[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 11, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47901-47902]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23055]


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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 Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities 
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 and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity 
to attend.

DATE AND TIME: September 26, 1996, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; September 27, 
1996, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESS: First Floor Conference Room, 80 F St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20208.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John Christensen, Designated Federal Official, National Educational 
Research Policy and Priorities Board, 80 F St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 
20208-7564. Telephone: (202) 219-2065; Fax: (202) 219-1528. Internet: 
John C[email protected].

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 collaboratively 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 overnight 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 meeting 
of the Board is open to the public.
    The agenda for September 26 will center on the Board's by-laws and 
budget for FY 97 and its review and approval of a long-term Educational 
Research Priorities Plan. On September 27, the Board will give further 
consideration to the implementation of the Research Priorities Plan, 
and to Phase Three of the Standards for the Conduct and Evaluation of 
Research, Assessing Performance on Contracts, Grants, and Cooperative 
Agreements. A

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final agenda will be available from the Board's office on September 19.
    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, 80 F St., NW Washington, D.C. 20208-7564.

    Dated: September 5, 1996.
Eve M. Bither,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 96-23055 Filed 9-10-96; 8:45 am]
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