[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4082-4083]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1991]


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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY


Advisory Board Meeting

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board, National 
Institute for Literacy.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This Notice set forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the National Institute for Literacy Advisory 
Board (Board). This notice also describes the function of the Board. 
Notice of this meeting is required under 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 meetings.

DATE AND TIME: February 12, 1997, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and February 
13, 1997, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: National Institute for Literacy, 800 Connecticut Avenue, NW, 
Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sara Pendleton, National Institute for Literacy, 800 Connecticut 
Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone (202) 632-1507.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Board is established under Section 384 
of the Adult Education Act, as amended by Title I of P.L. 102-73, the 
National Literacy Act of 1991. The Board consists of ten individuals 
appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
The Board is established to advise and make recommendations to the 
Interagency Group, composed of the Secretaries of Education, Labor, and 
Health and Human Services, which

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administers the National Institute for Literacy (Institute). The 
Interagency Group considers the Board's recommendations in planning the 
goals of the Institute and in the implementation of any programs to 
achieve the goals of the Institute. 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 Director of the 
Institute. In addition, the Institute consults with the Board on the 
award of fellowships. The Board will meet in Washington, DC on February 
12, 1997 from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., and February 13, 1997 from 9:30 
a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and is open to the public. The agenda will include 
focus on the Board's recommendations for NIFL's 1997-1998 activities, 
the election of a new Board Chairman, and legislative issues impacting 
on literacy services. Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are 
available for public inspection at the National Institute for Literacy, 
800 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Dated: January 22, 1997.
Andrew J. Hartman,
Director, National Institute for Literacy.
[FR Doc. 97-1991 Filed 1-27-97; 8:45 am]
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