On December 31, 2008, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register announcing its intent to establish five negotiated rulemaking committees for higher education. This notice summarizes the issues each team will address. See Notice Of Establishment of Negotiated Rulemaking Committees.

List of negotiators for the Accreditation Team: MS Word (35K) | PDF (18K)

Schedule

Session One: March 4-6, 2009

• Organizational Protocols: MS Word (35K) | PDF (57K)
• Agenda: MS Word (35K) | PDF (89K)
• Issues for Session One: MS Word (81K) | PDF (545K)

Session Two

• April 21-April 23, 2009

Session Three

• May 18-May 20, 2009

All meetings will be held at the Department of Education, 8th Floor Conference Center, 1990 K Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006.

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