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List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39
Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation
safety, Safety.
The Proposed Amendment
Accordingly, under the authority
delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part
39 as follows:
PART 39—AIRWORTHINESS
DIRECTIVES
1. The authority citation for part 39
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.
§ 39.13
[Amended]
2. The Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) amends § 39.13
by adding the following new
airworthiness directive (AD):
Boeing: Docket No. FAA–2006–25609;
Directorate Identifier 2005–NM–263–AD.
Comments Due Date
(a) The FAA must receive comments on
this AD action by October 2, 2006.
Affected ADs
(b) None.
Applicability
(c) This AD applies to Boeing Model 777–
200 and –300 series airplanes, certificated in
any category, equipped with Rolls-Royce
RB211 TRENT 800 engines.
Unsafe Condition
(d) This AD results from reports of engine
surges and internal engine damage due to ice
accumulation during extended idle thrust
operation in ground fog icing conditions. We
are issuing this AD to prevent internal engine
damage due to ice accumulation and
shedding, which could cause a shutdown of
both engines, and result in loss of control of
the airplane.
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Compliance
(e) You are responsible for having the
actions required by this AD performed within
the compliance times specified, unless the
actions have already been done.
Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) Revision
(f) Within 14 days after the effective date
of this AD, revise the Limitations Section of
the Boeing Model 777 Airplane Flight
Manual (AFM) to include the following
statements. This may be done by inserting a
copy of this AD in the AFM.
‘‘GROUND OPERATIONS IN FREEZING FOG
When freezing fog is reported and
(a) the OAT is 0 degrees C to ¥6 degrees
C then run up the engines to 50% N1 for 1
minute every 45 minutes taxi time, or
(b) the OAT is ¥7 degrees C to ¥13
degrees C then run up the engines to 59% N1
for 1 minute for every 45 minutes taxi time,
or
(c) the OAT is colder than ¥13 degrees C
and taxi time exceeds 45 minutes, there is no
run-up procedure.
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Regardless of temperature, if the core ice
shedding procedure described above is not
accomplished within 45 minutes total taxi
time in freezing fog, but takeoff can be
achieved within 60 minutes total taxi time in
freezing fog, takeoff is permitted. A
borescope inspection is required within 10
flights. If takeoff is not accomplished within
60 minutes total taxi time, then manually deice the engines.’’
(g) When a statement identical to that in
paragraph (f) of this AD has been included
in the general revisions of the AFM, the
general revisions may be inserted into the
AFM, and the copy of this AD may be
removed from the AFM.
Inspection for Ice
(h) If takeoff is not accomplished in
freezing fog within 60 minutes total taxi time,
before further flight, perform an inspection
for ice of the variable inlet guide vanes
(VIGV’s), in accordance with Task 12–33–03–
200–801 of the Airplane Maintenance
Manual (AMM); and inspect the low pressure
compressor (fan) for ice after engine
operation in freezing fog, in accordance with
Task 12–33–03–200–802 of Chapter 12–33–
03, dated May 5, 2006, of the AMM.
(1) If no ice is detected, the time already
completed in freezing conditions can be reset
to zero for subsequent operation.
(2) If any ice is detected, before further
flight, manually de-ice the engine core inlet
in accordance with Task 12–33–03–600–803,
of Chapter 12–33–03 of the AMM, dated May
5, 2006, or manually de-ice the engine by
parking the aircraft in a heated hanger in
accordance with Task 12–33–03–600–804 of
Chapter 12–33–03 of the AMM, dated May 5,
2006.
Borescope Inspection for Damage
(i) For airplanes on which the core ice
shedding procedure is not accomplished
within 45 minutes total taxi time, but that
achieve takeoff within 60 minutes total taxi
time in freezing fog, regardless of
temperature during ground operations in
freezing fog: Within 10 flight cycles after
takeoff, perform a borescope inspection for
damage of the compressor of both engines, in
accordance with a method approved by the
Manager, Seattle Aircraft Certification Office
(ACO). One acceptable method of compliance
is to perform the borescope inspection in
accordance with Boeing Model 777 Aircraft
Maintenance Manual (AMM), Section 72,
tasks 72–00–00–200–801 and 72–00–00–200–
802, both dated May 5, 2006. If any damage
is detected, repair before further flight in
accordance with the AMM.
