March 29, 1996

                                [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]



                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT

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        No. 95-1874







                                ALFREDO PAGAN-ASTACIO,



                                Plaintiff, Appellant,



                                          v.



                        UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,



                                 Defendant, Appellee.





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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT



                           FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO





                    [Hon. Hector M. Laffitte, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before



                                Torruella, Chief Judge,
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                            Selya and Cyr, Circuit Judges.
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            Alfredo Pagan Astacio on brief pro se.
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            Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Maria Hortensia Rios
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        Gandara, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.
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                 Per Curiam.  Pro se plaintiff Alfredo Pagan-Astacio
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            appeals a district court order that granted the United States



            Department  of  Education  summary  judgment   and  dismissed



            plaintiff's  complaint.    Plaintiff  contends  that  the DOE



            violated  the  Freedom of  Information  Act, 5  U.S.C.    552



            (a)(1)(D), by failing to publish  in the Federal Register the



            National Defense,  National Direct and Perkins  Loan Programs
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            Revised   Directory   of  Low-Income   Schools   for  Teacher
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            Cancellation  Benefits.    We  have thoroughly  reviewed  the
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            record and  the parties' briefs  on appeal and  conclude that



            such publication is  not required for  the reasons stated  in



            the district  court's opinion.  Accordingly,  the judgment of



            the district court is affirmed.
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