[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 44317]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18677]



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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 open 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 teleconference meeting (i.e., 

interpreting services, assistive listening devices, and/or materials in 

alternative format) should notify the Advisory Committee no later than 

Monday, August 1, 2011 by contacting Ms. Tracy Jones at (202) 219-2099 

or via e-mail at [email protected]. We will attempt to meet 

requests after this date, but cannot guarantee availability of the 

requested accommodation. The teleconference site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. This notice also describes the functions 

of the Advisory 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.

    Date and time: Wednesday, August 10, 2011, beginning at 4 p.m. and 

ending at approximately 5:30 p.m. (EST).



ADDRESSES: Office of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 

Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Room 412, Washington DC 

20202-7582.



FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. William J. Goggin, Executive 

Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Capitol 

Place, 80 F Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington DC 20202-7582, (202) 

219-2099.

    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY) 

may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.



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 congressional 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. In addition, Congress expanded 

the Advisory Committee's mission in the Higher Education Opportunity 

Act of 2008 to include several important areas: access, Title IV 

modernization, early information and needs assessment and review and 

analysis of regulations. Specifically, the Advisory Committee is to 

review, monitor and evaluate the Department of Education's progress in 

these areas and report recommended improvements to Congress and the 

Secretary.

    The Advisory Committee has scheduled this teleconference for annual 

election of officers and to approve its Fiscal Year 2012 work plan.

    Space for the teleconference meeting is limited and you are 

encouraged to register early if you plan to attend. You may register by 

sending an e-mail to the following e-mail address: 

[email protected]. Please include your name, title, 

affiliation, complete address (including internet and e-mail, if 

available), and telephone and fax numbers. If you are unable to 

register electronically, you may fax your registration information to 

the Advisory Committee staff office at (202) 219-3032. You may also 

contact the Advisory Committee staff directly at (202) 219-2099. The 

registration deadline is Wednesday, August 3, 2011.

    Records are kept for Advisory Committee proceedings, and are 

available for inspection at the Office of the Advisory Committee on 

Student Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Suite 

413, Washington, DC from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. Information regarding the 

Advisory Committee is available on the Committee's Web site, http://www.ed.gov/ACSFA.



    Dated: July 19, 2011.

 William J. Goggin,

Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.

[FR Doc. 2011-18677 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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