Alternative Methods of Compliance
(AMOCs)
(j)(1) The Manager, Seattle Aircraft
Certification Office (ACO), FAA, has the
authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if
requested in accordance with the procedures
found in 14 CFR 39.19.
(2) Before using any AMOC approved in
accordance with § 39.19 on any airplane to
which the AMOC applies, notify the
appropriate principal inspector in the FAA
Flight Standards Certificate Holding District
Office.
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(3) An AMOC that provides an acceptable
level of safety may be used for any repair
required by this AD, if it is approved by an
Authorized Representative for the Boeing
Commercial Airplanes Delegation Option
Authorization Organization who has been
authorized by the Manager, Seattle ACO, to
make those findings. For a repair method to
be approved, the repair must meet the
certification basis of the airplane, and the
approval must specifically refer to this AD.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on August
8, 2006.
Ali Bahrami,
Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate,
Aircraft Certification Service.
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34 CFR Chapter VI
Office of Postsecondary Education;
Notice of Negotiated Rulemaking for
Programs Authorized Under Title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
Amended
Department of Education.
Notice of establishment of
negotiated rulemaking committee.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: We announce our intention to
establish up to four negotiated
rulemaking committees to prepare
proposed regulations under Title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA). Each committee will
include representatives of organizations
or groups with interests that are
significantly affected by the subject
matter of the proposed regulations. We
also announce a series of four regional
hearings, as detailed in the DATES
section of this notice, where interested
parties can suggest issues that should be
considered for action by the negotiating
committees. In addition, we request
nominations for individual negotiators
who represent key stakeholder
constituencies that are involved in the
student financial assistance programs
authorized under Title IV of the HEA to
serve on these committees.
DATES: We must receive your
nominations for negotiators to serve on
the committees on or before November
9, 2006. (See dates, times, and locations
of regional hearings under the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this notice.)
Please send your
nominations for negotiators to Patty
Chase, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., Room 8050,
Washington, DC 20006, or by fax to
Patty Chase at (202) 502–7874. You may
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also e-mail your nominations to:
Patty.Chase@ed.gov. Those nominated
will be notified via letter as to whether
or not they have been selected as a
negotiator as soon as the Department’s
review process is completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the hearings and the
nomination submission process: Patty
Chase, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street, NW., Room 8050,
Washington, DC 20006. Telephone:
(202) 502–7905.
For information about negotiated
rulemaking in general: Wendy Macias,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K
Street, NW., Room 8017, Washington,
DC 20006. Telephone (202) 502–7526.
You may also e-mail your questions
about negotiated rulemaking to:
Wendy.Macias@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD), you may call
the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–
800–877–8339.
Individuals with disabilities may
obtain this document in an alternative
format (e.g., Braille, large print,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on
request to the contact person listed in
this section for information about the
hearings and the nomination
submission process.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
492 of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA), requires that,
before publishing any proposed
regulations to implement programs
under Title IV of the HEA, the Secretary
obtain public involvement in the
development of the proposed
regulations. After obtaining advice and
recommendations from the public, the
Secretary must use a negotiated
rulemaking process to develop the
proposed regulations.
We intend to develop proposed
regulations by following the negotiated
rulemaking procedures in section 492 of
the HEA. We intend to select
participants for the negotiated
rulemaking committees from nominees
of the organizations and groups that
represent the interests significantly
affected by the proposed regulations. To
the extent possible, we will select from
the nominees, individual negotiators
who reflect the diversity among program
participants, in accordance with section
492(b)(1) of the HEA.
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Regulatory Issues
We intend to conduct negotiated
rulemaking to develop proposed
regulations for the new Academic
Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and
National Science and Mathematics
Access to Retain Talent Grant (National
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SMART Grant) programs, which were
added to Title IV of the HEA by the
Higher Education Reconciliation Act of
2005 (HERA), Pub. L. 109–171. Interim
final regulations for these programs,
with an invitation to comment, were
published in the Federal Register on
July 3, 2006 (71 FR 37990). The interim
final regulations will be used to
administer these programs for the 2006–
2007 award year. The Secretary may, for
the 2007–2008 award year, amend the
regulations, as appropriate, in response
to comments received. The regulations
for these programs that will be
developed through negotiated
rulemaking would be in effect for the
third and subsequent years of
implementation of these programs (that
is, beginning July 1, 2008).
