federal register

Wednesday
April 29, 1998

Part III

Department of
Education
34 CFR Part 305 et al.
Removal of Obsolete Regulations; Final
Rule

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Personnel Training), 319 (Training Therefore, the Secretary has determined,
Personnel for the Education of pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), that
34 CFR Parts 305, 307, 309, 315, 316, Individuals with Disabilities—Grants to public comment is unnecessary and
318, 319, 320, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, State Educational Agencies and contrary to the public interest.
330, 331, 332, 333, and 338 Institutions of Higher Education), 320
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Clearinghouses), 324 (Research in
RIN 1820–AB43 Education of Individuals with These regulations have been
Disabilities Program), 325 (State examined under the Paperwork
Removal of Regulations
Systems for Transition Services for Reduction Act of 1995 and have been
AGENCY: Department of Education. Youth with Disabilities Program), 326 found to contain no information
ACTION: Final regulations. (Secondary Education and Transitional collection requirements.
Services for Youth with Disabilities
SUMMARY: The Secretary amends the
Electronic Access to This Document
Program), 327 (Special Studies
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to Program), 328 (Program for Children Anyone may view this document, as
remove obsolete regulations. As a result and Youth with Serious Emotional well as all other Department of
of enactment of the Individuals with Disturbance), 330 (Captioned Films Education documents published in the
Disabilities Education Act Amendments Including Videos Loan Service Program Federal Register, in text or portable
of 1997, these regulations are no longer for Deaf and Hard of Hearing document format (pdf) on the World
needed. The Secretary therefore takes Individuals), 331 (Educational Media Wide Web at either of the following
this action to remove the regulations. and Descriptive Videos Loan Service sites:
EFFECTIVE DATE: Parts 305, 307, 309, 315, Program for Individuals with http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
316, 318, 319, 320, 324, 325, 326, 327, Disabilities), 332 (Educational Media http://www.ed.gov/news.html
328, 330, 331, 332, 333, and 338 are Research, Production, Distribution, and To use the pdf you must have the Adobe
removed effective October 1, 1998. Training), 333 (Technology, Educational Acrobat Reader Program with Search,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Media, and Materials for Individuals which is available free at either of the
Kenneth C. Depew, U.S. Department of with Disabilities Program), and 338 previous sites. If you have questions
Education, Room 5112, FB–10B, 600 (Postsecondary Education Programs for about using the pdf, call the U.S.
Independence Avenue, SW, Individuals with Disabilities). Government Printing Office toll free at
Washington, DC 20202–2241. Additional obsolete and unnecessary 1–888–293–6498.
Telephone: (202) 401–8300. Individuals regulations were previously removed on Anyone may also view these
who use a telecommunications device May 23, 1995 (60 FR 27223); April 29, documents in text copy only on an
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 1996 (61 FR 18680); June 25, 1996 (61 electronic bulletin board of the
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1– FR 32656); and October 4, 1996 (61 FR Department. Telephone: (202) 219–1511
800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 51783) as part of the Regulatory or, toll free, 1–800–222–4922. The
p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Reinvention Initiative. documents are located under Option
The regulations being removed are no
Friday. G—Files/Announcements, Bulletins and
longer necessary because they have been
Individuals with disabilities may Press Releases.
superseded by the Individuals with
obtain this document in an alternate Note: The official version of this document
Disabilities Education Act Amendments
format (e.g., Braille, large print, is the document published in the Federal
of 1997, Pub. L. 105–17, enacted June 4,
audiotape, or computer diskette) on Register.
1997. The removal of these regulations
request to Katie Mimcy, Director of the
does not alter the obligations of current List of Subjects
Alternate Formats Center. Telephone:
recipients of Federal funds. The
(202) 205–8113. 34 CFR Part 305
regulations in effect when a grant or
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: President other agreement is made govern that Education of individuals with
Clinton’s memorandum of March 4, grant or agreement, unless otherwise disabilities, Educational research,
1995, titled ‘‘Regulatory Reinvention specifically provided. Elementary and secondary education,
Initiative,’’ directed heads of The Department is continuing to Grant programs—education, Reporting
departments and agencies to review all review its other existing regulations and recordkeeping requirements,
existing regulations to eliminate those thoroughly in consultation with its Technical assistance.
that are outdated and modify others to customers and partners. To the extent
increase flexibility and reduce burden. the Secretary can identify further 34 CFR Part 307
The Department has undertaken a opportunities for regulatory reinvention, Education of individuals with
thorough review of its existing the Secretary will propose appropriate disabilities, Educational research,
regulations and has identified the amendments to revise or eliminate Elementary and secondary education,
regulations removed by this document outdated provisions, reduce burden, and Grant programs—education, Reporting
as obsolete and unnecessary. The increase flexibility. and recordkeeping requirements.
regulations removed are 34 CFR parts
305 (Regional Resource and Federal Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking 34 CFR Part 309
Centers), 307 (Services for Children In accordance with the Education of individuals with
with Deaf-Blindness), 309 (Early Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. disabilities, Educational research, Grant
Education Program for Children with 553), it is the practice of the Secretary programs—education, Reporting and
Disabilities), 315 (Program for Children to offer interested parties the recordkeeping requirements.
with Severe Disabilities), 316 (Training opportunity to comment on proposed
Personnel for the Education of regulations. However, this document 34 CFR Part 315
Individuals with Disabilities—Parent merely removes obsolete regulations Education of individuals with
Training and Information Centers), 318 from the Code of Federal Regulations. disabilities, Educational research,
(Training Personnel for the Education of Removal of the regulations does not Elementary and secondary education,
Individuals with Disabilities—Grants for establish or affect substantive policy. Grant programs—education, Reporting
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and recordkeeping requirements, 34 CFR Part 325 programs—education, Reporting and

