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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Accrediting Agencies Currently
Undergoing Review for the Purposes
of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of
Education
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Accreditation Group, U.S.
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 U.S. 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) 453–6128, 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 winter
2022 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 winter 2022 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
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recognition, we have identified both the
current scope of recognition and the
requested scope of recognition.
Applications for Renewal of
Recognition
1. American Podiatric Medical
Association, Council on Podiatric
Medical Education. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (‘‘Provisional
Accreditation’’) throughout the United
States of freestanding colleges of
podiatric medicine and programs of
podiatric medicine, including first
professional programs leading to the
degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.
2. The Council on Chiropractic
Education. Scope of recognition: The
accreditation of programs leading to the
Doctor of Chiropractic degree and
single-purpose institutions offering the
Doctor of Chiropractic program.
3. Commission on English Language
Program Accreditation. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation of
postsecondary, non-degree-granting
English language programs and
institutions in the United States
including those programs offered via
distance education.
4. Joint Review Committee on
Education in Radiologic Technology.
Scope of recognition: The accreditation
of educational programs in radiography,
magnetic resonance, radiation therapy,
and medical dosimetry, including those
offered via distance education, at the
certificate, associate, and baccalaureate
levels.
5. North Dakota Board of Nursing.
Scope of Recognition: Recognized for
the Approval of Nurse Education in the
State of North Dakota.
Submission of Written Comments
Regarding a Specific Accrediting
Agency Under Review
Written comments about the
recognition of any of the accrediting
agencies listed above must be received
by February 19, 2021 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
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must relate to the agency’s compliance
with the Criteria for the Recognition of
Accrediting Agencies, which are
available at https://www.ed.gov/
accreditation?src=rn.
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
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access documents of the Department
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using the article search feature at:
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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
Christopher McCaghren,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of
Postsecondary Education.
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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: Office of Postsecondary Education, Accreditation Group, U.S.
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 U.S. 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) 453-6128, 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 winter 2022 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 winter 2022
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. American Podiatric Medical Association, Council on Podiatric
Medical Education. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and
preaccreditation (``Provisional Accreditation'') throughout the United
States of freestanding colleges of podiatric medicine and programs of
podiatric medicine, including first professional programs leading to
the degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.
2. The Council on Chiropractic Education. Scope of recognition: The
accreditation of programs leading to the Doctor of Chiropractic degree
and single-purpose institutions offering the Doctor of Chiropractic
program.
3. Commission on English Language Program Accreditation. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation of postsecondary, non-degree-granting
English language programs and institutions in the United States
including those programs offered via distance education.
4. Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology.
Scope of recognition: The accreditation of educational programs in
radiography, magnetic resonance, radiation therapy, and medical
dosimetry, including those offered via distance education, at the
certificate, associate, and baccalaureate levels.
5. North Dakota Board of Nursing. Scope of Recognition: Recognized
for the Approval of Nurse Education in the State of North Dakota.
Submission of Written Comments Regarding a Specific Accrediting Agency
Under Review
Written comments about the recognition of any of the accrediting
agencies listed above must be received by February 19, 2021 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/accreditation?src=rn.
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
Christopher McCaghren,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2021-01357 Filed 1-21-21; 8:45 am]
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