FR Doc 07-5591
[Federal Register: November 8, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 216)]
[Notices]               
[Page 63168-63169]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Closed Meeting of the National Advisory Council on Indian 
Education

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, National Advisory Council on 
Indian Education (NACIE).

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ACTION: Notice of Closed Teleconference Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an 
upcoming teleconference meeting of the National Advisory Council on 
Indian Education (the Council) and is intended to notify the general 
public of the meeting. This notice also describes the functions of the 
Council. Notice of the Council's meetings is required under section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and by the Council's 
charter.
    Agenda: The purpose of the meeting will be for the Council to 
conduct a review of the applications for the vacant position of 
Director of the Office of Indian Education and to make their 
recommendation to the Department. This notice is appearing in the 
Federal Register less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due 
to scheduling difficulties within the agency and with the Council.
    Date and Time: Nov. 15, 2007; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EST.
    Location: The Department of Education will provide a 1-800-call in 
number for all NACIE members.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lana Shaughnessy, Group Leader, Office 
of Indian Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: 202-205-2528. Fax: 202-260-7779.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Council advises the Secretary of 
Education on the funding and administration (including the development 
of regulations, and administrative policies and practices) of any 
program over which the Secretary has jurisdiction and includes Indian 
children or adults as participants or programs that may benefit Indian 
children or adults, including any program established under Title VII, 
Part A of the ESEA. The Council submitted to the Congress June 30 a 
report on the activities of the Council that included recommendations 
the Council considers appropriate for the improvement of Federal 
education programs that include Indian children or adults as 
participants or that may benefit Indian children or adults, and 
recommendations concerning the funding of any such program.
    Records are kept of all Council proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the Office of Indian Education, United States 
Department of Education, Room 5C140, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20202.

Kerri L. Briggs,
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 07-5591 Filed 11-7-07; 8:45 am]

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