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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.
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule and proposed agenda of a
forthcoming hearing of the Advisory Committee on Student Financial
Assistance. 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 Wednesday, April 20, 2005
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: Monday, April 25, 2005, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending
at approximately 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW.,
Springwood Room, Lower Lobby Level, Washington, DC 20001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nicole A. Barry, Associate Staff
Director, Advisory Committee on 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 of the student assistance
programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act. 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.
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The Advisory Committee has scheduled this hearing to address
specific proposals related to financial aid simplification and to
develop consensus on how best to simplify student aid during the
reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. The proposed agenda
includes expert testimony and discussions of the following issues: (a)
Congressional goals and expectations for simplification during the
current reauthorization of the Higher Education Act; (b) the higher
education community's goals and priorities related to simplification;
(c) focused discussions on implementation issues surrounding specific
simplification proposals, including early financial aid information and
simplification of financial aid forms and processes.
Space for the hearing is limited and you are encouraged to register
early if you plan to attend the hearing. You may register by sending an
email to the following address: ADV_COMSFA@ed.gov or Tracy.Deanna.Jones@ed.gov. Please include your name, title, affiliation, complete address (including internet and email, 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 Thursday, April 21, 2005.
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.
Dated: March 31, 2005.
William J. Goggin,
Staff Director, Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
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