Publication Date: July 5, 2017
Posted Date: July 5, 2017
Subject: Gainful Employment: Additional time to comply with certain deadlines
FR Type: Notice
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 127 (Wednesday, July 5, 2017)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 30975-30976] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2017-14186] ========================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Part 668 [Docket ID ED-2017-OPE-0090] Program Integrity: Gainful Employment AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Announcement of applicable dates; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On January 6 and January 19, 2017, the Department announced dates by which institutions subject to the Department's gainful employment (GE) regulations must comply with certain provisions of the GE regulations relating to the submission of alternate earnings appeals and disclosure requirements. On March 6, 2017, the Department announced that it was allowing additional time, until July 1, 2017, to comply with those provisions. On June 15, 2017, the Department announced its intention to negotiate issues related to gainful employment. This document announces that the Department allows additional time, until July 1, 2018, for institutions to comply with certain disclosure requirements in the GE regulations and invites comment on this action. The Department also extends the deadline for all programs to file alternate earnings appeals in light of the Court Order in American Association of Cosmetology Schools v. DeVos, Civil Action No. 17-0263, D.D.C. June 28, 2017 (Court Order). We will issue a Federal Register notice to specifically implement the Court Order, including establishing new deadlines, and anticipate doing so within 30 days from the publication date of this notice. We do not change the July 1, 2017, deadline for the requirement to provide a completed disclosure template, or a link thereto, on GE program Web pages. DATES: The Department is allowing additional time--until July 1, 2018-- for institutions to comply with 34 CFR 668.412(d) and (e). We must receive your comments on or before August 4, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scott Filter, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., Room 6W253, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-7249 or by email at: Scott.Filter@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339.