FR part
FR Doc No: 2017-226
Publication Date: October 18, 2017
Posted Date: October 18, 2017
Subject: Waivers for Foreign Institutions Affected by Natural Disasters
FR Part: FR Doc No: 2017-226
FR Type: Final
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 200 (Wednesday, October 18, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 48424-48425] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2017-22628] ==================================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Part 600 Federal Student Aid Programs (Institutional Eligibility); Foreign Institutions Affected by Natural Disasters AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Identification of inapplicable regulatory provisions. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary is identifying as temporarily inapplicable certain regulatory provisions determining whether an educational institution qualifies in whole or in part as an eligible institution of higher education under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to provide relief to foreign institutions affected by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Maria. DATES: The regulatory provisions identified in this document are inapplicable from October 18, 2017, through the earlier of June 30, 2019, or the date that an affected foreign institution can resume operation in its home country. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Macias, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 6C111, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 203-9155 or by email: Wendy.Macias@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.