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spectrum of kinetic energy and small 

arms fire threats. The JLTV also has 

other survivability enhancements, 

notably automatic fire extinguishing 

protection and structural rollover 

protection of 150 percent of the 

vehicle’s Ground Vehicle Weight Rating. 

4. The AN/VAS–5 Driver’s Vision 

Enhancer is compact thermal camera 

providing armored vehicle drivers with 

day or nighttime visual awareness in 

clear or reduced vision (fog, smoke, 

dust) situations. The system provides 

the driver a 180-degree viewing angle 

using a high-resolution infrared sensor 

and image stabilization to reduce the 

effect of shock and vibration. The 

viewer and monitor are ruggedized for 

operation in tactical environments. 

5. The Common Remote Operated 

Weapon Station (CROWS) is an 

externally mounted weapon mounting 

and control system that allows the 

gunner to remain inside the vehicle’s 

protected armor while firing a variety of 

crew-served weapons. The CROWS 

provides remote day and night sighting 

and ballistic control capacity, enabling 

first-burst engagement of targets at 

maximum effective weapon range while 

on the move. 

6. The highest level of classification of 

defense articles, components, and 

services included in this potential sale 

is SECRET. 

7. If a technologically advanced 

adversary were to obtain knowledge of 

the specific hardware and software 

elements, the information could be used 

to develop countermeasures that might 

reduce weapon system effectiveness or 

be used in the development of a system 

with similar or advanced capabilities. 

8. A determination has been made 

that North Macedonia can provide the 

same degree of protection for the 

sensitive technology being released as 

the U.S. Government. This sale is 

necessary in furtherance of the U.S. 

foreign policy and national security 

objectives outlined in the Policy 

Justification. 

9. All defense articles and services 

listed in this transmittal are authorized 

for release and export to the 

Government of North Macedonia. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity; 

Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI or Committee), Office of 

Postsecondary Education, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of an open 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

agenda, time, and instructions to access 

or participate in the February 19–20, 

2025 meeting of NACIQI, and provides 

information to members of the public 

regarding the meeting, including 

requesting to make written or oral 

comments. Committee members will 

meet in-person while accrediting agency 

representatives and public attendees 

will participate virtually. 

DATES: The NACIQI meeting will be 

held on February 19–20, 2025 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern standard time. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 

Barnard Auditorium, Washington, DC 

20202 [Only NACIQI members and 

Department of Education staff will 

participate in the meeting at this 

address]. There is a possibility that the 

meeting could shift to a virtual meeting 

for all participants. If that happens, the 

published registration link and 

supporting information described in this 

notice for public attendees will remain 

the same. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George Alan Smith, Executive Director/ 

Designated Federal Official (DFO), 

NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education, 

400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20202, telephone: (202) 453–7757, or 

email: George.Alan.Smith@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Statutory Authority and Function: 

NACIQI is established under Section 

114 of the Higher Education Act (HEA) 

(20 U.S.C. 1011c). NACIQI advises the 

Secretary of Education with respect to: 

• The establishment and enforcement 

of the standards of accrediting agencies 

or associations under subpart 2, part H, 

title IV of the HEA, as amended; 

• 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 of the HEA, 

together with recommendations for 

improvement in such process; 

• 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; and 

• Any other advisory function 

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary of Education may prescribe by 

regulation. 

The notice of this meeting is required 

under 5 U.S.C. chapter 10 (commonly 

known as the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act) and section 114(d)(1)(B) 

of the HEA of 1965, as amended. 

Meeting Agenda 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

conduct a review of compliance reports 

submitted by the following agencies. 

Compliance Reports 

1. American Occupational Therapy 

Association, Accreditation Council for 

Occupational Therapy Education. Scope 

of Recognition: The accreditation and 

preaccreditation of occupational therapy 

educational programs offering the 

professional master’s degree and 

occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) 

degree; the accreditation of occupational 

therapy assistant programs offering a 

baccalaureate degree and associate 

degree; and the accreditation of these 

programs offered via distance education. 

