Federal Updates

Official Notices of Proposed Rulemaking published

On July 23 and July 27, ED published Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal Register, addressing various loan-related provisions enacted by the Higher Education Opportunity Act. The July 23 NPRM includes items that were negotiated by Team I (general and lender loan issues) negotiators during the spring 2009 Negotiated Rulemaking sessions, while the July 30 NPRM includes topics negotiated by Team II (school-based loan issues). See Shoptalk Online edition 503 for a summary of the teams' respective agenda items.

The Team I NPRM, is available online at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-16952.pdf. The Team II NPRM is available online at http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-17119.pdf.

To submit comments online

• Go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov.
• In the Comment or Submission box, enter the docket ID for the Team I NPRM, ED-2009-OPE-0004, or the Team II NPRM, ED-2009-OPE-0003, and click "Go."
• To submit comments, click "Send a Comment or Submission" in the middle of the page.

Comments must be submitted no later than August 24 for the Team I NPRM and August 27 for the Team II NPRM. ED reminds commenters that all comments — including personal identifiers and contact information — will be available for public viewing on the Federal eRulemaking Portal, regardless of the submission method. ED also recommends that commenters clearly identify the specific section(s) of the proposed regulations that each comment addresses, and arrange comments in the same order as the proposed regulations.

More information
For questions about the recently released regulations, contact TG customer assistance at (800) 845-6267, or send an e-mail message to cust.assist@tgslc.org.

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