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secret in the interest of national defense 

and foreign policy. STATE–78 is 

exempted under (k)(2) in order to 

prevent individuals that are the subject 

of investigation from frustrating the 

investigatory process, to ensure the 

proper functioning and integrity of law 

enforcement activities, to prevent 

disclosure of investigative techniques, 

to maintain the confidence of foreign 

governments in the integrity of the 

procedures under which privileged or 

confidential information may be 

provided, and to fulfill commitments 

made to sources to protect their 

identities and the confidentiality of 

information and to avoid endangering 

these sources and law enforcement 

personnel. STATE–78 is exempted 

under (k)(5) in order to ensure the 

proper functioning of the investigatory 

process, to ensure effective 

determination of suitability, eligibility, 

and qualification for employment and to 

protect the confidentiality of sources of 

information. 

This action was previously published 

in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (76 

FR 76103) and a Notice of Intent to 

Create a System of Records (76 FR 

76215). One comment was received by 

a member of the public who voiced a 

criticism of an analogous risk 

assessment program run by USAID. The 

commenter was advised that the 

Department’s risk assessment program 

operates separately from USAID’s 

program. The commenter had nothing 

further to add. 

List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 171 

Privacy. 

For the reasons stated in the 

preamble, 22 CFR part 171 is amended 

as follows: 

PART 171—[AMENDED] 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 171 

is revised to read as follows: 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a; 22 U.S.C. 

2651a; Pub. L. 95–521, 92 Stat. 1824, as 

amended; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707; E.O. 12600, 

52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235. 

■ 2. Section 171.36 is amended by: 

■ a. Revising paragraph (a)(2); and 

■ b. Adding an entry, in alphabetical 

order, for ‘‘Risk Analysis and 

Management Records. STATE–78.’’ to 

the lists in paragraphs (b)(1), (2), and 

(5). 

The revision reads as follows: 

§ 171.36 Exemptions. 

* * * * * 

(a) * * * 

(2) The systems of records maintained 

by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security 

(STATE–36), the Office of the Inspector 

General (STATE–53), the Information 

Access Program Records system 

(STATE–35), and the Bureau of 

Administration (STATE–78) are subject 

to general exemption under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(j)(2). All records contained in 

record system STATE–36, Security 

Records, and all records contained the 

Risk Analysis and Management Records 

system (STATE–78), are exempt from all 

provisions of the Privacy Act except 

sections (b), (c)(1) and (2), (e)(4)(A) 

through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), (10), and (11), 

and (i) to the extent to which they meet 

the criteria of section (j)(2). These 

exemptions are necessary to ensure the 

effectiveness of the investigative, 

judicial, and protective processes. All 

records contained in STATE–53, records 

of the Inspector General and Automated 

Individual Cross-Reference System, are 

exempt from all of the provisions of the 

Privacy Act except sections (b), (c)(1) 

and (2), (e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), 

(9), (10), and (11), and (i) to the extent 

to which they meet the criteria of 

section (j)(2). These exemptions are 

necessary to ensure the proper functions 

of the law enforcement activity, to 

protect confidential sources of 

information, to fulfill promises of 

confidentiality, to prevent interference 

with the enforcement of criminal laws, 

to avoid the disclosure of investigative 

techniques, to avoid the endangering of 

the life and safety of any individual, to 

avoid premature disclosure of the 

knowledge of potential criminal activity 

and the evidentiary bases of possible 

enforcement actions, and to maintain 

the integrity of the law enforcement 

process. All records contained in the 

Information Access Program Records 

system (STATE–35) are exempt from all 

of the provisions of the Privacy Act 

except sections (b), (c)(1) and (2), 

(e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), (10), 

and (11), and (i) to the extent to which 

they meet the criteria of section (j)(2). 

These exemptions are necessary to 

ensure the protection of law 

enforcement information retrieved from 

various sources in response to 

information access requests. 

* * * * * 

Joyce A. Barr, 

Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00375 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

34 CFR Part 685 

[Docket ID ED–2014–OPE–0082] 

RIN 1840–AD17 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

Program 

AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary 

Education, Department of Education. 

ACTION: Announcement of early 

implementation date. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Education (Department) is establishing 

the date for early implementation of the 

William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 

(Direct Loan) Program regulations that 

update the standard for determining if a 

potential parent or student borrower has 

an adverse credit history for purposes of 

eligibility for a Direct PLUS Loan (PLUS 

loan). These regulations also require 

parents and students who have an 

adverse credit history, but who are 

approved for a PLUS loan on the basis 

that extenuating circumstances exist or 

by obtaining an endorser for the PLUS 

loan, to receive loan counseling before 

receiving the PLUS loan. 

DATES: The early implementation date 

for § 685.200(b)(5) and (c), published in 

the Federal Register on October 23, 

2014 (79 FR 63317), is March 29, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the Direct PLUS Loan 

Program or how to apply for a Direct 

PLUS Loan, call the Federal Student 

Aid Information Center (FSAIC) at 1– 

800–4FEDAID (1–800–433–3243). For 

information regarding the establishment 

of this early implementation date, 

contact Sue O’Flaherty, U.S. Department 

of Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 

First Street NE., Union Center Plaza, 

Room 64E1, Washington, DC 20202– 

5345. Telephone: (202) 377–3393 or by 

email at: sue.oflaherty@ed.gov. 

If you use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 

telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay 

Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877– 

8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 482(c) of the Higher 

Education Act of 1965, as amended 

(HEA), requires that regulations 

affecting programs under title IV of the 

HEA be published in final form by 

November 1 prior to the start of the 

award year (July 1) to which they apply. 

