[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 51460-51461] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 95-24391] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Availability SUMMARY: The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights announces the availability of a draft document entitled ``Clarification of Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Guidance: The Three Part Test'' (Clarification). The Clarification provides educational institutions with specific information, including examples, about the standards used by the Office for Civil Rights when determining whether an educational institution is in compliance with the requirement that an institution provide nondiscriminatory athletic participation opportunities to male and female students. DATES: Comments on the draft Clarification must be received on or before October 20, 1995. ADDRESSES: All comments concerning and all requests for copies of the draft Clarification should be addressed to Jeanette J. Lim, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., Room 5036 Switzer Building, Washington, D.C. 20202-1174. Telephone: (202) 205- 8635. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number at (202) 205-9683 or 1-800-421-3481. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeanette J. Lim. Telephone: (202) 205- 8635. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the TDD number at (202) 205-9683 or 1-800-421-3481. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Clarification is to clarify how institutions can meet the three-part test regarding nondiscriminatory participation opportunities contained in the Intercollegiate Athletics Policy Interpretation, published in the Federal Register on December 11, 1979 (44 FR 71413). The standards contained in the Policy Interpretation have guided the enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. (Title IX), and its implementing regulations, 34 CFR Part 106 (1973), in the area of intercollegiate athletics since 1979. The Department is accepting public comment on whether the draft Clarification provides adequate clarity in areas that have generated questions. [[Page 51461]] Dated: September 27, 1995. Norma V. Cantu, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. [FR Doc. 95-24391 Filed 9-29-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P