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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational
Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black
Americans
AGENCY: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational
Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black
Americans, Office of the Secretary, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.
SUMMARY:

This notice sets forth the agenda for the July

18, 2024, open meeting of the Presidential Advisory
Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and
Economic Opportunity for Black Americans (PAC) and provides
information to members of the public about how to attend
the meeting and submit written comments related to the work
of the PAC.
DATES:

The PAC will meet on July 18, 2024, from 10:00 a.m.

to 1:00 p.m. E.D.T.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will occur virtually.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Monique Toussaint,

Designated Federal Official, U.S. Department of Education,
White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity,
Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans,

400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202; e-mail
monique.toussaint@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
PAC’s Statutory Authority and Function:

The PAC is

established by Executive Order 14050 (October 19, 2021) and
is continued by Executive Order 14109 (September 29, 2023).
The PAC is governed by the provisions of 5 U.S.C. chapter
10, which sets forth standards for the formation and use of
advisory committees. The purpose of the PAC is to advise
the President, through the Secretary of the U.S. Department
of Education, on all matters pertaining to advancing
educational equity, excellence, and economic opportunity
for Black Americans and communities.
The PAC advises the President in the following areas: (i)
what is needed for the development, implementation, and
coordination of educational programs and initiatives at the
Department and other agencies to improve educational
opportunities and outcomes for Black Americans; (ii) how to
promote career pathways for in-demand jobs for Black
students, including registered apprenticeships,
internships, fellowships, mentorships, and work-based
learning initiatives; (iii) how to increase public
awareness of and generate solutions for the educational and
training challenges and equity disparities that Black
Americans face and the causes of these challenges; and (iv)

approaches to establish local and national partnerships
with public, private, philanthropic, and nonprofit
stakeholders to advance the mission and objectives of
Executive Order 14050, consistent with applicable law.
Notice of the meeting is required by 5 U.S.C. chapter 10
(Federal Advisory Committees) and is intended to notify the
public of its opportunity to attend.

Meeting Agenda: On July 18, 2024, the meeting agenda will
include welcome remarks; voting on Commission business, as
needed; working group updates on the policy papers;
presentations by subject matter experts on topics that
reflect the priorities outlined in the Executive Order; and
a group discussion. Members of the public should follow the
instructions below for submitting written comment prior to
the meeting.
Access to the Meeting: An RSVP is required in order to
attend the meeting virtually. Please RSVP at
https://sites.ed.gov/whblackinitiative/our-commission/.
RSVPs must be received by 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on July 15,
2024. Members of the public that RSVP will get information
on how to attend the meeting virtually.
Submission of written comments:

The public may submit

written comments pertaining to the work of the PAC no later
than 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on July 15, 2024. Written comments

must be submitted via the registration site or to the
whblackinitiative@ed.gov mailbox and include in the subject
line “PAC Public Comment.” The e-mail must include the
name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address,
e-mail 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 (e-mail) or provided in the body of
an e-mail message. Please do not send material directly to
the PAC members.
Access to Records of the Meeting:

The Department will post

the official report of the meeting on the Initiative’s
website no later than 90 days after the meeting. Pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 1009, the public may also inspect the meeting
materials and other PAC records at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW,
Washington, DC, by e-mailing whblackinitiative@ed.gov to
schedule an appointment.
Reasonable Accommodations:

The meeting platform 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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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
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At this site you can view this

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To use PDF, you must have

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You may also access documents of the Department published
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Specifically, through the

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Authority:

Presidential Executive Order 14050.

Alexis Barrett,
Chief of Staff,
Office of the Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2024-14340 Filed: 6/27/2024 8:45 am; Publication Date: 6/28/2024]