[Federal Register: January 27, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 17)] [Notices] [Page 3880] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education; Meeting AGENCY: National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, Education. ACTION: Notice of meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting of the National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education. This notice also describes the functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. DATES AND TIME: February 12, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Karelis, Director, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, 7th & D Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone: (202) 708-5750. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Board of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (National Board) is established under Section 1003 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1135a-1). The National Board of the Fund is authorized to recommend to the Director of the Fund and the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education priorities for funding and approval or disapproval of grants submitted to the Fund. On February 12, 1997 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the Board will meet in open session. The proposed agenda for the open portion of the meeting will include a review of FIPSE's operating principles, the revision of FIPSE's Comprehensive Program guidelines, an overview of the Comprehensive Program, the North American Mobility in Higher Education, the European Community/United States of America Joint Consortia for Cooperation in Higher Education and Vocational Education Program, and an orientation for new Board members. Records are kept of all Board proceedings, and are available for public inspection at the Office of the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, Room 3100, Regional Office Building #3, 7th & D Streets, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20202 from the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. David A. Longanecker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. 97-1869 Filed 1-24-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M