[Federal Register: February 13, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 30)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council Meeting (FICC)
AGENCY: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, Education.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice describes the schedule and agenda of a forthcoming
meeting of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council (FICC). Notice
of this meeting is intended to inform members of the general public of
their opportunity to attend the meeting. The FICC will engage in policy
discussions related to educational services for young children with
autism and their families. The meeting will be open and accessible to
the general public.
Date and Time: FICC Meeting: Thursday, March 18, 2004 from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: American Institutes for Research, 1000 Thomas Jefferson
Street, NW., Conference Rooms B & C, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Obral Vance, U.S. Department of
Education, 330 C Street, SW., Room 3090, Switzer Building, Washington,
DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 205-5507 (press 3). Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call (202) 205-5637.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FICC is established under section 644 of
the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1444). The
FICC is established to: (1) Minimize duplication across Federal, State
and local agencies of programs and activities relating to early
intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and
their families and preschool services for children with disabilities;
(2) ensure effective coordination of Federal early
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intervention and preschool programs, including Federal technical
assistance and support activities; and (3) identify gaps in Federal
agency programs and services and barriers to Federal interagency
cooperation. To meet these purposes, the FICC seeks to: (1) Identify
areas of conflict, overlap, and omissions in interagency policies
related to the provision of services to infants, toddlers, and
preschoolers with disabilities; (2) develop and implement joint policy
interpretations on issues related to infants, toddlers, and
preschoolers that cut across Federal agencies, including modifications
of regulations to eliminate barriers to interagency programs and
activities; and (3) coordinate the provision of technical assistance
and dissemination of best practice information.
Individuals who need accommodations for a disability in order to
attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, material in alternative format) should notify Obral Vance at
(202) 205-5507 (press 3) or (202) 205-5637 (TDD) ten days in advance of
the meeting. The meeting location is accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
Summary minutes of the FICC meetings will be maintained and
available for public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education,
330 C Street, SW., Room 3090, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202,
from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays, except Federal Holidays.
Troy R. Justesen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 04-3149 Filed 2-12-04; 8:45 am]
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