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A 60-day Notice requesting public
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This comment period ended May, 26,
2020. No public comments were
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Title of Collection: NCCC Team
Leader Application.
OMB Control Number: 3045–0005.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals and Households.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 800.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,600.
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application until the revised application
is approved by OMB. The current
application is due to expire on 11/30/
2020.
agency requests a change to its scope of
recognition, we have identified both the
current scope of recognition and the
requested scope of recognition.
Dated: August 3, 2020.
Jacob Sgambati,
Acting Deputy Director, AmeriCorps NCCC.
Applications for Renewal of
Recognition
1. Accreditation Commission for
Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Scope of recognition: The accreditation
and pre-accreditation (‘‘Candidacy’’)
throughout the United States of
professional non-degree and graduate
degree programs, including professional
doctoral programs, in the field of
acupuncture and/or Oriental medicine,
as well as freestanding institutions and
colleges of acupuncture and/or Oriental
medicine that offer such programs.
2. Accrediting Bureau of Health
Education Schools. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation of
private, postsecondary institutions in
the United States offering
predominantly* allied health education
programs leading to a certificate,
diploma, and degrees at the level of the
Associate of Applied Science, Associate
of Occupational Science, Academic
Associate, Baccalaureate and Master’s;
and the programmatic accreditation of
medical assisting, medical laboratory
technology, and surgical technology
programs, through the Associate degree,
including those offered via distance
education. The scope extends to the
Substantive Change Committee, jointly
with the Commission, for decisions on
substantive change.
3. Commission on Accrediting of the
Association of Theological Schools.
Scope of recognition: The accreditation
of theological schools and seminaries, as
well as schools or programs that are
parts of colleges or universities, in the
United States, offering post
baccalaureate degrees in professional
and academic theological education,
including delivery via distance
education.
4. Accrediting Commission of Career
Schools and Colleges. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation of
postsecondary, non-degree-granting
institutions and degree-granting
institutions in the United States,
including those granting associate,
baccalaureate and master’s degrees, that
are predominantly organized to educate
students for occupational, trade and
technical careers, and including
institutions that offer programs via
distance education.
5. Council on Occupational
Education. Scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation
(‘‘Candidacy Status’’) throughout the
United States of postsecondary
occupational education institutions
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Accrediting Agencies Currently
Undergoing Review for the Purposes
of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of
Education
Accreditation Group, Office of
Postsecondary Education, Department of
Education.
ACTION: Call for written third-party
comments.
AGENCY:
This notice provides
information to members of the public on
submitting written comments for
accrediting agencies currently
undergoing review for purposes of
recognition by the Secretary of
Education.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation
Group, Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Room 270–01, Washington, DC 20202,
telephone: (202) 453–7615, or email:
herman.bounds@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
request for written third-party
comments concerning the performance
of accrediting agencies under review by
the Secretary of Education is required
by § 496(n)(1)(A) of the Higher
Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as
amended, and pertains to the summer
2021 meeting of the National Advisory
Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (NACIQI). The meeting date
and location have not been determined,
but will be announced in a later Federal
Register notice. In addition, a later
Federal Register notice will describe
how to register to provide oral
comments at the meeting.
Agencies Under Review and
Evaluation: The Department requests
written comments from the public on
the following accrediting agencies,
which are currently undergoing review
and evaluation by the Accreditation
Group, and which will be reviewed at
the Summer 2021 NACIQI meeting.
The agencies are listed by the type of
application each has submitted. We
have also indicated each agency’s
current scope of recognition. If any
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offering non-degree and applied
associate degree programs in specific
career and technical education fields,
including institutions that offer
programs via distance education.
6. American Bar Association, Council
of the Section of Legal Education and
Admissions to the Bar. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation
throughout the United States of
programs in legal education that lead to
the first professional degree in law,
including those offered via distance
education, as well as freestanding law
schools offering such programs. This
recognition also extends to the
Accreditation Committee of the Section
of Legal Education (Accreditation
Committee) for decisions involving
continued accreditation (referred to by
the agency as ‘‘approval’’) of law
schools.
7. American Psychological
Association, Commission on
Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The
accreditation in the United States of
doctoral programs in clinical,
counseling, school and combined
professional-scientific psychology;
doctoral internship programs in health
service psychology; and postdoctoral
residency programs in health service
psychology; and the preaccreditation in
the United States of doctoral internship
programs in health service psychology;
and postdoctoral residency programs in
health service psychology.
8. American Osteopathic Association,
Commission on Osteopathic College
Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation
(‘‘Provisional Accreditation’’)
throughout the United States of
freestanding, public and private nonprofit institutions of osteopathic
medicine and programs leading to the
degree of Doctor of Osteopathy or
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
9. Transnational Association of
Christian Colleges and Schools,
Accreditation Commission. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (‘‘Candidate’’ status) of
Christian postsecondary institutions in
the United States that offer certificates,
diplomas, and associate, baccalaureate,
and graduate degrees, including
institutions that offer distance
education.
10. Accrediting Council for
Independent Colleges and Schools.
Scope of recognition: The accreditation
of private postsecondary institutions
offering certificates or diplomas, and
postsecondary institutions offering
associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degrees
in programs designed to educate
students for professional, technical, or
occupational careers, including those
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that offer those programs via distance
education.
Submission of Written Comments
Regarding a Specific Accrediting
Agency Under Review:
Written comments about the
recognition of any of the accrediting
listed above must be received by
September 12, 2020 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 that has submitted a petition
for initial recognition, renewal of
recognition, or an expansion of scope
must relate to the agency’s compliance
with the Criteria for the Recognition of
Accrediting Agencies, which are
available at https://www.ed.gov/admins/
finaid/accred/.
