81_FR_8214 81 FR 8182 - National Assessment Governing Board Quarterly Board Meeting

81 FR 8182 - National Assessment Governing Board Quarterly Board Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 32 (February 18, 2016)

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FR Document2016-03343

This notice sets forth the agenda for the March 3-5, 2016 Quarterly 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 section 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 March 3-5, 2016 
Quarterly 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 section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act (FACA).

DATES: The Quarterly Board meeting will be held on the following dates:
     March 3, 2016 from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
     March 4, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
     March 5, 2016 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Hilton Arlington, 950 Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22203.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Statutory Authority and Function: The National Assessment Governing 
Board is established under title III--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress Authorization Act, Public Law 107-279. Information 
on the Board and its work can be found at www.nagb.gov.
    The Board is established to formulate policy for the National 
Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The 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.

March 3-5, 2016 Committee Meetings

    The 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 Board's committee 
meeting minutes available at http://nagb.gov/what-we-do/board-committee-reports-and-agendas.html.

Detailed Meeting Agenda: March 3-5, 2016

    March 3: Inside NAEP: Taking the NAEP Technology and Engineering 
Literacy Assessment: Closed Session: 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
    March 3: Executive Committee: Closed Session: 4:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m.; 
Open Session: 5:20 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

March 4: Full Board Meeting

    Full Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.; Closed Session: 
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.; Open Session 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

March 4: Committee Meetings

    Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D): Open Session 10:15 
a.m.-12:00 p.m.; Closed Session 12:05 p.m.-12:35 p.m.; Open Session 
12:35 p.m. -12:45 p.m.
    Assessment Development Committee (ADC): Open Session: 10:15 a.m.-
10:50 a.m.; Closed Session: 10:50 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
    Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM): Open 
Session: 10:15 a.m.-11:20 a.m.; Closed Session: 11:20 a.m.-12:25 p.m.; 
Open Session: 12:25 p.m.-12:45 p.m.

March 5: Full Board and Committee Meetings

    Nominations Committee: Closed Session: 7:30 a.m.-8:15 a.m.
    Full Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.-8:50 a.m.; Open Session: 8:50 
a.m.-10:45 a.m.; Closed Session: 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
    On March 3, 2016, the Board will meet in closed session from 2:30 
p.m.-4:00 p.m. to take the 2014 NAEP Technology and Engineering 
Literacy (TEL) assessment for grade 8. Board members will access secure 
NAEP TEL items used in the 2014 TEL assessment. This part of the 
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 TEL items would significantly impede implementation of the 
NAEP assessment program if conducted in open session. Such matters are 
protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.
    Thereafter, the Executive Committee will convene in closed session 
from 4:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m., and in open session to conduct regularly 
scheduled work from 5:20 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the closed session, 
the Executive Committee will receive and discuss cost estimates and 
implications for implementing NAEP's Assessment Schedule through 2024. 
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 confidential cost details and 
proprietary contract costs of current contractors to the public. 
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 March 4, 2016, the Full Board will meet in open session from 
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The Board will review and approve the March 3-
5, 2016 Board meeting agenda and meeting minutes from the November 2015 
Quarterly Board meeting. This session will be followed by new Board 
member introductions and administration of the Oath of Office for new 
members. The Chairman will then deliver remarks on the Salzburg Global 
Seminar. Thereafter the Executive Director of the Governing Board, 
William Bushaw, will provide his report, followed by an update on the 
work of IES provided by Ruth Neild, Deputy Director for Policy and 
Research, IES. The NCES update will be provided by the Acting 
Commissioner of NCES, Peggy Carr. The Board will recess for committee 
meetings at 10:00 a.m. which are scheduled to take place from 10:15 
a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
    The Reporting and Dissemination (R&D) Committee will meet in open

