67850 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 249 / Tuesday, December 30, 1997 / Notices

Dated: December 22, 1997.

Gloria Parker,

Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of

the Chief Information Officer.

Office of the Under Secretary

Type of Review: New.

Title: Follow-up Study to the National

Evaluation of Homeless Children and

Youth Program.

Frequency: One time.

Affected Public: State, local or Tribal

Gov’t, SEAs or LEAs.

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour

Burden:

Responses: 193

Burden Hours: 209

Abstract: This study will follow-up on

a previous evaluation of state and local

efforts to serve the educational needs of

homeless children and youth that was

conducted during the first few months

of 1994 and released in 1995. This

follow-up study will gather data on the

activities being conducted under the

McKinney Act by state and local

educational agencies to serve the

educational and related needs of

homeless children and youth, and on

changes that have occurred since the

program was reauthorized by the

Improving America’s Schools Act in

1994. Respondents to the survey are

State Coordinators of Education for

Homeless Children and Youth. School

district administrators, school staff,

human services providers, McKinney

subgrant coordinators, and

homelessness liaisons will be

interviewed during site visits to LEAs.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Interagency Coordinating

Council Meeting (FICC)

AGENCY: Federal Interagency

Coordinating Council, Education.

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice describes the

schedule and agenda of a forthcoming

meeting of the Federal Interagency

Coordinating Council, and invites

people to participate. Notice of this

meeting is required under section 685(c)

of the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act and is intended to notify

the general public of their opportunity

to attend the meeting. The meeting will

be accessible to individuals with

disabilities.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 22,

1998 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and

Friday, January 23, 1998 from 9:00 a.m.

to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESS: Columbia Room of the

Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20202.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Libby Doggett or Kim Lawrence, U.S.

Department of Education, 330 C Street,

S.W., Room 3080, Switzer Building,

Washington, DC 20202–2644.

Telephone: 202–205–8428 or 202–205–

5507. Individuals who use a

telecommunications device for the deaf

(TDD) may call 202–205–9754.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Federal Interagency Coordinating

Council (FICC) is established under

section 685 of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C.

1484a). The Council is established to:

(1) Minimize duplication across Federal,

State and local agencies of programs and

activities relating to early intervention

services for infants and toddlers with

disabilities and their families and

preschool services for children with

disabilities; (2) ensure effective

coordination of Federal early

intervention and preschool programs,

including Federal technical assistance

and support activities; and (3) identify

gaps in Federal agency programs and

services and barriers to Federal

interagency cooperation. To meet these

purposes, the FICC seeks to: (1) Identify

areas of conflict, overlap, and omissions

in interagency policies related to the

provision of services to infants,

toddlers, and preschoolers with

disabilities; (2) develop and implement

joint policy interpretations on issues

related to infants, toddlers, and

preschoolers that cut across Federal

agencies, including modifications of

regulations to eliminate barriers to

interagency programs and activities; and

(3) coordinate the provision of technical

assistance and dissemination of best

practice information. The FICC is

chaired by the Assistant Secretary for

Special Education and Rehabilitative

Services.

At this meeting the FICC plans to set

priorities for the next three years and

discuss changes to the FICC dictated by

the 1997 amendments to the Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act.

Individuals are invited to come and

participate in the planning process.

Because the sequence of planning

activities builds over two days,

individuals are asked to participate in

all steps and attend the entire meeting.

Those who attend the meeting will be

asked to take an active role in the

planning process and make a

commitment to participating in the

ongoing work of one of the action teams.

Individuals wishing to participate are

asked to call Kim Lawrence at 202–205–

8428 (voice) or 202–205–9754 (TDD) by

January 12 to reserve a space and

request a packet of planning materials.

The meeting of the FICC is open to the

public and will be physically accessible.

Anyone requiring accommodations such

as materials in Braille, large print, or

cassette please call Kim Lawrence at

(202) 205–8428 ten days in advance of

the meeting. Interpreters for persons

who are hearing impaired will be

available.

Summary minutes of the FICC

meetings will be maintained and

available for public inspection at the

U.S. Department of Education, 330 C

Street, S.W., Room 3080, Switzer

Building, Washington, DC 20202–2644,

from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

weekdays, except Federal Holidays.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Board of the Fund for the

Improvement of Postsecondary

Education; Meeting

AGENCY: National Board of the Fund for

the Improvement of Postsecondary

Education, Education.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

proposed agenda of a forthcoming

meeting of the National Board of the

Fund for the Improvement of

Postsecondary Education. This notice

also describes the functions of the

Board. Notice of this meeting is required

under Section 10 (a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act.

DATES AND TIMES: January 23, 1998 from

9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C

Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles Karelis, U.S. Department of

Education, 600 Independence Avenue,

S.W., Room 3100, ROB #3, Washington,

D.C. 20202–5175. Telephone: (202) 708–

5750. Individuals who use a

telecommunication device for the deaf

(TDD) may call the Federal Information

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,

Eastern time, Monday through Friday).

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

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

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to the contact person listed in

the preceding paragraph.