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Officer, Department of Defense.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board
National Assessment
Governing Board, U.S. Department of
Education.
ACTION: Announcement of open and
closed meetings.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
agenda for the November 14–16, 2019
Quarterly Board Meeting of the National
Assessment Governing Board (hereafter
referred to as Governing Board). This
notice provides information to members
of the public who may be interested in
attending the meeting or providing
written comments related to the work of
the Governing Board. Notice of this
meeting is required under § 10(a) (2) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act
SUMMARY:
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(FACA). This notice is being posted late
because of challenges in ensuring the
availability of members to constitute a
quorum.
The Quarterly Board Meeting
will be held on the following dates:
• November 14, 2019 from 4:00 p.m.
to 6:00 p.m.
• November 15, 2019 from 8:30 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
• November 16, 2019 from 7:30 a.m.
to 12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Westin Arlington Gateway,
801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA 22203
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 Pub. L. 107–279. Information
on the Governing Board and its work
can be found at www.nagb.gov.
The Governing Board is established to
formulate policy for the National
Assessment of Educational Progress
(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.
Written comments related to the work
of the Governing Board may be
submitted electronically or in hard copy
to the attention of the Executive Officer/
Designated Federal Official (see contact
information noted above).
DATES:
November 14–16, 2019—Committee
Meetings
The Governing Board’s standing
committees will meet to conduct
regularly scheduled work based on
agenda items planned for this Quarterly
Board Meeting and follow-up items as
reported in the Governing Board’s
committee meeting minutes available at
https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/
quarterly-board-meetings.html.
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Detailed Meeting Agenda: November
14–16, 2019
November 14: Committee Meetings
Executive Committee: Open Session:
4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Closed Session
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
November 15: Full Governing Board and
Committee Meetings
Full Governing Board: Open Session:
8:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. Closed Session:
12:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.; Open Session:
2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Committee Meetings: 9:40 a.m. to
11:45 a.m.
Assessment Development Committee
(ADC): Open Session: 9:45 a.m. to 11:45
a.m.
Committee on Standards, Design and
Methodology (COSDAM): Open Session:
9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Closed Session:
10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m.;
Reporting and Dissemination
Committee (R&D): Open Session: 9:45
a.m. to 11:45 a.m.;
November 16: Full Governing Board and
Committee Meetings
Nominations Committee: Closed
Session: 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Full Governing Board: Open Session:
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.;
On Thursday, November 14, 2019, the
Executive Committee will convene in
open session from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
and thereafter in closed session from
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the closed
session, the Executive Committee will
discuss the NAEP Assessment Schedule
and budget implications for future
NAEP assessments based on the
approved NAEP Assessment Schedule
and independent government cost
estimates. This meeting must be
conducted in closed session because
public disclosure of this information
would likely have an adverse financial
effect on the NAEP program by
providing detailed proprietary contract
costs of current NAEP contractors to the
public and disclose independent
government cost estimates for future
NAEP assessments. Discussion of this
information would be likely to
significantly impede implementation of
a proposed agency action if conducted
in open session. Such matters are
protected by exemption 9(B) of section
552b of Title 5 U.S.C.
On Friday, November 15, 2019, the
Governing Board will meet in open
session from 8:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. to
review and approve the November 15–
16, 2019 Quarterly Board Meeting
agenda and meeting minutes from the
August 2019 Quarterly Board meeting.
The Governing Board will be welcomed
by the Governing Board Vice Chair who
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will then provide remarks and introduce
new members. Thereafter, Secretary of
Education, Betsy DeVos, will administer
the oath of office to the new members
and then address the Governing Board.
Newly appointed members will then
provide introductory remarks.
From 9:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m., standing
committee chairs will provide a preview
of committee meeting agendas. At 9:35
a.m., the Governing Board will recess
for a 10-minute break and meet
thereafter in committee meetings from
9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
ADC and R&D will convene in open
session from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. to
conduct regular business. COSDAM will
meet in open session from 9:45 a.m. to
10:30 a.m. to discuss COSDAM
priorities and current activities. From
10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. COSDAM will
meet in closed session to discuss plans
for the design of 2021 NAEP
assessments. The presentation contains
secure materials from the Reading and
Mathematics assessments. Public
disclosure of secure materials would
significantly impede implementation of
the NAEP assessment program if
conducted in open session. Such
matters are protected by exemption 9(B)
of § 552b of Title 5 U.S.C.
