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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request
Corporation for National and
Community Service.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Corporation for National
and Community Service (hereinafter the
‘‘Corporation’’), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a preclearance consultation program to
provide the general public and federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and/or
continuing collections of information in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) (44
U.S.C. Sec. 3506(c)(2)(A)). This program
helps to ensure that requested data can
be provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
the impact of collection requirement on
respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Corporation is
soliciting comments concerning a new
Progress Reporting Module designed to
collect demographic information from
federal grantees. These reports will be
submitted by grantees that receive
Corporation funding through the
Corporation’s AmeriCorps State and
National, AmeriCorps VISTA,
AmeriCorps NCCC, and Senior Corps
RSVP competitions. Completion of the
Progress Report is required as a
condition of these awards.
Copies of the information collection
request can be obtained by contacting
the office listed in the addresses section
of this notice.
Written comments must be
submitted to the individual and office
listed in the ADDRESSES section by
September 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by the title of the information
collection activity, by any of the
following methods:
(1) By mail sent to: Corporation for
National and Community Service, Learn
and Serve America; Attention Amy
Borgstrom, Associate Director for Policy,
Room 9515; 1201 New York Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC., 20525.
(2) By hand delivery or by courier to
the Corporation’s mailroom at Room
8100 at the mail address given in
paragraph (1) above, between 9 a.m. and
4 p.m. Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
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(3) By fax to: (202) 606–3476,
Attention Amy Borgstrom, Associate
Director for Policy.
(4) Electronically through the
Corporation’s e-mail address system:
aborgstrom@cns.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy Borgstrom, (202) 606–6930, or by
e-mail at aborgstrom@cns.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Corporation is particularly interested in
comments that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Corporation, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are expected to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
(e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses).
Background
The demographic reporting module
will be completed by grantees of the
Corporation’s AmeriCorps State and
National, AmeriCorps VISTA, and
Senior Corps RSVP programs. The
purpose of the information collection is
to elicit accurate information from
Corporation grantees in order to assess
impacts and respond to requests for
information from stakeholders.
Current Action
The Corporation seeks to employ a
new reporting module focused on
categories of volunteers identified as
key targets in the Corporation’s strategic
plan. This reporting module will be
added to existing reporting questions
that are program specific, and have their
own OMB approval numbers and
expiration dates.
Type of Review: New.
Agency: Corporation for National and
Community Service.
Title: Demographic reporting module.
OMB Number: None.
Agency Number: None.
Affected Public: Current/prospective
recipients of AmeriCorps State and
National, VISTA, and Senior Corps
RSVP funding.
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Total Respondents: 1,894.
Frequency: Annually, with
exceptions.
Average Time Per Response: Averages
5 hours.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 9,470
hours.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
None.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): None.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: July 12, 2007.
Kristin McSwain,
Director, AmeriCorps State and National.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing
Board; Meeting
Department of Education,
National Assessment Governing Board.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting and
partially closed meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the National
Assessment Governing 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. This
document is intended to notify members
of the general public of their
opportunity to attend. Individuals who
will need special accommodations in
order to attend the meeting (i.e.:
interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, materials in alternative format)
should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202–
357–6938 or at:
Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than
July 27, 2007. 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.
DATES: August 2–4, 2007.
Times
August 2
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee:
Closed Session—8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Executive Committee: Open Session—
4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Closed Session—5
p.m. to 6 p.m.
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August 3
Full Board: Open Session—8:30 a.m.
to 9 a.m..; Closed Session—12:15 p.m. to
1:45 p.m.; Open Session—1:45 p.m. to
4:30 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee:
Open Session—9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Joint Session: Committee on
Standards, Design and Methodology and
the Reporting and Dissemination
Committee: Closed Session—9:15 a.m.
to 10 a.m.
Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology: Open Session—10 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.
Reporting and Dissemination
Committee: Open Session—10 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.
August 4
Nominations Committee: Closed
Session—7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Full Board: Open Session—9 a.m. to
12 p.m.
Location: The Ritz Carlton Tysons
Corner, 1700 Tysons Boulevard,
McLean, VA 22102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer,
National Assessment Governing Board,
800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite
825, Washington, DC 20002–4233,
telephone: (202) 357–6938.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Assessment Governing Board
is established under section 412 of the
National Education Statistics Act of
1994, as amended.