Geographic Area of Accrediting 

Activities: The United States. The 

compliance report includes findings of 

noncompliance with certain criteria in 

34 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

part 602 identified in the October 19, 

2022, letter from the senior Department 

official (SDO) following the July 19, 

2022, NACIQI meeting. The SDO letter 

is available under NACIQI meeting date 

7/19/2022, at https://

surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/ 

public-documents. 

2. Accrediting Council for Pharmacy 

Education. Scope of Recognition: The 

accreditation and pre-accreditation of 

professional degree programs in 

pharmacy leading to the degree of 

Doctor of Pharmacy, including those 

programs offered via distance education. 

Geographic Area of Accrediting 

Activities: The United States. The 

compliance report includes findings of 

noncompliance with certain criteria in 

34 CFR part 602 identified in the 

November 7, 2022, letter from the SDO 

following the July 19, 2022, NACIQI 

meeting. The SDO letter is available 

under NACIQI meeting date 7/19/2022, 

at https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/ 

erecognition/#/public-documents. 

3. Middle States Commission on 

Secondary Schools. Scope of 

Recognition: The accreditation of 

institutions with postsecondary, nondegree granting career and technology 

programs, to include the accreditation of 

postsecondary, non-degree granting 

institutions that offer all or part of their 

educational programs via distance 

education modalities. Geographic Area 

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States. The compliance report includes 

findings of noncompliance with certain 

criteria in 34 CFR part 602 identified in 

the October 19, 2022, letter from the 

SDO following the July 19, 2022, 

NACIQI meeting. The SDO letter is 

available under NACIQI meeting date 7/ 

19/2022, at https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/ 

erecognition/#/public-documents. 

4. Southern Association of Colleges 

and Schools, Commission on Colleges. 

Scope of Recognition: The accreditation 

and pre-accreditation (‘‘Candidate for 

Accreditation’’) of degree-granting 

institutions of higher education in 

Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 

Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, 

South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and 

Virginia, including the accreditation of 

educational programs offered via 

distance and correspondence education, 

and direct assessment within these 

institutions. The accreditation status of 

these institutions and their recognition 

extends to the SACSCOC Board of 

Trustees, Executive Council, and the 

Appeals Committee of the Collegiate 

College Delegate Assembly on cases of 

initial candidacy or initial accreditation 

and for continued accreditation or 

candidacy. The compliance report 

includes findings of noncompliance 

with certain criteria in 34 CFR part 602 

identified in the November 7, 2022, 

letter from the SDO following the July 

19, 2022, NACIQI meeting. The SDO 

letter is available under NACIQI 

meeting date 7/19/2022, at https://

surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/ 

public-documents. 

To ensure sufficient time for all 

agency reviews, including NACIQI 

questions and discussion, the 

Department requests that the agencies 

limit their opening statements to 10 

minutes (total for one or more 

statements), and that the agencies avoid 

extended discussions about agency 

representatives and their backgrounds. 

Following the brief opening statement, 

the agency’s presentation should focus 

on the regulatory criteria, and in 

particular, responses to areas where the 

staff has recommended a finding of 

noncompliance or substantial 

compliance, or where other concerns 

have been raised that the agency would 

like to address. However, the agency 

should expect that questions from 

NACIQI members may focus on other 

areas. 

Policy Discussion 

In addition to its review of accrediting 

agencies and State approval agencies for 

Secretarial recognition, there will be 

time for Committee discussions 

regarding any of the categories within 

NACIQI’s statutory authority in its 

capacity as an advisory committee. 

Instructions for Accessing the Meeting 

Registration 

Committee members will meet inperson while agency representatives and 

public attendees will participate 

virtually. 

You may register for the meeting on 

your computer using the link below. 

After you register, you will receive a 

confirmation email containing 

personalized participation links for each 

day of the two-day meeting no later than 

8 a.m. eastern standard time on 

February 19, 2025. 

