[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 102 (Thursday, May 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29739-29740]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12732]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: Hearing
AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Education.
ACTION: Notice of a public hearing.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming hearing of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial
Assistance (The Advisory Committee). 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, June 25, 2010, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at
approximately 5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Washington Court Hotel, Grand Ballroom, 525 New Jersey
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Megan McClean, Director of
Government Relations, Advisory Committee on Student Financial
Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC
20202-7582, (202) 219-2099.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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, and to make recommendations that
will result in the maintenance of access to postsecondary education for
low- and middle-income students. 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, 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 one-day hearing to
discuss the Advisory Committee's latest report, The Rising Price of
Inequality: How Inadequate Need-Based Grant Aid Limits College Access
and Persistence and also the Higher Education Regulation Study.
Individuals who will need accommodations for a disability in order
to attend the Hearing (i.e., interpreting services, assistive listening
devices, and/or materials in alternative format) should notify the
Advisory Committee no later than Friday, June 11, 2010 by contacting
Ms. Tracy Jones at (202) 219-2099 or via e-mail at
[email protected]. We will attempt to meet requests after this
date, but cannot guarantee availability of the requested accommodation.
The hearing
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site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
The Advisory Committee invites the public to submit written
comments and recommendations to the following e-mail address:
[email protected]. Information regarding the Higher Education Regulations
Study is also available on the Advisory Committee's Web site, http://www.ed.gov/ACSFA. We must receive your comments on or before June 14,
2010.
Space for the hearing is limited and you are encouraged to register
early if you plan to attend. You may register on the Advisory
Committee's Web site, http://www.ed.gov/ACSFA or by sending an email to
the following address: [email protected] or [email protected].
Please include your name, title, affiliation, complete address
(including internet and e-mail address, 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 Monday,
June 14, 2010.
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 website, http://www.ed.gov/ACSFA.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/index.html.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-866-512-1830; or in
the Washington DC area at (202) 512-0000.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/index.html.
Dated: May 20, 2010.
Dr. William J. Goggin,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2010-12732 Filed 5-26-10; 8:45 am]
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