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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. 

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, 

Deputy Assistant General Counsel, 

Division of Regulatory Services, Office 

of the General Counsel, Department of 

Education, Room 6C131, 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, 

Deputy General Counsel, delegated the 

authority to perform the functions and duties 

of the General Counsel. 

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

266 .................... Gainful Employment (Reg Plan Seq No. 40) .................................................................................................. 1840–AD15 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

267 .................... 150% Regulations ............................................................................................................................................ 1840–AD13 

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

268 .................... Transitioning from the FFEL Program to the Direct Loan Program and Loan Rehabilitation Under the 

FFEL, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan Programs.

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

(OPE) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

266. • Gainful Employment 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 40 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 1840–AD15 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

(OPE) 

Final Rule Stage 

267. 150% Regulations 

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 112–141 

Abstract: We are announcing final 

regulations to implement Public Law 

112–141, which made changes to 

section 455 of the Higher Education Act 

of 1965, as amended (HEA). 

Specifically, we are regulating to 

implement the following: (1) A new 

borrower on or after July 1, 2013, 

becomes ineligible to receive additional 

Direct Subsidized Loans if the period 

during which the borrower has received 

such loans exceeds 150% of the 

published length of the borrower’s 

educational program, and (2) interest on 

all Direct Subsidized Loans that were 

disbursed to such borrower on or after 

July 1, 2013, will accrue. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Interim Final Rule 05/16/13 78 FR 28954 

Interim Final Rule 

Comment Period End.

07/01/13 

Final Rule ............ 01/00/14 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Nathan Arnold, 

Department of Education, Office of 

Postsecondary Education, Room 8084, 

1990 K Street NW., Washington, DC 

20006, Phone: 202 219–7134, Email: 

nathan.arnold@ed.gov. 

RIN: 1840–AD13 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

(OPE) 

Completed Actions 

268. Transitioning From the FFEL 

Program to the Direct Loan Program 

and Loan Rehabilitation Under the 

FFEL, Direct Loan, and Perkins Loan 

Programs 

Legal Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a; 20 

U.S.C. 1071 to 1087–4; 20 U.S.C. 1087a 

to 1087j; 20 U.S.C. 1098e; Pub. L. 111– 

152 

Abstract: The Secretary amends the 

title IV, HEA student assistance 

regulations to (a) reflect that, as of July 

1, 2010, under the SAFRA Act, no new 

FFEL Program loans will be made, (b) 

clarify for borrowers using the 

rehabilitation option to get out of 

default on their loans how reasonable 

and affordable will be defined, and (c) 

make other improvements to the Direct 

Loan, FFEL, and Perkins Loan programs. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 07/29/13 78 FR 45618 

Final Action ......... 11/01/13 78 FR 65768 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Lynn Mahaffie, 

Phone: 202 502–7903, Email: 

lynn.mahaffie@ed.gov. 

RIN: 1840–AD12 

[FR Doc. 2013–29630 Filed 1–6–14; 8:45 am] 

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