81_FR_47053 81 FR 46915 - President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

81 FR 46915 - President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 138 (July 19, 2016)

Page Range46915-46916
FR Document2016-16928

This notice sets forth the agenda for the July 22, 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. This notice is being published less than 15 days due to ensuring five new Board members appointed by the President within the last two weeks were officially vetted in order to attend the meeting and establish quorum.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 138 (Tuesday, July 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, President's Board of Advisors on 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Office of Undersecretary, 
U.S. Department of Education.

ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the July 22, 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. This notice is being 
published less than 15 days due to ensuring five new Board members 
appointed by the President within the last two weeks were officially 
vetted in order to attend the meeting and establish quorum.

DATES: The PBA meeting will be held on July 22, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 
2:00 p.m. E.D.T. in the Sky Room of the Beach House Hilton Head Island, 
1 S. Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29928.

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: Members of the public who which to listen to the 
meeting via telephone may dial (877) 952-8895.
    Participant Code: 6588206. In addition to its review of activities 
prior to July 22, 2016, the meeting agenda will include Chairman 
William R. Harvey's report on HBCU issues and concerns; Deputy Under 
Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and Acting Executive 
Director/Designated Federal Official of the Initiative, Kim Hunter Reed 
will provide an update on current priorities of the White House 
Initiative on HBCUs to include planning strategies and initiatives; Kim 
Hunter Reed will also provide an update on education policies relevant 
to HBCUs; and Chairman Harvey and Acting Executive Director Hunter Reed 
will welcome newly appointed members of the advisory board and lead a 
conversation regarding how the Board will complete its work as the 
Administration draws to a close; 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; and HBCU Stakeholder groups will provide 
updates on issues and concerns relative to their member institutions. 
The public comment period will begin immediately following the 
conclusion of such reports.
    Submission of requests to make an oral comment: There are two 
methods the public may use to provide an oral comment pertaining to the 
work of the Board at the July 22, 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 July 18, 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. All individuals submitting an advance request in 
accordance with this notice will be afforded an opportunity to speak 
for three minutes.
    Method Two: Register at the meeting location on July 18, 2016, to 
make an oral comment during the the public comment period. 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 July 18, 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

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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.
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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.
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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. 2016-16928 Filed 7-18-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 138 / Tuesday, July 19, 2016 / Notices 46915 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Black Colleges and Universities received by July 18, 2016. Include in the (HBCUs). subject line of the email request ‘‘Oral President’s Board of Advisors on The Board shall advise the President Comment Request: (organization Historically Black Colleges and and the Secretary in the following areas: name).’’ The email must include the Universities (i) Improving the identity, visibility, and name(s), title, organization/affiliation, distinctive capabilities and overall mailing address, email address, AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii) engaging telephone number, of the person(s) President’s Board of Advisors on the philanthropic, business, requesting to speak, and a brief Historically Black Colleges and government, military, homeland- summary (not to exceed one page) of the Universities, Office of Undersecretary, security, and education communities in principal points to be made. All U.S. Department of Education. a national dialogue regarding new individuals submitting an advance ACTION: Announcement of an open HBCU programs and initiatives; (iii) request in accordance with this notice meeting. improving the ability of HBCUs to will be afforded an opportunity to speak SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the remain fiscally secure institutions that for three minutes. agenda for the July 22, 2016, meeting of can assist the nation in reaching its goal Method Two: Register at the meeting the President’s Board of Advisors on of having the highest proportion of location on July 18, 2016, to make an Historically Black Colleges and college graduates by 2020; (iv) elevating oral comment during the the public Universities (PBA) and provides the public awareness of HBCUs; and (v) comment period. The requestor must information to members of the public on encouraging public-private investments provide his or her name, title, submitting written comments and on in HBCUs. organization/affiliation, mailing the process as to how to request time to Meeting Agenda: Members of the address, email address, and telephone make oral comments at the meeting. The public who which to listen to the number. Individuals will be selected on notice also describes the functions of meeting via telephone may dial (877) a first-come, first-served basis. If the Board. Notice of the meeting is 952–8895. selected, each commenter will have an required by § 10(a)(2) of the Federal Participant Code: 6588206. In opportunity to speak for three minutes. Advisory Committee Act and intended addition to its review of activities prior All oral comments made will become to notify the public of its opportunity to to July 22, 2016, the meeting agenda part of the official record of the Board. attend. This notice is being published will include Chairman William R. Similarly, written materials distributed less than 15 days due to ensuring five Harvey’s report on HBCU issues and during oral presentations will become new Board members appointed by the concerns; Deputy Under Secretary of the part of the official record of the meeting. President within the last two weeks U.S. Department of Education and Submission of written public were officially vetted in order to attend Acting Executive Director/Designated comments: The Board invites written Federal Official of the Initiative, Kim comments, which will be read during the meeting and establish quorum. Hunter Reed will provide an update on the Public Comment segment of the DATES: The PBA meeting will be held on current priorities of the White House agenda. Comments must be received by July 22, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Initiative on HBCUs to include planning July 18, 2016, in the whirsvps@ed.gov E.D.T. in the Sky Room of the Beach strategies and initiatives; Kim Hunter mailbox, include in the subject line House Hilton Head Island, 1 S. Forest Reed will also provide an update on ‘‘Written Comments: Public Comment’’. Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island, South education policies relevant to HBCUs; The email must include the name(s), Carolina 29928. and Chairman Harvey and Acting title, organization/affiliation, mailing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Executive Director Hunter Reed will address, email address, and telephone Sedika Franklin, Associate Director, welcome newly appointed members of number, of the person(s) making the U.S. Department of Education, White the advisory board and lead a comment. Comments should be House Initiative on Historically Black conversation regarding how the Board submitted as a Microsoft Word Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland will complete its work as the document or in a medium compatible Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20204; Administration draws to a close; with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) telephone: (202) 453–5634 or (202) 453– Chairman Harvey will open the floor for that is attached to an electronic mail 5630, fax: (202) 453–5632, or email subcommittee reports (Black Males, message (email) or provided in the body sedika.franklin@ed.gov. Strategy, Science Technology of an email message. Please do not send SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), material directly to the PBA members. PBA’s Statutory Authority and Community Colleges and Aspirational Access to Records of the Meeting: The Function: The President’s Board of Support) and for the full Board to Department will post the official report Advisors on Historically Black Colleges receive and vote on recommendations of the meeting on the PBA Web site 90 and Universities (the Board) is from each subcommittee; and HBCU days after the meeting. Pursuant to the established by Executive Order 13532 Stakeholder groups will provide Federal Advisory Committee Act (February 26, 2010) and continued by updates on issues and concerns relative (FACA), the public may also inspect the Executive Order 13708 which was to their member institutions. The public materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., signed by the President on September comment period will begin immediately Washington, DC, by emailing oswhi- 30, 2015. The Board is governed by the following the conclusion of such hbcu@ed.gov or by calling (202) 453– provisions of the Federal Advisory reports. 5634 to schedule an appointment. Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92–463; Submission of requests to make an Reasonable Accommodations: The as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) oral comment: There are two methods meeting site is accessible to individuals mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES which sets forth standards for the the public may use to provide an oral with disabilities. If you will need an formation and use of advisory comment pertaining to the work of the auxiliary aid or service to participate in committees. The purpose of the Board is Board at the July 22, 2016 meeting. the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, to advise the President and the Method One: Submit a request by assistive listening device, or materials in Secretary of Education (Secretary) on all email to the whirsvps@ed.gov mailbox. an alternate format), notify the contact matters pertaining to strengthening the Please do not send materials directly to person listed in this notice at least one educational capacity of Historically PBA members. Requests must be week before the meeting date. Although VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 Jul 18, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\19JYN1.SGM 19JYN1

