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title: "34 CFR 99.65 FERPA: What is the content of the notice of investigation issued by the Office?"
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34 CFR 99.65 FERPA · Part 99: FAMILY EDUCATIONAL RIGHTS AND PRIVACY · Subpart E: What Are the Enforcement Procedures?

# 34 CFR 99.65 FERPA: What is the content of the notice of investigation issued by the Office?

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 34 CFR 99.65(a)

**(a)** The Office notifies in writing the complainant, if any, and the educational agency or institution, the recipient of Department funds under any program administered by the Secretary, or the third party outside of an educational agency or institution if it initiates an investigation under § 99.64(b). The written notice—

#### 34 CFR 99.65(a)(1)

**(1)** Includes the substance of the allegations against the educational agency or institution, other recipient, or third party; and

#### 34 CFR 99.65(a)(2)

**(2)** Directs the agency or institution, other recipient, or third party to submit a written response and other relevant information, as set forth in § 99.62, within a specified period of time, including information about its policies and practices regarding education records.

### 34 CFR 99.65(b)

**(b)** The Office notifies the complainant if it does not initiate an investigation because the complaint fails to meet the requirements of § 99.64.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1232g(g))

## Source

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 34, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.

Source credit: \[73 FR 74855, Dec. 9, 2008, as amended at 76 FR 75643, Dec. 2, 2011\]

[34 CFR 99.65 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-34/section-99.65)

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

This is reference material, not legal advice.

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