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194 / Friday, October 4, 1996 / Notices
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Privacy
Act Officer, Office of the Staff Director,
Public Affairs, HQ Defense Logistics
Agency, 8725 John J. Kingman Road,
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Susan Salus at (703) 767–6183.
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of the Secretary of Defense notices for
systems of records subject to the Privacy
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Dated: October 1, 1996.
Patricia L. Toppings,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison
Officer, Department of Defense.
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Manufacturing Payroll System;
Weekly Piece Work (February 22, 1993,
58 FR 10902).
Reason: The DLA clothing factory was
disestablished. The pay records have
been transferred to the National
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National Personnel Records Center, 111
Winnebago Street, St. Louis, MO 63118.
[FR Doc. 96–25525 Filed 10–3–96; 8:45 am]
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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.
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: November 20–22,
1996, 8 a.m. until 6 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Dupont Plaza Hotel,
1500 New Hampshire Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20036.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carol Sperry, Executive Director,
National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity, U.S.
Department of Education, 600
Independence Avenue, SW., Room 3905
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 at 1–800–
877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 7 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 November 20–22,
1996 is open to the public. The
Advisory Committee will review
petitions of accrediting and State
approval agencies relative to initial and
continued recognition by the Secretary
of Education. It also will review a
petition by a Federal agency for
bachelor’s degree-granting authority. In
all cases before the Committee, the
Committee will hear presentations by
any representatives who are present
from the agency and any third parties
who have requested to be heard. The
following petitions are scheduled for
review:
Nationally Recognized Accrediting
Agencies and Associations
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. Accrediting Association of Bible
Colleges (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of Bible
colleges and institutes offering
undergraduate programs)
2. American Association of Nurse
Anesthetists (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of generic
nurse anesthesia educational programs/
schools)
3. Accrediting Council on Education
in Journalism and Mass
Communications (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of units
within institutions offering professional
undergraduate and graduate (master’s)
degree programs)
4. The American Dietetic Association
(requested scope of recognition: the
accreditation of coordinated
undergraduate programs in dietetics and
post-baccalaureate dietetics
internships). The agency is also
requesting an expansion of scope for (1)
Coordinated Programs at the graduate
level; (2) Dietetic Technician Programs
(associate degree level); and (3)
preaccreditation status for all programs.
5. American Physical Therapy
Association (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of
professional programs for the physical
therapist and programs for the physical
therapy assistant)
6. Distance Education and Training
Council (requested scope of recognition:
the accreditation of home study schools,
including associate, baccalaureate, or
master’s degree-granting home study
schools)
7. Liaison Committee on Medical
Education (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of
programs leading to the M.D. degree)
8. Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Higher Education (requested scope of
recognition: the accreditation of higher
education institutions in Delaware,
District of Columbia, Maryland, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands)
9. National Environmental Health
Science and Protection Accreditation
Council (requested scope of recognition:
the accreditation of baccalaureate
programs in environmental health,
science, and protection)
10. Transnational Association of
Christian Colleges and Schools
(requested scope of recognition: the
accreditation of Christian postsecondary
institutions that offer certificates,
diplomas and associate, baccalaureate,
and graduate degrees)
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.
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1. American Academy for Liberal
Education
2. American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy
3. American Bar Association, Council of
the Section of Legal Education and
Admission to the Bar
4. American Osteopathic Association,
Bureau of Professional Education
5. American Podiatric Medical
Association
6. Council on Naturopathic Medical
Education
7. Montessori Accreditation Council for
Teacher Education
8. National Accreditation Commission
for Schools and Colleges of
Acpuncture and Oriental Medicine
9. National Accrediting Commission of
Cosmetology Arts and Sciences
10. National Association of Schools of
Dance
11. National Council for Accreditation
of Teacher Education
12. New York State Board of Regents
State Agencies Recognized for the
Approval of Public Postsecondary
Vocational Education
Petition for Renewal of Recognition
1. Oklahoma State Board of Regents
for Higher Education.
Interim Report
1. New York State Board of Regents
(Vocational Education Unit).
State Agencies Recognized for the
Approval of Nurse Education
Interim Report
1. New York State Board of Regents
(Nursing Education Unit).
In accordance with the Federal policy
governing the granting of academic
degrees by Federal agencies (approved
by a letter from the Director, Bureau of
the Budget, to the Secretary, Health,
Education, and Welfare, dated
December 23, 1954), the Secretary is
required to establish a review committee
to advise the Secretary concerning any
legislation that may be proposed that
would authorize the granting of degrees
by a Federal agency. The review
committee forwards its recommendation
concerning a Federal agency’s proposed
degree-granting authority to the
Secretary, who then forwards that
committee’s recommendation and the
Secretary’s recommendation to the
Office of Management and Budget for
review and transmittal to the Congress.
The Secretary uses the Advisory
Committee as the review committee
required for this purpose. Accordingly,
the Advisory Committee will review the
following institution at this meeting.
Proposed Bachelor’s Degree-Granting
Authority
1. Joint Military Intelligence College,
Bolling Air Force Base (for Bachelor of
Science in Intelligence).
A request for comments on all
agencies whose petitions, interim
reports, and request for degree-granting
authority are being reviewed during this
meeting was published in the Federal
Register dated July 9, 1996.
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 October 30, 1996.
Requests should include the names of
all persons seeking an appearance, the
organization(s) 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 October 30, 1996 (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 3905, 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.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–M
National Library of Education Advisory
Task Force Meeting
AGENCY: National Library of Education
Advisory Task Force, Education.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda for the
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fourth meeting of the National Library of
Education Adviory Task Force (Task
Force). This notice also describes the
functions of the Task Force. Notice of
this meeting is required under Section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act and is intended to notify
the public of their opportunity to attend.
DATES AND TIME: October 30, 1996, 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; October 31, 1996, 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; November 1, 1996,
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: University Library, Fisk
University, Nashville, Tennessee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
E. Stephen Hunt, National Library of
Education, 555 New Jersey Avenue.,
NW., Washington, DC 20208–5523.
Telephone: (202) 219–1882; FAX: (202)
219–1970.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Library of Education Advisory
Task Force is authorized by Part E,
Section 951(h) of the Educational
Research, Development, Dissemination,
and Improvement Act of 1994. The Task
Force prepares a set of
recommendations on the establishment
and development of the National
Library of Education for presentation to
the Assistant Secretary for the Office of
Educational Research and Improvement.
The meeting of the Task Force is open
to the public. The agenda for October
30–November 2, 1996 includes the
adoption of the Task Force Report and
planning for marketing the Report.
A final agenda will be available from
the offices of the National Library of
Education on October 14, 1996.
Records are kept of all Task Force
proceedings, and are available for public
inspection at the central office of the
National Library of Education, 555 New
Jersey Ave., NW., Washington, D.C.
20208–5523 between the hours of 8:30
a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary, Office of Educational
Research and Improvement.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Notice of Program Interest—Research
and Development to Develop
Advanced Materials for Low
Emissions, High Efficiency Diesel
Engine Components
AGENCY: Oak Ridge Operations Office,
DOE.
ACTION:Notice of Program Interest—
Research and Development to Develop
Advanced Materials for Low Emissions,