Publication Date: July 31, 2018
Posted Date: July 31, 2018
Subject: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Public Hearings
FR Type: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 36814-36816] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-15929] ========================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Chapter VI [Docket ID ED-2018-OPE-0076] Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Public Hearings AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Intent to establish negotiated rulemaking committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We announce our intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare proposed regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) (title IV, HEA programs). We also announce our intention to create two subcommittees for this committee. In addition, we announce three public hearings at which interested parties may comment on the topics suggested by the Department and may suggest additional topics that should be considered for action by the negotiating committee. We will also accept written comments on the topics suggested by the Department and suggestions for additional topics that should be considered for action by the negotiating committee. The Department will present negotiators with proposed regulatory language at the first negotiating session. DATES: The dates, times, and locations for the public hearings are listed under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We must receive written comments on the topics suggested by the Department and additional topics that should be considered for action by the negotiating committee on or before September 14, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not accept comments by fax or by email. To ensure that we do not receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments.Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit your comments electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under "Help." Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: The Department strongly encourages commenters to submit their comments electronically. However, if you mail or deliver your comments, address them to Aaron Washington, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 294-12, Washington, DC 20202. Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments received from members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly available. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [[Page 36815]] For information about the public hearings, go to http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2018/index.html or contact: Aaron Washington, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 294-12, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7241. Email: aaron.washington@ed.gov. For information about negotiated rulemaking in general, see The Negotiated Rulemaking Process for Title IV Regulations, Frequently Asked Questions at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/hea08/neg-reg-faq.htmlor contact: Aaron Washington, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 294-12, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7241. Email: aaron.washington@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.