President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities, 30567-30568 [E7-10635]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 105 / Friday, June 1, 2007 / Notices consultation to the extent that public participation in the approval process would defeat the purpose of the information collection, violate State or Federal law, or substantially interfere with any agency’s ability to perform its statutory obligations. The IC Clearance Official, Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests prior to submission of these requests to OMB. Each proposed information collection, grouped by office, contains the following: (1) Type of review requested, e.g. new, revision, extension, existing or reinstatement; (2) Title; (3) Summary of the collection; (4) Description of the need for, and proposed use of, the information; (5) Respondents and frequency of collection; and (6) Reporting and/or Recordkeeping burden. OMB invites public comment. 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Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour Burden: Responses: 500. Burden Hours: 167. Abstract: This survey will investigate the performance measures used by community-based adult education programs that provide adult basic education, adult secondary education, adult English as a Second Language, or family literacy services, that are affiliated with Literacy USA, ProLiteracy, or the American Library Association, and that receive less than 50% of their funds from federal sources. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:10 May 31, 2007 Jkt 211001 Requests for copies of the proposed information collection request may be accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and by clicking on link number 3360. When you access the information collection, click on ‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. Written requests for information should be addressed to U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Potomac Center, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20202–4700. 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Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend. Dates and Times: Monday, June 18, 2007, 9 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and Tuesday, June 19, 2007, 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the Mt. Pleasant Comfort Inn and Suites, 2424 South Mission, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, phone: 989–772–4000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Cavett, Executive Director, White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 7014, Washington, DC 20006; telephone: (202) 219-7040, fax: 202–219–7086. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339. PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30567 The President’s Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities is established under Executive Order 13270, dated July 2, 2002, and Executive Order 13385 dated September 25, 2005. The Board is established (a) to report to the President annually on the results of the participation of tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) in Federal programs, including recommendations on how to increase the private sector role, including the role of private foundations, in strengthening these institutions, with particular emphasis also given to enhancing institutional planning and development, strengthening fiscal stability and financial management, and improving institutional infrastructure, including the use of technology, to ensure the long-term viability and enhancement of these institutions; (b) to advise the President and the Secretary of Education (Secretary) on the needs of TCUs in the areas of infrastructure, academic programs, and faculty and institutional development; (c) to advise the Secretary in the preparation of a Three-Year Federal plan for assistance to TCUs in increasing their capacity to participate in Federal programs; (d) to provide the President with an annual progress report on enhancing the capacity of TCUs to serve their students; and (e) to develop, in consultation with the Department of Education and other Federal agencies, a private sector strategy to assist TCUs. The purpose of the meeting is to update and document the Board’s Action Agenda through a review of collaborative efforts and to discuss relevant issues to be addressed as the Board pursues opportunities to strengthen capacity of programs at the tribal colleges and universities. Additional Information: Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or material in alternative format) should notify Tonya Ewers at (202) 219–7040, no later than Friday, June 1, 2007. We will attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. An opportunity for public comment is available on Monday, June 18, 2007, between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Comments will be limited to five (5) minutes for those speakers who sign up to speak. Those members of the public interested in submitting written comments may do so at the address indicated above by Friday, June 1, 2007. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1 30568 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 105 / Friday, June 1, 2007 / Notices Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public inspection at the Office of the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday. Electronic Access to This Document: You may 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) on the Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/ fedregister/. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1–888– 293–6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512–1530. Note: 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 on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ index.html. James Manning, Delegated the Authority of Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. E7–10635 Filed 5–31–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Federal Pell Grant, Academic Competitiveness Grant, National Science and Mathematics Access To Retain Talent Grant, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Family Education Loan, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Programs Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of revision of the Federal Need Analysis Methodology for the 2008–2009 award year. AGENCY: hsrobinson on PROD1PC76 with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the annual updates to the tables that will be used in the statutory ‘‘Federal Need Analysis Methodology’’ to determine a student’s expected family contribution VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:10 May 31, 2007 Jkt 211001 (EFC) for award year 2008–2009 for the student financial aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). An EFC is the amount a student and his or her family may reasonably be expected to contribute toward the student’s postsecondary educational costs for purposes of determining financial aid eligibility. The Title IV programs include the Federal Pell Grant, Academic Competitiveness Grant, National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Family Education Loan, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Programs (Title IV HEA Programs). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Marya Dennis, Management and Program Analyst, U.S. Department of Education, Union Center Plaza, 830 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 377–3385. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding paragraph. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part F of Title IV of the HEA specifies the criteria, data elements, calculations, and tables used in the Federal Need Analysis Methodology EFC calculations. Section 478 of Part F of Title IV requires the Secretary to adjust four of the tables—the Income Protection Allowance, the Adjusted Net Worth of a Farm or Business, the Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance, and the Assessment Schedules and Rates—each award year to adjust for general price inflation. The changes are based, in general, upon increases in the Consumer Price Index. For award year 2008–2009 the Secretary is charged with updating the income protection allowance, adjusted net worth of a business or farm, and the assessment schedules and rates to account for inflation that took place between December 2006 and December 2007. However, because the Secretary must publish these tables before December 2007, the increases in the PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 tables must be based upon a percentage equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for 2006. The Secretary estimates that the increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI–U) for the period December 2006 through December 2007 will be 2.8 percent. Additionally, the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA, Pub. L. 109–171) modified the updating procedure for the income protection allowance for dependent students and the income protection allowance tables for both independent students with dependents other than a spouse and independent students without dependents other than a spouse. HERA established new 2007–08 award year values for these income protection allowances, which are being updated for the 2008–09 award year using the Secretary’s estimated inflation rate of 2.8 percent. The updated tables are in sections 1, 2, and 4 of this notice. The Secretary must also revise, for each award year, the education savings and asset protection allowances as provided for in section 478(d) of the HEA. The Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance table for award year 2008–2009 has been updated in section 3 of this notice. Section 478(h) of the HEA also requires the Secretary to increase the amount specified for the Employment Expense Allowance, adjusted for inflation. This calculation is based upon increases in the Bureau of Labor Statistics budget of the marginal costs for a two-worker family compared to a one-worker family for food away from home, apparel, transportation, and household furnishings and operations. The Employment Expense Allowance table for award year 2008–2009 has been updated in section 5 of this notice. The HEA provides for the following annual updates: 1. Income Protection Allowance. This allowance is the amount of living expenses associated with the maintenance of an individual or family that may be offset against the family’s income. It varies by family size. The income protection allowance for the dependent student is $3,080. The income protection allowances for parents of dependent students for award year 2008–2009 are: E:\FR\FM\01JNN1.SGM 01JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 105 (Friday, June 1, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30567-30568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10635]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities

