94-13341. Direct Student Loan Regulations Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee: Meeting  

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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    
    34 CFR Chapter VI
    
     
    
    Direct Student Loan Regulations Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory 
    Committee: Meeting
    
    AGENCY: Direct Student Loan Regulations Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory 
    Committee, Department of Education.
    
    ACTION: Notice of meeting.
    
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    SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the date and location of the 
    forthcoming meeting of the Direct Student Loan Regulations Negotiated 
    Rulemaking Advisory Committee. 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 of their opportunity to attend.
    
    DATES: June 20-22, 1994 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    
    ADDRESSES: The Dupont Plaza Hotel, 1500 New Hampshire Avenue NW., 
    Washington, DC, (202) 483-6000.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Jennifer Peck, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary 
    Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., (room 
    4082, ROB-3), Washington, DC 20202-5100, Telephone: (202) 708-5547. 
    Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may 
    call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 
    between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Direct Student Loan Regulations 
    Negotiated Rulemaking Advisory Committee is established by Sections 422 
    and 457 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Student 
    Loan Reform Act of 1993 (Pub. L. 103-66; 20 U.S.C. 1087g). The 
    Committee is also established in accordance with the provisions of the 
    Negotiated Rulemaking Act (Pub. L. 101-648, as amended; 5 U.S.C. 561). 
    The Advisory Committee is established to provide advice to the 
    Secretary on the standards, criteria, procedures, and regulations 
    governing the Direct Student Loan Program beginning with academic year 
    1995-1996. The Direct Student Loan Program is authorized by the Student 
    Loan Reform Act of 1993. The Act authorizes the Secretary of Education 
    to enter into agreements with selected institutions of higher 
    education. These agreements will enable the institutions to originate 
    loans to eligible students and eligible parents of such students.
        The meeting is open to the public. The agenda will include the 
    following:
    
    --Borrower defenses
    --Participation and selection criteria and procedures
    --Origination criteria
    --Entrance counseling requirements
    --Certain cross-cutting issues affecting both the Direct Lending and 
    the FFEL Programs, e.g., the medical/intern economic hardship deferment 
    criteria
    --Discussion of preamble language
    
        Records are kept of all Committee proceedings and are available for 
    public inspection at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
    Postsecondary Education, room 4082, ROB-3, 7th and D Streets SW., 
    Washington, DC from the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays, except 
    Federal holidays.
    
        Dated: May 26, 1994.
    David A. Longanecker,
    Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department 
    of Education.
    [FR Doc. 94-13341 Filed 6-1-94; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
06/02/1994
Department:
Education Department
Entry Type:
Uncategorized Document
Action:
Notice of meeting.
Document Number:
94-13341
Dates:
June 20-22, 1994 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Pages:
0-0 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
Federal Register: June 2, 1994
CFR: (1)
34 CFR None