ED: Gainful Employment New Programs Final Rules
Federal Register, October 29, 2010, Page 66665-66677
Agency
Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education
Action
Final regulations
Summary
The Secretary amends the regulations for Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to establish a
process under which an institution applies for approval to offer an educational program that leads to gainful employment in a recognized
occupation.
Dates
These regulations are effective July 1, 2011. However, affected parties do not have to comply with the information collection requirements in § 600.20(d) until the Department of Education publishes in the Federal Register the control number assigned by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to these information collection requirements. Publication of the control number notifies the public that OMB has approved these information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Further Information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kolotos or Fred Sellers. Telephone: (202) 502–7762 or (202) 502–7502, or via the Internet at: John.Kolotos@ed.gov or Fred.Sellers@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 one of the contact persons listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

