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improve the security of a strategic
partner. Mexico has been a strong
partner in combating organized crime
and drug trafficking organizations. The
sale of these UH–60M helicopters to
Mexico will significantly increase and
strengthen its capability to provide incountry airlift support for its forces
engaged in counter-drug operations.
Mexico intends to use these defense
articles and services to modernize its
armed forces and expand its existing
naval/maritime support in its efforts to
combat drug trafficking organizations.
The proposed sale of this equipment
and support will not alter the basic
military balance in the region.
The principal contractors will be the
Sikorsky Aircraft Company in Stratford,
Connecticut; and General Electric
Aircraft Company (GEAC) in Lynn,
Massachusetts. There are no known
offset agreements in connection with
this potential sale.
Implementation of this proposed sale
may require the assignment of one
additional U.S. Government
representative and one contractor
representative in country full-time to
support the delivery and training for
approximately two years.
There will be no adverse impact on
U.S. defense readiness as a result of this
proposed sale.
POLICY JUSTIFICATION
Transmittal No. 15–04
Mexico—UH–60M Black Hawk
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Government Furnished Equipment
(GFE), six T700–GE–701D Engines, six
H–764G Embedded Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation Systems
(EGIs), six M134 7.62mm Machine
Guns, three Star Safire III Forward
Looking Infrared Radar Systems, three
Aviation Mission Planning Systems,
twelve AN/AVS–9 Night Vision
Goggles, and one Aviation Ground
Power Unit. Also included are spare and
repair parts, support equipment,
communication equipment, facility
construction, air worthiness support,
publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and
training equipment, warranties, U.S.
Government and contractor technical,
engineering, and logistics support
services, and other related element of
logistics and program support.
(iv) Military Department: Army (UEU
Amendment #2)
(v) Prior Related Cases, if any:
FMS case UEJ $110M–3Mar10
FMS case UEU–$190M–24Jun14
(vi) Sales Commission, Fee, etc., Paid,
Offered, or Agreed to be Paid: None
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology
Contained in the Defense Article or
Defense Services Proposed to be Sold:
See Attached Annex
(viii) Date Report Delivered to
Congress: 16 March 2015
Notice of Proposed Issuance of Letter of
Offer Pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the
Arms Export Control Act, as amended
The Government of Mexico has
requested a possible sale of three UH–
60M Black Hawk helicopters in
standard USG configuration, with
designated unique equipment,
Government Furnished Equipment
(GFE), six T700–GE–701D Engines, six
H–764G Embedded Global Positioning
System/Inertial Navigation Systems
(EGIs), six M134 7.62mm Machine
Guns, three Star Safire III Forward
Looking Infrared Radar Systems, three
Aviation Mission Planning Systems,
twelve AN/AVS–9 Night Vision
Goggles, and one Aviation Ground
Power Unit. Also included are spare and
repair parts, support equipment,
communication equipment, facility
construction, air worthiness support,
publications and technical
documentation, personnel training and
training equipment, warranties, U.S.
Government and contractor technical,
engineering, and logistics support
services, and other related element of
logistics and program support. The
estimated cost is $110 million.
This proposed sale will contribute to
the foreign policy and national security
of the United States by helping to
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Annex
Item No. vii
(vii) Sensitivity of Technology:
1. The UH–60M Black Hawk
helicopter is a medium lift aircraft,
equipped with two T700–GE–701D
Engines. The Navigation System for
each helicopter will have Embedded
Global Positioning System/Inertial
Navigation (EGIs), two Digital Advanced
Flight Control Systems (DAFCS), one
ARN–149 Automatic Direction Finder,
and one ARN–147 (VOR/ILS marker
Beacon System). Each helicopter will
also have one ARN–153 Tactical
Navigation (TACAN), two air data
computers, one Safire III Forward
Looking Infrared Radar System, and one
Radar Altimeter system. The
communication equipment will include
the AN/APX–118 or AN/APX–123
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
system. The AN/ARC–210 RT–8100
Series Very/Ultra High Frequency
(V/UHF) radio will be included in the
UH–60M configuration.
