1840-AD81 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 1800 Department of Education ED Improving Income Driven Repayment

The Secretary plans to propose amendments to the regulations governing income-contingent repayment plans by amending the Revised Pay as You Earn (REPAYE) repayment plan, and to restructure and rename the repayment plan regulations under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, including combining the Income Contingent Repayment (ICR) and the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plans under the umbrella term of Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Yes No 34 CFR 685 20 U.S.C. 1070g 20 U.S.C. 1087a, et seq. Yes Notice of Intent to Commence Negotiated Rulemaking 05/26/2021 86 FR 28299 NPRM 01/11/2023 88 FR 1894 NPRM Comment Period End 02/10/2023 Final Action 07/00/2023 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No No Tamy Abernathy 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 202 245-4595 negregnprmhelp@ed.gov 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington DC 20202