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markets for consumer financial products
and services. To improve its
understanding of how consumers
engage with financial markets, the CFPB
has successfully used credit record data
as a sampling frame to survey people
about their experiences in consumer
credit markets.
The CFPB now seeks to obtain
approval for a new one-time survey of
student loan borrowers to understand
their borrowing decisions, their
experience managing their loans, and
their expectations for the future. The
survey will be sent to a random sample
selected from individuals in the CFPB’s
new Consumer Credit Information Panel
(CCIP) which is itself a sample of deidentified credit records from one of the
nationwide consumer reporting
agencies. The survey responses will be
matched to the CFPB’s CCIP data to
provide a more complete picture of
borrowers’ financial standing. The
survey will follow similar methods to
the CFPB’s prior Making Ends Meet and
Survey of Consumer Views on Debt
surveys but sample a different
population of borrowers and focus
primarily on student loans.
The CFPB will not receive personally
identifiable information. Any such
information will be removed by the
contractor prior to delivering final
products. We will collect demographics,
measures of financial well-being,
consumers’ feelings about their financial
well-being, and experience with the
student loan system, as well as
behavioral measures related to seeking
out financial information or willingness
to take financial-related actions.
Request for Comments: Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
CFPB, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) The accuracy of the CFPB’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information, including the validity of
the methods and the assumptions used;
(c) Ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Comments submitted in
response to this notice will be
summarized and/or included in the
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comments will become a matter of
public record.
Anthony May,
Paperwork Reduction Act Officer, Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau.
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CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
COMMISSION
Sunshine Act Meetings
Wednesday, August 23,
2023; 10:00 a.m.
PLACE: The meeting will be held
virtually and in person at Bethesda, MD.
STATUS: Commission Meeting—Closed
to the Public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Briefing
Matter.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Alberta E. Mills, Office of the Secretary,
U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission, 4330 East West Highway,
Bethesda, MD 20814, 301–504–7479
(Office) or 240–863–8938 (Cell).
Dated: August 15, 2023.
Alberta E. Mills,
Commission Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army, Corps of
Engineers
Request for Project Proposals
Pursuant to the Water Resources
Development Act of 2020, Pilot
Program for Continuing Authority
Projects in Small or Disadvantaged
Communities—Extension of Time To
Submit Proposals; Correction
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Department of Defense.
ACTION: Notice; request for pilot project
proposals; extension of time; correction.
AGENCY:
The Corps of Engineers
published a document in the Federal
Register of August 11, 2023, concerning
a time extension for a request for project
proposals pursuant to Section 165 of the
Water Resources Development Act of
2020, Pilot Program for Continuing
Authority Projects in Small or
Disadvantaged Communities. The
document contained an incorrect date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Amy Babey at wrda20cap165a@
usace.army.mil or by phone at 502–645–
7199.
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In the Federal Register of August 11,
2023, in FR Doc. 2023–17225, on page
54606, in the first column, correct the
DATES caption to read:
DATES: Written proposals must be
submitted on or before October 20,
2023.
Michael L. Connor,
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works).
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TIME AND DATE:
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Regional Advisory Committees
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, U.S. Department
of Education.
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
agenda, dates, and times for, and
instructions to access, the upcoming
virtual meetings of the Regional
Advisory Committees (RACs). This
notice provides information about the
meetings to members of the public who
may be interested in attending the
meetings or providing written
comments related to the work of the
RACs. Notice of these meetings is
required under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
DATES: The virtual, open meetings for
each of the RACs will be held on the
dates and times listed under
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be
conducted virtually. See the ‘‘Public
Participation’’ heading in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document for instructions on how
to access the virtual meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michelle Daley, Group Leader,
Comprehensive Centers Group, Office of
Program and Grantee Support Services,
U.S. Department of Education.
Telephone: 202–987–1057. Email:
OESE.RAC@ed.gov.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or
have a speech disability and wish to
access telecommunications relay
services, please dial 7–1–1.
For specific RACs, contact the
Designated Federal Official (DFO), listed
below:
Appalachia and West RAC: Muhammad
Kara, email: Muhammad.Kara@ed.gov
Central and Southwest RAC: Rebekka
Meyer, email: Rebekka.Meyer@ed.gov
Mid-Atlantic RAC: Esley Newton, email:
Esley.Newton@ed.gov
SUMMARY:
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Midwest and Northwest RAC: Bryan
Keohane, email: Bryan.Keohane@
ed.gov
Northeast and Islands RAC: Sarah
Zevin, email: Sarah.Zevin@ed.gov
Pacific RAC: Erin Kelts, email:
Erin.Kelts@ed.gov
Southeast RAC: Elisabeth Lembo, email:
Elisabeth.Lembo@ed.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Statutory Authority: The RACs are
authorized by the Educational Technical
Assistance Act of 2002 (ETAA) (Pub. L.
