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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 Paul Riddle, 

Acting Assistant General Counsel, 

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) 401–6269 

(Paul Riddle). 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, 

Acting General Counsel. 

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

269 .................... Gainful Employment ......................................................................................................................................... 1840–AD15 

270 .................... Violence Against Women Act .......................................................................................................................... 1840–AD16 

271 .................... Title IV of the HEA—Definition of Adverse Credit for Direct PLUS Loan Eligibility ........................................ 1840–AD17 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) 

Office of Postsecondary Education 

(OPE) 

Completed Actions 

269. Gainful Employment 

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; 20 U.S.C. 1221e–3; 20 

U.S.C. 3474 

Abstract: The Secretary amends the 

regulations for the Federal Student Aid 

programs authorized under title IV of 

the Higher Education Act of 1965, as 

amended (HEA). The amendments 

follow a negotiated rulemaking 

conducted by the Department in the fall 

of 2013. Specifically, a negotiating 

committee met in September, 

November, and December of 2013 to 

prepare proposed regulations regarding 

measures for determining whether 

certain postsecondary educational 

programs prepare students for gainful 

employment in a recognized 

occupation, the conditions under which 

these educational programs remain 

eligible for the title IV Federal Student 

Aid programs, and requirements for 

reporting and disclosure of relevant 

information. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Final Regulations 10/31/14 79 FR 64890 


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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: John A. Kolotos, 

Phone: 202–502–7762, Email: 

john.kolotos@ed.gov. 

RIN: 1840–AD15 

270. Violence Against Women Act 

Legal Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1092 

Abstract: These regulations to address 

the changes to the campus safety and 

security reporting requirements in the 

Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus 

Security Policy and Campus Crime 

Statistics Act (Clery Act), made by the 

Violence Against Women 

Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA). 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 06/20/14 79 FR 35418 

Reason Date FR Cite 

Final Action ......... 10/20/14 79 FR 62752 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Gail McLarnon, 

Phone: 202–219–7048, Email: 

gail.mclarnon@ed.gov. 

RIN: 1840–AD16 

271. Title IV of the HEA—Definition of 

Adverse Credit for Direct Plus Loan 

Eligibility 

Legal Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1078–2 

Abstract: The Department is 

amending our regulations on the 

definition of ‘‘adverse credit’’ for Direct 

PLUS Loan eligibility. We make Direct 

PLUS Loans to parents of dependent 

undergraduate students and to graduate 

and professional students. To be eligible 

to receive a Direct PLUS Loan, the 

applicant must not have an ‘‘adverse 

credit’’ history as determined pursuant 

to regulations promulgated by the 

Secretary. 

Completed: 

Reason Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 08/08/14 79 FR 46640 

Final Action ......... 10/23/14 79 FR 63317 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Gail McLarnon, 

Phone: 202–219–7048, Email: 

gail.mclarnon@ed.gov. 

RIN: 1840–AD17 

[FR Doc. 2014–29408 Filed 12–19–14; 8:45 am] 

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