82 FR 61581 - Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 248 (December 28, 2017)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 248 (December 28, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-28057 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 61581] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-28057] [[Page 61581]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Indian Affairs [189A2100DD/AAKC001030/A0A501010.999900 253G] Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior. ACTION: Notice of request for nominations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) requests nominations of individuals to serve on the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There will be eight positions available. Board members shall serve a staggered term of two years or three years from the date of their appointment. The BIE will consider nominations received in response to this request for nominations, as well as other sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice provides committee and membership criteria. DATES: Please submit nominations by January 29, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations to Ms. Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian Education, Division of Performance and Accountability, 2600 N. Central Ave., Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Telephone (602) 265-1592 or (505) 259-4731; Fax to (602) 265-8293. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer Davis, DFO, at the above listed address and telephone number. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463. Members of the Advisory Board provide guidance, advice, and recommendations with respect to special education and related services for children with disabilities in BIE-funded schools in accordance with the requirements of IDEA. Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), the Advisory Board is composed of up to 15 individuals involved in or concerned with the education and provision of services to Indian infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. The Advisory Board composition reflects a broad range of viewpoints and includes at least one member representing each of the following interests: Indians with disabilities; teachers of children with disabilities; Indian parents or guardians of children with disabilities; service providers, state education officials; local education officials; state interagency coordinating councils (for states having Indian reservations); tribal representatives or tribal organization representatives; and other members representing the various divisions and entities of the BIE. Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation, but will be reimbursed for travel, including subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in Government Service under 5 U.S.C. 5703. A member may not participate in matters that will directly affect, or appear to affect, the financial interests of the member or the member's spouse or minor children, unless authorized by the appropriate ethics official. Compensation from employment does not constitute a financial interest of the member so long as the matter before the committee will not have a special or distinct effect on the member or the member's employer, other than as part of a class. The provisions of this paragraph do not affect any other statutory or regulatory ethical obligations to which a member may be subject. The Advisory Board meets at least twice a year, budget permitting, but additional meetings may be held as deemed necessary by the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs or the DFO. All Advisory Board meetings are open to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act regulations. Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and federally recognized tribes, as well as from State Directors of Special Education (within the 23 states in which BIE-funded schools are located) concerned with the education of Indian children with disabilities as described above. Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and/or needs of American Indian children with disabilities. The Department of the Interior is committed to equal opportunities in the workplace and seeks diverse Committee membership, which is bound by the Indian Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. 472). A summary of the nominee's qualifications (resume or curriculum vitae) must be included along with the completed nomination application, which can be found on the Bureau of Indian Education website. Nominees must have the ability to attend Advisory Board meetings, carry out Advisory Board assignments, participate in teleconference calls, and work in groups. If you wish to nominate someone for appointment to the Advisory Board, please do not make the nomination until the person has agreed to have his or her name submitted to the BIE for this purpose. Information Collection: This collection of information is authorized by OMB Control Number 1076-0179, ``Solicitation of Nominations for the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children.'' Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comments, please be aware that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Dated: December 6, 2017. John Tahsuda, Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs. [FR Doc. 2017-28057 Filed 12-27-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4337-15-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR interests: Indians with disabilities; Indian Education website. Nominees
teachers of children with disabilities; must have the ability to attend Advisory
Bureau of Indian Affairs Indian parents or guardians of children Board meetings, carry out Advisory
[189A2100DD/AAKC001030/ with disabilities; service providers, state Board assignments, participate in
A0A501010.999900 253G] education officials; local education teleconference calls, and work in
officials; state interagency coordinating groups. If you wish to nominate
Request for Nominations of Members councils (for states having Indian someone for appointment to the
To Serve on the Bureau of Indian reservations); tribal representatives or Advisory Board, please do not make the
Education Advisory Board for tribal organization representatives; and nomination until the person has agreed
Exceptional Children other members representing the various to have his or her name submitted to the
divisions and entities of the BIE. BIE for this purpose.
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Members of the Advisory Board will Information Collection: This
Interior. not receive compensation, but will be collection of information is authorized
ACTION: Notice of request for reimbursed for travel, including by OMB Control Number 1076–0179,
nominations. subsistence, and other necessary ‘‘Solicitation of Nominations for the
expenses incurred in the performance of Advisory Board for Exceptional
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal their duties in the same manner as
Advisory Committee Act and the Children.’’ Before including your
persons employed intermittently in address, phone number, email address,
Individuals with Disabilities Education Government Service under 5 U.S.C.
