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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Assessment Governing 

Board; Meeting 

AGENCY: National Assessment 

Governing Board; Education. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting and 

partially closed meetings. 

SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of a 

forthcoming meeting 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 members 

of the general public of their 

opportunity to attend. Individuals who 

will need special accommodations in 

order to attend the meeting (i.e. 

interpreting services, assistive listening 

devices, materials in alternative format) 

should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202–

357–6938 or at 

Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than 

November 1, 2005. We will attempt to 

meet requests after this date, but cannot 

guarantee availability of the requested 

accommodation. The meeting site is 

accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

DATES: November 17–19, 2005 

Times 

November 17 

Committee Meetings 

Assessment Development Committee: 

Closed Session—9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; 

Assessment Development Committee 

and Committee on Standards, Design 

and Methodology (Joint Meeting): Open 

Session—2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; 

Reporting and Dissemination 

Committee: Open Session—2 p.m. to 4 

p.m.; 

Executive Committee: Open Session—

4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Closed Session 

5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

November 18 

Full Board: Open Session—8:30 a.m. 

to 12 p.m.; Closed Session 12 p.m. to 2 

p.m.; Open Session 2:15 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. 

Committee Meetings 

Assessment Development Committee: 

Open Session—9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.; 

Committee on Standards, Design and 

Methodology: Open Session—9:30 a.m. 

to 12 p.m.; 

Reporting and Dissemination 

Committee: Open Session—9:30 a.m. to 

12 p.m.; 

November 19 

Nominations Committee: Open 

Session—7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. 

Full Board: Open Session—9 a.m. to 

12 p.m. 

Location: Sheraton National Hotel 

Arlington, 900 South Orme Street, 

Arlington, VA 22204. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer, 

National Assessment Governing Board, 

800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 

825, Washington, DC 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, as amended. 

The Board is established to formulate 

policy guidelines for the National 

Assessment of Educational Progress 

(NAEP). The Board’s responsibilities 

include selecting subject areas to be 

assessed, developing assessment 

objectives, developing appropriate 

student achievement levels for each 

grade and subject tested, developing 

guidelines for reporting and 

disseminating results, and developing 

standards and procedures for interstate 

and national comparisons. 

The Assessment Development 

Committee will meet in closed session 

on November 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

(five hours) to review 19 reading blocks 

and 25–30 reading passages 

(approximately 190 cognitive items) for 

the 2009 National Assessment of 

Educational Progress (NAEP) Reading 

assessments at grades 4 and 8. This 

review is required by the No Child Left 

Behind Act of 2001 prior to submission 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

for clearance. This is the last review of 

the 2009 assessment instrument by 

NAGB. The meeting must be conducted 

in closed session as disclosure of 

proposed test items from the NAEP 

assessments would significantly impede 

implementation of the NAEP program, 

and is therefore protected by exemption 

9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. 

On November 17, the Assessment 

Development Committee and the 

Committee on Standards, Design, and 

Methodology will meet in a joint open 

session from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and the 

Reporting and Dissemination Committee 

will meet in open session from 2 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. 

The Executive Committee will meet in 

open session on November 17 from 4:30 

p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Executive 

Committee will meet in closed session 

on November 17 from 5:30 p.m. to 5:50 

p.m. to receive independent government 

cost estimates from the Associate 

Commissioner, National Center for 

Education Statistics for proposed 

contracts for item development, sample 

selection, analysis, and reporting of 

NAEP testing for 2007–2012 and their 

implications on future NAEP activities. 

The discussion of independent 

government cost estimates prior to the 

development of the Request for 

Proposals for NAEP 2007–2012 

contracts is necessary for ensuring that 

NAEP contracts meet congressionally 

mandated goals and adhere to Board 

policies on NAEP assessments. This part 

of the meeting must be conducted in 

closed session because public disclosure 

of this information would likely have an 

adverse financial effect on the NAEP 

program and will provide an advantage 

to potential bidders attending the 

meeting. The 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(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. 

During this closed session, from 5:50 

p.m. to 6 p.m. the Executive Committee 

(only Board members) will discuss a 

NAGB personnel matter. This 

discussion pertains solely to internal 

personnel rules and practices of an 

agency and will disclose information of 

a personal nature where disclosure 

would constitute an unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. As such, 

the discussions are protected by 

exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c) 

of Title 5 U.S.C. 

On November 18, the full Board will 

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

12 p.m. From 8:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. the 

Board will approve the agenda, and 

receive the Executive Director’s report 

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and an update on the work of the 

National Center for Education Statistics 

(NCES). 

From 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. on 

November 18, the Board’s standing 

committees—the Assessment 

Development Committee; the Committee 

on Standards, Design, and Methodology; 

and the Reporting and Dissemination 

Committees—will meet in open session. 

The full Board will meet in closed 

session on November 18 from 12 p.m. to 

2 p.m. The Board will receive a briefing 

from the Associate Commissioner of the 

National Center for Education Statistics 

on NAEP participation by various states 

affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 

and these questions about participation 

will have a direct impact on cost 

estimates for NCES contracts. The 

meeting must therefore be conducted in 

closed session as disclosure of 

independent cost estimates for NCES 

contracts would significantly impede 

implementation of the NAEP contract 

activities, and is therefore protected by 

exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of 

Title 5 U.S.C. 

