[Federal Register: October 22, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 204)]
[Notices]               
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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.

DATE AND TIME: November 4, 2004, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20001. Telephone: (202) 898-9000.

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.

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 Thursday, November 4, 2004, from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., the Board 
will meet in open session. The proposed agenda for the meeting will 
include discussions of the Fund's programs and special initiatives. A 
special presentation will be made on a U.S.-Brazil Consortia Program 
project.
    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 for Postsecondary Education.
 [FR Doc. E4-2801 Filed 10-21-04; 8:45 am]

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