[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 228 (Monday, November 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 66616]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30881]


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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 (IDEA) and is 
intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend 
the meeting. The meeting will be accessible to individuals with 
disabilities. The FICC will attend to ongoing work including reports 
from committees and task forces. A delegation of Canadian policy makers 
will attend the meetings and participate in a policy exchange. A Policy 
Forum on Service Coordination, sponsored by the Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will be held on 
Thursday morning from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon. An agenda is included in 
the packet and the meeting is open to the public. The Department of 
Defense/Education Task Force will meet Tuesday afternoon, November 30 
from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. The monitoring task force will meet on 
Wednesday morning, December 1, 1999 from 9 a.m.-12 noon. Committee 
meetings will be held from 12 noon-2 p.m. and a Health Care Financing 
Administration (HCFA) Listening Session will be held from 2 p.m.-5 p.m. 
on Wednesday, December 1.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, December 2, 1999 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Dept. of Education, Barnard Auditorium, 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20202, near the Federal Center Southwest and 
L'Enfant metro stops.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Libby Doggett or Kim Lawrence, U.S. 
Department of Education, 330 C Street, SW, Room 3080, Switzer Building, 
Washington, DC 20202-2644. Telephone: (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(c) 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 programs and activities relating to early 
intervention in 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 to 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.
    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) 205-5507 (voice) or (202) 205-9754 (TDD) 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 Street, SW, Room 3080, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-
2644, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays, except Federal 
Holidays.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 99-30881 Filed 11-26-99; 8:45 am]
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