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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 regulatory and deregulatory actions. 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 Stanley M.
Cohen, Division of Regulatory Services, Office of the General Counsel,
Department of Education, Room 6E117, 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
Relay Service (FRS) 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, Office of Management
and Budget, 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 that 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(6)).
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 ED from whom a reader can obtain additional information regarding
the planned action.
In accordance with ED's Principles for Regulating listed in
its regulatory plan (70 FR 64138, published October 31, 2005), ED
is committed to regulation that improves the quality and equality
of services to its customers, learners of all ages. ED will
regulate only when 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.
This publication in the Federal Register does not impose any
binding obligation on ED with regard to any specific item in the
agenda. ED 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.
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Dated: February 22, 2006.
Kent D. Talbert,
Acting General Counsel.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer--Long-Term Actions
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762 Protection of Human Subjects (Classified Research).................................... 1890-AA08
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Office for Civil Rights--Final Rule Stage
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763 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving 1870-AA11
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764 Equal Access to Public School Facilities for the Boy Scouts of America and Other 1870-AA12
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765 Title I, Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged...................... 1810-AA97
766 Title I, Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged; Individuals With 1810-AA98
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)--Assistance to States for the Education of Children
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767 National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard............................... 1820-AB56
768 Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities; Preschool Grants 1820-AB57
for Children With Disabilities; and Service Obligations Under Special Education--
Personnel Development (Section 610 Review)............................................
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769 Student Rights in Research, Experimental Programs, and Testing........................ 1855-AA03
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Department of Education (ED) Long-Term Actions
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO)
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762. PROTECTION OF HUMAN SUBJECTS (CLASSIFIED RESEARCH)
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 97
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Interim Final Rule To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Helene Deramond
Phone: 202 245-6154
RIN: 1890-AA08
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Department of Education (ED) Final Rule Stage
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
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763. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS OR
ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 20 USC 1681 to 1682
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 106
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The Department proposed changes to the regulations
implementing title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. These
changes would amend existing regulations to provide more flexibility
for educators to establish single-sex classes and schools at the
elementary and secondary levels. The amendments would support efforts
of school districts to improve educational outcomes for children and to
provide public school parents with a diverse array of educational
opportunities that respond to the educational needs of their children,
while at the same time ensuring appropriate safeguards against
discrimination. Amendments would be designed to permit appropriate
latitude for innovative efforts to help children learn and to expand
the choices parents have for their children's education consistent with
the purposes of title IX.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/09/04 69 FR 11276
NPRM Comment Period End 04/23/04
Final Action 06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sandra G. Battle, Department of Education, Office for
Civil Rights, Room 6126, PCP, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20202-1100
Phone: 202 245-6767
RIN: 1870-AA11
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Department of Education (ED) Completed Actions
Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
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764. EQUAL ACCESS TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES FOR THE BOY SCOUTS OF
AMERICA AND OTHER DESIGNATED YOUTH GROUPS
Priority: Other Significant
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 108
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Action 03/24/06 71 FR 14994
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Sandra G. Battle
Phone: 202 245-6767
RIN: 1870-AA12
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Department of Education (ED) Final Rule Stage
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
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765. TITLE I, IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE DISADVANTAGED
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 20 USC 6301
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 200
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These regulations would amend the regulations governing
programs administered under title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of
2001. The regulations would provide States with additional flexibility
regarding State, local educational agency, and school accountability
for students with limited English proficiency (LEP) who have recently
arrived in U.S. schools. The regulations would permit a State to
exclude these LEP students from its reading/language arts assessment
for a limited time. The regulations would also permit a State to count
in the LEP subgroup for 1 or 2 years students who were LEP but who are
no longer LEP.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 06/24/04 69 FR 35462
NPRM Comment Period End 08/09/04
