[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20171]
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Part III
Department of Education
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34 CFR Parts 600 and 668
Institutional Eligibility; Student Assistance General Provisions; Final
Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 145 / Wednesday, July 29, 1998 /
Rules and Regulations
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Parts 600 and 668
RIN 1840-AC47
Institutional Eligibility; Student Assistance General Provisions
AGENCY: Department of Education.
ACTION: Final Regulations.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary amends the Institutional Eligibility and Student
Assistance General Provisions regulations. These technical amendments
are necessary to correct cross-references, delete references to
programs that are no longer funded, and make a number of nomenclature
changes that provide the correct names of various Title IV, HEA
programs.
EFFECTIVE DATE: These regulations take effect July 29, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lorraine Kennedy, U.S. Department of
Education, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, Regional Office Building 3,
Room 3045, Washington, D.C. 20202-5451. Telephone: (202) 708-8242.
Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the contact persons listed in the preceding
paragraph.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Institutional Eligibility regulations,
34 CFR part 600, and the Student Assistance General Provisions
regulations, 34 CFR part 668 are amended to clarify regulations, and to
correct errors and omissions.
All references to Income Contingent Loan (ICL), State Postsecondary
Review Entity (SPRE), and Presidential Access Scholarship (PAS)
throughout 34 CFR parts 600 and 668 have been removed because the ICL
program was eliminated and the other two programs were not funded.
References to the name of the Direct Loan Program under 34 CFR
parts 600 and 668 have been changed to conform to the program names set
fourth in the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program
regulations, 34 CFR part 685. As required, under 34 CFR part 685 and
appropriate sections throughout the regulations, other conforming
changes have been made to incorporate the Direct Loan Program.
All references to Sec. 668.7 have been removed and replaced with
references to the correct sections in Subpart C of the Student
Assistance General Provisions in accordance with the regulations that
were published in the Federal Register on December 1, 1995.
These regulations change current Student Right-to-Know (SRK)
regulations by incorporating some technical corrections to the December
1, 1995 SRK regulations; these changes are made to reflect statutory
provisions omitted in the December 1, 1995 SRK regulations. Other
changes being made in these regulations reflect recent statutory
changes to the SRK provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA); these recent statutory changes were made to the HEA by
Pub.L. 105-18 entitled ``1997 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act
for Recovery From Natural Disasters, and for Overseas Peacekeeping
Efforts, Including Those in Bosnia.''
Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553,
it is the practice of the Secretary to offer interested parties the
opportunity to comment on proposed regulations. However, the regulatory
changes in this document correct minor technical errors and omissions
in the Institutional Eligibility regulations, 34 CFR part 600 and the
Student Assistance General Provisions regulations, 34 CFR part 668. The
changes in this document do not establish any new substantive rules.
Therefore, the Secretary has determined that publication of a proposed
rule is unnecessary and contrary to the public interest under 5 U.S.C.
553(b)(B). For the reasons stated, the Secretary also waives the
delayed effective date under 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
The Secretary certifies that these final regulations will not have
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
Small entities affected by these regulations are small institutions of
higher education. These regulations contain technical amendments
designed to clarify and correct current regulations. The changes will
not have a significant economic impact on the institutions affected.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
These regulations have been examined under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 and have been found to contain no information collection
requirements.
Assessment of Educational Impact
Based on its own review, the Department has determined that the
regulations in this document do not require transmission of information
that is being gathered by, or is available from, any other agency or
authority of the United States.
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List of Subjects in 34 CFR Parts 600 and 668
Administrative practice and procedure, Colleges and universities,
Consumer protection, Education, Grant programs--education, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements, Student aid.
Dated: July 21, 1998.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
The Secretary amends Parts 600 and 668 of Title 34 of the Code of
Federal Regulations as follows:
PART 600--INSTITUTIONAL ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
OF 1965, AS AMENDED
1. The authority citation for part 600 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1088, 1091, 1094, 1099b. 1099c, and 1141,
unless otherwise noted.
Sec. 600.2 [Amended]
2. Section 600.2 is amended by capitalizing the ``P'' in the
definition of ``Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) programs''.
