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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. 

Agenda 

The Board will receive updates from 

the Chairman of the President’s Board of 

Advisors on HBCUs and the Executive 

Director of the White House Initiative 

on HBCUs on their respective activities 

throughout Fiscal Year 2011 including 

activities that have occurred since the 

Board’s last meeting, which was held on 

June 7, 2011. In addition, the Board will 

discuss the federal support of HBCUs in 

Fiscal Year 2010, the budget outlook for 

federal support in Fiscal Year 2012 and 

possible strategies to meet its duties 

under its charter. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting 

services, assistive listening devices, or 

material in alternative format) should 

notify John P. Brown, associate director, 

White House Initiative on HBCUs, at 

(202) 453–5645, no later than Friday, 

September 16, 2011. We will attempt to 

meet requests for such accommodations 

after this date, but cannot guarantee 

their availability. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

An opportunity for public comment is 

available on Wednesday, September 21, 

2011, from 1:30 p.m.–2 p.m. Individuals 

who wish to provide comments will be 

allowed three to five minutes to speak. 

Those members of the public interested 

in submitting written comments may do 

so by submitting them to the attention 

of John S. Wilson, Jr., White House 

Initiative on Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202, by Friday, 

September 16, 2011. 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the office of the White 

House Initiative on Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC, 20202, 

Monday through Friday (excluding 

federal holidays) during the hours of 

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Electronic Access to the Document: 

You may 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) on the Internet at the 

following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

fedregister/index.html. To use PDF you 

must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at this site. If you 

have questions about using PDF, call the 

U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), 

toll free at 1–866–512–1830; or in the 

Washington, DC, area at 202–512–0000. 

Dated: August 25, 2011. 

Martha J. Kanter, 

Under Secretary, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Savannah 

River Site 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Savannah River Site. 

The Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires 

that public notice of this meeting be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Monday, September 26, 2011; 1 

p.m.–5 p.m., Tuesday, September 27, 

2011; 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Marriott Charleston, 170 

Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, SC 29403. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gerri Flemming, Office of External 

Affairs, Department of Energy, 

Savannah River Operations Office, P.O. 

Box A, Aiken, SC 29802; Phone: (803) 

952–7886. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

Monday, September 26, 2011 

1 p.m. Combined Committee Session, 

5 p.m. Adjourn. 

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 

8:30 a.m. Approval of Minutes, Chair 

Update, Agency Updates, Public 

Comment Session, Waste 

Management Committee Report, 

Facilities Disposition & Site 

Remediation Committee Report, 

Public Comment Session. 

12 p.m. Lunch Break. 

1 p.m. Administrative Committee 

Report, Strategic & Legacy 

Management Committee Report, 

Nuclear Materials Committee Report, 

Public Comment Session. 

4:30 p.m. Adjourn. 

If needed, time will be allotted after 

public comments for items added to the 

agenda. 

Public Participation: The EM SSAB, 

Savannah River Site, welcomes the 

attendance of the public at its advisory 

committee meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Gerri Flemming at least 

seven days in advance of the meeting at 

the phone number listed above. Written 

statements may be filed with the Board 

either before or after the meeting. 

Individuals who wish to make oral 

statements pertaining to agenda items 

should contact Gerri Flemming’s office 

at the address or telephone listed above. 

Requests must be received five days 

prior to the meeting and reasonable 

provision will be made to include the 

presentation in the agenda. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to make public comments will 

be provided a maximum of five minutes 

to present their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Gerri Flemming at the 

address or phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://www.srs.gov/ 

general/outreach/srs-cab/ 

meeting_summaries_2011.html. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on September 1, 

2011. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–22814 Filed 9–6–11; 8:45 am] 

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