[Federal Register: March 13, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 49)]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 
Education

 
Meeting

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides 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. This notice is published less than 
15 days prior to the date of the meeting as a result of special 
administrative clearances.

DATE AND TIME: March 20, 2001, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC Telephone: (202) 628-2100.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Fischer, U.S. Department of 
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20006-8544. Telephone: 
(202) 502-7500 or by e-mail: donald_fischer@ed.gov 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 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.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: The National Board of the Fund for the 
Improvement of Postsecondary Education is established under Title VII, 
Part B, Section 742 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 (20 
U.S.C. 1138a). 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 procedures for grant 
awards.
    The meeting of the National Board is open to the public. The 
National Board will meet on Tuesday, March 20, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 
3:30 p.m. to provide an overview of the Fund's program status and 
special initiatives.
    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 as soon as possible before the 
scheduled meeting date. Although the Department will attempt to meet 
such a request, the requested auxiliary aid or service may not be 
available because of insufficient time to arrange it.
    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, 8th Floor, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 
20006-8544 from the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

    Dated: March 8, 2001.
Maureen A. McLaughlin,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, Office 
of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 01-6210 Filed 3-12-01; 8:45 am]
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