William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 1848-1849 [2015-00462]

Download as PDF 1848 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 9 / Wednesday, January 14, 2015 / Rules and Regulations secret in the interest of national defense and foreign policy. STATE–78 is exempted under (k)(2) in order to prevent individuals that are the subject of investigation from frustrating the investigatory process, to ensure the proper functioning and integrity of law enforcement activities, to prevent disclosure of investigative techniques, to maintain the confidence of foreign governments in the integrity of the procedures under which privileged or confidential information may be provided, and to fulfill commitments made to sources to protect their identities and the confidentiality of information and to avoid endangering these sources and law enforcement personnel. STATE–78 is exempted under (k)(5) in order to ensure the proper functioning of the investigatory process, to ensure effective determination of suitability, eligibility, and qualification for employment and to protect the confidentiality of sources of information. 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 is revised to read as follows: ■ 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). The revision reads as follows: wreier-aviles on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with RULES ■ ■ ■ § 171.36 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. * * * * * Joyce A. Barr, Assistant Secretary for Administration, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 2015–00375 Filed 1–13–15; 8:45 am] Exemptions. BILLING CODE 4710–24–P * * * * * (a) * * * (2) The systems of records maintained by the Bureau of Diplomatic Security (STATE–36), the Office of the Inspector VerDate Sep<11>2014 12:11 Jan 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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 E:\FR\FM\14JAR1.SGM 14JAR1 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 9 / Wednesday, January 14, 2015 / Rules and Regulations wreier-aviles on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with RULES 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 12:11 Jan 13, 2015 Jkt 235001 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] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 1849 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. 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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 14, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 1848-1849]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00462]


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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]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P

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