Notice2022-24637
Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purposes of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education
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November 14, 2022
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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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 218 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68144-68145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24637]
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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,
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 2C158, Washington, DC 20202, telephone:
(202) 453-7615, or email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ce4e9fee1ede2a2eee3f9e2e8ffcce9e8a2ebe3fa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="533b36213e323d7d313c263d37201336377d343c25">[email protected]</span></a>.
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 2024 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 2024
NACIQI meeting.
The agencies are listed by the type of application each agency has
submitted. Please note, each agency's current scope of recognition is
indicated below. If any agency requests a change to its scope of
recognition, identified are both the current scope of recognition and
the requested scope of recognition.
Applications for Renewal of Recognition
1. The Kansas State Board of Nursing. Scope of Recognition: state
agency for the approval of nurse education.
2. The Missouri State Board of Nursing. Scope of Recognition: state
agency for the approval of nurse education.
3. The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education.
Scope of Recognition: the approval of public postsecondary vocational
education offered at institutions in the State of Oklahoma that are not
under the jurisdiction of the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education, including the approval of public postsecondary vocational
education offered via distance education.
4. New York State Board of Regents (Public Postsecondary Vocational
Ed). 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.
5. The Pennsylvania State Board for Career and Technical Education.
Scope of Recognition: state agency for the approval of public
postsecondary vocational education.
Compliance Reports
1. Accrediting Commission for Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine
(ACAHM). Scope of recognition: the accreditation and pre-accreditation
(``Candidacy'') 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. Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities:
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throughout the United States. Please note, this accrediting agency
changed its name from ``Accrediting Commission for Acupuncture and
Oriental Medicine (ACAOM)'' effective September 8, 2021.
The compliance report must address findings of noncompliance with
34 CFR 602, as referenced in the senior Department official's (SDO)
decision letter dated October 27, 2021. The SDO also required that the
Department staff 34 CFR 602.33 inquiry findings concerning the Seldin/
Haring-Smith Foundation case study on Sex Trafficking and State
Authorized Massage Schools, which involved an ACAHM accredited
institution, be produced as part of the ACAHM compliance report. The
SDO decision letter may be found under NACIQI meeting date July 27,
2021, available at: <a href="https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents">https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents</a>
2. Council on Occupational Education. Scope of recognition: the
accreditation and pre-accreditation (``Candidacy Status'') of
postsecondary occupational education institutions offering non-degree
and applied associate degree programs in specific career and technical
education fields, including institutions that offer programs via
distance education. Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities:
throughout the United States.
The compliance report must address findings of noncompliance with
34 CFR 602, as referenced in the SDO decision letter dated October 27,
2021. The SDO decision letter may be found under NACIQI meeting date
July 27, 2021, available at: <a href="https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents">https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents</a>.
3. Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools,
Accreditation Commission. Scope of Recognition: the accreditation and
pre-accreditation (``Candidate'' status) of Christian postsecondary
institutions that offer certificates, diplomas, and associate,
baccalaureate, and graduate degrees, including institutions that offer
distance education. Geographic Area of Accrediting Activities:
throughout the United States. The compliance report must address
findings of noncompliance with 34 CFR 602, as referenced in the SDO
decision letter dated October 27, 2021. The SDO decision letter may be
found under NACIQI meeting date July 27, 2021, available at: <a href="https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents">https://surveys.ope.ed.gov/erecognition/#/public-documents</a>.
Military Degree Granting Authority Substantive Change Approval in
Accordance With Department of Defense DOD Instruction 5545.04
1. The National Defense University. Name Change of degree program
from ``Master of Science in Government Information Leadership'' to
``Master of Science in Strategic Information and Cyberspace Studies.''
Expansion of Scope
1. National Nurse Practitioner Residency and Fellowship Training
Consortium. Scope of Recognition: the accreditation of nurse
practitioner (NP) postgraduate residency and fellowship training
programs. This recognition also extends to the agency's Appeals Panel.
Requested Scope: the accreditation of joint nurse practitioner/
physician assistant postgraduate residency and fellowship training
programs. This recognition also extends to the agency's Appeals Panel.
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 December 12, 2022, in the
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cc8f4f5eef8ccfdeee8e5dff3f1f1f9f2e8efdcf9f8b2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="481c20213a2c18293a3c310b2725252d263c3b082d2c662f273e">[email protected]</span></a> mailbox. Please include in the subject line
``Written Comments: (agency name).'' The electronic mail (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 PDF, Microsoft Word document
or in a medium compatible with Microsoft Word that is attached to an
email or provided in the body of an email message. Comments about an
agency that has submitted a compliance report scheduled for review by
the Department must relate to the criteria for recognition cited in the
SDO's letter that requested the report, or in the Secretary's appeal
decision, if any. 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 or the Criteria
for the recognition of state agencies, which are available at: <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html">https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html</a>.
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.
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(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1011c; 20 U.S.C. 1099b)
Annmarie Weisman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning and Innovation, Office
of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2022-24637 Filed 11-10-22; 8:45 am]
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