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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Request for Nominations of Members
To Serve on the Bureau of Indian
Education Advisory Board for
Exceptional Children
Bureau of Indian Affairs,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Request for
Nominations.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of
Indian Education (BIE) requests
nominations of individuals to serve on
the Advisory Board for Exceptional
Children (Advisory Board). There are
five positions available. The BIE will
consider nominations received in
response to this Request for
Nominations, as well as other sources.
The SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for this notice provides
committee and membership criteria.
DATES: Nominations must be received
on or before October 1, 2012.
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Submit nomination
applications to Sue Bement, Designated
Federal Officer, Bureau of Indian
Education, Albuquerque Service Center,
Division of Performance and
Accountability, 1011 Indian School
Road NW., Suite 332, Albuquerque, NM
87104–1088, telephone (505) 563–5274
or fax (505) 563–5281, Attention: Sue
Bement.
Sue
Bement, Education Specialist, at the
above-listed address and telephone
number.
The
Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2. The
following provides information about
the Committee, the membership and the
nomination process.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1. Objective and Duties
(a) Members of the Advisory Board
will provide guidance, advice and
recommendations with respect to
special education and related services
for children with disabilities in Bureaufunded schools in accordance with the
requirements of IDEA;
(b) The Advisory Board will:
(1) Provide advice and
recommendations for the coordination
of services within the BIE and with
other local, state and federal agencies;
(2) Provide advice and
recommendations on a broad range of
policy issues dealing with the provision
of educational services to American
Indian children with disabilities;
(3) Serve as advocates for American
Indian students with special education
needs by providing advice and
recommendations regarding best
practices, effective program
coordination strategies, and
recommendations for improved
educational programming;
(4) Provide advice and
recommendations for the preparation of
information required to be submitted to
the Secretary of Education under 20
U.S.C. 1411(h)(2);
(5) Provide advice and recommend
policies concerning effective inter/intraagency collaboration, including
modifications to regulations, and the
elimination of barriers to inter/intraagency programs and activities;
(6) Report and direct all
correspondence to the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs through the
Director, BIE with a courtesy copy to the
Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
2. Membership
(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6),
the Advisory Board will be composed of
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up to 15 individuals involved in or
concerned with the education and
provision of services to Indian infants,
toddlers, children and youth with
disabilities. The Advisory Board
composition will reflect a broad range of
viewpoints and will include at least one
member representing each of the
following interests: Indians with
disabilities; teachers of children with
disabilities; Indian parents or guardians
of children with disabilities; service
providers; state education officials; local
education; state interagency
coordinating councils (for states having
Indian reservations); Tribal
representatives or Tribal organization
representatives; and other members
representing the divisions and entities
of the BIE.
(b) The Assistant Secretary—Indian
Affairs may provide the Secretary of the
Interior recommendations for the
chairperson; however, the chairperson
and other Advisory Board members will
be appointed by the Secretary. Advisory
Board members shall serve staggered
terms of two years or three years from
the date of their appointment.
3. Miscellaneous
(a) Members of the Advisory Board
will not receive compensation, but will
be reimbursed for travel, including
subsistence, and other necessary
expenses incurred in the performance of
their duties in the same manner as
persons employed intermittently in
government service under 5 U.S.C.
5703.
(b) A member may not participate in
matters that will directly affect, or
appear to affect, the financial interests
of the member or the member’s spouse
or minor children, unless authorized by
the appropriate ethics official.
Compensation from employment does
not constitute a financial interest of the
member so long as the matter before the
committee will not have a special or
distinct effect on the member or the
member’s employer, other than as part
of a class. The provisions of this
paragraph do not affect any other
statutory or regulatory ethical
obligations to which a member may be
subject.
(c) The Advisory Board meets at least
twice a year, budget permitting, but
additional meetings may be held as
deemed necessary by the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs or DFO.
(d) All Advisory Board meetings are
open to the public in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
regulations.
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4. Nomination Information
(a) Nominations are requested from
individuals, organizations, and federally
recognized tribes, as well as from state
directors of Special Education (within
the 23 states in which Bureau-funded
schools are located) concerned with the
education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
(b) Nominees should have expertise
and knowledge of the issues and needs
of American Indian children with
disabilities. This knowledge and
expertise are needed to provide advice
and recommendations to the BIE
regarding the needs of American Indian
children with disabilities.