Sec. 600.9 [Amended]
3. Section 600.9(b)(2)(ii) is amended by removing ``or SPRE,''.
Sec. 600.40 [Amended]
4. Section 600.40 is amended by adding the word ``or'' at the end
of paragraph (a)(1)(iv)(A), removing ``; or'' at the end of paragraph
(a)(1)(iv)(B) and adding a period in its place, and removing paragraph
(a)(1)(iv)(C).
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Sec. 600.41 [Amended]
5. Section 600.41 is amended by adding the word ``or'' at the end
of paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(F), removing the word ``or'' at the end of
paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(G), removing paragraph (a)(1)(ii)(H), and removing
paragraph (e)(3).
Sec. 600.55 [Amended]
6. Section 600.55 is amended by removing ``668.7(a)(4)(i) through
(iii)'' from paragraph (a)(5)(i)(A) and adding, in its place,
``668.33''.
PART 668--STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS
7. The authority citation for part 668 continues to read as
follows:
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1085, 1088, 1091, 1092, 1094, 1099c, and
1141, unless otherwise noted.
8. Section 668.1 is amended by removing paragraphs (c)(3), (c)(7),
and (c)(11); redesignating paragraphs (c)(4), (5), (6), (8), (9), (10),
and (12) as paragraphs (c)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and (10),
respectively; and adding a new paragraph (c)(9) to read as follows:
Sec. 668.1 Scope.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(9) The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program
(20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.; 34 CFR part 685); and
* * * * *
9. Section 668.2(b) is amended by removing the definitions of
``Direct loan,'' ``Federal Direct PLUS loan,'' ``Federal Direct
Stafford loan,'' ``Federal Direct Student loan,'' ``Federal Direct
Student Loan (FDSL) Program,'' ``Income Contingent Loan (ICL)
program,'' ``Payment period,'' and ``Presidential Access Scholarship
(PAS) program'' and the authority citations following the definitions;
by removing ``while they were students'', and by adding ``Federal
Consolidation Loan,'' after ``(as in effect before October 17, 1986),''
the first time it appears in the definition of ``Federal Consolidation
Loan program''; removing the word ``natural'' in the definition of
``Parent'' and adding, in its place, the word ``biological''; removing
``and in 34 CFR 691.2 for purposes of the PAS Program'' in the
definitions of ``Valid institutional student information report (valid
ISIR)'' and ``Valid student aid report (valid SAR)''; and adding new
definitions for ``Direct Loan Program loan,'' ``Direct PLUS Loan,''
``Direct Subsidized Loan,'' ``Direct Unsubsidized Loan,'' ``Federal
Direct PLUS Program,'' ``Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan Program,''
``Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Program,'' ``William
D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program'' and authority
citations following the definitions in alphabetical order to read as
follows:
Sec. 668.2 General definitions.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
Direct Loan Program loan: A loan made under the William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan Program.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.)
Direct PLUS Loan: A loan made under the Federal Direct PLUS
Program.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1078-2 and 1087a et seq.)
Direct Subsidized Loan: A loan made under the Federal Direct
Stafford/Ford Loan Program.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071 and 1087a et seq.)
Direct Unsubsidized Loan: A loan made under the Federal Direct
Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Program.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.)
* * * * *
Federal Direct PLUS Program: A loan program authorized by Title IV,
Part D of the HEA that is one of the components of the Direct Loan
Program. The Federal Direct PLUS Program provides loans to parents of
dependent students attending schools that participate in the Direct
Loan Program. The borrower is responsible for the interest that accrues
during any period.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 10782 and 1087a et seq.)
Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan Program: A loan program
authorized by Title IV, Part D of the HEA that is one of the components
of the Direct Loan Program. The Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan
Program provides loans to undergraduate, graduate, and professional
students attending schools that participate in the Direct Loan Program.
The Secretary subsidizes the interest while the borrower is in an in-
school, grace, or deferment period.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071 and 1087a et seq.)
Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford/Ford Loan Program: A loan
program authorized by Title IV, Part D of the HEA that is one of the
components of the Direct Loan Program. The Federal Direct Unsubsidized
Stafford/Ford Loan Program provides loans to undergraduate, graduate,
and professional students attending schools that participate in the
Direct Loan Program. The borrower is responsible for the interest that
accrues during any period.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.)
* * * * *
William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program: The loan
program authorized by Title IV, Part D of the HEA.
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.)
