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agencies in Africa, including ExportImport Bank, OPIC and TDA.

2. Report of President Clinton’s visit

to Nigeria and Tanzania.

3. Update on situation in Ethiopia.

4. Discussion of African Growth and

Opportunity Act (AGOA)

implementation.

Public Participation: The meeting will

be open to public participation. Seating

will be available on a first-come firstserved basis. Members of the public

who plan to attend are requested to

advise Ms. Alicia Robinson, Office of

Africa, tel: 202–482–5148, fax: 202–

482–5198, e-mail:

alicia_robinson@ita.doc.gov.

Dated: September 19, 2000.

Gerald M. Feldman,

Director, Office of Africa.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Advisory Committee on

Institutional Quality and Integrity

(National Advisory Committee);

Meeting

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee

on Institutional Quality and Integrity,

Department of Education.

What Is the Purpose of This Notice?

The purpose of this notice is to

announce the public meeting of the

National Advisory Committee and invite

third-party oral presentations before the

Committee. This notice also presents the

proposed agenda and informs the public

of its opportunity to attend this meeting.

The notice of this meeting is required

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

Advisory Committee Act.

When and Where Will the Meeting

Take Place?

We will hold the public meeting on

December 11–13, 2000 from 9:30 a.m.

until 6:00 p.m. at the Ritz Carlton Hotel

at Pentagon City, 1250 South Hayes

Street, Arlington, Virginia 22202. You

may call the hotel on (703) 415–5000 to

inquire about rooms.

What Access Does the Hotel Provide for

Individuals with Disabilities?

The meeting site is accessible to

individuals with disabilities. If you 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), notify the contact person listed

in this notice at least two weeks before

the scheduled meeting date. Although

we will attempt to meet a request

received after that date, we may not be

able to make available the requested

auxiliary aid or service because of

insufficient time to arrange it.

Who Is the Contact Person for the

Meeting?

Please contact Ms. Bonnie LeBold,

who is the Executive Director of the

National Advisory Committee on

Institutional Quality and Integrity, if

you have questions about the meeting.

You may contact her at the U.S.

Department of Education, Room 7007–

MS 7592, 1990 K St. N.W., Washington,

D.C. 20006, telephone: (202) 219–7009,

fax: (202) 219–7008, e-mail:

Bonnie_LeBold@ed.gov. Individuals

who use a telecommunications device

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service at 1–800–

877–8339.

What Is the Authority for the National

Advisory Committee?

The National Advisory Committee on

Institutional Quality and Integrity is

established under Section 114 of the

Higher Education Act (HEA) as

amended, 20 U.S.C. 1011c.

What are the Functions of the National

Advisory Committee?

The Committee advises the Secretary

of Education about:

• 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.

• The eligibility and certification

process for institutions of higher

education under Title IV, HEA.

• The development of 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 the

interim eligibility of those institutions

to participate in Federally funded

programs.

• The relationship between: (1)

accreditation of institutions of higher

education and the certification and

eligibility of such institutions, and (2)

State licensing responsibilities with

respect to such institutions.

• Any other advisory functions

relating to accreditation and

institutional eligibility that the

Secretary may prescribe.

What Items Will be on the Agenda for

Discussion at the Meeting?

Agenda topics will include an update

on the Title IV Distance Education

Demonstration Program, a panel

discussion by Federal and higher

education agency representatives on

transfer of credit issues, the review of

agencies that have submitted petitions

for initial recognition or renewal of

recognition, and the review of agencies

that have submitted interim reports.

What Agencies Will the Advisory

Committee Review at the Meeting?

The Advisory Committee will review

the following agencies during its

December 11–13, 2000 meeting.

Nationally Recognized Accrediting

Agencies

Petition for Initial Recognition

1. Midwifery Education Accreditation

Commission (Requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation and

preaccreditation of direct-entry (nonnurse) midwifery certificate and

undergraduate and graduate degree

educational programs and institutions

offering those types of programs)

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition

1. American Association for Marriage

and Family Therapy, Commission on

Accreditation for Marriage and Family

Therapy Education (Current scope of

recognition: the accreditation of clinical

training programs in marriage and

family therapy at the master’s, doctoral,

and postgraduate levels. Requested

scope of recognition: the current scope

of recognition plus the preaccreditation

of clinical training programs in marriage

and family therapy at the master’s,

doctoral, and postgraduate levels

[‘‘Candidacy’’] of programs)

2. American Bar Association, Council

of the Section of Legal Education and

Admissions to the Bar (Requested scope

of recognition: the accreditation of

programs in legal education that lead to

the first professional degree in law, as

well as freestanding law schools offering

such programs)

3. Accreditation Commission for

Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

(Requested scope of recognition: the

accreditation of first-professional

master’s degree and professional

master’s level certificate and diploma

programs in acupuncture and Oriental

medicine)

4. Accrediting Commission on

Education for Health Services

Administration (Requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of

graduate programs in health services

administration)

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5. American Osteopathic Association,

