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ED/OPE RIN: 1840-AD19 Publication ID: Fall 2016 
Title: Borrower Defense 
Abstract:

The Department is establishing regulations for determining which acts or omissions of an institution of higher education a borrower may assert as a defense to repayment of a loan made under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Federal Direct Loan) Program and identifying the consequences of such borrower defenses for borrowers, institutions, and the Secretary.

 
Agency: Department of Education(ED)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 30    34 CFR 668    34 CFR 674    34 CFR 682    34 CFR 685    34 CFR 686   
Legal Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Notice of Intent to Establish Negotiated Rulemaking Committee  08/20/2015  80 FR 50588   
NPRM  06/16/2016  81 FR 39329   
NPRM Comment Period End  08/01/2016 
Final Action  11/01/2016  81 FR 75926   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Sarah Beaton
Department of Education
Office of Postsecondary Education
400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room LBJ 2C-244,
Washington, DC 20202
Phone:202 453-7222
Email: sarah.beaton@ed.gov