FR Doc 06-7272
[Federal Register: August 31, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 169)]
[Notices]               
[Page 51807-51808]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: Meeting

AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Education.

ACTION: Notice of upcoming teleconference meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
forthcoming teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on Student 
Financial Assistance. Individuals who will need accommodations for a 
disability in order to attend the teleconference meeting (i.e., 
interpreting services, assistive listening devices, and/or materials in 
alternative format) should notify the Advisory Committee no later than 
Friday, September 8, 2006 by contacting Ms. Hope Gray at (202) 219-2099 
or via e-mail at hope.gray@ed.gov. We will 
attempt to meet requests 
after this date, but cannot guarantee availability of the requested 
accommodation. The teleconference site is accessible to individuals 
with disabilities. This notice also describes the functions of the 
Advisory Committee. Notice of this hearing is required under Section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is 
intended to notify the general public.

Date and Time: Friday, September 15, 2006, beginning at 2:30 p.m. and 
ending at approximately 3:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Office of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Room 412, Washington, DC 
20202-7582.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. William J. Goggin, Executive 
Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Capitol 
Place, 80 F Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC 20202-7582, (202) 
219-2099.

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 serves as an independent source of advice and counsel to the 
Congress and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid 
policy. Since its inception, the congressional mandate requires the 
Advisory Committee to conduct objective, nonpartisan, and independent 
analyses on important aspects of the student assistance programs under 
Title IV of the Higher Education Act. In addition, Congress expanded 
the Advisory Committee's mission in the Higher Education Amendments of 
1998 to include several important areas: access, Title IV 
modernization, distance education, and early information and needs 
assessment. Specifically, the Advisory Committee is to review,

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monitor and evaluate the Department of Education's progress in these 
areas and report recommended improvements to Congress and the 
Secretary.
    The Advisory Committee has scheduled this teleconference solely to 
conduct the election of officers.
    Space for the teleconference meeting is limited and you are 
encouraged to register early if you plan to attend. You may register by 
sending an e-mail to the following addresses: hope.gray@ed.gov. Please 
include your name, title, affiliation, complete address (including 
internet and e-mail, if available), and telephone and fax numbers. If 
you are unable to register electronically, you may fax your 
registration information to the Advisory Committee staff office at 
(202) 219-3032. You may also contact the Advisory Committee staff 
directly at (202) 219-2099. The registration deadline is Tuesday, 
September 12, 2006.
    Records are kept for Advisory Committee proceedings, and are 
available for inspection at the Office of the Advisory Committee on 
Student Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Suite 
413, Washington, DC from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday 
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Information regarding the 
Advisory Committee is available on the Committee's web site, 
http://www.ed.gov/ACSFA.


    Dated: August 25, 2006.
Dr. William J. Goggin,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 06-7272 Filed 8-30-06; 8:45 am]

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