AGENCY: Department of Education, President's Board of Advisors on 
Tribal Colleges and Universities.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of the 
upcoming meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Tribal 
Colleges and Universities. The notice also describes the functions of 
the Board. Notice of this meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public 
of its opportunity to attend.
    Dates and Times: Monday, June 18, 2007, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and 
Tuesday, June 19, 2007, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Board will meet at the Mt. Pleasant Comfort Inn and 
Suites, 2424 South Mission, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, phone: 989-772-
4000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Cavett, Executive Director, 
White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities, 1990 K 
Street, NW., Room 7014, Washington, DC 20006; telephone: (202) 219-
7040, fax: 202-219-7086.
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) 
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Board of Advisors on Tribal 
Colleges and Universities is established under Executive Order 13270, 
dated July 2, 2002, and Executive Order 13385 dated September 25, 2005.
    The Board is established (a) to report to the President annually on 
the results of the participation of tribal colleges and universities 
(TCUs) in Federal programs, including recommendations on how to 
increase the private sector role, including the role of private 
foundations, in strengthening these institutions, with particular 
emphasis also given to enhancing institutional planning and 
development, strengthening fiscal stability and financial management, 
and improving institutional infrastructure, including the use of 
technology, to ensure the long-term viability and enhancement of these 
institutions; (b) to advise the President and the Secretary of 
Education (Secretary) on the needs of TCUs in the areas of 
infrastructure, academic programs, and faculty and institutional 
development; (c) to advise the Secretary in the preparation of a Three-
Year Federal plan for assistance to TCUs in increasing their capacity 
to participate in Federal programs; (d) to provide the President with 
an annual progress report on enhancing the capacity of TCUs to serve 
their students; and (e) to develop, in consultation with the Department 
of Education and other Federal agencies, a private sector strategy to 
assist TCUs.
    The purpose of the meeting is to update and document the Board's 
Action Agenda through a review of collaborative efforts and to discuss 
relevant issues to be addressed as the Board pursues opportunities to 
strengthen capacity of programs at the tribal colleges and 
universities.
    Additional Information: Individuals who will need accommodations 
for a disability in order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 
services, assistive listening devices, or material in alternative 
format) should notify Tonya Ewers at (202) 219-7040, no later than 
Friday, June 1, 2007. We will attempt to meet requests for 
accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their 
availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.
    An opportunity for public comment is available on Monday, June 18, 
2007, between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Comments will be limited to five (5) 
minutes for those speakers who sign up to speak. Those members of the 
public interested in submitting written comments may do so at the 
address indicated above by Friday, June 1, 2007.

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    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the Office of the White House Initiative on Tribal 
Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20006, during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., 
Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday.
    Electronic Access to This Document: You may 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) on the 
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/
index.html.
    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-888-293-6498; or in 
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

    Note: 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 on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.


James Manning,
Delegated the Authority of Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 
Education.
[FR Doc. E7-10635 Filed 5-31-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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