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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

National Advisory Committee on

Institutional Quality and Integrity;

Notice of Members

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 list

the members of the National Advisory

Committee on Institutional Quality and

Integrity (National Advisory Committee)

and to give the public the opportunity

to nominate candidates for the positions

to be vacated by those members whose

terms will expire on September 30,

2001. This notice is required under

section 114(c) of the Higher Education

Act (HEA), as amended.

What Is the Role of the National

Advisory Committee?

The National Advisory Committee is

established under section 114 of the

HEA, as amended, and is composed of

15 members appointed by the Secretary

of Education from among individuals

who are representatives of, or

knowledgeable concerning, education

and training beyond secondary

education, including representatives of

all sectors and type of institutions of

higher education.

The National Advisory Committee

meets at least twice a year and provides

recommendations to the Secretary of

Education pertaining to:

• The establishment and enforcement

of 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.

As the Committee deems necessary or

on request, the Committee also advises

the Secretary about:

• 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 Are the Terms of Office for

Committee Members?

The term of office of each member is

3 years, except that any member

appointed to fill a vacancy occurring

prior to the expiration of the term for

which the member’s predecessor was

appointed is appointed for the

remainder of the term. A member may

be appointed, at the Secretary’s

discretion, to serve more than one term.

Who Are the Current Members of the

Committee?

The current members of the National

Advisory Committee are:

Members With Terms Expiring 09/30/01

• Mrs. Wilhelmina R. Delco

(Committee Chairperson), Retired

Member of Texas House of

Representatives

• Dr. Alfredo G. de los Santos, Jr.,

Research Professor, Hispanic Research

Center, Arizona State University

• Dr. Kenneth B. Orr, President

Emeritus, Presbyterian College, South

Carolina

• Dr. Robert L. Potts, President,

University of North Alabama

• Dr. Richard F. Rosser, President of

the Presidents’ Group, Wisconsin

Members With Terms Expiring 9/30/02

• Mr. Gordon M. Ambach (Committee

Vice Chairperson), Executive Director,

Council of Chief State School Officers,

Washington, DC

• Dr. Norman Francis, President,

Xavier University of Louisiana

• Dr. George A. Pruitt, President,

Thomas A. Edison State College, New

Jersey

• Dr. Norma S. Rees, President,

California State University, Hayward

• Honorable Thomas P. Salmon,

Chair of the Board, Green Mountain

Power Corporation, Vermont

Members With Terms Expiring 9/30/03

• Dr. Estela R. Lopez, Provost and

Vice President for Academic Affairs,

Northeastern Illinois University

• Eleanor P. Vreeland, Chairman,

Barland Education Consultants, Florida

• Dr. John A. Yena, President,

Johnson & Wales University, Rhode

Island

How Do I Nominate an Individual for

Appointment as a Committee Member?

If you would like to nominate an

individual for appointment to the

Committee, send the following

information to the Committee’s

Executive Director:

• A cover letter that provides your

reason(s) for nominating the individual;

and

• Contact information for the

nominee (name, title, business address,

and business phone and fax numbers)

and a copy of the nominee’s resume.

The information must be sent by June

29, 2001 to the following address:

Bonnie LeBold, Executive Director,

National Advisory Committee on

Institutional Quality and Integrity, U.S.

Department of Education, 1990 K St.

NW—Rm. 7007, Washington, DC

20006–7592.

How Can I Get Additional Information?

If you have any specific questions

about the nomination process or general

questions about the National Advisory

Committee, please contact Ms. Bonnie

LeBold, the Committee’s Executive

Director, by phone at (202) 219–7009, by

fax at (202) 219–7008, or by e-mail at

Bonnie.LeBold@ed.gov between 9 a.m.

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c.

Dated: May 9, 2001.

Maureen A. McLaughlin,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy,

Planning, and Innovation, Office of

Postsecondary Education.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Los Alamos

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice announces a

meeting of the Environmental

Management Site-Specific Advisory

Board (EM SSAB), Los Alamos. The

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub.

L. No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires

that public notice of these meetings be

announced in the Federal Register.

DATE: Wednesday, May 30, 2001; 6

p.m.–9 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Walatowa Visitors’ Center,

7413 New Mexico State Highway 4,

Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico.