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Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of this meeting. DATES: Friday, September 7, 2012. Time: 4:00–5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Conference Call Number/ID: (712) 432–3900/ID—391333 (Listen-Only). ADDRESSES: For members of the public who wish to convene in person and srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:39 Aug 27, 2012 Jkt 226001 listen to the conference call meeting, please arrive at the U.S. Department of Education, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, Room 1W103, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC, no later than 3:30 p.m. Please RSVP to WhiteHouseforHispanicEducation @ed.gov by Thursday, September 6, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marco A. Davis, Deputy Director, White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 4W110, Washington, DC 20202; telephone: 202–453–7023. 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 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 the activities of its subcommittees and identify next steps. Please be advised that members of the public will be able to listen only to the conference call meeting. There will not be an opportunity for public comment during this meeting due to time constraints. However, members of the public may submit written comments related to the work of the Commission via WhiteHouseforHispanicEducation @ed.gov no later than September 5, PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51983 2012. A recording of this meeting will be posted on the Commission’s Web page at https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ list/hispanic-initiative/ no later than Sep. 14, 2012. 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. Dated: August 23, 2012. Martha Kanter, Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. 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[FR Doc No: 2012-21230]


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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 Conference Call Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the announcement of a conference call 
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 is intended to notify the 
public of this meeting.

DATES: Friday, September 7, 2012.
    Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
    Conference Call Number/ID: (712) 432-3900/ID--391333 (Listen-Only).

ADDRESSES: For members of the public who wish to convene in person and 
listen to the conference call meeting, please arrive at the U.S. 
Department of Education, Lyndon Baines Johnson Building, Room 1W103, 
400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC, no later than 3:30 p.m. Please 
RSVP to WhiteHouseforHispanicEducation@ed.gov by Thursday, September 6, 
2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marco A. Davis, Deputy Director, White 
House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, 400 Maryland 
Ave. SW., Room 4W110, Washington, DC 20202; telephone: 202-453-7023.

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 the activities of its subcommittees and 
identify next steps.
    Please be advised that members of the public will be able to listen 
only to the conference call meeting. There will not be an opportunity 
for public comment during this meeting due to time constraints. 
However, members of the public may submit written comments related to 
the work of the Commission via WhiteHouseforHispanicEducation@ed.gov no 
later than September 5, 2012. A recording of this meeting will be 
posted on the Commission's Web page at https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/list/hispanic-initiative/ no later than Sep. 14, 2012.
    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.

    Dated: August 23, 2012.
Martha Kanter,
Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2012-21230 Filed 8-27-12; 8:45 am]
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