9304 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2001 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Advisory Committee on Student

Financial Assistance; Meeting

AGENCY: Advisory Committee on

Student Financial Assistance,

Education.

ACTION: Notice of upcoming meeting.

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule and proposed agenda of the

forthcoming meeting of the Advisory

Committee on Student Financial

Assistance which is open to the public.

Individuals who will need

accommodations for a disability in order

to attend the meeting (i.e., interpreting

services, assistive listening devices,

and/or materials in alternative format)

should notify Ms. Hope M. Gray at 202–

708–7439 or via e-mail at

hope_gray@ed.gov no later than

Wednesday, February 14, 2001. We will

attempt to meet requests after this date,

but cannot guarantee availability of the

requested accommodation. The meeting

site is accessible to individuals with

disabilities. This notice also describes

the functions of the Committee. 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.

DATES AND TIMES: Tuesday, February 20,

2001, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending

at approximately 5 p.m.; and

Wednesday, February 21, 2001,

beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at

approximately 2 p.m.

ADDRESSESS: The Radisson Barcelo

Hotel, the Phillips Ballroom, 2121 P

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20037.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff Director,

Advisory Committee on Student

Financial Assistance, Portals Building,

1280 Maryland Avenue, SW., Suite 601,

Washington, DC 20202–7582 (202) 708–

7439.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Advisory Committee on Student

Financial Assistance is established

under section 491 of the Higher

Education Act of 1965 as amended by

Public Law 100–50 (20 U.S.C. 1098).

The Advisory Committee serves as an

independent source of advice and

counsel to the Congress and the

Secretary of Education on student

financial aid policy. Since its inception,

the Committee has been charged with

providing technical expertise with

regard to systems of need analysis and

application forms, making

recommendations that result in the

maintenance of access to postsecondary

education for low- and middle-income

students; conducting a study of

institutional lending in the Stafford

Student Loan Program; assisting with

activities related to the 1992

reauthorization of the Higher Education

Act of 1965; conducting a third-year

evaluation of the Ford Federal Direct

Loan Program (FDLP) and the Federal

Family Education Loan Program

(FFELP) under the Omnibus Budget

Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993; and

assisting Congress with the 1998

reauthorization of the Higher Education

Act.

The congressional mandate requires

the Advisory Committee to conduct

objective, nonpartisan, and independent

analyses on important aspects of the

student programs under Title IV of the

Higher Education Act. The Committee

traditionally approaches its work from a

set of fundamental goals: promoting

program integrity, eliminating or

avoiding program complexity,

integrating delivery across the Title IV

programs, and mimizing burden on

students and institutions.

Reauthorization of the Higher

Education Act has provided the

Advisory Committee with a significantly

expanded agenda in six major areas,

such as Performance-based Organization

(PBO); Modernization; Technology;

Simplication of Law and Regulation;

Distance Education; and Early

Information and Needs Assessment. In

each of these areas, Congress has asked

the Committe to: monitor progress

toward implementing the Amendments

of 1998; conduct independent, objective

assessments; and make

recommendations for improvement to

the Congress and the Secretary. Each of

these responsibilities flows logically

from and effectively implements one or

more of the Committee’s original

statutory functions and purposes.

The proposed agenda includes: (a)

Unveiling the Committee’s findings on

the condition and access to higher

education for low-income students and

its policy priorities for the new

administration, (b) discussion sessions

on the condition of access today and the

implications of strong demographic

trends already underway, (c) the

realignment of policy priorities required

to respond effectively to today’s and

tomorrow’s challenges, and (d) the

Committee’s plan for the remainder of

fiscal year 2001. In addition, other

Committee business will be addressed.

Space is limited and you are encouraged

to register early if you plan to attend.

You may register through Internet at

ADV_COMSFA@ED.gov or

Tracy_Jones@ED.gov. Please include

your name, title, affiliation, complete

address (including Internet and e-mail—

if available), and telephone and fax

numbers. If you are unable to register

electronically, you may mail or fax your

registration information to the Advisory

Committee staff office at (202) 401–

3467. Also, you may contact the

Advisory Committee staff at (202) 708–

7439. The registration deadline is

Wednesday, February 14, 2001.

The Advisory Committee will meet in

Washington, DC. on Tuesday, February

20, 2001, from 8:30 a.m. until

approximately 5 p.m., and on

Wednesday, February 21, from 8:30 a.m.

until approximately 2 p.m.

Records are kept of all Committee

proceedings, and are available for public

inspection at the Office of the Advisory

Committee on Student Financial

Assistance, Portals Building, 1280

Maryland Avenue, SW., Suite 601,

Washington, DC from the hours of 9

a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weekdays, except

Federal holidays.

Dated: February 1, 2001.

Dr. Brian K. Fitzerald,

Staff Director, Advisory Committee on

Student Financial Assistance.

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