[The Regulatory Plan and Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Department of Education Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED)                                          ;






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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of the Secretary

34 CFR Subtitles A and B

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Education.

ACTION:  Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education publishes a semiannual agenda of 
Federal regulations. The agenda is issued under the authority of 
section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory Planning and 
Review.'' The purpose of the agenda is to encourage more effective 
public participation in the regulatory process by providing the public 
with early information about pending regulatory activities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Questions or comments related to 
specific regulations listed in this agenda should be directed to the 
agency contact listed for the regulations. Questions or comments 
related to preparation of this agenda should be directed to Sandy 
Jablonski, Division of Regulatory Services, Office of the General 
Counsel, Department of Education, Room 6E107, FB-6, 400 Maryland Avenue 
SW., Washington, DC 20202-2241; telephone: (202) 401-8300. Individuals 
who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 
Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Section 4(b) of Executive Order 12866, 
dated September 30, 1993, requires the Department of Education (ED) to 
publish, at a time and in a manner specified by the Administrator of 
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, an agenda of all 
regulations under development or review. The Regulatory Flexibility 
Act, 5 U.S.C. 602(a), requires ED to publish, in October and April of 
each year, a regulatory flexibility agenda.

     The regulatory flexibility agenda may be combined with any 
other agenda that satisfies the statutory requirements (5 U.S.C. 
605(a)). In compliance with the Executive order and the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, the Secretary publishes this agenda.

     For each set of regulations listed, the agenda provides the 
title of the document, the type of document, a citation to any 
rulemaking or other action taken since publication of the most 
recent agenda, and planned dates of future rulemaking. In addition, 
the agenda provides the following information:

 An abstract, which includes a description of the problem to be 
addressed, any principal alternatives being considered, and potential 
costs and benefits of the action.

 An indication of whether the planned action is likely to have 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities 
as defined by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601(b)).

 A reference to where a reader can find the current regulations 
in the Code of Federal Regulations.

 A citation of legal authority.

 The name, address, and telephone number of the contact person 
at the Department from whom a reader can obtain additional information 
regarding the planned action.

     In accordance with the Department's Principles for Regulating 
listed in its regulatory plan, ED is committed to regulating that 
improves the quality and equality of services to its customers, 
learners of all ages. ED will regulate only when absolutely 
necessary and then in the most flexible, most equitable, least 
burdensome way possible.

     Interested members of the public are invited to comment on any 
of the items listed in this agenda that they believe are not 
consistent with the Principles for Regulating. Members of the 
public are also invited to comment on regulations listed in this 
agenda that are designated for periodic review under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 610).

     We will also review all regulations that are published to 
ensure that, if appropriate, those regulations support the National 
Education Goals.

     This publication in the Federal Register does not impose any 
binding obligation on the Department with regard to any specific 
item in the agenda. The Department may elect not to pursue any of 
the regulatory actions listed here, and regulatory action in 
addition to the items listed is not precluded. Dates of future 
regulatory actions are subject to revision in subsequent agendas.

     For this edition of ED's regulatory agenda, the most important 
significant regulatory actions are included in The Regulatory Plan, 
which appears in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. The 
Regulatory Plan entries are listed in the table of contents below 
and are denoted by a bracketed bold reference, which directs the 
reader to the appropriate sequence number in part II.

Electronic Access to This Document

    You may view this document, as well as all other Department of 
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or 
Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF), on the Internet at the 
following site:

http://www.ed.gov/ legislation/FedRegister

     To use PDF you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is 
available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF, 
call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) toll free, at 1-888-
293-6498, or in the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.

     Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the 
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal 
Regulations is available on GPO Access at:

http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html

Dated:  September 4, 2001.

 Steven Y. Winnick,

Deputy General Counsel.

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                                  Departmental Management--;Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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915          Student Rights in Research, Experimental Programs, and Testing.....................     1880-AA66
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                                   Departmental Management--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
 Sequence                                          Title                                          Identification
  Number                                                                                              Number
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916          Protection of Human Subjects (Classified Research).................................     1880-AA79
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                           Office of the Chief Financial Officer--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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917          Governmentwide Requirement for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial Assistance) and           1890-AA07
            Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement)............................
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                            Office of the Chief Financial Officer--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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918          Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)....................     1890-AA02
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                            Office of the Chief Financial Officer--Long-Term Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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919          Protection of Human Subjects (Classified Research).................................     1890-AA08
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                       Office of Elementary and Secondary Education--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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920          Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Section 610      1810-AA91
            Review) (Reg Plan Seq No. 19).....................................................
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References in boldface appear in the Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register


                           Office of Student Financial Assistance--Completed Actions
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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921          Performance Standards for Retention of Electronic Records in the Student Financial      1845-AA21
            Assistance Programs.................................................................
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                   Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services--Final Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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922          Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities..............     1820-AB53
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Department of Education (ED)                        Proposed Rule Stage


Departmental Management (EDMAN)



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915. STUDENT RIGHTS IN RESEARCH, EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAMS, AND TESTING

