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Closing remarks from Sue Betka and 

NBES Chairman David Chard, will take 

place from 3:45 to 4:00 p.m., with 

adjournment scheduled for 4:00 p.m. 

Submission of comments regarding 

the Board’s policy recommendations: 

There will not be an opportunity for 

public comment. However, members of 

the public are encouraged to submit 

written comments related to NBES to 

Ellie Pelaez (see contact information 

above). A final agenda is available from 

Ellie Pelaez (see contact information 

above) and is posted on the Board Web 

site http://ies.ed.gov/director/board/

agendas/index.asp. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the NBES Web site no 

later than 90 days after the meeting. 

Pursuant to the FACA, the public may 

also inspect the materials at 555 New 

Jersey Avenue NW., 6th Floor, 

Washington, DC, by emailing 

Ellie.Pelaez@ed.gov or by calling (202) 

219–0644 to schedule an appointment. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. If you will need an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice by or before 

January 30, 2015. Although we will 

attempt to meet a request received after 

January 30, 2015, we may not be able to 

make available the requested auxiliary 

aid or service because of insufficient 

time to arrange it. 

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 may also 

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 

documents published by the 

Department. 

Authority: Section 116 of the Education 

Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), 20 

U.S.C. 9516. 

Sue Betka, 

Acting Director, Institute of Education 

Science. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01090 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities 

AGENCY: President’s Board of Advisors 

on Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities, Office of Undersecretary, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of an open 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda for the February 4, 2015, 

meeting of the President’s Board of 

Advisors on Historically Black Colleges 

and Universities (PBA) and provides 

information to members of the public on 

submitting written comments and on 

the process as to how to request time to 

make oral comments at the meeting. The 

notice also describes the functions of 

the Board. Notice of the meeting is 

required by § 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and intended 

to notify the public of its opportunity to 

attend. 

DATES: The PBA meeting will be held on 

February 4, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 2:00 

p.m. at the National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration Headquarters, 300 

E Street SW., Washington, DC 20546. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Education, White House Initiative on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20202. The exact 

location of the meeting will be 

published in the Federal Register and 

on the Department’s Web site at 

http://www.ed.gov/edblogs/whhbcu/

policy/presidents-board-of-advisorspba-on-hbcus/ by January 29, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sedika Franklin, Program Specialist, 

U.S. Department of Education, White 

House Initiative on Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities, 400 Maryland 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20204; 

telephone: (202) 453–5634 or (202) 453– 

5630, fax: (202) 453–5632, or email 

sedika.franklin@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBA’s 

Statutory Authority and Function: The 

President’s Board of Advisors on 

Historically Black Colleges and 

Universities (the Board) is established 

by Executive Order 13532 (February 26, 

2010). The Board is governed by the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92–463; 

as amended, 5 U.S.C.A., Appendix 2) 

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. 

Meeting Agenda: In addition to its 

review of activities since May 22, 2014, 

the meeting agenda will include 

subcommittee discussions regarding the 

outcome of the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology summit held 

on November 3, 2014; the White House 

Initiative on HBCUs’ 2012 Report to the 

President on the Results of the 

Participation of Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities in Federal 

Programs and updates on the draft of the 

White House Initiative on HBCUs’ 2013 

Report to the President on the Results of 

the Participation of Historically Black 

Colleges and Universities in Federal 

Programs; U.S. Department of 

Education’s Under Secretary, Ted 

Mitchell will provide an update on 

current and new policies/initiatives 

from the department; Deputy director, 

Ivory Toldson will provide updates on 

the HBCU All Star program and discuss 

next steps for the HBCU Dashboard; 

David Johns, executive director of the 

White House Initiative on Educational 

Excellence for African Americans will 

discuss the joint meeting requirement 

for the Board. 

Below is a list of agencies, scheduled 

to provide updates on fiscal year 2015 

activities and outreach during the 

February 4, 2015 meeting: 

• National Aeronautics and Space 

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• U.S. Department of Energy 


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Submission of requests to make an 

oral comment: There are two methods 

the public may use to make an oral 

comment at the February 4, 2015 

meeting. 

Method One: Submit a request by 

email to the oswhi-hbcu@ed.gov 

mailbox. Please do not send material 

directly to PBA members. Requests must 

be received by February 2, 2015, and 

include the subject line ‘‘Oral Comment 

Request: (organization name).’’ The 

email must include the name(s), title, 

organization/affiliation, mailing 

address, email address, telephone 

number, of the person(s) requesting to 

speak, and a brief summary (not to 

exceed one page) of the principal points 

to be made during the oral presentation. 

All individuals submitting an advance 

request in accordance with this notice 

will be afforded an opportunity to 

speak. 

