[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 2 (Friday, January 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 400-401]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-55]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming partially closed teleconference meeting of the Executive 
Committee of the National Assessment Governing Board. This notice also 
describes the functions of the 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 their 
opportunity to attend.
    Date: February 13, 1997.
    Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m., (closed); 2:00-3:00 p.m., (open).
    Location: National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North 
Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing 
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 
20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-6938.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is 
established under section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act 
of 1994 (Title IV of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994), 
(Pub. L. 103-382).
    The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the 
National Assessment of Educational Progress. The Board is responsible 
for selecting subject areas to be assessed, developing assessment 
objectives, identifying appropriate achievement goals for each grade 
and subject tested, and establishing standards and procedures for 
interstate and national comparisons.
    On February 13, 1997, the Executive Committee will meet via 
teleconference in partially closed session. The Committee will meet in 
closed session from 1:00-2:00 p.m. to review and discuss the 
recommendation from the Achievement Levels Committee regarding the 
proposed achievement levels for the 1996 science assessment. This 
portion of the meeting must be conducted in closed session because 
premature disclosure of the information presented for review might 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. 
Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of Section 552b(c) of 
Title 5 U.S.C.
    A summary of the activities of the meeting and related matters, 
which are informative to the public, consistent with the policy of 5 
U.S.C. 552b, will be available to the public within fourteen days after 
the meeting.
    Beginning at 2:00 p.m. until adjournment, 3:00 p.m., the Committee

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will meet in open session to review and approve the agenda for the 
Governing Board meeting scheduled for March 6-8, 1997.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education, National 
Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C., from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

    Dated: December 30, 1996.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 97-55 Filed 1-2-97; 8:45 am]
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