[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 127 (Monday, July 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Institute of Education Sciences--Notice Inviting Public Comments on 
Plan for Addressing Long[dash]Term Research Priorities; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Institute of Education Sciences--Notice Inviting Public Comments 
on Plan for Addressing Long-Term Research Priorities

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting public comments on plan for addressing 
Institute priorities.

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SUMMARY: The Director of the Institute of Education Sciences 
(Institute) invites comments on the Institute's plan for addressing the 
long-term research priorities approved by the National Board for 
Education Sciences (Board).

DATES: We must receive your comments on or before September 1, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Address all comments about this plan to Elizabeth Payer, 
U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., Room 602c, 
Capitol Place, Washington, DC 20208. If you prefer to send your 
comments through the Internet, use the following address: 
[email protected].
    You must include the term ``Plan for Addressing Priorities'' in the 
subject line of your electronic message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Payer. Telephone: (202) 219-
1310.
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may 
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. 
and 4 p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

Invitation to Comment

    We invite you to submit comments regarding this plan. We urge you 
to identify clearly the specific area of the plan that each comment 
addresses and to arrange your comments in the same order as the plan.
    During and after the comment period, you may inspect all public 
comments about this plan in room 602q, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 
Capitol Place, Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4 
p.m., eastern time, Monday through Friday of each week except Federal 
holidays.

Assistance to Individuals With Disabilities in Reviewing the Record

    On request, we will supply an appropriate aid, such as a reader or 
print magnifier, to an individual with a disability who needs 
assistance to review the comments or other documents in the public 
rulemaking record for this plan. If you want to schedule an appointment 
for this type of aid, please contact the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 115 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 
9515) requires that the Director propose to the Board long-term 
research priorities for the Institute and that, upon the Board's 
approval of the priorities, the Director make the Institute's plan for 
addressing the priorities available for public comment.
    On June 16, 2005, the Institute published a notice inviting 
comments on the priorities it planned to propose to the Board (70 FR 
35072). During its meeting on September 6 through 7, 2005, the Board 
approved certain long-term research priorities for the Institute. (The 
Board-approved priorities can be found at the following Web site: 
http://ies.ed.gov/director/board/priorities.asp.) The plan attached to 
this notice describes the Institute's plan for addressing those 
priorities.
    Through this notice, the Director seeks public comment before 
finalizing the Institute's plan for addressing the Board-approved 
priorities.

Electronic Access to This Document

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Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe 
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http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
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free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
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the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
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    Dated: June 27, 2006.
Grover J. Whitehurst,
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences.
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