Proposed Rule2023-14329
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Public Hearing
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Published
July 6, 2023
Issuing agencies
Education Department
Abstract
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). The committee will include representatives of organizations or groups with interests that are significantly affected by the subject matter of the proposed regulations. We also announce one public hearing at which interested parties may comment on the topic suggested by the Department and may suggest additional topics that we should consider for action by the negotiating committee. In addition, we announce that the Department will accept written comments on the topics suggested by the Department and suggestions for additional topics that we should consider for action by the negotiating committee.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 128 (Thursday, July 6, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43069-43070]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14329]
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 128 / Thursday, July 6, 2023 /
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Chapter VI
[Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0123]
Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Public Hearing
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Intent to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee.
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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). The committee will include representatives of
organizations or groups with interests that are significantly affected
by the subject matter of the proposed regulations. We also announce one
public hearing at which interested parties may comment on the topic
suggested by the Department and may suggest additional topics that we
should consider for action by the negotiating committee. In addition,
we announce that the Department will accept written comments on the
topics suggested by the Department and suggestions for additional
topics that we should consider for action by the negotiating committee.
DATES: The date, time, and location of the public hearing are listed
under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. We must
receive written comments on the topics suggested by the Department and
additional topics that you believe we should consider for action by the
negotiating committee(s) on or before July 20, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>. Information on using Regulations.gov,
including instructions for submitting comments, is available on the
site under ``FAQ.'' If you require an accommodation or cannot otherwise
submit your comments via <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a>, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. The Department will not
accept comments submitted by fax or by email or comments submitted
after the comment period closes. To ensure that we do not receive
duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. Additionally,
please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments.
Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to generally make comments
received from members of the public available for public viewing in
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include
in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly
available. Commenters should not include in their comments any
information that identifies other individuals or that permits readers
to identify other individuals. The Department reserves the right to
redact at any time any information in comments that identifies other
individuals, includes information that would allow readers to identify
other individuals, or includes threats of harm to another person.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about negotiated
rulemaking, see The Negotiated Rulemaking Process for Title IV
Regulations, Frequently Asked Questions at: <a href="http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/hea08/neg-reg-faq.html">www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/hea08/neg-reg-faq.html</a>. For information
about the public hearing, or for additional information about
negotiated rulemaking, contact: Vanessa Gomez, U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW, Room 2C179, Washington, DC 20202.
Telephone: (202) 987-0750. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cbbdaaa5aeb8b8aae5aca4a6aeb18baeafe5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdbbaca3a8bebeace3aaa2a0a8b78da8a9e3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and
wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 492 of the HEA requires that, before
publishing any proposed regulations to implement programs authorized
under title IV of the HEA, the Secretary must obtain public involvement
in the development of the proposed regulations. After obtaining advice
and recommendations from the public, the Secretary conducts negotiated
rulemaking to develop the proposed regulations. We announce our intent
to develop proposed title IV regulations by following the negotiated
rulemaking procedures in section 492 of the HEA.
We intend to select negotiators from nominees of the organizations
and groups that represent the interests significantly affected by the
proposed regulations. To the extent possible, we will select individual
negotiators from the nominees who reflect the diversity among program
participants, in accordance with section 492(b)(1) of the HEA.
Regulatory Issue
We intend to convene a committee to develop proposed regulations
pertaining to topics in the title IV, HEA programs. Those topics are
the authorities granted to the Secretary in HEA Section 432(a), which
relate to the modification, waiver, or compromise of Federal student
loans.
After reviewing the public comments presented at the public hearing
and in the written submissions, we will publish a document (or
documents) in the Federal Register announcing the specific topics for
which we intend to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee and a
request for nominations for individual negotiators for the committee
who represent the communities of interest that would be significantly
affected by the proposed regulations. This document will also be posted
on the Department's website at: <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2023/index.html">https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2023/index.html</a>.
Public Hearing
We will hold a virtual public hearing for interested parties to
discuss the rulemaking agenda from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4
p.m., Eastern time, on July 18, 2023. Further information on the public
hearing is available at: <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2023/index.html">https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2023/index.html</a>.
Individuals who would like to present comments at the public
hearing must register by sending an email message to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#046a61637661636c6165766d6a634461602a636b72"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c12191b0e191b14191d0e15121b3c1918521b130a">[email protected]</span></a> no later than noon, Eastern time, on the business
day prior to the public hearing. The message should include the name of
the presenter, the general topic(s) the individual would like to
address, and one or more dates and times during which the individual
would be available
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to speak. We will attempt to accommodate each speaker's preference,
but, if we are unable to do so, we will select speakers on a first-
come, first-served basis, based on the date and time we received the
message. We will limit each participant to four minutes.
The Department will notify speakers of the time slot reserved for
them and provide information on how to log in to the hearing as a
speaker. An individual may make only one presentation at the public
hearing. If we receive more registrations than we can accommodate, we
reserve the right to reject or cancel the registration of an entity or
individual affiliated with an entity or individual that is already
scheduled to present comments to ensure that a broad range of entities
and individuals are able to present. Registration is required to view
the virtual public hearing. We will post links for attendees who wish
to observe on our website at <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2023/index.html">https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2023/index.html</a>. The Department will also post
transcripts of the hearing on that site.
The Department will accept written comments via the Federal
eRulemaking portal through July 20, 2023. See the ADDRESSES section of
this document for submission information.
Schedule for Negotiations
We will announce dates for negotiations of any committee
established after the public hearing through a notice published in the
Federal Register. We anticipate holding three sessions of no less than
2 days each at roughly 4-week intervals. The dates and locations of
these virtual meetings will be published in a subsequent Federal
Register document and posted online at: <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2023/index.html">https://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2023/index.html</a>.
Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will
provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich
Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file,
braille, large print, audiotape, or compact disc, or other accessible
format.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1098a.
Nasser H. Paydar,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2023-14329 Filed 7-5-23; 8:45 am]
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