[Federal Register: August 23, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 164)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance; Meeting
AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Ecucation.
ACTION: Notice of upcoming meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming partially closed meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Student Financial Assistance. Individuals who will need accommodations
for a disability in order to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices, and/or materials in alternative
format) should notify Ms. Hope M. Gray at 202-708-7439 or via e-mail at
hope.gray@ed.gov no later than Wednesday, September 5, 2001. We will
attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee
availability of the requested accommodation. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with disabilities. This notice also describes
the functions of the Committee. Notice of this meeting is required
under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This
document is intended to notify the general public.
DATES AND TIMES: Thursday, September 13, 2001, beginning at 9:00 a.m.
and ending at approximately 6:00 p.m.; and Friday, September 14, 2001,
beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at approximately 2:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Radisson Barcelo Hotel, 2121 P Street, N.W., the
Phillips Ballroom, Washington, D.C. 20037
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff
Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Portals
Building, 1280 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C.
20202-7582 (202) 708-7439.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Student Financial
Assistance is established under Section 491 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 as amended by Pub. L. 100-50 (20 U.S.C. 1098). The Advisory
Committee serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to the
Congress and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid
policy. Since its inception, the Committee has been charged with
providing technical expertise with regard to systems of need analysis
and application forms, making recommendations that result in the
maintenance of access to postsecondary education for low-and middle-
income students; conducting a study of institutional lending in the
Stafford Student Loan Program; assisting with activities related to the
1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965; conducting a
third-year evaluation of the Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP)
and the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) under the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993; and assisting Congress with
the 1998 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
The congressional mandate requires the Advisory Committee to
conduct objective, nonpartisan, and independent analyses on important
aspects of the student assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act. The Committee traditionally approaches its work from a
set of fundamental goals: Promoting program integrity, eliminating or
avoiding program complexity, integrating delivery across the Title IV
programs, and minimizing burden on students and institutions.
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act has provided the
Advisory Committee with a significantly expanded agenda in six majors
areas, such as, Performance-based Organization (PBO); Modernization;
Technology; Simplification of Law and Regulation; Distance Education;
and Early Information and Needs
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Assessment. In each of these areas, Congress has asked the Committee
to: monitor progress toward implementing the Amendments of 1998;
conduct independent, objective assessments; and make recommendations
for improvement to the Congress and the Secretary. Each of these
responsibilities flows logically from and effectively implements one or
more of the Committee's original statutory functions and purposes.
The proposed agenda includes: (a) Round table discussion sessions
regarding the findings of Access Denied and related research, in
particular, the implications of unmet need on low-income students, and
the role of academic preparation on access; and (b) the Committee's
plans for fiscal year 2002. In addition, other Committee business will
be addressed. Space is limited and you are encouraged to register early
if you plan to attend. You may register through Internet at
ADV.COMSFA@ed.gov or Tracy.Deanna. Jones@ed.gov. Please include your
name, title, affiliation, complete address (including Internet and e-
mail--if available), and telephone and fax numbers. If you are unable
to register electronically, you may mail or fax your registration
information to the Advisory Committee staff office at (202) 401-3467.
Also, you may contact the Advisory Committee Staff at (202) 708-7439.
The registration deadline is Tuesday, September 4, 2001.
The Advisory Committee will meet in Washington, D.C. on Thursday,
September 13, 2001, from 9:00 a.m. until approximately 6:00 p.m., and
on Friday, September 14, from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 2:00 p.m.
The meting will be closed to the public on September 13, from
approximately 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. to discuss personnel matters. The
ensuing discussions will relate to internal personnel rules and
practices of an agency and will disclose information of a personal
nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion
of personal privacy if conducted in open session. Such matters are
protected by exemptions (2) and (6) of Section 552(b)(c) of Title 5
U.S.C. A summary of the activities at the closed session and related
matters that are informative to the public consistent with the policy
of Title 5 U.S.C. 552(b) will be available to the public within
fourteen days after the meeting.
Records are kept of all Committee proceedings, and are available
for public inspection at the Office of the Advisory Committee on
Student Financial Assistance, Portals Building, 1280 Maryland Avenue,
S.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30
p.m., weekdays, except Federal holidays.
Dated: August 17, 2001.
Brian K. Fitzgerald,
Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
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