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BILLING CODE 5001–06–C 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

Sunshine Act Meeting: Missile Defense 

Advisory Committee (MDAC) 

AGENCY: Department of Defense; Missile 

Defense Agency (MDA). 

ACTION: Cancellation of Meeting Notice. 

SUMMARY: Previously, the Department of 

Defense announced a closed meeting of 

the Missile Defense Advisory 

Committee for October 11–12, 2007 on 

August 24, 2007 (72 FR 48619). 

Due to the last minute unavailability 

of a quorum of the committee, the 

Department of Defense hereby 

announces the cancellation of the 

previously scheduled meeting. At this 

date, neither the Department of Defense 

nor the committee’s Designated Federal 

Officer has plans to reschedule the 

meeting. 

Since the scheduling changes were 

subsequent to the committee publishing 

its meeting notice in the Federal 

Register and fall within the 15-day 

notification period required by 41 CFR 

102–3.150(a), the Committee 

Management Officer for the Department 

of Defense, pursuant to 41 CFR 102–

3.150(b), waives the 15-calendar day 

notification requirement for the 

cancellation notice. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.105(j) and 

102–3.140, the public or interested 

organizations may be submit written 

statements to the Missile Defense 

Advisory Committee about the 

committee’s mission and functions. 

Written statements may be submitted at 

any time or in response to the stated 

agenda of planned meeting of the 

Missile Defense Advisory committee. 

All written statements shall be 

submitted to the Designated Federal 

Officer for the Missile Defense Advisory 

Committee, and this individual will 

ensure that the written statements are 

provided to the membership for their 

consideration. Contact information for 

the Designated Federal Officer can be 

obtained from the GSA’s FACA 

Database—https://www.fido.gov/ 

facadatabase/pubilc.asp. 

The Designated Federal Officer, 

pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, will 

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Missile Defense Advisory Committee. 

The Designated Federal Officer, at that 

time, may provide additional guidance 

on the submission of written statements 

that are in response to the stated agenda 

for the planned meeting in question. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: COL 

Mark Zamberlan, Designated Federal 

Official (DFO) at mdac@mad.mil, 

phone/voice mail (703) 695–6438, or 

mail at 7100 Defense Pentagon, 

Washington, DC 20301–7100. 

Dated: October 5, 2007. 

L.M. Bynum, 

OSD Federal Register Liaison, Office, 

Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 07–5039 Filed 10–9–07; 10:17 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Board for Education 

Sciences; Notice of an Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Department of Education, 

Institute of Education Sciences. 

ACTION: Notice of an Open Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming open 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. 

DATES: October 30 and 31, 2007. 

Times: October 30, 2 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m.; October 31, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Washington Court Hotel, 

525 New Jersey Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20001, room to be announced. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Norma Garza, Executive Director, 

National Board for Education Sciences, 

555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room 627 H, 

Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 

219–2195; fax: (202) 219–1466; e-mail: 

Norma.Garza@ed.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Board for Education Sciences 

is authorized by Section 116 of the 

Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002. 

The Board advises the Director of the 

Institute of Education Sciences (IES) on 

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 October 30, the Board will receive 

a briefing from the Director of IES and 

its staff on its activities and progress 

reports on projects under way since 

June 2007. 

On October 31, the Board will discuss 

a current contract to evaluate the work 

of the Institute since its inception in 

2002 and another that supports the work 

of the What Works Clearinghouse. 

Reports from the Legislation and 

Communications Committees will 

follow, and the meeting will conclude 

after a summary of views and discussion 

of next steps. The meeting will adjourn 

at 2 p.m. 

A final agenda will be available from 

Norma Garza (see contact information 

above) on October 12. Individuals who 

will need accommodations for a 

disability in order to attend the meeting 

(e.g., interpreting devices, assistance 

listening devices, or materials in 

alternative format) should notify Norma 

Garza no later than October 19. 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 committee 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., 

Room 627 H, Washington, DC 20208, 

from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

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: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/index.html. 

To use PDF you must have Adobe 

Acrobat Reader, which is available free 

at this site. If you have questions about 

using PDF, call the U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO) toll-free at 1–888–

293–6498, or in the Washington, DC, 

area at (202) 512–1530. 

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: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Grover J. Whitehurst, 

Director, Institute of Education Sciences. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Mathematics Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Education, 

National Mathematics Advisory Panel. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting & public 

hearing. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda of an 

upcoming meeting, including a public 

hearing, with members of the National 

Mathematics Advisory Panel. The notice 

also describes the functions of the 

Panel. 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. 

DATES: Tuesday, October 23 and 

Wednesday, October 24, 2007. 

Times: Tuesday, October 23, 3 p.m.–

6 p.m. and Wednesday, October 24, 8:15 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Arizona State University, 

Memorial Union Alumni Lounge (Room 

202), University Drive and Mill Avenue, 

Tempe, AZ 85287–0112. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyrrell Flawn, Executive Director, 

National Mathematics Advisory Panel, 

400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 

260–8354. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Panel 

was established by Executive Order 

13398. The purpose of this Panel is to 

foster greater knowledge of and 

improved performance in mathematics 

among American students, in order to 

keep America competitive, support 

American talent and creativity, 

encourage innovation throughout the 

American economy, and help State, 

local, territorial, and tribal governments 

give the nation’s children and youth the 

education they need to succeed. 

The meeting will be held at Arizona 

State University in Tempe, AZ. The 

meeting begins on Tuesday, October 23 

at 3 p.m. From 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. the 

Panel will receive public comment on 

the Executive Order and the Panel’s 

work. From 4:15 p.m. to 6 p.m. the 

Panel will discuss the structure and key 

messages of the Final Report. On 

Wednesday, October 24, the meeting 

begins at 8:15 a.m. with introductory 

remarks by Dr. Larry Faulkner, Chair of 

the National Mathematics Advisory 

Panel, and Dr. Michael M. Crow, 

President of Arizona State University. 

From 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Panel 


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