Notice2024-02524
President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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Published
February 8, 2024
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Education Department
Abstract
This notice sets forth the agenda for the winter 2024 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 27 (Thursday, February 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8666-8667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-02524]
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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 the Secretary, U.S. Department of
Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the winter 2024 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.
DATES: On February 29, 2024, the Board will hold a virtual meeting from
11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. E.D.T.
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 20202, (202) 453-5630 or by email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0e7d6b6a67656f20687c6f60656267604e6b6a20696178"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f1829495989a90df9783909f9a9d989fb19495df969e87">[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 14109 (September 29, 2023). The Board is
also governed by the provisions of 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (Federal
Advisory Committees), 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 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 (vi)
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; approval
of the minutes from the June 21, 2023 Board meeting); an update from
the Board Chairperson; an update from U.S. Department of Education
staff; an update from the Executive Director of the Initiative; a
status report from each of the Board's subcommittees (Preservation and
Growth, Infrastructure, and Career Pathways and Financial Support and
Research); and a discussion regarding the status of the Board's report
to the President. The public comment period will begin immediately
following the conclusion of such discussions. The Board will hold a
vote on recommendations presented by its subcommittees and/or any final
elements of its report to the President.
Access to the Meeting: An advance RSVP is not required to attend
the meeting. The public may join the meeting at the following link:
<a href="https://events.intellor.com/login/507127">https://events.intellor.com/login/507127</a>. Members of the public who
cannot join by computer may dial in by phone at 1-202-735-3323 with
access code 7485504#.
To join the meeting, please click on the appropriate link, enter
your name, email address, and organization, and follow the prompts to
connect to the meeting audio by computer or
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telephone. Members of the public may virtually join the meeting 10
minutes prior to their start time. Members of the public joining by
phone will be automatically placed in listen only mode.
Submission of requests to make an oral comment: There will be an
allotted time for oral comment at all meetings. The public may submit a
request to make oral comment by sending a note via the chat function to
the Host and Presenters of each meeting. Please include ``Oral Comment
Request'' in the note and provide the name, title, organization/
affiliation, and email address of the person requesting to speak. Those
joining by phone will be given instructions by the event producer on
how to make oral comment. The Designated Federal Official will call
upon each requestor in the order in which the requests were received.
Each individual who makes a request will have an opportunity to speak
for up to two minutes. All oral comments will become part of the
official record of the meeting.
Submission of written comments: Written comments must be submitted
to the <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cbbca3a2b9b8bdbbb88baeafe5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bec9d6d7cccdc8cecdfedbda90d9d1c8">[email protected]</span></a> mailbox no later than two business days before
each meeting. Please 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 the email or
provided in the body of the email message. Please do not send material
directly to the members of the Board. Written comments will become part
of the official record of the meeting.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the
official report of the meeting on the Board's 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>,
no later than 90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1009(b),
the public may also inspect the meeting materials and other Board
records at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#355a46425d5c185d5756407550511b525a43"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a35292d3233773238392f1a3f3e743d352c">[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 two weeks
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.
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: <a href="http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys">www.gpo.gov/fdsys</a>. 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:
<a href="http://www.federalregister.gov">www.federalregister.gov</a>. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Authority: HBCUs Partners Act, Presidential Executive Order 14041,
continued by Executive Order 14109. Notice of the meeting is required
by 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (Federal Advisory Committees) and is intended to
notify the public of an opportunity to attend the meeting.
Alexis Barrett,
Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2024-02524 Filed 2-7-24; 8:45 am]
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