Notice of Meeting, Advisory Board

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 1 (Monday, January 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 198]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34823]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


Notice of Meeting, Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This Notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory 
Board (Board). This notice also describes the function of the Board. 
Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10 (a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the 
general public of their opportunity to attend the meeting.

DATE AND TIME: January 13, 1999 from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly Coles, Executive Assistant to 
the NIFL Director, National Institute for Literacy, 800 Connecticut 
Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone (202) 632-1507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is established under Section 384 
of the Adult Education Act, as amended by Title I of Pub. L. 102-73, 
the National Literacy Act of 1991. The Board consists of ten 
individuals appointed by the President with the advice and consent of 
the Senate. To Board is established to advise and make recommendations 
to the Interagency Group, composed of the Secretaries of Education, 
Labor, and Health and Human Services, which administers the National 
Institute for Literacy (Institute). The Interagency Group considers the 
Board's recommendations in planning the goals of the Institute and in 
the implementation of any programs to achieve the goals of the 
Institute. Specifically, the Board performs the following functions: 
(a) Makes recommendations concerning the appointment of the Director 
and the staff of the Institute; (b) provides independent advice on 
operation of the Institute; and (c) receives reports from the 
Interagency Group and Director of the Institute. In addition, the 
Institute consults with the Board on the award of fellowships. The 
Board will meet in Washington, DC on January 13, 1999 from 9:00 AM to 
5:00 PM. The meeting of the NIFL Board is open to the public. This 
meeting of the Board will focus on the following agenda items: The 
administrative structure of the NIFL and its staffing; an update of 
NIFL activities, and its role in carrying out the goals of the Reading 
Excellence Act. Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are 
available for public inspection at the National Institute for Literacy, 
800 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006 from 8:30 
AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.

    Dated: December 28, 1998.
Sharyn M. Abbott,
Executive Officer, National Institute for Literacy.
[FR Doc. 98-34823 Filed 12-31-98; 8:45 am]
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