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V. Application Review Information
1. General: For FY 2008, applications
are randomly divided into seven
groupings. International business and
outreach experts, organized into seven
panels of three, will review each
application. Each panel reviews, scores,
and ranks its applications separately
from the applications assigned to the
other panels. However, ultimately, all
applications, without being divided into
groups, will be ranked from the highest
to the lowest score for funding
purposes.
2. Selection Criteria: The selection
criteria for this program are in 34 CFR
661.31 and are as follows: (a) Need for
the project (25 points); (b) plan of
operation (20 points); (c) qualifications
of the key personnel (10 points); (d)
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points); (e) evaluation plan (25 points);
and (f) adequacy of resources (5 points).
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices: If your application
is successful, we notify your U.S.
Representative and U.S. Senators and
send you a Grant Award Notice (GAN).
We may notify you informally, also.
If your application is not evaluated or
not selected for funding, we notify you.
2. Administrative and National Policy
Requirements: We identify
administrative and national policy
requirements in the application package
and reference these and other
requirements in the Applicable
Regulations section in this notice.
We reference the regulations outlining
the terms and conditions of an award in
the Applicable Regulations section in
this notice and include these and other
specific conditions in the GAN. The
GAN also incorporates your approved
application as part of your binding
commitments under the grant.
3. Reporting: At the end of your
project period, you must submit a final
performance report, including financial
information, as directed by the
Secretary. If you receive a multi-year
award, you must submit an annual
performance report that provides the
most current performance and financial
expenditure information as directed by
the Secretary under 34 CFR 75.118.
Grantees are required to use the
electronic data instrument, International
Resource Information System (IRIS), to
complete both the annual and final
reports. The Secretary may also require
more frequent performance reports
under 34 CFR 75.720(c). For specific
requirements on reporting, please go to
https://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/
appforms/appforms.html.
4. Performance Measures: Under the
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 (GPRA), the objective for the
Business and International Education
Program (BIE) is to meet the nation’s
security and economic needs through
the development of a national capacity
in foreign languages, and area and
international studies.
The Department will use the
following measures to evaluate its
success in meeting this objective.
BIE Performance Measures: (1) The
number of outreach activities that are
adopted or disseminated within a year,
divided by the total number of BIE
outreach activities conducted in the
reporting period. (2) Percentage of BIE
projects judged to be successful by the
program officer, based on a review of
information provided in annual
performance reports.
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The information provided by grantees
in their performance reports submitted
via IRIS will be the source of data for
this measure. Reporting screens for
institutions can be viewed at: https://
www.ieps-iris.org/iris/pdfs/BIE.pdf.
VII. Agency Contact
Ms.
Tanyelle Richardson, International
Education Programs Service, U.S.
Department of Education, 1990 K.
Street, NW., Room 6017, Washington,
DC 20006–8521. Telephone: (202) 502–
7626 or by e-mail:
tanyelle.richardson@ed.gov. If you use a
TDD, call the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–
877–8339.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
VIII. Other Information
Alternative Format: Individuals with
disabilities can obtain this document
and a copy of the application package in
an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large
print, audiotape, or computer diskette)
on request to the program contact
person listed under For Further
Information Contact in section VII in
this notice.
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Dated: October 31, 2007.
Diane Auer Jones,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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Board; Meeting
Department of Education,
National Assessment Governing Board.
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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
November 5, 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:
November 15–17, 2007.
Times
November 15
Committee Meeting
Executive Committee: Open Session—
4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Closed Session—
4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
November 16
Full Board: Open Session—8:30 a.m.
to 9:30 a.m..; Closed Session—12:45
p.m. to 2:15 p.m.; Open Session—2:15
p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Closed Session—3:30
p.m. to 4 p.m.
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee:
Closed Session—9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.;
Open Session—11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;
Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology: Open Session—9:30 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m.;
Reporting and Dissemination
Committee: Open Session—9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.;
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November 17
Nominations Committee: Closed
Session—7:45 a.m. to 8:45 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
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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 November 15, the Executive
Committee will meet in closed session
from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. to receive a
briefing from the National Center for
Education Statistics on contractor costs
and contract options under National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(NAEP) contracts awarded in Fiscal
Year 2007, covering the 2008–2012
assessment years. The discussion of
contractor costs and contract options
will address the implications for
congressionally mandated goals and
adherence to Board policies on NAEP
assessments. This part of the meeting
must be conducted in closed session
because public discussion of this
information would disclose proprietary
information submitted by the successful
contractors and have an adverse effect
on the confidentiality of the contracting
process. The meeting must therefore be
conducted in closed session as
disclosure of technical and cost data
would significantly impede
implementation of the NAEP contract
awards, and is therefore protected by
exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of
Title 5 U.S.C.
