# OL-2026-000052: [2026-22174] Education Department: Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies; Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1

- **Canonical URL**: https://outcomeledger.org/record/OL-2026-000052/
- **Registry**: Outcome Ledger (`outcomeledger.org`)
- **License**: CC-BY-4.0
- **Entity**: Education Department (`Federal_Agency`, `US-Federal`)
- **T+0 Date**: 2026-10-30
- **Lifecycle Stage**: `T0_ANNOUNCED` (`STATUTORY_RULE_MONITORING`)
- **Primary Statutory Source**: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/30/2026-22174/accreditation-innovation-and-modernization-the-secretarys-recognition-of-accrediting-agencies
- **Primary Payload SHA-256**: `4ab1491ceb88362d65275f11238858afff84259274bb211e187bf64f0456f766`

## Executive Summary
Federal Register Rule 2026-22174 issued by Education Department. The Department revises the existing accrediting agency recognition regulations to implement the directives set forth in Executive Order 14279, Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education, and other Administration priorities, align the regulations more closely with statute, and reduce regulatory burden.

## Verbatim Primary-Document Excerpt
> The Department revises the existing accrediting agency recognition regulations to implement the directives set forth in Executive Order 14279, Reforming Accreditation to Strengthen Higher Education, and other Administration priorities, align the regulations more closely with stat

## Cross-Silo Identifiers (Dark Keys)
- `document_type`: `Rule`
- `federal_register_doc_number`: `2026-22174`
- `pdf_url`: `https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-10-30/pdf/2026-22174.pdf`

## Quantitative Metrics
- `agency_count`: `1`
- `is_rollback_or_delay`: `0`

## Bi-Temporal Revision Ledger
- `2026-11-15T04:22:17Z` | `INITIAL_CAPTURE` | `STATUTORY_RULE_MONITORING` — Initial notarized capture from www.federalregister.gov (SHA-256 4ab1491ceb88).

## Longitudinal Verification Probes (T+90 / T+180 / T+365 / T+1095)
- `T+90` due `2027-01-28`: `PENDING`
- `T+180` due `2027-04-28`: `PENDING`
- `T+365` due `2027-10-30`: `PENDING`
- `T+1095` due `2029-10-29`: `PENDING`