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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Parts 600 and 668
RIN 1840–AD15
[Docket ID ED–2014–OPE–0039]
Program Integrity: Gainful
Employment; Correction
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ACTION:
Department of Education.
Final regulations; correction.
On October 31, 2014, we
published in the Federal Register final
regulations for Program Integrity:
Gainful Employment (Gainful
Employment rule). This document
corrects regulatory text, footnotes, and a
chart in the Gainful Employment rule.
DATES: Effective July 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Accessible Format:
Individuals with disabilities can obtain
this document in an accessible format
(e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or
compact disc) on request to the program
contact person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Kolotos, U.S. Department of Education,
1990 K Street NW., Room 8018,
Washington, DC 20006–8502.
Telephone: (202) 502–7762 or by email
at: gainfulemploymentregulations@
ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service, toll free, at 1–800–877–8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document corrects: (1) Footnote text that
was omitted from the Gainful
Employment rule; (2) § 668.412 of the
regulations to include the
implementation date for the disclosure
requirements; (3) the equations for
calculating completion rates for fulltime students in § 668.413(b)(1)(i) of the
regulations; (4) § 668.413 to add mean
earnings in addition to median earnings;
and (5) the notification provisions in
§ 668.413(c)(2) of the regulations.
In the Gainful Employment rule:
• The text of certain footnotes was
omitted;
• We discussed that institutions must
begin complying with the requirements
in § 668.412 of the regulations beginning
January 1, 2017. However, that language
was inadvertently omitted from the
regulatory text;
• Dividing lines were omitted from
the chart on page 64954 that would
enhance the data presentation;
• We revised § 668.412(a)(11) of the
proposed regulations to add mean
earnings, in addition to median
earnings, as a possible disclosure item
to be included on the disclosure
template, but we did not revise
§ 668.413 of the regulations to reflect
this addition; and
• Section 668.413(c)(2) referred
incorrectly to the cohort period with
respect to the calculation of median
loan debt.
Corrections
In FR Doc. No. 2014–25594, in the
Federal Register of October 31, 2014 (79
FR 64890), make the following
corrections:
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characteristics: United States, academic years
2010–11 and 2012–13.
1. On page 64905, in the left-hand
column, add footnote 22 to read as
follows:
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22 IPEDS
First-Look (July 2013), table 2.
Average costs (in constant 2012–13 dollars)
associated with attendance for full-time, firsttime degree/certificate-seeking
undergraduates at Title IV institutions
operating on an academic year calendar
system, and percentage change, by level of
institution, type of cost, and other selected
Date
received
from SSA
46 NCES, ‘‘Transferability of Postsecondary
Credit Following Student Transfer or
Coenrollment,’’ NCES 2014–163. Available
at: https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/
pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014163.
Number ED
sent to SSA
Number SSA
verified
3. On page 64907, in the middle
column, revise footnote 54 to read as
follows:
■
54 Id.
4. On page 64954, the table is revised
to read as follows:
■
Number SSA
did not verify
Number with
earnings
Number with zero
earnings
3/5/12
811,718
797,070
14,708
699,024
98,046 [12.3% of verified].
7/18/13
255,168
252,328
2,845
232,006
20,317 [7.96% of verified].
8/14/13
923,399
917,912
8,487
798,952
9/13/13
900,419
901,719
902,380
921,749
892,796
894,260
892,840
909,613
7,623
7,459
9,540
12,136
809,204
819,542
787,223
772,574
115,960 [12.6% of
verified].
83,592.
74,718.
105,617.
137,039.
Totals .............................
........................
3,626,267
3,589,509
36,758
3,188,543
For College Scorecard—Title
IV only derived from ED
data on borrowers in FY
2008 iCDR cohort for selected institutions of higher
education.
12/13/13
969,145
985,742
490,305
954,728
970,742
480,421
14,417
15,000
9,884
857,539
865,060
411,917
Totals .............................
........................
2,445,192
2,405,891
39,301
2,134,516
Grand Totals ...........
........................