Following the committee meetings, on
Friday, November 15, 2019, the
Governing Board will convene in closed
session from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
During this session, the Governing
Board will receive a briefing and discuss
the NAEP Budget vis-a`-vis the NAEP
Assessment Schedule, as well as discuss
the status of the NAEP design and
potential impact to the NAEP budget
with long-term implications for the
NAEP Assessment Schedule and
Budget. The discussions will involve a
briefing on confidential design change
costs via-a-vis independent government
cost estimates for assessing NAEP
subjects on the recently approved NAEP
Assessment Schedule. This meeting
must be conducted in closed session as
discussion of the independent
government cost estimates for NAEP
design changes that impact current and
future NAEP contracts are confidential.
Public disclosure of secure data would
significantly impede implementation of
the NAEP assessment program if
conducted in open session. Such
matters are protected by exemption 9(B)
of § 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United
States Code.
The Governing Board will take a 15minute break and reconvene in closed
session from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to
receive an ethics briefing from the
Office of General Counsel. This briefing
will involve a question and answer
session on Governing Board member
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ethics matters. The discussions pertain
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.
Following a 15 minute break, the
Governing Board will meet in open
session from 2:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. The
Governing Board will receive an update
on the NAEP Mathematics Framework
and an overview of the NAEP
Postsecondary Preparedness work.
Following these sessions, the Governing
Board will take a 15-minute recess and
meet in small groups to discuss postsecondary preparedness from 4:30 p.m.
to 5:30 p.m.
The November 15, 2019 session of the
Governing Board meeting will adjourn
at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, November 16, 2019, the
Nominations Committee will meet from
7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. in closed session
to discuss a briefing on applications
received and reviewed for the 2020
nominations cycle for Governing Board
appointments for terms that will begin
October 1, 2020. The discussions
pertain 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.
On November 16, 2019, the Governing
Board will meet in open session from
8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. From 8:30 a.m.
to 9:00 a.m. the Governing Board will
discuss highlights from the prior day’s
breakout group meetings and engage in
discussion on post-secondary
preparedness. From 9:00 a.m. to 9:20
a.m., the Governing Board will receive
an update on a proposed statement of
the intended meaning of NAEP results.
From 9:20 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., the
Governing Board will receive an update
on the work of the Achievement Levels
working Group, following which the
Governing Board will recess for a 15
minutes break.
From 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.,
Executive Director, Lesley Muldoon will
provide an update on the Governing
Board’s work. Committee reports will be
provided from 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
with an action item submitted by the
Assessment Development Committee to
approve the 2025 NAEP Mathematics
Framework.
From 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. the
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open discussion on Governing Board
priorities and topics that members will
bring up for future discussions. From
11:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Governing
Board member Dana Boyd will provide
a preview of the upcoming March 2020
Governing Board meeting scheduled to
be held in El Paso, Texas.
The November 16, 2019 session of the
Governing Board meeting will adjourn
at 12:00 p.m.
Access to Records of the Meeting:
Pursuant to FACA requirements, the
public may also inspect the meeting
materials at www.nagb.gov beginning on
November 11, 2019, by 10:00 a.m. EST.
The official verbatim transcripts of the
public meeting sessions will be
available for public inspection no later
than 30 calendar days following the
meeting.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
meeting site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. If you will need an
auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the contact
person listed in this notice no later than
Monday, November 11, 2019.
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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.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management Advisory
Board
Office of Environmental
Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Advisory Board (EMAB).
The Federal Advisory Committee Act
requires that public notice of this
meeting be announced in the Federal
Register.
SUMMARY:
Tuesday, December 3, 2019; 8:30
a.m.–4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Canopy by Hilton–The
Wharf, 975 7th Street Southwest,
Washington, District of Columbia 20024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Borak, EMAB Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20585; Phone: (202)
586–9928; email: david.borak@
em.doe.gov.
