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Annual Burden Hours: 463.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Recognition of Accrediting Agencies,
State Agencies for the Approval of
Nurse Education
National Advisory Committee
on Institutional Quality and Integrity,
Department of Education (The Advisory
Committee).
AGENCY:
What Is the Purpose of This Notice?
The purpose of this notice is to invite
written comments on accrediting
agencies and State approval agencies
whose applications to the Secretary for
initial or renewed recognition, requests
for an expansion of the scope of
recognition, or reports will be reviewed
at the Advisory Committee meeting to
be held on May 30–June 1, 2007, at The
Madison, 1177 15th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005, telephone: 202–
862–1600.
Where Should I Submit My Comments?
Please submit your written comments
by mail, fax, or e-mail no later than
March 1, 2007 to Ms. Robin Greathouse,
Accreditation and State Liaison. You
may contact her at the U.S. Department
of Education, Room 7105, MS 8509,
1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC
20006, telephone: (202) 219–7011, fax:
(202) 219–7005, or e-mail:
Robin.Greathouse@ed.gov. Individuals
who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service at 1–800–
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What is the Authority for the Advisory
Committee?
The National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity is
established under Section 114 of the
Higher Education Act (HEA), as
amended, 20 U.S.C. 1011c. One of the
purposes of the Advisory Committee is
to advise the Secretary of Education on
the recognition of accrediting agencies
and State approval agencies.
Will This Be My Only Opportunity to
Submit Written Comments?
Yes, this notice announces the only
opportunity you will have to submit
written comments. However, a
subsequent Federal Register notice will
announce the meeting and invite
individuals and/or groups to submit
requests to make oral presentations
before the Advisory Committee on the
agencies that the Committee will
review. That notice, however, does not
offer a second opportunity to submit
written comments.
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What Happens to the Comments That I
Submit?
We will review your comments, in
response to this notice, as part of our
evaluation of the agencies’ compliance
with Section 496 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended, and
the Secretary’s Criteria for Recognition
of Accrediting Agencies and State
Approval Agencies. The Criteria are
regulations found in 34 CFR Part 602
(for accrediting agencies) and in 34 CFR
Part 603 (for State approval agencies)
and are found at the following site:
https://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/
accred/.
We will also include your comments
with the staff analyses we present to the
Advisory Committee at its May 2007
meeting. Therefore, in order for us to
give full consideration to your
comments, it is important that we
receive them by March 1, 2007. In all
instances, your comments about
agencies seeking initial recognition,
continued recognition and/or an
expansion of an agency’s scope of
recognition must relate to the Criteria
for Recognition. In addition, your
comments for any agency whose interim
report is scheduled for review must
relate to the issues raised and the
Criteria for Recognition cited in the
Secretary’s letter that requested the
interim report.
What Happens to Comments Received
After the Deadline?
We will review any comments
received after the deadline. If such
comments, upon investigation, reveal
that the accrediting agency or State
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approval agency is not acting in
accordance with the Criteria for
Recognition, we will take action either
before or after the meeting, as
appropriate.
What Agencies Will the Advisory
Committee Review at the Meeting?
The Secretary of Education recognizes
accrediting agencies and State approval
agencies for public postsecondary
vocational education and nurse
education if the Secretary determines
that they meet the Criteria for
Recognition. Recognition means that the
Secretary considers the agency to be a
reliable authority as to the quality of
education offered by institutions or
programs it accredits that are
encompassed within the scope of
recognition she grants to the agency.
The following agencies will be
reviewed during the May 2007 meeting
of the Advisory Committee:
Nationally Recognized Accrediting
Agencies
Petition for an Expansion of Scope
1. Accrediting Bureau of Health
Education Schools (Current scope of
recognition: The accreditation of
private, postsecondary institutions in
the United States offering
predominantly allied health education
programs and the programmatic
accreditation of medical assistant,
medical laboratory technician and
surgical technology programs, leading to
a certificate, diploma, or the Associate
of Applied Science and Associate of
Occupational Science degrees.)
(Requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation of private, postsecondary
institutions in the United States offering
predominantly allied health education
programs and the programmatic
accreditation of medical assistant,
medical laboratory technician and
surgical technology programs, leading to
a certificate, diploma, Associate of
Applied Science, Associate of
Occupational Science, or Academic
Associate degree, including those
offered via distance education.)
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
That Include an Expansion of the Scope
of Recognition
1. American Board of Funeral Service
Education, Committee on Accreditation
(Current scope of recognition: The
accreditation of institutions and
programs within the United States
awarding diplomas, associate degrees
and bachelor’s degrees in funeral service
or mortuary science.) (Requested scope
of recognition: The accreditation of
institutions and programs within the
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United States awarding diplomas,
associate degrees and bachelor degrees
in funeral service and/or mortuary
science, including the accreditation of
Distance Learning courses and programs
offered by these programs and
institutions.)
