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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Committee on
Student Financial Assistance,
Education.
ACTION: Notice of Upcoming Hearing.
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
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 Thursday, April 5, 2007,
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.
DATE AND TIME: Friday, April 13, 2007,
beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at
approximately 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Portaland State University,
Smith Memorial Student Union, Rooms
327–329, 1825 SW Broadway Avenue,
Portland, Oregon 97207.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Erin B. Renner, Director of Government
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Relations or Ms. Julie J. Johnson,
Assistant Director, Advisory Committee
or 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
objective, 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 Friday, April
13 in Portland, Oregon to conduct
activities related to its congressionally
requested study to make textbooks more
affordable (Textbook Study). This oneyear study, which was requested by the
U.S. House of Representative Committee
on Education and Labor (formerly
Education and the Workforce), 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
that will share what they are doing to
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make textbooks more affordable for
students. The Advisory Committee will
also conduct a public comment and
discussion session.
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 Thursday,
April 5, 2007; additional comments
should be provided to the Committee no
later than May 7, 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
(202) 219–3032. You may also contact
the Advisory Committee staff directly at
(202) 219–2099. The registration
deadline is Friday, April 6, 2007.
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 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. Information regarding the
Advisory Committee is available on the
Committee’s Web site, https://
www.ed.gov/ACSFA.
Dated: March 22, 2007.
Dr. William J. Goggin,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on
Student Financial Assistance.
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surplus plutonium in the United States
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance: Hearing
AGENCY: Advisory Committee 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
Thursday, April 5, 2007, 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.
DATE AND TIME: Friday, April 13, 2007, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and
ending at approximately 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Portaland State University, Smith Memorial Student Union,
Rooms 327-329, 1825 SW Broadway Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97207.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Erin B. Renner, Director of
Government
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Relations or Ms. Julie J. Johnson, Assistant Director, Advisory
Committee or 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 objective, 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 Friday, April
13 in Portland, Oregon to conduct activities related to its
congressionally requested study to make textbooks more affordable
(Textbook Study). This one-year study, which was requested by the U.S.
House of Representative Committee on Education and Labor (formerly
Education and the Workforce), 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 that will share what they are doing to make textbooks
more affordable for students. The Advisory Committee will also conduct
a public comment and discussion session.
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 Thursday, April 5, 2007; additional comments
should be provided to the Committee no later than May 7, 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 (202) 219-3032. You may also contact the Advisory Committee
staff directly at (202) 219-2099. The registration deadline is Friday,
April 6, 2007.
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 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Information regarding the
Advisory Committee is available on the Committee's Web site, https://
www.ed.gov/ACSFA.
Dated: March 22, 2007.
Dr. William J. Goggin,
Executive Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
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