Additionally, we expect to conduct
negotiated rulemaking on any
modifications to the regulations
governing the Title IV programs
generally that may be suggested as a
result of the final report from the
Secretary’s Commission on the Future of
Higher Education. The Commission
plans to issue its report by midSeptember. Therefore, the regulatory
negotiation process could be used, to
the extent possible, to address any
recommendations for reducing
regulatory burden or improving the
administration of the Department’s
programs authorized by Title IV of the
HEA.
We also note that there are bills
currently pending in Congress to
reauthorize the HEA. If reauthorization
of the HEA is completed prior to the
first negotiating session, we will, to the
extent practicable, also include on the
negotiating agenda changes to the
regulations that may be needed to reflect
any new law that may be enacted.
We also expect to conduct negotiated
rulemaking on other regulatory issues.
These issues may include: issues raised
by the public during the regional
hearings; issues resulting from changes
made by the HERA, other than those
relating to the ACG/National SMART
Grant programs; and items that have
been identified by the Department as
needed to improve program
administration and accountability.
Structure of the Committees
We anticipate having up to four
negotiating committees based upon the
nature of the topics to be negotiated.
Each of the following committees will
be organized as necessary depending
upon the comments received as a result
of this notice. One negotiating
committee will focus on issues related
to the ACG and National SMART Grant
programs. A second committee would
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address issues related to the Federal
student loan programs authorized by
Title IV, Parts B, D, and E of the HEA.
A third committee would address other
programmatic, institutional eligibility
and general provisions issues. This
committee could address issues related
to HEA Title IV Parts A (except for ACG
and National SMART Grants), C, G, and
H (except Subpart 2), as well as HEA
Title II, Section 208(b)(2). A fourth
committee would address accreditation
issues (Title IV, Part H, Subpart 2). Our
goal is to establish committees that will
allow significantly affected parties to be
represented while keeping the
committees’ size manageable.
Nominations of individuals from
coalitions of individuals and
organizations representing the
constituencies identified below are
strongly encouraged. Moreover, the
Department encourages nominations of
individuals who are actively involved in
administering the Federal programs that
are the subject of these negotiated
rulemaking sessions and who can
represent the interests of groups that are
significantly affected by the regulations.
The committees may create subgroups
on particular topics that would involve
additional individuals who are not
members of the committees. Individuals
who are not selected as members of the
committees will be able to attend the
meetings, have access to the individuals
representing their constituencies, and
participate in informal working groups
on various issues between the meetings.
The committee meetings will be open to
the public.
The Department has identified the
constituencies listed below as having
interests that are significantly affected
by the subject matter of the negotiated
rulemaking process. The Department
anticipates that individuals representing
each of these constituencies will
participate as members of one or more
of the negotiated rulemaking
committees. These constituencies are:
Students; Legal assistance
organizations that represent students;
Financial aid administrators at
institutions of higher education;
Business officers and bursars at
institutions of higher education;
Institutional servicers (including
collection agencies); Trustees; State
higher education executive officers;
Business and industry;
Institutions of higher education
eligible to receive Federal assistance
under Title III, Parts A and B and Title
V of the HEA, which includes
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities, Hispanic-Serving
Institutions, American Indian Tribally
Controlled Colleges and Universities,
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Alaska Native and Native HawaiianServing Institutions, and other
institutions with a substantial
enrollment of needy students as defined
in Title III of the HEA; Two-year public
institutions of higher education; Fouryear public institutions of higher
education; Private, non-profit
institutions of higher education; Private,
for-profit institutions of higher
education; Guaranty agencies and
guaranty agency servicers (including
collection agencies); Lenders, secondary
markets, and loan servicers; and
Accrediting Agencies.
In addition to these groups, the
Department would like the following
groups to be represented on the
negotiating committee for the ACG and
National SMART Grant program:
K–12 public schools, including
charter schools; Governors; Private
schools and home schooled students;
Registrars; Admissions officers; Parent
organizations; and Organizations related
to National SMART Grant majors.
While an individual selected to
represent a constituency may be a
representative of a group, institution, or
industry participant, the individual will
be expected to represent the interests of
the entire constituency on the
committee and to confer with other
individuals and representatives of
groups within that constituency.
Nominations should include:
• The name of the nominee, the
organization he or she works for, if any,
and a description of the interests that he
or she represents;
• Evidence of support from
individuals or groups of the
constituency that he or she will
represent;
• The nominee’s commitment that he
or she will actively participate in good
faith in the development of the
proposed regulations; and
• The nominee’s contact information,
including address, phone number, fax
number, and e-mail address.