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session from 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and in closed session from 12:05 
p.m. to 12:35 p.m. and thereafter in open session from 12:35 p.m. to 
12:45 p.m. During the closed session, the Committee will preview and 
discuss a prototype of the Web site that will host results of the 12th 
grade NAEP reading and mathematics assessments. The data from these 
assessments have not been released and will not be released until a 
month after the Board meeting. This session must be closed because the 
Web site will display secure data that have not been released to the 
public and members will discuss the secure data. Disclosure of the 
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 section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.
    The Assessment Development Committee (ADC) will meet open session 
from 10:15 a.m. to 10:50 a.m., and in two closed sessions from 10:50 
a.m. to 12:45 p.m. During the first closed session, scheduled from 
10:50 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the ADC will review secure NAEP test 
questions in grades 4 and 8 for the 2019 Mathematics pilot assessment. 
These test questions have not been released to the public. Disclosure 
of the 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 section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.
    During the second closed session scheduled from 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 
p.m. ADC will receive an embargoed briefing on NAEP's transition to 
digital-based assessment (DBA). The briefing will include secure data 
from the 2015 DBA pilot in Reading and Mathematics, which have not been 
publicly released. The briefing will also include secure NAEP test 
questions in Reading and Mathematics at grades 4 and 8. This meeting is 
being conducted in closed session because the data have not been 
released to the public. Public disclosure of the 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 section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.
    On Friday March 4, 2016, the Committee on Standards, Design and 
Methodology (COSDAM) will meet in open session from 10:15 a.m. to 11:20 
a.m. in closed session from 11:20 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. and in open 
session from 12:25 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. During the first part of the 
closed session (11:20 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.), COSDAM will discuss 
information regarding analyses of the 2015 bridge studies for paper-
and-pencil and digital-based assessments, and discuss secure NAEP 
Reading and Mathematics data. This part of the meeting must be 
conducted in closed session because the analysis involves the use of 
secure data for the NAEP Reading and Mathematics assessments on 
digital-based platforms. 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 section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.
    During the second part of the closed session from 12:05 p.m. to 
12:25 p.m., COSDAM will discuss requirements for an upcoming 
procurement to set achievement levels on the 2017 grade 4 Writing 
assessment. Public disclosure of procurement sensitive data would 
provide an unfair advantage to potential offerors, and significantly 
impede implementation of the NAEP assessment program if conducted in 
open session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of section 
552b of title 5 U.S.C.
    Following the committee meetings, on March 4, the full Board will 
meet in closed session from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. to receive a 
briefing and discuss the 2014 NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy 
(TEL) Report Card for Grade 8. Results of the TEL assessment have not 
been released to the public. Premature disclosure of the results 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.
    On March 4, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Board will meet 
in open session to receive a briefing on STEM perspectives from the 
Frameworks Institute. This session will then be followed by a briefing 
and discussion with Hill staff on legislative matters as they pertain 
to education policy issues and NAEP. The March 4, 2016 session of the 
Board meeting will adjourn at 5:00 p.m.
    On March 5, 2016, the Nominations Committee will meet in closed 
session from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to discuss the final slate of 
candidates for Board vacancies for terms beginning on October 1, 2016. 
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 an unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy. As such, the discussions are protected by 
exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of title 5 of the United States 
Code.
    On March 5, 2016, the full Board will meet in closed session from 
8:30 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. to discuss the final slate of candidates for 
Board vacancies for terms beginning October 1, 2016. The Board's 
discussions pertain solely to internal personnel rules and practices of 
an agency and information of a personal nature where disclosure would 
constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. As such, the 
discussions are protected by exemptions 2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of 
title 5 of the United States Code.
    Following this closed session, the full Board will meet in open 
session from 8:50 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. to take action on the slate of 
candidates for the 2016 Board vacancies. From 9:15 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. 
the Board will receive committee reports and take action on the New 
Trial Urban Districts for 2017 and on the TEL Release Plan for Grade 8. 
Thereafter, from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. the Board will receive an 
update and discuss the Governing Board's Strategic Planning Initiative.
    The Board will meet in closed session on March 5, 2016 from 11:00 
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to receive a briefing and discuss the 2015 NAEP 
Reading and Mathematics Report Cards for Grade 12. This meeting must be 
conducted in closed session because results of this assessment have not 
been released to the public. Public disclosure of test results would 
significantly impede implementation of the NAEP assessment program if 
conducted in open session. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) 
of section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.
    The March 5, 2016 meeting is scheduled to 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 on 
Thursday, March 4, 2016 by 7:00 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:  Pub. L. 107-279, Title III--National Assessment of 
Educational Progress section 301.

