[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7759-7760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3219]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance; Meeting

AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Education.

ACTION: Notice of upcoming meeting.

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

DATES AND TIMES: February 27, 1995, beginning at 9:00 a.m. and ending 
at 5:00 p.m.; and February 28, 1995, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending 
at 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: Dupont Plaza Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue NW., 
Washington, D.C. 20036.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student 
Financial Assistance, Portals Buildings, 1280 Maryland Avenue SW., 
Suite 601, Washington, D.C. 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 [[Page 7760]] a result of passage of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993, the Congress also 
directed the Advisory Committee to conduct an evaluation of the Ford 
Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) and the Federal Family Education 
Loan Program (FFELP) and submit a report to Congress and the Secretary 
on not less than an annual basis on the operation of both programs.
    The proposed agenda includes (a) a discussion session on 
legislative priorities in Congress; (b) an update on recent ED 
legislative proposals and regulatory relief initiatives; (c) an update 
on the progress of direct lending; and (d) an Advisory Committee 
regulatory update and planning session of the upcoming year's agenda.
    The Advisory Committee will meet in Washington, D.C. on February 
27, 1995, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and on February 28, from 9:30 
a.m. to 12:00 noon. 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 
February 22, 1995.
    Records are kept of all Committee proceedings, and are available 
for public inspection at the Office of the Advisory Committee on 
Student Financial Assistance, Portals Building, 1280 Maryland Avenue 
SW., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 
p.m., weekdays except Federal holidays.

    Dated: February 6, 1995.
Ruth Beer Bletzinger,
Associate Director, Advisory Committee, on Student Financial 
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 95-3219 Filed 2-8-95; 8:45 am]
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