[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 186 (Tuesday, September 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49007-49008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-23899]


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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 teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on Student 
Financial Assistance. Individuals who will need accommodations for a 
disability in order to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting services 
assistive listening devices and/or materials in alternative format) 
should notify Ms. Hope M. Gray at 202-708-7439 or via e-mail at 
[email protected] no later than 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25, 
2001. We will attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot 
guarantee availability of the requested accomodation. The meeting site 
is accessible to individuals with disabilities. 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.


    Note: Due to the circumstances surrounding cancellation of the 
Advisory Committee's meeting scheduled for September 13-14, 2001, it 
is necessary to hold a teleconference before September 30 to address 
the Committee's plans for fiscal year 2002 and other business. 
Therefore, we were unable to publish this notice 15 days in advance 
of the scheduled teleconference as required under section10(a)(2) of 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.



DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, September 26, 2001, beginning at 3 p.m. and 
ending at approximately 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Portals Building, 1250 Maryland Avenue, SW., Courtyard 
Level, Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff 
Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Portals 
Building, 1280 Maryland Avenue, SW., Suite 601, Washington, DC 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 serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to the 
Congress and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid 
policy. Since its inception, the Committee has been charged with 
providing technical expertise with regard to systems of need analysis 
and application forms, making recommendations that 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; assisting with activities related in 
1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965; conducting a 
third-year evaluation of the Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) 
and the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) under the Omnibus 
Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993; and assisting Congress with 
the 1998 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
    The recongressional mandate requires the Advisory Committee to 
conduct objective, nonpartisan, and independent analyses on important 
aspects of the student assistance programs under Title IV of the Higher 
Education Act. The Committee traditionally approaches its work from a 
set of fundamental goals: promoting program integrity, eliminating or 
avoiding program complexity, integrating delivery across the Title IV 
programs, and minimizing burden on students and institutions.
    Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act has provided the 
Advisory Committee with a significantly expanded agenda in six major 
areas, such as Performance-based Organization (PBO); Modernization; 
Technology; Simplification of Law and Regulation; Distance Education; 
and Early Information and Needs Assessment. In each of these areas, 
Congress has asked the Committee to: monitor progress toward 
implementing the Amendments of 1998; conduct independent, objective 
assessments; and make recommendations for improvement to the Congress 
and the Secretary. Each of these responsibilities flows logically from 
and effectively implements one or more of the Committee's original 
statutory functions and purposes.
    The proposed agenda includes: (a) approval of the Committee's 
fiscal year 2002 plans; and (b) elections. Space is limited and you are 
encouraged to contact the Advisory Committee staff through the Internet 
at [email protected] no later than Tuesday, September 25, 2001, if you 
wish to participate. Also, you may contact the Advisory Committee staff 
at (202) 708-7439.
    The Advisory Committee will meet in Washington, DC via 
teleconference on Wednesday, September 26, 2001, from 3 p.m. until 
approximately 4:30 p.m.
    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, DC from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 
weekdays, except Federal holidays.


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    Dated: September 19, 2001.
Brian K. Fitzerald,
Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 01-23899 Filed 9-24-01; 8:45 am]
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