8,061,744
7,959,705
102,099
7,053,041
§ 668.412
[Corrected]
§ 668.413
5. On page 65015, in the middle
column, add paragraph (h) to § 668.412
to read as follows:
(h) Implementation date. Institutions
must comply with the requirements of
this section beginning January 1, 2017.
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[Corrected]
6. In the table of contents for subpart
Q, on page 65007, in the second line in
the middle column, we revise the
phrase ‘‘median earnings’’ to read
‘‘mean and median earnings’’.
■ 7. Beginning in the middle column on
page 65015 and ending on page 65018,
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400,966 [11.1% of
verified].
97,189.
105,682.
68,504.
271,375 [11.3% of
verified].
906,664 [11.4% of
verified].
in each place in which the phrase
‘‘median earnings’’ appears, including
in the heading of § 668.413, revise the
phrase to read ‘‘mean and median
earnings’’.
■ 8. On page 65015, revise the two,
three-column equations in
§ 668.413(b)(1)(i) to read as follows:
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2011 GE informational
rates—includes non-Title
IV.
2012 GE informational rates
for reg neg Title IV only.
2012 GE post reg neg—Title
IV only.
For College Scorecard—Title
IV only derived from ED
data on borrowers in FY
2007 iCDR cohort for selected institutions of higher
education.
2. On page 64906, in the right-hand
column, revise footnotes 46 and 47 to
read as follows:
47 NCES, ‘‘Transferability of Postsecondary
Credit Following Student Transfer or
Coenrollment,’’ NCES 2014–163, table 3.
9. On page 65018, in the left-hand
column, revise § 668.413(c)(2) by
removing the phrase ‘‘, in each case
during the cohort period’’.
■ 10. On page 65033, in the right-hand
column, add footnotes 259 and 260 to
read as follows:
■
259 NCES, ‘‘Transferability of
Postsecondary Credit Following Student
Transfer or Coenrollment,’’ NCES 2014–163.
Available at: https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/
pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014163.
260 NCES, ‘‘Transferability of
Postsecondary Credit Following Student
Transfer or Coenrollment,’’ NCES 2014–163,
table 3.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002,
1088.
Dated: November 25, 2014.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
50 CFR Part 622
[Docket No. 101206604–1758–02]
RIN 0648–XD601
Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of
Mexico, and South Atlantic; 2014
Commercial Accountability Measure
and Closure for Atlantic Migratory
Group Cobia
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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ACTION: Temporary rule; closure.
AGENCY:
NMFS implements
accountability measures (AMs) for
commercial Atlantic migratory group
cobia in the exclusive economic zone
(EEZ) of the South Atlantic. Commercial
landings for Atlantic migratory group
cobia, as estimated by the Science
Research Director (SRD), are projected
to reach the commercial annual catch
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limit (ACL) on December 11, 2014.
Therefore, NMFS closes the commercial
sector for Atlantic migratory group cobia
on December 11, 2014, and it will
remain closed throughout the remainder
of the fishing year, through December
31, 2014. This closure is necessary to
protect the resource of Atlantic
migratory group cobia.
DATES: This rule is effective 12:01 a.m.,
local time, December 11, 2014, until
12:01 a.m., local time, January 1, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Britni LaVine, telephone: 727–824–
5305, email: britni.lavine@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
fishery for coastal migratory pelagic fish
(king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, and
cobia) is managed under the Fishery
Management Plan for Coastal Migratory
Pelagic Resources in the Gulf of Mexico
and Atlantic Region (FMP). The FMP
was prepared by the Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic Fishery Management
Councils (Councils) and is implemented
under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens
Act) by regulations at 50 CFR part 622.
