[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1360-1361]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-428]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board; 
Quarterly 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 quarterly meeting of the National Education 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: January 20-21, 2000.

TIME: January 20, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., open; 2 p.m. (approximately) to 5 
p.m., closed. January 21, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., open.

LOCATION: Room 100, 80 F St., NW, Washington, DC 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.
    On January 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Board will conduct 
outstanding business in open session and hear reports on the interim 
evaluation of the regional educational laboratories and discuss 
recommendations regarding future lab evaluations. The Board will also 
discuss progress on its commissioned study on the application of 
standards for the selection of exemplary and promising programs. The 
meeting will be closed to the public

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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 exemption 9(B) of Section 552b of Title 5 U.S.C. 
The Board will discuss plans for future requests for proposals for 
OERI's national educational research and development centers and other 
information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to 
significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action.
    On January 21 the Board will hear reports from the Assistant 
Secretary for OERI and from the chair and executive director. The 
Program Committee will report on plans for a conference on middle 
schools, tentatively scheduled for July 2000. A final agenda will be 
available from the Board office on January 12, 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 the National Educational Research 
Policy and Priorities Board, Suite 100, 80 F St., NW, Washington, DC 
20208-7564.

    Dated: January 4, 2000.
Eve M. Bither,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 00-428 Filed 1-7-00; 8:45 am]
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