81_FR_75598 81 FR 75388 - National Assessment Governing Board Quarterly Board Meeting

81 FR 75388 - National Assessment Governing Board Quarterly Board Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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FR Document2016-26194

This notice sets forth the agenda for the November 17-19, 2016 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 on the meeting. The notice of this meeting is required under Sec. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA).

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Assessment Governing Board Quarterly Board Meeting

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 17-19, 2016 
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 on the meeting. The notice of 
this meeting is required under Sec.  10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA).

DATES: The Quarterly Board Meeting will be held on the following dates:

 November 17, 2016 from 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
 November 18, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
 November 19, 2016 from 7:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Sheraton Pentagon City, 900 South Orme Street, Arlington, 
Virginia 22204.

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

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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. 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). 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.

November 17-19, 2016 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 http://nagb.gov/what-we-do/board-committee-reports-and-agendas.html.

Detailed Meeting Agenda: November 17-19, 2016

    November 17: Assessment Development Committee (ADC): Closed 
Session: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Open Session: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
    November 17: Executive Committee: Open Session: 4:30 p.m. to 5:35 
p.m.; Closed Session: 5:35 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

November 18: Full Governing Board and Committee Meetings

    Full Governing Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.; Closed 
Sessions: 12:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.; Open Session: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    ADC and Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM): 
Joint Open Session: 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.; Joint Closed Session: 
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.;
    ADC: Closed Session: 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    COSDAM: Open Session: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Reporting & Dissemination (R&D) Committee: Open Session 10:15 a.m. 
to 12:30 p.m.

November 19: Full Governing Board and Committee Meetings

    Nominations Committee: Closed Session: 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.
    Full Governing Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.; Open 
Session: 10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
    On Thursday, November 17, 2016, ADC will meet in closed session 
from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to review secure digital-based tasks in 
mathematics for grade 12 and for science at grades 4 and 8. This 
meeting must be conducted in closed session because the test items are 
secure and have not been released to the public. Public disclosure of 
the secure test items 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.
    From 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. the ADC will meet in open session to 
review grade 12 contextual questions for students, teachers, and 
schools in reading and mathematics.
    The Executive Committee will meet in open session on November 17 
from 4:30 p.m. to 5:35 p.m. and thereafter in closed session from 5:35 
p.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the closed session, the Executive Committee 
will be briefed on the development of the NAEP research grants program 
and the forthcoming request for proposals (RFP). This discussion will 
include secure information that will be included in the request for 
proposals which is not yet available to the public. This meeting must 
be conducted in closed session because premature public disclosure of 
this information would likely have an adverse impact on the proposed 
agency action 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.
    On Friday, November 18, the full Governing Board will meet in open 
session from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The Governing Board will review 
and approve the November 17-19, 2016 Governing Board meeting agenda and 
meeting minutes from the August 2016 Quarterly Board Meeting. 
Thereafter, the Secretary of Education, John B. King, Jr. will 
administer the oath of office to a new Board member and four 
reappointed members following which he will provide remarks to the 
Governing Board.
    This session will be followed by a report from the Executive 
Director of the Governing Board, William Bushaw, followed by an update 
on National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) work by Holly 
Spurlock, Branch Chief, National Assessment Operations, NCES.
    The Governing Board will recess for committee meetings at 10:00 
a.m. which are scheduled to take place from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    On November 18, 2016, the ADC will meet in a joint open session 
with COSDAM from 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Thereafter the two committees 
will meet in a joint closed session from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. to 
receive a briefing on an embargoed NCES research study involving 2015 
mathematics data from grades 4 and 8 at national and state levels. The 
data and analyses are secure and have not been released to the public. 
Public disclosure of the secure test data and analyses 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.
    Following this joint meeting, ADC will meet in closed session from 
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to receive a briefing on the history and 
content of the NAEP Long-Term Trend assessments in reading and 
mathematics, which are conducted at ages 9, 13, and 17. The briefing 
will include secure reading and mathematics test items from these three 
age-level assessments that have not been released to the public. This 
meeting must be conducted in closed session because the test items are 
secure and have not been released to the public. Public disclosure of 
the secure test items 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.
    On November 18, the COSDAM will meet in open session from 11:30 
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to conduct regularly scheduled work. On November 17, 
the R&D Committee will meet in open session from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 
p.m. to conduct regularly scheduled work.
    Following the committee meetings on Friday, November 18, the 
Governing Board will meet in closed session from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 
p.m. to receive a briefing on the 2015 National Indian Education Study 
in reading and mathematics from James Deaton, NCES. Results from this 
study have not been released to the public. Public disclosure of the 
study results 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.
    Following this closed session, the Governing Board will meet in 
closed session from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. to receive a briefing from 
Eunice Greer, NCES, on data from recent NAEP digital-based pilot 
assessments in reading, mathematics, and writing.

