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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing
Board; Meeting
National Assessment
Governing Board, Department of
Education.
AGENCY:
Notice of Open Meeting and
Partially Closed Sessions.
ACTION:
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 (e.g.:
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, 2010. 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.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
November 18–20, 2010.
Times
November 18: Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee:
Open Session—12:00 p.m–1:00 p.m..;
Closed Session 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Executive Committee: Open Session—
4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.; Closed Session—
5:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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November 19
Full Board: Open Session—8:15 a.m.
to 9:45 a.m.; Closed Session—12:45 p.m.
to 1:45 p.m.; Open Session—1:45 p.m.
to 4:45 p.m.
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee:
Open Session—10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.;
Closed Session—12:00 p.m. to 12:30
p.m.;
Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology: Open Session—10:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m.
Reporting and Dissemination
Committee: Open Session—10:00 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m.
November 20
Nominations Committee: Closed
Session—7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Full Board: Open Session—8:30 a.m.
to 12:00 noon.
Location: Westin Arlington Gateway,
801 North Glebe Road, Arlington, VA
22203.
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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 the following: Selecting subject
areas to be assessed, developing
assessment frameworks and
specifications, developing appropriate
student achievement levels for each
grade and subject tested, developing
standards and procedures for interstate
and national comparisons, developing
guidelines for reporting and
disseminating results, and releasing
initial NAEP results to the public.
On November 18, from 1:00 p.m. to
4:15 p.m., the Assessment Development
Committee will meet in closed session
to review secure task outlines for test
items for the new NAEP Technology
and Engineering Literacy (TEL)
Assessment. These task outlines are for
the computer-based 8th grade 2013 pilot
test in preparation for the 2014
operational assessment. The Board will
be provided with secure test materials
for review that cannot be discussed in
an open meeting. Premature disclosure
of these secure materials would
significantly impede implementation of
the NAEP assessments, and is therefore
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protected by exemption 9(B) of section
552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On November 18, from 4:30 p.m. to
5:15 p.m., the Executive Committee will
meet in open session and thereafter in
closed session from 5:15 p.m. to 6:00
p.m. During the closed session on
November 18, the Executive Committee
will receive a briefing from the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
on options for NAEP contracts covering
assessment years beyond 2011 and
discuss budget implications for the
NAEP assessment schedule and for
international linking studies. The
discussion of contract options and costs
will address the Congressionally
mandated goals and Board policies on
NAEP assessments. This part of the
meeting must be conducted in closed
session because public discussion of
this information would disclose
independent government cost estimates
and contracting options, adversely
impacting the confidentiality of the
contracting process. Public disclosure of
information discussed would
significantly impede implementation of
the NAEP contracts, and is therefore
protected by exemption 9(B) of section
552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On November 19, the full Board will
meet in open session from 8:15 a.m. to
9:45 a.m. The Board will review and
approve the meeting agenda and
meeting minutes from the August 2010
Board meeting, followed by the
Chairman’s remarks. Secretary Arne
Duncan is scheduled to administer the
oath of office for new Board members at
8:30 a.m. followed by remarks from new
Board members. The Executive Director
of the Governing Board will then
provide a report to the Board followed
by an update from the Acting
Commissioner of the National Center for
Education Statistics. The Board will
recess for Committee meetings on
November 19 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30
p.m.
The Reporting and Dissemination
Committee and the Committee on
Standards, Design and methodology will
meet in open session on November 19
from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The
Assessment Development Committee
will meet in open session from 10:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and thereafter in
closed session from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30
p.m. During the closed session, the
Assessment Development Committee
will receive an embargoed briefing on
preliminary results from the writing
computer-based 2010 pilot test at grades
8 and 12 in preparation for the 2011
operational assessment. This secure data
cannot be discussed in an open meeting
prior to official release. Premature
disclosure of data would significantly
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impede implementation of the NAEP
assessment, and is therefore protected
by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of
Title 5 U.S.C.
On November 19, from 12:45 p.m. to
1:45 p.m. the full Board will meet in
closed session to receive a briefing on
the 2009 National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP) Science
Report Card. The Board will be
provided with embargoed results that
cannot be discussed in an open meeting
prior to their official release. Premature
disclosure of data would significantly
impede implementation of the NAEP
assessment, and is therefore protected
by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of
Title 5 U.S.C.
From 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. the Board
will meet in open session to receive a
report from the Governing Board/
Council of Chief State School Officers
Policy Task Force. Following this
session, from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., the
Board will receive presentations by the
two State assessment consortia working
on the Common Core State Standards
and Assessments. From 3:45 p.m. to
4:15 p.m., the Board will receive an
update on 12th Grade Preparedness
Research. At 4:15 p.m., Board members
will receive their annual ethics briefing
from the Office of General Counsel. The
November 19, 2010 Board meeting is
scheduled to conclude at 4:45 p.m.
On November 20, the Nominations
Committee will meet in closed session
from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to review
and discuss specific names for Board
vacancies, and their qualifications for
Board membership for Board terms
beginning October 1, 2011. 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 closed
session on November 20 from 8:30 a.m.
to 9:45 a.m. to receive a briefing on the
2011 NAEP Computer-Based Writing
Assessment, which will contain secure
test information. Premature disclosure
of the assessment items and the pilot
test results would significantly impede
implementation of the NAEP
assessment, and is therefore protected
by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of
Title 5 U.S.C.
