[Federal Register: November 6, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 215)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council Meeting (FICC)
AGENCY: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, Education.
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ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice describes the schedule and agenda of a forthcoming
meeting of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council (FICC), and
invites people to participate. Notice of this meeting is required under
section 644(c) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(IDEA) and is intended to notify the general public of their
opportunity to attend the meeting. The meeting will be accessible to
individuals with disabilities. The FICC will attend to ongoing work
including reports from committees and task forces. A Policy Forum on
Every Child Deserves a Medical Home sponsored by the FICC Integrated
Service Committee, will be held on Thursday, December 14, from 9 a.m.-
12 noon in the Barnard Auditorium, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20202. The meeting is open to the
public.
DATE AND TIME: FICC Meeting: Thursday, December 14, 2000 from 1:30 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Education, Barnard Auditorium, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202 (near the Federal Center
Southwest and L'Enfant metro stops).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobbi Stettner-Eaton or Obral Vance,
U.S. Department of Education, 330 C Street, SW., Room 3080, Switzer
Building, Washington, DC 20202, Telephone: (202) 205-5507. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call (202)
205-9754.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
(FICC) is established under section 644(c) of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1484a). The Council is
established to: (1) Minimize duplication across Federal, State and
local agencies of programs and activities relating to early
intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and
their families and preschool services for children with disabilities;
(2) ensure effective coordination of Federal early intervention and
preschool programs, including Federal technical assistance and support
activities; and (3) identify gaps in Federal agency programs and
services and barriers to Federal interagency cooperation. To meet these
purposes, the FICC seeks to: (1) Identify areas of conflict, overlap,
and omissions in interagency policies related to the provision of
services to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers with disabilities; (2)
develop and implement joint policy interpretations on issues related to
infants, toddlers, and preschoolers that cut across Federal agencies,
including modifications of regulations to eliminate barriers to
interagency programs and activities; and (3) coordinate the provision
of technical assistance and dissemination of best practice information.
The FICC is chaired by the Assistant Secretary for Special Education
and Rehabilitative Services.
The meeting of the FICC is open to the public and is physically
accessible. Anyone requiring accommodations such as an interpreter,
materials in Braille, large print, or cassette please call Obral Vance
at (202) 205-5507 (voice) or (202) 205-9754 (TDD) ten days in advance
of the meeting.
Summary minutes of the FICC meetings will be maintained and
available for public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education,
330 C Street, SW., Room 3080, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202,
from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays, except Federal Holidays.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 00-28323 Filed 11-3-00; 8:45 am]
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