    Dated: February 11, 2016.
William J. Bushaw,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board, U.S. 
Department of Education.
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                                                  approximately 7,500 postsecondary                       Board is established under title III—                    Full Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.–
                                                  institutions in the United States and the               National Assessment of Educational                    8:50 a.m.; Open Session: 8:50 a.m.–
                                                  other jurisdictions that are eligible to                Progress Authorization Act, Public Law                10:45 a.m.; Closed Session: 11:00 a.m.–
                                                  participate in Title IV Federal financial               107–279. Information on the Board and                 12:00 p.m.
                                                  aid programs. All Title IV institutions                 its work can be found at www.nagb.gov.                   On March 3, 2016, the Board will
                                                  are required to respond to IPEDS                           The Board is established to formulate              meet in closed session from 2:30 p.m.–
                                                  (Section 490 of the Higher Education                    policy for the National Assessment of                 4:00 p.m. to take the 2014 NAEP
                                                  Amendments of 1992 [Pub. L. 102–                        Educational Progress (NAEP). The                      Technology and Engineering Literacy
                                                  325]). IPEDS allows other (non-title IV)                Board’s responsibilities include the                  (TEL) assessment for grade 8. Board
                                                  institutions to participate on a voluntary              following: selecting subject areas to be              members will access secure NAEP TEL
                                                  basis. About 200 elect to respond. IPEDS                assessed, developing assessment                       items used in the 2014 TEL assessment.
                                                  data are available to the public through                frameworks and specifications,                        This part of the meeting must be
                                                  the College Navigator and IPEDS Data                    developing appropriate student                        conducted in closed session because the
                                                  Center Web sites. This clearance                        achievement levels for each grade and                 test items are secure and have not been
                                                  package includes a number of proposed                   subject tested, developing standards and              released to the public. Public disclosure
                                                  changes to the data collection.                         procedures for interstate and national                of the secure TEL items would
                                                                                                          comparisons, improving the form and                   significantly impede implementation of
                                                    Dated: February 12, 2016.
                                                                                                          use of NAEP, developing guidelines for                the NAEP assessment program if
                                                  Kate Mullan,                                                                                                  conducted in open session. Such
                                                                                                          reporting and disseminating results, and
                                                  Acting Director, Information Collection                                                                       matters are protected by exemption 9(B)
                                                  Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
                                                                                                          releasing initial NAEP results to the
                                                                                                          public.                                               of section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.
                                                  Records Management Services, Office of                                                                           Thereafter, the Executive Committee
                                                  Management.                                             March 3–5, 2016 Committee Meetings                    will convene in closed session from 4:30
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–03338 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am]                                                                   p.m. to 5:20 p.m., and in open session
                                                                                                            The Board’s standing committees will
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                                                                                                          meet to conduct regularly scheduled                   to conduct regularly scheduled work
                                                                                                          work, based on agenda items planned                   from 5:20 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. During the
                                                                                                          for this quarterly Board meeting, and                 closed session, the Executive Committee
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                                                                       will receive and discuss cost estimates
                                                                                                          follow-up items as reported in the
                                                                                                          Board’s committee meeting minutes                     and implications for implementing
                                                  National Assessment Governing Board
                                                                                                          available at http://nagb.gov/what-we-do/              NAEP’s Assessment Schedule through
                                                  Quarterly Board Meeting
                                                                                                          board-committee-reports-and-                          2024. This meeting must be conducted
                                                  AGENCY: National Assessment                             agendas.html.                                         in closed session because public
                                                  Governing Board, U.S. Department of                                                                           disclosure of this information would
                                                  Education.                                              Detailed Meeting Agenda: March 3–5,                   likely have an adverse financial effect
                                                                                                          2016                                                  on the NAEP program by providing
                                                  ACTION: Announcement of open and
                                                  closed meetings.                                          March 3: Inside NAEP: Taking the                    confidential cost details and proprietary
                                                                                                          NAEP Technology and Engineering                       contract costs of current contractors to
                                                  SUMMARY:   This notice sets forth the                   Literacy Assessment: Closed Session:                  the public. Discussion of this
                                                  agenda for the March 3–5, 2016                          2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m.                                   information would be likely to
                                                  Quarterly Meeting of the National                         March 3: Executive Committee:                       significantly impede implementation of
                                                  Assessment Governing Board (hereafter                   Closed Session: 4:30 p.m.–5:20 p.m.;                  a proposed agency action if conducted
                                                  referred to as Governing Board). This                   Open Session: 5:20 p.m.–6:00 p.m.                     in open session. Such matters are
                                                  notice provides information to members                                                                        protected by exemption 9(B) of section