107–279; 20 U.S.C. 9605). Information
on the RACs can be found at https://
oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formulagrants/program-and-grantee-supportservices/comprehensive-centersprogram/regional-advisory-committees/.
The RACs advise the Secretary of
Education (Secretary) regarding the
educational needs of their regions, as
described in section 174(b) of the
Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002,
in order to assist in making decisions
regarding the regional educational
priorities.
The RACs’ responsibilities include
assessing the educational needs within
their regions (Assessment). In
conducting the Assessment, RACs seek
input from chief executive officers of
States, chief State school officers,
educators, and parents. The RACs
conduct open hearings to solicit the
views and needs of schools (including
public charter schools), teachers,
administrators, members of the regional
educational laboratory governing board,
parents, local educational agencies,
librarians, businesses, State educational
agencies, and other customers, such as
adult education programs, within the
region regarding the need for the
activities described in 20 U.S.C. 9564
and 9602, and how those needs would
be most effectively addressed. RACs
submit the Assessment to the Secretary
and to the Director of the Institute of
Education Sciences, at such time, in
such a manner, and containing such
information as the Secretary may
require.
Purpose of Open Meetings: The open
meetings are designed to—
(1) Provide members of the 10 RACs
an opportunity to participate in two
open virtual meetings to assess the
educational needs within the region
served and to deliberate on the findings
to prepare their region’s Assessment.
(2) Provide members of the RACs the
opportunity to review and discuss the
reports that they will submit to the
Secretary in October 2023.
(3) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to RAC
discussions on the top challenges in
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each region for improving student
academic achievement and educational
outcomes.
(4) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to RAC
discussions on recommendations on the
educational needs of each region and
how those needs may be addressed
through technical assistance activities
provided by comprehensive centers
described in section 203 of the
Educational Technical Assistance Act
(ETAA) that would help States, districts,
and schools successfully address the
critical educational challenges
identified by each of the RACs.
(5) Provide an opportunity for the
public to observe and listen to
discussions and recommendations from
each of the RACs on the priorities for
federally funded technical assistance in
their region.
Agenda
Meeting 1: The RACs will (1) review
educational data from each region and
public comments received and
deliberate and make recommendations
about the critical education needs of the
region; and (2) discuss how those needs
can most effectively be addressed
through technical assistance activities.
Meeting 2: The RACs will (1) review
additional input received from
stakeholders and public comments
received and, based on the information
received, finalize their assessment of the
critical educational needs of each
region; and (2) deliberate on the
education needs assessment for their
region and finalize recommendations to
be included in the Assessment.
Meeting agendas will be posted on the
RAC website: https://oese.ed.gov/
offices/office-of-formula-grants/
program-and-grantee-support-services/
comprehensive-centers-program/
regional-advisory-committees/.
Meeting Dates and Times: Meeting
times are listed in Eastern time and
local time zones for each region.
Appalachia RAC (Kentucky, Tennessee,
Virginia, and West Virginia)
Meeting 1: September 5, 2023, from
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. to 2
p.m. CT.
Meeting 2: September 18, 2023, from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/10 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. CT.
Northwest RAC (Alaska, Idaho,
Montana, Oregon, and Washington)
Meeting 1: September 6, 2023, from 2
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/10 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. AKT/11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT/12
p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT.
Meeting 2: September 19, 2023, from
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/10 a.m. to 11:30
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Central RAC (Colorado, Kansas,
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South Dakota, and Wyoming)
Meeting 1: September 6, 2023, from 11
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/9 a.m. to 10:30
a.m. MT/10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT.
Meeting 2: September 19, 2023, from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/9 a.m. to 10:30
a.m. MT/10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT.
Southeast RAC (Alabama, Florida,
Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina,
and South Carolina)
Meeting 1: September 5, 2023, from 4
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET.
Meeting 2: September 18, 2023, from
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.
Mid-Atlantic RAC (Delaware, District of
Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, and
Pennsylvania)
Meeting 1: September 7, 2023, from 11
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
Meeting 2: September 21, 2023, from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
Southwest RAC (Arkansas, Bureau of
Indian Education, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)
Meeting 1: September 7, 2023, from 2
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/12 p.m. to 1:30
p.m. MT/1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT.
