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for a discretionary grant competition is

the notice published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 5951.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Marshall Smith,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational

Research and Improvement.

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Library Research and Demonstration—

Demonstration of a Non-Profit

Regional Social Tolerance Resource

Center Operating Tolerance Tools and

Prejudice Reduction Programs and

Multimedia Tolerance and Genocide

Exhibits; Notice Inviting Applications

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY)

1997

Purpose of Program: The Library

Research and Demonstration Program

provides grants to institutions of higher

education and other public or private

agencies, institutions, and organizations

for research and demonstration

programs related to the improvement of

libraries, education in library and

information science, the enhancement

of library services through effective and

efficient use of new technologies, and

dissemination of information derived

from such projects. For fiscal year (FY)

1997 the competition for new awards

focuses on projects designed to meet the

absolute priority specified in this notice.

Eligible Applicants: Institutions of

higher education that meet the

definition of eligibility under the terms

of 20 U.S.C. 1141(a) and other public or

private agencies, institutions, and

organizations.

Deadline for Transmittal of

Applications: April 30, 1997.

Deadline for Intergovernmental

Review: June 30, 1997.

Applications Available: March 12,

1997.

Available Funds: $1 million.

Estimated Average Size of Awards: $1

million.

Estimated Number of Awards: One.

Note: The Department is not bound by any

estimates in this notice.

Project Period: Up to 24 months.

Applicable Regulations: (a) The

Education Department General

Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in

34 CFR parts 74, 75, 77, 79, 82, 85, and

86; and (b) the regulations in 34 CFR

part 700.

Absolute Priority: For fiscal year (FY)

1997 the Appropriations Act (P.L. 104–

208) specifies that $1,000,000 shall be

competitively awarded to a non-profit

regional social tolerance resource center

operating tolerance tools and prejudice

reduction programs and multimedia

tolerance and genocide exhibits.

Note: The Secretary funds only

applications that meet all elements of this

priority.

Selection Criteria: The Secretary

selects from the criteria in 34 CFR

700.30(e) to evaluate applications for

new grants under this competition.

Under 34 CFR 700.30(a), the Secretary

announces in the application package

the evaluation criteria selected for this

competition and the maximum weight

assigned to each criterion.

For Applications or Information

Contact: Chris Dunn, U.S. Department

of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue,

NW, Room 300, Washington, DC 20208–

5571. Telephone (202) 219–2299.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

Information about the Department’s

funding opportunities, including copies

of application notices for discretionary

grant competitions, can be viewed on

the Department’s electronic bulletin

board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260–

9950; or on the Internet Gopher Server

(at gopher://gcs.ed.gov); or on the World

Wide Web (at http://gcs.ed.gov).

However, the official application notice

for a discretionary grant competition is

the notice published in the Federal

Register.

Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1033.

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Marshall S. Smith,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational

Research and Improvement.

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National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of Closed Committee

Meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming meeting of the Nominating

Committee of the National Educational

Research Policy and Priorities Board.

Notice of this meeting is required under

Section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act. This

document is intended to notify the

general public of the meeting.

DATE: March 14, 1997.

TIME: 1:30 to 3:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Room 100, 80 F St., N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20208–7564.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thelma Leenhouts, Designated Federal

Official, National Educational Research

Policy and Priorities Board, 80 F St.,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20208–7564.

Telephone: (202) 219–2065; fax: (202)

219–1528; e-mail:

ThelmalLeenhouts@ed.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Educational Research Policy

and Priorities Board is authorized by

Section 921 of the Educational

Research, Development, Dissemination,

and Improvement Act of 1994. The

Board works collaboratively with the

Assistant Secretary for the Office of

Educational Research and Improvement

to forge a national consensus with

respect to a long-term agenda for

educational research, development, and

dissemination, and to provide advice

and assistance to the Assistant Secretary

in administering the duties of the Office.

The meeting of the Nominating

Committee is closed to the public under

the authority of Section 10(d) of the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) and

under exemptions (2) and (6) of Section

552b(c) of the Government in the

Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 94–409; 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)). In preparing a slate of

candidates for the position of chair,

vice-chair, and members of the

Executive Committee, the Committee

will discuss matters that relate solely to

the internal rules and practices of the

Board and personal qualifications and

experience of potential candidates for

these positions, which would disclose

information of a personal nature where

disclosure would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invation of personal

privacy if conducted in open session.

A summary of the activities at the

closed session and related matters

which are informative to the public

consistent with the policy of Title 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the

public within 14 days of the meeting.

Records are kept of all Board

proceedings and are available for public

inspection at the office of the National

Educational Research Policy and

Priorities Board, 555 New Jersey Ave.,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20208–7564.

Dated: February 20, 1997.

Eve M. Bither,

Executive Director.

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