Teachers. Education of individuals with recordkeeping requirements.
34 CFR Part 316 disabilities, Elementary and secondary 34 CFR Part 333
education, Grant programs—education,
Education of individuals with Reporting and recordkeeping Education of individuals with
disabilities, Elementary and secondary requirements, Vocational education. disabilities, Educational research,
education, Grant programs—education, 34 CFR Part 326 Government contracts, Grant
Nonprofit organizations, Teachers. programs—education, Reporting and
Education of individuals with recordkeeping requirements.
34 CFR Part 318 disabilities, Educational research,
Elementary and secondary education, 34 CFR Part 338
Education of individuals with Grant programs—education, Reporting
disabilities, Elementary and secondary and recordkeeping requirements. Adult education, Colleges and
education, Grant programs—education, universities, Education of individuals
Infants and children, Reporting and 34 CFR Part 327 with disabilities, Educational research,
recordkeeping requirements, Student Education of individuals with Grant programs—education, Reporting
aid, Teachers. disabilities, Educational research, and recordkeeping requirements,
Elementary and secondary education, Vocational education.
34 CFR Part 319 Grant programs—education, Infants and Dated: April 22, 1998.
Education of individuals with children, Reporting and recordkeeping Judith E. Heumann,
disabilities, Elementary and secondary requirements.
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and
education, Grant programs—education, 34 CFR Part 328 Rehabilitative Services.
Reporting and recordkeeping Education of individuals with (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
requirements, Student aid, Teachers. disabilities, Educational research, numbers do not apply.)
34 CFR Part 320 Elementary and secondary education,
Grant programs—education, Infants and PARTS 305, 307, 309, 315, 316, 318,
Education of individuals with children, Reporting and recordkeeping 319, 320, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 330,
disabilities, Educational research, requirements. 331, 332, 333, and 338—[REMOVED]
Government contracts, Grant
34 CFR Part 330 For the reasons stated in the
programs—education, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Teachers. Individuals with disabilities, Motion preamble, under the authority at 20
pictures. U.S.C. 1221e–3, the Secretary amends
34 CFR Part 324 Title 34 of the Code of Federal
34 CFR Part 331
Regulations by removing parts 305, 307,
Education of individuals with Education of individuals with 309, 315, 316, 318, 319, 320, 324, 325,
disabilities, Educational research, disabilities. 326, 327, 328, 330, 331, 332, 333, and
Elementary and secondary education,
34 CFR Part 332 338.
Government contracts, Grant
programs—education, Reporting and Education of individuals with [FR Doc. 98–11297 Filed 4–28–98; 8:45 am]
recordkeeping requirements. disabilities, Educational research, Grant BILLING CODE 4000–01–P