Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 249 / Friday, December 29, 2023 / Notices 90175 

Minutes of prior Governing Board and 

Assessment Development Committee 

meetings are available at https:// 

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quarterly-board-meetings.html. 

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Members of the public may attend the 

January 26 Assessment Development 

Committee meeting virtually. A request 

for registration information should be 

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January 24. 

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Board and its standing committees may 

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Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, title III, 

section 301—National Assessment of 

Educational Progress Authorization Act 

(20 U.S.C. 9621). 

Lesley Muldoon, 

Executive Director, National Assessment 

Governing Board (NAGB), U. S. Department 

of Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Council on Indian 

Education (NACIE); Meeting 

AGENCY: National Advisory Council on 

Indian Education (NACIE), U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda, time, and instructions to access 

or participate in the January 24–25, 

2024, virtual meeting of NACIE. This 

notice provides information about the 

meeting to members of the public who 

may be interested in attending and how 

to provide written and/or oral comment 

for the meeting. 

DATES: The NACIE open virtual meeting 

will be held on January 24–25, 2024, 

from 1–4:30 p.m. (EST). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Crystal C. Moore, Designated Federal 

Official, Office of Elementary and 

Secondary Education (OESE)/Office of 

Indian Education (OIE), U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Office 3W243, Washington, 

DC 20202. Telephone: 202–453–5593, 

Email: Crystal.Moore@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Statutory Authority and Function: 

NACIE is authorized by section 6141 of 

the Elementary and Secondary 

Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as 

amended (20 U.S.C. 7471). The work of 

NACIE was expanded by Executive 

Order 14049. In accordance with 

Section 6141 of the ESEA, NACIE shall 

advise the Secretary of Education and 

the Secretary of Interior on the funding 

and administration (including the 

development of regulations and 

administrative policies and practices) of 

any program, including any program 

established under title VI, part A of the 

ESEA, with respect to which the 

Secretary of Education has jurisdiction 

and (1) that includes Indian children or 

adults as participants or (2) that may 

benefit Indian children or adults. Also 

in accordance with section 6141 of the 

ESEA, NACIE shall make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Education for filling the position of 

Director of Indian Education whenever 

a vacancy occurs and shall submit to the 

Congress, no later than June 30 of each 

year, a report on its activities that 

includes recommendations that are 

considered appropriate for the 

improvement of Federal education 

programs that include Indian children 

or adults as participants or that may 

benefit Indian children or adults, and 

recommendations concerning the 

funding of any such program. In 

accordance with section 3 of Executive 

Order 14049, NACIE shall advise the 

Co-Chairs of the White House Initiative 

on Advancing Educational Equity, 

Excellence, and Economic Opportunity 

for Native Americans and Strengthening 

Tribal Colleges and Universities (WHI– 

NATCU), in consultation with the WHI– 

NATCU, on (1) what is needed for the 

development, implementation, and 

coordination of educational programs 

and initiatives to improve educational 

opportunities and outcomes for Native 

Americans; (2) how to promote career 

pathways for in-demand jobs for Native 

American students, including registered 

apprenticeships as well as internships, 

fellowships, mentorships, and workbased learning initiatives; (3) ways to 

strengthen Tribal Colleges and 

Universities and increase their 

participation in agency programs; (4) 

how to increase public awareness of, 

and generate solutions for, the 

educational and training challenges and 

equity disparities that Native American 

students face and the causes of these 

challenges and disparities; (5) 

approaches to establish local and 

national partnerships with public, 

private, philanthropic, and nonprofit 

stakeholders to advance the policy set 

forth in Section 1 of Executive Order 

14049, consistent with applicable law; 

and (6) actions for promoting, 

improving, and expanding educational 

opportunities for Native languages, 

traditions, and practices to be sustained 

through culturally responsive 

education. Also, in accordance with 

section 3 of Executive Order 14049, 

NACIE and the Executive Director of the 

WHI–NATCU (Executive Director) shall, 

as appropriate and consistent with 

applicable law, facilitate frequent 

collaborations between the WHI– 

NATCU and Tribal Nations, Alaska 

Native Entities, and other Tribal 

organizations. Finally, in accordance 

with Section 3 of Executive Order 

14049, NACIE shall consult with the 

Executive Director so that the Executive 

Director can address NACIE’s efforts 

pursuant to section 3(a) of Executive 

Order 14019 in the annual report of the 

WHI–NATCU submitted to the 

President. 


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90176 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 249 / Friday, December 29, 2023 / Notices 

Notice of this meeting is required by 

section 1009(a)(2) of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 

(Federal Advisory Committees). 