Schedule for Negotiations
We anticipate that the negotiating
committees will meet in the
Washington, DC, area three times
beginning in December 2006 and
concluding no later than March 2007.
The dates and locations of these
meetings will be published in a
subsequent notice in the Federal
Register, as well as being posted on the
Department’s Web site at: https://
www.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/
hearulemaking/2006/index2006.html.
We will post the schedule for
negotiations on our Web site. Each
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exchange documents and discuss
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proposals between meetings. The
schedule will allow sufficient time for
us to provide the public with a 60-day
comment period for the proposed
regulations resulting from the negotiated
rulemaking process and sufficient time
to address any issues raised in the
comment period, while meeting the
November 1 statutory deadline for
publishing student financial assistance
final regulations.
Regional Hearings
We will hold four public regional
hearings for interested parties to discuss
the agenda for the negotiated
rulemaking sessions. These hearings
will be held on:
• September 19, 2006, at the
University of California-Berkeley in
Berkeley, California;
• October 5, 2006, at the Loyola
University in Chicago, Illinois;
• November 2, 2006, at the Royal
Pacific Hotel Conference Center in
Orlando, Florida; and
• November 8, 2006, at the U.S.
Department of Education in
Washington, DC.
The regional hearings will be held
from 9 a.m.–4 p.m. local time.
Individuals desiring to present
comments at the hearings are
encouraged to do so. It is likely that
each participant choosing to make a
statement will be limited to five
minutes. Individuals interested in
making oral statements will be able to
sign up to make a statement beginning
at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing
at the Department’s regional hearing onsite registration table on a first-come,
first-served basis. If additional time slots
remain, individuals may be given
additional time to speak. If no time slots
remain, the Department has reserved
one additional hour at the end of the
day for people who were not able to
register to speak. The amount of time
available will depend upon the number
of individuals who request reservations.
Speakers may also submit written
comments.
In addition, for anyone unable to
attend any of the regional hearings, the
Department will also accept written
comments. You should send your
comments to: Wendy Macias, U.S.
Department of Education, P.O. Box
33184, Washington, DC 20033–3184. All
comments must be received by
November 9, 2006.
The regional hearing sites are
accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Persons needing an
auxiliary aid or service to participate in
the meeting (e.g., interpreting service,
assistive listening device, or materials in
alternative format), should notify the
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contact person for information about
meetings listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice in
advance of the scheduled meeting date.
Although we will attempt to meet any
request we receive, we may not be able
to make available the requested
auxiliary aid or service because of
insufficient time to arrange it. Further
information on the regional hearing sites
is available on https://www.ed.gov/
policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/
2006/index2006.html.
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of Federal Regulations is available on GPO
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index.html.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1098a.
Dated: August 15, 2006.
James F. Manning,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Chapter VI
Office of Postsecondary Education; Notice of Negotiated
Rulemaking for Programs Authorized Under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as Amended
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice of establishment of negotiated rulemaking committee.
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SUMMARY: We announce our intention to establish up to four negotiated
rulemaking committees to prepare proposed regulations under Title IV of
the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Each committee will
include representatives of organizations or groups with interests that
are significantly affected by the subject matter of the proposed
regulations. We also announce a series of four regional hearings, as
detailed in the DATES section of this notice, where interested parties
can suggest issues that should be considered for action by the
negotiating committees. In addition, we request nominations for
individual negotiators who represent key stakeholder constituencies
that are involved in the student financial assistance programs
authorized under Title IV of the HEA to serve on these committees.
DATES: We must receive your nominations for negotiators to serve on the
committees on or before November 9, 2006. (See dates, times, and
locations of regional hearings under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this notice.)
ADDRESSES: Please send your nominations for negotiators to Patty Chase,
U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 8050,
Washington, DC 20006, or by fax to Patty Chase at (202) 502-7874. You
may
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also e-mail your nominations to: Patty.Chase@ed.gov. Those nominated
will be notified via letter as to whether or not they have been
selected as a negotiator as soon as the Department's review process is
completed.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the hearings and
the nomination submission process: Patty Chase, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 8050, Washington, DC 20006.
Telephone: (202) 502-7905.
