80_FR_78192 80 FR 77952 - Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

80 FR 77952 - Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 240 (December 15, 2015)

Page Range77952-77953
FR Document2015-30618

The Secretary of Education publishes a semiannual agenda of Federal regulatory and deregulatory actions. The agenda is issued under the authority of section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' The purpose of the agenda is to encourage more effective public participation in the regulatory process by providing the public with early information about regulatory actions we plan to take.

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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Unified Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of the Secretary

34 CFR Subtitles A and B


Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Education.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education publishes a semiannual agenda of 
Federal regulatory and deregulatory actions. The agenda is issued under 
the authority of section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review.'' The purpose of the agenda is to encourage more 
effective public participation in the regulatory process by providing 
the public with early information about regulatory actions we plan to 
take.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions or comments related to 
specific regulations listed in this agenda should be directed to the 
agency contact listed for the regulations. Other questions or comments 
on this agenda should be directed to LaTanya Cannady, Program 
Specialist, or Hilary Malawer, Acting Assistant General Counsel, 
Division of Regulatory Services, Office of the General Counsel, 
Department of Education, Room 6C128, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20202-2241; telephone: (202) 401-9676 (LaTanya Cannady) 
or (202) 401-6148 (Hilary Malawer). Individuals who use a 
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY) 
may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866, dated 
September 30, 1993, requires the Department of Education (ED) to 
publish, at a time and in a manner specified by the Administrator of 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget, an agenda of all regulations under development or review. 
The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 602(a), requires ED to 
publish, in October and April of each year, a regulatory flexibility 
agenda.
    The regulatory flexibility agenda may be combined with any other 
agenda that satisfies the statutory requirements (5 U.S.C. 605(a)). In 
compliance with the Executive order and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
the Secretary publishes this agenda.
    For each set of regulations listed, the agenda provides the title 
of the document, the type of document, a citation to any rulemaking or 
other action taken since publication of the most recent agenda, and 
planned dates of future rulemaking. In addition, the agenda provides 
the following information:
     An abstract that includes a description of the problem to 
be addressed, any principal alternatives being considered, and 
potential costs and benefits of the action.
     An indication of whether the planned action is likely to 
have significant economic impact on a substantial number of small 
entities as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 
601(6)).
     A reference to where a reader can find the current 
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations.
     A citation of legal authority.
     The name, address, and telephone number of the contact 
person at ED from whom a reader can obtain additional information 
regarding the planned action.
    In accordance with ED's Principles for Regulating listed in its 
regulatory plan (78 FR 1361, published January 8, 2013), ED is 
committed to regulations that improve the quality and equality of 
services to its customers. ED will regulate only if absolutely 
necessary and then in the most flexible, most equitable, least 
burdensome way possible.
    Interested members of the public are invited to comment on any of 
the items listed in this agenda that they believe are not consistent 
with the Principles for Regulating. Members of the public are also 
invited to comment on any uncompleted actions in this agenda that ED 
plans to review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 
U.S.C. 610) to determine their economic impact on small entities.
    This publication does not impose any binding obligation on ED with 
regard to any specific item in the agenda. ED may elect not to pursue 
any of the regulatory actions listed here, and regulatory action in 
addition to the items listed is not precluded. Dates of future 
regulatory actions are subject to revision in subsequent agendas.
Electronic Access to This Document
    The entire Unified Agenda is published electronically and is 
available online at www.reginfo.gov.

Philip Rosenfelt,
Acting General Counsel.

         Office of Postsecondary Education--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
        Sequence No.                   Title             Identifier No.
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236.........................  Borrower Defense.......         1840-AD19
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           Office of Postsecondary Education--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
        Sequence No.                   Title             Identifier No.
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237.........................  Title IV of the HEA--           1840-AD14
                               Program Integrity and
                               Improvement.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED)

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)

Proposed Rule Stage

236.  Borrower Defense

    Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined
    Abstract: The Department will begin negotiated rulemaking to 
develop proposed regulations for determining which acts or omissions of 
an institution of higher education a borrower may assert as a defense 
to repayment of a loan made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct 
Loan (Federal Direct Loan) Program and identify the consequences of 
such borrower defenses for borrowers, institutions, and the Secretary.