(c) A summary of the candidate’s
´
´
qualifications (resume or curriculum
vitae) must be provided. Nominees must
have the ability to attend Advisory
Board meetings, carry out Advisory
Board assignments, participate in
conference calls, and work in groups.
Basis for Nominations
If you wish to nominate someone for
appointment to the Advisory Board,
please do not make the nomination until
the person has been contacted and has
agreed to have his or her name
submitted to BIE for this purpose.
Nomination Application
(Please fill out this form completely
and include a copy of the nominee’s
´
´
resume or curriculum vitae.)
Note: Additional pages may be added for
further explanation of any item. Reference
the corresponding item number for which the
additional explanation is made.
Bureau of Indian Education
Advisory Board for Exceptional
Children
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Nomination Information
A. Nominations are requested from
individuals, organizations, and federally
recognized tribes, as well as from State
Directors of Special Education (within
the 23 states in which Bureau funded
schools are located) concerned with the
education of American Indian children
with disabilities as described above.
B. Nominees should have expertise
and knowledge of the issues and needs
of American Indian children with
disabilities. This knowledge and
expertise are needed to provide advice
and recommendations to the BIE
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regarding the needs of American Indian
children with disabilities.
C. A summary of the candidate’s
´
´
qualifications (resume or curriculum
vitae) must be included with the
nomination. Nominees must have the
ability to (1) attend Advisory Board
meetings, (2) carry out committee
assignments, (3) participate in
conference calls, and (4) work in groups.
Objective and Duties
A. The Advisory Board provides
guidance, advice, and recommendations
with respect to special education and
related services for children with
disabilities in BIE-funded schools in
accordance with the requirements of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
B. The Advisory Board provides
advice and recommendations for the
coordination of services within the BIE
and with other local, State, and Federal
agencies.
C. The Advisory Board provides
advice and recommendations on a broad
range of policy issues dealing with
provision of educational services to
American Indian children with
disabilities.
D. The Advisory Board serves as an
advocate for American Indian students
with special education needs by
providing advice and recommendations
regarding best practices, effective
program coordination strategies, and
recommendations for improved
educational programming.
E. The Advisory Board provides
advice and recommendations for
preparation of information required to
be submitted to the Secretary of
Education.
F. The Advisory Board provides
advice and recommends policies
concerning effective inter/intra-agency
collaboration, including modifications
to regulations, and elimination of
barriers to inter/intra-agency programs
and activities.
G. The Advisory Board reports and
directs all correspondence to the
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs
through the Director of the Bureau of
Indian Education with a courtesy copy
to the DFO.
Membership
A. The Advisory Board will be
composed of up to 15 members. The
Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs may
provide the Secretary of the Interior
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recommendations for the Chairperson.
However, all Advisory Board members
will be appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior as required. Advisory Board
members will serve staggered terms of
two years or three years from the date
of their appointment. The Secretary may
remove members from the Advisory
Board at any time at his or her
discretion.
B. As required by IDEA, the Advisory
Board will be composed of individuals
involved in or concerned with the
education and provision of services to
Indian children with disabilities. The
Advisory Board composition will reflect
a broad range of viewpoints and will
include at least one member
representing each of the following
interests: Indian persons with
disabilities; teachers of children with
disabilities; Indian parents or guardians
of children with disabilities; service
providers; State Education Officials;
Local Education Officials; State
Interagency Coordinating Councils (for
states having Indian reservations); tribal
representatives or tribal organization
representatives; and BIA employees
concerned with the education of
children with disabilities.
C. Members of the Advisory Board
will not receive compensation, but will
be reimbursed for travel, subsistence
and other necessary expenses incurred
in the performance of their duties
consistent with the provisions of 5
U.S.C. 5703.
D. A member may not participate in
matters that will directly affect, or
appear to affect, the financial interests
of the member or the member’s spouse
or minor children, unless authorized by
the appropriate ethics official.
Compensation from employment does
not constitute a financial interest of the
member so long as the matter before the
committee will not have a special or
distinct effect on the member or the
member’s employer, other than as part
of a class. The provisions of this
paragraph do not affect any other
statutory or regulatory ethical
obligations to which a member may be
subject.
E. The Advisory Board meets at least
twice a year, budget permitting, but
additional meetings may be held as
deemed necessary by the Assistant
Secretary—Indian Affairs or DFO.
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Deadline
Submit nominations on or before
October 1, 2012.