However, that section of the HEA also 

permits the Secretary to designate any 

regulation as one that an entity subject 

to the regulations may choose to 


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implement earlier, and to specify the 

conditions for early implementation. 

On October 23, 2014, the Department 

issued final regulations in 34 CFR part 

685 for the PLUS Loan Program (79 FR 

63317). In the preamble to the final 

regulations, the Secretary announced 

the Department’s intent to implement 

the new Direct PLUS Loan Program 

regulations as soon as possible. 

Implementation Date of These 

Regulations 

The Secretary is exercising the 

authority under section 482(c) of the 

HEA to designate the following 

amended regulations in 34 CFR part 685 

for early implementation beginning on 

March 29, 2015: 

(1) Section 685.200(b)(5); and 

(2) Section 685.200(c). 

The Secretary will implement the 

provisions in 34 CFR 685.200(b)(5) and 

34 CFR 685.200(c) for student and 

parent PLUS loan applicants beginning 

on March 29, 2015, as part of the 

Department’s Common Origination and 

Disbursement (COD) System new award 

year release. For all PLUS Loan credit 

checks conducted on or after March 29, 

2015, the Secretary will use the 

standards established in the final 

regulations published on October 23, 

2014, to determine if an adverse credit 

history exists. In addition, the Secretary 

will make PLUS Loan counseling 

available to borrowers who are 

determined to have adverse credit 

histories on or after March 29, 2015, but 

who qualify for a PLUS Loan due to 

extenuating circumstances or by 

obtaining an endorser. Finally, while 

required only for certain PLUS Loan 

applicants, the new PLUS Loan 

counseling will be available for all 

PLUS Loan borrowers, beginning on 

March 29, 2015. 

Accessible Format: Individuals with 

disabilities can obtain this document in 

an accessible format (e.g., braille, large 

print, audiotape, or compact disc) on 

request to the contact person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you 

can view this document, as well as all 

other documents of this Department 

published in the Federal Register, in 

text or Adobe Portable Document 

Format (PDF). To use PDF you must 

have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 

available free at the site. 

You may also access documents of the 

Department published in the Federal 

Register by using the article search 

feature at: www.federalregister.gov. 

Specifically, through the advanced 

search feature at this site, you can limit 

your search to documents published by 

the Department. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number does not apply.) 

Dated: January 9, 2015. 

Arne Duncan, 

Secretary of Education. 

[FR Doc. 2015–00462 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

40 CFR Part 52 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2014–0745; FRL–9921–29– 

Region 10] 

Approval and Promulgation of 

Implementation Plans; Washington: 

Infrastructure Requirements for the 

2008 Ozone and 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide 

National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is partially approving and 

partially disapproving the State 

Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal 

from Washington, received September 

22, 2014, demonstrating that the SIP 

meets the infrastructure requirements of 

the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) promulgated for ozone on 

March 12, 2008, and nitrogen dioxide 

(NO2) on January 22, 2010. The CAA 

requires that each state, after a new or 

revised NAAQS is promulgated, review 

their SIP to ensure that it meets the 

infrastructure requirements necessary to 

implement the new or revised NAAQS. 

Washington certified that the 

Washington SIP meets the infrastructure 

requirements of the CAA for the 2008 

ozone and 2010 NO2 NAAQS, except for 

those requirements related to the 

Prevention of Significant Deterioration 

(PSD) permitting program currently 

operated under a Federal 

Implementation Plan (FIP), certain 

elements of the regional haze program 

currently operated under a FIP, and 

specific requirements related to 

interstate transport which will be 

addressed in a separate action. The EPA 

has determined that the Washington SIP 

is adequate for purposes of the 

infrastructure SIP requirements of the 

CAA with the exceptions noted above. 

The EPA has determined that the SIP 

deficiencies related to PSD permitting 

and regional haze, however, have been 

adequately addressed by the existing 

EPA FIPs and, therefore, no further 

action is required by Washington or the 

EPA for those elements. The EPA will 

address the remaining interstate 

transport requirements in a separate 

action. 

DATES: This final rule is effective 

February 13, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–R10–OAR–2014–0745. All 

documents in the docket are listed on 

the www.regulations.gov Web site. 

Although listed in the index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

e.g., Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information the disclosure 

of which is restricted by statute. Certain 

other material, such as copyrighted 

material, is not placed on the Internet 

and will be publicly available only in 

hard copy form. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either 

electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Programs Unit, Office of Air 

Waste and Toxics, EPA Region 10, 1200 

Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. The 

EPA requests that if at all possible, you 

contact the individual listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to 

view the hard copy of the docket. You 

may view the hard copy of the docket 

Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 

4:00 p.m., excluding Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information please contact Jeff Hunt at 

(206) 553–0256, hunt.jeff@epa.gov, or by 

using the above EPA, Region 10 address. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Definitions 

For the purpose of this document, we 

are giving meaning to certain words or 

initials as follows: 

(i) The words or initials ‘‘Act’’ or 

‘‘CAA’’ mean or refer to the Clean Air 

Act, unless the context indicates 

otherwise. 

(ii) The words ‘‘EPA’’, ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or 

‘‘our’’ mean or refer to the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

(iii) The initials ‘‘SIP’’ mean or refer 

to State Implementation Plan. 

(iv) The words ‘‘Washington’’ and 

‘‘State’’ mean the State of Washington. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background Information 

II. Response to Comments 

II. Final Action 

IV. Statutory and Executive Orders Review 


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