[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17181-17182]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9099]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity; Meeting
AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity, Education.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the proposed agenda of the National
Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity. 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 its opportunity to attend this public meeting.
DATES AND TIMES: June 16-18, 1997, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Latham Hotel, 3000 M Street, NW., Washington, DC 20007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol F. Sperry, Executive Director,
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity,
U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Room 3082,
ROB 3, Washington, DC 20202-7592, telephone: (202) 260-3636.
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 National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity is established under Section 1205
of the Higher Education Act (HEA) as amended by Public Law 102-325 (20
U.S.C. 1145). The Committee advises the Secretary of Education with
respect to the establishment and enforcement of the criteria for
recognition of accrediting agencies or associations under subpart 2 of
part H of Title IV, HEA, the recognition of specific accrediting
agencies or associations, the preparation and publication of the list
of nationally recognized accrediting agencies and associations, and the
eligibility and certification process for institutions of higher
education under Title IV, HEA. The Committee also develops and
recommends to the Secretary standards and criteria for specific
categories of vocational training institutions and institutions of
higher education for which there are no recognized accrediting
agencies, associations, or State agencies, in order to establish
eligibility for such institutions on an interim basis for participation
in federally funded programs.
Agenda: The meeting on June 16-18, 1997 is open to the public. The
following agencies will be reviewed during the June 1997 meeting of the
Advisory Committee:
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. American Academy for Liberal Education (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation of institutions of
higher education and programs within institutions of higher education
that offer liberal arts degree(s) at the baccalaureate level or a
documented equivalency)
2. Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools,
Accreditation Commission (requested scope of recognition: the
accreditation
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and preaccreditation of advanced rabbinical and Talmudic schools)
3. American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal
Education and Admissions to the Bar (requested scope of recognition:
the accreditation of professional law schools)
4. American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on
Accreditation (requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of
institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and
bachelor's degrees in funeral service or mortuary science)
5. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of graduate degree programs in speech-
language pathology and audiology
6. American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education
(requested scope of recognition: the accreditation of colleges of
veterinary medicine offering programs leading to a professional degree)
7. The Council on Chiropractic Education, Commission on
Accreditation (requested scope of recognition; the accreditation of
programs and freestanding institutions that award the D.C. degree)
8. Council on Education for Public Health (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation and preaccreditation of graduate schools
of public health and graduate programs offered outside schools of
public health in community health education and in community health/
preventive medicine)
9. Commission on Opticianry Accreditation (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of two-year programs for the ophthalmic
dispenser and one-year programs for the ophthalmic laboratory
technician)
10. Liaison Committee on Medical Education of the Council on
Medical Education of the American Medical Association and the American
Medical Colleges (requested scope of recognition: the accreditation and
preaccreditation of programs leading to the M.D. degree)
11. Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education
(requested scope of recognition: the accreditation of Montessori
teacher education programs and institutions)
Interim Reports (An interim report is a follow-up report on an
accrediting agency's compliance with specific criteria for recognition
that was requested by the Secretary when the Secretary granted
recognition to the agency)--
1. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
2. Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology
3. Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services
Administration
4. Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
5. American College of Nurse-Midwives, Division of Accreditation
6. American Dental Association, Commission on Accreditation
7. Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada,
Commission on Accrediting
8. Council on Occupational Education
9. Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs in Nuclear Medicine
Technology
10. Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
11. Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission
for Schools
12. Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs--
for the accreditation of the following health education programs:
a. Cytotechnology
b. Diagnostic Medical Sonography
c. Electroneurodiagnostic Technology
d. Emergency Medical Services
e. Perfusion
f. Physician Assistant Education
g. Surgical Technology
13. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Secondary Schools
State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Public Postsecondary
Vocational Education
Interim Report
1. Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Remand of an Agency's Appeal of Previous Advisory Committee
Recommendation to withdraw the Agency's Recognition
1. National League of Nursing
A request for comments on agencies that are being reviewed during
this meeting was published in the Federal Register on December 16, 1996
and on March 14, 1997.
This notice invites third-party oral presentations before the
Advisory Committee. It does not constitute another call for written
comment. Requests for oral presentation before the Advisory Committee
should be submitted in writing to Ms. Sperry at the address above by
May 9, 1997. Requests should include the names of all persons seeking
an appearance, the organization they represent, and a brief summary of
the principal points to be made during the oral presentation.
Presenters are requested not to distribute written materials at the
meeting. Any written materials presenters may wish to give to the
Advisory Committee must be submitted to Ms. Sperry by May 9, 1997 (one
original and 25 copies). Only documents presenters submit by that date
will be considered by the Advisory Committee.
At the conclusion of the meeting, attendees may, at the discretion
of the Committee chair, be invited to address the Committee briefly on
issues pertaining to the functions of the Committee, as identified in
the section above on Supplementary Information. Attendees interested in
making such comments should inform Ms. Sperry before or during the
meeting.
A record will be made of the proceedings of the meeting and will be
available for public inspection at the Office of Postsecondary
Education. U.S. Department of Education, 7th and D Streets, SW., room
3082, ROB 3, Washington, DC, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Authority: 5 U.S.C.A. Appendix 2
Dated: April 3, 1997.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 97-9099 Filed 4-8-97; 8:45 am]
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