide an update on education policies relevant to HBCUs; and Chairman Harvey and Executive Director Toldson will lead a conversation regarding how the Board will complete its work as the Administration draws to a close and Chairman Harvey will open the floor for subcommittee reports (Black Males, Strategy, Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Community Colleges and Aspirational Support) and for the full Board to receive and vote on recommendations from each subcommittee. Oral comments will begin immediately following the conclusion of subcommittee reports. Submission of requests to make an oral comment: There are two methods the public may use to make an oral comment at the April 18, 2016 meeting. Method One: Submit a request by email to the [email protected] mailbox. Please do not send materials directly to PBA members. Requests must be received by April 11, 2016. Include in the subject line of the email request ``Oral Comment Request: (Organization name).'' The email must include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, telephone number, of the person(s) requesting to speak, and a brief summary (not to exceed one page) of the principal points to be made during the oral presentation. All individuals submitting an advance request in accordance with this notice will be [[Page 19586]] afforded an opportunity to speak for three minutes. Method Two: Register at the meeting location on April 18, 2016, to make an oral comment during the PBA's deliberations concerning Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The requestor must provide his or her name, title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number. Individuals will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis. If selected, each commenter will have an opportunity to speak for three minutes. All oral comments made will become part of the official record of the Board. Similarly, written materials distributed during oral presentations will become part of the official record of the meeting. Submission of written public comments: The Board invites written comments, which will be read during the Public Comment segment of the agenda. Comments must be received by April 11, 2016, in the [email protected] mailbox, include in the subject line ``Written Comments: Public Comment''. The email must include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone number, of the person(s) making the comment. Comments should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is attached to an electronic mail message (email) or provided in the body of an email message. Please do not send material directly to the PBA members. Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the official report of the meeting on the PBA Web site 90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the public may also inspect the materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC, by emailing [email protected] or by calling (202) 453- 5634 to schedule an appointment. Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format), notify the contact person listed in this notice at least one week before the meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a request received after that date, we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to arrange it. Electronic Access to this Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System at: www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys. At this site you can 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). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. Authority: Presidential Executive Order 13532, continued by Executive Order 13708. Ted Mitchell, Under Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-07675 Filed 4-4-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION The Board shall advise the President
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general and the Secretary in the following areas:
public and Federal agencies with an President’s Board of Advisors on (i) Improving the identity, visibility, and
opportunity to comment on proposed, Historically Black Colleges and distinctive capabilities and overall
revised, and continuing collections of Universities competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii) engaging
information. This helps the Department AGENCY: President’s Board of Advisors the philanthropic, business,
assess the impact of its information on Historically Black Colleges and government, military, homeland-
collection requirements and minimize Universities, Office of Undersecretary, security, and education communities in
the public’s reporting burden. It also U.S. Department of Education, U.S. a national dialogue regarding new
helps the public understand the Department of Education. HBCU programs and initiatives; (iii)
Department’s information collection improving the ability of HBCUs to
ACTION: Announcement of an open
requirements and provide the requested remain fiscally secure institutions that
meeting.
data in the desired format. ED is can assist the nation in reaching its goal
soliciting comments on the proposed SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the of having the highest proportion of
information collection request (ICR) that agenda for the April 18, 2016, meeting college graduates by 2020; (iv) elevating
is described below. The Department of of the President’s Board of Advisors on the public awareness of HBCUs; and (v)
Education is especially interested in Historically Black Colleges and encouraging public-private investments
public comment addressing the Universities (PBA) and provides in HBCUs.
