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[FR Doc No: 94-948]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education

 

Direct Student Loan Regulations Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory 
Committee; Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of first meeting of the Direct Student Loan Regulations 
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the date and location of the 
forthcoming meeting of the Direct Student Loan Regulations Negotiated 
Rulemaking Advisory Committee. This notice also describes the functions 
of the committee. Notice of this meeting is required under section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is 
intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend.

DATES: January 26-27, 1994 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

LOCATION: The Radisson Plaza Hotel at Mark Center, 5000 Seminary Road, 
Alexandria, Virginia, 22311.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:Jennifer Peck, Office of the Assistant 
for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW. (room 4082, ROB-3), Washington, DC 20202-5100, Telephone: 
(202) 708-5547. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the 
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-
800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through 
Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Direct Student Loan Regulations 
Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee is established by sections 422 
and 457 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Student 
Loan Reform Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-66; 20 USC 1087g). The Committee 
is also established in accordance with the provisions of the Negotiated 
Rulemaking Act (Pub. L. 101-648, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 561). The 
Advisory Committee is established to provide advice to the Secretary on 
the standards, criteria, procedures, and regulations governing the 
Direct Student Loan Program beginning with academic year 1995-1996. The 
Direct Student Loan Program is authorized by the Student Loan Reform 
Act of 1993. The Act authorizes the Secretary of Education to enter 
into agreements with selected institutions of higher education. These 
agreements will enable the institutions to originate loans to eligible 
students and eligible parents of such students.
    The meeting is open to the public. The agenda for the initial 
meeting will include discussion of the committee's organizational 
structure and protocols, and establish a schedule to negotiate proposed 
rules by the summer.
    Records are kept of all committee proceedings and are available for 
public inspection at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Postsecondary Education, room 4082, ROB-3, 7th and D Streets SW., 
Washington, DC from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, except 
Federal holidays.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department 
of Education.
[FR Doc. 94-948 Filed 1-13-94; 8:45 am]
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