[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 160 (Tuesday, August 19, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49074-49075]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19633]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, White House Liaison, National 
Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA), 
Department of Education.

ACTION: Request for Nominations to Serve on the National Committee on 
Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation (NCFMEA).

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SUMMARY: At this time, the Secretary of Education invites interested 
parties to submit nomination(s) for individuals to serve on the 
National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation 
(NCFMEA).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NCFMEA was established by the Secretary 
of Education under Section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 
amended. The Committee shall consist of eleven (11) members appointed 
to a three year term (staggered one year, two year, or three year term, 
as determined by the Secretary of Education), one of whom shall be a 
student at the time of appointment, enrolled in an accredited medical 
school.
    Upon request from a foreign country, the NCFMEA evaluates the 
standards of accreditation applied to applicant foreign medical schools 
in that country

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and determines the comparability of these standards to standards for 
accreditation applied to medical schools in the United States. Medical 
schools located in foreign countries that lack an NCFMEA finding of 
comparability of their accrediting standards are not eligible to have 
their U.S. students receive Federal student aid funds under Title IV of 
the HEA.
    Nomination Process: Any interested person or organization may 
nominate one or more qualified individuals. If you would like to 
nominate an individual or yourself for appointment to the NCFMEA, 
please submit the following information to the U.S. Department of 
Education's White House Liaison Office.
     A cover letter addressed to the Secretary of Education as 
follows: Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education, U.S. Department 
of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202. In the 
letter, please state your reason(s) for nominating the individual or 
yourself;
     A copy of the nominee's or your current resume or 
curriculum vitae.
     Contact information for the nominee (name, title, business 
address, business phone, fax number, and business email address).
    In addition, the cover letter must include a statement affirming 
that the nominee (if you are nominating someone other than yourself) 
has agreed to be nominated and is willing to serve on the Committee if 
selected. Nominees should be broadly knowledgeable about foreign 
medical education and accreditation, respected in the educational 
community, and representative of the relevant constituencies.

DATES: Nominations for the NCFMEA must be received no later than 12:00 
noon Eastern Standard Time, Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

ADDRESSES:  You may submit nominations, including attachments via email 
to: [email protected] (specify in the email subject line 
``NCFMEA Nomination'').
    For questions, please contact the U. S. Department of Education 
White House Liaison Office at (202) 453-5737.
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    Dated: April 14, 2014.
Sam Myers, Jr.,
White House Liaison, U.S. Department of Education.
[FR Doc. 2014-19633 Filed 8-18-14; 8:45 am]
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