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    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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Notice of Intent to Establish          08/20/15  80 FR 50588
 Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.
NPRM................................   06/00/16  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Annmarie Weisman, Department of Education, Office 
of Postsecondary Education, Room 8029, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, 
DC 20006, Phone: 202 502-7784, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1840-AD19

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED)

Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)

Final Rule Stage

237. Title IV of the HEA--Program Integrity and Improvement

    Legal Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001; 20 U.S.C. 1002; 20 U.S.C. 1091; 20 
U.S.C. 1094; 20 U.S.C. 1099c; 20 U.S.C. 1070a; 20 U.S.C. 1087b; 20 
U.S.C. 1087d; 20 U.S.C. 1087e; 20 U.S.C. 1088
    Abstract: The Department is issuing regulations for the Federal 
Student Aid programs, authorized under title IV of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). We are regulating in the following 
areas: Cash management of funds provided under the title IV Federal 
Student Aid programs, clock-to-credit hour conversion, and repeat 
coursework.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   05/18/15  80 FR 28483
NPRM Comment Period End.............   07/02/15  .......................
Final Action........................   11/00/15  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
    Agency Contact: Nathan Arnold, Department of Education, Office of 
Postsecondary Education, Room 8081, 1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 
20006, Phone: 202 219-7134, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 1840-AD14

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                                                      DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      Section                                     • A citation of legal authority.
                                                                                                                             4(b) of Executive Order 12866, dated                                        • The name, address, and telephone
                                                      Office of the Secretary                                                September 30, 1993, requires the                                         number of the contact person at ED from
                                                                                                                             Department of Education (ED) to                                          whom a reader can obtain additional
                                                      34 CFR Subtitles A and B                                               publish, at a time and in a manner                                       information regarding the planned
                                                                                                                             specified by the Administrator of the                                    action.
                                                      Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory                                   Office of Information and Regulatory
                                                      and Deregulatory Actions                                                                                                                           In accordance with ED’s Principles for
                                                                                                                             Affairs, Office of Management and                                        Regulating listed in its regulatory plan
                                                      AGENCY:  Office of the Secretary,                                      Budget, an agenda of all regulations                                     (78 FR 1361, published January 8, 2013),
                                                      Department of Education.                                               under development or review. The                                         ED is committed to regulations that
                                                      ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.                                  Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C.                                     improve the quality and equality of
                                                                                                                             602(a), requires ED to publish, in                                       services to its customers. ED will
                                                      SUMMARY:    The Secretary of Education                                 October and April of each year, a                                        regulate only if absolutely necessary and
                                                      publishes a semiannual agenda of                                       regulatory flexibility agenda.                                           then in the most flexible, most
                                                      Federal regulatory and deregulatory                                       The regulatory flexibility agenda may                                 equitable, least burdensome way
                                                      actions. The agenda is issued under the                                be combined with any other agenda that                                   possible.
                                                      authority of section 4(b) of Executive                                 satisfies the statutory requirements (5                                     Interested members of the public are
                                                      Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory Planning and                                 U.S.C. 605(a)). In compliance with the                                   invited to comment on any of the items
                                                      Review.’’ The purpose of the agenda is                                 Executive order and the Regulatory                                       listed in this agenda that they believe
                                                      to encourage more effective public                                     Flexibility Act, the Secretary publishes                                 are not consistent with the Principles
                                                      participation in the regulatory process                                this agenda.                                                             for Regulating. Members of the public
                                                      by providing the public with early                                        For each set of regulations listed, the                               are also invited to comment on any
                                                      information about regulatory actions we                                agenda provides the title of the                                         uncompleted actions in this agenda that
                                                      plan to take.                                                          document, the type of document, a                                        ED plans to review under section 610 of
                                                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                       citation to any rulemaking or other                                      the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
                                                      Questions or comments related to                                       action taken since publication of the                                    610) to determine their economic
                                                      specific regulations listed in this agenda                             most recent agenda, and planned dates                                    impact on small entities.
                                                      should be directed to the agency contact                               of future rulemaking. In addition, the                                      This publication does not impose any
                                                      listed for the regulations. Other                                      agenda provides the following                                            binding obligation on ED with regard to
                                                      questions or comments on this agenda                                   information:                                                             any specific item in the agenda. ED may
                                                      should be directed to LaTanya Cannady,                                    • An abstract that includes a                                         elect not to pursue any of the regulatory
                                                      Program Specialist, or Hilary Malawer,                                 description of the problem to be                                         actions listed here, and regulatory
                                                      Acting Assistant General Counsel,                                      addressed, any principal alternatives                                    action in addition to the items listed is
                                                      Division of Regulatory Services, Office                                being considered, and potential costs                                    not precluded. Dates of future regulatory
                                                      of the General Counsel, Department of                                  and benefits of the action.                                              actions are subject to revision in
                                                      Education, Room 6C128, 400 Maryland                                       • An indication of whether the                                        subsequent agendas.
                                                      Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202–                                      planned action is likely to have
                                                      2241; telephone: (202) 401–9676                                        significant economic impact on a                                         Electronic Access to This Document
                                                      (LaTanya Cannady) or (202) 401–6148                                    substantial number of small entities as                                    The entire Unified Agenda is
                                                      (Hilary Malawer). Individuals who use a                                defined by the Regulatory Flexibility                                    published electronically and is available
                                                      telecommunications device for the deaf                                 Act (5 U.S.C. 601(6)).                                                   online at www.reginfo.gov.
                                                      (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY) may                                       • A reference to where a reader can
                                                      call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at                                find the current regulations in the Code                                 Philip Rosenfelt,
                                                      1–800–877–8339.                                                        of Federal Regulations.                                                  Acting General Counsel.