following issues: (1) Is this collection information to members of the public on Meeting Agenda: In addition to its
necessary to the proper functions of the submitting written comments and on review of activities prior to April 18,
Department; (2) will this information be the process as to how to request time to 2016, the meeting agenda will include
processed and used in a timely manner; make oral comments at the meeting. The Chairman William R. Harvey’s report on
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; notice also describes the functions of HBCU issues and concerns; Executive
(4) how might the Department enhance the Board. Notice of the meeting is Director, Ivory A. Toldson will provide
the quality, utility, and clarity of the required by § 10(a)(2) of the Federal an update on current priorities of the
information to be collected; and (5) how Advisory Committee Act and intended White House Initiative on HBCUs to
might the Department minimize the to notify the public of its opportunity to include planning strategies and
burden of this collection on the attend. initiatives; Ted Mitchell, Under
respondents, including through the use DATES: The PBA meeting will be held on Secretary of the U.S. Department of
of information technology. Please note April 18, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Education has been invited to provide
that written comments received in E.D.T. at NASA Research & Education an update on education policies
response to this notice will be Support Services, 2345 Crystal Drive, relevant to HBCUs; and Chairman
considered public records. Suite 500 in Arlington, Virginia 22202. Harvey and Executive Director Toldson
Title of Collection: Native American ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of will lead a conversation regarding how
Career and Technical Education Education, White House Initiative on the Board will complete its work as the
Program Application (1894–0001). Historically Black Colleges and Administration draws to a close and
OMB Control Number: 1830–0542. Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue Chairman Harvey will open the floor for
SW., Washington, DC 20202. subcommittee reports (Black Males,
Type of Review: An extension of an Strategy, Science Technology
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
existing information collection. Engineering and Mathematics (STEM),
Sedika Franklin, Associate Director,
Respondents/Affected Public: State, U.S. Department of Education, White Community Colleges and Aspirational
Local, or Tribal Governments. House Initiative on Historically Black Support) and for the full Board to
Total Estimated Number of Annual Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland receive and vote on recommendations
Responses: 31. Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20204; from each subcommittee. Oral
Total Estimated Number of Annual telephone: (202) 453–5634 or (202) 453– comments will begin immediately
Burden Hours: 1,240. 5630, fax: (202) 453–5632, or email following the conclusion of
sedika.franklin@ed.gov. subcommittee reports.
Abstract: This information collection Submission of requests to make an
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBA’s
solicits applications for the Native oral comment: There are two methods
American Career and Technical Statutory Authority and Function: The
President’s Board of Advisors on the public may use to make an oral
Education Program. The collection comment at the April 18, 2016 meeting.
Historically Black Colleges and
request includes a notice inviting
Universities (the Board) is established Method One: Submit a request by
applications and an accompanying
by Executive Order 13532 (February 26, email to the whirsvps@ed.gov mailbox.
application package that set out the
2010) and continued by Executive Order Please do not send materials directly to
selection criteria used to assess the
13708 which was signed by the PBA members. Requests must be
quality of applications, establish the
President on September 30, 2015. The received by April 11, 2016. Include in
Government Performance and Results
Board is governed by the provisions of the subject line of the email request
Act indicators on which grantees must
the Federal Advisory Committee Act ‘‘Oral Comment Request: (Organization
report, and require grantees to support
(FACA), (Pub.L 92–463; as amended, 5 name).’’ The email must include the
an independent evaluation of their
U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) which sets forth name(s), title, organization/affiliation,
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project.
standards for the formation and use of mailing address, email address,
Dated: March 30, 2016. advisory committees. The purpose of telephone number, of the person(s)
Tomakie Washington, the Board is to advise the President and requesting to speak, and a brief
Acting Director, Information Collection the Secretary of Education (Secretary) summary (not to exceed one page) of the
Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy on all matters pertaining to principal points to be made during the
Officer, Office of Management. strengthening the educational capacity oral presentation. All individuals
[FR Doc. 2016–07650 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am] of Historically Black Colleges and submitting an advance request in
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afforded an opportunity to speak for available via the Federal Digital System 400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
three minutes. at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 2E–103, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Method Two: Register at the meeting can view this document, as well as all FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
location on April 18, 2016, to make an other documents of this Department specific questions related to collection
oral comment during the PBA’s published in the Federal Register, in activities, please contact Kashka
deliberations concerning Historically text or Adobe Portable Document Kubzdela at kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov.
Black Colleges and Universities. The Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
requestor must provide his or her name, have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is Department of Education (ED), in
title, organization/affiliation, mailing available free at the site. accordance with the Paperwork
address, email address, and telephone You may also access documents of the Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
number. Individuals will be selected on Department published in the Federal 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
a first-come, first-served basis. If Register by using the article search public and Federal agencies with an
selected, each commenter will have an feature at: www.federalregister.gov. opportunity to comment on proposed,
opportunity to speak for three minutes. Specifically, through the advanced
All oral comments made will become revised, and continuing collections of
search feature at this site, you can limit information. This helps the Department
part of the official record of the Board. your search to documents published by
Similarly, written materials distributed assess the impact of its information
the Department. collection requirements and minimize
during oral presentations will become
part of the official record of the meeting. Authority: Presidential Executive Order the public’s reporting burden. It also
Submission of written public 13532, continued by Executive Order 13708. helps the public understand the
comments: The Board invites written Ted Mitchell, Department’s information collection
comments, which will be read during requirements and provide the requested
Under Secretary.