DATE:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Purpose of the Board: The purpose of
the Board is provide the Assistant
Secretary for Environmental
Management (EM) with advice and
recommendations on corporate issues
confronting the EM program. EMAB
contributes to the effective operation of
the program by providing individual
citizens and representatives of
interested groups an opportunity to
present their views on issues facing EM
and by helping to secure consensus
recommendations on those issues.
Tentative Agenda Topics
Æ Technology Development Update
Æ Waste Disposition and Regulatory
Affairs Update
Æ Budget and Planning Update
Æ Discussion of EMAB Subcommittee
Report—Accelerating Cleanup
Completion and Closure Across the
EM Complex by Facilitating
Workforce/Community Engagement
and Transition
Æ Public Comment
Æ Board Business
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. The EMAB
welcomes the attendance of the public
at their advisory committee meetings
and will make every effort to
accommodate persons with physical
disabilities or special needs. If you
require special accommodations due to
a disability, please contact David Borak
at least seven days in advance of the
meeting at the phone number listed
above. Written statements may be filed
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. Department of
Education.
ACTION: Announcement of open and closed meetings.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the November 14-16, 2019
Quarterly Board Meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board
(hereafter referred to as Governing Board). This notice provides
information to members of the public who may be interested in attending
the meeting or providing written comments related to the work of the
Governing Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Sec. 10(a)
(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act
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(FACA). This notice is being posted late because of challenges in
ensuring the availability of members to constitute a quorum.
DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:
November 14, 2019 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
November 15, 2019 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
November 16, 2019 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Westin Arlington Gateway, 801 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA
22203
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 Pub. L. 107-279. Information on the
Governing Board and its work can be found at www.nagb.gov.
The Governing Board is established to formulate policy for the
National Assessment of Educational Progress (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.
Written comments related to the work of the Governing Board may be
submitted electronically or in hard copy to the attention of the
Executive Officer/Designated Federal Official (see contact information
noted above).
November 14-16, 2019--Committee Meetings
The Governing Board's standing committees will meet to conduct
regularly scheduled work based on agenda items planned for this
Quarterly Board Meeting and follow-up items as reported in the
Governing Board's committee meeting minutes available at https://www.nagb.gov/governing-board/quarterly-board-meetings.html.
Detailed Meeting Agenda: November 14-16, 2019
November 14: Committee Meetings
Executive Committee: Open Session: 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Closed
Session 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
November 15: Full Governing Board and Committee Meetings
Full Governing Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. Closed
Session: 12:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.; Open Session: 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Committee Meetings: 9:40 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
Assessment Development Committee (ADC): Open Session: 9:45 a.m. to
11:45 a.m.
Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM): Open
Session: 9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.; Closed Session: 10:30 a.m.-11:45
a.m.;
Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D): Open Session: 9:45
a.m. to 11:45 a.m.;
November 16: Full Governing Board and Committee Meetings
Nominations Committee: Closed Session: 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
Full Governing Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.;
On Thursday, November 14, 2019, the Executive Committee will
convene in open session from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and thereafter in
closed session from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the closed session,
the Executive Committee will discuss the NAEP Assessment Schedule and
budget implications for future NAEP assessments based on the approved
NAEP Assessment Schedule and independent government cost estimates.
This meeting must be conducted in closed session because public
disclosure of this information would likely have an adverse financial
effect on the NAEP program by providing detailed proprietary contract
costs of current NAEP contractors to the public and disclose
independent government cost estimates for future NAEP assessments.
Discussion of this information would be likely to significantly impede
implementation of a proposed agency action if conducted in open
session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b
of Title 5 U.S.C.
On Friday, November 15, 2019, the Governing Board will meet in open
session from 8:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. to review and approve the November
15-16, 2019 Quarterly Board Meeting agenda and meeting minutes from the
August 2019 Quarterly Board meeting. The Governing Board will be
welcomed by the Governing Board Vice Chair who will then provide
remarks and introduce new members. Thereafter, Secretary of Education,
Betsy DeVos, will administer the oath of office to the new members and
then address the Governing Board. Newly appointed members will then
provide introductory remarks.
