[Federal Register: January 25, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 15)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Board for Education Sciences; Inaugural Meeting
AGENCY: National Board for Education Sciences; Education.
ACTION: Notice of Partially Closed Meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming meeting of the National Board for Education Sciences.
Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the
general public of their opportunity to attend the open portion of the
meeting. Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in
order to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting services, assistive
listening devices, materials in alternative format) should notify Mary
Grace Lucier at (202) 219-2253 by January 28. 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: February 8 and 9, 2005.
Time: On February 8, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on February 9, 9 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Location: Room 100, 80 F St., NW., Washington, DC 20208-7564.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Grace Lucier, Designated Federal
Official, National Board for Education Sciences, Washington, DC 20208.
Tel.: (202) 219-2353; 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.
The Board advises the Director of the Institute of Education Sciences
(IES) on the establishment of activities to be supported by the
Institute, on the funding of applications for grants, contracts, and
cooperative agreements for research after the completion of peer
review, and reviews and evaluates the work of the Institute. After a
swearing-in ceremony on February 8, the Board will introduce their
members and hear briefings on government ethics issues, the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, and the Board's legislative mandate. The
meeting will close to the public from 3-4:30 p.m. under the authority
of Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463;
5 U.S.C. Appendix 2) and under exemption (6) of Section 552b(c) of the
Government in the Sunshine Act (Pub. L. 94-409; 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(6)).
There will be a discussion of the qualifications and fitness of
candidates for the position of chairman and executive director, which
discussion will touch upon matters that would disclose information of a
personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy if conducted in an open session. On
February 9, the Board will review the agency budget, hear briefings on
selected IES projects, and plan the schedule and agenda for future
meetings. A final agenda will be available from Mary Grace Lucier on
January 28.
A summary of the activities at the closed session and related
matters which are informative to the public consistent with the policy
of Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) will be available to the public within
fourteen days of the meeting. Records will be kept of all Board
proceedings and will be available for public inspection at the office
of the National Board for Education Sciences, Suite 100, 80 F St. NW.,
Washington, DC 20208.
Dated: January 18, 2005.
Grover J. Whitehurst,
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
[FR Doc. 05-1288 Filed 1-24-05; 8:45 am]
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