Meeting, 55299 [2019-22509]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 200 / Wednesday, October 16, 2019 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Assessment Governing Board Meeting National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. Department of Education. ACTION: Announcement of a closed teleconference meeting. AGENCY: This notice sets forth the agenda for an October 28, 2019 closed teleconference meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board). DATES: October 28, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. ADDRESSES: Teleconference Meeting. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/ Designated Federal Official for the Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 357–6938, fax: (202) 357–6945, email: Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory Authority and Function: The Governing Board is established under the National Assessment of Educational Progress Authorization Act, Title III of Public Law 107–279. The Governing Board is established to formulate policy for NAEP administered by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Governing 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, improving the form and use of NAEP, developing guidelines for reporting and disseminating results, and releasing initial NAEP results to the public. Governing Board members serve 4-year terms, subject to renewal for another 4 years, at the discretion of the Secretary of Education. SUMMARY: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Meeting Agenda Members of the Governing Board will review applications received for Governing Board vacancies in the following categories for the 2019 term: 1. General public representative 2. Twelfth Grade Teacher Following discussion, the Governing Board will take action on a recommended slate of finalists for submission to the Secretary of Education for consideration and appointment. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Oct 15, 2019 Jkt 250001 Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide written feedback on the closed teleconference meeting in advance of the call at nagbnominations@ed.gov, with the email subject header titled ‘‘Teleconference Feedback on Nominations.’’ Comments must be received no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on October 21, 2019. Notice of the meeting is required under § 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The discussion during the teleconference pertains solely to internal personnel rules and practices of an agency and information of a personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6 of § 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code. Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA requirements, the public may inspect the closed meeting report of the teleconference at the National Assessment Governing Board office, 10 working days after the teleconference meeting. Reasonable Accommodations: The NAGB website is accessible to individuals with disabilities. Written comments may be submitted electronically or in hard copy to the attention of the Executive Officer/ Designated Federal Official (see contact information noted above). Information on the Governing Board and its work can be found at www.nagb.gov. Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this document is the document published in the Federal Register. Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can 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). To use PDF, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the Adobe website. You may also access documents of the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published by the Department. PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55299 Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, Title III— National Assessment of Educational Progress § 301. Lesley Muldoon, Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S. Department of Education. [FR Doc. 2019–22509 Filed 10–15–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [Docket No.: ED–2019–ICCD–0095] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for the Rural Education Achievement Program (REAP) Department of Education (ED), Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before November 15, 2019. ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the information collection listed in this notice, please use https://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED– 2019–ICCD–0095. Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily accept comments at ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the docket ID number and the title of the information collection request when requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division, U.S. Department of Education, 550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086, Washington, DC 20202–0023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to collection activities, please contact Eric Schulz, 202–260–7349. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16OCN1.SGM 16OCN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 55299]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22509]



[[Page 55299]]

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Assessment Governing Board


Meeting

AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. Department of 
Education.

ACTION: Announcement of a closed teleconference meeting.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for an October 28, 2019 
closed teleconference meeting of the National Assessment Governing 
Board (hereafter referred to as Governing Board).

DATES: October 28, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard 
Time.

ADDRESSES: Teleconference Meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/
Designated Federal Official for the Governing Board, 800 North Capitol 
Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 357-6938, 
fax: (202) 357-6945, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Statutory Authority and Function: The Governing Board is 
established under the National Assessment of Educational Progress 
Authorization Act, Title III of Public Law 107-279. The Governing Board 
is established to formulate policy for NAEP administered by the 
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The Governing 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, improving the form and use of NAEP, developing 
guidelines for reporting and disseminating results, and releasing 
initial NAEP results to the public. Governing Board members serve 4-
year terms, subject to renewal for another 4 years, at the discretion 
of the Secretary of Education.

Meeting Agenda

    Members of the Governing Board will review applications received 
for Governing Board vacancies in the following categories for the 2019 
term:

1. General public representative
2. Twelfth Grade Teacher

    Following discussion, the Governing Board will take action on a 
recommended slate of finalists for submission to the Secretary of 
Education for consideration and appointment.
    Members of the public will have an opportunity to provide written 
feedback on the closed teleconference meeting in advance of the call at 
[email protected], with the email subject header titled 
``Teleconference Feedback on Nominations.'' Comments must be received 
no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on October 21, 2019.
    Notice of the meeting is required under Sec.  10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The discussion during the 
teleconference pertains solely to internal personnel rules and 
practices of an agency and information of a personal nature where 
disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal 
privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6 
of Sec.  552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA requirements, 
the public may inspect the closed meeting report of the teleconference 
at the National Assessment Governing Board office, 10 working days 
after the teleconference meeting.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The NAGB website is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities. Written comments may be submitted 
electronically or in hard copy to the attention of the Executive 
Officer/Designated Federal Official (see contact information noted 
above). Information on the Governing Board and its work can be found at 
www.nagb.gov.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Internet 
access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System at: 
www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can 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). To use PDF, 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
Adobe website. You may also access documents of the Department 
published in the Federal Register by using the article search feature 
at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

    Authority: Pub. L. 107-279, Title III--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Sec.  301.

Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U.S. 
Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2019-22509 Filed 10-15-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.