Method Two: Register at the meeting 

location on February 4, 2015, to make 

an oral comment during the PBA’s 

deliberations concerning Historically 

Black Colleges and Universities. The 

requestor must provide his or her name, 

title, organization/affiliation, mailing 

address, email address, and telephone 

number. Individuals will be selected on 

a first-come, first-served basis. If 

selected, each commenter may not 

exceed three minutes. 

All oral comments made will become 

part of the official record of the Board. 

Similarly, written materials distributed 

during oral presentations will become 

part of the official record for the 

meeting. 

Submission of written public 

comments: The Committee invites 

written comments to be read during the 

Public Comment segment of the agenda. 

Comments must be received by 

February 2, 2015, in the oswhi-hbcu@

ed.gov mailbox and include the subject 

line ‘‘Written Comments: Public 

Comment’’. The email must include the 

name(s), title, organization/affiliation, 

mailing address, email address, and 

telephone number, of the person(s) 

making the comment. Comments should 

be submitted as a Microsoft Word 

document or in a medium compatible 

with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) 

that is attached to an electronic mail 

message (email) or provided in the body 

of an email message. Please do not send 

material directly to the PBA members. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the PBA Web site 90 

days after the meeting. Pursuant to the 

Federal Advisory committee Act 

(FACA), the public may also inspect the 

materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC, by emailing oswhihbcu@ed.gov or by calling (202) 453– 

5634 to schedule an appointment. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

meeting site is accessible to individuals 

with disabilities. If you will need an 

auxiliary aid or service to participate in 

the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 

assistive listening device, or materials in 

an alternate format), notify the contact 

person listed in this notice at least one 

week before the scheduled meeting date. 

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. 

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 may also 

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 

documents published by the 

Department. 

Authority: Presidential Executive Order 

13532. 

Ted Mitchell, 

Under Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–01119 Filed 1–22–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Submission of Data by State 

Educational Agencies; Submission 

Dates for State Revenue and 

Expenditure Reports for Fiscal Year 

(FY) 2014, Revisions to Those Reports, 

and Revisions to Prior Fiscal Year 

Reports 

AGENCY: National Center for Education 

Statistics, Institute of Education 

Sciences, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary announces 

dates for State educational 

agencies(SEAs)to submit expenditure 

and revenue data and average daily 

attendance statistics on ED Form 2447 

(the National Public Education 

Financial Survey (NPEFS)) for fiscal 

year (FY) 2014, revisions to those 

reports, and revisions to prior fiscal year 

reports. The Secretary sets these dates to 

ensure that data are available to serve as 

the basis for timely distribution of 

Federal funds. The U.S. Census Bureau 

is the data collection agent for this 

request of the Department of 

Education’s National Center for 

Education Statistics (NCES). The data 

will be published by NCES and will be 

used by the Secretary in the calculation 

of allocations for FY 2016 appropriated 

funds. 

DATES: SEAs can begin submitting data 

on Friday, January 30, 2015. The 

deadline for the final submission of all 

data, including any revisions to 

previously submitted data for FY 2013 

and FY 2014, is Friday, August 14, 

2015. Any resubmissions of FY 2013 or 

FY 2014 data by SEAs in response to 

requests for clarification, reconciliation, 

or other inquiries by NCES or the 

Census Bureau must be completed as 

soon as possible, but no later than 

Tuesday, September 8, 2015. All 

outstanding data issues must be 

reconciled or resolved by the SEAs, 

NCES, and the Census Bureau as soon 

as possible, but no later than September 

8, 2015. 

Addresses and Submission 

Information: SEAs may mail ED Form 

2447 to: U.S. Census Bureau, 

ATTENTION: Governments Division, 

Washington, DC 20233–6800. 

SEAs may submit data online using 

the interactive survey form on the 

NPEFS data collection Web site at: 

http://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ccdnpefs. 

The NPEFS Interactive includes a digital 

confirmation page where a personal 

identification number (PIN) may be 

entered. A successful entry of the PIN 

serves as a signature by the authorizing 

official. A certification form also may be 

printed from the Web site, signed by the 

authorizing official, and mailed to the 

Governments Division of the Census 

Bureau at the Washington, DC address 

provided above, no later than five 

business days of submission of the 

NPEFS Web interactive form. 

Alternatively, SEAs may hand-deliver 

submissions by 4:00 p.m. (Washington, 

DC time) on August 14, 2015, to: 

Governments Division, U.S. Census 

Bureau, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, 

MD 20746. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Stephen Q. Cornman, NPEFS Project 

Director, National Center for Education 

Statistics, Institute of Education 

Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7338 or by email: 

stephen.cornman@ed.gov. You may also 


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