[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10864-10865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5729]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Federal Interagency Coordinating Council Meeting (FICC)

AGENCY: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, Education.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice describes the schedule and agenda of a forthcoming 
meeting of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, and invites 
people to participate. Notice of this meeting is required under section 
685(c) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and is 
intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend 
the meeting. The meeting will be accessible to individuals with 
disabilities.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 22, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 
and Friday, January 23, 1998 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: Columbia Room of the Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Libby Doggett or Kim Lawrence, U.S. 
Department of Education, 330 C Street, S.W., Room 3080, Switzer 
Building, Washington, DC 20202-2644. Telephone: (202) 205-8428 or (202) 
205-5507. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call (202) 205-9754.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council 
(FICC) is established under section 685 of the Individuals with 
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1484a). The Council is 
established to: (1) Minimize duplication across Federal, State and 
local agencies of program and activities relating to early intervention 
services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families 
and preschool services for children with disabilities; (2) ensure 
effective coordination of Federal early intervention and preschool 
programs, including Federal technical assistance and support 
activities; and (3) identify gaps in Federal agency programs and 
services and barriers to Federal interagency cooperation. To meet these 
purposes, the FICC seeks to: (1) identify areas of conflict, overlap, 
and omissions in interagency policies related to the provision of 
services of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities; (2) 
develop and implement joint policy interpretations on issues related to 
infants, toddlers, and preschoolers that cut across Federal agencies, 
including modifications of regulations to eliminate barriers to 
interagency programs and activities; and (3) coordinate the provision 
of technical assistance and dissemination of best practice information. 
The FICC is chaired by the Assistant Secretary for Special Education 
and Rehabilitative Services.
    At this meeting the FICC plans to review and adopt a strategic plan 
that will guide the FICC work for the next three years, and will help 
implement changes to the FICC dictated by the 1997 amendments to the 
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
    The meeting of the FICC is open to the public and will be 
physically accessible. Anyone requiring accommodations such as an 
interpreter, materials in Braille, large print, or cassette please call 
Kim Lawrence at (202) 205-8428 ten days in advance of the meeting.
    Summary minutes of the FICC meetings will be maintained and 
available for public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education, 
330 C

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Street, S.W., Room 3080, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-2644, 
from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., weekdays, except Federal 
Holidays.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 98-5729 Filed 3-4-98; 8:45 am]
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