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Education Department
Regulatory Guidance Relating to the Criteria and Process for Initial Recognition of an Accrediting Agency
Published February 27, 2026. printed at 91 FR 9709. amending 34 CFR 602.
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What the Rule Says It Does
This interpretive rule sets forth the Department's interpretation of certain regulations at the Criteria for Recognition, and the Recognition Process, governing an accrediting agency's submission of a written application seeking initial recognition. In general, the provisions in this interpretive rule are designed to reduce unnecessary barriers to the recognition of accrediting agencies to promote competition in the market for assessing the quality of education or training offered by postsecondary institutions and programs.
This is the rule's own summary, as the Federal Register prints it.
The Orders It Names
- Executive Order 14267: Reducing Anti-Competitive Regulatory Barriers
- Executive Order 14279: Reforming Accreditation To Strengthen Higher Education
The rule names these orders itself. What it does about them is a reading, and none is recorded here.
How This Rule Is Quoted
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