ED: Final Rule on Institutional Eligibility and Accrediting Agencies
Federal Register, October 27, 2009, Page 55413-55435
Agency
Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education
Action
Final rule
Summary
The Secretary amends its regulations governing institutional eligibility and the Secretary's recognition of accrediting agencies. The Secretary is amending these regulations to implement changes to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), resulting from enactment of the Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 (HERA), and the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), and to clarify, improve, and update the current regulations.
Dates
These regulations are effective July 1, 2010
Addresses
Ann Clough, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., Room 8043, Washington, DC 20006-8542. Telephone: (202) 502-7484 or via the Internet at: ann.clough@ed.gov. If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), call the Federal Relay Service (FRS), toll free, at 1-800-877-8339. Individuals with disabilities can obtain this document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed in this section.