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Secure test questions in each subject area as well as embargoed data 
will be presented during this briefing. The test questions and data 
have not been released to the public and the session must be conducted 
in closed session. Public disclosure of the secure test items and 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.
    Thereafter, the Governing Board will take a fifteen-minute break 
and reconvene in open session from 3:30 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. to discuss 
and take action on the Governing Board's Strategic Vision. The 
discussion will be led by the Governing Board's Vice Chair Lucille 
Davy, with a presentation from Lily Clark of the Governing Board staff.
    From 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Marcella Goodridge-Keiller, Office of 
the General Counsel will provide the annual ethics briefing, and 
William Bushaw, Governing Board Executive Director, and Peggy Carr, 
NCES Acting Commissioner, will provide a briefing on keeping embargoed 
data secure.
    The November 18, 2016 meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m.
    On November 19, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed 
session from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. The committee will receive a 
briefing on nominations received for Governing Board terms beginning in 
October 1, 2017. The Nominations Committee's 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 19, the Governing Board will meet from 8:30a.m. to 9:45 
a.m. to receive a briefing from the National Academy of Sciences on the 
Evaluation of the NAEP Achievement Levels for Mathematics and Reading. 
The evaluation report has not yet been publically released by the 
National Academy of Sciences. Public disclosure of the evaluation 
results would significantly impede implementation of the NAEP 
assessment and reporting 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.
    Thereafter, the Governing Board will have a short break and 
reconvene from 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. to receive an update on 
committee reports and take action on the R&D recommended release plan 
for the 2016 NAEP Arts assessment. The Governing Board will also take 
action on a joint delegation of authority to COSDAM and the Executive 
Committee for providing an official response to the Evaluation of NAEP 
Achievement Levels.
    Following a short break, from 10:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., the 
Governing Board will meet in open session from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. 
to receive a briefing on draft Governing Board guidelines for 
Releasing, Reporting, and Disseminating Results.
    The November 19, 2016 meeting is scheduled to adjourn at 11:45 a.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 Thursday, November 17, 2016 by 10:00 a.m. ET. 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 at least two weeks 
before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a 
request received after that date, 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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    Authority:  Public Law 107-279, Title III--National Assessment 
of Educational Progress Sec.  301.