                                                                                                    OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                                        Title                                                                                 Identifier No.

                                                      236 ....................   Borrower Defense .............................................................................................................................................   1840–AD19


                                                                                                         OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION—FINAL RULE STAGE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Regulation
                                                        Sequence No.                                                                                        Title                                                                                 Identifier No.

                                                      237 ....................   Title IV of the HEA—Program Integrity and Improvement ...............................................................................                            1840–AD14
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                                                      DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED)                                             Abstract: The Department will begin                                    (Federal Direct Loan) Program and
                                                                                                                             negotiated rulemaking to develop                                         identify the consequences of such
                                                      Office of Postsecondary Education
                                                                                                                             proposed regulations for determining                                     borrower defenses for borrowers,
                                                      (OPE)
                                                                                                                             which acts or omissions of an                                            institutions, and the Secretary.
                                                      Proposed Rule Stage                                                    institution of higher education a
                                                                                                                             borrower may assert as a defense to
                                                      236. • Borrower Defense
                                                                                                                             repayment of a loan made under the
                                                         Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined                                 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan



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                                                         Timetable:                                             DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED)                          credit hour conversion, and repeat
                                                                                                                                                                      coursework.
                                                                                                                Office of Postsecondary Education
                                                             Action                Date          FR Cite                                                                Timetable:
                                                                                                                (OPE)
                                                      Notice of Intent to         08/20/15    80 FR 50588       Final Rule Stage                                               Action            Date        FR Cite
                                                        Establish Nego-
                                                        tiated Rule-                                            237. Title IV of the HEA—Program                      NPRM ..................   05/18/15   80 FR 28483
                                                        making Com-                                             Integrity and Improvement                             NPRM Comment              07/02/15
                                                        mittee.                                                                                                         Period End.
                                                      NPRM ..................     06/00/16                        Legal Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001; 20                 Final Action .........    11/00/15
                                                                                                                U.S.C. 1002; 20 U.S.C. 1091; 20 U.S.C.
                                                        Regulatory Flexibility Analysis                         1094; 20 U.S.C. 1099c; 20 U.S.C. 1070a;                 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
                                                      Required: Yes.                                            20 U.S.C. 1087b; 20 U.S.C. 1087d; 20                  Required: Yes
                                                                                                                U.S.C. 1087e; 20 U.S.C. 1088                            Agency Contact: Nathan Arnold,
                                                        Agency Contact: Annmarie Weisman,                                                                             Department of Education, Office of
                                                      Department of Education, Office of                          Abstract: The Department is issuing
                                                                                                                regulations for the Federal Student Aid               Postsecondary Education, Room 8081,
                                                      Postsecondary Education, Room 8029,                                                                             1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC
                                                                                                                programs, authorized under title IV of
                                                      1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC                                                                               20006, Phone: 202 219–7134, Email:
                                                                                                                the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
                                                      20006, Phone: 202 502–7784, Email:                                                                              nathan.arnold@ed.gov.
                                                                                                                amended (HEA). We are regulating in
                                                      annmarie.weisman@ed.gov.                                                                                          RIN: 1840–AD14
                                                                                                                the following areas: Cash management
                                                        RIN: 1840–AD19                                          of funds provided under the title IV                  [FR Doc. 2015–30618 Filed 12–14–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                Federal Student Aid programs, clock-to-               BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
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ActionSemiannual regulatory agenda.
ContactQuestions or comments related to specific regulations listed in this agenda should be directed to the agency contact listed for the regulations. Other questions or comments on this agenda should be directed to LaTanya Cannady, Program Specialist, or Hilary Malawer, Acting Assistant General Counsel, Division of Regulatory Services, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Education, Room 6C128, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20202-2241; telephone: (202) 401-9676 (LaTanya Cannady) or (202) 401-6148 (Hilary Malawer). Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
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