[Federal Register: September 24, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 185)]
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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 19-21, 1997, 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Latham Hotel, 3000 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20007. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities.
An individual with a disability who will need an accommodation to
participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive
listening device, or materials in an alternate format) should notify
the contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks before the
scheduled meeting date. Although the Department will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, the requested accommodations may not
be available because of insufficient time to arrange it.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol F. Sperry, Executive Director,
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity,
U.S. Department of Education, 7th & D Street, SW, Room 3082, 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 (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8:00 a.m.
and 8:00 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 not 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 19-21, 1997 is open to the public. The
following agencies will be reviewed during the November 1997 meeting of
the Advisory Committee:
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition--1. Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology, Inc. (Scope of recognition: the
accreditation of basic (baccalaureate) and advanced (master's) level
programs in engineering, associate and baccalaureate degree programs in
engineering technology, and engineering-related programs at the
baccalaureate and advanced degree level).
2. Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training (Scope
of recognition: the accreditation of institutions of higher education
that offer non-collegiate continuing vocational education programs and
higher education programs of non-collegiate continuing vocational
education).
3. American Optometric Association, Council on Optometric Education
(Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation
(``Reasonable Assurance/Preliminary Approval'' {for professional degree
programs} and ``Candidacy Pending'' {for optometric residency programs
in facilities of Veterans' Administration}) of professional optometric
degree programs, optometric residency programs, and optometric
technician programs).
4. Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation
Commission (Scope of recognition: the accreditation and
preaccreditation (``Candidacy for Accredited Membership'') of basic,
advanced, and supervisory clinical pastoral education programs).
5. Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (Scope of recognition:
the accreditation of two-year programs for the ophthalmic dispenser and
one-year programs for the ophthalmic laboratory technician).
6. National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on
Accreditation (Scope of recognition: the accreditation of institutions
and units within institutions offering degree-granting and non-degree-
granting programs in art, design, and art/design-related disciplines).
7. National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on
Accreditation (Scope of recognition: the accreditation of institutions
and units within institutions offering degree-granting and non-degree-
granting programs in dance and dance-related disciplines).
8. National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on
Accreditation, Commission on Non-Degree-Granting Accreditation and
Commission on Community/Junior College Accreditation (Scope of
recognition: the accreditation of institutions and units within
institutions offering degree-granting and non-degree-granting programs
in music and music-related disciplines, including community/junior
colleges and independent degree-granting and non-degree-granting
institutions).
9. National Association of Schools of Theater, Commission on
Accreditation (Scope of recognition: the accreditation of institutions
and units within institutions offering degree-granting and non-degree-
granting programs in theater and theater-related disciplines).
10. New England Association of Schools and Colleges (Scope of
recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidate for
Accreditation'') of non-degree granting postsecondary vocational,
technical and career institutions and degree-granting institutions of
higher education awarding an associate degree in Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont).
11. North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission
on Institutions of Higher Education (Scope of recognition: the
accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidate for Accreditation'') of
institutions of higher education in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming).
12. Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on
Colleges (Scope of recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation
(``Candidate for Accreditation'') of institutions of higher education
in Alaska, Idaho, Montana,
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Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington).
13. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting
Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (Scope of recognition: the
accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidate for Accreditation'') of
community and junior colleges in California, Hawaii, American Samoa,
Guam, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia, and
the Republic of the Marshall Islands).
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition and Expansion of Scope--1.
merican Psychological Association, Committee on Accreditation (Current
scope of recognition: the accreditation of doctoral programs in
clinical, counseling, school, and combined professional-scientific
psychology, and predoctoral internship training programs in
professional psychology). (Requested expansion of scope: the
accreditation of post-doctoral residency programs in professional
psychology).
2. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (Current scope of
recognition: the accreditation of Master's degree programs in speech-
language pathology and audiology). (Requested expansion of scope: the
accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidacy'') of graduate
educational programs that provide for entry-level professional
preparation with a major emphasis in audiology and/or speech-language
pathology.)
3. Council on Occupational Education (Current scope of recognition:
the accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidate for
Accreditation'') of non-degree granting postsecondary occupational/
vocational institutions and those postsecondary occupational/vocational
education institutions currently accredited by the Council that either
have state authorization to grant the applied associate degree in
specific vocational/occupational fields or that receive such
authorization during the Council's current recognition period).
(Requested expansion of scope: the accreditation and preaccreditation
(``Candidate for Accreditation'') of postsecondary, prebaccalaureate,
degree-granting and non-degree-granting vocational education
institutions nationwide.)
Interim and Progress Reports (Interim and Progress reports are
follow-up reports 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)--
1. American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal
Education and Admissions to the Bar.
2. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Higher Education.
3. National Environmental Health Science and Protection
Accreditation Council.
4. New York State Board of Regents.
5. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Colleges.
6. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting
Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities.
Progress Report--1. National League for Nursing Accrediting
Commission.
State Agency Recognized for the Approval of Public Postsecondary
Vocational Education
Interim Report--1. New York State Board of Regents, Vocational
Education.
State Agency Recognized for the Approval of Nurse Education
Interim Report--1. New York State Board of Regents, Nursing
Education Unit.
Federal Agency Seeking Degree-Granting Authority
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 the 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 Master's Degree-Granting Authority--1. U.S. Army War
College, Carlisle, PA (request to award a master's degree in Strategic
Studies).
A request for comments on agencies that are being reviewed during
this meeting was published in the Federal Register on July 2, 1997.
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 20, 1997. Requests should include the names of all persons
seeking an appearance, the organization 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. Presenters who wish to provide the Advisory
Committee with written copies of their proposed testimony or with
documents directly, but briefly (no more than 6 pages maximum),
illustrating the main points of their oral testimony may submit them to
Ms. Sperry by October 20, 1997 (one original and 25 copies). Documents
submitted after that date will not be distributed to the Committee.
Presenters are reminded that this call for third-party oral testimony
does not constitute a call for additional written comment.
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
3082, 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. Appendix 2.
Dated: September 19, 1997.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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