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###### Department of Education

# AGENCY:

U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences.

# ACTION:

Notice of an Open Teleconference Meeting.

# SUMMARY:

This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming meeting of the National Board for Education Sciences. The notice also describes the functions of the Committee. Notice of this meeting is required by Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity to attend the meeting.

# DATES:

April 25, 2012.

# TIME:

4 p.m. to 5 p.m. EDT.

# ADDRESSES:

80 F Street NW., Room 100, Washington, DC 20001.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        Monica Herk, Executive Director, National Board for Education Sciences, 555 New Jersey Ave. NW., Room 602 K, Washington, DC, 20208; phone: (202) 208-3491; fax: (202) 219-1466; email:                         *Monica.Herk@ed.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The National Board for Education Sciences is authorized by Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002(ESRA), 20 U.S.C 9516. The Board advises the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) on, among other things, the establishment of activities to be supported by the Institute, on the funding for applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research after the completion of peer review, and reviews and evaluates the work of the Institute.

On April 25, 2012, starting at 4 p.m., the Board will convene via teleconference in order to discuss and come to agreement on the Board's 2012 Annual Report.

Members of the public are invited to listen to the teleconference live in Room 100, 80 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20001.

                    There will not be an opportunity for public comment. However, members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments related to NBES to Monica Herk (see contact information above). A final agenda will be available from Monica Herk (see contact information above) on April 9 and will be posted on the Board Web site                     *http://ies.ed.gov/​director/​board/​agendas/​index.asp.*                     Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistance listening devices, or materials in alternative format) should notify Monica Herk no later than April 9. We will attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.                

Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave. NW., Room 602 K, Washington, DC 20208, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday.

*Electronic Access to This Document:*                     You may 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) on the Internet at the following site:                     *www.ed.gov/​news/​fed-register/​index.html.*

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# Note:

                        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 on GPO Access at:                         *www.gpoaccess.gov/​nara/​index.html.*

John Q. Easton,

Director Institute of Education Sciences.

[FR Doc. 2012-8253 Filed 4-5-12; 8:45 am]

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