Publication Date: June 16, 2017
Posted Date: June 16, 2017
Subject: Postponement of Certain Provisions of the Borrower Defense Regulations
FR Type: Notice
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 27621-27622] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2017-12562] =============================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Parts 668, 674, 682, and 685 RIN 1840-AD19 [Docket ID ED-2015-OPE-0103] Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Final rule; notification of partial delay of effective dates. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On November 1, 2016, the Department of Education published final regulations entitled Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (the final regulations) in the Federal Register. On May 24, 2017, the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools (CAPPS) filed a Complaint and Prayer for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (Court). In light of the existence and potential consequences of the pending litigation, the Department has concluded that justice requires it to postpone certain provisions of the final regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), pending judicial review. The provisions to be postponed are listed in detail in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. DATES: As of June 16, 2017, the effective date for the amendments to or additions of: Sec. Sec. 668.14; 668.41; 668.71; 668.90; 668.93; 668.171; 668.175 (c) and (d) and (f) and (h); Appendix C to Subpart L of Part 668; 674.33; 682.202; 682.211; 682.402(d)(3), (d)(6)(ii)(B)(1) and (2), (d)(6)(ii)(F) introductory text, (d)(6)(ii)(F)(5), (d)(6)(ii)(G), (d)(6)(ii)(H) through (K), (d)(7)(ii) and (iii), (d)(8), and (e)(6)(iii); 682.405(b)(4)(ii); 682.410; 685.200; 685.205; 685.206; 685,212(k); 685.214; 685.215; 685.222; Appendix A to Subpart B of Part 685; and 685.308, published November 1, 2016, at 81 FR 75926, is delayed until further notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Hoblitzell, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 6W252, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7583 or by email at: Barbara.Hoblitzell@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.