[Federal Register: October 19, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 201)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity; Meeting
AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed agenda of the National
Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. Notice of
this meeting is required under section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general public
of its opportunity to attend this public meeting.
DATES AND TIMES: December 7-9, 1998, 8:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Embassy Suites Hotel, 1250 22nd Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20037.
The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. An
individual with a disability who will need an accommodation to
participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive
listening device, or materials in an alternate format) should notify
the contact person listed in this notice at least two weeks before the
scheduled meeting date. Although the Department will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, the requested accommodations may not
be available because of insufficient time to arrange them.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bonnie LeBold, Executive Director, National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity, U.S. Department of Education, 7th
& D Streets, S.W., Room 3082, ROB-3, Washington, DC 20202-7592,
telephone: (202) 260-3636. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-800+877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time,
Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity is established under Section 114 of
the Higher Education Act (HEA) as amended by Public Law 105-244 (20
U.S.C. 1145). The Committee advises the Secretary of Education with
respect to the establishment and enforcement of the criteria for
recognition of accrediting agencies or associations under subpart 2 of
part H of Title IV, HEA, the recognition of specific accrediting
agencies or associations, the preparation and publication of the list
of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations, and the
eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher
education under Title IV, HEA. The Committee also develops and
recommends to the Secretary standards and criteria for specific
categories of vocational training institutions and institutions of
higher education for which there are no recognized accrediting
agencies, associations, or State agencies, in order to establish
eligibility for such institutions on an interim basis for participation
in Federally funded programs.
Agenda
The meeting on December 7-9, 1998 is open to the public. The
following agencies will be reviewed during the December 1998 meeting of
the Advisory Committee.
Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (Current scope of
recognition: The accreditation of private, postsecondary allied health
education institutions, private medical assistant programs, public and
private medical laboratory technician programs, and allied health
programs leading to the Associate of Applied Science and the Associate
of Occupational Science degree. Requested expansion of scope: the
accreditation of institutions offering
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predominantly allied health education programs. ``Predominantly'' is
defined by the agency as follows: at least 70 percent of the number of
active programs offered are in the allied health area, and the number
of students enrolled in those programs exceeds 50 percent of the
institution's full-time equivalent (FTE) students, or at least 70
percent of the FTE students enrolled at the institution are in allied
health programs).
2. National Environmental Health Science and Protection
Accreditation Council (requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation (``Preaccreditation'') of
baccalaureate programs in environmental health science and protection).
3. National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (requested
scope of recognition: the accreditation of programs in practical
nursing, and diploma, associate, baccalaureate and higher degree nurse
education programs).
4. New York State Board of Regents (requested scope of recognition:
the accreditation (registration) of collegiate degree-granting programs
or curricula offered by institutions of higher education in the State
of New York and of credit-bearing certificate and diploma programs
offered by degree-granting institutions of higher education in the
State of New York).
Interim Reports
(An interim report is a follow-up report on an accrediting agency's
compliance with specific criteria for recognition that was requested by
the Secretary when the Secretary granted initial or renewed recognition
to the agency)--
1. Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology
2. American Academy for Liberal Education
3. American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education
and Admissions to the Bar
American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation
5. American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation
6. American Psychological Association, Committee on Accreditation
7. American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education
8. Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools,
Accreditation Commission
9. The Council on Chiropractic Education, Commission on Accreditation
10. Council on Education for Public Health
11. Liaison Committee on Medical Education
12. Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education, Commission
on Accreditation
13. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission
for Schools
State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Public Postsecondary
Vocational Education
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. Oklahoma State Board of Vocational and Technical Education
2. Utah State Board for Vocational Education
State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Nurse Education
Petition for Renewal of Recognition
1. Iowa Board of Nursing
2. Maryland Board of Nursing
Federal Agency Seeking Degree-Granting Authority
In accordance with the Federal policy governing the granting of
academic degrees by Federal agencies (approved by a letter from the
Director, Bureau of the Budget, to the Secretary, Health, Education,
and Welfare, dated December 23, 1954), the Secretary is required to
establish a review committee to advise the Secretary concerning any
legislation that may be proposed that would authorize the granting of
degrees by a Federal agency. The review committee forwards its
recommendation concerning a Federal agency's proposed degree-granting
authority to the Secretary, who then forwards the committee's
recommendation and the Secretary's recommendation to the Office of
Management and Budget for review and transmittal to the Congress. The
Secretary uses the Advisory Committee as the review committee required
for this purpose. Accordingly, the Advisory Committee will review the
following institution at this meeting:
Proposed Master's Degree-Granting Authority
1. Air University, Montgomery, AL; Air War College (request to award
the master's degree in Strategic Studies) and Air Command and Staff
College (request to award the master's degree in Operational Military
Art and Science)
A request for comments on agencies that are being reviewed during
this meeting was published in the Federal Register on June 19, 1998.
This notice invites third-party oral presentations before the
Advisory Committee. It does not constitute another call for written
comment. Requests for oral presentation before the Advisory Committee
should be submitted in writing to Ms. LeBold at the address above by
November 6, 1998. Requests should include the names of all persons
seeking an appearance, the organization they represent, and a brief
summary of the principal points to be made during the oral
presentation. Presenters are requested not to distribute written
materials at the meeting or to send them directly to members of the
Advisory Committee. Presenters who wish to provide the Advisory
Committee with brief document (no more than 6 page maximum)
illustrating the main points of their oral testimony may submit them to
Ms. LeBold by November 6, 1998 (one original and 25 copies). Documents
submitted after that date will not be distributed to the Committee.
Presenters are reminded that this call for third-party oral testimony
does not constitute a call for additional written comment.
At the conclusion of the meeting, attendees may, at the discretion
of the Committee chair, be invited to address the Committee briefly on
issues pertaining to the functions of the Committee, as identified in
the section above on Supplementary Information. Attendees interested in
making such comments should inform Ms. LeBold before or during the
meeting.
A record will be made of the proceedings of the meeting and will be
available for public inspection at the Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of Education, 7th and D Streets, SW, room
3082, ROB 3, Washington, DC, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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