Registration Link 

https://events.zoomgov.com/ev/

AkUnUrmMegceMmqd0BBblHa

DGCqw5xwkYhy7XdPs2

bDUwoDZXDJx∼AgNwP68fGGyDtt

DmaZQKfk65rIXCitGkp4rTJkFVvAEgODt55SEmBafYw 

Public Comment 

Submission of requests to make an 

oral comment regarding a specific 

accrediting agency under review, or to 

make an oral comment or written 

statement regarding other issues within 

the scope of NACIQI’s authority: 

Opportunity to submit a written 

statement regarding a specific 

accrediting agency under review was 

solicited by a previous Federal Register 

notice published on November 6, 2023 

(88 FR 76194; Document Number 2023– 

24434). The period for submission of 

such statements is now closed. 

Additional written statements regarding 

a specific accrediting agency or state 

approval agency under review will not 

be accepted at this time. However, 

members of the public may submit 

written statements regarding other 

issues within the scope of NACIQI’s 

authority, as outlined under section 114 

of the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1011c). 

Members of the public may make oral 

comments regarding a specific 

accrediting agency under review and/or 

other issues within the scope of 

NACIQI’s authority. Oral comments may 

not exceed three minutes. Oral 

comments about an agency’s recognition 

when a compliance report has been 

required by the SDO or the Secretary 

must relate to the criteria for recognition 

cited in the SDO’s letter that requested 

the report, or in the Secretary’s appeal 

decision, if any. Oral comments about 

an agency seeking expansion of scope 

must be directed to the agency’s ability 

to serve as a recognized accrediting 

agency with respect to the kinds of 

institutions or programs requested to be 

added. Oral comments about the 

renewal of an agency’s recognition must 

relate to its compliance with the criteria 

for the Recognition of Accrediting 

Agencies, which are available at https:// 

www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/ 

index.html. 

Instructions on Requesting To Make 

Public Comment 

To request to make oral comments of 

three minutes or less during the 

February 19–20, 2025 meeting, please 

follow either Method One or Method 

Two below. To submit a written 

statement to NACIQI concerning its 

work outside a specific accrediting 

agency under review, please follow 

Method One. 

Method One: Submit an email to the 

ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox. 

Please do not send material directly to 

NACIQI members. In order to be 

considered for the current cycle review, 

written statements and requests to make 

oral comment must be received by 

February 12, 2025 and include the 

subject line ‘‘Oral Comment Request: 

(agency name),’’ ‘‘Oral Comment 

Request: (subject)’’ or ‘‘Written 

Statement: (subject).’’ The email must 

include the name(s), title, organization/ 

affiliation, mailing address, email 

address, and telephone number, of the 

person(s) submitting a written statement 

or requesting to speak. All individuals 

submitting an advance request in 

accordance with this notice will be 

afforded an opportunity to speak. 

Method Two (Only available to those 

seeking to make oral comments): Submit 

a request by email on February 19, 2025, 

between 7:45 a.m.–8:45 a.m. eastern 

standard time to the 

ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox. 

The email must include the subject on 

which the requestor wishes to comment, 

in addition to his or her name, title, 

organization/affiliation, mailing 

address, email address, and telephone 

number. If you intend to make your 

comments by dialing into the meeting 

rather than using a computer, please be 

sure to include that information in your 

email request. A total of up to fifteen 

minutes for each agenda item will be 

allotted for oral commenters who 

register on February 19, 2025 between 

7:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. eastern standard 

time. Individuals will be selected on a 

first-come, first-served basis. If selected, 

each commenter may not exceed three 

minutes. 

