---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 682.710"
title: "34"
number: "682.710"
heading: "Removal of limitation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/682.710"
---

# §682.710. Removal of limitation.

- (a) A lender or third-party servicer may request removal of a limitation imposed by the Secretary in accordance with the regulations in this subpart at any time more than 12 months after the date the limitation becomes effective.
- (b) The request must be in writing and must show that the lender or servicer has corrected any violations on which the limitation was based.
- (c) **Within 60 days after receiving the request, the Secretary—**
  - (1) Grants the request;
  - (2) Denies the request; or
  - (3) **Grants the request subject to other limitations.**
- (d)
  - (1) If the Secretary denies the request or establishes other limitations, the lender or servicer, upon request, is given an opportunity to show why all limitations should be removed.
  - (2) A lender or third-party servicer may continue to participate in the FFEL programs, subject to any limitation imposed by the Secretary under [paragraph (c)(3)](#c-3) of this section, pending a decision by the Secretary on a request under [paragraph (d)(1)](#d-1) of this section.

## Notes

### Amendments

[57 FR 60323, Dec. 18, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 22459, Apr. 29, 1994]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071—1087-2, 1078-6(a)(5).

### Source

Source: 57 FR 60323, Dec. 18, 1992, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[57 FR 60323, Dec. 18, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 22459, Apr. 29, 1994]