Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 204 / Friday, October 22, 2004 / Notices 62033

Dated: October 19, 20, 2004. 

Theresa S. Shaw, 

Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.

[FR Doc. E4–2805 Filed 10–21–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Postsecondary Education 

International Research and Studies 

Program; Notice Inviting Application 

for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 

2005

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: On September 23, 2004, a 

notice inviting applications for new 

awards under the Office of 

Postsecondary Education; International 

Research and Studies Program was 

published in the Federal Register (69 

FR 57011 through 57014). Under 

Application and Submission 

Information on page 57012, in column 

2, ‘‘Page Limit’’ section, second 

sentence, we included the incorrect 

page limit. The second sentence of the 

‘‘Page Limit’’ section reads ‘‘You must 

limit the narrative to the equivalent of 

25 pages using the following standards’’. 

This notice will correct that sentence to 

read, ‘‘You must limit the narrative to 

the equivalent of 30 pages using the 

following standards’’.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Jose L. Martinez, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 

6010, Washington, DC 20006–8521. 

Telephone: (202) 502–7635 or by e-mail: 

jose.martinez@ed.gov.

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the program contact person 

listed in this section. 

Other Information 

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Sally L. Stroup, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education.

[FR Doc. 04–23687 Filed 10–21–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Board of the Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice provides the 

schedule and a summary of the agenda 

for an upcoming meeting of the National 

Board of the Fund for the Improvement 

of Postsecondary Education (Board). 

The notice also describes the functions 

of the Board. Notice of this meeting is 

required by section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act.

DATE AND TIME: November 4, 2004, 12:30 

to 4:30 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Renaissance Washington, 

DC Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20001. Telephone: 

(202) 898–9000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald Fischer, U.S. Department of 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20006–8544; telephone 

(202) 502–7500; e-mail 

donald.fischer@ed.gov.

The meeting site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. An 

individual with a disability who will 

need an auxiliary aid or service 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 the preceding paragraph as 

soon as possible.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Board of the Fund for the 

Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education is established under section 

742 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

(20 U.S.C. 1138a). The Board is 

authorized to advise the Director of the 

Fund and the Assistant Secretary for 

Postsecondary Education on (1) 

priorities for the improvement of 

postsecondary education, including 

recommendations for the improvement 

of postsecondary education and for the 

evaluation, dissemination, and 

adaptation of demonstrated 

improvements in postsecondary 

educational practice; and (2) the 

operation of the Fund, including advice 

on planning documents, guidelines, and 

procedures for grant competitions 

prepared by the Fund. 

On Thursday, November 4, 2004, from 

12:30 to 4:30 p.m., the Board will meet 

in open session. The proposed agenda 

for the meeting will include discussions 

of the Fund’s programs and special 

initiatives. A special presentation will 

be made on a U.S.-Brazil Consortia 

Program project. 

Records are kept of all Board 

proceedings and are available for public 

inspection at the office of the Fund for 

the Improvement of Postsecondary 

Education, 6th Floor, 1990 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20006–8544 from 

the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Sally L. Stroup, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education.

[FR Doc. E4–2801 Filed 10–21–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, 

Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of interest rates for the 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program for the period July 1, 2004 

through June 30, 2005. 

SUMMARY: The Chief Operating Officer 

for Federal Student Aid announces the 

interest rates for loans made under the 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

(Direct Loan) Program for the period 

July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don 

Watson, U.S. Department of Education, 

room 114I2, UCP, 400 Maryland 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202–

5400. Telephone: (202) 377–4008. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call 

the Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339. 

Individuals with disabilities may 

obtain this document in an alternative 

format (e.g., Braille, large print, 

audiotape, or computer diskette) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Section 455(b) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1087e(b), provides