[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61266-61267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21077]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
Integrity (National Advisory Committee); Notice of Meeting Changes

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
Integrity, Department of Education.

SUMMARY: This notice advises interested parties of changes concerning 
the upcoming meeting of the National Advisory Committee and amends 
information provided in the original meeting notice published in the 
October 3, 2005 Federal Register (70 FR 57570).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Francesca Paris-Albertson, in the 
office of the Executive Director of the National Advisory Committee on 
Institutional Quality and Integrity, U.S. Department of Education, room 
7107, 1990 K St., NW., Washington, DC 20006, telephone: (202) 502-7671, 
fax: (202) 219-7008, e-mail: [email protected]. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The changes to the agenda are as follows:
    (1) On Wednesday, December 7, 2005, the National Advisory Committee 
is now scheduled to meet from 9:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. and on 
Thursday, December 8, 2005, the National Advisory Committee is now 
scheduled to meet from 8:30 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m. The 
National Advisory Committee will not meet on Friday, December 9, 2005.
    (2) The agency listed below, which was originally scheduled for 
review during the National Advisory Committee's December 2005 meeting, 
will be postponed for review until a future meeting.
     American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal 
Education and Admissions to the Bar (Current and requested scope of 
recognition: The accreditation throughout the United States of programs 
in legal education that lead to the first professional degree in law, 
as well as freestanding law schools offering such programs.)
    Any third-party written comments regarding this agency that were 
received by August 24, 2005, in accordance with the Federal Register 
notice published on July 25, 2005, will become part of the official 
record, and those comments will be considered by the National Advisory 
Committee when it reviews the agency's petition for continued 
recognition at a future meeting. In addition, prior to the meeting, 
another opportunity to provide written comments on the agency will be 
announced in a Federal Register notice.
    (3) This notice amends the information previously provided for the 
agency listed below. In addition to reviewing the agency's request for 
renewal of recognition, the National Advisory Committee will review the 
agency's request for an expansion of its scope of recognition. This 
notice invites written comments on the agency's request for an 
expansion of scope.

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     National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education 
(Current scope of recognition: The accreditation throughout the United 
States of professional education units providing baccalaureate and 
graduate degree programs for the preparation of teachers and other 
professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools.) 
(Requested scope of recognition: The accreditation throughout the 
United States of professional education units providing baccalaureate 
and graduate degree programs for the preparation of teachers and other 
professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools, including 
programs offering distance education.)

Where Should I Submit My Comments?

    Please submit your written comments by mail, fax, or e-mail no 
later than November 7, 2005 to Ms. Robin Greathouse, Accreditation and 
State Liaison. You may contact her at the U.S. Department of Education, 
room 7105, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006, telephone: (202) 
219-7011, fax: (202) 219-7005, or e-mail: [email protected]. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

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    Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.

    Dated: October 17, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 05-21077 Filed 10-20-05; 8:45 am]
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