Notice2023-00405
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Published
January 11, 2023
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Education Department
Abstract
This notice sets forth the agenda for the January 27, 2023, virtual meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Board) and provides information to members of the public about how to attend the meeting, request to make oral comments at the meeting, and submit written comments pertaining to the work of the Board. Notice of the meeting is required by Sec. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92-463, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), and is intended to notify the public of its opportunity to attend.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1569-1570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-00405]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and
Universities
AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, President's Board of Advisors on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Office of Undersecretary,
U.S. Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the January 27, 2023,
virtual meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (Board) and provides information to
members of the public about how to attend the meeting, request to make
oral comments at the meeting, and submit written comments pertaining to
the work of the Board. Notice of the meeting is required by Sec.
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), (Pub. L. 92-463,
as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), and is intended to notify the public of
its opportunity to attend.
DATES: The Board meeting will be held virtually on January 27, 2023
from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. EDT via the following link: <a href="https://ems8.intellor.com/login/846162">https://ems8.intellor.com/login/846162</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sedika Franklin, Associate Director/
Designated Federal Official, 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, or email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7c0f191815171d521a0e1d12171015123c1918521b130a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cffe9e8e5e7eda2eafeede2e7e0e5e2cce9e8a2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Board's Statutory Authority and Function: The Board is
established by 20 U.S.C. 1063e (the HBCUs Partners Act) and Executive
Order 14041 (September 3, 2021) and is continued by Executive Order
14048 ((September 30, 2021). The Board is also governed by the
provisions of FACA, which sets forth standards for the formation and
use of advisory committees. The purpose of the Board is to advise the
President, through the White House Initiative on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities (Initiative), on all matters pertaining to
strengthening the educational capacity of Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs).
The Board shall advise the President in the following areas: (i)
improving the identity, visibility, and distinctive capabilities and
overall competitiveness of HBCUs; (ii) engaging the philanthropic,
business, government, military, homeland-security, 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 in achieving its
educational goals and in advancing the interests of all Americans; (iv)
elevating the public awareness of, and fostering appreciation of,
HBCUs; (v) encouraging public-private investments in HBCUs; and
improving government-wide strategic planning related to HBCU
competitiveness to align Federal resources and provide the context for
decisions about HBCU partnerships, investments, performance goals,
priorities, human capital development, and budget planning.
Meeting Agenda: The meeting agenda will include roll call; an
update from the Board Chairperson; an update from the Office of the
Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education; an update from the
Executive Director of the Initiative; remarks from Keisha Lance
Bottoms, Senior Advisor to the President for Public Engagement; a
status report from each of the Board's subcommittees (Preservation and
Growth, Infrastructure, and Finance and Career and Research); a
tentative briefing from Wayne A.I. Frederick, president of Howard
University and/or David Wilson, president of Morgan State University on
the Association for HBCU R2s; and a discussion regarding the Board's
first report to the President. The public comment period will begin
immediately following the conclusion of such discussions.
Access to the Meeting: Members of the public may join the open
meeting via the following link: <a href="https://ems8.intellor.com/login/846162">https://ems8.intellor.com/login/846162</a>.
Upon accessing the link, attendees will be prompted to enter a name(s),
title, organization/affiliation (if applicable), and email address.
Submission of requests to make an oral comment: The public may use
email to request to provide an oral comment pertaining to the work of
the Board on January 27, 2023 during the public comment period of the
meeting. There will be an allotted time for public comment.
Method: Submit a request by email to the <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#99eef1f0ebeaefe9ead9fcfdb7fef6ef"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fa8d929388898c8a89ba9f9ed49d958c">[email protected]</span></a> mailbox by
January 25,2023. Please do not send materials directly to Board
members. Include in the subject line of the email request ``Oral
Comment Request.'' The email must include the name(s), title,
organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, telephone
number, of the person(s) requesting to
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speak, and a brief summary (not to exceed one page) of the principal
points to be made. All individuals submitting an advance request in
accordance with this notice will be added to the public comment request
list for oral comment in the order in which they were received.
Individuals will be called upon and each commenter will have an
opportunity to speak for up to two minutes during the allotted public
comment period. All oral comments made will become part of the official
record of the meeting.
Submission of written public comments: Written comments pertaining
to the work of the Board may be addressed electronically to the
attention of the Associate Director/Designated Federal Official.
Written comments must be submitted by 11 a.m. on January 25, 2023 to
the <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9dec1c0dbdadfd9dae9cccd87cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="483f20213a3b3e383b082d2c662f273e">[email protected]</span></a> mailbox and include in 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 members of the Board.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the
official report of the meeting on the Board website, <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/policy/presidents-board-of-advisors-pba-on-hbcus">https://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/policy/presidents-board-of-advisors-pba-on-hbcus</a> 90
days after the meeting. Pursuant to FACA, the public may also inspect
the meeting materials at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by
emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e9869a9e8180c4818b8a9ca98c8dc78e869f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="18776b6f707135707a7b6d587d7c367f776e">[email protected]</span></a> 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 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.
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Authority: HBCUs Partners Act, Presidential Executive Order 14041,
continued by Executive Order 14048.
Donna M. Harris-Aikens,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2023-00405 Filed 1-10-23; 8:45 am]
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