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Closing remarks from Sue Betka and
NBES Chairman David Chard, will take
place from 3:45 to 4:00 p.m., with
adjournment scheduled for 4:00 p.m.
Submission of comments regarding
the Board’s policy recommendations:
There will not be an opportunity for
public comment. However, members of
the public are encouraged to submit
written comments related to NBES to
Ellie Pelaez (see contact information
above). A final agenda is available from
Ellie Pelaez (see contact information
above) and is posted on the Board Web
site https://ies.ed.gov/director/board/
agendas/index.asp.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The
Department will post the official report
of the meeting on the NBES Web site no
later than 90 days after the meeting.
Pursuant to the FACA, the public may
also inspect the materials at 555 New
Jersey Avenue NW., 6th Floor,
Washington, DC, by emailing
Ellie.Pelaez@ed.gov or by calling (202)
219–0644 to schedule an appointment.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. If you will need an
auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the contact
person listed in this notice by or before
January 30, 2015. Although we will
attempt to meet a request received after
January 30, 2015, we may not be able to
make available the requested auxiliary
aid or service because of insufficient
time to arrange it.
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Authority: Section 116 of the Education
Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), 20
U.S.C. 9516.
Sue Betka,
Acting Director, Institute of Education
Science.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
President’s Board of Advisors
on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Office of Undersecretary,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open
meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
agenda for the February 4, 2015,
meeting of the President’s Board of
Advisors on Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (PBA) and provides
information to members of the public on
submitting written comments and on
the process as to how to request time to
make oral comments at the meeting. The
notice also describes the functions of
the Board. Notice of the meeting is
required by § 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act and intended
to notify the public of its opportunity to
attend.
DATES: The PBA meeting will be held on
February 4, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. at the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Headquarters, 300
E Street SW., Washington, DC 20546.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of
Education, White House Initiative on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue
SW., Washington, DC 20202. The exact
location of the meeting will be
published in the Federal Register and
on the Department’s Web site at
https://www.ed.gov/edblogs/whhbcu/
policy/presidents-board-of-advisorspba-on-hbcus/ by January 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sedika Franklin, Program Specialist,
U.S. Department of Education, White
House Initiative on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20204;
telephone: (202) 453–5634 or (202) 453–
5630, fax: (202) 453–5632, or email
sedika.franklin@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBA’s
Statutory Authority and Function: The
President’s Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (the Board) is established
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by Executive Order 13532 (February 26,
2010). The Board 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 Board is
to advise the President and the
Secretary of Education (Secretary) on all
matters pertaining to strengthening the
educational capacity of Historically
Black Colleges and Universities
(HBCUs).
The Board shall advise the President
and the Secretary in the following areas:
(i) Improving the identity, visibility, and
distinctive capabilities and overall
competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii) engaging
the philanthropic, business,
government, military, homelandsecurity, and education communities in
a national dialogue regarding new
HBCU programs and initiatives; (iii)
improving the ability of HBCUs to
remain fiscally secure institutions that
can assist the nation in reaching its goal
of having the highest proportion of
college graduates by 2020; (iv) elevating
the public awareness of HBCUs; and (v)
encouraging public-private investments
in HBCUs.
Meeting Agenda: In addition to its
review of activities since May 22, 2014,
the meeting agenda will include
subcommittee discussions regarding the
outcome of the National Institute of
Standards and Technology summit held
on November 3, 2014; the White House
Initiative on HBCUs’ 2012 Report to the
President on the Results of the
Participation of Historically Black
Colleges and Universities in Federal
Programs and updates on the draft of the
White House Initiative on HBCUs’ 2013
Report to the President on the Results of
the Participation of Historically Black
Colleges and Universities in Federal
Programs; U.S. Department of
Education’s Under Secretary, Ted
Mitchell will provide an update on
current and new policies/initiatives
from the department; Deputy director,
Ivory Toldson will provide updates on
the HBCU All Star program and discuss
next steps for the HBCU Dashboard;
David Johns, executive director of the
White House Initiative on Educational
Excellence for African Americans will
discuss the joint meeting requirement
for the Board.
Below is a list of agencies, scheduled
to provide updates on fiscal year 2015
activities and outreach during the
February 4, 2015 meeting:
• National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
• U.S. Department of Energy
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Submission of requests to make an
oral comment: There are two methods
the public may use to make an oral
comment at the February 4, 2015
meeting.
Method One: Submit a request by
email to the oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov
mailbox. Please do not send material
directly to PBA members. Requests must
be received by February 2, 2015, and
include the subject line ‘‘Oral Comment
Request: (organization name).’’ The
email must include the name(s), title,
organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, telephone
number, of the person(s) requesting to
speak, and a brief summary (not to
exceed one page) of the principal points
to be made during the oral presentation.
