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and foreign policy. STATE–78 is
exempted under (k)(2) in order to
prevent individuals that are the subject
of investigation from frustrating the
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proper functioning and integrity of law
enforcement activities, to prevent
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and qualification for employment and to
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This action was previously published
in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (76
FR 76103) and a Notice of Intent to
Create a System of Records (76 FR
76215). One comment was received by
a member of the public who voiced a
criticism of an analogous risk
assessment program run by USAID. The
commenter was advised that the
Department’s risk assessment program
operates separately from USAID’s
program. The commenter had nothing
further to add.
List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 171
Privacy.
For the reasons stated in the
preamble, 22 CFR part 171 is amended
as follows:
PART 171—[AMENDED]
1. The authority citation for part 171
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Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552, 552a; 22 U.S.C.
2651a; Pub. L. 95–521, 92 Stat. 1824, as
amended; E.O. 13526, 75 FR 707; E.O. 12600,
52 FR 23781, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp., p. 235.
2. Section 171.36 is amended by:
a. Revising paragraph (a)(2); and
b. Adding an entry, in alphabetical
order, for ‘‘Risk Analysis and
Management Records. STATE–78.’’ to
the lists in paragraphs (b)(1), (2), and
(5).
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General (STATE–53), the Information
Access Program Records system
(STATE–35), and the Bureau of
Administration (STATE–78) are subject
to general exemption under 5 U.S.C.
552a(j)(2). All records contained in
record system STATE–36, Security
Records, and all records contained the
Risk Analysis and Management Records
system (STATE–78), are exempt from all
provisions of the Privacy Act except
sections (b), (c)(1) and (2), (e)(4)(A)
through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), (10), and (11),
and (i) to the extent to which they meet
the criteria of section (j)(2). These
exemptions are necessary to ensure the
effectiveness of the investigative,
judicial, and protective processes. All
records contained in STATE–53, records
of the Inspector General and Automated
Individual Cross-Reference System, are
exempt from all of the provisions of the
Privacy Act except sections (b), (c)(1)
and (2), (e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7),
(9), (10), and (11), and (i) to the extent
to which they meet the criteria of
section (j)(2). These exemptions are
necessary to ensure the proper functions
of the law enforcement activity, to
protect confidential sources of
information, to fulfill promises of
confidentiality, to prevent interference
with the enforcement of criminal laws,
to avoid the disclosure of investigative
techniques, to avoid the endangering of
the life and safety of any individual, to
avoid premature disclosure of the
knowledge of potential criminal activity
and the evidentiary bases of possible
enforcement actions, and to maintain
the integrity of the law enforcement
process. All records contained in the
Information Access Program Records
system (STATE–35) are exempt from all
of the provisions of the Privacy Act
except sections (b), (c)(1) and (2),
(e)(4)(A) through (F), (e)(6), (7), (9), (10),
and (11), and (i) to the extent to which
they meet the criteria of section (j)(2).
These exemptions are necessary to
ensure the protection of law
enforcement information retrieved from
various sources in response to
information access requests.
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Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Part 685
[Docket ID ED–2014–OPE–0082]
RIN 1840–AD17
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
Program
Office of Postsecondary
Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of early
implementation date.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Education (Department) is establishing
the date for early implementation of the
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
(Direct Loan) Program regulations that
update the standard for determining if a
potential parent or student borrower has
an adverse credit history for purposes of
eligibility for a Direct PLUS Loan (PLUS
loan). These regulations also require
parents and students who have an
adverse credit history, but who are
approved for a PLUS loan on the basis
that extenuating circumstances exist or
by obtaining an endorser for the PLUS
loan, to receive loan counseling before
receiving the PLUS loan.