Sec. 668.8 [Amended]
10. Section 668.8(d)(3) is amended by removing ``Federal Stafford
Loan, Federal PLUS, and Federal SLS'' and adding, in its place, ``FFEL
and Direct Loan''.
Sec. 668.13 [Amended]
11. Section 668.13 is amended by removing ``the FDSL Program, or
the Federal Stafford Loan, Federal SLS, or Federal PLUS Program'' and
adding, in its place, ``the Direct Loan Program, or the FFEL Program,''
in paragraph (a)(4)(i) introductory text; and removing ``(f)(1)'' and
adding, in its place, ``(d)(1)'' in paragraph (d)(2)(i).
12. Section 668.14 is amended by removing paragraph (b)(4)(ii);
redesignating paragraphs (b)(4)(iii) through (vi), as (b)(4)(ii)
through (v), respectively; removing ``Federal Stafford Loan, Federal
PLUS, and Federal SLS'' and adding, in its place, ``Federal Stafford
Loan and Federal PLUS'' in redesignated paragraph (b)(4)(ii); removing
``Federal SLS,'' in paragraph (b)(7); removing ``Federal Stafford Loan,
Federal PLUS, and Federal SLS'' and adding, in its place, ``Federal
Stafford Loan and Federal PLUS'' in paragraph (b)(15); removing ``State
postsecondary review entities designated under 34 CFR part 667,'' in
paragraph (b)(17); removing ``, State postsecondary review entities
designated under 34 CFR part 667,'' in paragraph (b)(23); and revising
paragraphs (b)(8), (11), and (16) to read as follows:
Sec. 668.14 Program participation agreement.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(8) It will not provide any statement to any student or
certification to any lender in the case of an FFEL Program loan, or
origination record to the Secretary in the case of a Direct Loan
Program loan that qualifies the student or parent for a loan or loans
in excess of the amount that the student or parent is eligible to
borrow in accordance with sections 425(a), 428(a)(2), 428(b)(1)(A) and
(B), 428B, 428H, and 455(a) of the HEA;
* * * * *
(11) In the case of an institution participating in the FFEL
program, the
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institution will inform all eligible borrowers, as defined in 34 CFR
part 682, enrolled in the institution about the availability and
eligibility of those borrowers for State grant assistance from the
State in which the institution is located, and will inform borrowers
from another State of the source of further information concerning
State grant assistance from that State;
* * * * *
(16) In the case an institution that changes ownership that results
in a change of control, or that changes its status as a main campus,
branch campus, or an additional location, the institution will, to
participate in the FFEL Program, develop a default management plan for
approval by the Secretary and implement the plan for at least two years
after the change in control or status;
* * * * *
13. In Sec. 668.16, paragraph (e)(2)(i) is amended by removing
``668.7(c)'' and adding, in its place, ``668.34''; paragraph (j)(1) is
amended by removing ``State postsecondary review entities designated
under 34 CFR part 667,''; and paragraph (m)(1) introductory text and
(m)(1)(i) and the authority citation are revised to read as follows:
Sec. 668.16 Standards of administrative capability.
* * * * *
(m)(1) Has an FFEL Program cohort default rate, a Direct Loan
cohort rate, or where applicable, a weighted average cohort rate--
(i) As defined in Sec. 668.17, that is less than 25 percent for
each of the three most recent fiscal years for which the Secretary has
determined the institution's rate; and
* * * * *
(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1082, 1985, 1094, and 1099c)
14. Section 668.19 is amended by removing ``Federal Direct Stafford
Loan'' and adding, in its place, ``Direct Subsidized Loan or Direct
Unsubsidized Loan'' and by removing ``Federal Direct PLUS'' and adding,
in its place, ``Direct PLUS Loan'' in paragraph (a)(3)(iv); removing
``Federal Direct Stafford Loan'' and adding, in its place, ``Direct
Subsidized or Direct Subsidized Loan'' in paragraph (a)(3)(v); and by
removing ``Federal Direct PLUS'' and adding, in its place, ``Direct
PLUS Loan'' in paragraph (a)(3)(vi).
15. Section 668.20 is amended by revising paragraph (c)
introductory text and paragraph (d)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 668.20 Limitations on remedial coursework that is eligible for
Title IV, HEA program assistance.