Meeting 2: September 20, 2023, from
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/12 p.m. to 1:30
p.m. MT/1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT.
Pacific RAC (American Samoa,
Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands, Federated States of
Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Palau, and
Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Meeting 1: September 7, 2023, from 6
p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET/11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. SST/8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. ChST/9
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. PONT/12 p.m. to 1:30
p.m. HST/7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PWT/10
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MHT.
Meeting 2: September 20, 2023, from
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET/11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. SST/8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. ChST/9
a.m. to 10:30 a.m. PONT/12 p.m. to 1:30
p.m. HST/7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PWT/10
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MHT.
Northeast and Islands RAC
(Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine,
New Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico,
Rhode Island, Vermont, and the Virgin
Islands)
Meeting 1: September 8, 2023, from
11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
Meeting 2: September 22, 2023, from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
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West RAC (Arizona, California, Nevada,
and Utah)
Meeting 1: September 8, 2023, from 2
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/11:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. PT/12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT.
Meeting 2: September 21, 2023, from
2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/11 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. PT/12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT.
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Midwest RAC (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and
Wisconsin)
Meeting 1: September 5, 2023, from 11
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/10 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. CT.
Meeting 2: September 20, 2023, from
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/10 a.m. to
11:30 a.m. CT.
Public Participation: Members of the
public who wish to observe and listen
to RAC discussions and
recommendations may access the RAC
meetings via virtual teleconference. Preregistration is required by 11:59 p.m.
ET, two business days before the RAC
meeting date. Information on how to
register for and access the RAC meetings
is on the RACs’ website at https://
oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formulagrants/program-and-grantee-supportservices/comprehensive-centersprogram/regional-advisory-committees/.
Public Comments: Members of the
public may submit written comments at
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/
58f2ccc2542a44c9b6f83d567d5aa40b.
Comments must be submitted by 11:59
p.m. ET, two business days before the
RAC meeting date. Written comments
should pertain to the work of RACs.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
virtual RAC meetings are 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 no later than 48 hours
before the scheduled meeting date.
Although we will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, we
cannot guarantee availability of the
requested accommodation because of
insufficient time to arrange it.
Access to Records of the Meeting:
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), the public
may inspect the meeting materials on
the RACs’ website, https://oese.ed.gov/
offices/office-of-formula-grants/
program-and-grantee-support-services/
comprehensive-centers-program/
regional-advisory-committees/. The
public may also inspect the meeting
materials and other RAC records at the
U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC
20202, by emailing the DFO for the RAC
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to schedule an appointment. Records of
open meetings, including the official
transcripts of the open meetings will be
available for public inspection no later
than 10 business days following each
meeting and will be posted on the
RACs’ website. Requests for an official
transcript may be made via email to the
DFO for each RAC.
Accessible Format: On request to the
contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document in
an accessible format. The Department
will provide the requestor with an
accessible format that may include Rich
Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt),
a thumb drive, an MP3 file, braille, large
print, audiotape, or compact disc, or
other accessible format.
Electronic Access to this Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. You may access the official
edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations at
www.govinfo.gov. 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 Portable Document Format
(PDF). To use PDF, you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site. You also may
access documents of the Department
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using the article search feature at:
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through the advanced search feature at
this site, you can limit your search to
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Department.
Authority: Section 206 of the ETAA,
as amended (20 U.S.C. 9605).
Adam Schott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Programs. Delegated the Authority to Perform
the Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Elementary and Secondary
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
President’s Council of Advisors on
Science and Technology
Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open virtual meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces an
open virtual meeting of the President’s
Council of Advisors on Science and
Technology (PCAST). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA)
requires that public notice of these
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meetings be announced in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Friday, September 8, 2023; 11:10
a.m. to 2:40 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: Information for viewing the
livestream of the meeting can be found
on the PCAST website closer to the
meeting at: www.whitehouse.gov/
PCAST/meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Reba Bandyopadhyay, Designated
Federal Officer, PCAST, email: PCAST@
ostp.eop.gov; telephone: (202) 881–
7163.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PCAST is
an advisory group of the nation’s
leading scientists and engineers,
appointed by the President to augment
the science and technology advice
available to him from the White House,
cabinet departments, and other Federal
agencies. See the Executive Order at
whitehouse.gov. PCAST is consulted on
and provides analyses and
recommendations concerning a wide
range of issues where understanding of
science, technology, and innovation
may bear on the policy choices before
the President. The Designated Federal
Officer is Dr. Reba Bandyopadhyay.
