Department of Education July 29, 2013 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

On July 24, 2013, the U.S. Department of Education published a 60-day comment period notice in the Federal Register (Page 44553, Column 3) seeking public comment for an information collection entitled, ``Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS- K: 2011) Spring Third-Grade National Collection, Fourth- Grade Recruitment, and Fifth-Grade Tracking''. The OMB number identified in the notice was incorrect. The correct OMB number is 1850- 0750. The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and Records Management Services, Office of Management, hereby issues a correction notice as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is proposing an extension of an existing information collection.

The Secretary proposes to amend the Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins Loan) Program, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program regulations. The proposed regulations would: amend the FFEL and Direct Loan program regulations to reflect changes made to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), by the SAFRA Act included in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; incorporate other recent statutory changes in the Direct Loan Program regulations; update, strengthen, and clarify various areas of the Student Assistance General Provisions, Perkins Loan, FFEL, and Direct Loan program regulations; and provide for greater consistency in the regulations governing the title IV, HEA student loan programs. These proposed regulations would ensure that the title IV, HEA Federal student aid programs operate as efficiently as possible.