[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10392-10393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-5375]


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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 quarterly 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. This notice also describes the functions of the 
Board. Notice of this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory

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Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the public of their 
opportunity to attend. Individuals who will need accommodations for a 
disability in order to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting services, 
assistive listening devices, materials in alternative format) should 
notify Mary Grace Lucier at (202) 219-2253 no later than March 15. We 
will attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee 
availability of the requested accommodation. The meeting site is 
accessible to individuals with disabilities.
    Date: March 29, 2002.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
    Location: Room 100, 80 F St., NW., Washington, DC 20208-7564.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Grace Lucier, Designated Federal 
Official, National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, 80 
F St., NW., Washington, DC 20208-7564. Telephone: (202) 219-2253; fax: 
(202) 219-1528; e-mail: [email protected]. Main telephone for 
Board office: (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 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 agenda for March 29 will cover a report from the National 
Research Council/National Academy of Sciences on the dissemination of a 
report of a study sponsored by the Board on Scientific Research in 
Education. The Board will also receive a briefing on legislation that 
will provide for improvement of Federal education research, statistics, 
evaluation, information, and dissemination. A final agenda will be 
available from the Board's office on March 22, and will be posted on 
the Board's web site, http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/NERPPB/.
    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, DC 20208-7564.

    Dated: March 1, 2002.
Rafael Valdivieso,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 02-5375 Filed 3-6-02; 8:45 am]
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