Publication Date: December 21, 2015
Posted Date: December 21, 2015
Subject: Negotiated Rulemaking; Negotiator Nominations - Borrower Defenses
FR Type: Notice
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 244 (Monday, December 21, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 79276-79277] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2015-32007] ============================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Chapter VI [Docket ID ED-2015-OPE-0103] Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Negotiator Nominations and Schedule of Committee Meetings--Borrower Defenses AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Intent to establish negotiated rulemaking committee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On October 20, 2015, we announced our intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to prepare proposed regulations for the Federal Student Aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), and solicited nominations for individual negotiators for the committee. We are requesting additional nominations for individual negotiators who represent specific stakeholder constituencies for the issues to be negotiated to serve on the committee. DATES: We must receive your nominations for negotiators to serve on the committee on or before December 28, 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 Barbara Hoblitzell, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8019, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 502-7649 or by email: Barbara.Hoblitzell@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: Barbara Hoblitzell, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street NW., Room 8019, Washington, DC 20006. Telephone: (202) 502-7649 or by email: Barbara.Hoblitzell@ed.gov. For information about negotiated rulemaking in general, see The Negotiated Rulemaking Process for Title IV Regulations, Frequently Asked Questions at www2.ed.gov/policy/highered/reg/hearulemaking/hea08/neg-reg-faq.html.