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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Committee Student Financial
Assistance: Hearing
Advisory Commission on
Student Financial Assistance,
Education.
ACTION: Notice of upcoming hearing.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming hearing of the Advisory
Committee on Student Financial
Assistance (The Advisory Committee).
Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order
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to attend the hearing (i.e., interpreting
services, assistive listening devices,
and/or materials in alternative format)
should notify the Advisory Committee
no later than Monday, December 11,
2006, 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.
DATES: Monday, December 18, 2006,
beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending at
approximately 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The University of Illinois at
Chicago, Student Service Building,
Conference Room B/C, 1200 W.
Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60611.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Erin B. Renner, Director of Government
Relations or Ms. Julie J. Johnson,
Assistant 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
objectives, nonpartisan, and
independent analyses on important
aspects of the student assistance
programs under Title IV of the Higher
Education Act, and to make
recommendations that will result in the
maintenance of access to postsecondary
education for low- and middle-income
students. 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 the hearing on Monday,
December 18 in Chicago, IL, to conduct
activities related to its congressionally
requested study to make textbooks more
affordable (Textbook Study). This oneyear study, which was requested by
members of the Education and the
Workforce Committee of the U.S. House
of Representatives, will investigate
further the problem of rising textbook
prices; determine the impact of rising
textbook prices on students’ ability to
afford a postsecondary education; and
make recommendations to Congress, the
Secretary, and other stakeholders on
what can be done to make textbooks
more affordable for students. Over the
course of the study, the Committee will
conduct three field hearings that will
include testimony from stakeholders
around the country who are currently
working to make textbooks more
affordable for students.
The proposed agenda includes expert
testimony and discussions by prominent
higher education community leaders,
state representatives, and institutions
who will share what they are doing to
make textbooks more affordable for
students. The Advisory Committee will
also conduct a roundtable discussion
among Advisory Committee members
and panelists on its recently released
report on the impact of financial barriers
on bachelor’s degree attainment, titled
Mortgaging Our Future: How Financial
Barriers to College Undercut America’s
Global Competitiveness. This report can
be accessed at the following Web
address: https://www.ed.gov/about/
bdscomm/list/acsfa/mof.pdf.
The Advisory Committee invites the
public to submit written comments on
the Textbook Study to the following email address: ACSFA@ed.gov.
Information regarding the Textbook
Study will also be available on the
Advisory Committee’s Web site, https://
www.ed.gov/ACSFA. To be included in
the hearing materials, we must receive
your comments on or before Monday,
December 11, 2006; additional
comments should be provided to the
Committee no later than January 29,
2007.
Space for the hearing is limited and
you are encouraged to register early if
you plan to attend. You may register by
sending an e-mail to the following
address: ACSFA@ed.gov or
Tracy.Deanna.Jones@ed.gov. Please
include your name, title, affiliation,
complete address (including internet
and e-mail address, 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
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(202) 219–3032. You may also contact
the Advisory Committee staff directly at
(202) 219–2099. The registration
deadline is Monday, December 11, 2006.
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 am to 5:30 pm
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Information regarding the
Advisory Committee is available on the
Committee’s Web site, https://
www.ed.gov/ACSFA.
Dr. William J. Goggin,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on
Student Financial Assistance.
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2006.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Committee Student Financial Assistance: Hearing
AGENCY: Advisory Commission 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 (The Advisory Committee). Individuals who will need
accommodations for a disability in order to attend the hearing (i.e.,
interpreting services, assistive listening devices, and/or materials in
alternative format) should notify the Advisory Committee no later than
Monday, December 11, 2006, 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.
DATES: Monday, December 18, 2006, beginning at 9:30 a.m. and ending at
approximately 3:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The University of Illinois at Chicago, Student Service
Building, Conference Room B/C, 1200 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL
60611.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Erin B. Renner, Director of
Government Relations or Ms. Julie J. Johnson, Assistant 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 objectives, nonpartisan, and independent
analyses on important aspects of the student assistance programs under
Title IV of the Higher Education Act, and to make recommendations that
will result in the maintenance of access to postsecondary education for
low- and middle-income students. 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.
The Advisory Committee has scheduled the hearing on Monday,
December 18 in Chicago, IL, to conduct activities related to its
congressionally requested study to make textbooks more affordable
(Textbook Study). This one-year study, which was requested by members
of the Education and the Workforce Committee of the U.S. House of
Representatives, will investigate further the problem of rising
textbook prices; determine the impact of rising textbook prices on
students' ability to afford a postsecondary education; and make
recommendations to Congress, the Secretary, and other stakeholders on
what can be done to make textbooks more affordable for students. Over
the course of the study, the Committee will conduct three field
hearings that will include testimony from stakeholders around the
country who are currently working to make textbooks more affordable for
students.
The proposed agenda includes expert testimony and discussions by
prominent higher education community leaders, state representatives,
and institutions who will share what they are doing to make textbooks
more affordable for students. The Advisory Committee will also conduct
a roundtable discussion among Advisory Committee members and panelists
on its recently released report on the impact of financial barriers on
bachelor's degree attainment, titled Mortgaging Our Future: How
Financial Barriers to College Undercut America's Global
Competitiveness. This report can be accessed at the following Web
address: https://www.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/acsfa/mof.pdf.
The Advisory Committee invites the public to submit written
comments on the Textbook Study to the following e-mail address:
ACSFA@ed.gov. Information regarding the Textbook Study will also be
available on the Advisory Committee's Web site, https://www.ed.gov/
ACSFA. To be included in the hearing materials, we must receive your
comments on or before Monday, December 11, 2006; additional comments
should be provided to the Committee no later than January 29, 2007.
Space for the hearing is limited and you are encouraged to register
early if you plan to attend. You may register by sending an e-mail to
the following address: ACSFA@ed.gov or Tracy.Deanna.Jones@ed.gov.
Please include your name, title, affiliation, complete address
(including internet and e-mail address, 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
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(202) 219-3032. You may also contact the Advisory Committee staff
directly at (202) 219-2099. The registration deadline is Monday,
December 11, 2006.
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 am to 5:30 pm Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays. Information regarding the Advisory
Committee is available on the Committee's Web site, https://www.ed.gov/
ACSFA.
Dr. William J. Goggin,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
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