[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22054-22055]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10939]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting
AGENCY: National Assessment Governing Board; Education.
ACTION: Amendment to notice of open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This amends the notice of an open meeting of the National
Assessment Governing Board published on Tuesday, April 25, 1995 in Vol.
60, No. 79, page 20260. This notice changes the status of the meeting
from open to partially closed. This document is intended to notify the
general public of the closed sessions.
DATES: May 12, and 13, 1995.
TIME: May 12, 1995--Achievement Levels Committee, 7:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.
(closed); Subject Area Committee #2, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (closed).
May 13, 1995--Full Board, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. (closed).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Ann Wilmer, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing
Board, Suite 825, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC, 20002-
4233, Telephone: (202) 357-6938.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 12, 1995 the Achievement Levels
Committee will meet from 7:30 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. in closed session to
permit the Committee to hear a technical briefing on the 1994
achievement levels. Specifically, the Committee will be briefed on
unverified results of the 1994 achievement levels for U.S. History and
Geography. This portion of the meeting must be conducted in closed
session because premature disclosure of the information presented for
review might significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed
agency action. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of Section
552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
Beginning at 10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., the Subject Area
Committee #2, will be in session. The meeting of Subject Area Committee
#2 will be closed to the public to permit the Committee to review data
from the 1995 field test, and to comment on a draft statement of work
for specifications for the 1997/1998 writing assessment. This meeting
must be conducted in closed session because premature disclosure of the
information presented for review might significantly frustrate
implementation of a proposed agency action. Such matters are protected
by exemption 9(B) of Section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
On May 13, at 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m., the full Board will
reconvene in closed session to permit the Board to hear a briefing on
the Preliminary Report on Achievement Levels for History and Geography.
The report will include references to specific items from the
assessments. This portion of the meeting must be conducted in closed
session because premature disclosure of the information presented for
review might significantly frustrate [[Page 22055]] implementation of a
proposed agency action. Such matters are protected by exemption 9(B) of
Section 552b(c) of Title 5 U.S.C.
A summary of the activities of the closed sessions and related
matters, which are informative to the public and consistent with the
policy of section 5 U.S.C. 552b, will be available to the public within
14 days after the meeting. Records are kept of all Board proceedings
and are available for public inspection at the U.S. Department of
Education, National Assessment Governing Board, Suite 825, 800 North
Capitol Street NW., Washington, DC, from 8:30 am. to 5:00 p.m.
Dated: April 28, 1995.
Roy Truby,
Executive Director, National Assessment Governing Board.
[FR Doc. 95-10939 Filed 5-3-95; 8:45 am]
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