2. The AN/APX–118 or AN/APX–123
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF)
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Transponder is capable of Modes 1, 2,
3, 3a and 4 and is Unclassified.
3. The AN/ARC–210 RT–8100 Series
radio is a V/UHF voice and data capable
radio using commercial encryption.
4. The H–764G Embedded Global
Positioning System/Inertial Navigation
System (EGI) unit provides EGI
capabilities to the aircraft. The EGI will
include Selective Availability AntiSpoofing Module (SAASM) security
modules to be used for secure GPS
Precise Positioning Service if required.
5. The Star Safire III Forward Looking
Infrared Radar System is a long-range,
multisensory infrared imaging radar
system. It is considered non-standard
equipment for the UH–60 Black Hawk
helicopter. It will be used to enhance
night flying and provide a level of safety
for passengers during night flights.
6. (U) If a technologically advanced
adversary were to obtain knowledge of
the specific hardware and software
elements, the information could be used
to develop countermeasures or
equivalent systems which might reduce
weapon system effectiveness or be used
in the development of a system with
similar or advanced capabilities.
7. A determination has been made
that the recipient country can provide
the same degree of protection for the
sensitive technology being released as
the U.S. Government. This sale is
necessary in furtherance of the U.S.
foreign policy and national security
objectives outlined in the Policy
Justification.
8. All defense articles and services
listed in this transmittal have been
authorized for release and export to the
Government of Mexico.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity
Meeting
National Advisory Committee
on Institutional Quality and Integrity
(NACIQI), Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open
meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
agenda for the June 25–26, 2015 meeting
of the National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity
(NACIQI), and provides information to
members of the public on submitting
written comments and on requesting to
make oral comments at the meeting. The
SUMMARY:
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notice of this meeting is required under
Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) and Section
114(d)(1)(B) of the Higher Education Act
(HEA) of 1965, as amended.
DATES: The NACIQI meeting will be
held on June 25–26, 2015, from 8:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at a location to be
determined in the Washington DC area.
The exact location of the meeting will
be published in the Federal Register
and on the Department Web site at
https://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/
list/naciqi.html#meetings by May 25,
2015.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of
Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room
8080, Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Patricia Howes, Committee Coordinator,
NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street NW., Room 8061,
Washington, DC 20006–8129, telephone:
(202) 502–7769, fax: (202) 502–7874, or
email Patricia.Howes@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
NACIQI’s Statutory Authority and
Function: The NACIQI is established
under Section 114 of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1011c. The NACIQI
advises the Secretary of Education
about:
• The establishment and enforcement
of the criteria for recognition of
accrediting agencies or associations
under Subpart 2, Part H, Title IV of the
HEA, as amended.
• The recognition of specific
accrediting agencies or associations or a
specific State public postsecondary
vocational education or nurse education
approval agency.
• The preparation and publication of
the list of nationally recognized
accrediting agencies and associations.
• The eligibility and certification
process for institutions of higher
education under Title IV of the HEA,
together with recommendations for
improvement in such process.
• The relationship between (1)
accreditation of institutions of higher
education and the certification and
eligibility of such institutions, and (2)
State licensing responsibilities with
respect to such institutions.
• Any other advisory function
relating to accreditation and
institutional eligibility that the
Secretary may prescribe.
Meeting Agenda: In addition to its
review of accrediting agencies and State
approval agencies for Secretarial
recognition, the meeting agenda will
include Committee discussions
regarding the Committee’s policy
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recommendations to advise the
Secretary in preparation for the
reauthorization of the Higher Education
Act (HEA). Below is a list of agencies,
including their current and requested
scopes of recognition, scheduled for
review during the June 25–26, 2015
meeting:
Petitions for Recognition Based on a
Compliance Report
Accrediting Agencies
1. Accreditation Commission for
Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN)
(Current Scope: Accreditation of nursing
education programs and schools, both
postsecondary and higher degree, which
offer a certificate, diploma, or a
recognized professional degree
including clinical doctorate, masters,
baccalaureate, associate, diploma, and
practical nursing programs in the
United States and its territories,
including those offered via distance
education.)
2. American Optometric Association,
Accreditation Council on Optometric
Education (ACOE) (Current Scope: The
accreditation in the United States of
professional optometric degree
programs, optometric technician
(associate degree) programs, and
optometric residency programs, and for
the preaccreditation categories of
Preliminary Approval for professional
optometric degree programs and
Candidacy Pending for optometric
residency programs in Department of
Veterans Affairs facilities.)
3. Association of Advanced
Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools,
Accreditation Commission (AARTS)
(Current Scope: The accreditation and
pre-accreditation (‘‘Correspondent’’ and
‘‘Candidate’’) within the United States
of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic
Schools.)
4. National Association of Schools of
Dance, Commission on Accreditation
(NASD) (Current Scope: The
accreditation throughout the United
States of freestanding institutions that
offer dance and dance-related programs
(both degree and non-degree-granting),
including those offered via distance
education.)
5. National Association of Schools of
Music, Commission on Accreditation
NASM) (Current Scope: The
accreditation throughout the United
States of freestanding institutions that
offer music and music-related programs
(both degree- and non-degree-granting),
including those offered via distance
education.)
6. National Association of Schools of
Theatre, Commission on Accreditation
(NAST) (Current Scope: The
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accreditation throughout the United
States of freestanding institutions that
offer theatre and theatre-related
programs (both degree and non-degreegranting), including those offered via
distance education.)
7. New England Association of
Schools and Colleges, Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education (NEA–
CIHE) (Current Scope: The accreditation
and pre-accreditation (‘‘Candidacy
status’’) of institutions of higher
education in Connecticut, Maine,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode
Island, and Vermont that award
bachelor’s, master’s, and/or doctoral
degrees and associate degree-granting
institutions in those states that include
degrees in liberal arts or general studies
among their offerings, including the
accreditation of programs offered via
distance education within these
institutions).
8. North Central Association of
Colleges and Schools, The Higher
Learning Commission (NCA–HLC)
(Current Scope: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate for
Accreditation’’) of degree-granting
institutions of higher education in
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma,
South Dakota, West Virginia, Wisconsin,
and Wyoming, including the tribal
institutions and the accreditation of
programs offered via distance education
and correspondence education within
these institutions. This recognition
extends to the Institutional Actions
Council jointly with the Board of
Trustees of the Commission for
decisions on cases for continued
accreditation or reaffirmation, and
continued candidacy, and to the
Appeals Body jointly with the Board of
Trustees of the Commission for
decisions related to initial candidacy or
accreditation or reaffirmation of
accreditation.)
Request for an Expansion of Scope
1. American Psychological
Association, Commission on
Accreditation (APA) (Current Scope:
The accreditation in the United States of
doctoral programs in clinical,
counseling, school and combined
professional-scientific psychology;
predoctoral internship programs in
professional psychology; and
postdoctoral residency programs in
professional psychology.) (Requested
scope: The accreditation in the United
States of doctoral programs in clinical,
counseling, school and combined
professional-scientific psychology;
doctoral internship programs in health
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service psychology; and postdoctoral
residency programs in health service
psychology.)
Petition for Approval of a State Agency
for Vocational Education Based on a
Compliance Report
1. Puerto Rico State Agency for the
Approval of Public Postsecondary
Vocational, Technical Institutions and
Programs (PRHRDC) (Current Scope:
The approval of public postsecondary,
vocational-technical institutions.)