                                                  of the public who may be interested in                  March 4: Full Board Meeting                           552b of title 5 U.S.C.
                                                  attending the meeting or providing                        Full Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m.–                   On March 4, 2016, the Full Board will
                                                  written comments on the meeting. The                    10:00 a.m.; Closed Session: 1:00 p.m.–                meet in open session from 8:30 a.m. to
                                                  notice of this meeting is required under                2:30 p.m.; Open Session 3:00 p.m.–5:00                10:00 a.m. The Board will review and
                                                  section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory                p.m.                                                  approve the March 3–5, 2016 Board
                                                  Committee Act (FACA).                                                                                         meeting agenda and meeting minutes
                                                                                                          March 4: Committee Meetings                           from the November 2015 Quarterly
                                                  DATES: The Quarterly Board meeting
                                                  will be held on the following dates:                      Reporting and Dissemination                         Board meeting. This session will be
                                                    • March 3, 2016 from 2:30 p.m. to                     Committee (R&D): Open Session 10:15                   followed by new Board member
                                                  6:00 p.m.                                               a.m.–12:00 p.m.; Closed Session 12:05                 introductions and administration of the
                                                    • March 4, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to                     p.m.–12:35 p.m.; Open Session 12:35                   Oath of Office for new members. The
                                                  5:00 p.m.                                               p.m. –12:45 p.m.                                      Chairman will then deliver remarks on
                                                    • March 5, 2016 from 7:30 a.m. to                       Assessment Development Committee                    the Salzburg Global Seminar. Thereafter
                                                  12:00 p.m.                                              (ADC): Open Session: 10:15 a.m.–10:50                 the Executive Director of the Governing
                                                                                                          a.m.; Closed Session: 10:50 a.m.–12:45                Board, William Bushaw, will provide
                                                  ADDRESSES: Hilton Arlington, 950
                                                                                                          p.m.                                                  his report, followed by an update on the
                                                  Stafford Street, Arlington, VA 22203.                                                                         work of IES provided by Ruth Neild,
                                                                                                            Committee on Standards, Design and
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Methodology (COSDAM): Open Session:                   Deputy Director for Policy and
                                                  Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/
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                                                                                                          10:15 a.m.–11:20 a.m.; Closed Session:                Research, IES. The NCES update will be
                                                  Designated Federal Official, 800 North                  11:20 a.m.–12:25 p.m.; Open Session:                  provided by the Acting Commissioner of
                                                  Capitol Street NW., Suite 825,                          12:25 p.m.–12:45 p.m.                                 NCES, Peggy Carr. The Board will recess
                                                  Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202)                                                                        for committee meetings at 10:00 a.m.
                                                  357–6938, fax: (202) 357–6945.                          March 5: Full Board and Committee                     which are scheduled to take place from
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                          Meetings                                              10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
                                                    Statutory Authority and Function:                       Nominations Committee: Closed                          The Reporting and Dissemination
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                                                  session from 10:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.                   2015 bridge studies for paper-and-pencil                  On March 5, 2016, the full Board will
                                                  and in closed session from 12:05 p.m. to                and digital-based assessments, and                    meet in closed session from 8:30 a.m. to
                                                  12:35 p.m. and thereafter in open                       discuss secure NAEP Reading and                       8:50 a.m. to discuss the final slate of
                                                  session from 12:35 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.                   Mathematics data. This part of the                    candidates for Board vacancies for terms
                                                  During the closed session, the                          meeting must be conducted in closed                   beginning October 1, 2016. The Board’s
                                                  Committee will preview and discuss a                    session because the analysis involves                 discussions pertain solely to internal
                                                  prototype of the Web site that will host                the use of secure data for the NAEP                   personnel rules and practices of an
                                                  results of the 12th grade NAEP reading                  Reading and Mathematics assessments                   agency and information of a personal
                                                  and mathematics assessments. The data                   on digital-based platforms. Public                    nature where disclosure would
                                                  from these assessments have not been                    disclosure of secure data would                       constitute an unwarranted invasion of
                                                  released and will not be released until                 significantly impede implementation of                personal privacy. As such, the
                                                  a month after the Board meeting. This                   the NAEP assessment program if                        discussions are protected by exemptions
                                                  session must be closed because the Web                  conducted in open session. Such                       2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of title 5 of
                                                  site will display secure data that have                 matters are protected by exemption 9(B)               the United States Code.
                                                  not been released to the public and                     of section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.                         Following this closed session, the full
                                                  members will discuss the secure data.                     During the second part of the closed                Board will meet in open session from
                                                  Disclosure of the secure data would                     session from 12:05 p.m. to 12:25 p.m.,                8:50 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. to take action on
                                                  significantly impede implementation of                  COSDAM will discuss requirements for                  the slate of candidates for the 2016
                                                  the NAEP assessment program if                          an upcoming procurement to set                        Board vacancies. From 9:15 a.m. to 9:45
                                                  conducted in open session. Such                         achievement levels on the 2017 grade 4                a.m. the Board will receive committee
                                                  matters are protected by exemption 9(B)                 Writing assessment. Public disclosure of              reports and take action on the New Trial
