[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 161 (Monday, August 19, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 42874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20981]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board; Partially Closed Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Education.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming partially closed meeting of the Executive Committee 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. DATE: September 
16, 1996.

TIME: 10:00-11:00 A.M., (open); 11:00 A.M.-12:00 noon, (closed); 12:00 
noon-3:30 P.M., (open).

LOCATION: Sofitel Hotel, Rosemont, Illinois.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
 Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing 
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 
20002-4233, 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.
    The Executive Committee will hold a partially closed meeting on 
September 16, 1996. During the first open portion of the meeting, 
10:00-11:00 A.M., the Committee will review definitions of standard, 
comprehensive, and focused assessments. The Committee will then meet in 
closed session from 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon to continue the 
discussions about the development of cost estimates for the NAEP and 
future contract initiatives. Public disclosure of this information 
would likely have an adverse financial affect on the NAEP program. The 
discussion of this information would be likely to significantly 
frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action if conducted in 
open session. Such matters are protected by exemption (9) (B) of 
Section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C. Beginning at 12:00 noon, until 
approximately 3:30 p.m., the Committee will meet again in open session. 
Three agenda items are scheduled for this open portion of the meeting: 
(1) review of NAEP schedule including discussion on Civics assessment; 
(2) redesign competition and commissioned papers; and (3) assignments 
to appropriate committees.
    A summary of the activities of the closed portion of the meeting 
and related matters, which are informative to the public and consistent 
with the policy of section 5 U.S.C., 522b(c), will be available to the 
public within 14 days of 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, N.W., Washington, D.C., from 8:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m.

    Dated: August 13, 1996.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 96-20981 Filed 8-16-96; 8:45 am]
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