DATES: The early implementation date
for § 685.200(b)(5) and (c), published in
the Federal Register on October 23,
2014 (79 FR 63317), is March 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information about the Direct PLUS Loan
Program or how to apply for a Direct
PLUS Loan, call the Federal Student
Aid Information Center (FSAIC) at 1–
800–4FEDAID (1–800–433–3243). For
information regarding the establishment
of this early implementation date,
contact Sue O’Flaherty, U.S. Department
of Education, Federal Student Aid, 830
First Street NE., Union Center Plaza,
Room 64E1, Washington, DC 20202–
5345. Telephone: (202) 377–3393 or by
email at: sue.oflaherty@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay
Service (FRS), toll free, at 1–800–877–
8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Section 482(c) of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), requires that regulations
affecting programs under title IV of the
HEA be published in final form by
November 1 prior to the start of the
award year (July 1) to which they apply.
However, that section of the HEA also
permits the Secretary to designate any
regulation as one that an entity subject
to the regulations may choose to
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implement earlier, and to specify the
conditions for early implementation.
On October 23, 2014, the Department
issued final regulations in 34 CFR part
685 for the PLUS Loan Program (79 FR
63317). In the preamble to the final
regulations, the Secretary announced
the Department’s intent to implement
the new Direct PLUS Loan Program
regulations as soon as possible.
Implementation Date of These
Regulations
The Secretary is exercising the
authority under section 482(c) of the
HEA to designate the following
amended regulations in 34 CFR part 685
for early implementation beginning on
March 29, 2015:
(1) Section 685.200(b)(5); and
(2) Section 685.200(c).
The Secretary will implement the
provisions in 34 CFR 685.200(b)(5) and
34 CFR 685.200(c) for student and
parent PLUS loan applicants beginning
on March 29, 2015, as part of the
Department’s Common Origination and
Disbursement (COD) System new award
year release. For all PLUS Loan credit
checks conducted on or after March 29,
2015, the Secretary will use the
standards established in the final
regulations published on October 23,
2014, to determine if an adverse credit
history exists. In addition, the Secretary
will make PLUS Loan counseling
available to borrowers who are
determined to have adverse credit
histories on or after March 29, 2015, but
who qualify for a PLUS Loan due to
extenuating circumstances or by
obtaining an endorser. Finally, while
required only for certain PLUS Loan
applicants, the new PLUS Loan
counseling will be available for all
PLUS Loan borrowers, beginning on
March 29, 2015.
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 contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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Dated: January 9, 2015.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2015–00462 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY
40 CFR Part 52
[EPA–R10–OAR–2014–0745; FRL–9921–29–
Region 10]
Approval and Promulgation of
Implementation Plans; Washington:
Infrastructure Requirements for the
2008 Ozone and 2010 Nitrogen Dioxide
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is partially approving and
partially disapproving the State
Implementation Plan (SIP) submittal
from Washington, received September
22, 2014, demonstrating that the SIP
meets the infrastructure requirements of
the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the National
Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) promulgated for ozone on
March 12, 2008, and nitrogen dioxide
(NO2) on January 22, 2010. The CAA
requires that each state, after a new or
revised NAAQS is promulgated, review
their SIP to ensure that it meets the
infrastructure requirements necessary to
implement the new or revised NAAQS.
Washington certified that the
Washington SIP meets the infrastructure
requirements of the CAA for the 2008
ozone and 2010 NO2 NAAQS, except for
those requirements related to the
Prevention of Significant Deterioration
(PSD) permitting program currently
operated under a Federal
Implementation Plan (FIP), certain
elements of the regional haze program
currently operated under a FIP, and
specific requirements related to
interstate transport which will be
addressed in a separate action. The EPA
has determined that the Washington SIP
is adequate for purposes of the
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infrastructure SIP requirements of the
CAA with the exceptions noted above.
The EPA has determined that the SIP
deficiencies related to PSD permitting
and regional haze, however, have been
adequately addressed by the existing
EPA FIPs and, therefore, no further
action is required by Washington or the
EPA for those elements. The EPA will
address the remaining interstate
transport requirements in a separate
action.
DATES: This final rule is effective
February 13, 2015.
ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
No. EPA–R10–OAR–2014–0745. All
documents in the docket are listed on
the www.regulations.gov Web site.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information the disclosure
of which is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in
hard copy form. Publicly available
docket materials are available either
electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Programs Unit, Office of Air
Waste and Toxics, EPA Region 10, 1200
Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. The
EPA requests that if at all possible, you
contact the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to
view the hard copy of the docket. You
may view the hard copy of the docket
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to
4:00 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information please contact Jeff Hunt at
(206) 553–0256, hunt.jeff@epa.gov, or by
using the above EPA, Region 10 address.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Definitions
For the purpose of this document, we
are giving meaning to certain words or
initials as follows:
(i) The words or initials ‘‘Act’’ or
‘‘CAA’’ mean or refer to the Clean Air
Act, unless the context indicates
otherwise.
(ii) The words ‘‘EPA’’, ‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’ or
‘‘our’’ mean or refer to the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
(iii) The initials ‘‘SIP’’ mean or refer
to State Implementation Plan.
(iv) The words ‘‘Washington’’ and
‘‘State’’ mean the State of Washington.
Table of Contents
I. Background Information
II. Response to Comments
II. Final Action
IV. Statutory and Executive Orders Review
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Part 685
[Docket ID ED-2014-OPE-0082]
RIN 1840-AD17
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Announcement of early implementation date.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is establishing
the date for early implementation of the William D. Ford Federal Direct
Loan (Direct Loan) Program regulations that update the standard for
determining if a potential parent or student borrower has an adverse
credit history for purposes of eligibility for a Direct PLUS Loan (PLUS
loan). These regulations also require parents and students who have an
adverse credit history, but who are approved for a PLUS loan on the
basis that extenuating circumstances exist or by obtaining an endorser
for the PLUS loan, to receive loan counseling before receiving the PLUS
loan.
DATES: The early implementation date for Sec. 685.200(b)(5) and (c),
published in the Federal Register on October 23, 2014 (79 FR 63317), is
March 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the Direct PLUS
Loan Program or how to apply for a Direct PLUS Loan, call the Federal
Student Aid Information Center (FSAIC) at 1-800-4FEDAID (1-800-433-
3243). For information regarding the establishment of this early
implementation date, contact Sue O'Flaherty, U.S. Department of
Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street NE., Union Center
Plaza, Room 64E1, Washington, DC 20202-5345. Telephone: (202) 377-3393
or by email at: sue.oflaherty@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-
800-877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 482(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended
(HEA), requires that regulations affecting programs under title IV of
the HEA be published in final form by November 1 prior to the start of
the award year (July 1) to which they apply. However, that section of
the HEA also permits the Secretary to designate any regulation as one
that an entity subject to the regulations may choose to
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implement earlier, and to specify the conditions for early
implementation.
On October 23, 2014, the Department issued final regulations in 34
CFR part 685 for the PLUS Loan Program (79 FR 63317). In the preamble
to the final regulations, the Secretary announced the Department's
intent to implement the new Direct PLUS Loan Program regulations as
soon as possible.
Implementation Date of These Regulations
The Secretary is exercising the authority under section 482(c) of
the HEA to designate the following amended regulations in 34 CFR part
685 for early implementation beginning on March 29, 2015:
(1) Section 685.200(b)(5); and
(2) Section 685.200(c).
The Secretary will implement the provisions in 34 CFR 685.200(b)(5)
and 34 CFR 685.200(c) for student and parent PLUS loan applicants
beginning on March 29, 2015, as part of the Department's Common
Origination and Disbursement (COD) System new award year release. For
all PLUS Loan credit checks conducted on or after March 29, 2015, the
Secretary will use the standards established in the final regulations
published on October 23, 2014, to determine if an adverse credit
history exists. In addition, the Secretary will make PLUS Loan
counseling available to borrowers who are determined to have adverse
credit histories on or after March 29, 2015, but who qualify for a PLUS
Loan due to extenuating circumstances or by obtaining an endorser.
Finally, while required only for certain PLUS Loan applicants, the new
PLUS Loan counseling will be available for all PLUS Loan borrowers,
beginning on March 29, 2015.
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 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
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF
you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the
site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number does not apply.)
Dated: January 9, 2015.
Arne Duncan,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2015-00462 Filed 1-13-15; 8:45 am]
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