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[FR Doc No: 94-27996]


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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 Upcoming Hearing.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming hearing sponsored by the Advisory Committee on Student 
Financial Assistance. 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.

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, November 30, 1994, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and 
ending at 5 p.m.

ADDRESS: The University of California, Irvine, Monarch Bay A Room, 
Campus Drive, in Irvine, California 92717-2825.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student 
Financial Assistance, room 4600, ROB-3, 7th & D Streets SW., 
Washington, DC 20202-7582 (202) 708-7439.

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 is established to provide advice and counsel to the Congress 
and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid matters, 
including providing technical expertise with regard to systems of need 
analysis and application forms, making recommendations that will result 
in the maintenance of access to postsecondary education for low- and 
middle-income students, conducting a study of institutional lending in 
the Stafford Student Loan Program and an in-depth study of student loan 
simplification. As a result of passage of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993, Congress assigned the Advisory 
Committee the major task of evaluating the Federal Direct Student Loan 
Program (FDSLP) and the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). 
The Committee will report to the Secretary and Congress on not less 
than an annual basis on the operation of both programs and submit a 
final report on the feasibility of proceeding to full federal direct 
lending by January 1, 1997.
    The Advisory Committee will meet in Irvine, California, on November 
30, 1994, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    The proposed agenda includes discussion sessions on the evaluation 
of the Federal Director Student Loan Program (FDSLP). Also, in carrying 
out its legislative charges, the Advisory Committee will conduct site 
visits. Those who cannot attend the hearing are invited to submit 
written testimony for the record. Written testimony should be mailed to 
the Advisory Committee office. Space is limited and you are encouraged 
to register early if you plan to attend. To register, please contact 
the Advisory Committee staff office at (202) 708-7439.
    The registration deadline is Monday, November 21, 1994.
    The intent of the Irvine, California hearing is to involve as 
witnesses many of the financial aid administrators, students, and 
members of the higher education community participating in direct 
lending from that region. In addition, congressional staff are being 
invited to share their views on the loan programs. Records are kept of 
all Committee proceedings, and are available for public inspection at 
the Office of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 
room 4600, 7th and D Streets SW., Washington, DC from the hours of 9 
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weekdays, except Federal holidays.

    Dated: November 4, 1994.
Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald,
Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 94-27996 Filed 11-10-94; 8:45 am]
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