[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 154 (Friday, August 11, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 37555-37556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16876]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

34 CFR Subtitle A and Chapters I Through VII

[Docket ID: ED-2017-OS-0074]


Evaluation of Existing Regulations

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Education.

ACTION: Request for comments; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On June 22, 2017, we published in the Federal Register a 
request for input on regulations that may be appropriate for repeal, 
replacement, or modification. That request established a 60-day comment 
period beginning on June 22, 2017, and closing on August 21, 2017. We 
are extending the public comment period for 30 days, until September 
20, 2017.

DATES: The comment period for the request for comments published on 
June 22, 2017 (82 FR 28431), is extended. We must receive your comments 
on or before September 20, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 
or via postal mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. We will not 
accept comments by fax or email. To ensure that we do not receive 
duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. In addition, 
please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments.
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit 
your comments electronically. Information on using Regulations.gov, 
including instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting 
comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under the 
``Help'' tab.
    Postal Mail, Commercial Delivery, or Hand Delivery: The Department 
strongly encourages commenters to submit their comments electronically. 
However, if you mail or deliver your comments in response to this 
request, address them to Hilary Malawer, 400 Maryland Avenue SW., Room 
6E231, Washington, DC 20202.
    Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to make all comments 
received from members of the public available for public viewing in 
their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 
www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include 
in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly 
available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on this 
document, please contact Hilary Malawer, Assistant General Counsel, 
Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Education, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW., Room 6E231, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 
401-6148 or by email: [email protected].
    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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 22, 2017, in accordance with 
Executive Order 13777, ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' we 
published in the Federal Register a request for input on regulations 
that may be appropriate for repeal, replacement, or modification (82 FR 
28431). That request established a 60-day comment period beginning on 
June 22, 2017, and closing on August 21, 2017. To ensure that all 
interested parties are provided ample time and opportunity to submit 
comments, we are extending the public comment period for an additional 
30 days. Written comments must be submitted to us no later than 
September 20, 2017.
    Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this 
document in an accessible format (e.g., Braille, large print, 
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this 
document is

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    Dated: August 7, 2017.
Betsy DeVos,
Secretary of Education.
[FR Doc. 2017-16876 Filed 8-10-17; 8:45 am]
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