Separate migratory groups of cobia
were established in Amendment 18 to
the FMP. The southern boundary for
Atlantic migratory group cobia occurs at
the division between Gulf of Mexico
and Atlantic migratory groups, which is
set at the intercouncil jurisdictional
boundary, off the Florida Keys. As
specified in 50 CFR 600.105(c), the
South Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
intercouncil boundary coincides with
the line of demarcation between the
Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico,
which begins at the intersection of the
outer boundary of the EEZ, as specified
in the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and
83°00′ W. longitude, proceeds
northward along that meridian to 24°35′
N. latitude, (near the Dry Tortugas
Islands), then eastward along that
parallel, through Rebecca Shoal and the
Quicksand Shoal, to the Marquesas
Keys, and then through the Florida Keys
to the mainland at the eastern end of
Florida Bay, the line so running that the
narrow waters within the Dry Tortugas
Islands, the Marquesas Keys and the
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Florida Keys, and between the Florida
Keys and the mainland, are within the
Gulf of Mexico. The northern boundary
for Atlantic migratory group cobia is at
the jurisdictional boundary between the
Mid-Atlantic and New England
Councils. As specified in 50 CFR
600.105(a), the northern boundary
begins at the intersection point of
Connecticut, Rhode Island, and New
York at 41°18′16.249″ N. latitude and
71°54′28.477″ W. longitude and
proceeds south along 37°22′32.75″ E.
longitude to the point of intersection
with the outward boundary of the EEZ
as specified in the Magnuson-Stevens
Act.
The commercial ACL or commercial
quota (quota) for Atlantic migratory
group cobia is 125,712 lb (57,022 kg),
round weight, for the current fishing
year, January 1 through December 31,
2014, as specified in 50 CFR
622.384(d)(2).
The AMs specified at 50 CFR
622.388(f)(1)(i) require NMFS to close
the commercial sector for Atlantic
migratory group cobia when its quota is
reached or is projected to be reached, by
filing a notification with the Office of
the Federal Register to close the
commercial sector for the remainder of
the fishing year. NMFS has determined
that the quota for Atlantic migratory
group cobia will have been reached by
December 11, 2014. Accordingly, the
commercial sector for Atlantic migratory
group cobia is closed effective 12:01
a.m., local time, December 11, 2014,
until 12:01 a.m., local time, January 1,
2015.
The possession limit for cobia located
at 50 CFR 622.383(b), specifies that no
person may possess more than two
cobia per day in or from the EEZ in the
Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Atlantic, or South
Atlantic, regardless of the number of
trips or duration of a trip. In addition,
a person who fishes in the EEZ may not
combine this harvest limitation with a
harvest limitation applicable to state
waters. Atlantic migratory group cobia
taken in the EEZ may not be transferred
at sea, regardless of where such transfer
takes place, and may not be transferred
in the EEZ.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Parts 600 and 668
RIN 1840-AD15
[Docket ID ED-2014-OPE-0039]
Program Integrity: Gainful Employment; Correction
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Final regulations; correction.
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SUMMARY: On October 31, 2014, we published in the Federal Register
final regulations for Program Integrity: Gainful Employment (Gainful
Employment rule). This document corrects regulatory text, footnotes,
and a chart in the Gainful Employment rule.
DATES: Effective July 1, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain
this document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the program contact person
listed under For Further Information Contact.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kolotos, U.S. Department of
Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8018, Washington, DC 20006-8502.
Telephone: (202) 502-7762 or by email at:
gainfulemploymentregulations@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document corrects: (1) Footnote text
that was omitted from the Gainful Employment rule; (2) Sec. 668.412 of
the regulations to include the implementation date for the disclosure
requirements; (3) the equations for calculating completion rates for
full-time students in Sec. 668.413(b)(1)(i) of the regulations; (4)
Sec. 668.413 to add mean earnings in addition to median earnings; and
(5) the notification provisions in Sec. 668.413(c)(2) of the
regulations.
In the Gainful Employment rule:
The text of certain footnotes was omitted;
We discussed that institutions must begin complying with
the requirements in Sec. 668.412 of the regulations beginning January
1, 2017. However, that language was inadvertently omitted from the
regulatory text;
Dividing lines were omitted from the chart on page 64954
that would enhance the data presentation;
We revised Sec. 668.412(a)(11) of the proposed
regulations to add mean earnings, in addition to median earnings, as a
possible disclosure item to be included on the disclosure template, but
we did not revise Sec. 668.413 of the regulations to reflect this
addition; and
Section 668.413(c)(2) referred incorrectly to the cohort
period with respect to the calculation of median loan debt.
