[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 28 (Thursday, February 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6883-6884]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3369]
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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: February 25, 1999 from 1:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Loews L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L'Enfant Plaza, SW,
Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Karelis, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW,
Room 3100, ROB #3, Washington, DC 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., Braille, 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 the 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, February 25, from 1:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m. to provide an overview of FIPSE's programs, appropriations
for FY 1999 and 2000, and special initiatives.
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 alternative 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 that 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, SW, Washington, DC 20202 from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m.
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Dated: February 5, 1999.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 99-3369 Filed 2-10-99; 8:45 am]
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