* * * * *
(c) In determining a student's enrollment status under the Title
IV, HEA programs or a student's cost of attendance under the campus-
based, FFEL, and Direct Loan programs, an institution may not take into
account any noncredit or reduced credit remedial course if--
* * * * *
(d) * * *
(2) A student's cost of attendance under the campus-based, FFEL,
and Direct Loan programs.
* * * * *
Sec. 668.21 [Amended]
16. Section 668.21 is amended by removing ``Pell Grant, SEOG, ICL,
and'' in paragraph (a)(1), and adding, in its place, ``Federal Pell
Grant, FSEOG, and Federal''.
17. Section 668.22 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(2)(ii);
removing ``Federal Stafford loan, Federal PLUS, Federal SLS, Federal
Direct Stafford, or Federal Direct PLUS Program'' in paragraphs
(f)(1)(ii), (g)(3)(ii) and (h)(1), and adding, in its place, ``FFEL, or
Direct Loan Program'; removing ``unsubsidized Federal Direct Stafford
loans'' in paragraph (h)(1)(iv), and adding, in its place, ``Direct
Unsubsidized Loans''; removing ``subsidized Federal Direct Stafford
loans'' in paragraph (h)(1)(v), and adding, in its place ``Direct
Subsidized Loans''; removing ``Federal'' and capitalizing ``L'' in
``loans'' in paragraph (h)(i)(vi); removing ``Federal Stafford Loan,
Federal PLUS, Federal SLS, Federal Direct Stafford Loan or Federal
Direct PLUS'' in paragraph (h)(2)(ii), and adding, in its place ``FFEL
or Direct Loan''; removing ``Federal Stafford Loan, Federal PLUS,
Federal SLS Program, Federal Direct Stafford, or Federal Direct PLUS''
in paragraph (f)(2)(i), and adding, in its place ``FFEL, or Direct Loan
Program''; revising paragraph (g)(2)(ii)(B); removing ``Federal PLUS,
Federal SLS'' in paragraph (h)(2)(iii), and adding, in its place, ``and
Federal PLUS''; and removing ``Federal Stafford Loan, Federal PLUS, and
Federal SLS'' in paragraph (h)(2)(iv), and adding, in its place, ``and
FFEL''; removing ``Federal Stafford Loan, Federal PLUS, Federal SLS,
Federal Direct Stafford, and Federal Direct PLUS programs'' in
paragraph (h)(2)(v), and adding, in its place, ``FFEL, and Direct Loan
Programs''; removing ``Federal Direct PLUS loans'' in paragraph (i),
and adding, in its place, ``Direct PLUS Loans'' to read as follows:
Sec. 668.22 Institutional refunds and repayments.
* * * * *
(c) * * *
(2) * * *
(ii) Late disbursements of loans made under the FFEL and Direct
Loan Programs in accordance with 34 CFR 682.207(d) and 34 CFR
685.303(d), respectively; and
* * * * *
(g) * * *
(2) * * *
(ii) * * *
(B) Late disbursements of loans made under the FFEL and Direct Loan
programs in accordance with 34 CFR 682.207(d) and 34 CFR 685.303(d),
respectively; and
* * * * *
Sec. 668.25 [Amended]
18. Section 668.25 is amended by removing ``or Federal SLS'' in
paragraph (c)(4); and removing ``, Federal PLUS, and Federal SLS'' in
paragraph (c)(4)(ii), and adding, in its place, ``and Federal PLUS''.
Sec. 668.26 [Amended]
19. Section 668.26 is amended by removing ``or FDSL'' in paragraph
(b)(4); removing ``and ICL'' in paragraph (b)(6); removing ``and
Federal SLS'' in paragraph (c)(2); removing ``Federal Stafford or
Federal SLS'' both times it appears in paragraph (d)(2) introductory
text and adding, in its place, ``Federal Family Education Loan
Programs''; removing ``deliver'' in paragraph (d)(3) introductory text,
and adding, in its place, ``disburse''; removing ``disbursement of a''
in paragraph (d)(3); removing ``FDSL'' in paragraphs (d)(3)
introductory text and (d)(3)(i), and adding, in its place, ``Direct
Loan''; removing ``Federal Direct Student'' in paragraph (d)(3)
introductory text, and adding, in its place, ``Direct Loan Program''.