All individuals submitting an advance
request in accordance with this notice
will be afforded an opportunity to
speak.
Method Two: Register at the meeting
location on February 4, 2015, to make
an oral comment during the PBA’s
deliberations concerning Historically
Black Colleges and Universities. The
requestor must provide his or her name,
title, organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone
number. Individuals will be selected on
a first-come, first-served basis. If
selected, each commenter may not
exceed three minutes.
All oral comments made will become
part of the official record of the Board.
Similarly, written materials distributed
during oral presentations will become
part of the official record for the
meeting.
Submission of written public
comments: The Committee invites
written comments to be read during the
Public Comment segment of the agenda.
Comments must be received by
February 2, 2015, in the oswhi-hbcu@
ed.gov mailbox and include the subject
line ‘‘Written Comments: Public
Comment’’. The email must include the
name(s), title, organization/affiliation,
mailing address, email address, and
telephone number, of the person(s)
making the comment. Comments should
be submitted as a Microsoft Word
document or in a medium compatible
with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file)
that is attached to an electronic mail
message (email) or provided in the body
of an email message. Please do not send
material directly to the PBA members.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The
Department will post the official report
of the meeting on the PBA Web site 90
days after the meeting. Pursuant to the
Federal Advisory committee Act
(FACA), the public may also inspect the
materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC, by emailing oswhi-
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hbcu@ed.gov or by calling (202) 453–
5634 to schedule an appointment.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. If you will need an
auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the contact
person listed in this notice at least one
week before the scheduled meeting date.
Although we will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, we may
not be able to make available the
requested auxiliary aid or service
because of insufficient time to arrange
it.
Electronic Access to this Document:
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 via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can 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). To use PDF, you must
have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site. You may also
access documents of the Department
published in the Federal Register by
using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically,
through the advanced search feature at
this site, you can limit your search to
documents published by the
Department.
Authority: Presidential Executive Order
13532.
Ted Mitchell,
Under Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Submission of Data by State
Educational Agencies; Submission
Dates for State Revenue and
Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2014, Revisions to Those Reports,
and Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year
Reports
National Center for Education
Statistics, Institute of Education
Sciences, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Secretary announces
dates for State educational
agencies(SEAs)to submit expenditure
and revenue data and average daily
attendance statistics on ED Form 2447
(the National Public Education
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Financial Survey (NPEFS)) for fiscal
year (FY) 2014, revisions to those
reports, and revisions to prior fiscal year
reports. The Secretary sets these dates to
ensure that data are available to serve as
the basis for timely distribution of
Federal funds. The U.S. Census Bureau
is the data collection agent for this
request of the Department of
Education’s National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES). The data
will be published by NCES and will be
used by the Secretary in the calculation
of allocations for FY 2016 appropriated
funds.
DATES: SEAs can begin submitting data
on Friday, January 30, 2015. The
deadline for the final submission of all
data, including any revisions to
previously submitted data for FY 2013
and FY 2014, is Friday, August 14,
2015. Any resubmissions of FY 2013 or
FY 2014 data by SEAs in response to
requests for clarification, reconciliation,
or other inquiries by NCES or the
Census Bureau must be completed as
soon as possible, but no later than
Tuesday, September 8, 2015. All
outstanding data issues must be
reconciled or resolved by the SEAs,
NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon
as possible, but no later than September
8, 2015.
Addresses and Submission
Information: SEAs may mail ED Form
2447 to: U.S. Census Bureau,
ATTENTION: Governments Division,
Washington, DC 20233–6800.
SEAs may submit data online using
the interactive survey form on the
NPEFS data collection Web site at:
https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs.
The NPEFS Interactive includes a digital
confirmation page where a personal
identification number (PIN) may be
entered. A successful entry of the PIN
serves as a signature by the authorizing
official. A certification form also may be
printed from the Web site, signed by the
authorizing official, and mailed to the
Governments Division of the Census
Bureau at the Washington, DC address
provided above, no later than five
business days of submission of the
NPEFS Web interactive form.
Alternatively, SEAs may hand-deliver
submissions by 4:00 p.m. (Washington,
DC time) on August 14, 2015, to:
Governments Division, U.S. Census
Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland,
MD 20746.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project
Director, National Center for Education
Statistics, Institute of Education
Sciences, U.S. Department of Education.
