[Federal Register: August 31, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 169)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: Meeting
AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Education.
ACTION: Notice of upcoming teleconference meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on Student
Financial Assistance. Individuals who will need accommodations for a
disability in order to attend the teleconference meeting (i.e.,
interpreting services, assistive listening devices, and/or materials in
alternative format) should notify the Advisory Committee no later than
Friday, September 8, 2006 by contacting Ms. Hope Gray at (202) 219-2099
or via e-mail at hope.gray@ed.gov. We will attempt to meet requests
after this date, but cannot guarantee availability of the requested
accommodation. The teleconference site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. This notice also describes the functions of the
Advisory Committee. Notice of this hearing is required under Section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is
intended to notify the general public.
Date and Time: Friday, September 15, 2006, beginning at 2:30 p.m. and
ending at approximately 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Office of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial
Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Room 412, Washington, DC
20202-7582.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. William J. Goggin, Executive
Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Capitol
Place, 80 F Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC 20202-7582, (202)
219-2099.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Student Financial
Assistance is established under Section 491 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 as amended by Public Law 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 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. In addition, Congress expanded
the Advisory Committee's mission in the Higher Education Amendments of
1998 to include several important areas: access, Title IV
modernization, distance education, and early information and needs
assessment. Specifically, the Advisory Committee is to review,
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monitor and evaluate the Department of Education's progress in these
areas and report recommended improvements to Congress and the
Secretary.
The Advisory Committee has scheduled this teleconference solely to
conduct the election of officers.
Space for the teleconference meeting is limited and you are
encouraged to register early if you plan to attend. You may register by
sending an e-mail to the following addresses: hope.gray@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 fax your
registration information to the Advisory Committee staff office at
(202) 219-3032. You may also contact the Advisory Committee staff
directly at (202) 219-2099. The registration deadline is Tuesday,
September 12, 2006.
Records are kept for Advisory Committee proceedings, and are
available for inspection at the Office of the Advisory Committee on
Student Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Suite
413, Washington, DC from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Information regarding the
Advisory Committee is available on the Committee's web site, http://www.ed.gov/ACSFA
.
Dated: August 25, 2006.
Dr. William J. Goggin,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 06-7272 Filed 8-30-06; 8:45 am]
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