Final Action 06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jacquelyn Jackson, Director, Student Achievement and
School Accountability Programs, Department of Education, Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education, Room 3W230, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202-6132
Phone: 202 260-0826
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1820-AB55
RIN: 1810-AA97
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Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE)
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766. TITLE I, IMPROVING THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF
THE DISADVANTAGED; INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA)--
ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 20 USC 6301; 20 USC 1400 to 1482
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 200; 34 CFR 300
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These regulations would amend the regulations governing
programs administered under title I of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001, and the regulations governing programs under part B of the
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The regulations would
provide States with additional flexibility regarding the State, local
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the achievement of a group of students with disabilities who can make
significant progress but may not reach grade-level achievement
standards within the same time frame as other students. The regulations
would permit a State to measure the achievement of this group of
students based on modified achievement standards.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 12/15/05 70 FR 74624
NPRM Comment Period End 02/28/06
Final Action 06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Jacquelyn Jackson, Director, Student Achievement and
School Accountability Programs, Department of Education, Office of
Elementary and Secondary Education, Room 3W230, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202-6132
Phone: 202 260-0826
Troy Justesen, Department of Education, Office of Special Education and
Rehabilitative Services, Room 5138, PCP, 400 Maryland Ave SW,
Washington, DC 20202-2570
Phone: 202 245-7468
RIN: 1810-AA98
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Department of Education (ED) Final Rule Stage
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
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767. NATIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ACCESSIBILITY STANDARD
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 20 USC 1411 to 1420
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 300
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These regulations would establish the National Instructional
Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS or Standard) as required under
sections 612(a)(23)(A) and 674(e)(4) of the Individuals With
Disabilities Education Act, as amended by the Individuals With
Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. The purpose of the
NIMAS is to help increase the availability and timely delivery of print
instructional materials in accessible formats to blind or other persons
with print disabilities in elementary schools and secondary schools.
This action would add an appendix to 34 CFR part 300 that would set
forth the technical elements and specifications for the Standard.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 06/29/05 70 FR 37302
NPRM Comment Period End 09/12/05
Final Action 05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Troy Justesen, Department of Education, Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Room 5138, PCP, 400
Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-2570
Phone: 202 245-7468
RIN: 1820-AB56
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Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
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768. ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES; PRESCHOOL GRANTS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; AND
SERVICE OBLIGATIONS UNDER SPECIAL EDUCATION--PERSONNEL DEVELOPMENT
(SECTION 610 REVIEW)
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 20 USC 1221e-3, 1406, 1411 to 1419, 1462(h)
CFR Citation: 34 CFR 300, 301 and 304
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: These regulations would amend the regulations governing the
Assistance to States for Education of Children With Disabilities
Program, the Preschool Grants for Children With Disabilities Program,
and Service Obligations Under the Special Education Personnel
Development To Improve Services and Results for Children With
Disabilities Program. These amendments are needed to implement changes
to the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act made by the
Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Notice 01/10/02 67 FR 1411
NPRM 06/21/05 70 FR 35781
NPRM Comment Period End 09/06/05
Final Action 05/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
Agency Contact: Troy Justesen, Department of Education, Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Room 5138, PCP, 400
Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-2570
Phone: 202 245-7468
RIN: 1820-AB57
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Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII)
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769. 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 amendments to the
Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA) resulting from (1) section
1017 of the Goals 2000 Educate America Act (Pub. L. 103-227; 20 U.S.C.
1232h) and (2) legislation passed as part of the No Child Left Behind
Act of 2001 (NCLB) (Pub. L. 107-110). Section 1017 of Goals 2000
amended PPRA to require schools, in certain instances, to make specific
educational materials available to parents for inspection. The
provision also amended PPRA to prohibit schools from requiring students
to submit to certain surveys, analyses, or evaluations without parental
consent. Amendments made to PPRA by NCLB specify certain subjects on
which schools, in conjunction with parents, must develop and adopt
policies. These amendments also require local educational agencies to
directly notify parents of these policies and permit parents to opt out
of certain activities. As our next action, we will issue a new NPRM
incorporating the amendments resulting from NCLB, as well as the
earlier amendments resulting from the Goals 2000 Educate America Act.
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
Second NPRM 07/00/06
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 2W117, 400 Maryland Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20202-4605
Phone: 202 260-3887
Related RIN: Previously reported as 1880-AA66
RIN: 1855-AA03
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