Summary: The Secretary amends the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program regulations to add the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number to certain sections of the regulations. These sections contain information collection requirements approved by OMB. The Secretary takes this action to inform the public that these requirements have been approved and affected parties must comply with them. CommentDueDate: [This file contains this Federal Register in Portable Document Format (PDF). It can be viewed with version 3.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Scroll down to see a text version of this document.] [Federal Register: June 26, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 123)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 34815-34816] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr26jn98-23] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Part 685 RIN 1840-AC45 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program AGENCY: Department of Education. ACTION: Final regulations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 34816]] SUMMARY: The Secretary amends the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program regulations to add the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number to certain sections of the regulations. These sections contain information collection requirements approved by OMB. The Secretary takes this action to inform the public that these requirements have been approved and affected parties must comply with them. EFFECTIVE DATE: These regulations are effective on July 1, 1998. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kenneth Smith, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, ROB-3, Room 3045, Washington, DC 20202, telephone 202-708-8242. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding paragraph. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final regulations for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program were published in the Federal Register on November 28, 1997 (62 FR 63428). Compliance with information collection requirements in certain sections of these regulations was delayed until those requirements were approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OMB approved the information collection requirements in the regulations on December 4, 1997. The information collection requirements in these regulations will therefore become effective with all of the other provisions of the regulations on July 1, 1998. Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking It is the practice of the Secretary to offer interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed regulations. However, the publication of OMB control numbers is purely technical and does not establish substantive policy. Therefore, the Secretary has determined under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), that public comment on the regulations is unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. Electronic Access to This Document Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the following sites: http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm http://www.ed.gov/news.html To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498. Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511, or toll free, 1-800-222-4922. The documents are located under Option G--Files/Announcements, Bulletins and Press Releases. List of Subjects in 34 CFR Part 685 Administrative practice and procedure, Colleges and universities, Loan programs--education, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Student aid, Vocational education. Dated: June 19, 1998. David A. Longanecker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. The Secretary amends Part 685 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations as follows: PART 685--WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM 1. The authority citation for Part 685 continues to read as follows: Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq., unless otherwise noted. Sec. 685.212 [Amended] 2. Section 685.212, is amended by adding the OMB control number following the section to read as follows: ``(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 1840-0672)'' [FR Doc. 98-17131 Filed 6-25-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-M] |
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