Proposed Rule2025-19019
Contingent Additional Meeting Dates for Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
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Published
September 30, 2025
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Education Department
Abstract
The Department of Education announced in the Federal Register on July 25, 2025, that it will host a meeting for the RISE Rulemaking Committee from September 29 to October 3, 2025. In this notice, the Department announces the addition of contingent virtual meeting dates of October 15-17, 2025, for the RISE Negotiated Rulemaking Committee in the event of an appropriation lapse that prevents the Committee from meeting in-person at the U.S. Department of Education on October 1-3, 2025. This rulemaking is necessary to implement recent statutory changes to the Title IV, Higher Education Act programs in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025, as well as to implement other Administration priorities.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 46778-46779]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19019]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Chapter VI
[Docket ID ED-2025-0151]
Contingent Additional Meeting Dates for Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Contingent change to meeting dates.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Education announced in the Federal Register
on July 25, 2025, that it will host a meeting for the RISE Rulemaking
Committee from September 29 to October 3, 2025. In this notice, the
Department announces the addition of contingent virtual meeting dates
of October 15-17, 2025, for the RISE Negotiated Rulemaking Committee in
the event of an appropriation lapse that prevents the Committee from
meeting in-person at the U.S. Department of Education on October 1-3,
2025. This rulemaking is necessary to implement recent statutory
changes to the Title IV, Higher Education Act programs in the One Big
Beautiful Bill Act that President Trump signed into law on July 4,
2025, as well as to implement other Administration priorities.
DATES: In the event of cancellation of the in-person meetings announced
for October 1-3, due to a lapse in appropriation, the Committee will
meet virtually on October 15-17, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00
p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. During these times, the committees may
temporarily recess for caucuses or work sessions to develop new
regulatory language for consideration by the full committee.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held virtually. We will post a
registration link on our website at <a href="https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/higher-educationpolicy/negotiated-rulemaking-for-higher-education-2025-2026">https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/higher-educationpolicy/negotiated-rulemaking-for-higher-education-2025-2026</a> prior to the meeting dates.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For general information about negotiated rulemaking, see the
Frequently Asked Questions Section of the Negotiated Rulemaking Process
for Title IV regulations website at: <a href="https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/negotiated-rulemaking-process-title-iv-regulations-frequently-asked-questions">https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/negotiated-rulemaking-process-title-iv-regulations-frequently-asked-questions</a>.
For information about the virtual public hearing, or for additional
information about negotiated rulemaking, contact: Tamy Abernathy, U.S.
Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 400
Maryland Avenue SW, 5th floor, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202)
245-4595. Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e507b794c7b79504e4c53567b726e5e7b7a30797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="92dcf7f5c0f7f5dcc2c0dfdaf7fee2d2f7f6bcf5fde4">[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: The Department of Education announced in the
Federal Register on July 25, 2025, that it will host a meeting for the
RISE Rulemaking Committee from September 29 to October 3, 2025. The
Department is now announcing the addition of contingent virtual meeting
dates of October 15-17, 2025, for the RISE Negotiated Rulemaking
Committee in the event of an appropriation lapse that prevents the
Committee from meeting in-person at the U.S. Department of Education on
October 1-3, 2025.
This rulemaking is necessary to implement recent statutory changes
to the Title IV, Higher Education Act programs in the One Big Beautiful
Bill Act, Pub. L. 119-21, that President Trump signed into law on July
4, 2025, as well as to implement other Administration priorities.
In the event of cancellation of the in-person meetings occurring on
October 1-3, due to a lapse in appropriation, the Committee will meet
virtually on October 15-17, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.
to 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. During these times, the committees may
temporarily recess for caucuses or work sessions to develop new
regulatory language for consideration by the full committee.
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Reasonable Accommodations: The rulemaking sessions will be
accessible to individuals with disabilities. If you need an auxiliary
aid or service, please notify the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT in this notice before the scheduled meeting date.
Registration is also required to view the virtual hearing. American
Sign Language translation and closed captioning will be provided for
the virtual hearing. We will post registration links for attendees who
wish to observe on our website at <a href="https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/higher-education-policy/negotiated-rulemaking-for-higher-education-2025-2026">https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/higher-education-policy/negotiated-rulemaking-for-higher-education-2025-2026</a>. The Department will also
post transcripts of the negotiations on that site.
The additional meeting will be conducted virtually and be available
for the public to watch via livestream on the internet. Registration is
required to observe the meeting via livestream. We will post a
registration link on our website at <a href="https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/higher-educationpolicy/negotiated-rulemaking-for-higher-education-2025-2026">https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-education-laws-and-policy/higher-educationpolicy/negotiated-rulemaking-for-higher-education-2025-2026</a> prior to the meeting dates.
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, compact disc, or other accessible
format.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
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Federal Regulations at <a href="http://www.govinfo.gov">www.govinfo.gov</a>. At that site you can view this
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C 1098a.
Christopher J. McCaghren,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 2025-19019 Filed 9-29-25; 8:45 am]
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