On November 16, the full Board will
meet in open session from 8:30 a.m. to
9:15 a.m. The Board will approve the
agenda and new Board members will be
administered the Oath of Office. The
Governing Board will receive a report
from the Executive Director and hear an
update on the work of the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
The Assessment Development
Committee will meet in closed session
on November 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. to review secure science pilot items
for grades 4, 8, and 12 for the 2009
National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP). 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. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30
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p.m., the Committee will meet in open
session.
On November 16, the Committee on
Standards, Design and Methodology,
and the Reporting and Dissemination
Committee will meet in open session
from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
On November 16, the full Board will
meet in closed session from 12:45 p.m.
to 2:15 p.m. to receive a briefing on
results of the 2007 NAEP Trial Urban
District Assessment (TUDA) Reading
and Mathematics 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 November 16 from 2:15 p.m. to
3:15 p.m. the Board will receive an
update from the Chair of the Technical
Panel on 12th Grade Preparedness
Research. Thereafter, Board members
will receive a closed session briefing on
Ethics from the Office of General
Counsel from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
On November 17, the Nominations
Committee will meet in closed session
from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. to review
and discuss confidential information
regarding nominees received for Board
vacancies for terms beginning on
October 1, 2008. 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 November 17 from 9 a.m. to
12 p.m. From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., the
Board will receive a briefing on
developing NAEP Frameworks and Test
Questions. Board actions on policies
and Committee reports are scheduled to
take place between 10:15 a.m. and 12
p.m., upon which the November 17,
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
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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: October 30, 2007.
Charles E. Smith,
Executive Director, National Assessment
Governing Board, U.S. Department of
Education.
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Financial Assistance: Symposium
Advisory Committee on
Student Financial Assistance,
Education.
ACTION: Notice of an Opening Meeting.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming symposium of the Advisory
Committee on Student Financial
Assistance (The Advisory Committee).
This notice also describes the functions
of the Advisory Committee. Notice of
this symposium is required under
section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. This document is
intended to notify the general public.
Date and Time: Monday, December
10, 2007, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending
at approximately 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn on the Hill,
Federal Ballroom, Lobby Level, 415
New Jersey Avenue, NW., Washington
DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Michelle Asha Cooper, Deputy Director,
Advisory Committee on Student
Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F
Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC
20202–7582, (202) 219–2099.
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Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information
Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Advisory Committee on Student
Financial Assistance is established
under section 491 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965 as amended by
Public Law 100–50 (20 U.S.C. 1098).
The Advisory Committee serves as an
independent source of advice and
counsel to the Congress and the
Secretary of Education on student
financial aid policy. Since its inception,
the congressional mandate requires the
Advisory Committee to conduct
objective, nonpartisan, and independent
analyses on important aspects of the
student assistance programs under Title
IV of the Higher Education Act, and to
make recommendations that will result
in the maintenance of access to
postsecondary education for low- and
middle-income students. In addition,
Congress expanded the Advisory
Committee’s mission in the Higher
Education Amendments of 1998 to
include several important areas: Access,
Title IV modernization, distance
education, and early information and
needs assessment. Specifically, the
Advisory Committee is to review,
monitor and evaluate the Department of
Education’s progress in these areas and
report recommended improvements to
Congress and the Secretary.
The Advisory Committee has
scheduled this one-day symposium to
discuss issues affecting community
colleges, particularly as they relate to
enrollment, persistence, and transfer
between two- and four-year institutions.
The proposed agenda will include
testimony and discussion by community
college leaders, policymakers,
researchers and practitioners on (a) best
practices used to inform students about
college and help students prepare to
enroll in community colleges; (b) the
types of programs and efforts needed to
better ensure the persistence and degree
completion of community college
students; and (c) innovative programs
that facilitate the transfer process from
two-year to four-year institutions. The
Advisory Committee will also conduct a
public comment and discussion session.
