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[FR Doc. 2012–6793 Filed 3–20–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the fourth meeting of the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. The notice also describes the functions of the Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend. DATES: Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Time: 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. ADDRESSES: Loker Student Union Ballroom, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747, Tel: 310–243–3303. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glorimar Maldonado, Chief of Staff, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W110, Washington, DC 20202; telephone: 202–401–1411, 202–401–0078, or 202–870–1227. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics (the Commission) is established by Executive Order 13555 (Oct. 19, 2010). The Commission is governed by the erowe on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:15 Mar 20, 2012 Jkt 226001 provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92–463; as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) which sets forth standards for the formation and use of advisory committees. The purpose of the Commission is to advise the President and the Secretary of Education (Secretary) on all matters pertaining to the education attainment of the Hispanic community. The Commission shall advise the President and the Secretary in the following areas: (i) Developing, implementing, and coordinating educational programs and initiatives at the Department and other agencies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for Hispanics of all ages; (ii) increasing the participation of the Hispanic community and HispanicServing Institutions in the Department’s programs and in education programs at other agencies; (iii) engaging the philanthropic, business, nonprofit, and education communities in a national dialogue regarding the mission and objectives of this order; (iv) establishing partnerships with public, private, philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to meet the mission and policy objectives of this order. Agenda The Commission will discuss and finalize its 2012 strategic work plan drafted during its Feb. 8, 2012 conference call meeting and have breakout sessions with the established subcommittees. Individuals who will need accommodations in order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or material in alternative format) should notify Glorimar Maldonado, Chief of Staff, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics at 202–401– 1411 or 202–401–0078, no later than Wednesday, March 28, 2012. We will attempt to meet requests for such accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Individuals who wish to attend the Commission meetings must RSVP by noon EDT, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, to WhiteHouseforHispanicEducation@ ed.gov. Members of the public must RSVP by the due date. An opportunity for public comment is available throughout the day on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., PDT. Individuals who wish to provide comments will be allowed three minutes to speak. 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Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, Washington, DC, 20202, Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays) during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Electronic Access to the 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: www.ed.gov/fedregister/. To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. For questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1–866–512–1830; or in the Washington, DC, area at 202–512– 0000. Martha Kanter, Under Secretary, Department of Education. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2012-6735]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanics

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of the fourth 
meeting of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational 
Excellence for Hispanics. The notice also describes the functions of 
the Commission. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) 
of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to notify the public 
of its opportunity to attend.

DATES: Tuesday, April 3, 2012.
    Time: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.

ADDRESSES: Loker Student Union Ballroom, California State University, 
Dominguez Hills, 1000 E. Victoria St., Carson, CA 90747, Tel: 310-243-
3303.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glorimar Maldonado, Chief of Staff, 
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 400 
Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W110, Washington, DC 20202; telephone: 202-
401-1411, 202-401-0078, or 202-870-1227.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The President's Advisory Commission on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanics (the Commission) is established by 
Executive Order 13555 (Oct. 19, 2010). The Commission is governed by 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 
92-463; as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) which sets forth standards 
for the formation and use of advisory committees. The purpose of the 
Commission is to advise the President and the Secretary of Education 
(Secretary) on all matters pertaining to the education attainment of 
the Hispanic community.
    The Commission shall advise the President and the Secretary in the 
following areas: (i) Developing, implementing, and coordinating 
educational programs and initiatives at the Department and other 
agencies to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for 
Hispanics of all ages; (ii) increasing the participation of the 
Hispanic community and Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the 
Department's programs and in education programs at other agencies; 
(iii) engaging the philanthropic, business, nonprofit, and education 
communities in a national dialogue regarding the mission and objectives 
of this order; (iv) establishing partnerships with public, private, 
philanthropic, and nonprofit stakeholders to meet the mission and 
policy objectives of this order.

Agenda

    The Commission will discuss and finalize its 2012 strategic work 
plan drafted during its Feb. 8, 2012 conference call meeting and have 
breakout sessions with the established subcommittees.
    Individuals who will need accommodations in order to attend the 
meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, or 
material in alternative format) should notify Glorimar Maldonado, Chief 
of Staff, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanics at 202-401-1411 or 202-401-0078, no later than Wednesday, 
March 28, 2012. We will attempt to meet requests for such 
accommodations after this date, but cannot guarantee their 
availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.
    Individuals who wish to attend the Commission meetings must RSVP by 
noon EDT, Wednesday, March 28, 2012, to 
WhiteHouseforHispanicEducation@ed.gov. Members of the public must RSVP 
by the due date.
    An opportunity for public comment is available throughout the day 
on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., PDT. Individuals who 
wish to provide comments will be allowed three minutes to speak. Those 
members of the public interested in submitting written comments may do 
so by submitting written comments to the attention of Glorimar 
Maldonado, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for 
Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 
4W110, Washington, DC 20202, by Wednesday, March 28, 2012. The meeting 
proceedings will be webcast at https://ustream.tv/channel/csudhtv.
    Records are kept of all Commission proceedings and are available 
for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on 
Educational Excellence for Hispanics, U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W108, Washington, DC, 20202, Monday through 
Friday (excluding federal holidays) during the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 
p.m.
    Electronic Access to the 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: www.ed.gov/fedregister/. To use PDF, you must 
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. For 
questions about using PDF, call the U.S. Government Printing Office 
(GPO), toll free at 1-866-512-1830; or in the Washington, DC, area at 
202-512-0000.

Martha Kanter,
Under Secretary, Department of Education.
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