[Federal Register: August 28, 1996 (Volume 61, Number 168)] [Notices] [Page 44306] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance; Meeting AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Education. ACTION: Notice of upcoming meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming meeting sponsored by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. This notice also describes the functions of the Committee. This document is intended to notify the general public. DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, September 18, 1996, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending at approximately 5:00 p.m. and Thursday, September 19, 1996, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at approximately 2:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: Washington State University, Lewis Alumni Centre, the Regents Room, Wilson Road and Quad Services Road, in Pullman, Washington 99164. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 1280 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. 20202-7582 (202) 708-7439. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance is established under Section 491 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended by Public Law 100-50 (20 U.S.C. 1098). The Advisory Committee is established to provide advice and counsel to the Congress and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid matters including providing technical expertise with regard to systems of need analysis and application forms, making recommendations that will result in the maintenance of access to postsecondary education for low- and middle-income students, conducting a study of institutional lending in the Stafford Student Loan Program and an in-depth study of student loan simplification. The Advisory Committee fulfills its charge by conducting objective, nonpartisan, and independent analyses of important student aid issues. As a result of passage of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993, Congress assigned the Advisory Committee the major task of evaluating the Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) and the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). The Committee will report to the Secretary and Congress on not less than an annual basis on the operation of both programs and submit a final report by January 1, 1997. The Advisory Committee will meet in Pullman, Washington on September 18, 1996, from 9:30 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. and on September 19, from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 2:00 p.m. The proposed agenda will consist of discussion sessions on the Advisory Committee's activities pertaining to the upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act and all Title IV programs including the delivery system, and other legislative proposals. In addition, the Committee will discuss activities planned for fiscal year 1997. Space is limited and you are encouraged to register early if you plan to attend. To register, please fax your name, title, affiliation, complete address (including Internet and E-Mail--if available), telephone number, and fax number to the Advisory Committee staff office at (202) 401-3467. If you are unable to fax, please mail your registration information or contact the Advisory Committee staff office at (202) 708-7439. Also, you may register through Internet at ADV-- COMSFA@ED.gov or Tracy--Deanna--Jones@ED.gov. The registration deadline is Monday, September 9, 1996. Records are kept of all Committee proceedings, and are available for public inspection at the Office of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 1280 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weekdays, except Federal holidays. Dated: August 22, 1996. Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. [FR Doc. 96-21918 Filed 8-27-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M