[May 14, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 93)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua010406.wais] [Page 25357-25364] Department of Education [[Page 25357]] Part VI _______________________________________________________________________ Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 25358]] DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) _______________________________________________________________________ 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 Secretary's Principles for Regulating listed in the Department's regulatory plan, the Department of Education 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. 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: March 9, 2001. Steven Y. Winnick, Deputy General Counsel. Departmental Management--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 733 Student Rights in Research, Experimental Programs, and Testing...................... 1880-AA66 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 25359]] Departmental Management--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 734 Protection of Human Subjects (Classified Research).................................. 1880-AA79 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of the Chief Financial Officer--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 735 Governmentwide Requirement for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial Assistance) and 1890-AA07 Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement)............................ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of the Chief Financial Officer--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 736 Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)..................... 1890-AA02 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of the Chief Financial Officer--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 737 Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR)..................... 1890-AA00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office for Civil Rights--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 738 Conforming Amendments to the Regulations Governing Nondiscrimination on the Basis of 1870-AA10 Race, Color, National Origin, Disability, Sex, and Age Under the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987............................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Elementary and Secondary Education--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 739 Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (Section 610 1810-AA91 Review)............................................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Student Financial Assistance--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 740 Performance Standards for Retention of Electronic Records in the Student Financial 1845-AA21 Assistance Programs................................................................. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 25360]] Office of Student Financial Assistance--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 741 Institutional Eligibility; Student Assistance General Provisions; Federal Work-Study 1845-AA19 Program; William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; Federal Pell Grant Program (General Provisions)................................................................ 742 Student Assistance General Provisions; Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program; 1845-AA17 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; Federal Pell Grant Program (Cohort Default Rates)...................................................................... 743 Federal Perkins Loan Program; Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program; and 1845-AA12 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Death and Disability).................. 744 Federal Perkins Loan Program........................................................ 1845-AA15 745 Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 1845-AA11 Program (Teacher Loan Forgiveness).................................................. 746 Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program; William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 1845-AA16 Program (Guaranty Agencies)......................................................... 747 Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program....................... 1845-AA18 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 748 Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities............... 1820-AB53 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 749 Assistance to States for the Education of Children With Disabilities................ 1820-AB51 750 The State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program................................ 1820-AB50 751 The State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program (Employment Outcomes).......... 1820-AB52 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Final Rule Stage Departmental Management (EDMAN) _______________________________________________________________________ 733. 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. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/28/95 60 FR 44696 NPRM Comment Period End 10/27/95 Final Action 09/00/01 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 [[Page 25361]] _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Long-Term Actions Departmental Management (EDMAN) _______________________________________________________________________ 734. 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: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Helene Deramond, Department of Education, Room 3652, ROB-3, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202 Phone: 202 260-5353 RIN: 1880-AA79 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Proposed Rule Stage Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) _______________________________________________________________________ 735. 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: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/01 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None 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 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Final Rule Stage Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) _______________________________________________________________________ 736. 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: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/17/00 65 FR 20698 NPRM Comment Period End 06/30/00 65 FR 37090 Final Action 11/00/01 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: valerie.sinkovits@ed.gov RIN: 1890-AA02 [[Page 25362]] _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Completed Actions Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) _______________________________________________________________________ 737. EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS (EDGAR) Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 75; 34 CFR 76; 34 CFR 77 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Withdrawn 02/28/01 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Tony Cavataio Phone: 202 708-7802 Fax: 800 877-8339 Email: tony.cavataio@ed.gov RIN: 1890-AA00 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Completed Actions Office for Civil Rights (OCR) _______________________________________________________________________ 738. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, DISABILITY, SEX, AND AGE UNDER THE CIVIL RIGHTS RESTORATION ACT OF 1987 Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 100; 34 CFR 104; 34 CFR 106; 34 CFR 110 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/13/00 65 FR 68050 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jeanette J. Lim Phone: 202 205-5557 RIN: 1870-AA10 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Long-Term Actions Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) _______________________________________________________________________ 739. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 (SECTION 610 REVIEW) Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 20 USC 6301 to 6514 CFR Citation: 34 CFR 299 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: These regulations would implement changes made by the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. This action is a notice that ED is reviewing the regulations in 34 CFR chapter II under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 610). The purpose of this review is to determine if these regulations should be continued without change, or should be amended or rescinded, to minimize any significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities. We are requesting comment on the continued need for the regulations; the complexity of the regulations; the extent to which they overlap, duplicate, or conflict with other Federal, State, or local government rules; and the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other relevant factors have changed since the regulations were promulgated. Timetable: Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: William A. Wooten, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Room 3W308, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-6123 Phone: 202 260-1922 RIN: 1810-AA91 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Proposed Rule Stage Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) _______________________________________________________________________ 740. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR RETENTION OF ELECTRONIC RECORDS IN THE STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 7001(d) CFR Citation: 34 CFR 50 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: These regulations are needed to set performance standards regarding the accuracy, integrity, and accessibility of electronic records that would apply to lenders, guaranty agencies, schools, and other parties administering any student financial assistance program authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 03/02/01 66 FR 13034 ANPRM Comment Period End 03/19/01 NPRM 04/00/01 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Gail McLarnon, Department of Education, Office of Student Financial Assistance, Room [[Page 25363]] 8062, 1990 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-8540 Phone: 202 219-7048 RIN: 1845-AA21 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Completed Actions Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) _______________________________________________________________________ 741. INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY; STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS; FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM; WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM; FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM (GENERAL PROVISIONS) Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 600; 34 CFR 668; 34 CFR 675; 34 CFR 682; 34 CFR 685; ... Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/01/00 65 FR 65662 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Mark Washington Phone: 202 260-9321 RIN: 1845-AA19 _______________________________________________________________________ 742. STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS; FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM; WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM; FEDERAL PELL GRANT PROGRAM (COHORT DEFAULT RATES) Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 668; 34 CFR 682; 34 CFR 685; 34 CFR 690 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/01/00 65 FR 65632 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Kenneth Smith Phone: 202 708-8242 RIN: 1845-AA17 _______________________________________________________________________ 743. FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM; FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM; AND WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM (DEATH AND DISABILITY) Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 674; 34 CFR 682; 34 CFR 685 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/01/00 65 FR 65678 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Brian Smith Phone: 202 708-8242 RIN: 1845-AA12 _______________________________________________________________________ 744. FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 674 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/01/00 65 FR 65612 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Vanessa Freeman Phone: 202 708-8242 RIN: 1845-AA15 _______________________________________________________________________ 745. FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM AND WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM (TEACHER LOAN FORGIVENESS) Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 682; 34 CFR 685 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/01/00 65 FR 65624 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Beth Grebeldinger Phone: 202 708-8242 RIN: 1845-AA11 _______________________________________________________________________ 746. FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM; WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM (GUARANTY AGENCIES) Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 682; 34 CFR 685 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/01/00 65 FR 65616 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: George Harris Phone: 202 708-8242 RIN: 1845-AA16 _______________________________________________________________________ 747. SPECIAL LEVERAGING EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 692 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 11/01/00 65 FR 65606 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jackie Butler Phone: 202 708-8242 RIN: 1845-AA18 [[Page 25364]] _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Final Rule Stage Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) _______________________________________________________________________ 748. 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: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/05/00 65 FR 53808 NPRM Period End 12/04/00 Final Action 07/00/01 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: 202 205-5465 RIN: 1820-AB53 _______________________________________________________________________ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) Completed Actions Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) _______________________________________________________________________ 749. ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 300 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 01/08/01 66 FR 1474 Final Action Effective 02/09/01 Final Action Effective Delayed until 04/10/2001 02/02/01 66 FR 8770 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: JoLeta Reynolds Phone: 202 205-5465 RIN: 1820-AB51 _______________________________________________________________________ 750. THE STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM (COMPLETION OF A SECTION 610 REVIEW) Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 29 USC 711(C) CFR Citation: 34 CFR 361 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: These regulations are needed to implement changes made by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998, the Reading Excellence Act, the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1998, and the Workforce Investment Act of 1998. This action also results from a review of the existing regulations for this program under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 610). The purpose of this review was to determine if these regulations should be continued without change, or should be amended or rescinded, to minimize any significant economic impact upon a substantial number of small entities. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 02/28/00 65 FR 10620 NPRM Comment Period End 04/28/00 Final Action 01/17/01 66 FR 4380 Final Action Effective 02/16/01 Final Action Effective Delayed until 04/17/2001 02/02/01 66 FR 8770 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Beverlee Stafford, Director, Planning, Policy, and Evaluation Services, Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Room 3014, Switzer Building, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20202-2531 Phone: 202 205-8831 RIN: 1820-AB50 _______________________________________________________________________ 751. THE STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES PROGRAM (EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES) Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 34 CFR 361 Completed: ________________________________________________________________________ Reason Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Final Action 01/22/01 66 FR 7250 Delay of Voluntary Implementation Date until 04/03/ 2001 02/02/01 66 FR 8770 Final Action Effective 10/01/01 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Beverlee Stafford Phone: 202 205-8831 RIN: 1820-AB52 [FR Doc. 01-6921 Filed 05-11-01; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-S BILLING CODE 4000-01-S