Publication Date: October 20, 2014
Posted Date: October 20, 2014
Subject: Final Rule; Violence Against Women Act
FR Type: Final
Effective Date: July 1, 2015
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2014)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 62751-62790] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2014-24284] [[Page 62751]] Vol. 79 Monday, No. 202 October 20, 2014 Part III Department of Education ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 CFR Part 668 Violence Against Women Act; Final Rule Federal Register / Vol. 79 , No. 202 / Monday, October 20, 2014 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 62752]] --------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Part 668 [Docket ID ED-2013-OPE-0124] RIN 1840-AD16 Violence Against Women Act AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Final regulations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary amends the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to implement the changes made to the Clery Act by the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA). These regulations are intended to update, clarify, and improve the current regulations. DATES: These regulations are effective July 1, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Higgins, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8037, Washington, DC 20006-8502. Telephone (202) 219-7061 or by email at: Ashley.Higgins@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.