[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 28 (Friday, February 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 4972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2759]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Library of Education Advisory Task Force; Meeting

AGENCY: National Library of Education Advisory Task Force.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for 
the inaugural meeting of the National Library of Education Advisory 
Task Force (Task Force). This notice also describes the functions of 
the Task Force. 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.

DATES AND TIME: March 5, 1996, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; March 6, 1996, 
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; March 7, 1996, 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: March 5, 1996, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, The Secretary's 
Conference Room, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Office Building 
10, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202; March 5, 1996, 
1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Room 326, Capitol Place, 555 New Jersey Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20208; March 6, 1996, Room 326, Capitol Place, 555 
New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20208; March 7, 1996, ACCESS 
ERIC, Aspen Systems Corporation, 1600 Research Boulevard, Rockville, 
Maryland 20850.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
E. Stephen Hunt, National Library of Education, 555 New Jersey Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20208-5523. Telephone: (202) 219-1882; FAX: (202) 
219-1970.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Library of Education Advisory 
Task Force is authorized by Part E, Section 951 (h) of the Educational 
Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994. The 
Task Force prepares a set of recommendations on the establishment and 
development of the National Library of Education for presentation to 
the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Educational Research and 
Improvement.
    The meeting of the Task Force is open to the public. The agenda for 
March 5 includes the swearing in of the Task Force. There will be 
briefings on the Federal Advisory Committee Act, standards of ethical 
conduct, greetings from the Department, the Office of Educational 
Research and Improvement, and the National Library of Education; and a 
period for the Task Force members to introduce themselves, ask 
questions, and contribute their perspectives concerning their 
collective task and the role of a national education library from the 
customer standpoint. The agenda for March 6 continues intensive 
discussions of the Task Force members' perspectives on the development 
of a National Library of Education. On March 7 the agenda will include 
a site visit to the ACCESS ERIC offices in Rockville, Maryland and a 
discussion led by Task Force members focused on the electronic aspects 
of the library, including but not limited to such items as the 
Educational Resources Information Center, the Internet, and the one-
stop toll free reference and information service.
    A final agenda will be available from the offices of the National 
Library of Education on February 19, 1996.
    Records are kept of all Task Force proceedings, and are available 
for public inspection at the central office of the National Library of 
Education, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20208-5523 between 
the hours of 8:30-4:30 p.m.

    Dated: February 5, 1996.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 96-2759 Filed 2-8-96; 8:45 am]
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