97-25775. Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance; Meeting  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 188 (Monday, September 29, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 50915]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-25775]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    
    
    Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance; Meeting
    
    AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Education.
    
    ACTION: Notice of upcoming teleconference meeting.
    
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    SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a 
    forthcoming teleconference meeting of the Advisory Committee on Student 
    Financial Assistance. This notice also describes the functions of the 
    Committee. This document is intended to notify the general public. 
    Note: This teleconference meeting had to be arranged on short notice, 
    therefore, we were unable to publish it 15 days in advance of the 
    scheduled meeting date as required under section 10(a)(2) of the 
    Federal Advisory Committee Act.
    
    DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, September 30, 1997, beginning at 11:00 a.m. and 
    ending at approximately 12:30 p.m.
    
    ADDRESSES: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 1280 
    Maryland Avenue, S.W., Room 601, Portals Building, Washington, D.C. 
    20202-7582.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald, Staff 
    Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, 1280 
    Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. 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 Pub. L. 100-50 (20 U.S.C. 1098). The Advisory 
    Committee is established to provide advice and counsel to the Congress 
    and the Secretary of Education on student financial aid matters 
    including providing technical expertise with regard to systems of need 
    analysis and application forms, making recommendations that will 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 and an in-depth study of student loan 
    simplification. The Advisory Committee fulfills its charge by 
    conducting objective, nonpartisan, and independent analyses of 
    important student aid issues. As a result of passage of the Omnibus 
    Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA) of 1993, Congress assigned the 
    Advisory Committee the major task of evaluating the Ford Federal Direct 
    Loan Program (FDLP) and the Federal Family Education Loan Program 
    (FFELP). The Committee was directed to report to the Secretary and 
    Congress on not less than an annual basis on the operation of both 
    programs and submit a final report by January 1, 1997. The Committee 
    submitted to Congress its final recommendations on the advisability of 
    fully implementing the FDLP on December 11, 1996. The Advisory 
    Committee has now focused its energies on activities related to 
    reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1998.
        The Advisory Committee will hold a teleconference meeting in 
    Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, September 30, 1997, from 11:00 a.m. to 
    approximately 12:30 p.m.
        The proposed agenda includes (a) an update on activities related to 
    reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; and (b) other Committee 
    business. Space is limited and you are encouraged to contact the 
    Advisory Committee staff at 202-708-7439 no later than 3:00 p.m. on 
    Monday, September 29, if you wish to participate.
        Records are kept of all Committee proceedings, and are available 
    for public inspection at the Office of the Advisory Committee on 
    Student Financial Assistance, 1280 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Suite 601, 
    Washington, D.C. from the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., weekdays, 
    except Federal holidays.
    
        Dated: September 24, 1997.
    Brian K. Fitzgerald,
    Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
    [FR Doc. 97-25775 Filed 9-26-97; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
09/29/1997
Department:
Education Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of upcoming teleconference meeting.
Document Number:
97-25775
Pages:
50915-50915 (1 pages)
PDF File:
97-25775.pdf