Meeting Notice

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72699-72700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-33577]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


Meeting Notice

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 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 12, 2000 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730, 
Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shelly Coles, Executive Assistant, 
National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 
20006. Telephone (202) 233-2027.

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. The Board is established to advice 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 National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board will be meeting 
on January 12, 2000. The Board will

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discuss: (1) Plans for the National Literacy Summit to be held in 
February; and (2) NIFL's Equipped for the Future standards guide. 
Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public 
inspection at the National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW, 
Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006 from 8:30 am to 5 p.m.

    Dated: December 22, 1999.
Andrew J. Hartman,
Director, National Institute for Literacy.
[FR Doc. 99-33577 Filed 12-27-99; 8:45 am]
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