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            <NAME>Office of Postsecondary Education</NAME>
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<p>The Secretary plans to amend regulations on deferments and forbearance under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), including regulations associated with the standards and requirements for issuing forbearances and deferments, particularly in relation to income-driven repayment.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
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        <RULE_STAGE>Prerule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
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            <CFR>34 CFR 685.204</CFR>
            <CFR>34 CFR 685.205</CFR>
            <CFR>34 CFR 682.210</CFR>
            <CFR>34 CFR 682.211</CFR>
            <CFR>34 CFR 674.38</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>20 U.S.C. 1087e</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Intent to Commence Negotiated Rulemaking</TTBL_ACTION>
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                    <NAME>Office of Postsecondary Education</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OPE</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 245-4595</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>negregnprmhelp@ed.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>400 Maryland Avenue SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
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