The Board is established to formulate
policy guidelines for the National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP). The Board’s responsibilities
include selecting subject areas to be
assessed, developing assessment
objectives, developing appropriate
student achievement levels for each
grade and subject tested, developing
guidelines for reporting and
disseminating results, and developing
standards and procedures for interstate
and national comparisons.
On August 2, 2007, the Assessment
Development Committee will meet in
closed session from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
to review secure science pilot items for
grades 4, 8, and 12 for the 2009 National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) Science Pilot. The meeting must
be conducted in closed session as
disclosure of proposed test items for the
science pilot would significantly
impede implementation of the NAEP
program, and is therefore protected by
exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of
Title 5 U.S.C.
On August 2, the Executive
Committee will meet in closed session
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from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the following
briefing and discussions:
(1) The Committee will receive
independent government cost estimates
from the Associate Commissioner of the
National Center for Education Statistics,
for options affecting operations under
contracts covering the 2008–2012
assessment years. The discussion of
independent government cost estimates
is necessary for ensuring that NAEP
contracts meet congressionally
mandated goals and adhere to Board
policies on NAEP assessments. This part
of the meeting must be conducted in
closed session because public disclosure
of this information would likely have an
adverse financial effect on the NAEP
program and will provide an advantage
to bidders attending the meeting. The
meeting must therefore be conducted in
closed session as disclosure of data
would significantly impede
implementation of the NAEP release
activities, and is therefore protected by
exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of
Title 5 U.S.C.
(2) The Committee will discuss
Governing Board staff reappointments
and the nomination of the Vice Chair of
the Board for the one-year term
beginning October 1, 2007. These
discussions pertain solely to internal
personnel rules and practices of an
agency and will disclose information of
a personal nature where disclosure
would constitute an unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy. As such,
the discussions are protected by
exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c)
of Title 5 U.S.C.
On August 3, the full Board will meet
in open session from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
The Board will approve the agenda,
receive the Executive Director’s report,
and hear an update on the work of the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES). The Board’s standing
committees will meet from 9:15 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.
The Assessment Development
Committee will meet in open session on
August 3 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The Committee on Design and
Methodology and the Reporting and
Dissemination Committee will meet in a
joint closed session on August 3 from
9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. to receive a briefing
on secure data on participation, and
inclusion and accommodation rates for
the 2007 NAEP assessments (Writing at
grades 8 and 12 and reading and
mathematics at grades 4 and 8). The
NAEP reports will not be released until
the fall of 2007. The meeting must
therefore be conducted in closed session
as premature disclosure of data would
significantly impede implementation of
the NAEP program, and is therefore
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protected by exemption 9(B) of section
552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On August 3, the full Board will meet
in closed session from 12:15 p.m. to
1:45 p.m. to receive a briefing on results
of the 2006 NAEP 12th Grade
Economics Report Card. The Governing
Board will be provided with embargoed
data on the report that cannot be
discussed in an open meeting prior to
their official release. The meeting must
therefore be conducted in closed session
as premature disclosure of data would
significantly impede implementation of
the NAEP program, and is therefore
protected by exemption 9(B) of section
552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On August 3 from 1:45 p.m. to 3:15
p.m. the Board will receive a panel
presentation on NAEP Trendline Issues.
From 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Board
will discuss and take action on the
NAEP 2011 Writing Specifications and
Background Variables.
On August 4, the Nominations
Committee will meet in closed session
from 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to review
and discuss confidential information
regarding nominees received for Board
vacancies for terms beginning on
October 1, 2007. These discussions
pertain solely to internal personnel
rules and practices of an agency and
will disclose information of a personal
nature where disclosure would
constitute an unwarranted invasion of
personal privacy. As such, the
discussions are protected by exemptions
2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of Title 5
U.S.C.
The full Board will meet in open
session on August 4 from 9 a.m. to 12
noon. From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., the Board
will receive a briefing on NAEP
Validity. Board actions on policies and
Committee reports are scheduled to take
place between 10:15 a.m. and 12 p.m.,
upon which the August 4, 2007 session
of the Board meeting will adjourn.
Detailed minutes of the meeting,
including summaries of the activities of
the closed sessions and related matters
that are informative to the public and
consistent with the policy of section 5
U.S.C. 552b(c) 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 U.S. Department of
Education, National Assessment
Governing Board, Suite #825, 800 North
Capitol Street, NW., Washington, DC,
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time, Monday through Friday.
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Dated: July 12, 2007.
Charles E. Smith,
Executive Director, U.S. Department of
Education, National Assessment Governing
Board.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Office of Science; Climate Change
Science Program Product
Development Advisory Committee
Department of Energy.
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AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: This notice announces a
meeting of the Climate Change Science
Program Product Development Advisory
Committee. Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 86 Stat.
770) requires that public notice of these
meetings be announced in the Federal
Register.
DATES: Wednesday, August 8, 2007, 1
p.m. to 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: American Geophysical
Union, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Anjuli S. Bamzai (301–903–0294;
anjuli.bamzai@science.doe.gov)
Designated Federal Officer, Climate
Change Science Program Product
Development Advisory Committee, U.S.
Department of Energy, Office of Science,
Office of Biological and Environmental
Research, Climate Change Research
Division, SC–23.3/Germantown
Building, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585–1290. The
most current information concerning
this meeting can be found on the Web
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related to climate modeling. This
activity is being conducted at the
request of the Department of Energy, in
accordance with the CCSP Guidelines
for Producing the CCSP Synthesis and
Assessment Products.
Tentative Agenda Items:
Wednesday, August 8, 1 p.m.–5 p.m.:
• Presentation on 3.1 to resolve issues
raised by both the peer and public
review.
• Discussion by the CPDAC to decide
whether the revisions on 3.1 are
adequate and meet their approval.
• List of changes for 3.1, if any, for
final concurrence by CPDAC.
• Public comment (10 minute rule).
Public Participation: The half day
meeting is open to the public. If you
would like to file a written statement
with the Committee, you may do so
either before or after the meeting. If you
would like to make oral statements
regarding any of the items on the
agenda, you should contact Anjuli
Bamzai at the address or telephone
number listed above. You must make
your request for an oral statement at
least five business days before the
meeting. Reasonable provisions will be
made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. The
Chairperson of the Committee will
conduct the meeting to facilitate the
orderly conduct of business. Public
comment will follow the 10-minute
rule.
Minutes: The minutes of this meeting
will be available for public review at
https://www.science.doe.gov/ober/
CPDAC/minutes_;_presentations.html.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 12,
2007.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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Carolina Gas Transmission
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Changes in FERC Gas Tariff
July 10, 2007.
Take notice that on July 6, 2007,
Carolina Gas Transmission Corporation
(CGT) tendered for filing as part of its
FERC Gas Tariff, Original Volume No. 1,
the tariff sheets listed on Appendix A to
the filing, to become effective August 6,
2007.
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CGT states that the purpose of this
filing is to make various non-rate
revisions to its tariff to establish
prearranged and interim services,
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clarify certain provisions and provide
for miscellaneous administrative
revisions.
CGT further states that copies of the
filing have been served on each of its
customers and affected state
commissions.
Any person desiring to intervene or to
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the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
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appropriate. Such notices, motions, or
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of the Commission’s regulations (18 CFR
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or protest must serve a copy of that
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filing an intervention or protest on or
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need not serve motions to intervene or
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Applicant.
The Commission encourages
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Persons unable to file electronically
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Education, National Assessment Governing Board.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting and partially closed meetings.
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SUMMARY: The notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing 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. This document is intended to notify members of the
general public of their opportunity to attend. Individuals who will
need special accommodations in order to attend the meeting (i.e.:
interpreting services, assistive listening devices, materials in
alternative format) should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202-357-6938 or at:
Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than July 27, 2007. 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.
DATES: August 2-4, 2007.
Times
August 2
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee: Closed Session--8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Executive Committee: Open Session--4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Closed
Session--5 p.m. to 6 p.m.
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August 3
Full Board: Open Session--8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m..; Closed Session--
12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Open Session--1:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee: Open Session--9:15 a.m. to 12:15
p.m.
Joint Session: Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology and
the Reporting and Dissemination Committee: Closed Session--9:15 a.m. to
10 a.m.
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology: Open Session--10
a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Reporting and Dissemination Committee: Open Session--10 a.m. to
12:15 p.m.