2. American Dietetic Association,
Commission on Accreditation for
Dietetics Education (Current scope of
recognition: The accreditation within
the United States of Didactic and
Coordinated Programs in Dietetics at
both the undergraduate and graduate
level, post baccalaureate Dietetic
Internships, and Dietetic Technician
Programs at the associate degree level
and for its accreditation of such
programs offered via distance
education.) (Requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation within the United
States of Didactic and Coordinated
Programs in Dietetics at both the
undergraduate and graduate level, post
baccalaureate Dietetic Internships, and
Dietetic Technician Programs at the
associate degree level and for its
accreditation of such programs offered
via distance education.)
3. Council on Accreditation of Nurse
Anesthesia Educational Programs
(Current scope of recognition: The
accreditation of institutions and
programs of nurse anesthesia within the
United States at the post-master’s
certificate, master’s, or doctoral degree
levels.) (Requested scope of recognition:
The accreditation of institutions and
programs of nurse anesthesia within the
United States at the post master’s
certificate, master’s, or doctoral degree
levels, including programs offering
distance education.)
4. Council on Education for Public
Health (Current scope of recognition:
The accreditation and preaccreditation
(‘‘Preaccreditation status’’) within the
United States of graduate schools of
public health, graduate programs in
community health education outside
schools of public health, and graduate
programs in community health/
preventive medicine outside schools of
public health.) (Requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation within
the United States of schools of public
health and public health programs
outside schools of public health at the
baccalaureate and graduate degree
levels, including those offered via
distance education.)
5. Council on Occupational Education
(Current scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation
(‘‘Candidacy status’’) throughout the
United States of non-degree granting
postsecondary occupational/vocational
institutions and those postsecondary
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occupational/vocational education
institutions that have state authorization
to grant the applied associate degree in
specific vocational/occupational fields.)
(Requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation
(‘‘Candidacy Status’’) throughout the
United States of postsecondary
occupational education institutions
offering non-degree and applied
associate degree programs in specific
career and technical education fields,
including institutions that offer
programs via distance education.)
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Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. Association of Advanced
Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools,
Accreditation Commission (Current and
requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation
(‘‘Correspondent’’ and ‘‘Candidate’’)
within the United States of advanced
rabbinical and Talmudic schools.)
2. Commission on Accreditation of
Healthcare Management Education
(Current and requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation
throughout the United States of graduate
programs in health services
administration.)
3. Liaison Committee on Medical
Education (Current and requested scope
of recognition: The accreditation of
medical education programs within the
United States leading to the M.D.
degree.)
4. Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Higher Education (Current and
requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation
(‘‘Candidacy status’’) of institutions of
higher education in Delaware, the
District of Columbia, Maryland, New
Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto
Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands,
including distance education programs
offered at those institutions.)
5. New England Association of
Schools and Colleges, Commission on
Technical and Career Institutions
(Current and requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate status’’) of
secondary institutions with vocationaltechnical programs at the 13th and 14th
grade level, postsecondary institutions,
and institutions of higher education that
provide primarily vocational/technical
education at the certificate, associate,
and baccalaureate degree levels in
Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and
Vermont. This recognition extends to
the Board of Trustees of the Association
jointly with the Commission for
decisions involving preaccreditation,
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initial accreditation, and adverse
actions.)
6. New York State Board of Regents,
and the Commissioner of Education
(Current and requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation of those
degree-granting institutions of higher
education in New York that designate
the agency as their sole or primary
nationally recognized accrediting
agency for purposes of establishing
eligibility to participate in HEA
programs.)
Interim Reports (An interim report is
a follow-up report on an accrediting
agency’s compliance with specific
criteria for recognition.)
1. American Association for Marriage
and Family Therapy, Commission on
Accreditation for Marriage and Family
Therapy Education.
2. American Osteopathic Association,
Commission on Osteopathic College
Accreditation.
3. American Podiatric Medical
Association, Council on Podiatric
Medical Education.
State Agencies Recognized for the
Approval of Nurse Education
Petition for Initial Recognition
1. Kansas State Board of Nursing
Petition for Renewal of Recognition
1. Missouri State Board of Nursing
Federal Agency Seeking DegreeGranting Authority
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 the
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:
Master of Science in Flight Test
Engineering Degree.)
Where Can I Inspect Petitions and
Third-Party Comments Before and After
the Meeting?