Telephone: (202) 502–7338 or by email:
stephen.cornman@ed.gov. You may also
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
AGENCY: President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges
and Universities, Office of Undersecretary, Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the February 4, 2015,
meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (PBA) and provides information to members of
the public on submitting written comments and on the process as to how
to request time to make oral comments at the meeting. The notice also
describes the functions of the Board. Notice of the meeting is required
by Sec. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and intended to
notify the public of its opportunity to attend.
DATES: The PBA meeting will be held on February 4, 2015, from 9 a.m. to
2:00 p.m. at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Headquarters, 300 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20546.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20202. The exact location of the meeting will be
published in the Federal Register and on the Department's Web site at
https://www.ed.gov/edblogs/whhbcu/policy/presidents-board-of-advisors-pba-on-hbcus/ by January 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sedika Franklin, Program Specialist,
U.S. Department of Education, White House Initiative on Historically
Black Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington,
DC 20204; telephone: (202) 453-5634 or (202) 453-5630, fax: (202) 453-
5632, or email sedika.franklin@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBA's Statutory Authority and Function: The
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (the Board) is established by Executive Order 13532
(February 26, 2010). The Board 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 Board is to advise the
President and the Secretary of Education (Secretary) on all matters
pertaining to strengthening the educational capacity of Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
The Board shall advise the President and the Secretary in the
following areas: (i) Improving the identity, visibility, and
distinctive capabilities and overall competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii)
engaging the philanthropic, business, government, military, homeland-
security, and education communities in a national dialogue regarding
new HBCU programs and initiatives; (iii) improving the ability of HBCUs
to remain fiscally secure institutions that can assist the nation in
reaching its goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates
by 2020; (iv) elevating the public awareness of HBCUs; and (v)
encouraging public-private investments in HBCUs.
Meeting Agenda: In addition to its review of activities since May
22, 2014, the meeting agenda will include subcommittee discussions
regarding the outcome of the National Institute of Standards and
Technology summit held on November 3, 2014; the White House Initiative
on HBCUs' 2012 Report to the President on the Results of the
Participation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in
Federal Programs and updates on the draft of the White House Initiative
on HBCUs' 2013 Report to the President on the Results of the
Participation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities in
Federal Programs; U.S. Department of Education's Under Secretary, Ted
Mitchell will provide an update on current and new policies/initiatives
from the department; Deputy director, Ivory Toldson will provide
updates on the HBCU All Star program and discuss next steps for the
HBCU Dashboard; David Johns, executive director of the White House
Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans will discuss
the joint meeting requirement for the Board.
Below is a list of agencies, scheduled to provide updates on fiscal
year 2015 activities and outreach during the February 4, 2015 meeting:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
U.S. Department of Energy
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Submission of requests to make an oral comment: There are two
methods the public may use to make an oral comment at the February 4,
2015 meeting.
Method One: Submit a request by email to the oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov
mailbox. Please do not send material directly to PBA members. Requests
must be received by February 2, 2015, and include the subject line
``Oral Comment Request: (organization name).'' The email must include
the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email
address, telephone number, of the person(s) requesting to speak, and a
brief summary (not to exceed one page) of the principal points to be
made during the oral presentation. All individuals submitting an
advance request in accordance with this notice will be afforded an
opportunity to speak.
Method Two: Register at the meeting location on February 4, 2015,
to make an oral comment during the PBA's deliberations concerning
Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The requestor must
provide his or her name, title, organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone number. Individuals will be
selected on a first-come, first-served basis. If selected, each
commenter may not exceed three minutes.
All oral comments made will become part of the official record of
the Board. Similarly, written materials distributed during oral
presentations will become part of the official record for the meeting.
Submission of written public comments: The Committee invites
written comments to be read during the Public Comment segment of the
agenda. Comments must be received by February 2, 2015, in the oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov mailbox and include the subject line ``Written Comments:
Public Comment''. The email must include the name(s), title,
organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and telephone
number, of the person(s) making the comment. Comments should be
submitted as a Microsoft Word document or in a medium compatible with
Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is attached to an electronic mail
message (email) or provided in the body of an email message. Please do
not send material directly to the PBA members.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the
official report of the meeting on the PBA Web site 90 days after the
meeting. Pursuant to the Federal Advisory committee Act (FACA), the
public may also inspect the materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC, by emailing oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov or by calling (202) 453-
5634 to schedule an appointment.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or
service to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format),
notify the contact person listed in this notice at least one week
before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, we may not be able to make available
the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to
arrange it.
Electronic Access to this Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can 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). To use PDF,
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site. You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Authority: Presidential Executive Order 13532.
Ted Mitchell,
Under Secretary.
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