National Board for Education Sciences; Meeting, 57136-57137 [2013-22615]

Download as PDF 57136 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 17, 2013 / Notices tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES can assist the nation in reaching its goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020; (iv) elevating the public awareness of HBCUs; and (v) encouraging public-private investments in HBCUs. Agenda The Board will receive updates from the Chairman of the President’s Board of Advisors on HBCUs, the Board’s subcommittees and the Acting Executive Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs on their respective activities, thus far, during Fiscal Year 2013 including activities that have occurred since the Board’s last meeting, which was held on June 11, 2013. In addition, the Board will discuss possible strategies to meet its duties under its charter. Special guests have been invited to provide updates on federal student aid and cohort default rates. 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Those members of the public interested in submitting written comments may do so by submitting them to the attention of Sedika Franklin, White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202, by Monday, September 23, 2013. Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public inspection at the office of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20202, Monday through Friday (excluding federal holidays) during the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Electronic Access to the 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: www.ed.gov/fedregister/ VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:05 Sep 16, 2013 Jkt 229001 index.html. 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ADDRESSES: 80 F Street NW., Room 100, Washington, DC 20001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie Pelaez, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 600 E, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 219–0644; fax: (202) 219– 1402; email: Ellie.Pelaez@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 establishments of activities to be supported by the Institute, 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. On October 3, 2013, starting at 8:30 a.m., the Board will call the meeting to order, approve the agenda and hear remarks from the NBES Chair, Bridget Terry Long. John Easton and the Commissioners of IES’s national centers will then give an overview of recent developments at IES. A break will take place from 10:00 to 10:15 a.m. From 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., Board members will hear from Jack Buckley, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, with an update on the Middle Grades Longitudinal Study (MGLS). After opening remarks from Dr. Buckley, the Board members will participate in roundtable discussion. From 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Board will consider the topic, ‘‘Supporting English Language Learners.’’ Following opening remarks by Sean Reardon of Stanford University, Board members will engage in roundtable discussion of the issues raised. The meeting will break for lunch from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. The Board meeting will resume from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. for the members to discuss the What Works Clearinghouse in regards to postsecondary education topics. After opening remarks from Ruth Neild, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) and Jeffrey Valentine, Principal Investigator for What Works Clearinghouse—Postsecondary Topics, the Board will engage in roundtable discussion of the topic. An afternoon break will take place from 3:00 to 3:15 p.m. From 3:15 to 4:15 p.m., the Board will consider the topic, ‘‘Evaluating IES: Reflections from the Education Sciences Reform Act Hearing.’’ Bridget Terry Long will provide the opening remarks and roundtable discussion will take place after. Between 4:15 and 4:45 p.m., there will be a discussion of Board Leadership, followed by roundtable discussion by the Board. Closing remarks and a consideration of next steps from the IES Director and NBES Chair will take place from 4:45 to 5:00 p.m., with adjournment scheduled for 5:00 p.m. There will not be an opportunity for public comment. However, members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments related to NBES to Ellie Pelaez (see contact information above). A final agenda is available from Ellie Pelaez (see contact information above) and is 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 Ellie Pelaez no later than September 20. 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. Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for public E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 17, 2013 / Notices inspection at 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 602 I, 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 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: 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 are at (202) 512–0000. Note: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to this official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available on GPO Access at: www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ index.html. John Q. Easton, Director, Institute of Education Science. [FR Doc. 2013–22615 Filed 9–16–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy [Docket No. EERE–BT–2013–DET–0017] Energy Efficiency Program for Industrial Equipment: Interim Determination Classifying UL Verification Services Inc. as a Nationally Recognized Certification Program for Small Electric Motors Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice of interim determination and request for public comments. AGENCY: This notice announces an interim determination by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) classifying UL Verification Services (UL) as a nationally recognized certification program under 10 CFR 431.447 and 431.448. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: DOE will accept comments, data, and information with respect to the UL Petition until October 17, 2013. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by docket number ‘‘EERE– BT–2013–DET–0017,’’ by any of the following methods: DATES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:05 Sep 16, 2013 Jkt 229001 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: CertProgSmElecMotors2013DET0017@ ee.doe.gov Include the docket number EERE–BT–2013–DET–0017 in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–2J/ 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 586–2945. Please submit one signed original paper copy. • Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Brenda Edwards, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20024. Please submit one signed original paper copy. Docket: For access to the docket to review the background documents relevant to this matter, you may visit the U.S. Department of Energy, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW., Washington, DC, 20024; (202) 586–2945, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call Ms. Brenda Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Lucas Adin, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mail Stop EE–2J, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287–1317. Email: Lucas.Adin@ee.doe.gov. Mr. Michael Kido, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Mail Stop GC–71, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585–0103. Telephone: (202) 586–8145. Email: Michael.Kido@hq.doe.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background and Authority Part C of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act contains energy conservation requirements for, among other things, electric motors and small electric motors, including test procedures, energy efficiency standards, and compliance certification requirements. 42 U.S.C. 6311–6316.1 Section 345(c) of EPCA directs the Secretary of Energy to require manufacturers of electric motors ‘‘to certify through an independent testing or certification program nationally recognized in the United States, that [each electric motor subject to EPCA 1 For editorial reasons, upon codification in the U.S. Code, Part C was re-designated Part A–1. PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 57137 efficiency standards] meets the applicable standard.’’ 42 U.S.C. 6316(c). Regulations to implement this statutory directive are codified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 431 (10 CFR Part 431) at sections 431.36, Compliance Certification, 431.20, Department of Energy recognition of nationally recognized certification programs, and 431.21, Procedures for recognition and withdrawal of recognition of accreditation bodies and certification programs. Sections 431.20 and 431.21 set forth the criteria and procedures for national recognition of an energy efficiency certification program for electric motors by DOE. With the support of a variety of interests, including industry and energy efficiency advocacy groups, DOE published a final rule on May 4, 2012, that established requirements for small electric motors that are essentially identical to the criteria and procedures for national recognition of an energy efficiency certification program for electric motors. See 77 FR 26608, 26629 (codifying parallel provisions for small electric motors at 10 CFR 431.447 and 431.448). For a certification program to be classified by the DOE as being nationally recognized in the United States for the testing and certification of small electric motors, the organization operating the program must submit a petition to the Department requesting such classification, in accordance with §§ 431.447 and 431.448. In sum, for the Department to grant such a petition, the certification program must: (1) Have satisfactory standards and procedures for conducting and administering a certification system, and for granting a certificate of conformity; (2) be independent of small electric motor manufacturers, importers, distributors, private labelers or vendors; (3) be qualified to operate a certification system in a highly competent manner; and (4) be expert in the test procedures and methodologies in IEEE Standard 112–2004 Test Methods A and B, IEEE Standard 114–2010, CSA Standard C390–10, and CSA C747 or similar procedures and methodologies for determining the energy efficiency of small electric motors, and have satisfactory criteria and procedures for selecting and sampling small electric motors for energy efficiency testing. 10 CFR 431.447(b). Each petition requesting classification as a nationally recognized certification program must contain a narrative statement as to why the organization meets the above criteria, be accompanied by documentation that E:\FR\FM\17SEN1.SGM 17SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 17, 2013)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22615]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Board for Education Sciences; Meeting

