{"abstract":"The Secretary invites Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) guaranty agencies to submit an application to participate under a Voluntary Flexible Agreement. This notice specifies the criteria that the Secretary will use to select not more than six guaranty agencies (initial guaranty agencies) that will be invited to negotiate a Voluntary Flexible Agreement (VFA). Although the Higher Education Act limits the Secretary to entering into not more than six VFAs, a guaranty agency with which the Secretary has a VFA may provide the benefits derived through that agreement to other guaranty agencies. The Secretary encourages a guaranty agency submitting a VFA proposal to identify, in its application, other guaranty agencies that may benefit from the agreement. In addition, a guaranty agency is urged to consult with schools and lenders that participate in its program in developing its proposal.","action":"Notice to guaranty agencies of invitation to participate in Voluntary Flexible Agreements.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION","name":"Education Department","id":126,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/education-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/126","parent_id":null,"slug":"education-department"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/1999/07/28/99-19116.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"64 FR 40859","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":null,"disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"99-19116","effective_on":null,"end_page":40860,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":null,"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1999/07/28/99-19116/federal-family-education-loan-program","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/99-19116?publication_date=1999-07-28","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-1999-07-28/99-19116/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":14,"last_updated":"2026-04-17 22:15:06 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1999-07-28/pdf/99-19116.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"1999-07-28","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/1999/07/28/99-19116.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-09-21T07:22:59Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":40859,"subtype":null,"title":"Federal Family Education Loan Program","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":64}