Waiver of Certain Consumer Information Requirements for Foreign Institutions of Higher Education


[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]

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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.

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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.
 

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