81_FR_22319 81 FR 22246 - Meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans

81 FR 22246 - Meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 73 (April 15, 2016)

Page Range22246-22246
FR Document2016-08811

This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans (PACEEAA). The notice also describes the functions of the PACEEAA. 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. In order to accommodate the availability of the Chair and ensure a quorum, this meeting notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the scheduled meeting date.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08811]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational 
Excellence for African Americans

AGENCY: President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for 
African Americans, U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the meeting 
of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for 
African Americans (PACEEAA). The notice also describes the functions of 
the PACEEAA. 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. In order to accommodate the availability of the 
Chair and ensure a quorum, this meeting notice is being published less 
than 15 days prior to the scheduled meeting date.

DATES: The President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence 
for African Americans meeting will be held on April 18, 2016 from 8:00 
a.m.- 4:00 p.m. EST at the Liaison Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Mims. [email protected] (202) 
453-7207.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory Authority and Function: The 
President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African 
Americans is established under Executive Order 13621, dated July 26, 
2012 and extended by Executive Order 13708 dated September 15, 2015. 
The Commission 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 Commission is to advise the President 
and the Secretary of Education on matters pertaining to the educational 
attainment of the African American community, including: (a) The 
development, implementation, and coordination of educational programs 
and initiatives at the Department and other agencies to improve 
educational opportunities and outcomes for African Americans of all 
ages; (2) efforts to increase the participation of the African American 
community and institutions that serve the African American community in 
the Department's programs and in education programs at other agencies; 
(3) efforts to engage the philanthropic, business, nonprofit, and 
education communities in a national dialogue on the mission and 
objectives of this order; and (4) the establishment of partnerships 
with public, private, philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to meet 
the mission and policy objectives of its Executive Order.

Meeting Agenda

    9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. EST Policy Updates
    12:00 p.m.-12:30 p.m. EST Policy Updates from Undersecretary Ted 
Mitchell
    12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EST Commission Member Deliberation & 
Discussion
    1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. EST Work through the end of the term
     Media, Messaging and Ethics
     Commission Lead Engagements:
    [cir] Transition--Commissioner Spencer Overton
    [cir] AfAmEdSummits --Commissioner Sharon Lettman-Hicks; 
Commissioner Tykiah Wright; Commissioner Michael Nettles
    [cir] Student Agency--Commissioner Tiffany Loftin
    [cir] AfAmWomenLead--Commissioners Wright and Loftin
    4:00 p.m. EST Adjournment
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the 
official report of the meeting on the PACEEAA's Web site 90 days after 
the meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the public may also inspect the 
materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC, by emailing 
[email protected] or by calling (202) 453-5721 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 Lauren Mims listed in this notice at least two weeks before the 
scheduled 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: PACEEAA-Executive Order 13621, dated July 26, 2012 
and extended by Executive Order 13708 dated September 15, 2015.

Ted Mitchell,
Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2016-08811 Filed 4-14-16; 8:45 am]
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To use PDF, you must Commission on Educational dialogue on the mission and objectives have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is Excellence for African Americans of this order; and (4) the establishment available free at the site. of partnerships with public, private, You may also access documents of the AGENCY: President’s Advisory philanthropic, and nonprofit Department published in the Federal Commission on Educational Excellence stakeholders to meet the mission and Register by using the article search for African Americans, U.S. Department policy objectives of its Executive Order. feature at: www.federalregister.gov. of Education. Specifically, through the advanced ACTION: Announcement of an open Meeting Agenda search feature at this site, you can limit meeting. 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. EST Policy your search to documents published by Updates the Department. SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 12:00 p.m.–12:30 p.m. EST Policy Authority: PACEEAA-Executive Order schedule and agenda of the meeting of Updates from Undersecretary Ted 13621, dated July 26, 2012 and extended by the President’s Advisory Commission Mitchell Executive Order 13708 dated September 15, on Educational Excellence for African 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. EST 2015. Americans (PACEEAA). The notice also Commission Member Deliberation & describes the functions of the Discussion Ted Mitchell, PACEEAA. Notice of the meeting is 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. EST Work Under Secretary, U.S. Department of required by § 10(a)(2) of the Federal through the end of the term Education. Advisory Committee Act and intended • Media, Messaging and Ethics [FR Doc. 2016–08811 Filed 4–14–16; 8:45 am] to notify the public of its opportunity to • Commission Lead Engagements: BILLING CODE 4000–01–P attend. In order to accommodate the Æ Transition—Commissioner availability of the Chair and ensure a Spencer Overton quorum, this meeting notice is being Æ AfAmEdSummits —Commissioner DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION published less than 15 days prior to the Sharon Lettman-Hicks; [Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0043] scheduled meeting date. Commissioner Tykiah Wright; DATES: The President’s Advisory Commissioner Michael Nettles Agency Information Collection Commission on Educational Excellence Æ Student Agency—Commissioner Activities; Comment Request; for African Americans meeting will be Tiffany Loftin International Computer and Æ AfAmWomenLead— Information Literacy Study (ICILS 2018) held on April 18, 2016 from 8:00 a.m.– Commissioners Wright and Loftin Field Test and Recruitment for Main 4:00 p.m. EST at the Liaison Capitol 4:00 p.m. EST Adjournment Study Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue NW., Access to Records of the Meeting: The Washington, DC 20001. Department will post the official report AGENCY: National Center for Education FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the meeting on the PACEEAA’s Web Statistics (NCES), Department of Lauren Mims. Lauren.Mims@ed.gov site 90 days after the meeting. Pursuant Education (ED). (202) 453–7207. to the FACA, the public may also ACTION: Notice. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory inspect the materials at 400 Maryland Authority and Function: The President’s Avenue SW., Washington, DC, by SUMMARY: In accordance with the Advisory Commission on Educational emailing AfAmEvents@ed.gov or by Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 Excellence for African Americans is calling (202) 453–5721 to schedule an U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is established under Executive Order appointment. proposing a new information collection. 13621, dated July 26, 2012 and extended Reasonable Accommodations: The DATES: Interested persons are invited to by Executive Order 13708 dated meeting site is accessible to individuals submit comments on or before June 14, September 15, 2015. The Commission is with disabilities. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of an open meeting.
DatesThe President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans meeting will be held on April 18, 2016 from 8:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. EST at the Liaison Capitol Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20001.
ContactLauren Mims. [email protected] (202) 453-7207.
FR Citation81 FR 22246 
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