[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 61121-61125] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2018-25929] ========================================== ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR Parts 86 and 668 Waiver of Certain Consumer Information Requirements for Foreign Institutions of Higher Education AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Waiver. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Secretary identifies specific provisions governing the student loan programs authorized by title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), that do not apply to foreign institutions. DATES: November 28, 2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education's (Department) regulations governing the eligibility of foreign institutions to participate in the title IV, HEA student loan programs provide that, "[a] foreign institution must comply with all requirements for eligible and participating institutions except when made inapplicable by the HEA or when the Secretary, through publication in the Federal Register, identifies specific provisions as inapplicable to foreign institutions." 34 CFR 600.51(c)(1). In this document, we identify specific provisions that do not apply to foreign institutions of higher education. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Higgins, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 294-20, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 453-6097. Email: Ashley.Higgins@ed.gov.