Notice2023-05240
Advisory Board of Exceptional Children; Meeting.
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Published
March 15, 2023
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentIndian Affairs Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold a two-day in-person and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for Indian children with disabilities.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 50 (Wednesday, March 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16027-16028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05240]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs
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Advisory Board of Exceptional Children; Meeting.
AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) is announcing that the
Advisory Board for Exceptional Children will hold a two-day in-person
and online meeting. The purpose of the meeting is to meet the mandates
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) for
Indian children with disabilities.
DATES: The BIE Advisory Board meeting will be held Thursday, April 13,
2023, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain Standard Time (MST) and
Friday, April 14, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Mountain Standard
Time (MST).
ADDRESSES:
<bullet> Meeting: All Advisory Board activities and meetings will
be conducted in-person and online. The onsite meeting location will be
at the Sheraton Albuquerque Uptown Hotel located at 2600 Louisiana
Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice for information on how to join the meeting.
<bullet> Comments: Public comments can be emailed to the Designated
Federal Officer (DFO) at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2f654a414146494a5d014b4e59465c6f4d464a014a4b5a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ade7c8c3c3c4cbc8df83c9ccdbc4deedcfc4c883c8c9d8">[email protected]</span></a>; or faxed to (602) 265-
0293 Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO; or mailed or hand delivered to the
Bureau of Indian Education, Attention: Jennifer Davis, DFO, 2600 N.
Central Ave., 12th floor, Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Davis, Designated Federal
Officer, Bureau of Indian Education, 2600 N. Central Ave., 12th floor,
Suite 250, Phoenix, AZ 85004, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cd87a8a3a3a4aba8bfe3a9acbba4be8dafa4a8e3a8a9b8"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8cc6e9e2e2e5eae9fea2e8edfae5ffcceee5e9a2e9e8f9">[email protected]</span></a>, or mobile phone
(202) 860-7845.
Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter
services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable
accommodations at least seven (7) business days prior to the meeting to
give the Department of the Interior sufficient time to process your
request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-
by-case basis.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals
outside the United States should use the relay services offered within
their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in
the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Board was established under the
Individuals with Disabilities Act of 2004 (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) to
advise the Secretary of the Interior, through the Assistant Secretary-
Indian Affairs, on the needs of Indian children with disabilities. All
meetings, including virtual sessions, are open to the public in their
entirety.
Agenda
The following agenda items will be for the April 13-14, 2023,
meetings. The reports are regarding special education topics:
<bullet> Indian Health Services to discuss the Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) between IHS and the BIE to support services at all
levels for the children attending BIE funded schools.
<bullet> A panel discussion with a select group of Special
Education Coordinators from BIE funded schools (Bureau Operated and
Tribally Controlled
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Schools) focusing on complications and learning loss resulting from
COVID-19 for children with disabilities.
<bullet> Panel discussion with a select group of School Leadership
personnel from BIE funded schools (Bureau Operated and Tribally
Controlled Schools) focusing on concerns related to the provision of
special education services.
<bullet> Panel discussion with a select group of School Leadership
operating a 4-day school schedule and the effects of a 4-day week on
working parents, the impact on special education services for students
with disabilities receiving services from 5 days to 4 days.
<bullet> Advisory board members will work on identifying priority
topics for problems that could be creating barriers for children with
disabilities within the BIE school system.
<bullet> Advisory board members will work on developing the agenda
for the next board meeting scheduled for June 22-23, 2023, and
September 21-22, 2023.
<bullet> Four Public Commenting Sessions will be provided during
both meeting days.
[cir] On Thursday, April 13, 2023, two sessions (15 minutes each)
will be provided, 11:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. MST and 2:45 p.m. to 3 p.m.
MST. Public comments can be provided via webinar or telephone
conference call. Please use the meeting registration link listed below.
[cir] On Friday, April 14, 2023, two sessions (15 minutes each)
will be provided, 8:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. MST and 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
MST. Public comments can be provided during the meeting or telephone
conference call. Please use the meeting registration link listed below.
Depending on the number of people who want to comment and the time
available, the amount of time for individual oral comments may be
limited. Requests to address the Advisory Board during the meeting will
be accommodated in the order the requests are received. Individuals who
wish to expand upon their oral statements, or those who had wished to
speak but could not be accommodated on the agenda, may submit written
comments to the Designated Federal Officer up to 30 days following the
meeting. Written comments may be sent to Jennifer Davis listed in the
ADDRESSES section above.
Registration
Please register at https://<a href="http://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItf-CvrD0vGklWHMVVgFFxwHgMNiM5aak">www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/vJItf-CvrD0vGklWHMVVgFFxwHgMNiM5aak</a> CvrD0vGklWHMVVgFFxwHgMNiM5aak to attend the April 13-14, 2023,
meetings.
Attendees register once and can attend one or both meeting events.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the meeting
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10; 20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.)
Bryan Newland,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2023-05240 Filed 3-14-23; 8:45 am]
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