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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Office of Postsecondary Education</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of Education</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Gainful Employment</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[The Secretary proposes amendments to the regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The proposed amendments follow a negotiated rulemaking conducted by the Department in the fall of 2013. Specifically, a negotiating committee met in September, November, and December of 2013 to prepare proposed regulations regarding measures for determining whether certain postsecondary educational programs prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation, the conditions under which these educational programs remain eligible for the title IV Federal Student Aid programs, and requirements for reporting and disclosure of relevant information.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>34 CFR 600</CFR>
            <CFR>34 CFR 668</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 1001 to 1003</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 1070g</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 1085</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 1088</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 1091 to 1092</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 1094</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 1099c</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 1099c-1</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 1221e-3</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 USC 3474</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>03/25/2014</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>79 FR 16426</FR_CITATION>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/27/2014</TTBL_DATE>
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            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Regulations</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>10/00/2014</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Includes Retrospective Review under EO 13563.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
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            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Organizations</SMALL_ENTITY>
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        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/2012/gainfulemployment.html</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>www.regulations.gov</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>John</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Kolotos</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>A.</MIDDLE_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1840</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Postsecondary Education</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OPE</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 502-7762</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>john.kolotos@ed.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>Room 3052, Room 8018, 1990 K Street NW.,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20006-8502</ZIP>
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