Bureau of Professional Education

(Requested scope of recognition: the

accreditation and preaccreditation

[‘‘Provisional Accreditation’’] of

freestanding institutions of osteopathic

medicine and programs leading to the

degree of Doctor of Osteopathy or

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine)

6. American Podiatric Medical

Association, Council on Podiatric

Medical Education (Requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation and

preaccreditation [‘‘Candidate Status’’] of

freestanding colleges of podiatric

medicine and programs of podiatric

medicine, including first professional

programs leading to the degree of Doctor

of Podiatric Medicine)

7. Council on Occupational Education

(Requested scope of recognition: the

accreditation and preaccreditation

[‘‘Candidate for Accreditation’’] of nondegree granting postsecondary

occupational/vocational institutions and

those postsecondary occupational/

vocational education institutions that

grant the applied associate degree in

specific vocational/occupational fields)

8. National Council for Accreditation

of Teacher Education (Requested scope

of recognition: the accreditation of

professional education units providing

baccalaureate and graduate degree

programs for the preparation of teachers

and other professional personnel for

elementary and secondary schools)

9. New York State Board of Regents

(Current scope of recognition: the

accreditation [registration] of collegiate

degree-granting programs or curricula

offered by institutions of higher

education located in the State of New

York and of credit-bearing certificate

and diploma programs offered by

degree-granting institutions of higher

education located in the State of New

York. Requested scope of recognition:

the preaccreditation and accreditation of

those degree-granting institutions in

New York State that designate the Board

of Regents as their sole nationally

recognized accrediting agency or as

their primary nationally recognized

accrediting agency for purposes of

establishing eligibility for HEA Title IV

funds)

10. North Central Association of

Colleges and Schools, Executive Board

of the Commission on Schools

(Requested scope of recognition: the

accreditation and preaccreditation

[‘‘Candidate for Accreditation’’] of

schools offering non-degree,

postsecondary education in Arizona,

Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana,

Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota,

Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North

Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota,

West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming,

and the Navajo Nation.

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 renewed recognition

to the agency.)

1. Accreditation Board for

Engineering and Technology, Inc.

2. Accrediting Council for Continuing

Education and Training

3. Accreditation Commission of

Career Schools and Colleges of

Technology

4. Association for Clinical Pastoral

Education, Inc.

5. Association of Theological Schools

in the United States and Canada,

Commission on Accrediting

6. Montessori Accreditation Council

for Teacher Education, Commission on

Accreditation

7. North Central Association of

Colleges and Schools, Commission on

Institutions of Higher Education

8. New England Association of

Schools and Colleges, Commission on

Institutions of Higher Education

9. Northwest Association of Schools

and Colleges, Commission on Colleges

10. Western Association of Schools

and Colleges, Accrediting Commission

for Community and Junior Colleges

11. Western Association of Schools

and Colleges, Accrediting Commission

for Schools

State Agencies Recognized for the

Approval of Public Postsecondary

Vocational Education

Petition for Renewal of Recognition

1. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher

Education

Interim Report

1. Missouri State Board of Education

State Agencies Recognized for the

Approval of Nurse Education

Interim Report

1. Missouri State Board of Nursing

2. New Hampshire Board of Nursing

Who Can Make Third-Party Oral

Presentations at this Meeting?

We invite you to make a third-party

oral presentation before the National

Advisory Committee concerning the

recognition of any agency published in

this notice.

How Do I Request to Make an Oral

Presentation?

You must submit a written request to

make an oral presentation concerning an

agency listed in this notice to the

contact person so that the request is

received no later than November 16,

2000. Your request (no more than 6

pages maximum) 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.

If you wish, you may attach

documents illustrating the main points

of your oral testimony. Please keep in

mind, however, that any attachments

are included in the 6-page limit.

Please do not distribute written

materials at the meeting or send

materials directly to Committee

members.

Only materials submitted by the

deadline and in accordance with these

instructions become part of the official

record and are considered by the

Committee in its deliberations.

Documents received after the November

16, 2000 deadline will not be

distributed to the Advisory Committee

for their consideration.

If I Cannot Attend the Meeting, Can I

Submit Written Comments Regarding

an Accrediting Agency in Lieu of

Making an Oral Presentation?

This notice requests third-party oral

testimony, not written comment. A

request for written comments on

agencies that are being reviewed during

this meeting was published in the

Federal Register on June 13, 2000. The

Advisory Committee will receive and

consider only written comments

submitted by the deadlines specified in

that Federal Register notice.

How Do I Request to Present Comments

Regarding General Issues Rather Than

Specific Accrediting Agencies?

At the conclusion of the meeting, the

Committee, at its discretion, may invite

attendees to address the Committee

briefly on issues pertaining to the

functions of the Committee, which are

listed earlier in this notice. If you are

interested in making such comments,

you should inform Ms. LeBold before or

during the meeting.

How May I Obtain Access to the

Records of the Meeting?

We will record the meeting and make

a transcript available for public

inspection at the U.S. Department of

Education, Room 7105, 1990 K St. N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20006 between the

hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.,

Monday through Friday, except Federal

holidays. It is preferred that an

appointment be made in advance of

such inspection.

