[Federal Register: June 16, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 115)]
[Notices]
[Page 32866-32867]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education; Meeting
AGENCY: National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary
Education, Education.
ACTION: Notice of partially closed meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed agenda of a forthcoming
meeting of the National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education. 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.
DATES AND TIMES: June 26, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Channel Inn Hotel, 650 Water Street, S.W., Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Karelis, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue,
S.W., Room 3100, ROB # 3, Washington, DC. 20202-5175. Telephone: (202)
708-5750. Individuals who use a telecommunication device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board of the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education is established under Section
1001 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1980, Title X (20 U.S.C.
1131a-1). The National Board of the Fund is authorized to recommend to
the Director of the Fund and the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education priorities for funding and approval or disapproval of grants
of a given kind.
On June 26, 1998, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. the Board will meet
in open session. The proposed agenda for the open portion of the
meeting will include a review of the Comprehensive Program priorities,
an update of FIPSE targeted competitions, and an update of FIPSE's FY
1998 budget.
On June 26, 1998, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. the meeting will be
closed to the public for the purpose of reviewing and recommending
grant applications submitted to the Comprehensive Program. This portion
of the meeting will be closed under the authority of Section 10(d) of
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463; 5 U.S.C.A. Appendix
2) and under exemptions (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine
Act (Public law 94-409, 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) (4) and (6). The review and
discussions of the applications and the qualifications of proposed
staff to work on these grants are likely to disclose trade secrets and
commercial or financial information obtained from a person and
privileged or confidential, and to disclose information of a personal
nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy if conducted in open session.
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. An
individual with a disability who 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) should notify the
contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks before the
scheduled meeting date. Although the Department will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, the requested auxiliary aid or
service may not be available because of insufficient time to arrange
it.
A summary of the activities at the closed session and related
matters which are informative to the public consistent with the policy
of Title 5 U.S.C. 552b will be available to the public within fourteen
days of the meeting.
Records are kept of all Board proceedings, and are available for
public inspection at the office of the Fund for the Improvement of
Postsecondary Education, Room 3100, Regional Office Building # 3, 7th &
D Streets, S.W.,
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Washington, DC 20202 from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Dated: June 12, 1998.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 98-16090 Filed 6-12-98; 1:57 pm]
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