                                                  of section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.                       procurement sensitive data would                      Urban Districts for 2017 and on the TEL
                                                     The Assessment Development                           provide an unfair advantage to potential              Release Plan for Grade 8. Thereafter,
                                                  Committee (ADC) will meet open                          offerors, and significantly impede                    from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. the Board
                                                  session from 10:15 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.,                  implementation of the NAEP assessment                 will receive an update and discuss the
                                                  and in two closed sessions from 10:50                   program if conducted in open session.                 Governing Board’s Strategic Planning
                                                  a.m. to 12:45 p.m. During the first                     Such matters are protected by                         Initiative.
                                                  closed session, scheduled from 10:50                    exemption 9(B) of section 552b of title                   The Board will meet in closed session
                                                  a.m. to 12:00 p.m., the ADC will review                 5 U.S.C.                                              on March 5, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to
                                                  secure NAEP test questions in grades 4                    Following the committee meetings, on                12:00 p.m. to receive a briefing and
                                                  and 8 for the 2019 Mathematics pilot                    March 4, the full Board will meet in                  discuss the 2015 NAEP Reading and
                                                  assessment. These test questions have                   closed session from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30                 Mathematics Report Cards for Grade 12.
                                                  not been released to the public.                        p.m. to receive a briefing and discuss                This meeting must be conducted in
                                                  Disclosure of the secure data would                     the 2014 NAEP Technology and                          closed session because results of this
                                                  significantly impede implementation of                  Engineering Literacy (TEL) Report Card                assessment have not been released to
                                                  the NAEP assessment program if                          for Grade 8. Results of the TEL                       the public. Public disclosure of test
                                                  conducted in open session. Such                         assessment have not been released to                  results would significantly impede
                                                  matters are protected by exemption 9(B)                 the public. Premature disclosure of the               implementation of the NAEP assessment
                                                  of section 552b of title 5 U.S.C.                       results would significantly impede                    program if conducted in open session.
                                                     During the second closed session                     implementation of the NAEP assessment                 Such matters are protected by
                                                  scheduled from 12:00 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.                 program if conducted in open session.                 exemption 9(B) of section 552b of title
                                                  ADC will receive an embargoed briefing                  Such matters are protected by                         5 U.S.C.
                                                  on NAEP’s transition to digital-based                   exemption 9(B) of 552b of title 5 U.S.C.                  The March 5, 2016 meeting is
                                                  assessment (DBA). The briefing will                       On March 4, 2016, from 3:00 p.m. to                 scheduled to adjourn at 12:00 p.m.
                                                  include secure data from the 2015 DBA                   4:00 p.m., the Board will meet in open                    Access to Records of the Meeting:
                                                  pilot in Reading and Mathematics,                       session to receive a briefing on STEM                 Pursuant to FACA requirements, the
                                                  which have not been publicly released.                  perspectives from the Frameworks                      public may also inspect the meeting
                                                  The briefing will also include secure                   Institute. This session will then be                  materials at www.nagb.gov on Thursday,
                                                  NAEP test questions in Reading and                      followed by a briefing and discussion                 March 4, 2016 by 7:00 a.m. ET. The
                                                  Mathematics at grades 4 and 8. This                     with Hill staff on legislative matters as             official verbatim transcripts of the
                                                  meeting is being conducted in closed                    they pertain to education policy issues               public meeting sessions will be
                                                  session because the data have not been                  and NAEP. The March 4, 2016 session                   available for public inspection no later
                                                  released to the public. Public disclosure               of the Board meeting will adjourn at                  than 30 calendar days following the
                                                  of the secure data would significantly                  5:00 p.m.                                             meeting.
                                                  impede implementation of the NAEP                         On March 5, 2016, the Nominations                       Reasonable Accommodations: The
                                                  assessment program if conducted in                      Committee will meet in closed session                 meeting site is accessible to individuals
                                                  open session. Such matters are                          from 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to discuss                with disabilities. If you will need an
                                                  protected by exemption 9(B) of section                  the final slate of candidates for Board               auxiliary aid or service to participate in
                                                  552b of title 5 U.S.C.                                  vacancies for terms beginning on                      the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
                                                     On Friday March 4, 2016, the                         October 1, 2016. The Nominations                      assistive listening device, or materials in
                                                  Committee on Standards, Design and                      Committee’s discussions pertain solely                an alternate format), notify the contact
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                                                  Methodology (COSDAM) will meet in                       to internal personnel rules and practices             person listed in this notice at least two
                                                  open session from 10:15 a.m. to 11:20                   of an agency and information of a                     weeks before the scheduled meeting
                                                  a.m. in closed session from 11:20 a.m.                  personal nature where disclosure would                date. Although we will attempt to meet
                                                  to 12:25 p.m. and in open session from                  constitute an unwarranted invasion of                 a request received after that date, we
                                                  12:25 p.m. to 12:45 p.m. During the first               personal privacy. As such, the                        may not be able to make available the
                                                  part of the closed session (11:20 a.m. to               discussions are protected by exemptions               requested auxiliary aid or service
                                                  12:05 p.m.), COSDAM will discuss                        2 and 6 of section 552b(c) of title 5 of              because of insufficient time to arrange
                                                  information regarding analyses of the                   the United States Code.                               it.