    Dated: October 26, 2016.
William J. Bushaw,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB), U. S. 
Department of Education.
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                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                 Full Governing Board: Closed Session:                 On November 18, 2016, the ADC will
                                                   Statutory Authority and Function:                    8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.; Open Session:                 meet in a joint open session with
                                                The Governing Board is established                      10:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.                              COSDAM from 10:15 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
                                                under the National Assessment of                           On Thursday, November 17, 2016,                    Thereafter the two committees will meet
                                                Educational Progress Authorization Act,                 ADC will meet in closed session from                  in a joint closed session from 11:00 a.m.
                                                Title III of Public Law 107–279.                        12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to review secure              to 11:30 a.m. to receive a briefing on an
                                                Information on the Governing Board and                  digital-based tasks in mathematics for                embargoed NCES research study
                                                its work can be found at www.nagb.gov.                  grade 12 and for science at grades 4 and              involving 2015 mathematics data from
                                                   The Governing Board is established to                8. This meeting must be conducted in                  grades 4 and 8 at national and state
                                                formulate policy for the National                       closed session because the test items are             levels. The data and analyses are secure
                                                Assessment of Educational Progress                      secure and have not been released to the              and have not been released to the
                                                (NAEP). The Governing Board’s                           public. Public disclosure of the secure               public. Public disclosure of the secure
                                                responsibilities include the following:                 test items would significantly impede                 test data and analyses would
                                                Selecting subject areas to be assessed,                 implementation of the NAEP assessment                 significantly impede implementation of
                                                developing assessment frameworks and                    program if conducted in open session.                 the NAEP assessment program if
                                                specifications, developing appropriate                  Such matters are protected by                         conducted in open session. Such
                                                student achievement levels for each                     exemption 9(B) of § 552b(c) of Title 5 of             matters are protected by exemption 9(B)
                                                grade and subject tested, developing                    the United States Code.                               of § 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United
                                                standards and procedures for interstate                    From 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. the ADC                States Code.
                                                and national comparisons, improving                     will meet in open session to review                      Following this joint meeting, ADC
                                                the form and use of NAEP, developing                    grade 12 contextual questions for                     will meet in closed session from 11:45
                                                guidelines for reporting and                            students, teachers, and schools in                    a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to receive a briefing
                                                disseminating results, and releasing                    reading and mathematics.                              on the history and content of the NAEP
                                                initial NAEP results to the public.                        The Executive Committee will meet in               Long-Term Trend assessments in
                                                                                                        open session on November 17 from 4:30                 reading and mathematics, which are
                                                November 17–19, 2016 Committee                          p.m. to 5:35 p.m. and thereafter in
                                                Meetings                                                                                                      conducted at ages 9, 13, and 17. The
                                                                                                        closed session from 5:35 p.m. to 6:00                 briefing will include secure reading and
                                                  The Governing Board’s standing                        p.m. During the closed session, the                   mathematics test items from these three
                                                committees will meet to conduct                         Executive Committee will be briefed on                age-level assessments that have not been
                                                regularly scheduled work based on                       the development of the NAEP research                  released to the public. This meeting
                                                agenda items planned for this Quarterly                 grants program and the forthcoming                    must be conducted in closed session
                                                Board Meeting and follow-up items as                    request for proposals (RFP). This                     because the test items are secure and
                                                reported in the Governing Board’s                       discussion will include secure                        have not been released to the public.
                                                committee meeting minutes available at                  information that will be included in the              Public disclosure of the secure test
                                                http://nagb.gov/what-we-do/board-                       request for proposals which is not yet                items would significantly impede
                                                committee-reports-and-agendas.html.                     available to the public. This meeting                 implementation of the NAEP assessment
                                                Detailed Meeting Agenda: November                       must be conducted in closed session                   program if conducted in open session.
                                                17–19, 2016                                             because premature public disclosure of                Such matters are protected by
                                                                                                        this information would likely have an                 exemption 9(B) of § 552b(c) of Title 5 of
                                                  November 17: Assessment                               adverse impact on the proposed agency                 the United States Code.
                                                Development Committee (ADC): Closed                     action if conducted in open session.                     On November 18, the COSDAM will
                                                Session: 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Open                  Such matters are protected by                         meet in open session from 11:30 a.m. to
                                                Session: 2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.                         exemption 9(B) of § 552b(c) of Title 5 of             12:30 p.m. to conduct regularly
                                                  November 17: Executive Committee:                     the United States Code.                               scheduled work. On November 17, the
                                                Open Session: 4:30 p.m. to 5:35 p.m.;                      On Friday, November 18, the full                   R&D Committee will meet in open
                                                Closed Session: 5:35 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.                  Governing Board will meet in open                     session from 10:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to
                                                November 18: Full Governing Board                       session from 8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The              conduct regularly scheduled work.
                                                and Committee Meetings                                  Governing Board will review and                          Following the committee meetings on
                                                                                                        approve the November 17–19, 2016                      Friday, November 18, the Governing
                                                  Full Governing Board: Open Session:
                                                                                                        Governing Board meeting agenda and                    Board will meet in closed session from
                                                8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.; Closed Sessions:
                                                                                                        meeting minutes from the August 2016                  12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. to receive a
                                                12:45 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.; Open Session:
                                                                                                        Quarterly Board Meeting. Thereafter, the              briefing on the 2015 National Indian
                                                3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
                                                  ADC and Committee on Standards,                       Secretary of Education, John B. King, Jr.             Education Study in reading and
                                                Design and Methodology (COSDAM):                        will administer the oath of office to a               mathematics from James Deaton, NCES.
                                                Joint Open Session: 10:15 a.m. to 11:00                 new Board member and four                             Results from this study have not been
                                                a.m.; Joint Closed Session: 11:00 a.m. to               reappointed members following which                   released to the public. Public disclosure
                                                11:30 a.m.;                                             he will provide remarks to the                        of the study results would significantly
                                                  ADC: Closed Session: 11:45 a.m. to                    Governing Board.                                      impede implementation of the NAEP
                                                12:30 p.m.                                                 This session will be followed by a                 assessment program if conducted in
                                                  COSDAM: Open Session: 11:30 a.m.                      report from the Executive Director of the             open session. Such matters are
                                                to 12:30 p.m.                                           Governing Board, William Bushaw,                      protected by exemption 9(B) of § 552b(c)
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                                                  Reporting & Dissemination (R&D)                       followed by an update on National                     of Title 5 of the United States Code.
                                                Committee: Open Session 10:15 a.m. to                   Center for Education Statistics (NCES)                   Following this closed session, the
                                                12:30 p.m.                                              work by Holly Spurlock, Branch Chief,                 Governing Board will meet in closed
                                                                                                        National Assessment Operations, NCES.                 session from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. to
                                                November 19: Full Governing Board                          The Governing Board will recess for                receive a briefing from Eunice Greer,
                                                and Committee Meetings                                  committee meetings at 10:00 a.m. which                NCES, on data from recent NAEP
                                                  Nominations Committee: Closed                         are scheduled to take place from 10:15                digital-based pilot assessments in
                                                Session: 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m.                         a.m. to 12:30 p.m.                                    reading, mathematics, and writing.


