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Electronic Access to This Document: You can view this document, as well as VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:12 Mar 07, 2011 Jkt 223001 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. 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/ index.html. Dated: March 3, 2011. Alexa Posny, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services. [FR Doc. 2011–5245 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Board for Education Sciences Meeting Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of an open meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an upcoming meeting of the National Board for Education Sciences. The notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this 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 the meeting. DATES: March 23, 2011. Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ADDRESSES: 80 F Street, NW., Room 100, Washington, DC 20208. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Grace Lucier, Designated Federal Official, National Board for Education Sciences, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room 602 I, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 219–2253; fax: (202) 219– 1466; e-mail: Mary.Grace.Lucier@ed.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board for Education Sciences is authorized by Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516. The Board advises the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) on, among other things, the establishment of activities to be supported by the Institute, and on the funding for applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for research after the completion of peer review, and reviews and evaluates the work of the Institute. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 At this time, the Board consists of ten of fifteen appointed members due to the expirations of the terms of former members. The Board shall meet and can carry out official business because the ESRA states that a majority of the voting members serving at the time of a meeting constitutes a quorum. On March 23, 2011, starting at 8:30 a.m. the Board will approve the agenda and hear remarks from the chair, followed by the swearing in of new members. John Easton, IES director, and the commissioners of the national centers will give an overview of recent developments at IES. A break will take place from 11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The Board will then consider the topic, ‘‘How Can IES Research/Evaluation Increase the Likelihood of Identifying Interventions that Produce Important Positive Effects? How Can the Policy/ Research Community Make Better Use of Well-Designed Studies Showing No Effects or Adverse Effects?’’ Rebecca Maynard, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, will give opening remarks, followed by a roundtable discussion by NBES members. The meeting will break for lunch from 1–2 p.m., which will be followed by ethics training for the members by Marcia Sprague of the Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Education. At 2 p.m. the Board will address the topic, ‘‘Increasing the Effectiveness of Federal Education Programs through Development/Use of Rigorous Evidence About ‘‘What Works.’’ An afternoon break from 3:30 to 3:45 p.m. will precede a presentation of a new White House initiative, Advanced Research Projects Agency—Education (ARPA– Ed), designed to catalyze the development and deployment of new tools and technologies that could significantly improve student learning. At 4:45 p.m. there will be closing remarks and a consideration of next steps from the IES Director and NBES Chair, with adjournment scheduled for 5 p.m. A final agenda will be available from Mary Grace Lucier (see contact information above) on March 15 and will be posted on the Board Web site https://ies.ed.gov/director/board/ agendas/index.asp. 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 Mary Grace Lucier no later than March 15. We will attempt to meet requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 8, 2011 / Notices availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room 602 K, Washington, DC 20208, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time Monday through Friday. 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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/ index.html. John Q. Easton, Director, Institute of Education Sciences. Dated: March 3, 2011. Kevin Jennings, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Safe and DrugFree Schools. [FR Doc. 2011–5239 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2011–5243 Filed 3–7–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program; Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools; Safe Schools/Healthy Students Program; Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.184J and 84.184L Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Correction; Notice of proposed priorities, requirements, and definitions. 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This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. k. Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, protests, recommendations, and terms and conditions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. All documents may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission’s Web site https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at https:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12718-12719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5239]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Board for Education Sciences Meeting

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of an 
upcoming meeting of the National Board for Education Sciences. The 
notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this 
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 the meeting.

DATES: March 23, 2011.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: 80 F Street, NW., Room 100, Washington, DC 20208.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Grace Lucier, Designated Federal 
Official, National Board for Education Sciences, 555 New Jersey Ave., 
NW., Room 602 I, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 219-2253; fax: 
(202) 219-1466; e-mail: Mary.Grace.Lucier@ed.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board for Education Sciences is 
authorized by Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 
(ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516. The Board advises the Director of the Institute 
of Education Sciences (IES) on, among other things, the establishment 
of activities to be supported by the Institute, and on the funding for 
applications for grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for 
research after the completion of peer review, and reviews and evaluates 
the work of the Institute.
    At this time, the Board consists of ten of fifteen appointed 
members due to the expirations of the terms of former members. The 
Board shall meet and can carry out official business because the ESRA 
states that a majority of the voting members serving at the time of a 
meeting constitutes a quorum.
    On March 23, 2011, starting at 8:30 a.m. the Board will approve the 
agenda and hear remarks from the chair, followed by the swearing in of 
new members. John Easton, IES director, and the commissioners of the 
national centers will give an overview of recent developments at IES. A 
break will take place from 11 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The Board will then 
consider the topic, ``How Can IES Research/Evaluation Increase the 
Likelihood of Identifying Interventions that Produce Important Positive 
Effects? How Can the Policy/Research Community Make Better Use of Well-
Designed Studies Showing No Effects or Adverse Effects?'' Rebecca 
Maynard, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation 
and Regional Assistance, will give opening remarks, followed by a 
roundtable discussion by NBES members.
    The meeting will break for lunch from 1-2 p.m., which will be 
followed by ethics training for the members by Marcia Sprague of the 
Office of the General Counsel at the Department of Education.
    At 2 p.m. the Board will address the topic, ``Increasing the 
Effectiveness of Federal Education Programs through Development/Use of 
Rigorous Evidence About ``What Works.'' An afternoon break from 3:30 to 
3:45 p.m. will precede a presentation of a new White House initiative, 
Advanced Research Projects Agency--Education (ARPA-Ed), designed to 
catalyze the development and deployment of new tools and technologies 
that could significantly improve student learning.
    At 4:45 p.m. there will be closing remarks and a consideration of 
next steps from the IES Director and NBES Chair, with adjournment 
scheduled for 5 p.m.
    A final agenda will be available from Mary Grace Lucier (see 
contact information above) on March 15 and will be posted on the Board 
Web site https://ies.ed.gov/director/board/agendas/index.asp.
    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 
Mary Grace Lucier no later than March 15. We will attempt to meet 
requests for accommodations after this date but cannot guarantee their

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availability. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Room 602 K, Washington, 
DC 20208, 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/fed-register/.
    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/.


John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
[FR Doc. 2011-5239 Filed 3-7-11; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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