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the Symposium (i.e.,
interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, and/or materials in alternative
format) should notify the Advisory
Committee no later than Thursday,
November 29, 2007 by contacting Ms.
Hope Gray at (202) 219–2099 or via email at hope.gray@ed.gov. We will
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attempt to meet requests after this date,
but cannot guarantee availability of the
requested accommodation. The
symposium site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities.
The Advisory Committee invites the
public to submit written comments on
the agenda topics to the following email address: ACSFA@ed.gov.
Information regarding the topics
covered at the symposium will also be
available on the Advisory Committee’s
Web site, https://www.ed.gov/ACSFA.
We must receive your comments on or
before Friday, November 30, 2007 to be
included in the symposium materials.
Space for the symposium is limited
and you are encouraged to register early
if you plan to attend. You may register
by sending an e-mail to the following
address: ACSFA@ed.gov or
Tracy.Deanna.Jones@ed.gov. Please
include your name, title, affiliation,
complete address (including internet
and e-mail address, if available), and
telephone and fax numbers. If you are
unable to register electronically, you
may fax your registration information to
the Advisory Committee staff office at
(202) 219–3032. You may also contact
the Advisory Committee staff directly at
(202) 219–2099. The registration
deadline is Friday, November 30, 2007.
Records are kept for Advisory
Committee proceedings, and are
available for inspection at the Office of
the Advisory Committee on Student
Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F
Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC
from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Information regarding the
Advisory Committee is available on the
Committee’s Web site, https://
www.ed.gov/ACSFA.
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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 November 5, 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: November 15-17, 2007.
Times
November 15
Committee Meeting
Executive Committee: Open Session--4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Closed
Session--4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.
November 16
Full Board: Open Session--8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m..; Closed Session--
12:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.; Open Session--2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Closed
Session--3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee: Closed Session--9:30 a.m. to
11:30 a.m.; Open Session--11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology: Open Session--9:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.;
Reporting and Dissemination Committee: Open Session--9:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.;
November 17
Nominations Committee: Closed Session--7:45 a.m. to 8:45 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 November 15, the Executive Committee will meet in closed session
from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. to receive a briefing from the National Center
for Education Statistics on contractor costs and contract options under
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) contracts awarded in
Fiscal Year 2007, covering the 2008-2012 assessment years. The
discussion of contractor costs and contract options will address the
implications for congressionally mandated goals and adherence to Board
policies on NAEP assessments. This part of the meeting must be
conducted in closed session because public discussion of this
information would disclose proprietary information submitted by the
successful contractors and have an adverse effect on the
confidentiality of the contracting process. The meeting must therefore
be conducted in closed session as disclosure of technical and cost data
would significantly impede implementation of the NAEP contract awards,
and is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of
Title 5 U.S.C.
On November 16, the full Board will meet in open session from 8:30
a.m. to 9:15 a.m. The Board will approve the agenda and new Board
members will be administered the Oath of Office. The Governing Board
will receive a report from the Executive Director and hear an update on
the work of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).
The Assessment Development Committee will meet in closed session on
November 16 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to review secure science pilot
items for grades 4, 8, and 12 for the 2009 National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP). 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. From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Committee will meet in open
session.
On November 16, the Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology,
and the Reporting and Dissemination Committee will meet in open session
from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
On November 16, the full Board will meet in closed session from
12:45 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to receive a briefing on results of the 2007
NAEP Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) Reading and Mathematics
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 November 16 from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. the Board will receive
an update from the Chair of the Technical Panel on 12th Grade
Preparedness Research. Thereafter, Board members will receive a closed
session briefing on Ethics from the Office of General Counsel from 3:30
p.m. to 4 p.m.
On November 17, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed
session from 7:45 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. to review and discuss confidential
information regarding nominees received for Board vacancies for terms
beginning on October 1, 2008. 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 November 17 from 9 a.m.
to 12 p.m. From 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., the Board will receive a briefing on
developing NAEP Frameworks and Test Questions. Board actions on
policies and Committee reports are scheduled to take place between
10:15 a.m. and 12 p.m., upon which the November 17, 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
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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 Format (PDF) on the
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Dated: October 30, 2007.
Charles E. Smith,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board, U.S.
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. E7-21678 Filed 11-2-07; 8:45 am]
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