For information about negotiated rulemaking in general: Wendy
Macias, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 8017,
Washington, DC 20006. Telephone (202) 502-7526. You may also e-mail
your questions about negotiated rulemaking to: Wendy.Macias@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in this section for
information about the hearings and the nomination submission process.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 492 of the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended (HEA), requires that, before publishing any proposed
regulations to implement programs under Title IV of the HEA, the
Secretary obtain public involvement in the development of the proposed
regulations. After obtaining advice and recommendations from the
public, the Secretary must use a negotiated rulemaking process to
develop the proposed regulations.
We intend to develop proposed regulations by following the
negotiated rulemaking procedures in section 492 of the HEA. We intend
to select participants for the negotiated rulemaking committees from
nominees of the organizations and groups that represent the interests
significantly affected by the proposed regulations. To the extent
possible, we will select from the nominees, individual negotiators who
reflect the diversity among program participants, in accordance with
section 492(b)(1) of the HEA.
Regulatory Issues
We intend to conduct negotiated rulemaking to develop proposed
regulations for the new Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and
National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant
(National SMART Grant) programs, which were added to Title IV of the
HEA by the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA), Pub. L.
109-171. Interim final regulations for these programs, with an
invitation to comment, were published in the Federal Register on July
3, 2006 (71 FR 37990). The interim final regulations will be used to
administer these programs for the 2006-2007 award year. The Secretary
may, for the 2007-2008 award year, amend the regulations, as
appropriate, in response to comments received. The regulations for
these programs that will be developed through negotiated rulemaking
would be in effect for the third and subsequent years of implementation
of these programs (that is, beginning July 1, 2008).
Additionally, we expect to conduct negotiated rulemaking on any
modifications to the regulations governing the Title IV programs
generally that may be suggested as a result of the final report from
the Secretary's Commission on the Future of Higher Education. The
Commission plans to issue its report by mid-September. Therefore, the
regulatory negotiation process could be used, to the extent possible,
to address any recommendations for reducing regulatory burden or
improving the administration of the Department's programs authorized by
Title IV of the HEA.
We also note that there are bills currently pending in Congress to
reauthorize the HEA. If reauthorization of the HEA is completed prior
to the first negotiating session, we will, to the extent practicable,
also include on the negotiating agenda changes to the regulations that
may be needed to reflect any new law that may be enacted.
We also expect to conduct negotiated rulemaking on other regulatory
issues. These issues may include: issues raised by the public during
the regional hearings; issues resulting from changes made by the HERA,
other than those relating to the ACG/National SMART Grant programs; and
items that have been identified by the Department as needed to improve
program administration and accountability.
Structure of the Committees
We anticipate having up to four negotiating committees based upon
the nature of the topics to be negotiated. Each of the following
committees will be organized as necessary depending upon the comments
received as a result of this notice. One negotiating committee will
focus on issues related to the ACG and National SMART Grant programs. A
second committee would address issues related to the Federal student
loan programs authorized by Title IV, Parts B, D, and E of the HEA. A
third committee would address other programmatic, institutional
eligibility and general provisions issues. This committee could address
issues related to HEA Title IV Parts A (except for ACG and National
SMART Grants), C, G, and H (except Subpart 2), as well as HEA Title II,
Section 208(b)(2). A fourth committee would address accreditation
issues (Title IV, Part H, Subpart 2). Our goal is to establish
committees that will allow significantly affected parties to be
represented while keeping the committees' size manageable.
Nominations of individuals from coalitions of individuals and
organizations representing the constituencies identified below are
strongly encouraged. Moreover, the Department encourages nominations of
individuals who are actively involved in administering the Federal
programs that are the subject of these negotiated rulemaking sessions
and who can represent the interests of groups that are significantly
affected by the regulations. The committees may create subgroups on
particular topics that would involve additional individuals who are not
members of the committees. Individuals who are not selected as members
of the committees will be able to attend the meetings, have access to
the individuals representing their constituencies, and participate in
informal working groups on various issues between the meetings. The
committee meetings will be open to the public.
The Department has identified the constituencies listed below as
having interests that are significantly affected by the subject matter
of the negotiated rulemaking process. The Department anticipates that
individuals representing each of these constituencies will participate
as members of one or more of the negotiated rulemaking committees.
