6594 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 28 / Thursday, February 10, 2000 / Notices

Office Building 3, Washington, D.C.

20202–4651. Requests may also be

electronically mailed to the internet

address OCIOlIMGlIssues@ed.gov or

faxed to 202–708–9346.

Written comments or questions

regarding burden and/or the collection

activity requirements should be directed

to Joseph Schubart at (202) 708–9266 or

via his internet address

JoelSchubart@ed.gov. Individuals who

use a telecommunications device for the

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339.

[FR Doc. 00–3055 Filed 2–9–00; 8:45 am]

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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 (FICC), and

invites people to participate. Notice of

this meeting is required under section

644(c) of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is

intended to notify the general public of

their opportunity to attend the meeting.

The meeting will be accessible to

individuals with disabilities. The FICC

will attend to ongoing work including

reports from committees and task forces.

A Policy Forum on Assessment of

Children with Special Needs sponsored

by the Maternal and Child Health

Bureau (MCH), will be held on

Thursday morning from 9 a.m.–12 noon

in the Rm 1E110 of US Department of

Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW;

Washington, DC 20202. The meeting is

open to the Public.

DATE AND TIME: FICC Meeting: Thursday,

March 2, 2000 from 2 to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Dept. of Education;

Barnard Auditorium; 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20202

(near the Federal Center Southwest and

L’Enfant metro stops).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bobbi Stettner-Eaton or Obral Vance—

U.S. Department of Education, 330 C

Street, SW—Room 3080; Switzer

Building; Washington, DC 20202–2644.

Telephone: (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 644(c) 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.

The meeting of the FICC is open to the

public and will be physically accessible.

Anyone requiring accommodations such

as an interpreter, materials in Braille,

large print, or cassette please call Obral

Vance at (202) 205–5507 (voice) or (202)

205–9754 (TDD) ten days in advance of

the meeting.

Summary minutes of the FICC

meetings will be maintained and

available for public inspection at the

U.S. Department of Education, 330 C

Street, SW, Room 3080, Switzer

Building, Washington, DC 20202–2644,

from the hours of 9 a.m. to 5 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, Department of Education;

Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: This notice provides 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.

DATE AND TIME: February 24, 2000, 9:30

a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Marriott at Metro Center,

775 12th Street N.W., Washington, D.C.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sandra Newkirk, U.S. department of

Education, 1990 K Street N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20006–8544.

Telephone: (202) 502–7500. 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Board of the Fund for the

Improvement of Postsecondary

Education is established under title VII,

Part B, Section 742 of the Higher

Education Amendments of 1998 (20

U.S.C. 1138a). The National Board of the

Fund is authorized to recommend to the

Director of the Fund and the Assistant

Secretary for Postsecondary Education

priorities for funding and procedures for

grant awards.

The meeting of the National Board is

open to the public. The National Board

will meet on Friday, February 24 from

9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. to provide an

overview of the Fund’s program status

and special initiatives.

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 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 auxiliary aid or