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pertaining to the educational, doctrinal, 

and research policies and activities of 

the Air Force Institute of Technology. 

In addition, the Air University Board 

of Visitors’ spring meeting will take 

place on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015, 

from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 4:30 

p.m. and Thursday, April 16th, 2015, 

from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 4:00 

p.m. The meeting will be held in the Air 

University Senior Non-Commissioned 

Officer Academy (SNCOA) Conference 

Room, Building 1143 on Gunter 550 

McDonald Street, Montgomery, AL. The 

purpose of this meeting is to provide 

independent advice and 

recommendations on matters pertaining 

to the educational, doctrinal, and 

research policies and activities of Air 

University. The agenda will include 

topics relating to the policies, programs, 

and initiatives of Air University 

educational programs and will include 

an out-brief from the Air Force Institute 

of Technology Subcommittee. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as 

amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.155 all 

sessions of the Air University Board of 

Visitors’ meetings will be open to the 

public. Any member of the public 

wishing to provide input to the Air 

University Board of Visitors should 

submit a written statement in 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) 

and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

procedures described in this paragraph. 

Written statements can be submitted to 

the Designated Federal Officer at the 

address detailed below at any time. 

Statements being submitted in response 

to the agenda mentioned in this notice 

must be received by the Designated 

Federal Officer at the address listed 

below at least five calendar days prior 

to the meeting which is the subject of 

this notice. Written statements received 

after this date may not be provided to 

or considered by the Air University 

Board of Visitors until its next meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submissions with the 

Air University Board of Visitors’ 

Chairperson and ensure they are 

provided to members of the Board 

before the meeting that is the subject of 

this notice. Additionally, any member of 

the public wishing to attend this 

meeting should contact the person listed 

below at least five calendar days prior 

to the meeting for information on base 

entry passes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lisa Arnold, Designated Federal Officer, 

Air University Headquarters, 55 LeMay 

Plaza South, Maxwell Air Force Base, 

Alabama 36112–6335, telephone (334) 

953–2989. 

Henry Williams Jr., 

Acting Air Force Federal Register Liaison 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02907 Filed 2–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No. ED–2015–ICCD–0015 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Comment Request; Magnet 

Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) 

Annual Performance Report (APR) 

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and 

Improvement (OII), Department of 

Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is 

proposing an extension of an existing 

information collection. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 13, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Comments submitted in 

response to this notice should be 

submitted electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov by selecting 

Docket ID number ED–2015–ICCD–0015 

or via postal mail, commercial delivery, 

or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov 

site is not available to the public for any 

reason, ED will temporarily accept 

comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. 

Please note that comments submitted by 

fax or email and those submitted after 

the comment period will not be 

accepted; ED will ONLY accept 

comments during the comment period 

in this mailbox when the regulations.gov 

site is not available. Written requests for 

information or comments submitted by 

postal mail or delivery should be 

addressed to the Director of the 

Information Collection Clearance 

Division, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, 

Mailstop L–OM–2–2E319, Room 2E115, 

Washington, DC 20202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Anna Hinton, 

(202) 260–1816. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Education (ED), in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on proposed, 

revised, and continuing collections of 

information. This helps the Department 

assess the impact of its information 

collection requirements and minimize 

the public’s reporting burden. It also 

helps the public understand the 

Department’s information collection 

requirements and provide the requested 

data in the desired format. ED is 

soliciting comments on the proposed 

information collection request (ICR) that 

is described below. The Department of 

Education is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) Is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Magnet Schools 

Assistance Program (MSAP) Annual 

Performance Report (APR). 

OMB Control Number: 1855–0025. 

Type of Review: An extension of an 

existing information collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 153. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 77. 

Abstract: The collection of this 

information is part of the governmentwide effort to improve the performance 

and accountability of all federal 

programs, under the Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA) 

passed in 1993. Under GPRA, a process 

for using performance indicators to set 

program performance goals and to 

measure and report program results was 

established. To implement GPRA, ED 

developed GPRA measures at every 

program level to quantify and report 

program progress required by the 

Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended, Title V, Part 

C. The GPRA program level measures 

for the Magnet Schools Assistance 

Program (MSAP) are reported in the 

Annual Performance Report (APR). The 

APR is required under EDGAR §§ 74.51, 

75.118, 75.590, and 80.40. The annual 

report provides data on the status of the 

funded project that corresponds to the 

scope and objectives established in the 

approved application and any 

amendments. Under EDGAR 75.118, the 

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performance and financial information; 

to ensure that accurate and reliable 

GPRA measure data are reported to 

Congress on program implementation 

and performance outcomes, the MSAP 

APR collects the raw data from grantees 

in a consistent format to calculate these 

data in the aggregate. 

Dated: February 9, 2015. 

Tomakie Washington, 

Acting Director, Information Collection 

Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and 

Records Management Services, Office of 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02961 Filed 2–11–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Assessment Governing Board 

Quarterly Board Meeting 

AGENCY: National Assessment 

Governing Board, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of open and 

closed meetings. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda for the March 5–7, 2015 

Quarterly Meeting of the National 

Assessment Governing Board (hereafter 

referred to as Governing Board). This 

notice provides information to members 

of the public who may be interested in 

attending the meeting or providing 

written comments on the meeting. The 

notice of this meeting is required under 

Section 10(a)2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). 