Information about PCAST can be found
at: www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST.
Tentative Agenda: PCAST will hear
from invited speakers on recent
advances in the social sciences. PCAST
may also discuss and consider for
approval a report from the PCAST
subcommittee on greenhouse gas
monitoring. Additional information and
the meeting agenda, including any
changes that arise, will be posted on the
PCAST website at:
www.whitehouse.gov/PCAST/meetings.
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The meeting will be
held virtually for members of the public.
It is the policy of the PCAST to accept
written public comments no longer than
10 pages and to accommodate oral
public comments whenever possible.
The PCAST expects that public
statements presented at its meetings will
not be repetitive of previously
submitted oral or written statements.
The public comment period for this
meeting will take place on September 8,
2023, at times specified in the meeting
agenda. This public comment period is
designed only for substantive
commentary on PCAST’s work, not for
business marketing purposes.
Oral Comments: To be considered for
the public speaker list at the meeting,
interested parties should register to
speak at PCAST@ostp.eop.gov, no later
than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
September 1, 2023. To accommodate as
many speakers as possible, the time for
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Regional Advisory Committees
AGENCY: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department
of Education.
ACTION: Notice of open meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda, dates, and times for, and
instructions to access, the upcoming virtual meetings of the Regional
Advisory Committees (RACs). This notice provides information about the
meetings to members of the public who may be interested in attending
the meetings or providing written comments related to the work of the
RACs. Notice of these meetings is required under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act.
DATES: The virtual, open meetings for each of the RACs will be held on
the dates and times listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The meetings will be conducted virtually. See the ``Public
Participation'' heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document for instructions on how to access the virtual meetings.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Daley, Group Leader,
Comprehensive Centers Group, Office of Program and Grantee Support
Services, U.S. Department of Education. Telephone: 202-987-1057. Email:
[email protected].
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
For specific RACs, contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO),
listed below:
Appalachia and West RAC: Muhammad Kara, email: [email protected]
Central and Southwest RAC: Rebekka Meyer, email: [email protected]
Mid-Atlantic RAC: Esley Newton, email: [email protected]
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Midwest and Northwest RAC: Bryan Keohane, email: [email protected]
Northeast and Islands RAC: Sarah Zevin, email: [email protected]
Pacific RAC: Erin Kelts, email: [email protected]
Southeast RAC: Elisabeth Lembo, email: [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Statutory Authority: The RACs are authorized by the Educational
Technical Assistance Act of 2002 (ETAA) (Pub. L. 107-279; 20 U.S.C.
9605). Information on the RACs can be found at https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/program-and-grantee-support-services/comprehensive-centers-program/regional-advisory-committees/. The RACs
advise the Secretary of Education (Secretary) regarding the educational
needs of their regions, as described in section 174(b) of the Education
Sciences Reform Act of 2002, in order to assist in making decisions
regarding the regional educational priorities.
The RACs' responsibilities include assessing the educational needs
within their regions (Assessment). In conducting the Assessment, RACs
seek input from chief executive officers of States, chief State school
officers, educators, and parents. The RACs conduct open hearings to
solicit the views and needs of schools (including public charter
schools), teachers, administrators, members of the regional educational
laboratory governing board, parents, local educational agencies,
librarians, businesses, State educational agencies, and other
customers, such as adult education programs, within the region
regarding the need for the activities described in 20 U.S.C. 9564 and
9602, and how those needs would be most effectively addressed. RACs
submit the Assessment to the Secretary and to the Director of the
Institute of Education Sciences, at such time, in such a manner, and
containing such information as the Secretary may require.
Purpose of Open Meetings: The open meetings are designed to--
(1) Provide members of the 10 RACs an opportunity to participate in
two open virtual meetings to assess the educational needs within the
region served and to deliberate on the findings to prepare their
region's Assessment.
(2) Provide members of the RACs the opportunity to review and
discuss the reports that they will submit to the Secretary in October
2023.
(3) Provide an opportunity for the public to observe and listen to
RAC discussions on the top challenges in each region for improving
student academic achievement and educational outcomes.
(4) Provide an opportunity for the public to observe and listen to
RAC discussions on recommendations on the educational needs of each
region and how those needs may be addressed through technical
assistance activities provided by comprehensive centers described in
section 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act (ETAA) that
would help States, districts, and schools successfully address the
critical educational challenges identified by each of the RACs.
