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room is limited, advance notice of intent 

to attend is required. 

Gary E. Johnston, 

Colonel, Corps of Engineers, Executive 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI) Teleconference 

AGENCY: National Advisory Committee 

on Institutional Quality and Integrity, 

Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. 

Department of Education. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of 

Education, Office of Postsecondary 

Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 

7122, Washington, DC 20006. 

ACTION: Notice of open teleconference 

meeting of the National Advisory 

Committee on Institutional Quality and 

Integrity (NACIQI) and information 

related to members of the public making 

third-party oral comments at the 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the 

schedule and proposed agenda items for 

the upcoming teleconference meeting of 

the National Advisory Committee on 

Institutional Quality and Integrity 

(NACIQI), which is scheduled for 

November 8, 2010, and provides 

information for members of the public 

wishing to attend the meeting and/or 

make oral comments during the 

meeting. The notice of this 

teleconference meeting is required 

under Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and 

Section 114(d)(1)(B) of the Higher 

Education Act (HEA). 

The NACIQI teleconference meeting 

will be held on Monday, November 8, 

2010, beginning at 4 p.m. and ending as 

late as 5:30 p.m., Eastern Standard 

Time. The proposed agenda for this 

teleconference meeting is to elect a chair 

and vice-chair, and conduct other 

administrative business related to 

meeting planning and procedures. 

Space for the teleconference meeting 

is limited, and you are encouraged to 

register early if you plan to attend. To 

register to attend the teleconference 

meeting and not make any oral 

comments, e-mail the Accreditation 

Division staff at 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov and enter 

‘‘Registration for NACIQI 

Teleconference Meeting’’ in the subject 

line of the e-mail message. In the body 

of the e-mail message, please include 

your name, title, affiliation, mailing 

address, e-mail address, Web site (if 

available), and telephone and fax 

numbers. To register to attend the 

teleconference meeting and request to 

make oral comments during the 

meeting, e-mail the Accreditation 

Division staff at 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov and enter 

‘‘Registration for NACIQI 

Teleconference Meeting and Request To 

Make Oral Comments’’ in the subject 

line of the e-mail message. In the body 

of the message, please include your 

name, title, affiliation, mailing address, 

e-mail address, and Web site (if 

available), and telephone and fax 

numbers, and provide a brief 

explanation of no more than five 

sentences that summarizes your 

anticipated comments. The deadline for 

the teleconference meeting registration 

is Monday, November 1, 2010. 

A total of ten minutes will be allotted 

for public comment. Only the first ten 

commenters who respond in accordance 

with this notice as reflected in the time 

and date of e-mail receipt will be 

assured an opportunity to speak, and 

each commenter will be allotted no 

more than one minute. The Department 

will inform any requesters not selected 

to speak in advance of the meeting. 

Individuals who will need 

accommodations for a disability in order 

to attend the teleconference meeting 

should contact Cathy Sheffield at (202) 

219–7011 or e-mail at 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov no later than 

Monday, November 1, 2010. The 

teleconference site is accessible to 

individuals with disabilities. 

NACIQI’S Statutory Authority and 

Functions: The NACIQI is established 

under Section 114 of the Higher 

Education Act (HEA), as amended, 20 

U.S.C. 1011c. The NACIQI advises the 

Secretary of Education about: 

• The establishment and enforcement 

of the criteria for recognition 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 or a 

specific State approval agency. 

• 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. 

• Any other advisory functions 

relating to accreditation and 

institutional eligibility that the 

Secretary may prescribe. 

Access to Records of the 

Teleconference Meeting: The 

Department will record the 

teleconference meeting and post the 

official report of the teleconference 

meeting on the NACIQI Web site shortly 

after the meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, 

the public may also inspect the 

materials at 1990 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC, by e-mailing the 

aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov or by calling 

(202) 219–7067 to schedule an 

appointment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Lewis, Executive Director, 

NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education, 

Room 8060, 1990 K Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: 

(202) 219–7011 or e-mail: 

Melissa.Lewis@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–800– 

877–8339 between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday 

through Friday. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

You may view this document, as well as 

all other Department of Education 

documents published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF), on the Internet 

at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/ 

news/fedregister. To use PDF, you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at this site. If you have 

questions about using PDF, call the U.S. 

Government Printing Office (GPO), toll 

free, at 1–866–512–1830; or in the 

Washington, DC area at (202) 512–0000. 

Note: 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 on GPO 

Access at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/nara/ 

index.html. 

Eduardo M. Ochoa, 

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 

Education. 

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