Address
Please submit nominations to Sue
Bement, Designated Federal Officer,
Bureau of Indian Education,
Albuquerque Service Center, Division of
Performance and Accountability, 1011
Indian School Road NW., Albuquerque,
NM 87104–1088, telephone 505–563–
5274 or fax to 505–563–5281.
Contact
For further information, contact Sue
Bement, Education Specialist,
Albuquerque Service Center, Division of
Performance and Accountability, at the
above listed address and telephone
number.
Dated: August 23, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs.
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Environmental Impact Statement for
the Rio Mesa Gen-Tie Project and
Possible Land Use Plan Amendment,
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Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of intent.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, (NEPA) and the
Federal Land Policy and Management
Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Palm Springs South Coast Field Office,
Palm Springs, California, intends to
prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Rio Mesa GenTie Project. The proposed project would
require an amendment to the California
Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan
(1980 as amended), which would be
evaluated in this EIS. By this notice, the
BLM is announcing the beginning of the
scoping process to solicit public
comments and identify issues related to
the EIS/plan amendment (PA).
DATES: This notice initiates the public
scoping process for the EIS/PA.
Comments on issues related to the EIS/
PA may be submitted in writing until
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location(s) of any scoping meetings will
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advance through local media,
newspapers and the BLM Web site at:
https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/
palmsprings/Solar_Projects.html. In
order to be included in the analysis, all
comments must be received prior to the
close of the 30-day scoping period or 15
days after the last public meeting,
whichever is later. We will provide
additional opportunities for public
participation as appropriate.
ADDRESSES: You may submit scoping
comments for the proposed Rio Mesa
Gen-Tie Project by any of the following
methods:
• Web site: https://www.blm.gov/ca/st/
en.html;
• Email: CARioMesa@blm.gov;
• Fax: 951–697–5299; or
• Mail: Lynnette Elser, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator, BLM
California Desert District Office, 22835
Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno
Valley, CA 92553.
Documents pertinent to this proposal
may be examined at the BLM Palm
Springs South Coast Field Office, 1201
Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, CA
92262 or at the BLM California Desert
District Office.
For further information and/or to have
your name added to our mailing list,
contact Lynnette Elser, Planning and
Environmental Coordinator; telephone
951–697–5233; address 22835 Calle San
Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA
92553; email lelser@blm.gov. Persons
who use a telecommunications device
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individual during normal business
hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week, to leave a message
or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal
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applicant, Rio Mesa Solar Holdings,
LLC, has requested a right-of-way
(ROW) authorization to construct,
operate, maintain, and decommission an
approximately 8-mile generation
interconnection transmission (gen-tie)
line, an approximately 3-mile
emergency power line and an
approximately 1.6 miles of access roads
on BLM-managed land. Through an
application with the California Energy
Commission, the applicant proposes to
construct an approximately 3805-acre,
500-MW solar generation facility on
nearby private lands. The aboveidentified components proposed on
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southwest of Blythe, California, would
support this thermal power plant
project. The Project’s 230-kilovolt (kV)
gen-tie line is proposed to parallel the
existing Imperial Irrigation District F
Line from where it crosses the Rio Mesa
generation site north to the Southern
California Edison Colorado River
Substation where it could connect the
Project to the regional transmission grid.
Due to the number of transmission lines
in this location, the BLM will consider
whether the CDCA Plan should be
amended by designating this area as a
utility corridor. Additionally two
pathways for 33-kV lines providing
electrical service to the Project and two
pathways for roads providing access to
the Project are proposed on BLMadministered lands. If approved, project
construction would begin in 2013 and
would take approximately 24 months to
complete.
The purpose of the public scoping
process is to determine relevant issues
that will influence the scope of the
environmental analysis, including
alternatives, and guide the process for
developing the Draft EIS/PA. The BLM
has identified the following preliminary
issues: Air quality, biological resources,
recreation, cultural resources, water
resources, geological resources, special
management areas, land use, noise,
paleontological resources, public health,
socioeconomic, soils, and traffic and
transportation, visual resources. It
should be noted that the BLM has
determined that the proposed solar
facility on private property is a
connected action, and the BLM plans to
analyze the potential effects of the solar
facility in the EIS.
