Publication Date: December 19, 2016
Posted Date: December 19, 2016
Subject: State Authorization Final Regulations
FR Type: Final
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 92232-92263] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2016-29444] Vol. 81 Monday, No. 243 December 19, 2016 Part IV Department of Education ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 34 CFR Parts 600 and 668 Program Integrity and Improvement; Final Rule Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 243 / Monday, December 19, 2016 / Rules and Regulations ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Parts 600 and 668 [Docket ID ED-2016-OPE-0050] RIN 1840-AD20 Program Integrity and Improvement AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Final regulations. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary amends the State authorization sections of the Institutional Eligibility regulations issued under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). In addition, the Secretary amends the Student Assistance General Provisions regulations issued under the HEA, including the addition of a new section on required institutional disclosures for distance education and correspondence courses. DATES: These regulations are effective July 1, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sophia McArdle, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 6W256, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone (202) 453-6318 or by email: sophia.mcardle@ed.gov. Scott Filter, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW., Room 6W253, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone (202) 453-7249 or by email: 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.