Notice2022-13033
Notice of Open Meeting; National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity
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June 17, 2022
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This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to access or participate in the July 19-22, 2022, virtual meeting of NACIQI. This notice provides information about the meeting to members of the public who may be interested in attending the meeting and/or providing written or oral comments. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 117 (Friday, June 17, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36475-36477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13033]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Notice of Open Meeting; National Advisory Committee on
Institutional Quality and Integrity
AGENCY: National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and
Integrity (NACIQI), Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department
of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the agenda, time, and instructions to
access or participate in the July 19-22, 2022, virtual meeting of
NACIQI. This notice provides information about the meeting to members
of the public who may be interested in attending the meeting and/or
providing written or oral comments. 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 virtual NACIQI meeting will be held on July 19-22, 2022,
from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time each day.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be virtual.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Alan Smith, Executive Director/
Designated Federal Official, NACIQI, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2C-159, Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202)
453-7757, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecab89839e8b89c2ad808d82c2bf81859884ac8988c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c384a6acb1a4a6ed82afa2aded90aeaab7ab83a6a7eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Statutory Authority and Function
NACIQI is established under section 114 of the HEA (20 U.S.C.
1011c). NACIQI advises the Secretary of Education with respect to:
<bullet> The establishment and enforcement of the standards of
accrediting agencies or associations under subpart 2, part H, Title IV
of the HEA, as amended;
<bullet> The recognition of specific accrediting agencies or
associations;
<bullet> The preparation and publication of the list of nationally
recognized accrediting agencies and associations;
<bullet> The eligibility and certification process for institutions
of higher education under Title IV of the HEA and part C, subchapter I,
chapter 34, Title 42, together with recommendations for improvement in
such process;
<bullet> 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; and
<bullet> Any other advisory function relating to accreditation and
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institutional eligibility that the Secretary of Education may prescribe
by regulation.
Meeting Agenda
Agenda items for the July 19-22, 2022, meeting is listed below.
Applications for Renewal of Recognition
1. Association for Biblical Higher Education, Commission on
Accreditation. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and pre-
accreditation (``Candidate Status'') of institutions of biblical higher
education in the United States offering undergraduate certificates,
associate degrees, baccalaureate degrees, graduate certificates, and
master's degrees, including the accreditation of educational programs
offered via distance education.
2. American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council
for Occupational Therapy Education. Scope of recognition: The
accreditation of occupational therapy educational programs offering the
professional master's degree, combined baccalaureate/master's degree,
and occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) degree; the accreditation of
occupational therapy assistant programs offering the associate degree
or a certificate; and the accreditation of these programs offered via
distance education. Requested scope of recognition: The pre-
accreditation and accreditation throughout the United States of
occupational therapy education programs offering the professional
master's degree, combined baccalaureate/master's degree, and
occupational therapy doctorate (OTD) degree; and occupational therapy
assistant programs offering the baccalaureate degree, associate degree,
or a certificate; including those programs offered via distance
education.
3. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation and pre-accreditation within the United
States of professional degree programs in pharmacy leading to the
degree of Doctor of Pharmacy, including those programs offered via
distance education.
4. Association for Clinical Pastoral Education, Inc., Accreditation
Commission. Scope of recognition: The pre-accreditation (provisional)
and accreditation of both clinical pastoral education (CPE) centers and
Certified Educator CPE programs within the United States, including
those programs offered via distance education.
5. American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation.
Scope of recognition: The accreditation of predoctoral dental education
programs (leading to the D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree), advanced dental
education programs, and allied dental education programs that are fully
operational or have attained ``Initial Accreditation'' status,
including programs offered via distance education.
6. Distance Education Accrediting Commission. Scope of recognition:
The accreditation of postsecondary institutions in the United States
that offer degree and/or non-degree programs primarily by the distance
or correspondence education method up to and including the professional
doctoral degree, including those institutions that are specifically
certified by the agency as accredited for Title IV purposes.
7. Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools. Scope of
recognition: The accreditation of postsecondary, non-degree granting
institutions that offer all or part of their educational programs via
distance education modalities in the United States.
8. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Colleges (``SACSCOC''). Scope of recognition: The accreditation and
pre-accreditation (``Candidate for Accreditation'') of degree-granting
institutions of higher education in Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia, including the accreditation of programs
offered via distance and correspondence education within these
institutions. This recognition extends to the SACSCOC Board of Trustees
and the Appeals Committee of the College Delegate Assembly on cases of
initial candidacy or initial accreditation and for continued
accreditation or candidacy.
Compliance Report
1. New York State Board of Regents, State Education Department,
Office of the Professions (Public Postsecondary Vocational Education,
Practical Nursing). Scope of Recognition: State agency for the approval
of public postsecondary vocational education in the field of practical
nursing offered by a Board of Cooperative Educational Services, an
Educational Opportunity Center, City School Districts, and County
Boards of Supervisors to prepare persons for licensed practical nursing
careers in the State of New York. The compliance report includes
findings of noncompliance with criteria in 34 CFR 603, as referenced in
the senior Department official decision letter dated May 27, 2020,
available under NACIQI meeting date 02/27/2020 at <a href="https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/PublicDocuments">https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/PublicDocuments</a>.
Administration Policy Update
A representative from the Biden-Harris Administration will provide
an update on the Administration's higher education policy priorities.
