[Federal Register: January 6, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 3)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board; 
Meeting

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

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
meeting of the National Educational Research Policy and Priorities 
Board. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of 
this meeting is required under Section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act and is intended to notify the public of their 
opportunity to attend.

DATE AND TIME: January 31, 1997, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: First Floor Conference Room, 80 F St., N.W., Washington, 
D.C. 20208.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eve M. Bither, Executive Director, National Educational Research Policy 
and Priorities Board, 80 F St., N.W.,

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Washington, D.C. 20208-7564. Telephone: (202) 208-0692; Fax: (202) 219-
1528. Internet: Eve__--Bither@ed.gov.

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 
Act). The Board works collaboratively with the Assistant Secretary for 
the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (the Office) 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 Act directs the Board to provide guidance to 
the Congress in its oversight of the Office; to advise the Untied 
States on the Federal educational research and development effort; and 
to solicit advice form practitioners, policymakers, and researchers to 
define research needs and suggestions for research topics. The meeting 
of the Board is open to the public.
    The agenda for January 31 will consider the adoption of proposed 
by-laws; the approval of standards for the conduct and evaluation of 
research, and for assessing performance on contracts, grants, and 
cooperative agreements, as well as standards for reviewing and 
designating exemplary and promising programs. A final agenda will be 
available from the Board's office on January 15.
    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, 80 F St., NW Washington, D.C. 20208-7564.

    Dated: December 30, 1997.
Eve M. Bither,
Executive Director.
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