Pursuant to the BLM’s CDCA Plan,
sites associated with transmission above
161kV not identified in the CDCA Plan
will be considered through the plan
amendment process to determine the
suitability of the site for energy
transmission. Since a portion of the gentie route was not previously identified
as a designated utility corridor, its
authorization would require amendment
of the CDCA Plan. By this notice, the
BLM is complying with requirements in
43 CFR 1610.2(c) to notify the public of
potential amendments to CDCA Plan
predicated on the findings in the EIS. If
a land use plan amendment is
necessary, the BLM will integrate the
land use planning process with the
NEPA process for the Project. A
preliminary list of the potential
planning criteria that will be used to
help guide and define the scope of the
plan amendment process includes:
1. The plan amendments will be
completed in compliance with FLPMA,
NEPA, and all other relevant Federal
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Request for Nominations of Members To Serve on the Bureau of
Indian Education Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Request for Nominations.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Bureau of
Indian Education (BIE) requests nominations of individuals to serve on
the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children (Advisory Board). There are
five positions available. The BIE will consider nominations received in
response to this Request for Nominations, as well as other sources. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for this notice provides committee
and membership criteria.
DATES: Nominations must be received on or before October 1, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit nomination applications to Sue Bement, Designated
Federal Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, Albuquerque Service
Center, Division of Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian School
Road NW., Suite 332, Albuquerque, NM 87104-1088, telephone (505) 563-
5274 or fax (505) 563-5281, Attention: Sue Bement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Bement, Education Specialist, at
the above-listed address and telephone number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2.
The following provides information about the Committee, the membership
and the nomination process.
1. Objective and Duties
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will provide guidance, advice and
recommendations with respect to special education and related services
for children with disabilities in Bureau-funded schools in accordance
with the requirements of IDEA;
(b) The Advisory Board will:
(1) Provide advice and recommendations for the coordination of
services within the BIE and with other local, state and federal
agencies;
(2) Provide advice and recommendations on a broad range of policy
issues dealing with the provision of educational services to American
Indian children with disabilities;
(3) Serve as advocates for American Indian students with special
education needs by providing advice and recommendations regarding best
practices, effective program coordination strategies, and
recommendations for improved educational programming;
(4) Provide advice and recommendations for the preparation of
information required to be submitted to the Secretary of Education
under 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(2);
(5) Provide advice and recommend policies concerning effective
inter/intra- agency collaboration, including modifications to
regulations, and the elimination of barriers to inter/intra- agency
programs and activities;
(6) Report and direct all correspondence to the Assistant
Secretary--Indian Affairs through the Director, BIE with a courtesy
copy to the Designated Federal Officer (DFO).
2. Membership
(a) Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1411(h)(6), the Advisory Board will be
composed of up to 15 individuals involved in or concerned with the
education and provision of services to Indian infants, toddlers,
children and youth with disabilities. The Advisory Board composition
will reflect a broad range of viewpoints and will include at least one
member representing each of the following interests: Indians with
disabilities; teachers of children with disabilities; Indian parents or
guardians of children with disabilities; service providers; state
education officials; local education; state interagency coordinating
councils (for states having Indian reservations); Tribal
representatives or Tribal organization representatives; and other
members representing the divisions and entities of the BIE.
(b) The Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs may provide the
Secretary of the Interior recommendations for the chairperson; however,
the chairperson and other Advisory Board members will be appointed by
the Secretary. Advisory Board members shall serve staggered terms of
two years or three years from the date of their appointment.
3. Miscellaneous
(a) Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation,
but will be reimbursed for travel, including subsistence, and other
necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in the
same manner as persons employed intermittently in government service
under 5 U.S.C. 5703.
(b) A member may not participate in matters that will directly
affect, or appear to affect, the financial interests of the member or
the member's spouse or minor children, unless authorized by the
appropriate ethics official. Compensation from employment does not
constitute a financial interest of the member so long as the matter
before the committee will not have a special or distinct effect on the
member or the member's employer, other than as part of a class. The
provisions of this paragraph do not affect any other statutory or
regulatory ethical obligations to which a member may be subject.
(c) The Advisory Board meets at least twice a year, budget
permitting, but additional meetings may be held as deemed necessary by
the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs or DFO.
(d) All Advisory Board meetings are open to the public in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act regulations.
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4. Nomination Information
(a) Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and
federally recognized tribes, as well as from state directors of Special
Education (within the 23 states in which Bureau-funded schools are
located) concerned with the education of Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
(b) Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and
needs of American Indian children with disabilities. This knowledge and
expertise are needed to provide advice and recommendations to the BIE
regarding the needs of American Indian children with disabilities.
(c) A summary of the candidate's qualifications
(r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae) must be provided. Nominees
must have the ability to attend Advisory Board meetings, carry out
Advisory Board assignments, participate in conference calls, and work
in groups.