All petitions and those third-party
comments received in advance of the
meeting will be available for public
inspection at the U.S. Department of
Education, Room 7105, MS 8509, 1990
K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006,
telephone (202) 219–7011 between the
hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday
through Friday, until May 2, 2007. They
will be available again after the May 30–
June 1, 2007 Advisory Committee
meeting. An appointment must be made
in advance of such inspection.
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You may view this document, as well
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, State Agencies for the
Approval of Nurse Education
AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity, Department of Education (The Advisory Committee).
What Is the Purpose of This Notice?
The purpose of this notice is to invite written comments on
accrediting agencies and State approval agencies whose applications to
the Secretary for initial or renewed recognition, requests for an
expansion of the scope of recognition, or reports will be reviewed at
the Advisory Committee meeting to be held on May 30-June 1, 2007, at
The Madison, 1177 15th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, telephone:
202-862-1600.
Where Should I Submit My Comments?
Please submit your written comments by mail, fax, or e-mail no
later than March 1, 2007 to Ms. Robin Greathouse, Accreditation and
State Liaison. You may contact her at the U.S. Department of Education,
Room 7105, MS 8509, 1990 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20006,
telephone: (202) 219-7011, fax: (202) 219-7005, or e-mail:
Robin.Greathouse@ed.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay
Service at 1-800-877-8339.
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What is the Authority for the Advisory Committee?
The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity is established under Section 114 of the Higher Education Act
(HEA), as amended, 20 U.S.C. 1011c. One of the purposes of the Advisory
Committee is to advise the Secretary of Education on the recognition of
accrediting agencies and State approval agencies.
Will This Be My Only Opportunity to Submit Written Comments?
Yes, this notice announces the only opportunity you will have to
submit written comments. However, a subsequent Federal Register notice
will announce the meeting and invite individuals and/or groups to
submit requests to make oral presentations before the Advisory
Committee on the agencies that the Committee will review. That notice,
however, does not offer a second opportunity to submit written
comments.
What Happens to the Comments That I Submit?
We will review your comments, in response to this notice, as part
of our evaluation of the agencies' compliance with Section 496 of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and the Secretary's Criteria
for Recognition of Accrediting Agencies and State Approval Agencies.
The Criteria are regulations found in 34 CFR Part 602 (for accrediting
agencies) and in 34 CFR Part 603 (for State approval agencies) and are
found at the following site: https://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/
index.html.
We will also include your comments with the staff analyses we
present to the Advisory Committee at its May 2007 meeting. Therefore,
in order for us to give full consideration to your comments, it is
important that we receive them by March 1, 2007. In all instances, your
comments about agencies seeking initial recognition, continued
recognition and/or an expansion of an agency's scope of recognition
must relate to the Criteria for Recognition. In addition, your comments
for any agency whose interim report is scheduled for review must relate
to the issues raised and the Criteria for Recognition cited in the
Secretary's letter that requested the interim report.
What Happens to Comments Received After the Deadline?
We will review any comments received after the deadline. If such
comments, upon investigation, reveal that the accrediting agency or
State approval agency is not acting in accordance with the Criteria for
Recognition, we will take action either before or after the meeting, as
appropriate.
What Agencies Will the Advisory Committee Review at the Meeting?
The Secretary of Education recognizes accrediting agencies and
State approval agencies for public postsecondary vocational education
and nurse education if the Secretary determines that they meet the
Criteria for Recognition. Recognition means that the Secretary
considers the agency to be a reliable authority as to the quality of
education offered by institutions or programs it accredits that are
encompassed within the scope of recognition she grants to the agency.
The following agencies will be reviewed during the May 2007 meeting
of the Advisory Committee:
Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies
Petition for an Expansion of Scope
1. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (Current scope of
recognition: The accreditation of private, postsecondary institutions
in the United States offering predominantly allied health education
programs and the programmatic accreditation of medical assistant,
medical laboratory technician and surgical technology programs, leading
to a certificate, diploma, or the Associate of Applied Science and
Associate of Occupational Science degrees.) (Requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation of private, postsecondary institutions
in the United States offering predominantly allied health education
programs and the programmatic accreditation of medical assistant,
medical laboratory technician and surgical technology programs, leading
to a certificate, diploma, Associate of Applied Science, Associate of
Occupational Science, or Academic Associate degree, including those
offered via distance education.)
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition That Include an Expansion of the
Scope of Recognition
1. American Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on
Accreditation (Current scope of recognition: The accreditation of
institutions and programs within the United States awarding diplomas,
associate degrees and bachelor's degrees in funeral service or mortuary
science.) (Requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of
institutions and programs within the United States awarding diplomas,
associate degrees and bachelor degrees in funeral service and/or
mortuary science, including the accreditation of Distance Learning
courses and programs offered by these programs and institutions.)
