National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation, 9899-9900 [2013-03167]

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Dated: February 7, 2013. James H. Shelton, III, Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement. VII. Agency Contacts Meeting Date and Place: The public meeting will be held on Monday, April 15, 2013, and Tuesday, April 16 2013, from 8:00 a.m. until approximately 5:30 p.m., at the U.S. Department of Education, Eighth Floor Conference Center, Office of Postsecondary Education, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20006. Function: The NCFMEA was established by the Secretary of Education under Section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The NCFMEA’s responsibilities are to: • Upon request of a foreign country, evaluate the standards of accreditation applied to medical schools in that country; and, • Determine the comparability of those standards to standards for accreditation applied to United States medical schools. Comparability of the applicable accreditation standards is an eligibility requirement for foreign medical schools to participate in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Student Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq. Meeting Agenda: The NCFMEA will review the standards of accreditation applied to medical schools by several foreign countries to determine whether those standards are comparable to the standards of accreditation applied to medical schools in the United States and/or reports previously requested of countries by the NCFMEA. Discussion of the standards of accreditation will be held in sessions open to the public. Discussions resulting in specific determinations of comparability are closed to the public in order that each FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Wilson, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., room 4C125, Washington, DC 20202– 5960. Telephone: (202) 453–6709, or by email: SEED@ed.gov. If you use a TDD or TTY, call the FRS, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339. VIII. 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AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\12FEN1.SGM 12FEN1 9900 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 29 / Tuesday, February 12, 2013 / Notices country may be properly notified by the Department of the Committee’s decision. Because the October 30, 2012 NCFMEA meeting was cancelled due to the forecast of severe and disruptive weather (Hurricane Sandy), the countries which were scheduled to be discussed at that meeting will now be reviewed at the April 15–16, 2013 meeting. They are Australia/New Zealand, Dominican Republic, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Pakistan, Saba, Slovak Republic, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The meeting agenda, as well as the staff analyses pertaining to the meeting will be posted on the Department of Education’s web site prior to the meeting at https:// www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ ncfmea.html. Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format), notify the contact person listed in this notice by April 5, 2013, although we will attempt to meet a request received after that date. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Griffiths, Executive Director for the NCFMEA, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 8073, Washington, DC 20006–8129, telephone: 202 219–7035; fax: 202 502– 7874, or email: Carol.Griffiths@ed.gov. Electronic Access to this Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. 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AGENCY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda for the upcoming meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board (Board) and also describes the specific functions of the Board. Notice of this meeting is required under Section 10 (a) (2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. This notice is issued to provide members of the general public with an opportunity to attend and/or provide comments. Individuals who will need special accommodations in order to attend the meeting (e.g. interpreting services, assistive listening devices, materials in alternative format) should notify Munira Mwalimu at 202–357–6938 or at Munira.Mwalimu@ed.gov no later than February 19, 2013. We will attempt to meet requests after this date but cannot guarantee availability of the requested accommodation. The meeting site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. SUMMARY: February 28–March 2, 2013. Times: February 28: Committee Meetings: Assessment Development Committee: 8:30 a.m.–1:45 p.m. Ad Hoc Committee on NAEP Background Information: 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. Executive Committee: Open Session: 4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.; Closed Session: 5:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. March 1: Full Board and Committee Meetings: Full Board: Open Session: 8:30 a.m.– 9:45 a.m.; Closed Session: 12:30 p.m.– 1:30 p.m.; Open Session: 1:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m. Committee Meetings: Assessment Development Committee (ADC): Open Session: 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m.; Reporting and Dissemination Committee (R&D): Open Session: 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Committee on Standards, Design and Methodology (COSDAM): Open Session: 10:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. March 2: Full Board and Committee Meetings: Nominations Committee: Closed Session: 7:30 a.m.–8:15 a.m. Full Board: Closed Session: 8:30 a.m.– 9:15 a.m.; Open Session: 9:30 a.m.– 12:00 p.m. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Location: The Ritz-Carlton Tysons Corner, 1700 Tysons Boulevard, McLean, VA 22102 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Executive Officer, National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC, 20002–4233, Telephone: (202) 357–6938. 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On February 28, 2013, the Assessment Development Committee (ADC) will meet in closed session from 8:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. to review secure NAEP test materials for Science Interactive Computer Tasks (ICTs) at grades 4, 8, and 12 for the 2014 pilot test, in preparation for the 2015 NAEP Science assessment. The review of secure ICTs for grades 4, 8, and 12 must be conducted in closed session because the ADC members will be provided with secure items and materials which are not yet available for release to the general public. Premature disclosure of the secure test items and materials would compromise the integrity and substantially impede implementation of the secure NAEP assessments and is therefore protected by exemption 9(B) of section 552b(c) of Title 5 of the United States Code. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9899-9900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03167]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and Accreditation

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of 
Education, National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and 
Accreditation.

ACTION: The purpose of this notice is to announce the upcoming meeting 
of the National Committee on Foreign Medical Education and 
Accreditation (NCFMEA). Parts of this meeting will be open to the 
public, and the public is invited to attend those portions.

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    Meeting Date and Place: The public meeting will be held on Monday, 
April 15, 2013, and Tuesday, April 16 2013, from 8:00 a.m. until 
approximately 5:30 p.m., at the U.S. Department of Education, Eighth 
Floor Conference Center, Office of Postsecondary Education, 1990 K 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20006.
    Function: The NCFMEA was established by the Secretary of Education 
under Section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended. The 
NCFMEA's responsibilities are to:
     Upon request of a foreign country, evaluate the standards 
of accreditation applied to medical schools in that country; and,
     Determine the comparability of those standards to 
standards for accreditation applied to United States medical schools.
    Comparability of the applicable accreditation standards is an 
eligibility requirement for foreign medical schools to participate in 
the William D. Ford Federal Direct Student Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 
1087a et seq.
    Meeting Agenda: The NCFMEA will review the standards of 
accreditation applied to medical schools by several foreign countries 
to determine whether those standards are comparable to the standards of 
accreditation applied to medical schools in the United States and/or 
reports previously requested of countries by the NCFMEA. Discussion of 
the standards of accreditation will be held in sessions open to the 
public. Discussions resulting in specific determinations of 
comparability are closed to the public in order that each

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country may be properly notified by the Department of the Committee's 
decision.
    Because the October 30, 2012 NCFMEA meeting was cancelled due to 
the forecast of severe and disruptive weather (Hurricane Sandy), the 
countries which were scheduled to be discussed at that meeting will now 
be reviewed at the April 15-16, 2013 meeting. They are Australia/New 
Zealand, Dominican Republic, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Pakistan, Saba, 
Slovak Republic, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom. The meeting agenda, as 
well as the staff analyses pertaining to the meeting will be posted on 
the Department of Education's web site prior to the meeting at https://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/ncfmea.html.
    Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting site is accessible to 
individuals with disabilities. If you will need an auxiliary aid or 
service to participate in the meeting (e.g., interpreting service, 
assistive listening device, or materials in an alternate format), 
notify the contact person listed in this notice by April 5, 2013, 
although we will attempt to meet a request received after that date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carol Griffiths, Executive Director 
for the NCFMEA, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 
8073, Washington, DC 20006-8129, telephone: 202 219-7035; fax: 202 502-
7874, or email: Carol.Griffiths@ed.gov.
    Electronic Access to this Document: 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 via the Federal Digital System 
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well 
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal 
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF, 
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the 
site.
    You may also access documents of the Department published in the 
Federal Register by using the article search feature at: 
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search 
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published 
by the Department.

David A. Bergeron,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2013-03167 Filed 2-11-13; 8:45 am]
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