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; Withdrawal

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 AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking and termination of rulemaking proceeding. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that, under the Secretary's authority to waive repayment of a loan provided by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), proposed to 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 DATES: The notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register at 89 FR 87130 on October 31, 2024, is withdrawn as of December 20, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tamy Abernathy, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, 5th floor, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 245-4595. Email: NegRegNPRMHelp@ed.gov . If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability and wish to access telecommunications relay services, please dial 7-1-1. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 31, 2024, the Department published an NPRM in the Federal Register that, in accordance with the Secretary's authority to waive repayment of a loan provided by sections 432(a)(6) and 468(2) of the HEA, would specify …