Only written materials submitted by
the deadline to the email address listed
in this notice, and in accordance with
these instructions, become part of the
official record concerning agencies
scheduled for review and are considered
by the Department and NACIQI in their
deliberations.
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
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other documents of the Department
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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.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c.
Robert L. King,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary
Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2020–SCC–0130]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request;
Veterans Upward Bound (VUB)
Program Annual Performance Report
Office of Postsecondary
Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing a revision to an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before October
13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2020–SCC–0130. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the
information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the Strategic
Collections and Clearance Governance
and Strategy Division, U.S. Department
of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W208D, Washington, DC
20202–8240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Kenneth
Foushee, 202–453–7417.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purposes
of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education
AGENCY: Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Call for written third-party comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice provides information to members of the public on
submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently
undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the Secretary of
Education.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation
Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 270-01, Washington, DC 20202, telephone:
(202) 453-7615, or email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This request for written third-party
comments concerning the performance of accrediting agencies under
review by the Secretary of Education is required by Sec. 496(n)(1)(A)
of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, and pertains to
the summer 2021 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). The meeting date and
location have not been determined, but will be announced in a later
Federal Register notice. In addition, a later Federal Register notice
will describe how to register to provide oral comments at the meeting.
Agencies Under Review and Evaluation: The Department requests
written comments from the public on the following accrediting agencies,
which are currently undergoing review and evaluation by the
Accreditation Group, and which will be reviewed at the Summer 2021
NACIQI meeting.
The agencies are listed by the type of application each has
submitted. We have also indicated each agency's current scope of
recognition. If any agency requests a change to its scope of
recognition, we have identified both the current scope of recognition
and the requested scope of recognition.
Applications for Renewal of Recognition
1. Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
Scope of recognition: The accreditation and pre-accreditation
(``Candidacy'') throughout the United States of professional non-degree
and graduate degree programs, including professional doctoral programs,
in the field of acupuncture and/or Oriental medicine, as well as
freestanding institutions and colleges of acupuncture and/or Oriental
medicine that offer such programs.
2. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation of private, postsecondary institutions
in the United States offering predominantly* allied health education
programs leading to a certificate, diploma, and degrees at the level of
the Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Occupational Science,
Academic Associate, Baccalaureate and Master's; and the programmatic
accreditation of medical assisting, medical laboratory technology, and
surgical technology programs, through the Associate degree, including
those offered via distance education. The scope extends to the
Substantive Change Committee, jointly with the Commission, for
decisions on substantive change.
3. Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological
Schools. Scope of recognition: The accreditation of theological schools
and seminaries, as well as schools or programs that are parts of
colleges or universities, in the United States, offering post
baccalaureate degrees in professional and academic theological
education, including delivery via distance education.
4. Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation of postsecondary, non-degree-granting
institutions and degree-granting institutions in the United States,
including those granting associate, baccalaureate and master's degrees,
that are predominantly organized to educate students for occupational,
trade and technical careers, and including institutions that offer
programs via distance education.
5. Council on Occupational Education. Scope of recognition: The
accreditation and preaccreditation (``Candidacy Status'') throughout
the United States of postsecondary occupational education institutions
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offering non-degree and applied associate degree programs in specific
career and technical education fields, including institutions that
offer programs via distance education.
6. American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal
Education and Admissions to the Bar. Scope of recognition: The
accreditation throughout the United States of programs in legal
education that lead to the first professional degree in law, including
those offered via distance education, as well as freestanding law
schools offering such programs. This recognition also extends to the
Accreditation Committee of the Section of Legal Education
(Accreditation Committee) for decisions involving continued
accreditation (referred to by the agency as ``approval'') of law
schools.
7. American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation.
Scope of recognition: The accreditation in the United States of
doctoral programs in clinical, counseling, school and combined
professional-scientific psychology; doctoral internship programs in
health service psychology; and postdoctoral residency programs in
health service psychology; and the preaccreditation in the United
States of doctoral internship programs in health service psychology;
and postdoctoral residency programs in health service psychology.
8. American Osteopathic Association, Commission on Osteopathic
College Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (``Provisional Accreditation'') throughout the United
States of freestanding, public and private non-profit institutions of
osteopathic medicine and programs leading to the degree of Doctor of
Osteopathy or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine.
9. Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools,
Accreditation Commission. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (``Candidate'' status) of Christian postsecondary
institutions in the United States that offer certificates, diplomas,
and associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees, including
institutions that offer distance education.
10. Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. Scope
of recognition: The accreditation of private postsecondary institutions
offering certificates or diplomas, and postsecondary institutions
offering associate, bachelor's, or master's degrees in programs
designed to educate students for professional, technical, or
occupational careers, including those that offer those programs via
distance education.
Submission of Written Comments Regarding a Specific Accrediting
Agency Under Review:
Written comments about the recognition of any of the accrediting
listed above must be received by September 12, 2020 in the
[email protected] 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 that has submitted a petition
for initial recognition, renewal of recognition, or an expansion of
scope must relate to the agency's compliance with the Criteria for the
Recognition of Accrediting Agencies, which are available at https://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/.
Only written materials submitted by the deadline to the email
address listed in this notice, and in accordance with these
instructions, become part of the official record concerning agencies
scheduled for review and are considered by the Department and NACIQI in
their deliberations.
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 the 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.
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c.
Robert L. King,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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