DATES: The Quarterly Board meeting 

will be held on the following dates: 

March 5, 2015 from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 

p.m.; March 6, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m.; March 7, 2015 from 7:30 a.m. 

to 12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Westin Crystal City, 

1800 Jefferson Davis Highway, 

Arlington, VA 22202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer, 

800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825, 

Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 

357–6938, fax: (202) 357–6945. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Statutory Authority and Function: 

The National Assessment Governing 

Board is established under Title III— 

National Assessment of Educational 

Progress Authorization Act, Public Law 

107–279. Information on the Board and 

its work can be found at www.nagb.gov. 

The Board is established to formulate 

policy for the National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP). The 

Board’s responsibilities include the 

following: Selecting subject areas to be 

assessed, developing assessment 

frameworks and specifications, 

developing appropriate student 

achievement levels for each grade and 

subject tested, developing standards and 

procedures for interstate and national 

comparisons, improving the form and 

use of NAEP, developing guidelines for 

reporting and disseminating results, and 

releasing initial NAEP results to the 

public. 

Detailed Meeting Agenda: March 5– 

March 7, 2015 

March 5: Committee Meetings 

Assessment Literacy Work Group: Open 

Session: 11:30 a.m.—4:00 p.m. 

Executive Committee: Open Session: 

4:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.; Closed Session: 

5:00 p.m.–5:55 p.m.; Open Session: 

5:55 p.m.–6:00 p.m. 

March 6: Full Board and Committee 

Meetings 

Full Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m.– 

9:45 a.m.; Closed Session 12:45 p.m.– 

1:45 p.m.; Open Session 2:00 p.m.– 

3:30 p.m.; Closed Session 3:45 p.m.– 

4:45 p.m.; Open Session 4:45 p.m.– 

5:00 p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

Reporting and Dissemination Committee 

(R&D): Open Session: 10:00 a.m.– 

12:30 p.m. 

Committee on Standards, Design and 

Methodology (COSDAM): Open 

Session: 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

Assessment Development Committee 

(ADC): Open Session: 10:00 a.m.– 

11:30 p.m.; Closed Session: 11:30 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

March 7: Full Board and Committee 

Meetings 

Nominations Committee: Closed 

Session: 7:30 a.m.–8:15 a.m. 

Full Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.– 

8:50 a.m. Open Session 8:50 a.m.– 

12:00 p.m. 

On March 5, 2015, from 11:30 a.m. to 

4:00 p.m., the Assessment Literacy 

Work Group will meet in open session 

to discuss assessment literacy strategies 

and timelines related to their work on 

supporting a better understanding of 

educational tests among parents, 

students, policy makers, and members 

of the general public. 

The Board’s Executive Committee will 

convene in open session on March 5, 

2015 from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to 

review and discuss the March 6–7, 2015 

Board meeting agenda, receive updates 

on the Executive Director recruitment 

process, NAEP budget, and 

reauthorization. 

Following this session, the Executive 

Committee will meet in closed session 

from 5:00 p.m. to 5:55 p.m. to receive 

and discuss cost estimates on various 

options for implementing NAEP for 

2014–2024 based on the President’s FY 

2016 budget request. The implications 

of the cost estimates and funds in 

support of the NAEP Assessment 

Schedule and future NAEP activities 

will also be discussed. This meeting 

must be conducted in closed session 

because public disclosure of this 

information would likely have an 

adverse financial effect on the NAEP 

program by providing confidential cost 

details and proprietary contract costs of 

current contractors to the public. 

Discussion of this information would be 

likely to significantly impede 

implementation of a proposed agency 

action if conducted in open session. 

Such matters are protected by 

exemption 9(B) of section 552b of Title 

5 U.S.C. 

The Executive Committee will then 

meet in open session from 5:55 p.m. to 

6:00 p.m. to take action on the NAEP 

Schedule of Assessments. 

On March 6, 2015, the full Board will 

meet in open session from 8:30 a.m. to 

9:45 a.m. The Board will review and 

approve the March 6–7, 2015 Board 

meeting agenda and meeting minutes 

from the November 21–22, 2014 

Quarterly Board meeting. This session 

will be followed by the Chairman’s 

remarks. Thereafter, the Executive 

Director of the Governing Board will 

provide a report, followed by an update 

on the Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES) from the Acting Director and an 

update on NCES from the Acting 

Commissioner. The Board will recess for 

Committee meetings from 10:00 a.m. to 

12:30 p.m. 

The Reporting and Dissemination 

Committee and the Committee on 

Standards, Design and Methodology 

(COSDAM) will meet in open sessions 

from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to discuss 

their ongoing work and policy matters. 

The Assessment Development 

Committee will meet in open session 

from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to discuss 

ongoing work and in closed session 

from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. During the 

closed session, the Committee will 

receive a briefing on transitioning NAEP 

to digital based assessments. The 

briefing will be in-depth, with 

discussion of secure NAEP U.S. history, 

civics, and geography test questions at 

grades 8 and 12 and how those 

questions will be transitioned from a 

paper-and-pencil format to a digitalbased platform for the 2018 NAEP 

operational assessment. This part of the 

meeting must be conducted in closed 

session because the items are to be used 

in NAEP assessments; public disclosure 


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