Publication Date: February 13, 2017
Posted Date: February 13, 2017
Subject: Request for Comments on Review of Accrediting Agencies
FR Type: Notice
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 28 (Monday, February 13, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 10479-10480] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2017-02867] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Request for Comments on Review of Accrediting Agencies AGENCY: Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education. This solicitation of third-party comments concerning the performance of accrediting agencies under review by the Secretary is required by the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 6C115, Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) 453-7615, or email: herman.bounds@ed.gov.