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 20 USC 1232h

CFR Citation: 34 CFR 98

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations are needed to implement section 1017 of the 
Goals 2000: Educate America Act (Pub. L. 103-227, 20 U.S.C. 1232h). 
That provision amends the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) 
to require schools, in certain instances, to make specific educational 
materials available to parents for inspection. The provision also 
amends the PPRA to prohibit schools from requiring a student to submit 
to certain surveys, analyses, or evaluations without prior parental 
consent. The regulations are being developed in accordance with the 
Department's Principles for Regulating. We are expecting new 
legislation that would amend the PPRA. As our next action we anticipate 
issuing a new NPRM based on this new legislation.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/28/95                    60 FR 44696
NPRM Comment Period End         10/27/95
NPRM                            05/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ellen Campbell, Family Policy Compliance Office, 
Department of Education, Room 2W101, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, FB-6, 
Washington, DC 20202-4605
Phone: 202 260-3887

RIN: 1880-AA66
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Department of Education (ED)                          Completed Actions


Departmental Management (EDMAN)



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916. PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS (CLASSIFIED RESEARCH)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 34 CFR 97

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

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Transferred to RIN 1890-AA08    08/22/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Helene Deramond
Phone: 202 260-5353

RIN: 1880-AA79
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Department of Education (ED)                        Proposed Rule Stage


Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)



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917. GOVERNMENTWIDE REQUIREMENT FOR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE (FINANCIAL 
ASSISTANCE) AND GOVERNMENTWIDE DEBARMENT AND SUSPENSION (NONPROCUREMENT)

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: EO 12549; EO 12689; 20 USC 1082; 20 USC 1094; 20 USC 
1221e-3; 20 USC 3474; sec 2455, PL 103-355, 108 Stat 3243 at 3327; ...

CFR Citation: 34 CFR 84; 34 CFR 85; 34 CFR 668; 34 CFR 682

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations are part of a common rule amending the 
Governmentwide nonprocurement common rule for debarment and suspension 
and the Governmentwide rule implementing the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 
1988. These regulations clarify the relationship between debarment and 
suspension actions and limitation, suspension, and termination actions 
under title IV of the HEA. Additionally, these regulations set the 
dollar threshold on prohibited lower-tier procurement transactions with 
excluded persons at $25,000. These regulations also relocate the Drug-
Free Workplace Act regulations in a separate part from the debarment 
and suspension regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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Agency Contact: Peter Wathen-Dunn, General Attorney, Department of 
Education, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Room 6E211, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW, FB-6, Washington, DC 20202-2243
Phone: 202 401-6700

RIN: 1890-AA07
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Department of Education (ED)                           Final Rule Stage


Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)



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918. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (EDGAR)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 20 USC 1221e-3(a)(1); 20 USC 3474

CFR Citation: 34 CFR 75

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations are needed to implement features of the 
Department's streamlined discretionary grants process. These 
regulations will establish the procedures the Secretary may use for 
reviewing and selecting applications submitted for new grants under 
discretionary grant programs. New review and selection procedures will 
be established and defined including a new policy to give special 
consideration to novice applicants.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/17/00                    65 FR 20698
NPRM Comment Period End         06/30/00                    65 FR 37090
Final Action                    12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: NPRM published under RIN 1880-AA02.

Agency Contact: Valerie A. Sinkovits, Management Analyst, Department of 
Education, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Room 3652, ROB-3, 400 
Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-4248
Phone: 202 708-7568
Fax: 202 205-0667
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 1890-AA02
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Department of Education (ED)                          Long-Term Actions


Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)



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919. PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS (CLASSIFIED RESEARCH)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 5 USC 301; 42 USC 300v-1(b)

CFR Citation: 34 CFR 97

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These amendments would revise existing regulations to 
eliminate certain waiver and expedited review provisions by adopting 
additional protection pertaining to human subjects in classified 
research.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Additional Information: Transferred from RIN 1880-AA79

Agency Contact: Helene Deramond, Department of Education, Office of the 
Chief Financial Officer, Room 3652, ROB-3, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 
Washington, DC 20202
Phone: 202 260-5353

RIN: 1890-AA08
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Department of Education (ED)                        Proposed Rule Stage


Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)



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920. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 
1965 (SECTION 610 REVIEW)

 Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. No. 19 in part II of this issue of 
the Federal Register.

RIN: 1810-AA91

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Department of Education (ED)                          Completed Actions


Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA)



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921. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS IN THE 
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 34 CFR 50

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

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Withdrawn                       08/22/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gail McLarnon
Phone: 202 219-7048

RIN: 1845-AA21
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Department of Education (ED)                           Final Rule Stage


Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)



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922. EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH 
DISABILITIES

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 20 USC 1431 to 1445

CFR Citation: 34 CFR 303

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: These regulations provide clarification and guidance 
regarding the provision of early intervention services in ``natural 
environments,'' revise the requirements on State financing of early 
intervention services (including the use of public and private 
insurance by States), and make other changes to clarify and improve 
implementation of the regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/05/00                    65 FR 53808
NPRM Period End                 12/04/00
Final Action                    12/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: JoLeta Reynolds, Department of Education, Office of 
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Room 3082, Switzer 
Building, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202
Phone: 202 205-5507

RIN: 1820-AB53
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