Publication Date: November 15, 2017
Posted Date: November 15, 2017
Subject: Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program; Final Rule
FR Type: Final
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 15, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 53374-53395] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2017-24636] [[Page 53373]] Vol. 82 Wednesday, No. 219 November 15, 2017 Part III Department of Education ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 CFR Part 681 Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program; Final Rule Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 219 / Wednesday, November 15, 2017 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 53374]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Part 681 RIN 1840-AD21 [Docket ID ED-2017-OPE-0031] Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Final rule. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On July 1, 2014, the HEAL Program was transferred from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to the U.S. Department of Education (the Department). To reflect this transfer and to facilitate the servicing of all HEAL loans that are currently held by the Department, the Secretary adds the HEAL Program regulations to the Department's chapter in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). DATES: These final regulations are effective November 15, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Vanessa Freeman, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 6W236, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7378 or by email: Vanessa.Freeman@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), you may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.