[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 5647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2584]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council Meeting (FICC)
AGENCY: Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, Education.
ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice describes the schedule and agenda of a forthcoming
meeting of the Federal Interagency Coordinating Council, and invites
people to participate. Notice of this meeting is required under section
685(c) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and is
intended to notify the general public of their opportunity to attend
the meeting. The meeting will be accessible to individuals with
disabilities.
DATE AND TIME: Thursday, March 4, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Hilton, Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA 22202, near the Crystal City metro stop.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Libby Doggett or Kim Lawrence, U.S.
Department of Education, 330 C Street, SW, Room 3080, Switzer Building,
Washington, DC 20202-2644. Telephone: (202) 205-5507. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call (202) 205-
9754.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
(FICC) is established under section 685 of the individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1484a). The Council is
established to: (1) Minimize duplication across Federal, State and
local agencies of programs and activities relating to early
intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities and
that their families and preschool services for children with
disabilities; (2) ensure effective coordination of Federal early
intervention and preschool programs, including Federal technical
assistance and support activities; and (3) identify gaps in Federal
agency programs and services and barriers to Federal interagency
cooperation. To meet these purposes, the FICC seeks to: (1) Identify
areas of conflict, overlap, and omissions in interagency policies
related to the provision of services to infants, toddlers, and
preschoolers with disabilities; (2) develop and implement joint policy
interpretations on issues related to infants, toddlers, and
preschoolers that cut across Federal agencies, including modifications
of regulations to eliminate barriers to interagency programs and
activities; and (3) coordinate the provision of technical assistance
and dissemination of best practice information. The FICC is chaired by
the Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services.
This FICC meeting coincides with the early intervention and
preschool directors (Part C and 619 of IDEA) meetings held in the same
location with overlapping times. At this meeting the Maternal and Child
Health Bureau in conjunction with the FICC is sponsoring a policy forum
on Thursday morning with Dr. Jack Shonkoff. The FICC members will be
the policy forum respondents. During the afternoon session the FICC
will attend to ongoing work including reports from a technical
assistance survey, a Department of Defense Task Force, and Medicaid
Benefits Task Force. To request a packet of materials or accommodations
such as interpreters for persons who are hearing impaired, materials in
Braille, large print, or cassette please call Kim Lawrence at (202)
205-5507 (voice) or (202) 205-9754 (TDD) by February.
Summary minutes of the FICC meetings will be maintained and
available for public inspection at the U.S. Department of Education,
330 C Street, SW, Room 3080, Switzer Building, Washington, DC 20202-
2644, from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., weekdays, except
Federal Holidays.
Judith E. Heumann,
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
[FR Doc. 99-2584 Filed 2-3-99; 8:45 am]
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