Student Debt Relief Based on Hardship for the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program, the Federal Perkins Loan (Perkins) Program, and the Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Education 34 CFR Part 30 [Docket ID ED-2023-OPE-0123] RIN 1840-AD95 ( printed page 87130) AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Secretary proposes to amend the regulations related to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to provide for the waiver of certain student loan debts. The proposed regulations would specify the Secretary's authority to waive all or part of any student loan debts owed to the Department based on the Secretary's determination that a borrower has experienced or is experiencing hardship related to such a loan. DATES: We must receive your comments on or before December 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at Regulations.gov . Information on using Regulations.gov , including instructions for finding a rule on the site and submitting comments, is available on the site under “FAQ.” If you require an accommodation or cannot otherwise submit your comments via Regulations.gov , please contact regulationshelpdesk@gsa.gov or by phone at 1-866-498-2945. The Department will not accept comments submitted by fax or by email or comments submitted after the comment period closes. Please submit your comment only once so that we do not receive duplicate copies. Additionally, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments. Privacy Note: The Department's policy is to generally make comments received f…