[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 15, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 24446-24447]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11944]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Part 685
RIN 1840-AC19
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Final regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary amends the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
Program regulations to add the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number to a section of the regulations. The section contains
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
requirements have been approved and affected parties must comply with
them.
EFFECTIVE DATE: These regulations are effective on July 1, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Edelstein, Program Specialist,
Direct Loan Policy Group, Policy Development Division, U.S. Department
of Education, 600 Independence Avenue SW. (Room 3053, ROB-3),
Washington, D.C. 20202. Telephone (202) 708-9406. 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 William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan Program were published in the Federal Register on
December 1, 1995 (60 FR 61820). Compliance with information collection
requirements in a section of these regulations was delayed until those
requirements were approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. OMB approved the information collection requirements in the
regulations on November 24, 1995. The information collection
requirements in these regulations will therefore become effective with
all of the other provisions of the regulations on July 1, 1996.
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
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), that public comment on the regulations is
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest.
List of Subjects in 34 CFR Part 685
Administrative practice and procedure, Colleges and universities,
Education, Loan programs--education, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Student aid, Vocational education.
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Dated: May 8, 1996.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
The Secretary amends Part 685 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal
Regulations as follows:
PART 685--WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM
1. The authority citation for Part 685 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087a et. seq, unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 685.209 [Amended]
2. Section 685.209 is amended by revising the OMB control number
following the section to read as follows: ``(Approved by the Office of
Management and Budget under control number 1840-0672).''
[FR Doc. 96-11944 Filed 5-14-96; 8:45 am]
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