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 Department of Education Office of the Secretary 34 CFR Subtitles A and B
 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 the 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 Leslie Carter, Program Specialist, or Levon Schlichter, Attorney, Department of Education, Room 6C128, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-2241; telephone: LaTanya Cannady (202) 401-9676 or Levon Schlichter (202) 453-6387. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.


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 the Spring and Fall 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 it provides to its customers. ED will regulate only if absolutely necessary and then in the most flexible, most equitable, and 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. 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.* Elizabeth Brown, General Counsel.
 Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development—Proposed Rule Stage
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation 
                                 Identifier No.300
EDGAR Revisions 
                                **(Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review) (Reg Plan Seq No. 40)**
1875-AA14References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the 
                            **Federal Register**
                            .
 Office of Postsecondary Education—Completed Actions
Sequence No.
Title
Regulation 
                                 Identifier No.301
Factors of Financial Responsibility (
                                **Section 610 Review**
                                )
1840-AD64
 
 
 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPE) Proposed Rule Stage 300. EDGAR Revisions (Rulemaking Resulting From a Section 610 Review) [1875-AA14] *Regulatory Plan:*
                         This entry is Seq. No. 40 in part II of this issue of the 
                        **Federal Register**
                        . *RIN:*
                         1875-AA14 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) Completed Actions 301. Factors of Financial Responsibility (Section 610 Review) [1840-AD64] *Legal Authority:*20 U.S.C. 1094 and 1099c; sec. 4 of Pub. L. 95-452; 92 Stat. 1101-1109 *Abstract:*
                         The Secretary plans to amend regulations in subpart L of 34 CFR part 668 on institution and program eligibility under the HEA, including regulations associated with the standards of financial responsibility an institution must maintain in order to be eligible to participate in programs under title IV of the HEA. *Timetable:* Action
Date
FR CiteNotice of Intent to Commence Negotiated Rulemaking
05/26/21
86 FR 28299NPRM
05/19/23
88 FR 32300NPRM Comment Period End
06/20/23Final Action
10/31/23
88 FR 74568Final Action Effective
07/01/24
 *Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required:*
                         Yes. *Agency Contact:*
                         Gregory Martin, Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 2C136, Washington, DC 20202, 
                        *Phone:*
                         202 453-7535, 
                        *Email: gregory.martin@ed.gov.* *RIN:*
                         1840-AD64


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