[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 2617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-722]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Chapter I


No Child Left Behind School Facilities and Construction 
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs is announcing that the No Child Left Behind 
School Facilities and Construction Negotiated Rulemaking Committee will 
hold its fifth meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. The purpose of the 
meeting is to continue working on reports and recommendations to 
Congress and the Secretary as required under the No Child Left Behind 
Act of 2001.

DATES: The Committee's fifth meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on February 
1, 2011, and end at 12:30 p.m. on February 4, 2011.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and 
Convention Center, 2802 Opryland Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37214.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Official, 
Michele F. Singer, Director, Office of Regulatory Affairs and 
Collaborative Action, Office of the Assistant Secretary--Indian 
Affairs, 1001 Indian School Road, NW., Suite 312, Albuquerque, NM 
87104; telephone (505) 563-3805; fax (505) 563-3811.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The No Child Left Behind School Facilities 
and Construction Negotiated Rulemaking Committee was established to 
prepare and submit to the Secretary a catalog of the conditions at 
Bureau-funded schools, and to prepare reports covering: the school 
replacement and new construction needs at Bureau-funded school 
facilities; a formula for the equitable distribution of funds to 
address those needs; a list of major and minor renovation needs at 
those facilities; and a formula for equitable distribution of funds to 
address those needs. The reports are to be submitted to Congress and to 
the Secretary. The Committee also expects to draft proposed regulations 
covering construction standards for heating, lighting, and cooling in 
home-living (dormitory) situations.
    The following items will be on the agenda:
    <bullet> Review and approve October 2010 meeting summary;
    <bullet> Review report requirements and logistics;
    <bullet> Review and discuss report sections addressing renovation 
repairs and school construction and replacement;
    <bullet> Review and discuss dormitory standards language;
    <bullet> Review and discuss updated findings from Complementary 
Educational Facilities and FMIS surveys and catalogue of facilities;
    <bullet> Draft executive summary and key lessons;
    <bullet> Identify next steps; and
    <bullet> Receive public comments.
    Written comments may be sent to the Designated Federal Official 
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section above. All 
meetings are open to the public; however, transportation, lodging, and 
meals are the responsibility of the participating public.

    Dated: January 10, 2011.
Larry Echo Hawk,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2011-722 Filed 1-13-11; 8:45 am]
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