Act of 2004 (IDEA), the Bureau of Indian or other personal identifying
5703. information in your comments, please
Education (BIE) requests nominations of A member may not participate in
individuals to serve on the Advisory be aware that your entire comment,
matters that will directly affect, or including your personal identifying
Board for Exceptional Children appear to affect, the financial interests
(Advisory Board). There will be eight information, may be made publicly
of the member or the member’s spouse available at any time. While you can ask
positions available. Board members or minor children, unless authorized by
shall serve a staggered term of two years us in your comment to withhold your
the appropriate ethics official. personal identifying information from
or three years from the date of their Compensation from employment does
appointment. The BIE will consider public review, we cannot guarantee that
not constitute a financial interest of the we will be able to do so.
nominations received in response to this member so long as the matter before the
request for nominations, as well as other committee will not have a special or Dated: December 6, 2017.
sources. The SUPPLEMENTARY distinct effect on the member or the John Tahsuda,
INFORMATION section of this notice member’s employer, other than as part Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
provides committee and membership of a class. The provisions of this [FR Doc. 2017–28057 Filed 12–27–17; 8:45 am]
criteria. paragraph do not affect any other BILLING CODE 4337–15–P
DATES: Please submit nominations by statutory or regulatory ethical
January 29, 2018. obligations to which a member may be
ADDRESSES: Please submit nominations subject. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
to Ms. Jennifer Davis, Designated The Advisory Board meets at least
twice a year, budget permitting, but Bureau of Indian Affairs
Federal Officer (DFO), Bureau of Indian
Education, Division of Performance and additional meetings may be held as
deemed necessary by the Assistant [189A2100DD/AAKC001030/
Accountability, 2600 N. Central Ave., A0A501010.999900 253G]
Suite 800, Phoenix, AZ 85004, Secretary—Indian Affairs or the DFO.
Telephone (602) 265–1592 or (505) 259– All Advisory Board meetings are open
to the public in accordance with the Advisory Board for Exceptional
4731; Fax to (602) 265–8293. Children
Federal Advisory Committee Act
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
regulations. AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Jennifer Davis, DFO, at the above listed Nominations are requested from
address and telephone number. Interior.
individuals, organizations, and federally ACTION: Notice.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The recognized tribes, as well as from State
Advisory Board was established in Directors of Special Education (within SUMMARY: In accordance with the
accordance with the Federal Advisory the 23 states in which BIE-funded Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
Committee Act, Public Law 92–463. schools are located) concerned with the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is
Members of the Advisory Board provide education of Indian children with announcing that the Advisory Board for
guidance, advice, and recommendations disabilities as described above. Exceptional Children (Advisory Board)
with respect to special education and Nominees should have expertise and will hold a public meeting in
related services for children with knowledge of the issues and/or needs of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to meet the
disabilities in BIE-funded schools in American Indian children with requirements of the Individuals with
accordance with the requirements of disabilities. Disabilities Education Act of 2004
IDEA. The Department of the Interior is (IDEA) for Indian children with
Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), the committed to equal opportunities in the disabilities.
Advisory Board is composed of up to 15 workplace and seeks diverse Committee
individuals involved in or concerned DATES: The meeting will be held on
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membership, which is bound by the
with the education and provision of Indian Preference Act of 1990 (25 U.S.C. Thursday, January 11, 2018, and Friday,
services to Indian infants, toddlers, 472). January 12, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
children, and youth with disabilities. A summary of the nominee’s p.m. Mountain Time.
The Advisory Board composition qualifications (resume or curriculum ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
reflects a broad range of viewpoints and vitae) must be included along with the the Large Conference Room on the 3rd
includes at least one member completed nomination application, floor, at 1011 Indian School Road NW,
representing each of the following which can be found on the Bureau of Albuquerque, NM 87104.
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Notice of request for nominations. | |
| Dates | Please submit nominations by January 29, 2018. | |
| Contact | Ms. Jennifer Davis, DFO, at the above | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 61581 |
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