Corrections
In FR Doc. No. 2014-25594, in the Federal Register of October 31,
2014 (79 FR 64890), make the following corrections:
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1. On page 64905, in the left-hand column, add footnote 22 to read as
follows:
\22\ IPEDS First-Look (July 2013), table 2. Average costs (in
constant 2012-13 dollars) associated with attendance for full-time,
first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates at Title IV
institutions operating on an academic year calendar system, and
percentage change, by level of institution, type of cost, and other
selected characteristics: United States, academic years 2010-11 and
2012-13.
0
2. On page 64906, in the right-hand column, revise footnotes 46 and 47
to read as follows:
\46\ NCES, ``Transferability of Postsecondary Credit Following
Student Transfer or Coenrollment,'' NCES 2014-163. Available at:
https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014163.
\47\ NCES, ``Transferability of Postsecondary Credit Following
Student Transfer or Coenrollment,'' NCES 2014-163, table 3.
0
3. On page 64907, in the middle column, revise footnote 54 to read as
follows:
\54\ Id.
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4. On page 64954, the table is revised to read as follows:
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Date received Number ED sent Number SSA Number SSA did Number with
from SSA to SSA verified not verify earnings Number with zero earnings
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2011 GE informational 3/5/12 811,718 797,070 14,708 699,024 98,046 [12.3% of verified].
rates_includes non-Title IV.
2012 GE informational rates for 7/18/13 255,168 252,328 2,845 232,006 20,317 [7.96% of verified].
reg neg Title IV only.
2012 GE post reg neg_Title IV 8/14/13 923,399 917,912 8,487 798,952 115,960 [12.6% of verified].
only.
For College Scorecard_Title IV 9/13/13 900,419 892,796 7,623 809,204 83,592.
only derived from ED data on 901,719 894,260 7,459 819,542 74,718.
borrowers in FY 2007 iCDR cohort 902,380 892,840 9,540 787,223 105,617.
for selected institutions of 921,749 909,613 12,136 772,574 137,039.
higher education.
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Totals....................... .............. 3,626,267 3,589,509 36,758 3,188,543 400,966 [11.1% of verified].
For College Scorecard_Title IV 12/13/13 969,145 954,728 14,417 857,539 97,189.
only derived from ED data on 985,742 970,742 15,000 865,060 105,682.
borrowers in FY 2008 iCDR cohort 490,305 480,421 9,884 411,917 68,504.
for selected institutions of
higher education.
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Totals....................... .............. 2,445,192 2,405,891 39,301 2,134,516 271,375 [11.3% of verified].
Grand Totals............. .............. 8,061,744 7,959,705 102,099 7,053,041 906,664 [11.4% of verified].
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Sec. 668.412 [Corrected]
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5. On page 65015, in the middle column, add paragraph (h) to Sec.
668.412 to read as follows:
(h) Implementation date. Institutions must comply with the
requirements of this section beginning January 1, 2017.
Sec. 668.413 [Corrected]
0
6. In the table of contents for subpart Q, on page 65007, in the second
line in the middle column, we revise the phrase ``median earnings'' to
read ``mean and median earnings''.
0
7. Beginning in the middle column on page 65015 and ending on page
65018, in each place in which the phrase ``median earnings'' appears,
including in the heading of Sec. 668.413, revise the phrase to read
``mean and median earnings''.
0
8. On page 65015, revise the two, three-column equations in Sec.
668.413(b)(1)(i) to read as follows:
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9. On page 65018, in the left-hand column, revise Sec. 668.413(c)(2)
by removing the phrase ``, in each case during the cohort period''.
0
10. On page 65033, in the right-hand column, add footnotes 259 and 260
to read as follows:
\259\ NCES, ``Transferability of Postsecondary Credit Following
Student Transfer or Coenrollment,'' NCES 2014-163. Available at:
https://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2014163.
\260\ NCES, ``Transferability of Postsecondary Credit Following
Student Transfer or Coenrollment,'' NCES 2014-163, table 3.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001, 1002, 1088.
Dated: November 25, 2014.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
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