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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Postsecondary Education

34 CFR Chapter VI

 

Direct Student Loan Regulations Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory 
Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Meeting.

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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: February 14-15, 1994 from 9 am to 5 pm.

ADDRESSES: The Washington Marriot Hotel, 1221 22nd Street NW., 
Washington, DC (202) 872-1500.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jennifer Peck, Office of the Assistant Secretary 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 am and 8 pm, 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 U.S.C. 1087g). The 
Committee is also established in accordance with the provisions of the 
Negotiated Rulemaking Act (Pub. L. 101-468, 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 will include the 
following items:

--Review of Meeting Summary
--Adoption of Protocols
--Set Public Participation Time
--Other Preliminary Business
--School Participation (3rd Year)
--Loan Origination (2nd Year and Beyond)
--Borrower Provisions
--Additional Topics that Fit With Preceding Topics
--Set Agenda for March Meeting

    This notice is being published less than 15 days prior to the 
meeting due to a delay in the collection and transmission of 
information for the agenda.
    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 am and 5 pm weekdays, except Federal 
holidays.

    Dated: January 30, 1994.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department 
of Education.
[FR Doc. 94-2650 Filed 2-4-94; 8:45 am]
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