Meeting Agenda: The purpose of this 

meeting is to convene NACIE and 

conduct the following business: discuss 

fiscal year (FY) 2024 meeting calendar 

and agendas, Annual Report to 

Congress, and activity planning; hold an 

open public comment session; and 

engage in discussions with federal 

stakeholders (e.g., U.S. Department of 

the Interior, Bureau of Indian Education 

(BIE), WHI–NATCU, U.S. Department of 

Labor, and U.S. Department of 

Education, Office of Indian Education). 

Instructions for Accessing the 

Meeting: 

Members of the public may access the 

NACIE meeting via virtual 

teleconference. Up to 350 lines will be 

available on a first come, first served 

basis for those who wish to join via 

teleconference. The dial-in, listen only 

phone number for the meeting is: 1– 

669–254–5252 and Meeting ID is: 160 

250 9522, Passcode: 140923, and Dial-in 

number: 1–669–254–5252. The web link 

to register to access the meeting via 

Zoom.gov is: https://

www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/ 

vJItdeyopz4oGLtbQ

CpCY4h1bYrMVf3v8WE. 

Public Comment: Members of the 

public interested in submitting written 

comments may do so via email to 

Crystal Moore at Crystal.Moore@ed.gov 

by 11:59 p.m. eastern time (ET) on 

January 22, 2024. Please note that 

written comments should pertain to the 

work of NACIE. Members of the public 

may also make oral comment during the 

open meeting. Requests to make oral 

comment will be accepted on a first 

requested, first served basis. Each 

commenter will have a maximum of two 

minutes to state his or her comment 

and/or question. Oral comments made 

during the open meeting should pertain 

to the work of NACIE. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

virtual meeting is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. If you will 

need an auxiliary aid or service for 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 

January 22, 2024. Although we will 

attempt to meet a request received after 

that date, we may not be able to make 

available the requested auxiliary aid or 

service because of insufficient time to 

arrange it. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official 

minutes of this meeting on the OESE 

website, https://oese.ed.gov/offices/ 

office-of-indian-education/nationaladvisory-council-on-indian-educationoie/, within 90 days after the meeting. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b), the public 

may also inspect NACIE records at the 

Office of Indian Education, U.S. 

Department of Education, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, 

Monday–Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET. 

Please email Crystal Moore at 

Crystal.Moore@ed.gov to schedule an 

appointment. 

Electronic Access to this Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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 Adobe 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 

published in the Federal Register by 

using the article search feature at: 

www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, 

through the advanced search feature at 

this site, you can limit your search to 

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Department. 

Authority: Section 6141 of the ESEA, 

as amended (20 U.S.C. 7471). 

Adam Schott, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Programs, Delegated the Authority to Perform 

the Functions and Duties of the Assistant 

Secretary Office of Elementary and Secondary 

Education. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity; 

Membership 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI), U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice of membership. 

SUMMARY: This notice lists the members 

of the National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI). 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Education, Office of Postsecondary 

Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Alan Smith, Ed.D., Executive 

Director/Designated Federal Official, 

NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 

20202, telephone: (202) 453–7757, or 

email george.alan.smith@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice is required under section 

114(e)(1) of the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended (HEA). 

NACIQI’s Statutory Authority and 

Functions 

The NACIQI is established under 

Section 114 of the HEA, and is 

composed of a maximum of 18 

appointed members— 

(A) On the basis of the individuals’

experience, integrity, impartiality, and 

good judgment; 

(B) From among individuals who are

representatives of, or knowledgeable 

concerning, education and training 

beyond secondary education, 

representing all sectors and types of 

institutions of higher education; and, 

(C) On the basis of the individuals’

technical qualifications, professional 

standing, and demonstrated knowledge 

in the fields of accreditation and 

administration of higher education. 

The NACIQI meets at least twice a 

year and advises the Secretary of 

Education with respect to: 

• The establishment and enforcement

of the standards of accrediting agencies 

or associations under subpart 2, part H, 

title IV of the HEA, as amended; 

• The recognition of specific

accrediting agencies or associations; 

• The preparation and publication of

the list of nationally recognized 

accrediting agencies and associations; 

• The eligibility and certification

process for institutions of higher 

education under title IV of the HEA and 

part C, subchapter I, chapter 34, Title 

42, together with recommendations for 

improvements in such process; 

• The relationship between (1)

accreditation of institutions of higher 

education and the certification and 

eligibility of such institutions, and (2) 

State licensing responsibilities with 

respect to such institutions; and 

• Any other advisory functions

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary of Education may prescribe by 

regulation. 

What are the terms of office for the 

committee members? 

The term of office of each member is 

six years. Any member appointed to fill 

a vacancy occurring prior to the 

expiration of the term for which the 

member’s predecessor was appointed 

shall be appointed for the remainder of 

such term. 


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