Submission of written comments
regarding a specific accrediting agency
or state approval agency under review:
Written comments about the recognition
of a specific accrediting or State agency
must be received by May 1, 2015, in the
ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox
and include the subject line ‘‘Written
Comments: (agency name).’’ The email
must include the name(s), title,
organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone
number of the person(s) making the
comment. Comments should be
submitted as a Microsoft Word
document or in a medium compatible
with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file)
that is attached to an electronic mail
message (email) or provided in the body
of an email message. Comments about
an agency’s recognition after review of
a compliance report must relate to the
issues raised in the compliance report
and the criteria for recognition cited in
the Secretary’s letter that requested the
report. Third parties having concerns
about agencies regarding matters outside
the scope of a compliance report should
report those concerns directly to the
Department to be reviewed as a
complaint. Only material submitted by
the deadline to the email address listed
in this notice, and in accordance with
these instructions, becomes part of the
official record concerning agencies
scheduled for review and are considered
by the Department and NACIQI in their
deliberations. Please do not send
material directly to NACIQI members.
Submission of requests to make an
oral comment regarding a specific
accrediting agency or state approval
agency under review: Oral comments
about agencies seeking renewal of
recognition must relate to the issues
raised in the agency’s compliance report
and the criteria for recognition cited in
the Secretary’s letter that requested the
report. There are two methods by which
the public may seek to make a thirdparty oral comment of three minutes
concerning one of the agencies
scheduled for review at the June 25–26,
2015 meeting.
Method One: Submit a request by
email to the ThirdPartyComments@
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ed.gov mailbox. Please do not send
material directly to NACIQI members.
Requests must be received by May 1,
2015, and include the subject line ‘‘Oral
Comment Request: (agency name).’’ The
email must include the name(s), title,
organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, telephone
number, of the person(s) requesting to
speak, and a brief summary (not to
exceed one page) of the principal points
to be made during the oral presentation.
All individuals submitting an advance
request in accordance with this notice
will be afforded an opportunity to
speak.
Method Two: Register at the meeting
location on June 25, 2015, to make an
oral comment during NACIQI’s
deliberations concerning a particular
agency or institution scheduled for
review. The requestor must provide his
or her name, title, organization/
affiliation, mailing address, email
address, and telephone number. A total
of up to fifteen minutes during each
agency review will be allotted for oral
commenters who register on June 25,
2015. Individuals will be selected on a
first-come, first-served basis. If selected,
each commenter may not exceed three
minutes.
The oral comments made will become
part of the official record and will be
considered by the Department and
NACIQI in their deliberations. No
individual in attendance or making oral
presentations may distribute written
materials at the meeting.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The
Department will post the official report
of the meeting on the NACIQI Web site
90 days after the meeting. Pursuant to
the FACA, the public may also inspect
the materials at 1990 K Street NW.,
Washington, DC, by emailing
aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov or by calling
(202) 219–7067 to schedule an
appointment.
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 at least two
weeks before the scheduled meeting
date. Although we will attempt to meet
a request received after that date, we
may not be able to make available the
requested auxiliary aid or service
because of insufficient time to arrange
it.
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Application Deadline for Fiscal Year
(FY) 2015; Small, Rural School
Achievement Program
Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) Number: 84.358A.
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Under the Small, Rural
School Achievement (SRSA) program,
the U.S. Department of Education
(Department) awards grants on a
formula basis to eligible local
educational agencies (LEAs) to address
the unique needs of rural school
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deadline for submission of fiscal year
(FY) 2015 SRSA grant applications. An
eligible LEA that is required to submit
an application must do so electronically
by the deadline in this notice.
DATES: Application Deadline: June 30,
2015, 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC,
time.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity Meeting
AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (NACIQI), Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department
of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of an open meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda for the June 25-26, 2015
meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (NACIQI), and provides information to members of the public
on submitting written comments and on requesting to make oral comments
at the meeting. The
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notice of this meeting is required under Section 10(a)(2) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and Section 114(d)(1)(B) of the
Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended.
