1840-AD31 201710 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 1800 Department of Education ED Program Integrity; Gainful Employment

The Secretary plans to amend regulations on institutional eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and the Student Assistance General Provisions, including the regulations governing whether certain postsecondary educational programs prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation, and the conditions under which these educational programs remain eligible under the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the HEA. 

]]> Economically Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Yes No Other 34 CFR 668 20 U.S.C. 1001 20 U.S.C. 1002 20 U.S.C. 1003 20 U.S.C. 1088 20 U.S.C. 1091 20 U.S.C. 1094 20 U.S.C. 1099(b) 20 U.S.C. 1099(c) Yes

The Secretary is initiating negotiated rulemaking to revise the gainful employment regulations published by the Department on October 31, 2014 (79 FR 64889).

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Section 492 of the HEA requires that, before publishing any proposed regulations to implement programs authorized under title IV of the HEA, the Secretary 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. Section 431 of the Department of Education Organization Act provides authority to the Secretary, in relevant part, to inform the public regarding federally supported education programs; and collect data and information on applicable programs for the purpose of obtaining objective measurements of the effectiveness of such programs in achieving the intended purposes of such programs. 20 U.S.C. 1231a.

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These will be identified through the negotiated rulemaking process, presented in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and discussed in the Final Regulations

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These will be identified through the negotiated rulemaking process, presented in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and discussed in the Final Regulations

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These will be identified through the negotiated rulemaking process, presented in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, and discussed in the Final Regulations.

]]> Notice of Intention to Commence Negotiated Rulemaking 06/16/2017 82 FR 27640 NPRM 06/00/2018 Undetermined Businesses Governmental Jurisdictions Federal Local State No 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