[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 54985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27323]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Federal Interagency Coordinating Council Meeting (FICC)

AGENCY: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, Education.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice describes the schedule and agenda of a forthcoming 
meeting of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council (FICC), and 
invites people to participate. Notice of this meeting is required under 
section 644(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 discussion of future 
planning.

DATES AND TIMES: FICC Meeting: Thursday, December 13, 2001 from 1:30 
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department 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: Bobbi Stettner-Eaton or Obral Vance, 
U.S. Department of Education, 330 C Street, SW., Room 3080, Switzer 
Building, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 205-5507 Ext. 3. 
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 644(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 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 Dr. Robert H. Pasternack, Assistant Secretary 
for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
    The meeting of the FICC is open to the public and is physically 
accessible. Anyone requiring accommodations such as an interpreter, 
materials in Braille, large print, or cassette please call Obral Vance 
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, from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays, except Federal 
Holidays.

Robert H. Pasternack,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 01-27323 Filed 10-30-01; 8:45 am]
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