William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program; Correction

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 685 [Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0016] RIN 1840-AA28 AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Final rule; correction. SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on October 31, 2025 ( 90 FR 19729 ). The final rule established regulations governing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) program under 34 CFR 685.219 . DATES: Effective July 1, 2026. 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: In FR Doc. 2025-19729 ( 90 FR 48966 ) appearing on page 49000 in the Federal Register on Friday, October 31, 2025, the Department provided amendatory instructions revising 34 CFR 685.219 that did not correctly capture the intended change as described in the preamble. The second amendatory instruction stated: “2. Amend § 685.219 by: a. Adding paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(35); b. Revising paragraphs (c)(2) introductory text and (c)(4) . . .”. This amendatory instruction inadvertently duplicates existing definitions already in …