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of Fine Arts is scheduled for June 21,

2001 at 10:00 a.m., in the Commission’s

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441 F Street, NW, Washington, DC,

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Charles H. Atherton, Secretary,

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address or call 202–504–2200.

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should contact the Secretary at least 10

days before the meeting date.

Dated: in Washington, DC, May 30, 2001.

Charles H. Atherton,

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 3670–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Federal Student Financial Assistance

Programs under Title IV of the Higher

Education Act of 1965, as Amended

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice inviting proposals for

participation in experimental sites.

SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education

invites institutions of higher education

to propose new ways of administering

the student financial assistance

programs authorized by Title IV of the

Higher Education Act of 1965, as

amended (HEA). Under section 487A(b)

of the HEA, if the Secretary approves an

institution as an experimental site as a

part of this student aid reform initiative,

the institution may receive waivers from

specific Title IV statutory or regulatory

requirements that would bias

experimental results. The Secretary

cannot waive provisions in the areas of

need analysis, award rules, and grant

and loan maximum award amounts.

However, the Secretary anticipates

approving experiments in a wide variety

of other areas.

Instructions for Submitting a

Proposal: Elements to be included in the

proposal are described in this notice.

Proposals should be submitted

electronically by electronic mail or in

hard copy to the address below. All

proposals should clearly designate a

contact person, and the telephone

number and the e-mail address of the

contact person.

DATES: Proposals may be submitted in

response to this notice at any time after

June 4, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Barbara A. Mroz, U.S.

Department of Education, 400 Maryland

Avenue, SW (Room 3925, ROB–3),

Washington, DC, 20202–5232.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jacqulyn S. Bannister, U.S. Department

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue,

SW (Room 3925, ROB–3), Washington,

DC, 20202–5232, telephone: (202) 708–

7438 or via internet:

Jackie.Bannister@ed.gov.

If you use a telecommunications

device for the deaf (TDD), you may call

the Federal Information Relay Service

(FIRS) at 1–888–877–8339.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternative

format (e.g. Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) by

contacting the Alternate Format Center

at (202) 260–9895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Over the past few years, the

Department of Education has

undertaken a series of initiatives to

simplify regulations and administrative

processes for the student financial

assistance programs. The Experimental

Sites Initiative, authorized by section

487A(b) of the HEA, is one such

initiative. Through this initiative, the

Secretary seeks to improve service to

students and free institutions of higher

education from administrative burdens

by testing new ways to administer

certain SFA statutory and regulatory

requirements.

Initially, Congress gave the

Department authority under section

487A(d) of the HEA of 1992 to treat

select institutions as experimental sites.

The first group of experiments became

effective July 1, 1996. During the

coming months, the Secretary will

continue this initiative to give

institutions of higher education

flexibility to test different procedures to

carry out the intent of certain SFA

statutory and regulatory requirements.

Thus, with this notice, the Secretary

invites proposals to reinvent the

administration of student financial

assistance programs authorized by

section 487A(b), Regulatory

Improvement and Streamlining

Experiments. One purpose of this

initiative, as well as the Department’s

continuing dialogue with the higher

education community, is to help the

Secretary develop a set of proposals for

amendments to the law or regulations

pertaining to the administration of

student financial aid programs.

The invitation for proposals in this

notice is a part of the Secretary’s

continuing effort to reform Title IV

program administration in partnership

with the higher education community.

The community has given the

Department the benefit of its views in a

variety of ways over the last several

years. The community’s views have

been integrated in the reforms that the

Department has undertaken to date. For

example, in the Higher Education

Amendments of 1998, two of the areas

of experimentation—Thirty Day Delay

for First Time First Year Borrowers and

Multiple Disbursement for Single Term

Loans—were included in

reauthorization for a broader group of

institutions. Institutions with default

rates at or below 10% are eligible for the

exemption from these requirements to

withhold funds for thirty days for first

time, first year borrowers and/or making

multiple disbursements for single term

loans. In addition, the Department has

expanded the Federal Work Study

(FWS) payment provisions and the

means for certification of FWS time

records. It is the Secretary’s hope that in

the proposals invited by this notice, the

community will again address

important issues of program

administration that remain to be

resolved.

Invitation for Proposals

The Secretary invites institutions of

higher education that administer one or

more Title IV programs to submit one or

more proposals to participate as

experimental sites under section

487A(b) of the HEA. This section

authorizes the Secretary to select

institutions for voluntary participation

in experiments to test new ways of

administering the student financial

assistance programs. The Secretary is

further authorized to exempt a

participating institution from many

Title IV statutory or regulatory

requirements while conducting the

experiment, except areas prohibited in

section 487A(b)(3)(C).

The Secretary establishes no

regulatory requirements for the

proposals invited by this notice. It is the

Secretary’s hope that this approach will

encourage institutions to develop truly

innovative strategies that relieve

unnecessary burden, maintain program

accountability, and provide the

Department with data to improve Title

IV program administration. The

Secretary will consider the outcome of

these experimental strategies when

making changes in Title IV program

regulations or, if appropriate, legislative

proposals.

Statutory and Regulatory Provisions

That May Not Be Waived

The Secretary may waive any statute

or regulatory requirement except those

requirements relating to needs analysis,

award rules, and grant and loan

maximum award amounts. Section

487A(b)(3)(C).

Submission of Proposals

An institution that administers a Title

IV program, or a group of these