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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 188 / Friday, September 28, 2007 / Notices these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at https:// www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal identifiers or contact information. DoD Clearance Officer: Ms. Patricia Toppings. Written requests for copies of the information collection proposal should be sent to Ms. Toppings at WHS/ESD/ Information Management Division, 1777 North Kent Street, RPN, Suite 11000, Arlington, VA 22209–2133. Dated: September 21, 2007. Patricia L. Toppings, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense. [FR Doc. 07–4789 Filed 9–27–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 5001–06–M DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Reading First Advisory Committee Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice describes an open meeting of the Reading First Advisory Committee. Notice of the meeting is required by section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of their opportunity to attend. Dates and Times: October 15, 2007, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time; and October 16, 2007, 9 a.m. until noon, Eastern Standard Time. ADDRESSES: Hilton Crystal City at 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, Virginia 22202. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Spitz, Reading First Team Leader, Reading First Advisory Committee; 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 260–3793; fax: (202) 260–8969; e-mail: Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov. The Reading First Advisory Committee is authorized by Sections 1203(c)(2)(a) and 1202(e)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended. The Committee is established within the Department of Education to evaluate Reading First applications submitted by States, to review the progress reports that States submit after the third year of the grant period, to advise on the awarding of Targeted Assistance Grants, and to advise the Secretary on other issues that the Secretary deems appropriate. jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:12 Sep 27, 2007 Jkt 211001 At the open meeting on August 20, the Committee considered the performance data collected from all states and discussed how that data should be reviewed. The Committee created a subcommittee to begin looking at the data and determined that the full Committee would discuss analysis of the data at a public meeting on October 15 and 16. During this meeting, staff from the Department’s offices of Policy and Program Studies Service and Institute of Education Sciences will brief the Committee on their current evaluations of the Reading First program. The meeting will be attended by one or more statisticians who will work with the Committee to answer questions about the data. The Committee expects to establish topics that can be researched further using the data that is currently available, as well as a timeline for completing the review of the third-year progress reports. The Committee may also discuss longer-term research topics and ways to improve data collected in the future. Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistance listening devices, or materials in alternative format) should notify Deborah Spitz at (202) 260–3793, no later than ten (10) days before the scheduled date of the meeting. We will attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Request for Written Comments: Written comments should be submitted via e-mail at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of the meeting to Deborah Spitz at Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov. These comments will be shared with the members of the Committee. Records are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for public inspection at 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20202, from the hours of 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 Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/ fedregister/. To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at this site. 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[FR Doc No: E7-19167]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Reading First Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary 
Education.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice describes an open meeting of the Reading First 
Advisory Committee. Notice of the meeting is required by section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act and is intended to 
notify the public of their opportunity to attend.
    Dates and Times: October 15, 2007, 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., Eastern 
Standard Time; and October 16, 2007, 9 a.m. until noon, Eastern 
Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Crystal City at 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway, 
Arlington, Virginia 22202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Spitz, Reading First Team 
Leader, Reading First Advisory Committee; 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 
Washington, DC 20202; telephone: (202) 260-3793; fax: (202) 260-8969; 
e-mail: Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Reading First Advisory Committee is 
authorized by Sections 1203(c)(2)(a) and 1202(e)(2) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended. The Committee 
is established within the Department of Education to evaluate Reading 
First applications submitted by States, to review the progress reports 
that States submit after the third year of the grant period, to advise 
on the awarding of Targeted Assistance Grants, and to advise the 
Secretary on other issues that the Secretary deems appropriate.
    At the open meeting on August 20, the Committee considered the 
performance data collected from all states and discussed how that data 
should be reviewed. The Committee created a subcommittee to begin 
looking at the data and determined that the full Committee would 
discuss analysis of the data at a public meeting on October 15 and 16.
    During this meeting, staff from the Department's offices of Policy 
and Program Studies Service and Institute of Education Sciences will 
brief the Committee on their current evaluations of the Reading First 
program. The meeting will be attended by one or more statisticians who 
will work with the Committee to answer questions about the data. The 
Committee expects to establish topics that can be researched further 
using the data that is currently available, as well as a timeline for 
completing the review of the third-year progress reports. The Committee 
may also discuss longer-term research topics and ways to improve data 
collected in the future.
    Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order 
to attend the meeting (e.g., interpreting services, assistance 
listening devices, or materials in alternative format) should notify 
Deborah Spitz at (202) 260-3793, no later than ten (10) days before the 
scheduled date of the meeting. We will attempt to meet requests for 
accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their availability. 
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
    Request for Written Comments: Written comments should be submitted 
via e-mail at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled date of the 
meeting to Deborah Spitz at Deborah.Spitz@ed.gov. These comments will 
be shared with the members of the Committee.
    Records are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20202, from 
the hours of 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 Format (PDF) on the 
Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/
index.html.
    To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available 
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-888-293-6498; or in 
the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the 
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal 
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.


Amanda Farris,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, The Office of Elementary and Secondary 
Education.
[FR Doc. E7-19167 Filed 9-27-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P

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