[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 167 (Monday, August 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 47180]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22406]


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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 partially closed meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming meeting of the National Educational Research Policy and 
Priorities Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is 
intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend 
the open portions of the meeting.

DATE: September 16, 1999.

TIME: 9: a.m. to 2 p.m., open; 2 p.m. (approximately) to 5 p.m., 
closed.

LOCATION: Room 100, 80 F St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20208-7564.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thelma Leenhouts, Designated Federal 
Official, National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, 
Washington, DC 20208-7564. Tel.: (202) 219-2065; fax: (202) 219-1528; 
e-mail: Thelma__L[email protected], or [email protected]. The main telephone 
number for the Board is (202) 208-0692.

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 
Board works collaboratively with the Assistant Secretary for the Office 
of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI) 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. From 
9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Board will conduct outstanding business in open 
session and hear reports on its recommendations regarding peer review 
and on the midterm evaluations of the research and development centers. 
The meeting will be closed to the public from approximately 2 p.m. to 5 
p.m. under the authority of Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C. Appendix I) and under 
exemptions 4 and 9(B) of Section 552b of title 5 U.S.C. The Board will 
discuss proposals of a privileged or confidential nature and other 
information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action. A 
final agenda will be available from the Board office on September 9, 
1999, and will be posted on the Board's web site, http://www.ed.gov/
offices/OERI/NERPPB/.
    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 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 office of National Educational 
Research Policy and Priorities Board, Suite 100, 80 F St., NW, 
Washington, DC 20208-7564.

    Dated: August 24, 1999.
Eve M. Bither,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-22406 Filed 8-27-99; 8:45 am]
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