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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Postsecondary Education

34 CFR Parts 602 & 667

 

State Postsecondary Review Program and Secretary's Procedures and 
Criteria for Recognition of Accrediting Agencies; Meetings

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of regional meetings to obtain additional public comment 
in the development of final regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education announces 
regional meetings to obtain public comment on the proposed regulations 
for the State Postsecondary Review Program, 34 CFR part 667, that were 
published in the Federal Register on January 24, 1994 (59 FR 3604), and 
the Secretary's Procedures and Criteria for Recognition of Accrediting 
Agencies, 34 CFR Part 602, that were also published in the Federal 
Register on January 24, 1994 (59 FR 3578).

DATES: The meetings will be held on Feb. 15, 17, 18, 25, and 28. See 
Supplementary Information.

ADDRESSES: The meetings will be held in Atlanta, GA; Philadelphia, PA; 
Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; San Francisco, CA. See Supplementary 
Information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Rogers (202) 708-8200.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to increase the opportunity for 
public participation in the development of final regulations, the 
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education is convening a series 
of meetings in different parts of the country and invites institutions, 
accrediting agencies, State postsecondary review entities and other 
interested parties to provide comments on the proposed regulations at 
these meetings. The Department will make a transcript of the public 
comments so that the Secretary can take these comments into account in 
the drafting of the final regulations.
    If you plan to attend any meeting, the Assistant Secretary suggests 
that you bring a copy of the regulations with you. If you wish to 
provide written comments on either or both of the proposed regulations, 
you may bring your comments to the meeting or mail them to the 
Department at the address given in the preamble of the notices of 
proposed rulemaking for these programs published in the January 24, 
1994 Federal Register.

State Postsecondary Review Program

    In the Federal Register of January 24, 1994, the Secretary has 
proposed regulations to implement the State Postsecondary Review 
Program (SPRP) authorized under title IV, part H, subpart 1 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Under the SPRP, the 
Secretary enters into an agreement with a State in which the State 
designates a postsecondary review entity (SPRE) that is responsible for 
conducting or coordinating reviews of institutions of higher education 
referred to the State by the Secretary under specific statutory 
provisions. The purpose of the review is to determine whether those 
institutions should continue to participate in the title IV, HEA 
student financial assistance programs. The SPRE reviews institutions on 
the basis of standards developed in consultation with institutions 
located in the State. The Secretary reimburses SPREs for costs they 
incur under the SPRP. The deadline date for submission of comments to 
the Department on these proposed regulations is March 21, 1994.

Secretary's Procedures and Criteria for Recognition of Accrediting 
Agencies

    In the Federal Register of January 24, 1994, the Secretary also 
proposed regulations to amend the current regulatory provisions 
governing the Secretary's recognition of accrediting agencies. The 
proposed regulations implement provisions contained in title IV, part 
H, subpart 2 of the HEA. The purpose of the Secretary's recognition of 
accrediting agencies is to assure that those agencies are, for HEA and 
other Federal purposes, reliable authorities as to the quality of 
education or training offered by the institutions of higher education 
or higher education programs they accredit. The deadline date for 
submission of comments to the Department on these proposed regulations 
is March 21, 1994.
    Dates: The regional meetings are scheduled for February 15, 17, 18, 
25, and 28. The meeting in Atlanta will begin at 1 p.m. and end at 4 
p.m. The other meetings will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. We have 
included the telephone number for the hotel where each meeting will be 
held, should you wish to make hotel reservations.
    Addresses: The regional meetings are scheduled to be held at the 
following locations:

February 15, 1994--Atlanta, Georgia The Stouffer Concourse Hotel, One 
Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30354, Hotel telephone 
number: (404) 209-9999
February 17, 1994--Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Doubletree Hotel 
Philadelphia, Broad Street at Locust, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, 
Hotel telephone number: (215) 893-1600
February 18, 1994--Boston, Massachusetts, Logan International Airport, 
Hilton Hotel, 75 Service Road, Boston, Massachusetts 02128-2079, Hotel 
telephone number: (617) 569-9300
February 25, 1994--Chicago, Illinois, Westin Hotel O'Hare, 6100 River 
Road, Rosemont, Illinois 60018, Hotel telephone number: (708) 698-6000
February 28, 1994--San Francisco, California, San Francisco Airport 
Marriott Hotel, 1800 Old Bayshore Highway, Burlingame, California 
90410, Hotel telephone number: (415) 692-9861

    Note: As space for these meetings is limited, we encourage you 
to make hotel reservations as soon as possible.

    For Further Information Contact: Diane Rogers, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., (room 4614, ROB-3), Washington, DC 
20202-5100. Telephone (202) 708-8200. 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.

    Dated: February 7, 1994.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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