[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70699-70700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-32686]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board; 
Teleconference

AGENCY: National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board; 
Education.

ACTION: Notice of Executive Committee Meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a

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forthcoming meeting of the Executive Committee of the National 
Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board. Notice of this 
meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general public 
of their opportunity to attend the meeting. The public is being given 
less than 15 days notice of this meeting because of the need to 
expedite a decision on funding major initiative of the Board.

DATE: December 21, 1999.

TIME: 3-4 p.m., EST.

LOCATION: Room 100, 80 F St., NW, Washington, DC 20208-7564.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thelma Leenhouts, Designated Federal 
Official, National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, 
Washington, D.C. 20208-7564. Tel.: (202) 219-2065; fax: (202) 219-1528; 
e-mail:
    Thelma__Leenhouts@ed.gov. The main telephone number for the Board 
is (202) 208-0692.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Educational Research Policy and 
Priorities Board is authorized by section 921 of the Educational 
Research, Development, Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994. The 
Board works collaboratively with the Assistant Secretary for the Office 
of Educational Research and Improvement to forge a national consensus 
with respect to a long-term agenda for educational research, 
development, and dissemination, and to provide advice and assistance to 
the Assistant Secretary in administering the duties of the Office. The 
meeting is open to the public. The Executive Committee will consider 
the authorization of funds for a national conference on middle school 
research and practice. Records are kept of all Board proceedings and 
are available for public inspection at the office of the National 
Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board, Suite 100, 80 F St., 
NW, Washington, DC 20208-7564.

    Dated: December 13, 1999.
Eve M. Bither,
Executive Director.
[FR Doc. 99-32686 Filed 12-16-99; 8:45 am]
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