[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 174 (Friday, September 8, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 46826]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22249]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board; 
Meeting

AGENCY: National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, 
Education.

ACTION: Notice of committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the Committee on Regional Educational Laboratories of the 
National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board. This notice 
also describes the functions of the Committee. Notice of this meeting 
is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity to 
attend.

DATE AND TIME: September 27, 1995, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., room 500 C, Washington, DC 
20208.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Christensen, Designated Federal 
Official, National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, 
555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20208-7564. Telephone: (202) 
219-2065; Fax: (202) 219-1528.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Educational Research Policy and 
Priorities Board is authorized by Section 921 of the Educational 
Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994 (the 
Act). The Board works collectively with the Assistant Secretary for the 
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (the Office) to forge a 
national consensus with respect to a long-term agenda for educational 
research, development, and dissemination, and to provide advice and 
assistance to the Assistant Secretary in administering the duties of 
the Office.
    The Act directs the Board to provide guidance to the Congress in 
its oversight of the Office; to advise the United States on the Federal 
educational research and development effort; and to solicit advice from 
practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to define research needs 
and suggestions for research topics. The Board has designated the 
Committee on Regional Educational Laboratories to work on its behalf in 
these matters in the interim between full meetings of the Board. The 
meeting of the Committee is open to the public. The agenda for the 
meeting includes discussions about quality control and set-aside funds 
for first-year operations of the laboratories. A final agenda will be 
available from the Board's office on September 20, 1995.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings, and are available for 
public inspection at the office of the National Educational Research 
Policy and Priorities Board, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20208-7564.

    Dated: September 1, 1995.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 95-22249 Filed 9-7-95; 8:45 am]
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