[Federal Register: June 4, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 107)]
[Notices]
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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, Department of Education
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides the schedule and a summary of the agenda
for an upcoming meeting of the National Board of the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education (Board). The notice also
describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is
required by 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 due to unexpected delays in finalizing arrangements for the
meeting.
DATE AND TIME: June 9, 2003, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: St. Gregory Hotel, 2033 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036.
Telephone: (202) 530-3600.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Fischer, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20006-8544; telephone
(202) 502-7500; e-mail donald.fischer@ed.gov. 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 the preceding paragraph as soon as possible.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board of the Fund for the
Improvement of Postsecondary Education is established under section 742
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1138a). The Board is
authorized to advise the Director of the Fund and the Assistant
Secretary for Postsecondary Education on (1) priorities for the
improvement of postsecondary education, including recommendations for
the improvement of postsecondary education and for the evaluation,
dissemination, and adaptation of demonstrated improvements in
postsecondary educational practice; and (2) the operation of the Fund,
including advice on planning documents, guidelines, and procedures for
grant competitions prepared by the Fund.
On Monday, June 9, 2003, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 12 p.m. to
3:30 p.m., the Board will meet in open session. The proposed agenda for
the open portion of the meeting will include discussions of the Fund's
programs and special initiatives. A special topic of discussion will be
costs of higher education.
On Monday, June 9, 2003, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., the meeting will
be closed to the public for the purpose of discussing personnel matters
associated with the work of the Board. This portion of the meeting will
be closed under the authority of section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and exemptions (2) and (6) of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(2) and (6). The review and discussion
of Board personnel matters will relate solely to the internal personnel
rules and practices of an agency, and may disclose information of a
personal nature where disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy if conducted in open session.
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, 6th Floor, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC
20006-8544 from the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 03-13963 Filed 6-3-03; 8:45 am]
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