Access to Records of the Meeting: The 

Department will post the official report 

of the meeting on the NACIQI website 

https://sites.ed.gov/naciqi/archive-ofmeetings/ within 90 days after the 

meeting. In addition, pursuant to 5 


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U.S.C. 1009, the public may request to 

inspect records of the meeting at 400 

Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC, 

by emailing aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov 

or by calling (202) 453–7415 to schedule 

an appointment. The SDO’s (as defined 

in 34 CFR 602.3) decisions, pursuant to 

34 CFR 602.36, associated with all 

NACIQI meetings can be found at the 

following website: https://

surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/ 

public-documents. 

Reasonable Accommodations: The 

dial-in information and weblink access 

to the meeting are 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. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of the Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. You also may 

access documents of the Department 

published in the Federal Register by 

using the article search feature at: 

www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, 

through the advanced search feature at 

this site, you can limit your search to 

documents published by the 

Department. 

Authority: Section 114 of the HEA of 

1964, as amended (20 U.S.C. 1011c). 

Nasser Paydar, 

Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary 

Education. 

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ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Notice; Request for Comment; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission published a document in 

the Federal Register on December 16, 

2024 regarding the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission proposed 

information collection in the National 

Mail Voter Registration Form. The 

notice contained an incorrect subject 

heading. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Raymond Williams at 202–924–0794, or 

email research@eac.gov; U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 633 3rd Street 

NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of December 

16, 2024 in FR Doc. 2024–29679, at 89 

FR 101596 in the third column, correct 

the SUBJECT HEADING to read: 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: National Mail Voter 

Registration Form 

Camden Kelliher, 

General Counsel, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01455 Filed 1–21–25; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Paducah 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Environmental 

Management Site-Specific Advisory 

Board (EM SSAB), Paducah. The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

requires that public notice of this 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Thursday, February 20, 2025; 

5:30–7p.m. CST. 

ADDRESSES: West Kentucky Community 

and Technical College, Emerging 

Technology Center, Room 215, 5100 

Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, 

Kentucky 42001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert ‘‘Buz’’ Smith, Federal 

Coordinator, by Phone: (270) 441–6821 

or Email: Robert.Smith@pppo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to provide advice and 

recommendations concerning the 

following EM site-specific issues: cleanup activities and environmental 

restoration; waste and nuclear materials 

management and disposition; excess 

facilities; future land use and long-term 

stewardship. The Board may also be 

asked to provide advice and 

recommendations on any EM program 

components. 

Tentative Agenda: 

• Administrative Activities 

• Public Comment Period 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. The EM SSAB, 

Paducah will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Robert ‘‘Buz’’ 

Smith in advance of the meeting. The 

Department of Energy will hear oral 

public comments during the meeting. A 

15-minute public comment period will 

take place at the end of the agenda. 

Individual oral comments are to be 

limited to two minutes per speaker to 

ensure time for all who wish to speak. 

Written statements may be filed either 

before or after the meeting. Written 

comments submitted by 5 p.m. CST on 

Friday, February 28, 2025, will be 

included in the minutes. Please submit 

written comments to Zachery Boyarski 

at Zachary.Boyarski@pppo.gov with 

‘‘Public Comment’’ in the subject line. 

The Deputy Designated Federal Officer 

is empowered to conduct the meeting in 

a fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Eric Roberts, Board 

Support Manager, Emerging Technology 

Center, Room 221, 4810 Alben Barkley 

Drive, Paducah, KY 42001; Phone: (270) 

554–3004. Minutes will also be 

available at the following website: 

https://www.energy.gov/pppo/pgdp-cab/ 

listings/meeting-materials. 

Signing Authority: This document of 

the Department of Energy was signed on 

January 15, 2025, by David Borak, 

Committee Management Officer, 

pursuant to delegated authority from the 

Secretary of Energy. That document 

with the original signature and date is 

maintained by DOE. For administrative 

purposes only, and in compliance with 

requirements of the Office of the Federal 

Register, the undersigned DOE Federal 

Register Liaison Officer has been 

authorized to sign and submit the 

document in electronic format for 

publication, as an official document of 

the Department of Energy. This 

administrative process in no way alters 

the legal effect of this document upon 

publication in the Federal Register. 


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