[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 195 (Thursday, October 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 54116]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27031]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 
Education; Meeting

AGENCY: National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary 
Education, Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed agenda of a forthcoming 
meeting of the National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of 
Postsecondary Education. This notice also describes the functions of 
the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATES AND TIMES: October 22, 1998 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Grand Hyatt Hotel, 1000 H Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Karelis, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, 
S.W., Room 3100, ROB #3, Washington, D.C. 20202-5175. Telephone: (202) 
708-5750. Individuals who use a telecommunication device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 
Friday).
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternate format (e.g., Barille, large print, audiotape, or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
paragraph.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board of the Fund for the 
Improvement of Postsecondary Education is established under Section 
1001 of the Higher Education Amendments of 1980, Title X (20 U.S.C. 
1131a-1). The National Board of Fund is authorized to recommend to the 
Director of the Fund and the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 
Education priorities for funding and approval or disapproval of grants 
of a given kind.

    The meeting of the National Board is open to the public. The 
National Board will meet on Thursday, October 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 
2:30 p.m. to provide an overview of the Fund's program status and 
special initiatives and orient new Board members.
    The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. An 
individual with a disability who will need an auxiliary aid or service 
to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive 
listening device or materials in an alternate format) should notify the 
contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks before the 
scheduled meeting date. Although the Department will attempt to meet a 
request received after the date, the requested auxiliary aid or service 
may not be available because of insufficient time to arrange it.
    Records are kept of all Board proceedings, and are available for 
public inspection at the office of the Fund for the Improvement of 
Postsecondary Education, Room 3100, Regional Office Building #3, 7th & 
D Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202 from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 
4:30 p.m.

    Dated: October 2, 1998.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 98-27031 Filed 10-7-98; 8:45 am]
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