[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-12879]
[[Page 27127]]
_______________________________________________________________________
Part IV
Department of Education
_______________________________________________________________________
34 CFR Part 668
Student Assistance General Provisions; Final Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 95 / Friday, May 16, 1997 / Rules and
Regulations
[[Page 27128]]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Part 668
RIN 1840-AC36
Student Assistance General Provisions
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Final regulations.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Secretary amends the regulations governing the Student
Assistance General Provisions to add the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control numbers to certain sections of these regulations.
These sections contain information collection requirements approved by
OMB. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required
to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid
OMB control number. The Secretary takes this action to inform the
public that these regulations have been approved and affected parties
must comply with them.
EFFECTIVE DATE: These regulations are effective on July 1, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paula Husselmann, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, S.W., (Room 3053, ROB-3)
Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone: (202) 708-8242. Individuals who use
a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8
p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final regulations for the Student Assistance
General Provisions were published in the Federal Register on November
27, 1996 (61 FR 60490 (Record Retention)), November 29, 1996 (61 FR
60565 (Financial Responsibility)), and November 29, 1996 (61 FR 60578
(Project EASI/Cash Management)). Compliance with information collection
requirements in certain sections of these regulations was delayed until
those requirements were approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. On January 17, 1997, OMB approved the information
collection requirements for the record retention regulations, the
factors of financial responsibility regulations, the standards of
administrative capability, the compliance and financial statement audit
regulations. On January 27, OMB approved the information collection
requirements for the EASI/cash management regulations. The information
collection requirements in these regulations will become effective with
all of the other provisions of the regulations on July 1, 1997.
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
It is the practice of the Secretary to offer interested parties the
opportunity to comment on proposed regulations. However, the
publication of OMB control numbers is purely technical and does not
establish substantive policy. Therefore, the Secretary has determined
that, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), public comment on the regulations is
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest.
List of Subjects
34 CFR Part 668
Administrative practice and procedure, Colleges and universities,
Consumer protection, Education, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Student aid, Vocational education.
Dated: May 9, 1997.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
The Secretary amends part 668 of title 34 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
PART 668--STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. The authority citation for Part 668 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1085, 1088, 1091, 1092, 1094, 1099c, and
1141, unless otherwise noted.
Secs. 668.15, 668.16, 668.23, 668.24 [Amended]
2. Sections 668.15, 668.16, 668.23, and 668.24 are amended by
adding the OMB control number following the sections to read as
follows: ``(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under
control number 1840-0537)''
Secs. 668.165, 668.167 [Amended]
3. Sections 668.165 and 668.167 are amended by adding the OMB
control number following the sections to read as follows: ``(Approved
by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1840-
0697)''
[FR Doc. 97-12879 Filed 5-15-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