Thereafter, the Board will meet in
open session to discuss the Future of the
Governing Board and NAEP. At 11:00
a.m. the Board will receive Committee
reports and take action on Committee
recommendations. The November 20,
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2010 session of the Board meeting is
scheduled to adjourn at 12 noon.
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 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday.
Electronic Access to This Document:
You may view this document, as well as
all other documents of this Department
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index.html.
Dated: October 29, 2010.
Mary Crovo,
Deputy Executive Director, National
Assessment Governing Board, U.S.
Department of Education.
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Extension of Scoping Period for the
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Nuclear Facility
Portion of the Chemistry and
Metallurgy Research Building
Replacement Project at Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
National Nuclear Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Notice; extension of scoping
period.
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AGENCY:
On October 1, 2010, the
National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA), a semiautonomous agency within the U.S.
Department of Energy (DOE), published
a notice of intent to prepare the
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Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Nuclear Facility
Portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy
Research Building Replacement Project
at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los
Alamos, New Mexico (CMRR–NF SEIS;
DOE/EIS–0350–S1). That notice stated
that the scoping period would continue
until November 1, 2010. NNSA has
extended the public scoping period
through November 16, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Written comments or
suggestions concerning the scope of the
CMRR–NF SEIS, or requests for more
information on the SEIS and public
scoping process, should be directed to:
Mr. John Tegtmeier, CMRR–NF SEIS
Document Manager, U.S. Department of
Energy, National Nuclear Security
Administration, Los Alamos Site Office,
3747 West Jemez Road, TA–3 Building
1410, Los Alamos, New Mexico, 87544;
facsimile at 505–667–5948; or e-mail at:
NEPALASO@doeal.gov. Mr. Tegtmeier
may also be reached by telephone at
505–665–0113. Additionally, may
record their comments, ask questions
concerning the EIS, or request to be
placed on the EIS mailing or document
distribution list by leaving a message on
the SEIS Hotline at (toll free) 1–877–
427–9439. The Hotline will provide
instructions on how to record comments
and requests.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information on the NNSA NEPA
process, please contact: Ms. Mary
Martin (NA–56), NNSA NEPA
Compliance Officer, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., Washington, DC 20585, or
telephone 202–586–9438.
For general information concerning
the DOE NEPA process, contact: Ms.
Carol M. Borgstrom, Director, Office of
NEPA Policy and Compliance (GC–54),
U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; (202) 586–4600;
leave a message at (800) 472–2756; or
send an e-mail to
askNEPA@hq.energy.gov. Additional
information regarding DOE NEPA
activities and access to many DOE
NEPA documents are available on the
Internet through the DOE NEPA Web
site at https://nepa.energy.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Council on Environmental Quality’s
implementing regulations for the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA) (40 CFR 1502.9[c] [1] and [2])
and DOE’s NEPA implementing
regulations (10 CFR 1021.314) require
the preparation of a supplement to an
environmental impact statement (EIS)
when there are substantial changes to a
proposal or when there are significant
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new circumstances or information
relevant to environmental concerns.
DOE may also prepare a supplemental
EIS at any time to further the purposes
of NEPA. Pursuant to these provisions,
the NNSA intends to prepare a
supplemental environmental impact
statement (SEIS) to assess the potential
environmental impacts of the
construction and operation of the
nuclear facility portion of the Chemistry
and Metallurgy Research Building
Replacement Project (CMRR–NF) at Los
Alamos National Laboratory (LANL),
Los Alamos, New Mexico.
On October 1, 2010, NNSA published
a notice of intent to prepare the
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement for the Nuclear Facility
Portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy
Research Building Replacement Project
at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los
Alamos, New Mexico (DOE/EIS–0350–
S1). That notice stated that the scoping
period would continue until November
1, 2010. In response to public requests,
NNSA has extended the public scoping
period through November 16, 2010.
NNSA will consider comments received
after this date to the extent practicable
as it prepares the Draft CMRR–NF SEIS.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1,
2010.
Thomas P. D’Agostino,
Administrator, National Nuclear Security
Administration.
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International Energy Agency Meetings
Department of Energy.
Notice of meetings.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Industry Advisory Board
(IAB) to the International Energy
Agency (IEA) will meet on November
16, 2010, at the headquarters of the IEA
in Paris, France, in connection with a
joint meeting of the IEA’s Standing
Group on Emergency Questions (SEQ)
and the IEA’s Standing Group on the Oil
Market (SOM) on November 16; in
connection with the IEA’s Emergency
Disruption Simulation Exercise (ERE5)
to be held November 16–18, 2010; and
on November 19, 2010, in connection
with a meeting of the SEQ.
DATES: November 16–19, 2010.
´ ´
ADDRESSES: 9, rue de la Federation,
Paris, France.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Diana D. Clark, Assistant General for
International and National Security
Programs, Department of Energy, 1000
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting and Partially Closed Sessions.
