Notice: Formation of and Schedule for Negotiated Rulemaking Committee for "GEAR UP".

[Federal Register: July 21, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 139)]

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Postsecondary Education


34 CFR Part 694



Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking Process for GEAR UP


AGENCY: Department of Education.


ACTION: Notice of negotiated rulemaking process for GEAR UP.


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SUMMARY: We are announcing the formation of the negotiated rulemaking 

committee that will develop proposed regulations to implement chapter 2 

of subpart 2 of part A of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

(HEA), ``Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate 

Programs'' (GEAR UP). We also announce the schedule for the negotiating 

sessions.


DATES: The dates for the negotiation sessions are announced in the 

supplementary information section of this document.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Schulz, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Room 4020, ROB-3, Washington, DC 

20202-5243. Telephone: (202) 708-8429. If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) you may call the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 

alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer 

diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 

paragraph.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 1999, we published in the 

Federal Register (64 FR 35105) a notice announcing that we would be 

establishing a negotiated rulemaking committee to develop proposed 

regulations to implement chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of Title IV 

of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), ``Gaining Early Awareness 

and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs'' (GEAR UP). In that notice, 

we also solicited nominations from anyone who believed that his or her 

organization or group should participate in the GEAR UP negotiated 

rulemaking process.

    We list the organizations that we have selected to participate in 

the GEAR UP negotiated rulemaking process. We have identified the 

organizations listed as effective representatives of the interests that 

are significantly affected by the subject matter of the negotiated 

rulemaking. Organizations not listed that have expressed an interest in 

participating in the process are encouraged to work with the listed 

organizations to ensure that their views are known. Please note that 

participation in the rulemaking process is not limited to members of 

the committee. Following the negotiated rulemaking process, the 

Department will publish proposed rules in the Federal Register for 

public comment. The target date of publication of proposed rules 

developed by the committee is October, 1999.


GEAR UP Negotiated Rulemaking Committee


California State University System

The College Board

Council for Opportunity in Education

Council of the Great City Schools

Ford Foundation

High School Equivalency Program and the College Assistance Migrant 

Program Association and the National Association for Migrant Education, 

Inc. (a coalition)

Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities

``I Have a Dream'' Foundation

National Alliance of Black School Educators

National Association for College Admission Counseling

National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities

National Association of Secondary School Principals and the National 

Forum on Middle-Grades Reform (a coalition)

National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs

National Coalition of Title I/Chapter I Parents

National Collaboration for Youth

National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs

National Education Association

U.S. Chamber of Commerce

United States Student Association


Schedule for Negotiations


    We expect that there will be a total of up to 3 meetings of the 

committee, and we have scheduled the meetings to take place at the 

Department of Education (FB-6). All meetings will be open to the 

public. The following is the schedule for negotiations for the 

committee.


Session 1: July 29-30

Session 2: August 30-31

Session 3: September 22-23


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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1090a.

Claudio R. Prieto,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.

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