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                                                  8184                        Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices

                                                     Electronic Access to this Document:                  commercial delivery, or hand delivery.                Act), to assist consumers and applicants
                                                  The official version of this document is                Please note that comments submitted by                in their relationships with projects,
                                                  the document published in the Federal                   fax or email and those submitted after                programs and services provided under
                                                  Register. Free Internet access to the                   the comment period will not be                        the Rehabilitation Act including the
                                                  official edition of the Federal Register                accepted. Written requests for                        Vocational Rehabilitation program.
                                                  and the Code of Federal Regulations is                  information or comments submitted by                    Dated: February 11, 2016.
                                                  available via the Federal Digital System                postal mail or delivery should be                     Tomakie Washington,
                                                  at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you                 addressed to the Director of the                      Acting Director, Information Collection
                                                  can view this document, as well as all                  Information Collection Clearance                      Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
                                                  other documents of this Department                      Division, U.S. Department of Education,               Records Management Services, Office of
                                                  published in the Federal Register, in                   400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room                    Management.
                                                  text or Adobe Portable Document                         2E115, Washington, DC 20202–4537.                     [FR Doc. 2016–03263 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For                  BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
                                                  have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is                     specific questions related to collection
                                                  available free at the site.                             activities, please contact Jim Doyle,
                                                     You may also access documents of the                 (202) 245–6630.                                       DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
                                                  Department published in the Federal                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                  Register by using the article search                    Department of Education (ED), in                      Orders Granting Authority To Import
                                                  feature at: www.federalregister.gov.                    accordance with the Paperwork                         and Export Natural Gas, To Import and
                                                  Specifically, through the advanced                      Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.                Export Liquefied Natural Gas, and To
                                                  search feature at this site, you can limit              3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general                  Vacate Authorization During January
                                                  your search to documents published by                   public and Federal agencies with an                   2016
                                                  the Department.                                         opportunity to comment on proposed,
                                                    Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, Title III—                revised, and continuing collections of                                                    FE Docket
                                                  National Assessment of Educational Progress                                                                                                         Nos.
                                                                                                          information. This helps the Department
                                                  section 301.                                            assess the impact of its information                  TOYOTA MOTOR ENGI-                15–109–NG
                                                    Dated: February 11, 2016.                             collection requirements and minimize                    NEERING & MANUFAC-
                                                  William J. Bushaw,                                      the public’s reporting burden. It also                  TURING NORTH AMERICA.
                                                  Executive Director, National Assessment                 helps the public understand the                       SABINE PASS LIQUE-                15–171–LNG
                                                  Governing Board, U.S. Department of                     Department’s information collection                     FACTION, LLC.
                                                  Education.                                              requirements and provide the requested                APPLIED LNG TECH-                 16–05–NG
                                                                                                                                                                  NOLOGIES, LLC.
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–03343 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am]             data in the desired format. ED is                     COAHUILA ENERGY .............     15–189–NG
                                                  BILLING CODE P                                          soliciting comments on the proposed                   WHITE EAGLE TRADING,              16–04–NG
                                                                                                          information collection request (ICR) that               LLC.
                                                                                                          is described below. The Department of                 CANNAT ENERGY, INC. ........      15–184–NG