(5) Provide an opportunity for the public to observe and listen to
discussions and recommendations from each of the RACs on the priorities
for federally funded technical assistance in their region.
Agenda
Meeting 1: The RACs will (1) review educational data from each
region and public comments received and deliberate and make
recommendations about the critical education needs of the region; and
(2) discuss how those needs can most effectively be addressed through
technical assistance activities.
Meeting 2: The RACs will (1) review additional input received from
stakeholders and public comments received and, based on the information
received, finalize their assessment of the critical educational needs
of each region; and (2) deliberate on the education needs assessment
for their region and finalize recommendations to be included in the
Assessment.
Meeting agendas will be posted on the RAC website: https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/program-and-grantee-support-services/comprehensive-centers-program/regional-advisory-committees/.
Meeting Dates and Times: Meeting times are listed in Eastern time
and local time zones for each region.
Appalachia RAC (Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia)
Meeting 1: September 5, 2023, from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET/12:30
p.m. to 2 p.m. CT.
Meeting 2: September 18, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/10
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT.
Northwest RAC (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington)
Meeting 1: September 6, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. AKT/11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT/12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT.
Meeting 2: September 19, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. AKT/11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT/12: p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT.
Central RAC (Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Wyoming)
Meeting 1: September 6, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/9 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. MT/10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT.
Meeting 2: September 19, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/9 a.m.
to 10:30 a.m. MT/10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT.
Southeast RAC (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina,
and South Carolina)
Meeting 1: September 5, 2023, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET.
Meeting 2: September 18, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET.
Mid-Atlantic RAC (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey,
and Pennsylvania)
Meeting 1: September 7, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
Meeting 2: September 21, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
Southwest RAC (Arkansas, Bureau of Indian Education, Louisiana, New
Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas)
Meeting 1: September 7, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/12 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. MT/1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT.
Meeting 2: September 20, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/12 p.m.
to 1:30 p.m. MT/1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. CT.
Pacific RAC (American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Hawaii, Palau, and
Republic of the Marshall Islands)
Meeting 1: September 7, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET/11 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. SST/8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. ChST/9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. PONT/12
p.m. to 1:30 p.m. HST/7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PWT/10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
MHT.
Meeting 2: September 20, 2023, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ET/11 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. SST/8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. ChST/9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. PONT/12
p.m. to 1:30 p.m. HST/7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. PWT/10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
MHT.
Northeast and Islands RAC (Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New
Hampshire, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, and the Virgin
Islands)
Meeting 1: September 8, 2023, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
Meeting 2: September 22, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
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West RAC (Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah)
Meeting 1: September 8, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/11:00
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PT/12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT.
Meeting 2: September 21, 2023, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET/11 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. PT/12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. MT.
Midwest RAC (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and
Wisconsin)
Meeting 1: September 5, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/10 a.m.
to 11:30 a.m. CT.
Meeting 2: September 20, 2023, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET/10
a.m. to 11:30 a.m. CT.
Public Participation: Members of the public who wish to observe and
listen to RAC discussions and recommendations may access the RAC
meetings via virtual teleconference. Pre-registration is required by
11:59 p.m. ET, two business days before the RAC meeting date.
Information on how to register for and access the RAC meetings is on
the RACs' website at https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/program-and-grantee-support-services/comprehensive-centers-program/regional-advisory-committees/.
Public Comments: Members of the public may submit written comments
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Comments must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET, two business days before
the RAC meeting date. Written comments should pertain to the work of
RACs.
Reasonable Accommodations: The virtual RAC meetings are 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 no later than 48 hours
before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, we cannot guarantee availability of
the requested accommodation because of insufficient time to arrange it.
Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), the
public may inspect the meeting materials on the RACs' website, https://oese.ed.gov/offices/office-of-formula-grants/program-and-grantee-support-services/comprehensive-centers-program/regional-advisory-committees/. The public may also inspect the meeting materials and
other RAC records at the U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave
SW, Washington, DC 20202, by emailing the DFO for the RAC to schedule
an appointment. Records of open meetings, including the official
transcripts of the open meetings will be available for public
inspection no later than 10 business days following each meeting and
will be posted on the RACs' website. Requests for an official
transcript may be made via email to the DFO for each RAC.
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Authority: Section 206 of the ETAA, as amended (20 U.S.C. 9605).
Adam Schott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Programs. Delegated the
Authority to Perform the Functions and Duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2023-17840 Filed 8-17-23; 8:45 am]
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