# U.S. Department of Education

# Title IV Loans

# Meeting Summary

# February 24-26, 2015

**Welcome**

Deputy Under Secretary Jeff Appel welcomed the members of the Committee and thanked them for agreeing to assist the Department in developing regulations on issues under the Higher Education Act. 

**Introductions**

All members who were present introduced themselves. 

**Overview of the Negotiated Rulemaking Process**

Susan Podziba and Jacki Wilson, the facilitators, provided an overview of the negotiated rulemaking process. They explained that the goal of the Committee’s discussions is to develop the consensus regulatory text of the regulations that will be proposed by the Department of Education.

**Review and Adopt Protocols**

Committee members discussed, revised, and adopted the draft organizational protocols, which will govern the Committee’s activities throughout the negotiated rulemaking process. 

They agreed to list the members of the Title IV Loans Negotiated Rulemaking Committee 2015****as follows:

**Federal Negotiator**

**Non-Federal Negotiators**

**Petitions for Membership**

There were no petitions for membership.

**Overview of the Issues**

Gail McLarnon, the federal negotiator, provided a brief overview of the two issues that are currently included in the scope of issues to be negotiated: 1) Establishing procedures for the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program related to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) and 2) Establishing a New Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Repayment Plan. 

**Formally Finalize the Agenda**

Committee members proposed fourteen items to be added to the agenda of issues to be negotiated.  A member of the public proposed an additional item. The Department conditionally approved six of the proposed items.  The Department will hold internal meetings to further review the addition of those items and will communicate the results of those discussions to the Committee prior to its second meeting. 

**Discussion of Issues**

The Committee discussed in detail the two substantive issues currently within the scope of issues to be negotiated. The discussions began with a review of the issue papers prepared and distributed by the Department, including the questions posed. Committee members posed additional questions and offered their interests, concerns, and preferences relative to elements of each issue.

# Public Comment

# Opportunities were provided at the end of each meeting day for members of the public in attendance to provide comments.  Public comments were made on the first day of the meeting.

# Next Meeting

# The next Committee session will be held on March 31 – April 2, 2015 at the U.S. Department of Education in the 8th Floor Conference Center located at 1990 K Street, N.W. in Washington, D.C.  Sessions will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude at 5:00 p.m. each day.

**Next Steps**

The Facilitators will distribute the approved organizational protocols, a draft summary of the meeting, and a draft agenda for the next meeting.  In addition, they will distribute draft regulatory text provided by the Department for the SCRA and PAYE issues as well as issue papers for items that will be added to the scope of issues to be negotiated. Documents and Information that committee members want to share with the Department and the Committee should be sent to the facilitators for distribution to the entire committee.

Committee members will communicate with others within their communities of interest to inform and get feedback from them.

**Members Present**

Non-Federal Members

Scott Cline

David DeBoer 

Marian Dill

Helen Faith

Rachelle Feldman

Craig Fennell

Devon Graves

Patricia Hurley

Clair Jacobi

Melvina Johnson

Darin Katzberg

Samuel Levine 

Suzanne Martindale

Nancy Masten

Toby Merrill

Robert Mills

Jessi Morales

Matthew Randle

William Shaffner 

Shannon Sheaff

Tyler Stewart 

Johnson Tyler

Jennifer Wang

Federal Members

Gail McLarnon

Brian Siegel

Facilitators

Susan Podziba

Jacqueline Wilson

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U.S. Department of Education Title IV Student Loans Negotiated Rulemaking

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Summary of Meeting One – February 24-26, 2015

Approved -- 3/31/15