23600 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 82 /Wednesday, April 29, 1998 /Rules and Regulations

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Parts 305, 307, 309, 315, 316,

318, 319, 320, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328,

330, 331, 332, 333, and 338

RIN 1820–AB43

Removal of Regulations

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Final regulations.

SUMMARY: The Secretary amends the

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to

remove obsolete regulations. As a result

of enactment of the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act Amendments

of 1997, these regulations are no longer

needed. The Secretary therefore takes

this action to remove the regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Parts 305, 307, 309, 315,

316, 318, 319, 320, 324, 325, 326, 327,

328, 330, 331, 332, 333, and 338 are

removed effective October 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth C. Depew, U.S. Department of

Education, Room 5112, FB–10B, 600

Independence Avenue, SW,

Washington, DC 20202–2241.

Telephone: (202) 401–8300. Individuals

who use a telecommunications device

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8

p.m., Eastern time, Monday through

Friday.

Individuals with disabilities may

obtain this document in an alternate

format (e.g., Braille, large print,

audiotape, or computer diskette) on

request to Katie Mimcy, Director of the

Alternate Formats Center. Telephone:

(202) 205–8113.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: President

Clinton’s memorandum of March 4,

1995, titled ‘‘Regulatory Reinvention

Initiative,’’ directed heads of

departments and agencies to review all

existing regulations to eliminate those

that are outdated and modify others to

increase flexibility and reduce burden.

The Department has undertaken a

thorough review of its existing

regulations and has identified the

regulations removed by this document

as obsolete and unnecessary. The

regulations removed are 34 CFR parts

305 (Regional Resource and Federal

Centers), 307 (Services for Children

with Deaf-Blindness), 309 (Early

Education Program for Children with

Disabilities), 315 (Program for Children

with Severe Disabilities), 316 (Training

Personnel for the Education of

Individuals with Disabilities—Parent

Training and Information Centers), 318

(Training Personnel for the Education of

Individuals with Disabilities—Grants for

Personnel Training), 319 (Training

Personnel for the Education of

Individuals with Disabilities—Grants to

State Educational Agencies and

Institutions of Higher Education), 320

(Clearinghouses), 324 (Research in

Education of Individuals with

Disabilities Program), 325 (State

Systems for Transition Services for

Youth with Disabilities Program), 326

(Secondary Education and Transitional

Services for Youth with Disabilities

Program), 327 (Special Studies

Program), 328 (Program for Children

and Youth with Serious Emotional

Disturbance), 330 (Captioned Films

Including Videos Loan Service Program

for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Individuals), 331 (Educational Media

and Descriptive Videos Loan Service

Program for Individuals with

Disabilities), 332 (Educational Media

Research, Production, Distribution, and

Training), 333 (Technology, Educational

Media, and Materials for Individuals

with Disabilities Program), and 338

(Postsecondary Education Programs for

Individuals with Disabilities).

Additional obsolete and unnecessary

regulations were previously removed on

May 23, 1995 (60 FR 27223); April 29,

1996 (61 FR 18680); June 25, 1996 (61

FR 32656); and October 4, 1996 (61 FR

51783) as part of the Regulatory

Reinvention Initiative.

The regulations being removed are no

longer necessary because they have been

superseded by the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act Amendments

of 1997, Pub. L. 105–17, enacted June 4,

1997. The removal of these regulations

does not alter the obligations of current

recipients of Federal funds. The

regulations in effect when a grant or

other agreement is made govern that

grant or agreement, unless otherwise

specifically provided.

The Department is continuing to

review its other existing regulations

thoroughly in consultation with its

customers and partners. To the extent

the Secretary can identify further

opportunities for regulatory reinvention,

the Secretary will propose appropriate

amendments to revise or eliminate

outdated provisions, reduce burden, and

increase flexibility.

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking

In accordance with the

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C.

553), it is the practice of the Secretary

to offer interested parties the

opportunity to comment on proposed

regulations. However, this document

merely removes obsolete regulations

from the Code of Federal Regulations.

Removal of the regulations does not

establish or affect substantive policy.

Therefore, the Secretary has determined,

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), that

public comment is unnecessary and

contrary to the public interest.

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

These regulations have been

examined under the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 and have been

found to contain no information

collection requirements.

Electronic Access to This Document

Anyone may view this document, as

well as all other Department of

Education documents published in the

Federal Register, in text or portable

document format (pdf) on the World

Wide Web at either of the following

sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm

http://www.ed.gov/news.html

To use the pdf you must have the Adobe

Acrobat Reader Program with Search,

which is available free at either of the

previous sites. If you have questions

about using the pdf, call the U.S.

Government Printing Office toll free at

1–888–293–6498.

Anyone may also view these

documents in text copy only on an

electronic bulletin board of the

Department. Telephone: (202) 219–1511

or, toll free, 1–800–222–4922. The

documents are located under Option

G—Files/Announcements, Bulletins and

Press Releases.

Note: The official version of this document

is the document published in the Federal

Register.

List of Subjects

34 CFR Part 305

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research,

Elementary and secondary education,

Grant programs—education, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements,

Technical assistance.

34 CFR Part 307

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research,

Elementary and secondary education,

Grant programs—education, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements.

34 CFR Part 309

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research, Grant

programs—education, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

34 CFR Part 315

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research,

Elementary and secondary education,

Grant programs—education, Reporting
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and recordkeeping requirements,

Teachers.

34 CFR Part 316

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Elementary and secondary

education, Grant programs—education,

Nonprofit organizations, Teachers.

34 CFR Part 318

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Elementary and secondary

education, Grant programs—education,

Infants and children, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Student

aid, Teachers.

34 CFR Part 319

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Elementary and secondary

education, Grant programs—education,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Student aid, Teachers.

34 CFR Part 320

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research,

Government contracts, Grant

programs—education, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Teachers.

34 CFR Part 324

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research,

Elementary and secondary education,

Government contracts, Grant

programs—education, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

34 CFR Part 325

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Elementary and secondary

education, Grant programs—education,

Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements, Vocational education.

34 CFR Part 326

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research,

Elementary and secondary education,

Grant programs—education, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements.

34 CFR Part 327

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research,

Elementary and secondary education,

Grant programs—education, Infants and

children, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

34 CFR Part 328

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research,

Elementary and secondary education,

Grant programs—education, Infants and

children, Reporting and recordkeeping

requirements.

34 CFR Part 330

Individuals with disabilities, Motion

pictures.

34 CFR Part 331

Education of individuals with

disabilities.

34 CFR Part 332

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research, Grant

programs—education, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

34 CFR Part 333

Education of individuals with

disabilities, Educational research,

Government contracts, Grant

programs—education, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements.

34 CFR Part 338

Adult education, Colleges and

universities, Education of individuals

with disabilities, Educational research,

Grant programs—education, Reporting

and recordkeeping requirements,

Vocational education.

Dated: April 22, 1998.

Judith E. Heumann,

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and

Rehabilitative Services.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

numbers do not apply.)

PARTS 305, 307, 309, 315, 316, 318,

319, 320, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 330,

331, 332, 333, and 338—[REMOVED]

For the reasons stated in the

preamble, under the authority at 20

U.S.C. 1221e–3, the Secretary amends

Title 34 of the Code of Federal

Regulations by removing parts 305, 307,

309, 315, 316, 318, 319, 320, 324, 325,

326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 332, 333, and

338.

[FR Doc. 98–11297 Filed 4–28–98; 8:45 am]

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