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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 (e.g.:
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, 2010. 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 18-20, 2010.
Times
November 18: Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee: Open Session--12:00 p.m-1:00
p.m..; Closed Session 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Executive Committee: Open Session--4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.; Closed
Session--5:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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November 19
Full Board: Open Session--8:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.; Closed Session--
12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m.; Open Session--1:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Committee Meetings
Assessment Development Committee: Open Session--10:00 a.m. to 12:00
p.m.; Closed Session--12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.;
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology: Open Session--10:00
a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Reporting and Dissemination Committee: Open Session--10:00 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.
November 20
Nominations Committee: Closed Session--7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Full Board: Open Session--8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
Location: Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 North Glebe Road,
Arlington, VA 22203.
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 the following: Selecting subject areas to be
assessed, developing assessment frameworks and specifications,
developing appropriate student achievement levels for each grade and
subject tested, developing standards and procedures for interstate and
national comparisons, developing guidelines for reporting and
disseminating results, and releasing initial NAEP results to the
public.
On November 18, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., the Assessment
Development Committee will meet in closed session to review secure task
outlines for test items for the new NAEP Technology and Engineering
Literacy (TEL) Assessment. These task outlines are for the computer-
based 8th grade 2013 pilot test in preparation for the 2014 operational
assessment. The Board will be provided with secure test materials for
review that cannot be discussed in an open meeting. Premature
disclosure of these secure materials would significantly impede
implementation of the NAEP assessments, and is therefore protected by
exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On November 18, from 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m., the Executive
Committee will meet in open session and thereafter in closed session
from 5:15 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the closed session on November 18,
the Executive Committee will receive a briefing from the National
Center for Education Statistics (NCES) on options for NAEP contracts
covering assessment years beyond 2011 and discuss budget implications
for the NAEP assessment schedule and for international linking studies.
The discussion of contract options and costs will address the
Congressionally mandated goals and Board policies on NAEP assessments.
This part of the meeting must be conducted in closed session because
public discussion of this information would disclose independent
government cost estimates and contracting options, adversely impacting
the confidentiality of the contracting process. Public disclosure of
information discussed would significantly impede implementation of the
NAEP contracts, and is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section
552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On November 19, the full Board will meet in open session from 8:15
a.m. to 9:45 a.m. The Board will review and approve the meeting agenda
and meeting minutes from the August 2010 Board meeting, followed by the
Chairman's remarks. Secretary Arne Duncan is scheduled to administer
the oath of office for new Board members at 8:30 a.m. followed by
remarks from new Board members. The Executive Director of the Governing
Board will then provide a report to the Board followed by an update
from the Acting Commissioner of the National Center for Education
Statistics. The Board will recess for Committee meetings on November 19
from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The Reporting and Dissemination Committee and the Committee on
Standards, Design and methodology will meet in open session on November
19 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Assessment Development Committee
will meet in open session from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and thereafter
in closed session from 12:00 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. During the closed
session, the Assessment Development Committee will receive an embargoed
briefing on preliminary results from the writing computer-based 2010
pilot test at grades 8 and 12 in preparation for the 2011 operational
assessment. This secure data cannot be discussed in an open meeting
prior to official release. Premature disclosure of data would
significantly impede implementation of the NAEP assessment, and is
therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5
U.S.C.
On November 19, from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. the full Board will
meet in closed session to receive a briefing on the 2009 National
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Science Report Card. The
Board will be provided with embargoed results that cannot be discussed
in an open meeting prior to their official release. Premature
disclosure of data would significantly impede implementation of the
NAEP assessment, and is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of
section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
From 1:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. the Board will meet in open session to
receive a report from the Governing Board/Council of Chief State School
Officers Policy Task Force. Following this session, from 2:30 p.m. to
3:30 p.m., the Board will receive presentations by the two State
assessment consortia working on the Common Core State Standards and
Assessments. From 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m., the Board will receive an
update on 12th Grade Preparedness Research. At 4:15 p.m., Board members
will receive their annual ethics briefing from the Office of General
Counsel. The November 19, 2010 Board meeting is scheduled to conclude
at 4:45 p.m.
On November 20, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed
session from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to review and discuss specific
names for Board vacancies, and their qualifications for Board
membership for Board terms beginning October 1, 2011. 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 closed session on November 20 from 8:30
a.m. to 9:45 a.m. to receive a briefing on the 2011 NAEP Computer-Based
Writing Assessment, which will contain secure test information.
Premature disclosure of the assessment items and the pilot test results
would significantly impede implementation of the NAEP assessment, and
is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5
U.S.C.
Thereafter, the Board will meet in open session to discuss the
Future of the Governing Board and NAEP. At 11:00 a.m. the Board will
receive Committee reports and take action on Committee recommendations.
The November 20,
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2010 session of the Board meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 12 noon.
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 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern 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. If you have questions about using PDF,
call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-866-512-
1800; or in the Washington, DC area at (202) 512-0000.
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/.
Dated: October 29, 2010.
Mary Crovo,
Deputy Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board, U.S.
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2010-27754 Filed 11-2-10; 8:45 am]
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