[Federal Register: July 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 139)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Postsecondary Education
34 CFR Part 694
Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Process for GEAR UP
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of negotiated rulemaking process for GEAR UP.
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SUMMARY: We are announcing the formation of the negotiated rulemaking
committee that will develop proposed regulations to implement chapter 2
of subpart 2 of part A of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965
(HEA), ``Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate
Programs'' (GEAR UP). We also announce the schedule for the negotiating
sessions.
DATES: The dates for the negotiation sessions are announced in the
supplementary information section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Schulz, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4020, ROB-3, Washington, DC
20202-5243. Telephone: (202) 708-8429. If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) you may call the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding
paragraph.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 1999, we published in the
Federal Register (64 FR 35105) a notice announcing that we would be
establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee to develop proposed
regulations to implement chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of Title IV
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), ``Gaining Early Awareness
and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs'' (GEAR UP). In that notice,
we also solicited nominations from anyone who believed that his or her
organization or group should participate in the GEAR UP negotiated
rulemaking process.
We list the organizations that we have selected to participate in
the GEAR UP negotiated rulemaking process. We have identified the
organizations listed as effective representatives of the interests that
are significantly affected by the subject matter of the negotiated
rulemaking. Organizations not listed that have expressed an interest in
participating in the process are encouraged to work with the listed
organizations to ensure that their views are known. Please note that
participation in the rulemaking process is not limited to members of
the committee. Following the negotiated rulemaking process, the
Department will publish proposed rules in the Federal Register for
public comment. The target date of publication of proposed rules
developed by the committee is October, 1999.
GEAR UP Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
California State University System
The College Board
Council for Opportunity in Education
Council of the Great City Schools
Ford Foundation
High School Equivalency Program and the College Assistance Migrant
Program Association and the National Association for Migrant Education,
Inc. (a coalition)
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
``I Have a Dream'' Foundation
National Alliance of Black School Educators
National Association for College Admission Counseling
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
National Association of Secondary School Principals and the National
Forum on Middle-Grades Reform (a coalition)
National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs
National Coalition of Title I/Chapter I Parents
National Collaboration for Youth
National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs
National Education Association
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
United States Student Association
Schedule for Negotiations
We expect that there will be a total of up to 3 meetings of the
committee, and we have scheduled the meetings to take place at the
Department of Education (FB-6). All meetings will be open to the
public. The following is the schedule for negotiations for the
committee.
Session 1: July 29-30
Session 2: August 30-31
Session 3: September 22-23
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1090a.
Claudio R. Prieto,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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