Notice of Inspection and Request for Public Comment Accreditation Visit

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Department of the Air Force

Notice of Inspection and Request for Public Comment--

Accreditation Visit

The United States Air Force Academy is seeking public comments

about the Academy in preparation for its periodic evaluation by its

accrediting agency. The Academy will undergo a comprehensive evaluation

visit May 3-7, 1999 by a team representing the commission on

Institutions of Higher Education of the North Central Association of

Colleges and Schools. The visit is a 10-year reassessment of the

Academy's success in meeting the Commission's Criteria for

Accreditation and General Institutional Requirements as a degree-

granting institution of higher education. The Academy has been fully

accredited by the Commission since 1959.

The public is invited to submit comments regarding the Academy to:

Public Comment on the USAF Academy, Commission on Institutions of

Higher Education, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, 30

North LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602.

Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of

the institution or its academic programs. Comments must be in writing

and signed. Comments cannot be treated as confidential. All comments

must be received by April 1, 1999.

Carolyn A. Lunsford,

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 99-1282 Filed 1-20-99; 8:45 am]

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