7940 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 29 / Monday, February 13, 2012 / Unified Agenda 

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 pending regulatory 

activities. 

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. Questions or 

comments related to preparation of this 

agenda should be directed to LaTanya 

Cannady or Hilary Malawer, 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) 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 a 

regulatory flexibility agenda in October 

and April of each year. 

The regulatory flexibility agenda may 

be combined with any other agenda that 

satisfies the statutory requirements (5 

U.S.C. 605(a)). The Secretary publishes 

this agenda in compliance with the 

Executive Order and the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. 

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, 

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. ED has 

determined that none of the 

uncompleted actions in this agenda 

require review under section 610. 

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. 

Dated: September 9, 2011. 

Philip H. Rosenfelt, 

Acting General Counsel. 

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

314 .................... Program Integrity: Gainful Employment—Measures ....................................................................................... 1840–AD06 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

(OPE) 

Completed Actions 

314. Program Integrity: Gainful 

Employment—Measures 

Legal Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001 to 

1003; 20 U.S.C. 1070g; 20 U.S.C. 1085; 

20 U.S.C. 1088; 20 U.S.C. 1091 to 1092; 

20 U.S.C. 1094; 20 U.S.C. 1099c; 20 

U.S.C. 1099c–1 

Abstract: The Secretary amends the 

Student Assistance General Provisions 

regulations to establish measures for 

determining whether certain 

postsecondary educational programs 

lead to gainful employment in 

recognized occupations, and the 

conditions under which those 

educational programs remain eligible for 

the student financial assistance 

programs authorized under title IV of 

the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Final Action ......... 06/13/11 76 FR 34386 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: John A. Kolotos, 

Phone: 202 502–7762, Email: 

john.kolotos@ed.gov. 

Fred Sellers, Phone: 202 502–7502, 

Email: fred.sellers@ed.gov. 

RIN: 1840–AD06 

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