[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 26, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 66181-66182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27761]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Chapter VI

[Docket ID ED-2018-OPE-0076]
RIN 1840-AD36, 1840-AD37, 1840-AD38, 1840-AD40, and 1840-AD44


Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Location of Negotiations and 
Subcommittee Meetings--Accreditation and Innovation

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of location of negotiations and subcommittee meetings.

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SUMMARY: On October 15, 2018, we announced our intention to establish a 
negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare proposed regulations for the 
Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). In this notice, we announce 
the locations of each committee and subcommittee meeting.

DATES: Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting 
dates.

ADDRESSES: Please see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting 
locations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Washington, U.S. Department of 
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 294-12, Washington, DC 20202. 
Telephone (202) 453-7241. Email: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Locations for Negotiations and Subcommittee Meetings

    The Accreditation and Innovation Committee will meet for three 
sessions on the following dates:

Session 1: January 14-16, 2019
Session 2: February 19-22, 2019
Session 3: March 25-28, 2019

    Sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    The January committee meeting will be held at the U.S. Department 
of Education at: Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ) Building Barnard 
Auditorium, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202.
    The February committee meeting will be held at the U.S. Department 
of Education at: Potomac Center Plaza (PCP) Auditorium, 550 12th Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20202.
    The March committee meeting will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Education at: LBJ Building Barnard Auditorium, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20202.
    The committee meetings are open to the public to attend in person. 
The committee meetings will also be made available to the public 
through a Department-provided livestream.
    The Distance Learning and Educational Innovation Subcommittee will 
meet for three meetings on the following dates:

Meeting 1: January 17-18, 2019
Meeting 2: February 12-13, 2019
Meeting 3: March 11-12, 2019

    Meetings will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    The subcommittee meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Education at: LBJ Building, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20202.
    The January meeting will be held in room 1W113. The February 
meeting will be held in room 1W103. The March meeting will be held in 
room 1W126.
    The Faith-Based Entities Subcommittee will meet for three meetings 
on the following dates:

Meeting 1: January 17-18, 2019
Meeting 2: February 12-13, 2019
Meeting 3: March 11-12, 2019

    Meetings will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    The subcommittee meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of 
Education at: LBJ Building, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20202.
    The January meeting will be held in room 297-05. The February 
meeting will be held in room 297-05. The March meeting will be held in 
room 1W113.
    The TEACH Grant Subcommittee will meet for three meetings on the 
following dates:

Meeting 1: January 17-18, 2019
Meeting 2: February 12-13, 2019
Meeting 3: March 11-12, 2019

    Meetings will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    The subcommittee meetings will be held at the U.S. Department of

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Education at: LBJ Building, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20202.
    The January meeting will be held in room 288-04. The February 
meeting will be held in room 288-04. The March meeting will be held in 
room 288-04.
    Subcommittee meetings are not open to the public. The subcommittee 
meetings will be made available to the public through a Department-
provided livestream.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) by contacting Aaron Washington, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 294-12, Washington, 
DC 20202. Telephone (202) 453-7241. Email: [email protected].
    Electronic Access to this Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free 
internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the 
Code of Federal Regulations is available at www.govinfo.gov. At this 
site you can view this document, as well as all other documents of this 
Department published in the Federal Register, in text or Portable 
Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 
which is available free at the site. You may also access documents of 
the Department published in the Federal Register by using the article 
search feature at: www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the 
advanced search feature at this site, you can limit your search to 
documents published by the Department.

    Program Authority:  20 U.S.C. 1098a.

    Dated: November 17, 2018.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary Delegated to Perform the Duties of 
Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 
Education.
[FR Doc. 2018-27761 Filed 12-21-18; 8:45 am]
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