Friday’s meeting announcements: Education assessments and motor carrier safety

Federal agencies’ advisory committees will announce their upcoming meetings in Friday’s edition of the Federal Register.

Here’s what’s coming:

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s board for a carrier registration plan is holding a conference call on Dec. 5. 

{mosads}From Dec. 5 to 7, the Education Department’s governing board for national assessments is meeting in Arlington, Va., to work on policy guidelines.

The Transportation Department is holding meetings on Dec. 5 and 18 to discuss a truck size and weigh limits study. 

The federal advisory committee for Congress’s records is meeting at the National Archives on Dec. 9. 

On Dec. 10, the Fish and Wildlife Service’s conservation council for North American wetlands is meeting in Corpus Cristi, Texas, to examine grant proposals. 

Also on Dec. 10, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is planning to hold a meeting to talk about its proposed rule changes for controlling special nuclear material. 

A federal panel on financial institution appraisal is meeting in Washington on Dec. 11. 

The Interior Department’s national geospatial advisory committee is meeting via Web conference on Dec. 11. 

On Dec. 12, the U.S. Civil Rights Commission’s advisory committee for New York is meeting to talk about how youth are treated in the state’s correctional system.

A Transportation Department committee on protecting airline consumers is meeting in Washington on Dec. 16. 

Regulators for New England fishing are meeting from Dec. 16 to 18 in Danvers, Mass., to consider actions affecting local fisheries. 

The Department of Homeland Security’s advisory council on information networks is getting together on the afternoon on Dec. 17. 

A Health and Human Services Department panel on bioethical issues is meeting on Dec. 18 in Washington to discuss work in neuroscience.

On Feb. 12, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will hold a town-hall meeting to discuss fiscal 2015 payments for some medical services and technologies. The townhall will take place at the agency’s headquarters in Baltimore, Md.