[Federal Register: September 11, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 176)]
[Notices]
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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 meeting (i.e., interpreting services,
assistive listening devices, and/or materials in alternative format)
should notify Ms. Hope M. Gray at 202-219-2099 or via e-mail at
hope.gray@ed.gov no later than 2 p.m. on Monday, September 23, 2002. We
will attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee
availability of the requested accommodation. The meeting site is
accessible to individuals with disabilities. This notice also describes
the functions of the Committee. 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.
DATE AND TIME: Friday, September 27, 2002, beginning at 11 a.m. and
ending at approximately 11:30 a.m.
ADDRESS: Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Room 413, Washington, DC
20001
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff
Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Capitol
Place, 80 F Street, NW., Room 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
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financial aid policy. Since its inception, the Committee has been
charged with providing technical expertise with regard to systems of
need analysis and application forms, making recommendations that result
in the maintenance of access to postsecondary education for low- and
middle-income students; conducting a study of institutional lending in
the Stafford Student Loan Program; assisting with activities related to
the 1992 reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965;
conducting a third-year evaluation of the Ford Federal Direct Loan
Program (FDLP) and the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP)
under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993; and
assisting Congress with the 1998 reauthorization of the Higher
Education Act.
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. The Committee traditionally approaches its work from a
set of fundamental goals: Promoting program integrity, eliminating or
avoiding program complexity, integrating delivery across the Title IV
programs, and minimizing burden on students and institutions.
Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act has provided the
Advisory Committee with a significantly expanded agenda in several
areas, such as, Performance-Based Organization (PBO); Title IV
Modernization; Distance Education; and Early Information and Needs
Assessment. In each of these areas, Congress has asked the Committee
to: Monitor progress toward implementing the Amendments of 1998;
conduct independent, objective assessments; and make recommendations
for improvement to the Congress and the Secretary. The most important
charge of the Advisory Committee is to make recommendations to maintain
and improve access to postsecondary education. Each of these
responsibilities flows logically from and effectively implements one or
more of the Committee's original statutory functions and purposes.
The agenda will focus exclusively on conducting the election of
officers for the Advisory Committee. Space is limited and you are
encouraged to contact the Advisory Committee staff through the Internet
at ADV.COMSEA@ed.gov no later than Tuesday, September 24, 2002, if you
wish to participate. Also, you may contact the Advisory Committee staff
at (202) 219-2099.
The Advisory Committee will meet in Washington, DC via
teleconference on Friday, September 27, 2002, from 11 a.m. until
approximately 11:30 a.m.
Records are kept of all Committee proceedings, and are available
for public inspection at the Office of the Advisory Committee on
Student Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street, NW., Room
413, Washington, DC from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weekdays,
except Federal holidays.
Dated: September 5, 2002.
Brian K. Fitzgerald,
Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 02-23077 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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