These constituencies are:
Students; Legal assistance organizations that represent students;
Financial aid administrators at institutions of higher education;
Business officers and bursars at institutions of higher education;
Institutional servicers (including collection agencies); Trustees;
State higher education executive officers; Business and industry;
Institutions of higher education eligible to receive Federal
assistance under Title III, Parts A and B and Title V of the HEA, which
includes Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving
Institutions, American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities,
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Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions, and other
institutions with a substantial enrollment of needy students as defined
in Title III of the HEA; Two-year public institutions of higher
education; Four-year public institutions of higher education; Private,
non-profit institutions of higher education; Private, for-profit
institutions of higher education; Guaranty agencies and guaranty agency
servicers (including collection agencies); Lenders, secondary markets,
and loan servicers; and Accrediting Agencies.
In addition to these groups, the Department would like the
following groups to be represented on the negotiating committee for the
ACG and National SMART Grant program:
K-12 public schools, including charter schools; Governors; Private
schools and home schooled students; Registrars; Admissions officers;
Parent organizations; and Organizations related to National SMART Grant
majors.
While an individual selected to represent a constituency may be a
representative of a group, institution, or industry participant, the
individual will be expected to represent the interests of the entire
constituency on the committee and to confer with other individuals and
representatives of groups within that constituency.
Nominations should include:
The name of the nominee, the organization he or she works
for, if any, and a description of the interests that he or she
represents;
Evidence of support from individuals or groups of the
constituency that he or she will represent;
The nominee's commitment that he or she will actively
participate in good faith in the development of the proposed
regulations; and
The nominee's contact information, including address,
phone number, fax number, and e-mail address.
Schedule for Negotiations
We anticipate that the negotiating committees will meet in the
Washington, DC, area three times beginning in December 2006 and
concluding no later than March 2007. The dates and locations of these
meetings will be published in a subsequent notice in the Federal
Register, as well as being posted on the Department's Web site at:
https://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2006/
index2006.html.
We will post the schedule for negotiations on our Web site. Each
committee will use electronic mail to exchange documents and discuss
proposals between meetings. The schedule will allow sufficient time for
us to provide the public with a 60-day comment period for the proposed
regulations resulting from the negotiated rulemaking process and
sufficient time to address any issues raised in the comment period,
while meeting the November 1 statutory deadline for publishing student
financial assistance final regulations.
Regional Hearings
We will hold four public regional hearings for interested parties
to discuss the agenda for the negotiated rulemaking sessions. These
hearings will be held on:
September 19, 2006, at the University of California-
Berkeley in Berkeley, California;
October 5, 2006, at the Loyola University in Chicago,
Illinois;
November 2, 2006, at the Royal Pacific Hotel Conference
Center in Orlando, Florida; and
November 8, 2006, at the U.S. Department of Education in
Washington, DC.
The regional hearings will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. local time.
Individuals desiring to present comments at the hearings are
encouraged to do so. It is likely that each participant choosing to
make a statement will be limited to five minutes. Individuals
interested in making oral statements will be able to sign up to make a
statement beginning at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the hearing at the
Department's regional hearing on-site registration table on a first-
come, first-served basis. If additional time slots remain, individuals
may be given additional time to speak. If no time slots remain, the
Department has reserved one additional hour at the end of the day for
people who were not able to register to speak. The amount of time
available will depend upon the number of individuals who request
reservations. Speakers may also submit written comments.
In addition, for anyone unable to attend any of the regional
hearings, the Department will also accept written comments. You should
send your comments to: Wendy Macias, U.S. Department of Education, P.O.
Box 33184, Washington, DC 20033-3184. All comments must be received by
November 9, 2006.
The regional hearing sites are accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Persons needing an auxiliary aid or service to
participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive
listening device, or materials in alternative format), should notify
the contact person for information about meetings listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice in advance of the scheduled
meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet any request we receive,
we may not be able to make available the requested auxiliary aid or
service because of insufficient time to arrange it. Further information
on the regional hearing sites is available on https://www.ed.gov/policy/
highered/reg/hearulemaking/2006/index2006.html.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, in text or Adobe Portable Document
Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/
news/fedregister.
To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available
free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, call the U.S.
Government Printing Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498; or in the
Washington, DC area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: https://www.gpoaccess.gov/
nara/.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1098a.
Dated: August 15, 2006.
James F. Manning,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. E6-13642 Filed 8-17-06; 8:45 am]
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