[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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