Basis for Nominations
If you wish to nominate someone for appointment to the Advisory
Board, please do not make the nomination until the person has been
contacted and has agreed to have his or her name submitted to BIE for
this purpose.
Nomination Application
(Please fill out this form completely and include a copy of the
nominee's r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae.)
Note: Additional pages may be added for further explanation of
any item. Reference the corresponding item number for which the
additional explanation is made.
Bureau of Indian Education
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children
Nomination Information
A. Nominations are requested from individuals, organizations, and
federally recognized tribes, as well as from State Directors of Special
Education (within the 23 states in which Bureau funded schools are
located) concerned with the education of American Indian children with
disabilities as described above.
B. Nominees should have expertise and knowledge of the issues and
needs of American Indian children with disabilities. This knowledge and
expertise are needed to provide advice and recommendations to the BIE
regarding the needs of American Indian children with disabilities.
C. A summary of the candidate's qualifications
(r[eacute]sum[eacute] or curriculum vitae) must be included with the
nomination. Nominees must have the ability to (1) attend Advisory Board
meetings, (2) carry out committee assignments, (3) participate in
conference calls, and (4) work in groups.
Objective and Duties
A. The Advisory Board provides guidance, advice, and
recommendations with respect to special education and related services
for children with disabilities in BIE-funded schools in accordance with
the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA), 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.
B. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations for the
coordination of services within the BIE and with other local, State,
and Federal agencies.
C. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations on a
broad range of policy issues dealing with provision of educational
services to American Indian children with disabilities.
D. The Advisory Board serves as an advocate for American Indian
students with special education needs by providing advice and
recommendations regarding best practices, effective program
coordination strategies, and recommendations for improved educational
programming.
E. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommendations for
preparation of information required to be submitted to the Secretary of
Education.
F. The Advisory Board provides advice and recommends policies
concerning effective inter/intra-agency collaboration, including
modifications to regulations, and elimination of barriers to inter/
intra-agency programs and activities.
G. The Advisory Board reports and directs all correspondence to the
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs through the Director of the Bureau
of Indian Education with a courtesy copy to the DFO.
Membership
A. The Advisory Board will be composed of up to 15 members. The
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs may provide the Secretary of the
Interior recommendations for the Chairperson. However, all Advisory
Board members will be appointed by the Secretary of the Interior as
required. Advisory Board members will serve staggered terms of two
years or three years from the date of their appointment. The Secretary
may remove members from the Advisory Board at any time at his or her
discretion.
B. As required by IDEA, the Advisory Board will be composed of
individuals involved in or concerned with the education and provision
of services to Indian children with disabilities. The Advisory Board
composition will reflect a broad range of viewpoints and will include
at least one member representing each of the following interests:
Indian persons with disabilities; teachers of children with
disabilities; Indian parents or guardians of children with
disabilities; service providers; State Education Officials; Local
Education Officials; State Interagency Coordinating Councils (for
states having Indian reservations); tribal representatives or tribal
organization representatives; and BIA employees concerned with the
education of children with disabilities.
C. Members of the Advisory Board will not receive compensation, but
will be reimbursed for travel, subsistence and other necessary expenses
incurred in the performance of their duties consistent with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5703.
D. A member may not participate in matters that will directly
affect, or appear to affect, the financial interests of the member or
the member's spouse or minor children, unless authorized by the
appropriate ethics official. Compensation from employment does not
constitute a financial interest of the member so long as the matter
before the committee will not have a special or distinct effect on the
member or the member's employer, other than as part of a class. The
provisions of this paragraph do not affect any other statutory or
regulatory ethical obligations to which a member may be subject.
E. The Advisory Board meets at least twice a year, budget
permitting, but additional meetings may be held as deemed necessary by
the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs or DFO.
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Deadline
Submit nominations on or before October 1, 2012.
Address
Please submit nominations to Sue Bement, Designated Federal
Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, Albuquerque Service Center,
Division of Performance and Accountability, 1011 Indian School Road
NW., Albuquerque, NM 87104-1088, telephone 505-563-5274 or fax to 505-
563-5281.
Contact
For further information, contact Sue Bement, Education Specialist,
Albuquerque Service Center, Division of Performance and Accountability,
at the above listed address and telephone number.
Dated: August 23, 2012.
Donald E. Laverdure,
Acting Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2012-21247 Filed 8-28-12; 8:45 am]
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