[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15844]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Part 685

RIN 1840-AC05


William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Final regulations.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary amends the regulations governing the William D. 
Ford Federal Direct Loan Program to add the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) control number to certain sections of the regulations. 
Those sections contain information collection requirements approved by 
OMB. The Secretary takes this action to inform the public that these 
requirements have been approved, and therefore affected parties must 
comply with them.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Information collection requirements in the final 
regulations are effective on July 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Edelstein, Policy Development 
Division, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of 
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., (Room 3053, ROB-3), 
Washington, DC, 20202-5400. Telephone (202) 708-9406. Individuals who 
use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 
p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Final regulations for the William D. Ford 
Federal Direct Loan Program were published on December 1, 1994 (59 FR 
61664). Compliance with information collection requirements in these 
regulations was delayed until those requirements were approved by OMB 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. OMB approved the information 
collection requirements on December 7, 1994. Those requirements will 
therefore become effective with the other provisions of the regulations 
on July 1, 1995.

Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking

    It is the practice of the Secretary to offer interested parties the 
opportunity to comment on proposed regulations. However, the 
publication of OMB control numbers is purely technical and does not 
establish substantive policy. Therefore, the Secretary has determined 
under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), that public comment on the regulations is 
unnecessary and contrary to the public interest.

List of Subjects in 34 CFR Part 685

    Administrative practice and procedure, Colleges and universities, 
Education, Loan programs--education, Reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements, Student aid, Vocational education.

    Dated: June 23, 1995.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.

    The Secretary amends Part 685 of Title 34 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations as follows:

PART 685--WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM

    1. The authority citation for part 685 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq., unless otherwise noted.

    2. Sections 685.204, 685.206, 685.209, 685.213, 685.214, 685.215, 
685.301, 685.302, 685.303, 685.309, and 685.401 are amended by adding 
the OMB control number following the section to read as follows:

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control 
number 1840-0672)

[FR Doc. 95-15844 Filed 6-27-95; 8:45 am]
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