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DATES: An expedited review has been

requested in accordance with the Act,

since allowing for the normal review

period would adversely affect the public

interest. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requeted by February 21, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street NW., Room 3208, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Requests for copies of the proposed

information collection request should be

addressed to Patrick J. Sherrill,

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue SW., Room 5624, Regional

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill, (202) 708–9915.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3517 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1980 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3517) requires

that the Director of OMB provide

interested Federal agencies and persons

an early opportunity to comment on

information collection requests. OMB

may amend or waive the requireemnt

for public consultation to the extent that

public participation in the approval

process would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations.

The Director, Information Resources

Group, publishes this notice with the

attached proposed information

collection request prior to submission of

this request to OMB. This notice

contains the following information: (1)

Type of review requested, e.g.,

expedited; (2) Title; (3) Abstract; (4)

Additional Information; (5) Frequency

of collection; (6) Affected public; and (7)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. Because an expedited review is

requested, a description of the

information to be collected is also

included as an attachment to this notice.

Dated: February 10, 1995.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Postsecondary Education

Type of Review: Expedited

Title: Part A Strengthening Institutions

Program—Hispanic-Serving

Institutions Grants

Frequency: Annually

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions

Reporting Burden:

Responses: 85

Burden Hours: 2,975

Recordkeeping Burden:

Recordkeepers: 0

Burden Hours: 0

Abstract: This information is required

of institutions of higher education

applying for Hispanic-Serving

Institutions grants under the

Strengthening Institutions Programs,

Title III, Part A of the Higher Education

Act of 1965, as amended. This

information will be used in the

evaluation process to determine which

applicants should receive funds.

Additional Information: Clearance for

this information collection is requested

for February 21, 1995. Exedpited review

is requested so that awards could be

made on schedule under the new

authority, to allow applicants ample

time to prepare quality applications,

and for printing and distribution

purposes.

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Proposed Information Collection

Requests

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of proposed information

collection requests.

SUMMARY: The Director, Information

Resources Group, invites comments on

proposed information collection

requests as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980.

DATES: An expedited review has been

requested in accordance with the Act,

since allowing for the normal review

period would adversely affect the public

interest. Approval by the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) has

been requested by February 14, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Written comments should

be addressed to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Attention: Dan Chenok, Desk Officer,

Department of Education, Office of

Management and Budget, 725 17th

Street NW., Room 3208, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, D.C.

20503. Requests for copies of the

proposed information collection request

should be addressed to Patrick J.

Sherrill, Department of Education, 400

Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 5624,

Regional Office Building 3, Washington,

D.C. 20202–4651.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patrick J. Sherrill, (202) 708–9915.

Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,

Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

3517 of the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1980 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 3517) requires

that the Director of OMB provide

interested Federal agencies and persons

an early opportunity to comment on

information collection requests. OMB

may amend or waive the requirement

for public consultation to the extent that

public participation in the approval

process would defeat the purpose of the

information collection, violate State or

Federal law, or substantially interfere

with any agency’s ability to perform its

statutory obligations.

The Director, Information Resources

Group, publishes this notice with the

attached proposed information

collection request prior to submission of

this request to OMB. This notice

contains the following information: (1)

Type of review requested, e.g.,

expedited; (2) Title; (3) Abstract: (4)

Additional Information; (5) Frequency

of collection; (6) Affected public; and (7)

Reporting and/or Recordkeeping

burden. Because an expedited review is

requested, a description of the

information to be collected is also

included as an attachment to this notice.

Dated: February 10, 1995.

Gloria Parker,

Director, Information Resources Group.

Office of Educational Research and

Improvement

Type of Review: Expedited

Title: Third International Mathematics

and Science Study (TIMSS)

Frequency: Annually

Affected Public: Individuals or

households; not-for-profit institutions;

State, Local or Tribal Government

Reporting Burden:

Responses: 56,460

Burden Hours: 111,085

Recordkeeping Burden:

Recordkeepers: 0

Burden Hours: 0

Abstract: TIMSS will assess student

achievement in math and science at

the 4th, 8th, and 12th grade levels in

about 50 countries. In the U.S., the

data will be used to measure progress

toward the fourth National Education

Goal—that the U.S. will be first in the

world in math and science by the year

2000. The study will also help

educators to understand differences in

student performance by providing
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data on teaching practices and

opportunity-to-learn factors.

Addtional Information: Clearance for

this information collection is requested

for February 14, 1995. An expedited

review is requested in order to

implement the program before the start

of the new year.

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National Assessment Governing

Board; Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment

Governing Board; Education.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

meeting.

SUMMARY: This 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 the

general public of their opportunity to

attend.

