36216 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 127 /Thursday, July 2, 1998 / Notices

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of a

forthcoming teleconference of the

Achievement Levels 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.

Date: July 22, 1998.

Time: 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.

Location: National Assessment

Governing Board, 800 North Capitol

Street, N.W., Washington, DC.

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.

Under P.L. 105–78, the National

Assessment Governing Board is also

granted exclusive authority over

developing Voluntary National Tests

pursuant to contract number

RJ97153001.

On July 22, in open session, 11:00

a.m. to 1:00 p.m., the Achievement

Levels Committee will meet to consider

the revised achievement levels

descriptions for writing for the purpose

of formulating a recommendation for

action on this matter at the next

quarterly meeting of the Board.

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.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director, National Assessment

Governing Board.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Hanford Site

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) notice

is hereby given of the following

Advisory Committee meeting:

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB),

Hanford Site.

DATES: Thursday, August 6, 1998: 9:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Friday, August 7, 1998:

8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Ridpath Hotel, W. 515

Sprague, Spokane, WA 99204–0367.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gail

McClure, Public Involvement Program

Manager, Department of Energy

Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box

550 (A7–75), Richland, WA, 99352; Ph:

(509) 373–5647; Fax: (509) 376–1563.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of

the Board is to make recommendations

to DOE and its regulators in the areas of

environmental restoration, waste

management, and related activities.

Tentative Agenda: The Board will

receive information on and discuss

issues related to the Groundwater/

Vadose Zone Project—overview,

program objectives, schedule and

regulatory perspectives; Tank Waste

Remediation System (TWRS); TWRS

Vitrification/Privatization—Report to

Congress; Technical Issues; Compliance

Issues; Contractual Issues; Intersite

Discussion Workshops; and the

Proposed SSAB Low-Level Waste

Forum. The Board will also receive

update on the Spent Fuel Tri-Party

Agreement Negotiations (M–34).

Public Participation: The meeting is

open to the public. Written statements

may be filed with the Committee either

before or after the meeting. Individuals

who wish to make oral statements

pertaining to agenda items should

contact Gail McClure’s office at the

address or telephone number listed

above. Requests must be received 5 days

prior to the meeting and reasonable

provision will be made to include the

presentation in the agenda. The

Designated Federal Officer is

empowered to conduct the meeting in a

fashion that will facilitate the orderly

conduct of business. Each individual

wishing to make public comment will

be provided a maximum of 5 minutes to

present their comments near the

beginning of the meeting.

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting

will be available for public review and

copying at the Freedom of Information

Public Reading Room, 1E–190, Forrestal

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,

SW, Washington, DC 20585 between

9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday,

except Federal holidays. Minutes will

also be available by writing to Gail

McClure, Department of Energy

Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box

550, Richland, WA 99352, or by calling

him at (509) 376–9628.

Issued at Washington, DC on June 28, 1998.

Rachel M. Samuel,

Deputy Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Research

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Public Law 92–463, 86 Stat. 770),

notice is given of a meeting of the Basic

Energy Sciences Advisory Committee

(BESAC).

DATES: Wednesday, July 29, 1998—8:30

a.m.—5:00 p.m.; Thursday, July 30,

1998—8:30 a.m.—2:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Hilton, 620

Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Lake; Basic Energy Sciences

Advisory Committee; U. S. Department

of Energy; ER–10, GTN; 19901

Germantown Road; Germantown, MD

20874–1290; Telephone: (301) 903–

5565.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Meeting: The

Committee will provide advice and

guidance with respect to the basic

energy sciences research program.

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will

include discussions of the following:

• Introduction to Basic Energy

Sciences (BES) for the New Committee

Members with Selected Highlights.

• Update on the Fiscal Year (FY) 1999

Budget.

• ER Strategic Simulation Initiative

Update.

• BESAC High Flux Isotope Reactor

(HFIR) Review Update.

• BESAC 4th Generation Light Source

Panel Update.

• BESAC/Energy Research (ER)

Roadmapping—Complexity.