80 FR 55840 - Meeting: National Board for Education Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 180 (September 17, 2015)

Page Range		55840-55841
FR Document		2015-23392

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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23392]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Meeting: National Board for Education Sciences

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences, ED.

ACTION: Announcement 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: The NBES meeting will be held on October 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie Pelaez, Designated Federal 
Official, NBES, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue 
NW., Room 600 E, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 219-0644; fax: 
(202) 219-1402; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NBES's Statutory Authority and Function: 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 the funding for applications for grants, 
contracts, and cooperative agreements for research after the completion 
of peer review. The Board also reviews and evaluates the work of the 
Institute.
    Meeting Agenda: On October 2, 2015, starting at 9 a.m., the Board 
meeting will commence and members will approve the agenda. From 9:05 
a.m. to 10:30 a.m., the Board will hear presentations from the 
Commissioners of the IES Centers for Education Research, Special 
Education Research, Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, and

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Education Statistics. This session will be followed by a question and 
answer period for board members, regarding the Commissioners' reports. 
A break will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
    The Board meeting will resume from 10:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. when the 
Board will discuss the IES Standards and Review Office. Anne Ricciuti, 
Deputy Director for Science, will provide opening remarks followed by a 
roundtable discussion with board members. The meeting will break for 
lunch from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
    From 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., the board will participate in a 
discussion on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 
Peggy Carr, Acting Commissioner, National Center for Education 
Statistics, will provide opening remarks, followed by a panel 
discussion with the Associate Commissioners of the National Center for 
Education Statistics. Roundtable discussion by board members will take 
place after the panel discussion. A break will take place from 2:30 
p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
    The meeting will resume at 2:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. when the Board 
will hold a panel discussion with National Center for Education 
Statistics stakeholders. Peggy Carr will provide opening remarks, 
followed by a panel discussion.
    Closing remarks will take place from 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., with 
adjournment scheduled for 4:30 p.m.
    Submission of comments regarding the Board's policy 
recommendations: 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) no later than September 23, 2015. A final agenda is available 
from Ellie Pelaez (see contact information above) and is posted on the 
Board Web site http://ies.ed.gov/director/board/agendas/index.asp.
    Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the 
official report of the meeting on the NBES Web site no later than 90 
days after the meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the public may also 
inspect the materials at 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., 6th Floor, 
Washington, DC, by emailing [email protected] or by calling (202) 
219-0644 to schedule an appointment.
    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 by or before September 
23, 2015. Although we will attempt to meet a request received after 
September 23, 2015, we may not be able to make available the requested 
auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to arrange it.
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document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
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by the Department.

    Authority: Section 116 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 
2002 (ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516

Ruth Neild,
Deputy Director for Policy and Research, Delegated Duties of the 
Director, Institute of Education Sciences.
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accepted. Written requests for the U.S. Department of Education (ED), for Education Sciences (NBES). The
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2E103, Washington, DC 20202–4537. academic experiences and development
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For DATES: The NBES meeting will be held
of students during these critical years
specific questions related to collection on October 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 4:30
and will allow researchers to examine
activities, please contact Kashka p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
associations between contextual factors
Kubzdela, 202–502–7411 or by email and student outcomes. The study will ADDRESSES: 80 F Street NW., Large
kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov. focus on student achievement in Board Room, Washington, DC 20001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The mathematics and literacy along with FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellie
Department of Education (ED), in measures of student socioemotional Pelaez, Designated Federal Official,
accordance with the Paperwork wellbeing and other outcomes. The NBES, U.S. Department of Education,
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. study will also include a special sample 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 600
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general of students with different types of E, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202)
public and Federal agencies with an disabilities that will provide descriptive 219–0644; fax: (202) 219–1402; email:
opportunity to comment on proposed, information on their outcomes, Ellie.Pelaez@ed.gov.
revised, and continuing collections of educational experiences, and special SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NBES’s
information. This helps the Department education services. Baseline data for the Statutory Authority and Function: The
assess the impact of its information MGLS:2017 will be collected from a National Board for Education Sciences
collection requirements and minimize nationally-representative sample of 6th is authorized by Section 116 of the
the public’s reporting burden. It also grade students beginning in January Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002
helps the public understand the 2018, with annual follow-ups beginning (ESRA), 20 U.S.C. 9516. The Board
Department’s information collection in January 2019 and in January 2020 advises the Director of the Institute of
requirements and provide the requested when most of the students in the sample Education Sciences (IES) on, among
data in the desired format. ED is will be in grades 7 and 8, respectively. other things, the establishment of
soliciting comments on the proposed This request is to contact and recruit activities to be supported by the
information collection request (ICR) that public school districts and public and Institute and the funding for
is described below. The Department of private schools, beginning in January applications for grants, contracts, and
Education is especially interested in 2016, to participate in the MGLS:2017 cooperative agreements for research
public comment addressing the Operational Field Test (OFT) which will after the completion of peer review. The
following issues: (1) Is this collection take place from January to June 2017. Board also reviews and evaluates the
necessary to the proper functions of the The primary purpose of the OFT is to work of the Institute.
Department; (2) will this information be obtain information on recruiting, Meeting Agenda: On October 2, 2015,
processed and used in a timely manner; particularly for the targeted disability starting at 9 a.m., the Board meeting will
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(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; groups; obtaining a tracking sample that commence and members will approve
(4) how might the Department enhance can be used to study mobility patterns the agenda. From 9:05 a.m. to 10:30
the quality, utility, and clarity of the in subsequent years; and testing a.m., the Board will hear presentations
information to be collected; and (5) how protocols and administrative from the Commissioners of the IES
might the Department minimize the procedures. The OFT will inform the Centers for Education Research, Special
burden of this collection on the materials and procedures for the main Education Research, Education
respondents, including through the use study base year and follow-up data Evaluation and Regional Assistance, and

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Announcement of an open meeting.
Dates		The NBES meeting will be held on October 2, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Contact		Ellie Pelaez, Designated Federal Official, NBES, U.S. Department of Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 600 E, Washington, DC 20208; phone: (202) 219-0644; fax: (202) 219-1402; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 55840