August 4
Nominations Committee: Closed Session--7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Full Board: Open Session--9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Location: The Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Boulevard,
McLean, VA 22102.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer,
National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street, NW.,
Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002-4233, telephone: (202) 357-6938.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Assessment Governing Board is
established under section 412 of the National Education Statistics Act
of 1994, as amended.
The Board is established to formulate policy guidelines for the
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The Board's
responsibilities include selecting subject areas to be assessed,
developing assessment objectives, developing appropriate student
achievement levels for each grade and subject tested, developing
guidelines for reporting and disseminating results, and developing
standards and procedures for interstate and national comparisons.
On August 2, 2007, the Assessment Development Committee will meet
in closed session from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. to review secure science
pilot items for grades 4, 8, and 12 for the 2009 National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) Science Pilot. The meeting must be
conducted in closed session as disclosure of proposed test items for
the science pilot would significantly impede implementation of the NAEP
program, and is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section
552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On August 2, the Executive Committee will meet in closed session
from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the following briefing and discussions:
(1) The Committee will receive independent government cost
estimates from the Associate Commissioner of the National Center for
Education Statistics, for options affecting operations under contracts
covering the 2008-2012 assessment years. The discussion of independent
government cost estimates is necessary for ensuring that NAEP contracts
meet congressionally mandated goals and adhere to Board policies on
NAEP assessments. This part of the meeting must be conducted in closed
session because public disclosure of this information would likely have
an adverse financial effect on the NAEP program and will provide an
advantage to bidders attending the meeting. The meeting must therefore
be conducted in closed session as disclosure of data would
significantly impede implementation of the NAEP release activities, and
is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5
U.S.C.
(2) The Committee will discuss Governing Board staff reappointments
and the nomination of the Vice Chair of the Board for the one-year term
beginning October 1, 2007. These discussions pertain solely to internal
personnel rules and practices of an agency and will disclose
information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. As such, the discussions are
protected by exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On August 3, the full Board will meet in open session from 8:30
a.m. to 9 a.m. The Board will approve the agenda, receive the Executive
Director's report, and hear an update on the work of the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Board's standing committees
will meet from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in open session on
August 3 from 9:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The Committee on Design and
Methodology and the Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in
a joint closed session on August 3 from 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m. to receive
a briefing on secure data on participation, and inclusion and
accommodation rates for the 2007 NAEP assessments (Writing at grades 8
and 12 and reading and mathematics at grades 4 and 8). The NAEP reports
will not be released until the fall of 2007. The meeting must therefore
be conducted in closed session as premature disclosure of data would
significantly impede implementation of the NAEP program, and is
therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5
U.S.C.
On August 3, the full Board will meet in closed session from 12:15
p.m. to 1:45 p.m. to receive a briefing on results of the 2006 NAEP
12th Grade Economics Report Card. The Governing Board will be provided
with embargoed data on the report that cannot be discussed in an open
meeting prior to their official release. The meeting must therefore be
conducted in closed session as premature disclosure of data would
significantly impede implementation of the NAEP program, and is
therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5
U.S.C.
On August 3 from 1:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. the Board will receive a
panel presentation on NAEP Trendline Issues. From 3:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m., the Board will discuss and take action on the NAEP 2011 Writing
Specifications and Background Variables.
On August 4, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed session
from 7:45 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to review and discuss confidential
information regarding nominees received for Board vacancies for terms
beginning on October 1, 2007. These discussions pertain solely to
internal personnel rules and practices of an agency and will disclose
information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. As such, the discussions are
protected by exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
The full Board will meet in open session on August 4 from 9 a.m. to
12 noon. From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., the Board will receive a briefing on
NAEP Validity. Board actions on policies and Committee reports are
scheduled to take place between 10:15 a.m. and 12 p.m., upon which the
August 4, 2007 session of the Board meeting will adjourn.
Detailed minutes of the meeting, including summaries of the
activities of the closed sessions and related matters that are
informative to the public and consistent with the policy of section 5
U.S.C. 552b(c) 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 U.S. Department of Education, National
Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol
Street, NW., Washington, DC, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time, Monday through Friday.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document
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Dated: July 12, 2007.
Charles E. Smith,
Executive Director, U.S. Department of Education, National Assessment
Governing Board.
[FR Doc. E7-13919 Filed 7-17-07; 8:45 am]
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