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                 Education is especially interested in                 BNP PARIBAS ENERGY                15–176–NG
                                                                                                          public comment addressing the                           CANADA CORP.
                                                  [Docket No.: ED–2015–ICCD–0136]                                                                               FREEPORT LNG DEVELOP-             16–02–LNG
                                                                                                          following issues: (1) Is this collection
                                                                                                          necessary to the proper functions of the                MENT, L.P.
                                                  Agency Information Collection                                                                                 BNP PARIBAS ENERGY                15–177–NG
                                                  Activities; Submission to the Office of                 Department; (2) will this information be                TRADING GP.
                                                  Management and Budget for Review                        processed and used in a timely manner;                MERCURIA COMMODITIES              15–162–NG
                                                  and Approval; Comment Request;                          (3) is the estimate of burden accurate;                 CANADA CORPORATION.
                                                  Client Assistance Program (CAP)                         (4) how might the Department enhance
                                                                                                          the quality, utility, and clarity of the              AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy,
                                                  AGENCY:  Office of Special Education and                information to be collected; and (5) how              Department of Energy.
                                                  Rehabilitative Services (OSERS),                        might the Department minimize the                     ACTION: Notice of orders.
                                                  Department of Education (ED).                           burden of this collection on the
                                                  ACTION: Notice.                                         respondents, including through the use                SUMMARY:   The Office of Fossil Energy
                                                                                                          of information technology. Please note                (FE) of the Department of Energy gives
                                                  SUMMARY:   In accordance with the                       that written comments received in                     notice that during January 2016, it
                                                  Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                     response to this notice will be                       issued orders granting authority to
                                                  U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is                     considered public records.                            import and export natural gas, to import
                                                  proposing an extension of an existing                      Title of Collection: Client Assistance             and export liquefied natural gas (LNG),
                                                  information collection.                                 Program (CAP).                                        and to vacate authority. These orders are
                                                  DATES: Interested persons are invited to                   OMB Control Number: 1820–0520.                     summarized in the attached appendix
                                                  submit comments on or before March                         Type of Review: An extension of an                 and may be found on the FE Web site
                                                  21, 2016.                                               existing information collection.                      at http://energy.gov/fe/listing-doefe-
                                                  ADDRESSES: To access and review all the                    Respondents/Affected Public:                       authorizationsorders-issued-2016. They
                                                  documents related to the information                    Individuals or Households.                            are also available for inspection and
                                                  collection listed in this notice, please                   Total Estimated Number of Annual                   copying in the U.S. Department of
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                                                  use http://www.regulations.gov by                       Responses: 56.                                        Energy (FE–34), Division of Natural Gas
                                                  searching the Docket ID number ED–                         Total Estimated Number of Annual                   Regulation, Office of Regulation and
                                                  2015–ICCD–0136. Comments submitted                      Burden Hours: 9.                                      International Engagement, Office of
                                                  in response to this notice should be                       Abstract: This form is used by states              Fossil Energy, Docket Room 3E–033,
                                                  submitted electronically through the                    to request funds to establish and carry               Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence
                                                  Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://                   out Client Assistance Programs (CAP).                 Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20585,
                                                  www.regulations.gov by selecting the                    CAP is mandated by the Rehabilitation                 (202) 586–9478. The Docket Room is
                                                  Docket ID number or via postal mail,                    Act of 1973, as amended (Rehabilitation               open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAnnouncement of open and closed meetings.
DatesThe Quarterly Board meeting will be held on the following dates:
ContactMunira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/ Designated Federal Official, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002, telephone: (202) 357-6938, fax: (202) 357-6945.
FR Citation81 FR 8182 

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