[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)] [Notices] [Pages 6362-6363] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-3727] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Advisory Council on Education Statistics; Meeting AGENCY: Advisory Council on Education Statistics, Education. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the Advisory Council on Education Statistics. This notice also describes the functions of the Council. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the [[Page 6363]] Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend. DATES AND TIME: March 14, 1996 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.; March 15, 1999 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 326, Washington, D.C. 20208. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Marenus, Executive Director, Advisory Council on Education Statistics, 555 New Jersey Avenue, Room 400J, Washington, D.C. 20208- 7575, telephone: (202) 219-1839. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Council on Education Statistics (ACES) is established under Section 406(c) (1) of the Education Amendments of 1974, Pub. L. 93-380. The Council is established to review general policies for the operation of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) in the Office of Educational Research and Improvement and is responsible for advising on standards to insure that statistics and analyses disseminated by NCES are of the high quality and are not subject to political influence. In addition, ACES is required to advise the Commissioner of NCES and the National Assessment Governing Board on technical and statistical matters related to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The meeting of the Council is open to the public. The proposed agenda includes the following:Reports from ACES's subcommittees on their proposed charters and related activities. A report from the ACES subcommittee on statistics on proposed advice from ACES to the National Assessment Governing Board in relation to redesigning NAEP. An update on NCES activities. Records are kept of all Council proceedings and are available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Director, Advisory Council on Education Statistics, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW., Room 400J, Washington, D.C. 20208-7575. Sharon P. Robinson, Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement. [FR Doc. 96-3727 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M