[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 14, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 13713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-6278]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Indian Education National Advisory Council; Meeting

AGENCY: National Advisory Council on Indian Education, Education.

ACTION: Notice of hearing.

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SUMMARY: The National Advisory Council on Indian Education invites the 
public to attend a one-day hearing conducted by the Council. This 
notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this 
meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.

DATES AND TIMES: Sunday, March 19, 1995 from 9:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the Quality Hotel Capitol Hill 
in the Sky Suite, 415 New Jersey Avenue N.W., Washington, DC 20001, 
(202) 638-1616, Fax (202) 638-0707.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Cheek, Acting Director, 
National Advisory Council on Indian Education, 330 C Street, S.W., Room 
4072, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-7556. Telephone: 202/205-
8353.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Council on Indian 
Education is established under section 5342 of the Indian Education Act 
of 1988 (25 U.S.C. 2642). The Council is established to, among other 
things, assist the Secretary of Education in carrying out 
responsibilities under the Indian Education Act of 1988 (Part C, Title 
V, Pub. L. 100-297) and to advise Congress and the Secretary of 
Education with regard to federal education programs in which Indian 
children or adults participate or from which they can benefit.
    The National Advisory Council on Indian Education is scheduling a 
one-day hearing on Sunday, March 19, 1995, prior to the National 
American Indian and Alaska Native Education Summit being planned for 
March 20-22, 1995. The hearing will allow participants the opportunity 
to present written and/or oral testimony on any of the topic areas 
being addressed by the national summit or any other area of concern 
related to Indian education. The five key issues areas to be addressed 
during the summit include: Tribal Sovereignty/Trust Responsibility; 
Education Policy Development; the Impact of Goals 2000, A Tribal 
Perspective; Native Language and Culture; and the Federal Budget. Any 
submitted testimony and address one of the previously mentioned topic 
areas and follow this format: Statement of the problem; statement of 
desired remedy or solution; argument on behalf of desired remedy; and 
identification of who needs to do what and who oversees its follow 
through. Other testimony from topic areas not specifically addressed by 
the summit are also welcome. Findings from the hearing will be 
incorporated into the overall summit agenda. Participants wishing to 
present written and/or oral testimony are requested to submit any 
documentation to the staff of the National Advisory Council on Indian 
Education prior to the hearing if possible and no later than 5:00 p.m. 
on the day of the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed to the NACIE 
office at (202) 205-9446 any time prior to the hearing date. Oral 
testimony will be scheduled according to topic areas and announced the 
morning of the hearing or from the NACIE office the week prior to the 
summit.
    Records are kept of all Council proceedings, and are available for 
public inspection at the office of the National Advisory Council on 
Indian Education located at 330 C Street S.W., Room 4072, Washington, 
DC 20202-7556 from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through 
Friday.

    Dated: March 8, 1995.
John W. Cheek,
Acting Director, National Advisory Council on Indian Education.
[FR Doc. 95-6278 Filed 3-13-95; 8:45 am]
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