1840-AD94 202404 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1840 Office of Postsecondary Education OPE 1800 Department of Education ED National Resource Centers Program and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program

The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations that govern the National Resource Centers Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.015A, and the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program, Assistance Listing Number 84.015B. The proposed regulations would clarify interpretations of statutory language, redesign the selection criteria, and make necessary updates based upon program management experience. These proposed changes would remove ambiguity and redundancy in the selection criteria and definitions of key terms, improve the application process, and align the administration of these programs with developments in modern foreign language and area studies education.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No Undetermined 34 CFR part 655 34 CFR part 656 34 CFR part 657 20 U.S.C. 1121–1130b No NPRM 02/22/2024 89 FR 13516 NPRM Comment Period End 03/25/2024 Final Action 08/00/2024 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Timothy Duvall 1800 Department of Education ED 202 987-0383 timothy.duvall@ed.gov 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington DC 20202