62352 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 174 / Monday, September 11, 2023 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Navy 

Department of the Navy Science and 

Technology Board; Notice of Federal 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of the Navy (DoN), 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory 

committee meeting. 

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this 

notice to announce that the following 

Federal Advisory Committee meeting of 

the Department of the Navy Science and 

Technology Board (DON STB) will take 

place. 

DATES: A partially closed meeting will 

be held on Friday, September 22, 2023 

from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time 

Zone (ET). 

ADDRESSES: The partially closed 

meeting will be held at the Pentagon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Maria Proestou, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), Office of the Assistant 

Secretary of the Navy (Research, 

Development & Acquisition), Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20350–1000, 703–614– 

3560, donstb.fct@navy.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

meeting is being held under the 

provisions of chapter 10 of title 5 U.S.C. 

(commonly known as the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the 

Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), title 

41 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

102–3.140 and 102–3.150 and covered 

by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(l). Due to 

circumstances beyond the control of the 

Designated Federal Officer, the 

Department of the Navy Science and 

Technology Board was unable to 

provide public notification required by 

41 CFR 102–3.150(a) concerning its 

September 22, 2023 meeting. 

Accordingly, the Advisory Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102– 

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of the meeting will be a swear-in 

ceremony hosted by Secretary of the 

Navy (SECNAV) for all new Board 

members. There will also be discussion 

on matters relating to the DoN’s 

scientific and technical processes that 

have been tasked by the Secretary of the 

Navy. 

Agenda: On September 22, 2023, 

SECNAV will be administering the oath 

of office to the new Board members. 

SECNAV will also be tasking the Board 

with topics to study so the Board can 

make their recommendations to the 

Department and provide guidance on 

the Department’s priorities and key 

operational problems in regards to 

science and technology. There will then 

be classified discussions on the topics 

that are tasked by SECNAV and strategy 

briefings to follow. 

Availability of Materials for the 

Meeting: A copy of the agenda or any 

updates to the agenda for the September 

22, 2023 meeting, as well as supporting 

documents, can be found on the 

website: https://www.facadatabase.gov. 

Meeting Accessibility: Pursuant to 

section 552b(c)(l) of 5 U.S.C., this 

meeting will be partially closed to the 

public. If there are any questions or 

concerns, please send them to 

donstb.fct@navy.mil no later than 

Tuesday, September 11, 2023. 

Written Statements: Pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.105 and 102–3.140, and 

section 1009(a)(3) of title 5 U.S.C., 

written statements to the committee 

may be submitted at any time or in 

response to a stated planned meeting 

agenda by email to donstb.fct@navy.mil 

with the subject line, ‘‘Comments for 

DON STB Meeting.’’ 

Dated: September 6, 2023. 

J.E. Koningisor, 

Lieutenant Commander, Judge Advocate 

General’s Corps, U.S. Navy, Federal Register 

Liaison Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3810–FF–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Applications for New Awards; 

Education Research Grant Programs 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Education 

(Department) is issuing a notice inviting 

applications for new awards for fiscal 

year (FY) 2024 for the Research Training 

Programs in the Education Sciences, 

Research Networks Focused on Critical 

Problems of Education Policy and 

Practice, and Statistical and Research 

Methodology in Education Grant 

Programs, Assistance Listing Numbers 

(ALNs) 84.305B, 84.305D, and 84.305N. 

This notice relates to the approved 

information collection under OMB 

control number 4040–0001. 

DATES: The dates when applications are 

available and the deadlines for 

transmittal of applications invited under 

this notice are indicated in the chart at 

the end of this notice and in the 

Requests for Applications (RFAs) that 

are posted at the following website: 

https://ies.ed.gov/funding. 

ADDRESSES: For the addresses for 

obtaining and submitting an 

application, please refer to our Common 

Instructions for Applicants to 

Department of Education Discretionary 

Grant Programs, published in the 

Federal Register on December 7, 2022 

(87 FR 75045) and available at 

www.federalregister.gov/documents/ 

2022/12/07/2022-26554/commoninstructions-for-applicants-todepartment-of-education-discretionarygrant-programs. Please note that these 

Common Instructions supersede the 

version published on December 27, 

2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

contact person associated with a 

particular research competition is listed 

in the chart at the end of this notice, as 

well as in the relevant RFA and 

application package. 

If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or 

have a speech disability and wish to 

access telecommunications relay 

services, please dial 7–1–1. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Full Text of Announcement 

I. Funding Opportunity Description 

Purpose of Program: In awarding the 

research grants, the Institute of 

Education Sciences (IES) intends to 

provide national leadership in 

expanding knowledge and 

understanding of (1) education 

outcomes for all learners from early 

childhood education through 

postsecondary and adult education, and 

(2) employment and wage outcomes 

when relevant (such as for those 

engaged in career and technical, 

postsecondary, or adult education). IES 

research grant programs are designed to 

provide interested individuals and the 

general public with reliable and valid 

information about education practices 

that support learning and improve 

academic achievement and access to 

education opportunities for all learners. 

These interested individuals include 

parents, educators, learners, researchers, 

and policymakers. In carrying out its 

grant programs, IES provides support for 

programs of research in areas of 

demonstrated national need. In 

awarding research training grant 

programs, IES aims to prepare 

individuals to conduct rigorous and 

relevant education and special 

education research that advances 

knowledge within the field and 

addresses issues important to education 

policymakers and practitioners. 

Competitions in This Notice: The IES 

National Center for Education Research 

(NCER) is announcing three 

competitions—one competition in each 

of the following areas: education 

research training; statistical and 


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