2. American Dietetic Association, Commission on Accreditation for
Dietetics Education (Current scope of recognition: The accreditation
within the United States of Didactic and Coordinated Programs in
Dietetics at both the undergraduate and graduate level, post
baccalaureate Dietetic Internships, and Dietetic Technician Programs at
the associate degree level and for its accreditation of such programs
offered via distance education.) (Requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation within the United States of Didactic
and Coordinated Programs in Dietetics at both the undergraduate and
graduate level, post baccalaureate Dietetic Internships, and Dietetic
Technician Programs at the associate degree level and for its
accreditation of such programs offered via distance education.)
3. Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational
Programs (Current scope of recognition: The accreditation of
institutions and programs of nurse anesthesia within the United States
at the post-master's certificate, master's, or doctoral degree levels.)
(Requested scope of recognition: The accreditation of institutions and
programs of nurse anesthesia within the United States at the post
master's certificate, master's, or doctoral degree levels, including
programs offering distance education.)
4. Council on Education for Public Health (Current scope of
recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (``Preaccreditation
status'') within the United States of graduate schools of public
health, graduate programs in community health education outside schools
of public health, and graduate programs in community health/preventive
medicine outside schools of public health.) (Requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation within the United States of schools of
public health and public health programs outside schools of public
health at the baccalaureate and graduate degree levels, including those
offered via distance education.)
5. Council on Occupational Education (Current scope of recognition:
The accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidacy status'')
throughout the United States of non-degree granting postsecondary
occupational/vocational institutions and those postsecondary
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occupational/vocational education institutions that have state
authorization to grant the applied associate degree in specific
vocational/occupational fields.) (Requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidacy Status'') throughout
the United States of postsecondary occupational education institutions
offering non-degree and applied associate degree programs in specific
career and technical education fields, including institutions that
offer programs via distance education.)
Petitions for Renewal of Recognition
1. Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools,
Accreditation Commission (Current and requested scope of recognition:
The accreditation and preaccreditation (``Correspondent'' and
``Candidate'') within the United States of advanced rabbinical and
Talmudic schools.)
2. Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education
(Current and requested scope of recognition: The accreditation
throughout the United States of graduate programs in health services
administration.)
3. Liaison Committee on Medical Education (Current and requested
scope of recognition: The accreditation of medical education programs
within the United States leading to the M.D. degree.)
4. Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Higher Education (Current and requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidacy status'') of
institutions of higher education in Delaware, the District of Columbia,
Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, and the U.S.
Virgin Islands, including distance education programs offered at those
institutions.)
5. New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on
Technical and Career Institutions (Current and requested scope of
recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidate
status'') of secondary institutions with vocational-technical programs
at the 13th and 14th grade level, postsecondary institutions, and
institutions of higher education that provide primarily vocational/
technical education at the certificate, associate, and baccalaureate
degree levels in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
Rhode Island, and Vermont. This recognition extends to the Board of
Trustees of the Association jointly with the Commission for decisions
involving preaccreditation, initial accreditation, and adverse
actions.)
6. New York State Board of Regents, and the Commissioner of
Education (Current and requested scope of recognition: The
accreditation of those degree-granting institutions of higher education
in New York that designate the agency as their sole or primary
nationally recognized accrediting agency for purposes of establishing
eligibility to participate in HEA programs.)
Interim Reports (An interim report is a follow-up report on an
accrediting agency's compliance with specific criteria for
recognition.)
1. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Commission
on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education.
2. American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic
College Accreditation.
3. American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric
Medical Education.
State Agencies Recognized for the Approval of Nurse Education
Petition for Initial Recognition
1. Kansas State Board of Nursing
Petition for Renewal of Recognition
1. Missouri State Board of Nursing
Federal Agency Seeking Degree-Granting Authority
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 the 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 Master's Degree-Granting Authority
1. Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama (request to
award a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering Degree.)
Where Can I Inspect Petitions and Third-Party Comments Before and After
the Meeting?
All petitions and those third-party comments received in advance of
the meeting will be available for public inspection at the U.S.
Department of Education, Room 7105, MS 8509, 1990 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20006, telephone (202) 219-7011 between the hours of 8
a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Friday, until May 2, 2007. They will be
available again after the May 30-June 1, 2007 Advisory Committee
meeting. An appointment must be made in advance of such inspection.
How May I Obtain Electronic Access to This Document?
You may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
https://www.ed.gov/legislation/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 (GPO), 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/
index.html.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2.
James F. Manning,
Delegated the Authority of the Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-1407 Filed 1-29-07; 8:45 am]
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