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What Agencies Will be Postponed for

Review until the May 2001 Meeting?

The agency listed below, which was

originally scheduled for review during

the Committee’s December 2000

meeting, will be postponed for review

until the Committee’s May 2001

meeting. Any third-party written

comments regarding these agencies that

were received by July 28, 2000, in

accordance with the Federal Register

notice published on June 13, 2000, will

become part of the official record and

will be considered by the Committee in

its deliberations at the May 2001

meeting. There will be another

opportunity to provide written

comments on this agency next winter; a

Federal Register notice requesting

comments on all agencies scheduled for

review at the May 2001 meeting will be

published in January 2001.

Nationally Recognized Accrediting

Agencies

Petition for Initial Recognition

1. Teacher Education Accreditation

Council (Requested scope of

recognition: the accreditation of

professional education programs in

institutions offering baccalaureate and

graduate degrees for the preparation of

teachers and other professional

personnel for elementary and secondary

schools)

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2

A. Lee Fritschler,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary

Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket Nos. EC99–81–004 and MG00–6–

000]

Dominion Resources, Inc. and

Consolidated Natural Gas Company;

Notice of Filing

September 20, 2000.

Take notice that on September 1,

2000, Dominion Resources, Inc.

(Dominion) and Consolidated Natural

Gas Company (CNG) (together,

Applicants) filed a compliance filing in

compliance with (1) the Commission’s

May 17, 2000, ‘‘Order on Compliance

Filing’’ which imposed conditions on

the Commission’s approval of the

merger of Dominion and CNG, and (2)

the Commission’s related ‘‘Order on

Standards of Conduct’’ for Applicants,

which was also issued on May 17, 2000.

Any person desiring to be heard or to

protest such filing should file a motion

to intervene or protest with the Federal

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,

in accordance with Rules 211 and 214

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and

385.214). All such motions and protests

should be filed on or before October 2,

2000. Protests will be considered by the

Commission to determine the

appropriate action to be taken, but will

not serve to make protestants parties to

the proceedings. Any person wishing to

become a party must file a motion to

intervene. Copies of this filing are on

file with the Commission and are

available for public inspection. This

filing may also be viewed on the

Internet at http://www.ferc.fed.us/

online/rims.htm (call 202–208–2222 for

assistance).

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP00–459–000]

El Paso Natural Gas Company; Notice

of Request for Blanket Authorization

September 20, 2000.

Take notice that on September 12,

2000, El Paso Natural Gas Company (El

Paso), a Delaware corporation, P.O. Box

1492, El Paso, Texas 79978, filed in

CP00–459–000 a request pursuant to

Sections 157.205 and 157.216(b) of the

Commission’s (Commission)

Regulations under the Natural Gas Act

(18 CFR 157.205 and 157.216(b)) and El

Paso’s blanket certificate authorization

granted in Docket No. CP82–435–000,

20 FERC ¶62,454 (1982), to abandon by

removal eight delivery points with

appurtenances and natural gas service

in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas as

more fully set forth in the request which

is on file with the Commission and open

to public inspection. The application

may be viewed on the web at http://

www.ferc.fed.us/online/rims.htm. Call

(202) 208–2222 for assistance.

El Paso states that on March 24, 2000,

EPNG Pipeline Company (EPNGPC, a

wholly-owned subsidiary of El Paso)

acquired a 1,088 mile 30-inch O.D.

crude oil pipeline from Plains All

American Pipeline L.P. (All American).

It is then stated that on July 31, 2000,

El Paso filed in Docket No. CP00–422–

000 an application requesting

authorization for, among other things,

the acquisition from EPNGPC of

approximately 785 miles of a 30-inch

O.D. crude oil pipeline and the

conversion of that 785-mile segment to

a natural gas transportation pipeline and

to operate the facility in interstate

commerce.

It is stated that as part of the sale

agreement between EPNGPC and All

American, that All American would

retain, dismantle and remove ten crude

oil pumping station facilities along the

30-inch O.D. crude oil pipeline. It is

indicated that currently there are eight

El Paso delivery points that provide

natural gas service for fuel to operate

eight of the All American crude oil

pumping stations, and that El Paso

proposes to abandon by removal the

eight delivery points, appurtenances

and natural gas service thereof and will

remove and scrap equipment. El Paso

states that the proposed abandonment

will not result in or cause any

interruption, reduction or termination of

natural gas service presently rendered to

El Paso’s customers.

El Paso states that Robert T.

Tomlinson at 915–496–5959 may be

contacted for any further questions

regarding this project,

Any person or the Commission’s Staff

may, within 45 days after issuance of

the instant notice by the Commission,

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice

of intervention and pursuant to Section

157.205 of the regulations under the

Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205), a

protest to the request. If no protest is

filed within the time allowed therefore,

the proposed activity shall be deemed to

be authorized effective the day after the

time allowed for filing a protest. If a

protest is filed and not withdrawn

within 30 days after the time allowed

for filing a protest, the instant request

shall be treated as an application for

authorization pursuant to Section 7 of

the Natural Gas Act.

David P. Boergers,

Secretary.

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