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, ED.

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 (NBES). 
The notice also describes the functions of the Committee. 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: October 3, 2013.
    Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

ADDRESSES: 80 F Street NW., Room 100, Washington, DC 20001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie Pelaez, 555 New Jersey Avenue 
NW., Room 600 E, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 219-0644; fax: 
(202) 219-1402; email: Ellie.Pelaez@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 establishments 
of activities to be supported by the Institute, 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.
    On October 3, 2013, starting at 8:30 a.m., the Board will call the 
meeting to order, approve the agenda and hear remarks from the NBES 
Chair, Bridget Terry Long. John Easton and the Commissioners of IES's 
national centers will then give an overview of recent developments at 
IES. A break will take place from 10:00 to 10:15 a.m.
    From 10:15 to 11:15 a.m., Board members will hear from Jack 
Buckley, Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics, 
with an update on the Middle Grades Longitudinal Study (MGLS). After 
opening remarks from Dr. Buckley, the Board members will participate in 
roundtable discussion.
    From 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the Board will consider the topic, 
``Supporting English Language Learners.'' Following opening remarks by 
Sean Reardon of Stanford University, Board members will engage in 
roundtable discussion of the issues raised. The meeting will break for 
lunch from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
    The Board meeting will resume from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. for the 
members to discuss the What Works Clearinghouse in regards to 
postsecondary education topics. After opening remarks from Ruth Neild, 
Commissioner of the National Center for Education Evaluation (NCEE) and 
Jeffrey Valentine, Principal Investigator for What Works 
Clearinghouse--Postsecondary Topics, the Board will engage in 
roundtable discussion of the topic. An afternoon break will take place 
from 3:00 to 3:15 p.m.
    From 3:15 to 4:15 p.m., the Board will consider the topic, 
``Evaluating IES: Reflections from the Education Sciences Reform Act 
Hearing.'' Bridget Terry Long will provide the opening remarks and 
roundtable discussion will take place after.
    Between 4:15 and 4:45 p.m., there will be a discussion of Board 
Leadership, followed by roundtable discussion by the Board.
    Closing remarks and a consideration of next steps from the IES 
Director and NBES Chair will take place from 4:45 to 5:00 p.m., with 
adjournment scheduled for 5:00 p.m.
    There will not be an opportunity for public comment. However, 
members of the public are encouraged to submit written comments related 
to NBES to Ellie Pelaez (see contact information above).
    A final agenda is available from Ellie Pelaez (see contact 
information above) and is 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 Ellie Pelaez no later than September 
20. 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.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings and are available for 
public

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inspection at 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 602 I, 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 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: 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 are at (202) 512-0000.

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


John Q. Easton,
Director, Institute of Education Science.
[FR Doc. 2013-22615 Filed 9-16-13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
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