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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy

## ACTION: Notice of a Partially Closed Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and a summary of the agenda
for an upcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory
Board (Board). The notice also describes the functions of the Board.
Notice of this meeting is required by section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general
public of their opportunity to attend the meeting. Individuals who will
need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting
([e.g.]{.underline}, interpreting services, assistive listening devices,
or materials in alternative format) should notify Liz Hollis at
telephone number (202) 233-2072 no later than January 18, 2005. We will
attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date but cannot
guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.

**DATE AND TIME: [Open sessions]{.underline} -- February 2, 2005, from
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and February 3, 2005, from 9:20 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
[Closed sessions]{.underline} -- February 3, 2005, from 8:30 a.m. to
9:15 a.m.**

ADDRESS: National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730,
Washington, D.C. 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liz Hollis, Special Assistant to the
Director; National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730,
Washington, DC 20006; telephone number: (202) 233-2072; email:
ehollis@nifl.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is established under section 242 of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, P.L. 105-220 (20 U.S.C. 9252). The
Board consists of ten individuals appointed by the President with the
advice and consent of the Senate. The Board advises and makes
recommendations to the Interagency Group. The Interagency Group is
composed of the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and Health and Human
Services, and the three Secretaries administer the National Institute
for Literacy (Institute). The Interagency Group considers the Board\'s
recommendations in planning the goals of the Institute and in
implementing any programs to achieve those goals. Specifically, the
Board performs the following functions: (a) makes recommendations
concerning the appointment of the Director and the staff of the
Institute; (b) provides independent advice on operation of the
Institute; and (c) receives reports from the Interagency Group and the
Institute's Director.

The National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board will meet February
2-3, 2005. On February 2, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and February
3, 2005 from 9:20 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., an open meeting will be held to
discuss the Institute's performance measures; gather information on
current issues in adolescent literacy and other literacy issues; and
other Board business as necessary. On February 3, 2005 from 8:30 a.m. to
9:15 a.m., the Board meeting will be closed to the public to discuss
personnel issues, including the search for a permanent director for
NIFL. This discussion relates to the internal personnel rules and
practices of the Institute and is likely to disclose information of
personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personnel privacy. The discussion must therefore be held in
closed session under exemptions 2 and 6 of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (2) and (6). A summary of the activities
at the closed session and related matters that are informative to the
public and consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 552b will be available
to the public within 14 days of the meeting.

Records are kept of all Advisory Board proceedings and are available for
public inspection at the National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street,
NW, Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Dated: January 7, 2005

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Lynn Reddy, Acting Interim Director