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RIN: 1840-AD19

Publication ID: Spring 2016

Title: Borrower Defense
Abstract: The Department has begun negotiated rulemaking to develop proposed regulations for determining which acts or omissions of an institution of higher education a borrower may assert as a defense to repayment of a loan made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Federal Direct Loan) Program and identify the consequences of such borrower defenses for borrowers, institutions, and the Secretary.
Agency: Department of Education(ED)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 685.206(c)
Legal Authority: Section 455(h) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Notice of Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee	08/20/2015	80 FR 50588
NPRM	06/00/2016

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
Agency Contact: Sarah Beaton Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room LBJ 2C-244, Washington, DC 20202 Phone:202 453-7222 Email: sarah.beaton@ed.gov