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[FR Doc No: 94-7795]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching; 
Board Meeting

AGENCY: Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and Teaching 
Board, Education.

ACTION: Notice of a closed teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and agenda of a closed 
meeting of the Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and 
Teaching 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 AND TIME: April 7, 1994, 3 p.m. (est).

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC on April 7, 1994, 3 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula Shipp, Fund for the Improvement and Reform of Schools and 
Teaching, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 
room 522, Washington, DC 20208-5524, (202) 219-1496.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Fund for the Improvement and Reform of 
Schools and Teaching (FIRST) Board was established under section 3231 
of the Hawkins-Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement 
Amendments of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-297).
    The Board was established to advise the Secretary concerning 
developments in education that merit his attention; identify promising 
initiatives to be supported under the authorizing legislation; and 
advise the Secretary and the Director of FIRST on the selection of 
projects under consideration for support, and on planning documents, 
guidelines and procedures for grant competitions carried out by FIRST.
    The FIRST Board Meeting will be closed to the public for the Board 
to review and discuss Schools and Teachers--School Level Program 
applications submitted for funding. The review and discussions during 
this closed meeting will involve applicants, funding requests and 
levels, and names and comments of expert reviewers which would likely 
disclose trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained 
from a person and privileged or confidential, and may disclose 
information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy if conducted in open 
session. Such matters are protected by exemptions (4) and (6) of 
section 522b(c) of title 5 U.S.C.
    The public is given less than fifteen (15) days notice of this 
meeting because of difficulties encountered in scheduling participants 
who are essential to the actions described in this notice.
    A summary of the activities at the closed session and related 
matters which are informative to the public consistent with the policy 
of title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the public within 
fourteen days of the meeting.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings, and are available for 
public inspection at the office of the Fund for the Improvement and 
Reform of Schools and Teaching, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New 
Jersey Avenue, NW., room 522, Washington, DC 20208-5524, from the hours 
of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

    Dated: March 25, 1994.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 94-7795 Filed 3-30-94; 8:45 am]
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