1840-AD26 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 1800 Department of Education ED Borrower Defense and Related Issues

The Secretary plans to establish new regulations governing the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program regarding the standard and the process for determining whether a borrower has a defense to repayment on a loan based on an act or omission of a school. We also may amend other sections of the Direct Loan Program regulations, including those that codify our current policy regarding the impact that discharges have on the 150 percent Direct Subsidized Loan Limit; and the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations providing the financial responsibility standards and disclosure requirements for schools. In addition, we may amend the discharge provisions in the Federal Perkins Loan, Direct Loan and Federal Family Education Loan program regulations.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No Other 34 CFR 30 34 CFR 668 34 CFR 674 34 CFR 682 34 CFR 685 34 CFR 686 and other sections as applicable 20 U.S.C. 1082(a)(5), (a)(6) 20 U.S.C.1087(a) 20 U.S.C. 1087e(h) 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 20 U.S.C. 1226a-1 20 U.S.C. 1234(a) 31 U.S.C. 3711 Yes Notice of Intention to Commence Negotiated Rulemaking 06/16/2017 82 FR 27640 NPRM 05/00/2018 Undetermined Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Federal Local State Undetermined No www.regulations.gov www.regulations.gov No No Sarah Beaton 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 202 453-7222 sarah.beaton@ed.gov 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room LBJ 2C-244, Washington DC 20202