[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2019)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10748]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05625]



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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: Notification of revised schedule of negotiated rulemaking 
committee 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). We also announced the schedule 
for the committee and the three topic-based subcommittee meetings. In 
this notification, we announce changes to the meeting times for the 
third session of the Accreditation and Innovation Committee's 
negotiated rulemaking and the addition of a fourth session of 
negotiations.

DATES: The dates, times, and location of the third and fourth sessions 
are set out in the Revised Schedule for Negotiation Sessions section 
under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the content of 
this document, including information about the negotiated rulemaking 
process or the revised schedule, contact: George Alan Smith, U.S. 
Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 294-34, Washington, 
DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7757. Email: [email protected].
    For more information about negotiated rulemaking in general, see 
The Negotiated Rulemaking Process for Title IV Regulations, Frequently 
Asked Questions at https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/hea08/neg-reg-faq.html, or contact George Alan Smith, 
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 294-34, 
Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7757. 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: On October 15, 2018, we published in the 
Federal Register (83 FR 51906) an announcement of our intent to 
establish an Accreditation and Innovation negotiated rulemaking 
committee and three topic-based subcommittees. In that document, we set 
a schedule for three sessions of committee meetings; three sessions for 
each of the topic-based subcommittee meetings; and requested 
nominations for individual negotiators who represent key stakeholder 
constituencies for the issues to be negotiated to serve on the 
committee and subcommittees.
    Inclement weather during the first two negotiation sessions of the 
Accreditation and Innovation Committee caused meeting delays and 
cancellations. As a result, committee members requested more time for 
deliberations during their February 15, 2019 meeting. To accommodate 
this request, the Department has extended the meeting times of the 
third session dates and added a fourth session of negotiations.
    Revised Schedule for Negotiation Sessions: The Accreditation and 
Innovation Committee's third session will still occur March 25-28, 
2019, but with extended meeting times; and the additional fourth 
session will occur April 1-3, 2019.
    Session 3: The March 25-27, 2019 meetings will run from 8:00 a.m. 
to 6:00 p.m., and the March 28, 2019 meeting will run from 8:00 a.m.to 
5:00 p.m.
    Session 4: The April 1 and 2, 2019 meetings will run from 8:00 a.m. 
to 6:00 p.m., and the April 3, 2019 meeting will run from 8:00 a.m. to 
3:00 p.m.
    All meetings of both sessions will be held in Barnard Auditorium, 
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Washington, DC 
20202. The meetings are open to the public.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is the document published in the Federal Register. You may 
access the official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of 
Federal Regulations 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.

    Dated: March 19, 2019.
Diane Auer Jones,
Principal Deputy Under Secretary Delegated to Perform the Duties of 
Under Secretary and Assistant Secretary for the Office of Postsecondary 
Education.
[FR Doc. 2019-05625 Filed 3-20-19; 4:15 pm]
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