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Page Numbers: 17240-17241
Hearing;Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
Posted on 04-05-2005
[Federal Register: April 5, 2005
(Volume 70, Number 64)]
[Notices]
[Page 17240-17241]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: Hearing
AGENCY: Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Education.
ACTION: Notice of upcoming hearing.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a forthcoming
hearing of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance. Individuals
who will need accommodations for a disability in orderto attend the hearing
(i.e., interpreting services, assistive listening devices, and/or materials
in alternative format) should notify the Advisory Committee no later than Wednesday,
April 20, 2005 by contacting Ms. Hope Gray at (202) 219-2099 or via e-mail at
Hope.Gray@ed.gov.
We will attempt to meet requests after this date, but cannot guarantee availability
of the requested accommodation. The hearing site is accessible to individuals
with disabilities. This notice also describes the functions of the Advisory
Committee. Notice of this hearing is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act. This document is intended to notify the general
public.
Date and Time: Monday, April 25, 2005, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending
at approximately 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue,
NW., Springwood Room, Lower Lobby Level, Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nicole A. Barry, Associate Staff Director,
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Capitol Place, 80 F Street,
NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC 20202-7582 (202) 219-2099.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance
is established under Section 491 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended
by Public Law 100-50 (20 U.S.C. 1098). The Advisory Committee serves as an independent
source of advice and counsel to the Congress and the Secretary of Education
on student financial aid policy. Since its inception, the congressional mandate
requires the Advisory Committee to conduct objective, nonpartisan, and independent
analyses on important aspects of the student of the student assistance programs
under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. In addition, Congress expanded the
Advisory Committee's mission in the Higher Education Amendments of 1998 to include
several important areas: access, Title IV modernization, distance education,
and early information and needs assessment. Specifically, the Advisory Committee
is to review, monitor and evaluate the Department of Education's progress in
these areas and report recommended improvements to Congress
and the Secretary.
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The Advisory Committee has scheduled this hearing to address specific proposals
related to financial aid simplification and to develop consensus on how best
to simplify student aid during the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.
The proposed agenda includes expert testimony and discussions of the following
issues: (a) Congressional goals and expectations for simplification during the
current reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; (b) the higher education
community's goals and priorities related to simplification; (c) focused discussions
on implementation issues surrounding specific
simplification proposals, including early financial aid information and simplification
of financial aid forms and processes. Space for the hearing is limited and you
are encouraged to register early if you plan to attend the hearing. You may
register by sending an email to the following address: ADV_COMSFA@ed.gov
or Tracy.Deanna.Jones@ed.gov.
Please include your name, title, affiliation, complete address
(including internet and email, if available), and telephone and fax numbers.
If you are unable to register electronically, you may fax your registration
information to the Advisory Committee staff office at (202) 219-3032. You may
also contact the Advisory Committee staff directly at
(202) 219-2099. The registration deadline is Thursday, April 21, 2005. Records
are kept for Advisory Committee proceedings, and are available for inspection
at the Office of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Capitol
Place, 80 F Street, NW., Suite 413, Washington, DC from the hours of 9 a.m.
to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Dated: March 31, 2005.
William J. Goggin,
Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 05-6712 Filed 4-4-05; 8:45 am]
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