Accreditation Dashboard Subcommittee
The NACIQI Accreditation Dashboard Subcommittee will provide a
progress report.
NACIQI Policy Discussion
In addition to its review of accrediting agencies and State
approval agencies for Secretarial recognition, there will be time for
Committee discussions regarding any of the categories within NACIQI's
statutory authority in its capacity as an advisory committee.
Instructions for Accessing the Meeting
Registration
You may register for the meeting on your computer using the link
below. After you register, you will receive a confirmation email
containing personalized participation links for each day of the two-day
meeting. Dial-in numbers may be requested for each day of the meeting
between 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#206d4f4e4943410e665245454d414e6045440e474f56"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6bb99989f9597d8b08493939b9798b69392d8919980">[email protected]</span></a>.
Registration Link
<a href="https://naciqisummer2022.eventbrite.com/">https://naciqisummer2022.eventbrite.com/</a>.
Public Comment
Submission of requests to make an oral comment regarding a specific
accrediting agency under review, or to make an oral comment or written
statement regarding other issues within the scope of NACIQI's
authority:
Submissions of written statements regarding a specific accrediting
agency under review were solicited by a previous Federal Register
notice published on July 12, 2021 (86 FR 36532; Document Number 2021-
14741). The period for submission of such statements is now closed.
Additional written comments regarding a specific agency or state
approval agency under review will not be accepted at this time.
However, members of the public may submit written statements regarding
other issues within the scope of NACIQI's authority.
Members of the public may request to make an oral comment about a
specific agency or state approval agency under review and/or about
other issues within the scope of NACIQI's authority. Oral comments may
not exceed three minutes. Oral comments about an agency's recognition
when a compliance report has been required by the senior
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Department official or the Secretary must relate to the criteria for
recognition cited in the senior Department official's letter that
requested the report, or in the Secretary's appeal decision, if any.
Oral comments about an agency seeking expansion of scope must be
directed to the agency's ability to serve as a recognized accrediting
agency with respect to the kinds of institutions or programs requested
to be added. Oral comments about the renewal of an agency's recognition
must relate to its compliance with the Criteria for the Recognition of
Accrediting Agencies, which are available at <a href="http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html">http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html</a>.
Written statements and oral comments concerning NACIQI's work
outside of a specific accrediting agency under review must be limited
to the scope of NACIQI's authority, as outlined under section 114 of
the HEA (20 U.S.C. 1011c).
Instructions on Requesting To Make Oral Public Comment or To Submit a
Written Statement to NACIQI Concerning Its Work Outside a Specific
Accrediting Agency Under Review
To request to make an oral comment of three minutes or less during
the July 19-22, 2022 meeting, please follow either Method One or Method
Two below. To submit a written statement to NACIQI concerning its work
outside a specific accrediting agency under review, please follow
Method One.
Method One: Submit a request by email to the
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#23774b4a5147734251575a604c4e4e464d57506346470d444c55"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f6a29e9f8492a69784828fb5999b9b93988285b69392d8919980">[email protected]</span></a> mailbox. Please do not send material directly
to NACIQI members. Written statements to NACIQI concerning its work
outside a specific accrediting agency under review and requests to make
oral comment must be received by July 12, 2022, and include the subject
line ``Oral Comment Request: (agency name),'' ``Oral Comment Request:
(subject)'' or ``Written Statement: (subject).'' The email must include
the name(s), title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email
address, and telephone number, of the person(s) submitting a written
statement or requesting to speak. All individuals submitting an advance
request in accordance with this notice will be afforded an opportunity
to speak.
Method Two (Only available to those seeking to make oral comments):
Register on July 19, 2022, from 8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m. Eastern Standard
Time, by sending an email to the <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#92c6fafbe0f6c2f3e0e6ebd1fdfffff7fce6e1d2f7f6bcf5fde4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="75211d1c0711251407010c361a1818101b01063510115b121a03">[email protected]</span></a> mailbox with
the subject line ``Oral Comment Request: (agency name)'' or ``Oral
Comment Request: (subject).'' The email must include the subject on
which the requestor wishes to comment, in addition to his or her name,
title, organization/affiliation, mailing address, email address, and
telephone number. A total of up to fifteen minutes for each agenda item
will be allotted for oral commenters who register on July 19, 2022, by
9:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Individuals will be selected on a
first-come, first-served basis. If selected, each commenter may not
exceed three minutes.
Access to Records of the Meeting: The Department will post the
official report of the meeting on the NACIQI website <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/naciqi/">https://sites.ed.gov/naciqi/</a> within 90 days after the meeting. In addition,
pursuant to FACA, the public may request to inspect records of the
meeting at 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202, by emailing
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#254456495740464a57415648444b444240576540410b424a53"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="751406190710161a07110618141b141210073510115b121a03">[email protected]</span></a> or by calling (202) 453-7415 to schedule an
appointment. The senior Department official's (as defined in 34 CFR
602.3) decisions, pursuant to 34 CFR 602.36, associated with all NACIQI
meetings can be found at the following website: <a href="https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/PublicDocuments">https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/PublicDocuments</a>.
Reasonable Accommodations: The meeting dial-in information and
weblink are 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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by the Department.
Authority: Section 114 of the HEA of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C.
1011c).
Annmarie Weisman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, Office
of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-13033 Filed 6-16-22; 8:45 am]
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