Publication Date: December 19, 2014
Posted Date: December 19, 2014
Subject: Negotiator Nominations and Schedule of Committee Meetings - William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
FR Type: Notice
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 244 (Friday, December 19, 2014)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 75771-75772] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2014-29734] =========================================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Chapter VI [Docket ID ED-2014-OPE-0161] RIN 1840-AD18 Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Negotiator Nominations and Schedule of Committee Meetings--William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of intent to establish negotiated rulemaking committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We announce our intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare proposed regulations governing the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Federal Direct Loan) Program authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The committee will include representatives of organizations or groups with interests that are significantly affected by the topics proposed for negotiations. We request nominations for individual negotiators who represent key stakeholder constituencies for the issues to be negotiated to serve on the committee, and we set a schedule for committee meetings. DATES: We must receive your nominations for negotiators to serve on the committee on or before January 20, 2015. The dates, times, and locations of the committee meetings are set out in the Schedule for Negotiations section in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. ADDRESSES: Please send your nominations for negotiators to Wendy Macias, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8017, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 502-7526 or by email: wendy.macias@ed.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information about the content of this notice, including information about the negotiated rulemaking process or the nomination submission process, contact: Wendy Macias, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8017, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 502-7526 or by email: wendy.macias@ed.gov. For information about negotiated rulemaking in general, see The Negotiated Rulemaking Process for Title IV Regulations, Frequently Asked Questions at http://www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/hea08/neg-reg-faq.html. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or text telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) toll free at 1- 800-877-8339.