the Public Comment segment of the data in the desired format. ED is
[FR Doc. 2016–07675 Filed 4–4–16; 8:45 am]
agenda. Comments must be received by soliciting comments on the proposed
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April 11, 2016, in the whirsvps@ed.gov information collection request (ICR) that
mailbox, include in the subject line is described below. The Department of
‘‘Written Comments: Public Comment’’. Education is especially interested in
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
The email must include the name(s), public comment addressing the
title, organization/affiliation, mailing [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0040] following issues: (1) Is this collection
address, email address, and telephone necessary to the proper functions of the
number, of the person(s) making the Agency Information Collection Department; (2) will this information be
comment. Comments should be Activities; Comment Request; NCES processed and used in a timely manner;
submitted as a Microsoft Word System Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot, (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
document or in a medium compatible and Field Test Studies (4) how might the Department enhance
with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) the quality, utility, and clarity of the
AGENCY: National Center for Education
that is attached to an electronic mail information to be collected; and (5) how
Statistics (NCES), Department of
message (email) or provided in the body might the Department minimize the
Education (ED).
of an email message. Please do not send burden of this collection on the
material directly to the PBA members. ACTION: Notice. respondents, including through the use
Access to Records of the Meeting: The of information technology. Please note
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Department will post the official report that written comments received in
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
of the meeting on the PBA Web site 90 response to this notice will be
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
days after the meeting. Pursuant to the considered public records.
proposing an extension of an existing
Federal Advisory Committee Act Title of Collection: NCES System
information collection.
(FACA), the public may also inspect the Clearance for Cognitive, Pilot, and Field
materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., DATES: Interested persons are invited to Test Studies.
Washington, DC, by emailing oswhi- submit comments on or before June 6, OMB Control Number: 1850–0803.
hbcu@ed.gov or by calling (202) 453– 2016. Type of Review: An extension of an
5634 to schedule an appointment. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the existing information collection.
Reasonable Accommodations: The documents related to the information Respondents/Affected Public:
meeting site is accessible to individuals collection listed in this notice, please Individuals.
with disabilities. If you will need an use http://www.regulations.gov by Total Estimated Number of Annual
auxiliary aid or service to participate in searching the Docket ID number ED– Responses: 405,000.
the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 2016–ICCD–0040. Comments submitted Total Estimated Number of Annual
assistive listening device, or materials in in response to this notice should be Burden Hours: 81,000.
an alternate format), notify the contact submitted electronically through the Abstract: This is a request for a 3-year
person listed in this notice at least one Federal eRulemaking Portal at http:// renewal of the generic clearance to
week before the meeting date. Although www.regulations.gov by selecting the allow the National Center for Education
we will attempt to meet a request Docket ID number or via postal mail, Statistics (NCES) to continue to develop,
received after that date, we may not be commercial delivery, or hand delivery. test, and improve its survey and
able to make available the requested Please note that comments submitted by assessment instruments and
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auxiliary aid or service because of fax or email and those submitted after methodologies. The procedures utilized
insufficient time to arrange it. the comment period will not be to this effect include but are not limited
Electronic Access to this Document: accepted. Written requests for to experiments with levels of incentives
The official version of this document is information or comments submitted by for various types of survey operations,
the document published in the Federal postal mail or delivery should be focus groups, cognitive laboratory
Register. Free Internet access to the addressed to the Director of the activities, pilot testing, exploratory
official edition of the Federal Register Information Collection Clearance interviews, experiments with
and the Code of Federal Regulations is Division, U.S. Department of Education, questionnaire design, and usability
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| Dates | The PBA meeting will be held on April 18, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. E.D.T. at NASA Research & Education Support Services, 2345 Crystal Drive, Suite 500 in Arlington, Virginia 22202. | |
| Contact | Sedika Franklin, Associate Director, U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20204; telephone: (202) 453-5634 or (202) 453-5630, fax: (202) 453- 5632, or email [email protected] | |
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