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                                                75390                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 210 / Monday, October 31, 2016 / Notices

                                                Secure test questions in each subject                   plan for the 2016 NAEP Arts                              Dated: October 26, 2016.
                                                area as well as embargoed data will be                  assessment. The Governing Board will                  William J. Bushaw,
                                                presented during this briefing. The test                also take action on a joint delegation of             Executive Director, National Assessment
                                                questions and data have not been                        authority to COSDAM and the Executive                 Governing Board (NAGB), U. S. Department
                                                released to the public and the session                  Committee for providing an official                   of Education.
                                                must be conducted in closed session.                    response to the Evaluation of NAEP                    [FR Doc. 2016–26194 Filed 10–28–16; 8:45 am]
                                                Public disclosure of the secure test                    Achievement Levels.                                   BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                items and data would significantly                          Following a short break, from 10:30
                                                impede implementation of the NAEP                       a.m. to 10:45 a.m., the Governing Board
                                                assessment program if conducted in                      will meet in open session from 10:45                  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
                                                open session. Such matters are                          a.m. to 11:45 a.m. to receive a briefing              [Docket No. ED–2016–IES–0109]
                                                protected by exemption 9(B) of § 552b(c)                on draft Governing Board guidelines for
                                                of Title 5 of the United States Code.                   Releasing, Reporting, and Disseminating               Request for Information on
                                                   Thereafter, the Governing Board will                 Results.                                              Interagency Working Group on
                                                take a fifteen-minute break and                                                                               Language and Communication’s
                                                reconvene in open session from 3:30                         The November 19, 2016 meeting is
                                                                                                        scheduled to adjourn at 11:45 a.m.                    Report on Research and Development
                                                p.m. to 4:15 p.m. to discuss and take                                                                         Activities
                                                action on the Governing Board’s                             Access to Records of the Meeting:
                                                Strategic Vision. The discussion will be                Pursuant to FACA requirements, the                    AGENCY:  Institute of Education Sciences,
                                                led by the Governing Board’s Vice Chair                 public may also inspect the meeting                   U.S. Department of Education.
                                                Lucille Davy, with a presentation from                  materials at www.nagb.gov beginning on                ACTION: Request for information.
                                                Lily Clark of the Governing Board staff.                Thursday, November 17, 2016 by 10:00
                                                   From 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Marcella                a.m. ET. The official verbatim                        SUMMARY:    To assist National Science
                                                Goodridge-Keiller, Office of the General                transcripts of the public meeting                     and Technology Council’s (NSTC)
                                                Counsel will provide the annual ethics                  sessions will be available for public                 Interagency Working Group on
                                                briefing, and William Bushaw,                           inspection no later than 30 calendar                  Language and Communication (IWGLC)
                                                Governing Board Executive Director,                     days following the meeting.                           in its efforts to further improve
                                                and Peggy Carr, NCES Acting                                                                                   coordination and collaboration of
                                                                                                            Reasonable Accommodations: The
                                                Commissioner, will provide a briefing                                                                         research and development (R & D)
                                                                                                        meeting site is accessible to individuals
                                                on keeping embargoed data secure.                                                                             agendas related to language and
                                                                                                        with disabilities. If you will need an
                                                   The November 18, 2016 meeting will                                                                         communication across the Federal
                                                                                                        auxiliary aid or service to participate in
                                                adjourn at 5:00 p.m.                                                                                          Government, the Institute of Education
                                                                                                        the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
                                                   On November 19, the Nominations                                                                            Sciences (the Institute) requests
                                                                                                        assistive listening device, or materials in
                                                Committee will meet in closed session                                                                         information from interested parties
                                                                                                        an alternate format), notify the contact
                                                from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. The                                                                               through this notice.
                                                                                                        person listed in this notice at least two
                                                committee will receive a briefing on                                                                          DATES: Written submissions must be
                                                                                                        weeks before the scheduled meeting
                                                nominations received for Governing                      date. Although we will attempt to meet                received by the Department on or before
                                                Board terms beginning in October 1,                     a request received after that date, we                December 30, 2016.
                                                2017. The Nominations Committee’s                       may not be able to make available the                 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments
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                                                5 of the United States Code.                            official edition of the Federal Register
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                                                   On November 19, the Governing                        and the Code of Federal Regulations is
                                                                                                                                                              Activities response’’ at the top of your
                                                Board will meet from 8:30a.m. to 9:45                   available via the Federal Digital System
                                                                                                                                                              comments.
                                                a.m. to receive a briefing from the                     at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you                  Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
                                                National Academy of Sciences on the                     can view this document, as well as all                www.regulations.gov to submit your
                                                Evaluation of the NAEP Achievement                      other documents of this Department                    comments electronically. Information
                                                Levels for Mathematics and Reading.                     published in the Federal Register, in                 on using Regulations.gov, including
                                                The evaluation report has not yet been                  text or Adobe Portable Document                       instructions for accessing agency
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