National Assessment Governing Board Meeting
| Published date | 02 November 2021 |
| Record Number | 2021-23880 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Education Department |
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service. (2017). Memorandum of
Agreement Among the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the
Natural Resources Conservation Service for the
Purpose of Updating and Maintaining the National
Wetland Plant List.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service and the Natural Resources
Conservation Service. (December 12, 2006).
Memorandum of Agreement Among the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
and the Natural Resources Conservation Service for
the Purpose of Transferring Responsibility for
Updating and Maintaining the National List of
Vascular Plant Species that Occur in Wetlands.
the geographic extent and spatial
variability of this subregion. This
change also creates consistency between
the naming conventions of the NWPL
regions and subregions and the Regional
Supplements to the Corps of Engineers
Wetland Delineation Manual regions.
In accordance with the Memorandum
of Agreement signed in 2017 (2017
MOA),
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future updates to the NWPL
will continue to occur biennially. The
public may provide input to be
considered as part of future NWPL
updates by utilizing the following
procedures. A change in indicator status
or addition of a currently unlisted
species may be requested at any time at
https://wetland-
plants.sec.usace.army.mil/ by clicking
on the ‘‘Submit a NWPL Change
Request’’ link and submitting the
appropriate data. Appropriate data
includes ecological data, literature
reviews, frequency and abundance data,
testing descriptions, and geographic
data for the taxon in wetlands and non-
wetlands in the USACE wetland region
or subregion for which the change is
proposed.
In accordance with the Memorandum
of Agreement signed in 2006 (2006
MOA),
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USACE, endorsed by the EPA,
FWS and NRCS, is publishing final
wetland indicator statuses for the 2020
NWPL. The final NWPL is available at
https://wetland-
plants.sec.usace.army.mil/. State,
regional, and national lists can also be
downloaded from this site. This
completes the review of the NWPL. All
comments received have been evaluated
and final indicator statuses have been
set.
Detailed information on the update
process, protocol, and technical issues
can be found in the following
documents (available on the NWPL
Publications web page):
•Lichvar, Robert W. and Minkin,
Paul. Concepts and Procedures for
Updating the National Wetland Plant
List. Sept 2008. ERDC/CRREL TN–08–3.
Hanover, NH: U.S. Army Engineer
Research and Development Center, Cold
Regions Research and Engineering
Laboratory.
•Lichvar, Robert W. and Gillrich,
Jennifer J. Final Protocol for Assigning
Wetland Indicator Status Ratings during
National Wetland Plant List Update.
Sept 2011. ERDC/CRREL TN–11–1.
Hanover, NH: U.S. Army Engineer
Research and Development Center, Cold
Regions Research and Engineering
Laboratory.
Additional cited literature:
Lichvar R.W., N.C. Melvin, M.L.
Butterwick, and W.N. Kirchner. 2012.
National Wetland Plant List Indicator
Rating Definitions. ERDC/CRREL TN–
12–1. Hanover, NH: U.S. Army Engineer
Research and Development Center Cold
Regions Research and Engineering
Laboratory
Environmental Documentation
A decision document has been
prepared for this action after all
comments received were evaluated. The
decision document is available through
Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Operations and Regulatory
Community of Practice, 441 G Street
NW, Washington, DC 20314–1000.
Authority
The NWPL is utilized in conducting
wetland determinations under the
authority of the Food Security Act of
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) and
wetland delineations under the
authority of Section 404 of the Clean
Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1344) and Section
10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
(33 U.S.C. 401 et seq.). The Corps has
responsibility for issuing this update
pursuant to the 2006 MOA.
Jaime A. Pinkham,
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil
Works).
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Assessment Governing Board
Meeting
AGENCY
: National Assessment
Governing Board, Department of
Education.
ACTION
: Notice of open and closed
hybrid meetings.
SUMMARY
: This notice sets forth the
agenda for the National Assessment
Governing Board (hereafter referred to
as Governing Board) meeting scheduled
for November 18–19, 2021. This notice
provides information about the meeting
to members of the public who may be
interested in attending and/or providing
written comments related to the work of
the Governing Board. Notice of this
meeting is required under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA).
ADDRESSES
: In-person attendance for
this meeting is for members and staff
due to ED in-person meeting conference
guidelines and COVID–19 social
distancing requirements. Governing
Board members and staff will meet at
the Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill,
525 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20001. Virtual attendance for all
open sessions will be accessible to
members of the public who register per
the instructions provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer/
Designated Federal Official for the
Governing Board, 800 North Capitol
Street NW, Suite 825, Washington, DC
20002, telephone: (202) 357–6906, fax:
(202) 357–6945, email:
Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: Statutory
Authority and Function: The Governing
Board is established under the National
Assessment of Educational Progress
Authorization Act, Title III of Public
Law 107–279. Information on the
Governing Board and its work can be
found at www.nagb.gov.
The Governing Board formulates
policy for the National Assessment of
Educational Progress (NAEP)
administered by the National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES). The
Governing Board’s responsibilities
include: (1) Selecting subject areas to be
assessed; (2) developing assessment
frameworks and specifications; (3)
developing appropriate student
achievement levels for each grade and
subject tested; (4) developing standards
and procedures for interstate and
national comparisons; (5) improving the
form and use of NAEP; (6) developing
guidelines for reporting and
disseminating results; and (7) releasing
initial NAEP results to the public.
