[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17181-17182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9099]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
Integrity; Meeting

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and 
Integrity, Education.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed agenda of the National 
Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. 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 
of its opportunity to attend this public meeting.

DATES AND TIMES: June 16-18, 1997, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Latham Hotel, 3000 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol F. Sperry, Executive Director, 
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, 
U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 3082, 
ROB 3, Washington, DC 20202-7592, telephone: (202) 260-3636. 
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Advisory Committee on 
Institutional Quality and Integrity is established under Section 1205 
of the Higher Education Act (HEA) as amended by Public Law 102-325 (20 
U.S.C. 1145). The Committee advises the Secretary of Education with 
respect to 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, and the 
eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher 
education under Title IV, HEA. The Committee also develops and 
recommends to the Secretary 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 
eligibility for such institutions on an interim basis for participation 
in federally funded programs.

Agenda: The meeting on June 16-18, 1997 is open to the public. The 
following agencies will be reviewed during the June 1997 meeting of the 
Advisory Committee:

Petitions for Renewal of Recognition

    1. American Academy for Liberal Education (requested scope of 
recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation of institutions of 
higher education and programs within institutions of higher education 
that offer liberal arts degree(s) at the baccalaureate level or a 
documented equivalency)
    2. Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools, 
Accreditation Commission (requested scope of recognition: the 
accreditation

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and preaccreditation of advanced rabbinical and Talmudic schools)
    3. American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal 
Education and Admissions to the Bar (requested scope of recognition: 
the accreditation of professional law schools)
    4. American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on 
Accreditation (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of 
institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and 
bachelor's degrees in funeral service or mortuary science)
    5. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (requested scope of 
recognition: the accreditation of graduate degree programs in speech-
language pathology and audiology
    6. American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education 
(requested scope of recognition: the accreditation of colleges of 
veterinary medicine offering programs leading to a professional degree)
    7. The Council on Chiropractic Education, Commission on 
Accreditation (requested scope of recognition; the accreditation of 
programs and freestanding institutions that award the D.C. degree)
    8. Council on Education for Public Health (requested scope of 
recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation of graduate schools 
of public health and graduate programs offered outside schools of 
public health in community health education and in community health/
preventive medicine)
    9. Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (requested scope of 
recognition: the accreditation of two-year programs for the ophthalmic 
dispenser and one-year programs for the ophthalmic laboratory 
technician)
    10. Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Council on 
Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American 
Medical Colleges (requested scope of recognition: the accreditation and 
preaccreditation of programs leading to the M.D. degree)
    11. Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education 
(requested scope of recognition: the accreditation of Montessori 
teacher education programs and institutions)
    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 
recognition to the agency)--
1. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
2. Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology
3. Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services 
Administration
4. Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
5. American College of Nurse-Midwives, Division of Accreditation
6. American Dental Association, Commission on Accreditation
7. Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada, 
Commission on Accrediting
8. Council on Occupational Education
9. Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine 
Technology
10. Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
11. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission 
for Schools
12. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs--
for the accreditation of the following health education programs:
    a. Cytotechnology
    b. Diagnostic Medical Sonography
    c. Electroneurodiagnostic Technology
    d. Emergency Medical Services
    e. Perfusion
    f. Physician Assistant Education
    g. Surgical Technology
13. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on 
Secondary Schools

State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Public Postsecondary 
Vocational Education

Interim Report

1. Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Remand of an Agency's Appeal of Previous Advisory Committee 
Recommendation to withdraw the Agency's Recognition

1. National League of Nursing
    A request for comments on agencies that are being reviewed during 
this meeting was published in the Federal Register on December 16, 1996 
and on March 14, 1997.
    This notice invites third-party oral presentations before the 
Advisory Committee. It does not constitute another call for written 
comment. Requests for oral presentation before the Advisory Committee 
should be submitted in writing to Ms. Sperry at the address above by 
May 9, 1997. Requests 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. 
Presenters are requested not to distribute written materials at the 
meeting. Any written materials presenters may wish to give to the 
Advisory Committee must be submitted to Ms. Sperry by May 9, 1997 (one 
original and 25 copies). Only documents presenters submit by that date 
will be considered by the Advisory Committee.
    At the conclusion of the meeting, attendees may, at the discretion 
of the Committee chair, be invited to address the Committee briefly on 
issues pertaining to the functions of the Committee, as identified in 
the section above on Supplementary Information. Attendees interested in 
making such comments should inform Ms. Sperry before or during the 
meeting.
    A record will be made of the proceedings of the meeting and will be 
available for public inspection at the Office of Postsecondary 
Education. U.S. Department of Education, 7th and D Streets, SW., room 
3082, ROB 3, Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

    Authority: 5 U.S.C.A. Appendix 2

    Dated: April 3, 1997.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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