[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 1998)] [Notices] [Pages 45801-45802] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-22964] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Management; Performance Review Board Membership AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of Membership of the Performance Review Board (PRB). ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the names of members of the PRB for the Department of Education. Under 5 U.S.C. 4314 (c) (1) through (5), each agency is required to establish one or more Senior Executive Service (SES) PRBs. The PRB reviews and evaluates the initial appraisal of a senior executive's performance along with any comments by senior executives and any higher level executive and makes [[Page 45802]] recommendations to the appointing authority relative to the performance of the senior executive, including making recommendations on performance awards. The PRB is also responsible for providing recertification recommendations for career SES appointees in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3393 (a) and 5 CFR 317.504 (f). Recommendations on SES pay level adjustments are also made by the PRB. Membership The following executives of the Department of Education have been selected to serve on the Performance Review Board of the Department of Education: Steven Schatken, Chair, Judith Heumann, Co-Chair, Mary Ellen Dix, Philip Link, Susan Craig, Steven Winnick, Jeanette Lim, Carol Cichowski, Thomas Skelly, Larry Oxendine, Linda Paulsen, John Higgins, Steven McNamara, Mary Jean LeTendre, William Modzeleski, Patricia Guard, Joseph Conaty, Edward Fuentes, Dennis Berry, William Smith, Hazel Fiers, Diane Rossi, Linda Roberts, Raymond Pierce, Thomas Hehir, D. Jean Veta, Claudio Prieto. The following executives have been selected to serve as alternate members of the PRB: Jeanne Van Vlandren, Ricky Takai, Arthur Coleman, Curtis Richards. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Althea Watson, Director, Executive Resources Team, Human Resources Group, Office of Management, Department of Education, Room 1135, FOB-10B, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202, Telephone: (202) 401-0546. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding paragraph. Electronic Access to This Document Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the following sites: http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm http://www.ed.gov/news.html To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing Office at (202) 512-1530, toll free, at 1-888-293-6498. Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511 or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases. Note: The official version of a document is the document published in the Federal Register. Dated: August 21, 1998. Richard W. Riley, Secretary of Education. [FR Doc. 98-22964 Filed 8-26-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P