DATES: March 2–4, 1995.

TIME: March 2, 1995—Subject Area

Committee #2, 1:30 P.M.–2:00 P.M.

(open); 2:00 P.M.–3:30 P.M. (closed);

Achievement Levels Committee, 1:30

P.M.–3:30 P.M. (open); Reporting and

Dissemination Committee, 1:30 P.M.–

3:30 P.M. (open); Subject Area

Committee #1, 4:00 P.M.–6:00 P.M.

(open); Design and Methodology

Committee, 4:00 P.M.–6:00 P.M. (open);

Executive Committee, 6:30 P.M.–8:00

P.M. (open). March 3, 1995—Full Board,

8:45 A.M.–12:30 P.M. (open), 12:30

P.M.–2:00 P.M. (closed), 2:30 P.M.–4:00

P.M. (open). March 4, 1995—Full Board,

9:00 A.M. until adjournment,

approximately, 12:00 Noon (open).

LOCATION: The Madison Hotel, 15th and

M Streets NW., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer,

National Assessment Governing Board,

Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street NW.,

Washington, D.C., 2002–4233,

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 March 2, all subcommittees of the

National Assessment Governing Board

will be in session. The Subject Area

Committee (SAC) #2 will meet from 1:30

P.M. to 3:30 P.M. SAC #2 will meet in

open session from 1:30 P.M. to 2:00

P.M. to hear a report on state arts

education assessment efforts. From 2:00

P.M. until adjournment, 3:30 P.M., the

SAC #2 meeting will be closed to the

public to permit the Committee to

receive a briefing on the 1995 NAEP

field test. This briefing will include

display and discussion of secure test

items and materials. 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.

The Achievement Levels Committee

will meet in open session from 1:30

P.M. until 3:30 P.M. The Committee will

discuss preliminary results of the 1994

NAEP student performance standards in

the U.S. history and world geography.

The Reporting and Dissemination

Committee will meet in open session

from 1:30 P.M. to 3:30 P.M. to discuss

the release of future NAEP reports and

Board policy on the collection, analysis,

and reporting of background data.

Beginning at 4:00 P.M., until 6:00

P.M., the Subject Area Committee #1,

and the Design and Methodology

committees will meet in open session.

Subject Area Committee #1 will hear

about plans for the new NAEP Civic

Consensus Project. The Design and

Methodology Committee will discuss

NAEP sampling plans for 1996, policy

issues related to the use of background

data in NAEP, and below state-level

NAEP assessments.

A meeting of the Executive Committee

will conclude the subcommittee

meetings of the National Assessment

Governing Board scheduled for March 2.

The Executive Committee will meet in

open session from 6:30 P.M. until 8:00

P.M. Agenda items for this meeting

include discussion of 1996 budget;

schedule of NAEP assessments; and

policy considerations for NAEP district

level reporting.

On March 3, the full Board will

convene in open session at 8:45 A.M.

The morning session of the full Board

meeting includes approval of the

agenda, the Executive Director’s Report,

a presentation by Honorable Michael N.

Castle, Congressman from the State of

Delaware, an update on NAEP activities,

a presentation on the State of

Maryland’s approach to the attainment

of World Class Standards, and Board

discussion on strategic planning.

Beginning at 12:30 P.M., until 4:00

P.M., the full Board will meet in

partially closed session. From 12:30

P.M., until 2:00 P.M., the meeting will

be closed to the public. The Board will

hear a report on the 1994 NAEP Reading

Report which will include references to

specific items from the assessment. This

portion of the meeting must be closed

because reference may be made to data

which may be misinterpreted, incorrect,

or incomplete. Premature disclosure of

these data 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. From 2:30 P.M., until 4:00

P.M., the meeting will be open to the

public. The Board will hear reports on

the New Standards Projects, and

proposed NAEP evaluations. The Board

will continue discussion of strategic

planning, also.

On March 4, at 9:00 A.M., the full

Board will reconvene. The agenda for

this session includes a report on an

equating project being conducted by the

State of Kentucky with its assessment

program and NAEP, and reports from

the Boards standing committees-Subject

Area Committees #1 and #2,

Achievement Levels, Reporting and

Dissemination, Design and

Methodology, and Executive. This

meeting of the National Assessment

Governing Board will be adjourned at

approximately 12:00 Noon.

A summary of the activities of the

closed sessions and related matters,

which are informative to the public and

consistent with the policy of section 5

U.S.C. 552b, will be available to the

public within 14 days after 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, D.C.,

from 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Dated: February 13, 1995.

Roy Truby,

Executive Director National Assessment

Governing Board.

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