DATES: The NACIQI meeting will be held on June 25-26, 2015, from 8:00
a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at a location to be determined in the Washington DC
area. The exact location of the meeting will be published in the
Federal Register and on the Department Web site at https://www2.ed.gov/about/bdscomm/list/naciqi.html#meetings by May 25, 2015.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8080, Washington, DC 20006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Howes, Committee Coordinator,
NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8061,
Washington, DC 20006-8129, telephone: (202) 502-7769, fax: (202) 502-
7874, or email Patricia.Howes@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
NACIQI's Statutory Authority and Function: The NACIQI is
established under Section 114 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), 20 U.S.C. 1011c. The NACIQI advises the Secretary of
Education about:
The establishment and enforcement of the criteria for
recognition of accrediting agencies or associations under Subpart 2,
Part H, Title IV of the HEA, as amended.
The recognition of specific accrediting agencies or
associations or a specific State public postsecondary vocational
education or nurse education approval agency.
The preparation and publication of the list of nationally
recognized accrediting agencies and associations.
The eligibility and certification process for institutions
of higher education under Title IV of the HEA, together with
recommendations for improvement in such process.
The relationship between (1) accreditation of institutions
of higher education and the certification and eligibility of such
institutions, and (2) State licensing responsibilities with respect to
such institutions.
Any other advisory function relating to accreditation and
institutional eligibility that the Secretary may prescribe.
Meeting Agenda: In addition to its review of accrediting agencies
and State approval agencies for Secretarial recognition, the meeting
agenda will include Committee discussions regarding the Committee's
policy recommendations to advise the Secretary in preparation for the
reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). Below is a list of
agencies, including their current and requested scopes of recognition,
scheduled for review during the June 25-26, 2015 meeting:
Petitions for Recognition Based on a Compliance Report
Accrediting Agencies
1. Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. (ACEN)
(Current Scope: Accreditation of nursing education programs and
schools, both postsecondary and higher degree, which offer a
certificate, diploma, or a recognized professional degree including
clinical doctorate, masters, baccalaureate, associate, diploma, and
practical nursing programs in the United States and its territories,
including those offered via distance education.)
2. American Optometric Association, Accreditation Council on
Optometric Education (ACOE) (Current Scope: The accreditation in the
United States of professional optometric degree programs, optometric
technician (associate degree) programs, and optometric residency
programs, and for the preaccreditation categories of Preliminary
Approval for professional optometric degree programs and Candidacy
Pending for optometric residency programs in Department of Veterans
Affairs facilities.)
3. Association of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools,
Accreditation Commission (AARTS) (Current Scope: The accreditation and
pre-accreditation (``Correspondent'' and ``Candidate'') within the
United States of Advanced Rabbinical and Talmudic Schools.)
4. National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on
Accreditation (NASD) (Current Scope: The accreditation throughout the
United States of freestanding institutions that offer dance and dance-
related programs (both degree and non-degree-granting), including those
offered via distance education.)
5. National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on
Accreditation NASM) (Current Scope: The accreditation throughout the
United States of freestanding institutions that offer music and music-
related programs (both degree- and non-degree-granting), including
those offered via distance education.)
6. National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on
Accreditation (NAST) (Current Scope: The accreditation throughout the
United States of freestanding institutions that offer theatre and
theatre-related programs (both degree and non-degree-granting),
including those offered via distance education.)
7. New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education (NEA-CIHE) (Current Scope: The
accreditation and pre-accreditation (``Candidacy status'') of
institutions of higher education in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont that award bachelor's,
master's, and/or doctoral degrees and associate degree-granting
institutions in those states that include degrees in liberal arts or
general studies among their offerings, including the accreditation of
programs offered via distance education within these institutions).
8. North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher
Learning Commission (NCA-HLC) (Current Scope: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (``Candidate for Accreditation'') of degree-granting
institutions of higher education in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado,
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, West
Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, including the tribal institutions and
the accreditation of programs offered via distance education and
correspondence education within these institutions. This recognition
extends to the Institutional Actions Council jointly with the Board of
Trustees of the Commission for decisions on cases for continued
accreditation or reaffirmation, and continued candidacy, and to the
Appeals Body jointly with the Board of Trustees of the Commission for
decisions related to initial candidacy or accreditation or
reaffirmation of accreditation.)
