81 FR 70103 - Announcement of an Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 196 (October 11, 2016)

Page Range		70103-70104
FR Document		2016-24487

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 is intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend. Due to challenges associated with assembling the quorum required to carry out necessary functions prior to the end of the administration, and to ensure the availability and attendance of the chair to lead the meeting, this meeting notice is submitted late.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 196 (Tuesday, October 11, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70103-70104]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24487]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Announcement of an Open Meeting

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

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 is intended to notify the public of 
its opportunity to attend. Due to challenges associated with assembling 
the quorum required to carry out necessary functions prior to the end 
of the administration, and to ensure the availability and attendance of 
the chair to lead the meeting, this meeting notice is submitted late.

DATES: The PACEEAA meeting will be held October 10, 2016 from 9:00 
a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST at Mason & Rook Hotel, 1430 Rhode Island Ave NW., 
Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monique Toussaint. 
[email protected] (202) 260-0964.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Statutory Authority and Function: The PACEEAA is established under 
Executive Order 13621, dated July 26, 2012 and extended by Executive 
Order 13708 dated September 30, 2015. The PACEEAA is governed by the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended; 5 U.S.C. App. 2), which sets forth standards for the 
formation and use of advisory committees. The purpose of the PACEEAA is 
to advise the President and the Secretary of Education on matters 
pertaining to the educational attainment of the African American 
community, including: (1) 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

October 10, 2016

    9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. EST PACEEAA Updates and Initiative Resources
    11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. EST Policy, Program, and Transition Updates
    12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. EST PACEEAA Member Deliberation & Discussion
    1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m. EST PACEEAA Led Engagements

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    3:30 p.m. EST Remarks from Secretary John King
    4:00 p.m. EST Adjournment
    Submission of written public comments: The Committee invites 
written comments, which will be taken into consideration by the 
Committee. Include in the subject line ``Written Public Comments''. 
Send an email to [email protected]. 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 PACEEAA members.
    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) 260-0964 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 Monique Toussaint.
    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: PACEEEAA--Executive Order 13621, dated July 26, 2012 
and extended by Executive Order 13708 dated September 30, 2015.


Ted Mitchell,
Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
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available at the DHB Web site, http:// Written Statements Advisory Committee Act and is
www.health.mil/About-MHS/Other- Any member of the public wishing to intended to notify the public of its
MHS-Organizations/Defense-Health- provide comments to the DHB may do opportunity to attend. Due to challenges
Board/Meetings. so in accordance with section 10(a)(3) of associated with assembling the quorum
the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 41 required to carry out necessary
Purpose of the Meeting
CFR 102–3.105(j) and 102–3.140, and functions prior to the end of the
The purpose of the meeting is to the procedures described in this notice. administration, and to ensure the
provide progress updates on specific Individuals desiring to provide availability and attendance of the chair
taskings before the DHB. In addition, the comments to the DHB may do so by to lead the meeting, this meeting notice
DHB will receive information briefings submitting a written statement to the is submitted late.
on current issues or lessons learned DHB Designated Federal Officer (DFO) DATES: The PACEEAA meeting will be
related to military medicine, health (see FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). held October 10, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.–
policy, health research, disease/injury Written statements should not be longer 4:00 p.m. EST at Mason & Rook Hotel,
prevention, health promotion, and than two type-written pages and address 1430 Rhode Island Ave NW.,
health care delivery. the following details: The issue, Washington, DC 20005.
Agenda discussion, and a recommended course FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
of action. Supporting documentation Monique Toussaint.
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b and 41 CFR may also be included, as needed, to Monique.Toussaint@ed.gov (202) 260–
102–3.140 through 102–3.165 and establish the appropriate historical 0964.
subject to availability of space, the context and to provide any necessary
Defense Health Board meeting is open to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
background information.
the public from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Statutory Authority and Function:
If the written statement is not
and 12:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on The PACEEAA is established under
received at least five (5) business days
November 1, 2016. The DHB anticipates Executive Order 13621, dated July 26,
prior to the meeting, the DFO may
receiving progress updates from the 2012 and extended by Executive Order
choose to postpone consideration of the
Health Care Delivery Subcommittee on 13708 dated September 30, 2015. The
statement until the next open meeting.
the pediatric health care services PACEEAA is governed by the provisions
The DFO will review all timely
tasking, Public Health Subcommittee on of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
submissions with the DHB President
its review of improving Defense Health (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463, as amended; 5
and ensure they are provided to
Program medical research processes, U.S.C. App. 2), which sets forth
members of the DHB before the meeting
and a subset of the Board on the standards for the formation and use of
that is subject to this notice. After
Deployment Health Centers review. In advisory committees. The purpose of
reviewing the written comments, the
addition, the DHB anticipates receiving the PACEEAA is to advise the President
President and the DFO may choose to
information briefings on Pediatric Care and the Secretary of Education on
invite the submitter to orally present
in the Military Health System; the DHB matters pertaining to the educational
their issue during an open portion of
history and the vision for the DHB; a attainment of the African American
this meeting or at a future meeting. The
Defense Suicide Prevention Office community, including: (1) The
DFO, in consultation with the DHB
update; and a DHB Scholars development, implementation, and
President, may allot time for members of
Presentation to honor the innovative coordination of educational programs
the public to present their issues for
research being conducted in the Military and initiatives at the Department and
review and discussion by the Defense
Health System and to celebrate the other agencies to improve educational
Health Board.
efforts of early career investigators. Any opportunities and outcomes for African
Dated: October 5, 2016. Americans of all ages; (2) efforts to
changes to the agenda can be found at
Aaron Siegel, increase the participation of the African
the link provided in this SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section. Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison American community and institutions
Officer, Department of Defense. that serve the African American
Public’s Accessibility to the Meeting [FR Doc. 2016–24451 Filed 10–7–16; 8:45 am] community in the Department’s
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, and 41 CFR BILLING CODE 5001–06–P programs and in education programs at
102–3.140 through 102–3.165 and other agencies; (3) efforts to engage the
subject to availability of space, this philanthropic, business, nonprofit, and
meeting is open to the public. Seating is DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION education communities in a national
limited and is on a first-come basis. All dialogue on the mission and objectives
members of the public who wish to Announcement of an Open Meeting of this order; and (4) the establishment
attend the public meeting must contact of partnerships with public, private,
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education,
Ms. Kendal Brown at the number listed philanthropic, and nonprofit
President’s Advisory Commission on
in the section FOR FURTHER INFORMATION stakeholders to meet the mission and
Educational Excellence for African
CONTACT no later than 12:00 p.m. on policy objectives of its Executive Order.
Americans.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. EST PACEEAA
Special Accommodations
schedule and agenda of the meeting of Updates and Initiative Resources
Individuals requiring special the President’s Advisory Commission 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EST Policy,
accommodations to access the public on Educational Excellence for African Program, and Transition Updates
meeting should contact Ms. Kendal Americans (PACEEAA). The notice also 12:30 p.m.–1:30 p.m. EST PACEEAA
Brown at least five (5) business days describes the functions of the Member Deliberation & Discussion
prior to the meeting so that appropriate PACEEAA. Notice of the meeting is 1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m. EST PACEEAA
arrangements can be made. required by § 10(a)(2) of the Federal Led Engagements

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Announcement of an open meeting.
Dates		The PACEEAA meeting will be held October 10, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. EST at Mason & Rook Hotel, 1430 Rhode Island Ave NW., Washington, DC 20005.
Contact		Monique Toussaint. [email protected] (202) 260-0964.
FR Citation		81 FR 70103