On November 18, the full Board will 

meet in open session from 2:15 p.m. to 

4:30 p.m. At 2:15 p.m., Raymond 

Simon, U.S. Deputy Secretary of 

Education, will administer the Oath of 

Office to a new Board member. From 

2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Board members will 

receive an update and take action on the 

NAEF 2009 Science Framework project. 

At 4 p.m. an ethics briefing will be 

provided to Board members by a staff 

member from the Office of General 

Counsel. The November 18 session of 

the Board meeting will conclude at 4:30 

p.m. 

On November 19, the Nominations 

Committee will meet from 7:45 p.m. to 

8:45 p.m. in open session. The full 

Board will convene in open session 

from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. At 9 a.m., the 

Board will receive a briefing on the 

newly formed U.S. Department of 

Education Higher Education 

Commission and the relationship of the 

Commission’s work with the Board’s 

work on high school assessment. Board 

actions on policies and Committee 

reports are scheduled to take place 

between 10:15 a.m. and 12 p.m., upon 

which the November 19, 2005 session of 

the Board meeting will adjourn. 

Detailed minutes of the meeting, 

including summaries of the activities of 

the closed sessions and related matters 

that are informative to the public and 

consistent with the policy of section 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 U.S. Department of 

Education, National Assessment 

Governing Board, Suite #825, 800 North 

Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC, 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. 

Dated: October 24, 2005. 

Charles E. Smith, 

Executive Director, National Assessment 

Governing Board. 

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BILLING CODE 4000–01–M 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–6668–8] 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act as amended. Requests for 

copies of EPA comments can be directed 

to the Office of Federal Activities at 

202–564–7167. An explanation of the 

ratings assigned to draft environmental 

impact statements (EISs) was published 

in FR dated April 1, 2005 (70 FR 16815). 

Draft EISs 

EIS No. 20050216, ERP No. D–IBR–

K65285–CA, San Luis Drainage 

Feature Re-evaluation Project, Provide 

Agricultural Drainage Service to the 

San Luis Unit, Several Counties, CA. 

Summary: EPA has concerns about 

the In-Valley Disposal Alternatives 

because of uncertainties about 

treatments to remove selenium from 

drainage water, the lack of information 

on contaminant profile and disposal of 

biotreatment and reverse osmosis brine, 

and potential environmental effects of 

evaporation ponds and reuse areas. EPA 

has environmental objections to the San 

Francisco Delta and Pacific Ocean 

Disposal Alternatives because of 

potential adverse effects to the Delta, 

Estero Bay, and drinking water supply. 

Rating EO2. 

EIS No. 20050222, ERP No. D–FAA–

K51042–AZ, Phoenix Sky Harbor 

International Airport (PHX), 

Construction and Operation of a 

Terminal, Airfield and Surface 

Transportation, City of Phoenix, 

Maricopa County, AZ. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about 

documentation of alternatives that were 

eliminated and recommended 

additional mitigation measures for air 

quality. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050293, ERP No. D–WPA–

K08030–AZ, Wellton-Mohawk 

Generating Facility Project, 

Construction and Operation a Natural 

Gas-Fired, Combined-Cycle, Electric 

Generating Stations, Approval for 

Right-of-Way, Yuma County, AZ. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about potential 

impacts to water quality, wildlife, and 

traditional cultural properties, and 

recommended a (1) commitment to 

specific additional mitigation measures 

described in the DEIS, (2) selection of 

pipeline route Option 2, and (3) 

construction of the double-circuit 

Ligurta-to-Dome Tap Transmission Line. 

EPA also requested additional 

information on air emissions, the 

regional natural gas pipelines, exhaust 

stack height variance, and need for local 

energy generation. Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050318, ERP No. D–BIA–

F65058–MI, Nottawaseppi Huron 

Band of Potawatomi Indians (the 

Tribe), Proposes Fee-to-Trust Transfer 

and Casino Project, Calhoun County, 

MI. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about potential 

impacts to waterbodies and traffic 

safety, and requested additional 

information on conservation measures. 

Rating EC2. 

EIS No. 20050350, ERP No. D–COE–

K30022–CA, Encinitas/Solana Beach 

Shoreline Protection Project, To 

Protect Public Safety and Reduce 

Storm-Related Damages to Coastal 

Structures, Cities of Encinitas and 

Solana Beach, San Diego County, CA. 

Summary: EPA expressed 

environmental concerns about the 

project’s impacts to water resources, 

endangered species, and air quality, and 

requested specific information regarding 

modeling and post-project monitoring 

for impacts to these resources. Rating 

EC2. 

EIS No. 20050390, ERP No. D–NPS–

H65026–IA, Hoover Creek Stream 

Management Plan, Implementation, 

Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, 

IA 

Summary: EPA has no objections to 

the proposed project. Rating LO. 

Final EISs 

EIS No. 20050263, ERP No. F–AFS–

K65280–CA, Power Fire Restoration 

Project, To Reduce Long-Term Fuel 

Loading for the Purpose of Reducing 

Future Severity and Resistance to 

Control, Amador Ranger District, 

Eldorado National Forest, Amado 

County, CA. 

Summary: EPA continues to have 

concerns about ground disturbing