From 9:30 a.m. to 9:35 a.m., standing committee chairs will provide
a preview of committee meeting agendas. At 9:35 a.m., the Governing
Board will recess for a 10-minute break and meet thereafter in
committee meetings from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
ADC and R&D will convene in open session from 9:45 a.m. to 11:45
a.m. to conduct regular business. COSDAM will meet in open session from
9:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to discuss COSDAM priorities and current
activities. From 10:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. COSDAM will meet in closed
session to discuss plans for the design of 2021 NAEP assessments. The
presentation contains secure materials from the Reading and Mathematics
assessments. Public disclosure of secure materials would significantly
impede implementation of the NAEP assessment program if conducted in
open session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of Sec.
552b of Title 5 U.S.C.
Following the committee meetings, on Friday, November 15, 2019, the
Governing Board will convene in closed session from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30
p.m. During this session, the Governing Board will receive a briefing
and discuss the NAEP Budget vis-[agrave]-vis the NAEP Assessment
Schedule, as well as discuss the status of the NAEP design and
potential impact to the NAEP budget with long-term implications for the
NAEP Assessment Schedule and Budget. The discussions will involve a
briefing on confidential design change costs via-a-vis independent
government cost estimates for assessing NAEP subjects on the recently
approved NAEP Assessment Schedule. This meeting must be conducted in
closed session as discussion of the independent government cost
estimates for NAEP design changes that impact current and future NAEP
contracts are confidential. Public disclosure of secure data would
significantly impede implementation of the NAEP assessment program if
conducted in open session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B)
of Sec. 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code.
The Governing Board will take a 15-minute break and reconvene in
closed session from 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to receive an ethics
briefing from the Office of General Counsel. This briefing will involve
a question and answer session on Governing Board member
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ethics matters. The discussions pertain 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.
Following a 15 minute break, the Governing Board will meet in open
session from 2:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. The Governing Board will receive an
update on the NAEP Mathematics Framework and an overview of the NAEP
Postsecondary Preparedness work. Following these sessions, the
Governing Board will take a 15-minute recess and meet in small groups
to discuss post-secondary preparedness from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
The November 15, 2019 session of the Governing Board meeting will
adjourn at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, November 16, 2019, the Nominations Committee will meet
from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. in closed session to discuss a briefing on
applications received and reviewed for the 2020 nominations cycle for
Governing Board appointments for terms that will begin October 1, 2020.
The discussions pertain 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.
On November 16, 2019, the Governing Board will meet in open session
from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. From 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. the Governing
Board will discuss highlights from the prior day's breakout group
meetings and engage in discussion on post-secondary preparedness. From
9:00 a.m. to 9:20 a.m., the Governing Board will receive an update on a
proposed statement of the intended meaning of NAEP results. From 9:20
a.m. to 10:00 a.m., the Governing Board will receive an update on the
work of the Achievement Levels working Group, following which the
Governing Board will recess for a 15 minutes break.
From 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., Executive Director, Lesley Muldoon
will provide an update on the Governing Board's work. Committee reports
will be provided from 10:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. with an action item
submitted by the Assessment Development Committee to approve the 2025
NAEP Mathematics Framework.
From 11:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. the Governing Board has set aside
time for open discussion on Governing Board priorities and topics that
members will bring up for future discussions. From 11:45 a.m. to 12:00
p.m. Governing Board member Dana Boyd will provide a preview of the
upcoming March 2020 Governing Board meeting scheduled to be held in El
Paso, Texas.
The November 16, 2019 session of the Governing Board meeting will
adjourn at 12:00 p.m.
Access to Records of the Meeting: Pursuant to FACA requirements,
the public may also inspect the meeting materials at www.nagb.gov
beginning on November 11, 2019, by 10:00 a.m. EST. The official
verbatim transcripts of the public meeting sessions will be available
for public inspection no later than 30 calendar days following the
meeting.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to
individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or
service to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format),
notify the contact person listed in this notice no later than Monday,
November 11, 2019.
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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
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you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
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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. 2019-24637 Filed 11-12-19; 8:45 am]
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