Request for an Expansion of Scope
1. American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation
(APA) (Current Scope: The accreditation in the United States of
doctoral programs in clinical, counseling, school and combined
professional-scientific psychology; predoctoral internship programs in
professional psychology; and postdoctoral residency programs in
professional psychology.) (Requested scope: The accreditation in the
United States of doctoral programs in clinical, counseling, school and
combined professional-scientific psychology; doctoral internship
programs in health
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service psychology; and postdoctoral residency programs in health
service psychology.)
Petition for Approval of a State Agency for Vocational Education Based
on a Compliance Report
1. Puerto Rico State Agency for the Approval of Public
Postsecondary Vocational, Technical Institutions and Programs (PRHRDC)
(Current Scope: The approval of public postsecondary, vocational-
technical institutions.)
Submission of written comments regarding a specific accrediting
agency or state approval agency under review: Written comments about
the recognition of a specific accrediting or State agency must be
received by May 1, 2015, in the ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox and
include the subject line ``Written Comments: (agency name).'' The email
must include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone number of the person(s) making
the comment. Comments should be submitted as a Microsoft Word document
or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word (not a PDF file) that is
attached to an electronic mail message (email) or provided in the body
of an email message. Comments about an agency's recognition after
review of a compliance report must relate to the issues raised in the
compliance report and the criteria for recognition cited in the
Secretary's letter that requested the report. Third parties having
concerns about agencies regarding matters outside the scope of a
compliance report should report those concerns directly to the
Department to be reviewed as a complaint. Only material submitted by
the deadline to the email address listed in this notice, and in
accordance with these instructions, becomes part of the official record
concerning agencies scheduled for review and are considered by the
Department and NACIQI in their deliberations. Please do not send
material directly to NACIQI members.
Submission of requests to make an oral comment regarding a specific
accrediting agency or state approval agency under review: Oral comments
about agencies seeking renewal of recognition must relate to the issues
raised in the agency's compliance report and the criteria for
recognition cited in the Secretary's letter that requested the report.
There are two methods by which the public may seek to make a third-
party oral comment of three minutes concerning one of the agencies
scheduled for review at the June 25-26, 2015 meeting.
Method One: Submit a request by email to the
ThirdPartyComments@ed.gov mailbox. Please do not send material directly
to NACIQI members. Requests must be received by May 1, 2015, and
include the subject line ``Oral Comment Request: (agency name).'' The
email must include the name(s), title, organization/affiliation,
mailing address, email address, telephone number, of the person(s)
requesting to speak, and a brief summary (not to exceed one page) of
the principal points to be made during the oral presentation. All
individuals submitting an advance request in accordance with this
notice will be afforded an opportunity to speak.
Method Two: Register at the meeting location on June 25, 2015, to
make an oral comment during NACIQI's deliberations concerning a
particular agency or institution scheduled for review. The requestor
must provide his or her name, title, organization/affiliation, mailing
address, email address, and telephone number. A total of up to fifteen
minutes during each agency review will be allotted for oral commenters
who register on June 25, 2015. Individuals will be selected on a first-
come, first-served basis. If selected, each commenter may not exceed
three minutes.
The oral comments made will become part of the official record and
will be considered by the Department and NACIQI in their deliberations.
No individual in attendance or making oral presentations may distribute
written materials at the meeting.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the
official report of the meeting on the NACIQI Web site 90 days after the
meeting. Pursuant to the FACA, the public may also inspect the
materials at 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC, by emailing
aslrecordsmanager@ed.gov or by calling (202) 219-7067 to schedule an
appointment.
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 at least two weeks
before the scheduled meeting date. Although we will attempt to meet a
request received after that date, we may not be able to make available
the requested auxiliary aid or service because of insufficient time to
arrange it.
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. Delegation of Authority: The Secretary of Education
has delegated authority to Jamienne S. Studley, Deputy Under Secretary,
to perform the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Postsecondary Education.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c.
Jamienne S. Studley,
Deputy Under Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-07076 Filed 3-26-15; 8:45 am]
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