[Federal Register: October 4, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 194)]
[Notices]
[Page 51926-51927]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity; Meeting
AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity, Education.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed agenda of the National
Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. 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
of its opportunity to attend this public meeting.
DATES AND TIMES: November 20-22, 1996, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Dupont Plaza Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Sperry, Executive Director, National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity, U.S. Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3905 ROB-3, Washington, DC 20202-7592,
telephone: (202) 260-3636. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., Eastern time,
Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity is established under Section 1205
of the Higher Education Act (HEA), as amended by Public Law 102-325 (20
U.S.C. 1145). The Committee advises the Secretary of Education with
respect to the establishment and enforcement of the criteria for
recognition of accrediting agencies or associations under subpart 2 of
part H of Title IV, HEA, the recognition of specific accrediting
agencies or associations, the preparation and publication of the list
of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations, and the
eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher
education under Title IV, HEA. The Committee also develops and
recommends to the Secretary standards and criteria for specific
categories of vocational training institutions and institutions of
higher education for which there are no recognized accrediting
agencies, associations, or State agencies, in order to establish
eligibility for such institutions on an interim basis for participation
in federally funded programs.
Agenda
The meeting on November 20-22, 1996 is open to the public. The
Advisory Committee will review petitions of accrediting and State
approval agencies relative to initial and continued recognition by the
Secretary of Education. It also will review a petition by a Federal
agency for bachelor's degree-granting authority. In all cases before
the Committee, the Committee will hear presentations by any
representatives who are present from the agency and any third parties
who have requested to be heard. The following petitions are scheduled
for review:
Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies and Associations
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. Accrediting Association of Bible Colleges (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of Bible colleges and institutes
offering undergraduate programs)
2. American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of generic nurse anesthesia educational
programs/schools)
3. Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass
Communications (requested scope of recognition: the accreditation of
units within institutions offering professional undergraduate and
graduate (master's) degree programs)
4. The American Dietetic Association (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of coordinated undergraduate programs in
dietetics and post-baccalaureate dietetics internships). The agency is
also requesting an expansion of scope for (1) Coordinated Programs at
the graduate level; (2) Dietetic Technician Programs (associate degree
level); and (3) preaccreditation status for all programs.
5. American Physical Therapy Association (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of professional programs for the
physical therapist and programs for the physical therapy assistant)
6. Distance Education and Training Council (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of home study schools, including
associate, baccalaureate, or master's degree-granting home study
schools)
7. Liaison Committee on Medical Education (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of programs leading to the M.D. degree)
8. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Higher Education (requested scope of recognition: the accreditation of
higher education institutions in Delaware, District of Columbia,
Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the
Virgin Islands)
9. National Environmental Health Science and Protection
Accreditation Council (requested scope of recognition: the
accreditation of baccalaureate programs in environmental health,
science, and protection)
10. Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools
(requested scope of recognition: the accreditation of Christian
postsecondary institutions that offer certificates, diplomas and
associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees)
Interim Reports
An interim report is a follow-up report on an accrediting agency's
compliance with specific criteria for recognition that was requested by
the Secretary when the Secretary granted recognition to the agency.
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1. American Academy for Liberal Education
2. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
3. American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education
and Admission to the Bar
4. American Osteopathic Association, Bureau of Professional Education
5. American Podiatric Medical Association
6. Council on Naturopathic Medical Education
7. Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
8. National Accreditation Commission for Schools and Colleges of
Acpuncture and Oriental Medicine
9. National Accrediting Commission of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences
10. National Association of Schools of Dance
11. National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
12. New York State Board of Regents
State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Public Postsecondary
Vocational Education
Petition for Renewal of Recognition
1. Oklahoma State Board of Regents for Higher Education.
Interim Report
1. New York State Board of Regents (Vocational Education Unit).
State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Nurse Education
Interim Report
1. New York State Board of Regents (Nursing Education Unit).
In accordance with the Federal policy governing the granting of
academic degrees by Federal agencies (approved by a letter from the
Director, Bureau of the Budget, to the Secretary, Health, Education,
and Welfare, dated December 23, 1954), the Secretary is required to
establish a review committee to advise the Secretary concerning any
legislation that may be proposed that would authorize the granting of
degrees by a Federal agency. The review committee forwards its
recommendation concerning a Federal agency's proposed degree-granting
authority to the Secretary, who then forwards that committee's
recommendation and the Secretary's recommendation to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and transmittal to the Congress. The
Secretary uses the Advisory Committee as the review committee required
for this purpose. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee will review the
following institution at this meeting.
Proposed Bachelor's Degree-Granting Authority
1. Joint Military Intelligence College, Bolling Air Force Base (for
Bachelor of Science in Intelligence).
A request for comments on all agencies whose petitions, interim
reports, and request for degree-granting authority are being reviewed
during this meeting was published in the Federal Register dated July 9,
1996.
This notice invites third-party oral presentations before the
Advisory Committee. It does not constitute another call for written
comment. Requests for oral presentation before the Advisory Committee
should be submitted in writing to Ms. Sperry at the address above by
October 30, 1996. Requests should include the names of all persons
seeking an appearance, the organization(s) they represent, and a brief
summary of the principal points to be made during the oral
presentation. Presenters are requested not to distribute written
materials at the meeting. Any written materials presenters may wish to
give to the Advisory Committee must be submitted to Ms. Sperry by
October 30, 1996 (one original and 25 copies). Only documents
presenters submit by that date will be considered by the Advisory
Committee.
At the conclusion of the meeting, attendees may, at the discretion
of the Committee chair, be invited to address the Committee briefly on
issues pertaining to the functions of the Committee, as identified in
the section above on Supplementary Information. Attendees interested in
making such comments should inform Ms. Sperry before or during the
meeting.
A record will be made of the proceedings of the meeting and will be
available for public inspection at the Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of Education, 7th and D Streets SW., Room
3905, ROB 3, Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Authority: 5 U.S.C.A. Appendix 2.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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