Standing Committee Meetings
The Governing Board’s standing
committees will meet to conduct
regularly scheduled work planned for
this Quarterly Board Meeting and any
items undertaken by committees for
consideration by the full Governing
Board. (Please see committee meeting
minutes for previous meetings, available
at https://www.nagb.gov/governing-
board/quarterly-board-meetings.html).
Committee meeting agendas will be
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posted on the Governing Board’s
website www.nagb.gov five business
days prior to the meetings. Online
registration for virtual access to the
open sessions of the Governing Board
and committee meetings will also be
posted at www.nagb.gov five working
days prior to each meeting.
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Reporting and Dissemination Committee
3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (Open Session)
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Assessment Development Committee
3:15 p.m.–4:30 p.m. (Open Session)
Friday, November 12, 2021
Joint Meeting: Reporting and
Dissemination Committee and
Assessment Development Committee
2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m. (Open Session)
Monday, November 15, 2021
Nominations Committee
5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. (Closed Session)
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Committee on Standards, Design &
Methodology
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. (Closed Session)
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Executive Committee Meeting
9:45 a.m.–10:15 a.m. (Open Session)
10:20 a.m.–11:20 a.m. (Closed Session)
11:20 a.m.–11:30 a.m. (Open Session)
Quarterly Governing Board Meeting
The plenary sessions of the November
18–19, 2021 quarterly meeting of the
Governing Board will be held on the
following dates and times:
Thursday, November 18, 2021: Open
Meeting: 12:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Friday, November 19, 2021: Closed
Meeting: 9:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.; Open
Meeting: 11:15 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
November 18, 2021: Open Meetings
On Thursday, November 18, 2021, the
Governing Board will meet in open
session from 12:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
From 12:45 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., Chair,
Beverly Perdue will welcome members,
review, and approve the November 18–
19, 2021 quarterly Governing Board
meeting agenda, and approve minutes
from the August 5–6, 2021 quarterly
Governing Board meeting.
From 1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. new and
reappointed members will offer
remarks. Next, Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director of the Governing
Board, will update members on ongoing
work from 1:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. The
Board will discuss and take action on
the NAEP 2026 Reading Assessment and
Item Specifications from 1:45 p.m. to
2:15 p.m.
From 2:15 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. the Board
will discuss potential changes to the
NAEP Framework update process. From
3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Secretary
Cardona will administer the oath of
office to new members and provide
remarks.
Thereafter the Board will take a 15
minute break and reconvene from 4:15
p.m. to 5:30 p.m. to discuss initial
public comment on the current NAEP
Science Framework, after which the
November 18, 2021 session will
adjourn.
November 19, 2021 Meeting
On Friday, November 19, 2021, the
Governing Board meeting will convene
in closed session from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. to receive a briefing from Peggy
Carr, Commissioner of NCES and from
Lesley Muldoon on the NAEP Budget
and Assessment Schedule. The budget
briefing and Governing Board
discussions may affect current and
future NAEP contracts and must be kept
confidential to maintain the integrity of
the federal acquisition process. Public
disclosure of this confidential
information would impede
implementation of the NAEP assessment
program if conducted in open session.
Such matters are protected by
exemption 9(B) of § 552b(c) of Title 5 of
the United States Code.
The Governing Board then will take a
break from 11:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. The
Board will convene in open session
from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. to discuss
the Governing Board’s plans for
implementing Year 2 of the Strategic
Vision. From 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
members will engage in open
discussion. Thereafter, the Board will
engage in a working lunch to receive a
briefing from Ray Hart, Executive
Director of the Council of the Great City
Schools, who will present on the recent
Council report, Mirrors or Windows.
This report uses NAEP data to
understand how large urban districts
overcome poverty and other barriers to
foster positive educational outcomes for
students. From 2:15 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
the Board will receive a briefing and
discuss planned and potential
innovations for NAEP, led by NCES staff
and invited experts. The November 19
session of the Governing Board meeting
will adjourn at 4:00 p.m.
The Quarterly Board meeting and
committee meeting agendas, together
with meeting materials, will be posted
on the Governing Board’s website at
www.nagb.gov no later than five
working days prior to each meeting.
Virtual attendance for all open
sessions will be accessible to members
of the public via online registration only
at www.nagb.gov 5 business days prior
to each meeting.
Access to Records of the Meeting:
Pursuant to FACA requirements, the
public may also inspect the meeting
materials at www.nagb.gov five business
days prior to each meeting. The official
verbatim transcripts of the public
meeting sessions will be available for
public inspection no later than 30
calendar days following each meeting.
Reasonable Accommodations: The
meeting is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. If you will need an
auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
an alternate format), notify the contact
person listed in this notice no later than
ten working days prior to each meeting.
Written Comment: Written comments
related to the work of the Governing
Board may be submitted electronically
or in hard copy to the attention of the
Executive Officer/Designated Federal
Official (see contact information noted
above).
Public Participation: Members of the
public may virtually attend all open
sessions of the standing committees and
full Governing Board meetings via
advance registration. A link to the
registration page will be posted on
www.nagb.gov five business days prior
to each meeting date.
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Authority: Pub. L. 107–279, Title III—
National Assessment of Educational
Progress § 301.
Lesley Muldoon,
Executive Director, National Assessment
Governing Board (NAGB), U. S. Department
of Education.
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