46916 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 138 / Tuesday, July 19, 2016 / Notices we will attempt to meet a request orem.doe.gov. Or visit the Web site at DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY received after that date, we may not be www.energy.gov/orssab. able to make available the requested SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: National Petroleum Council auxiliary aid or service because of Purpose of the Board: The purpose of AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of insufficient time to arrange it. the Board is to make recommendations Fossil Energy. Electronic Access to This Document: to DOE–EM and site management in the The official version of this document is ACTION: Notice of open meeting. areas of environmental restoration, the document published in the Federal waste management, and related SUMMARY: This notice announces a Register. Free Internet access to the activities. meeting of the National Petroleum official edition of the Federal Register Tentative Agenda: Council. The Federal Advisory and the Code of Federal Regulations is • Welcome and Opening Remarks Committee Act (Public Law 92–463, 86 available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you • Comments from the Deputy Stat. 770) requires that public notice of Designated Federal Officer (DDFO) this meeting be announced in the can view this document, as well as all Federal Register. other documents of this Department • Comments from Oak Ridge SSAB (ORSSAB) Chair DATES: Friday, July 29, 2016; 9:00 a.m. published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document • Discussion of Fiscal Year 2017 to 11:30 a.m. Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must Work Plan Topics with Comments from ADDRESSES: St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is DOE, Tennessee Department of and K Streets, NW., Washington, DC available free at the site. Environment and Conservation, and 20006. 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Oak Ridge, welcomes the attendance of recommendations to the Secretary of Ted Mitchell, the public at its advisory committee Energy on matters relating to oil and meetings and will make every effort to natural gas, or the oil and natural gas Under Secretary. accommodate persons with physical industries. [FR Doc. 2016–16928 Filed 7–18–16; 8:45 am] disabilities or special needs. If you Tentative Agenda: BILLING CODE 4000–01–P require special accommodations due to • Call to Order and Introductory a disability, please contact Melyssa P. Remarks. Noe at least seven days in advance of • Remarks by the Honorable Ernest DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Moniz, Secretary of Energy. the meeting at the phone number listed above. Written statements may be filed • Follow Up on the 2014 NPC Report Environmental Management Site- on Emergency Preparedness for Natural Specific Advisory Board, Oak Ridge with the Board either before or after the meeting. Individuals who wish to make Disasters. 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The Chair of the 770) requires that public notice of this conduct of business. Individuals Council will conduct the meeting to meeting be announced in the Federal wishing to make public comments will facilitate the orderly conduct of Register.‘ be provided a maximum of five minutes business. Members of the public who to present their comments. wish to make oral statements pertaining DATES: Saturday, August 6, 2016, 9:00 to agenda items should contact Ms. a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Minutes: Minutes will be available by writing or calling Melyssa P. Noe at the Nancy Johnson at the address or ADDRESSES: Tremont Lodge, 7726 East telephone number listed above. Request Lamar Alexander Parkway, Townsend, address and phone number listed above. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of an open meeting.
DatesThe PBA meeting will be held on July 22, 2016, from 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. E.D.T. in the Sky Room of the Beach House Hilton Head Island, 1 S. Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 29928.
ContactSedika 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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