Sec. 668.32 [Amended]
20. Section 668.32 is amended by removing ``, FSEOG, and SSIG'' and
adding, in its place ``and FSEOG'' in paragraph (c)(1); and by removing
``Student'' and adding ``William D. Ford'' before ``Federal'' in
paragraph (k)(5).
21. Section 668.42 is amended by revising paragraph (b)
introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 668.42 Preparation and dissemination of materials.
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(b) Make those materials available to the student through
appropriate publications and mailings before the student enters into a
financial obligation with the institution, to--
* * * * *
Sec. 668.43 [Amended]
22. Section 668.43(c)(6) is amended by removing ``34 CFR 685.303''
and adding, in its place, ``34 CFR 685.304''; by removing ``Student'';
by adding ``William D. Ford'' before ``Federal Direct''; and by
removing ``and Federal SLS programs'' and adding, in its place,
``Program''.
Sec. 668.46 [Amended]
23. Section 668.46 is amended by removing ``July 1, 1996'' in
paragraph (a)(1), and adding, in its place, ``September 1, 1996'';
removing ``July 1st of one year and June 30th'' in paragraph
(a)(2)(ii), and adding, in its place, ``September 1 of one year and
August 31''; removing ``July 1, 1996 and June 30, 1997'' in paragraph
(a)(5)(i), and adding, in its place, ``September 1, 1996 and August 31,
1997''; and removing ``June 30'' in paragraph (a)(5)(ii), and adding,
in its place, ``August 31''.
Sec. 668.46 [Amended]
24. The heading of the note following Sec. 668.48 is corrected to
read ``Note to paragraph (c)''.
25. Section 668.49 is amended by adding ``, categorized by race and
gender'' before the period at the end of paragraph (a)(1)(iii); adding
a new paragraph (a)(1)(vi); removing ``and (c)'' in paragraph (b), and
adding, in its place, ``, (c), and (d)''; and revising paragraph (d) to
read as follows:
Sec. 668.49 Report on completion and graduation rates for student-
athletes.
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(vi) The average completion or graduation rate and transfer-out
rate of the four most recent classes of entering students described in
Sec. 668.46 (a)(2), (3), and (4) who received athletically-related
student aid, categorized by race and gender within each sport. If an
institution has completion or graduation rates and transfer-out rates
for fewer than four of those classes, it shall disclose the average
rate of those classes for which it has rates.
* * * * *
(d) The provisions of Sec. 668.46(e) apply for purposes of this
section.
Sec. 668.51 [Amended]
26. Section 668.51(a) is amended by removing ``Federal Direct
Student Loan (FDSL)'' and adding, in its place, ``Federal Direct
Stafford/Ford Loan programs''.
Sec. 668.54 [Amended]
27. Section 668.54 is amended by removing ``Student'' in paragraph
(a)(2)(i), and adding, in its place ``Stafford/Ford'.
Sec. 668.55 [Amended]
28. Section 668.55 is amended by removing ``FDSL, or'' in paragraph
(c), and adding, in its place ``or Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan';
removing the comma after the word ``Grant'' and adding, in its place
``or'' in paragraph (c)(1); removing ``FDSL or program'' in paragraph
(c)(1); and adding ``, or originating a Direct Subsidized Loan'' after
the word ``application'' in paragraph (c)(1); removing the comma after
the word ``Grant'' and adding, in its place ``or'' in paragraph (c)(2);
removing ``FDSL, or program'' after the word ``campus-based'' in
paragraph (c)(2); removing ``or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan
application'' and adding, in its place ``application or previously
originated Direct Subsidized Loan'' in paragraph (c)(2); and adding
``If the institution has previously originated a Direct Subsidized Loan
for a borrower, the school shall not update the borrower's dependence
status on the loan origination record.'' after the last sentence in
paragraph (d)(2).
29. Section 668.58 is amended by removing the word ``or'' at the
end of paragraph (a)(1)(ii); removing the period at the end of
paragraph (a)(1)(iii) and adding, in its place, ``; or''; removing
``William D. Ford Federal'' in paragraphs (c), (d)(1), and (d)(2);
revising paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(2)(ii)(A), and (a)(2)(iii); and
adding a new paragraph (a)(1)(iv) to read as follows:
Sec. 668.58 Interim disbursements.
* * * * *
(a) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) Disburse any Federal Pell Grant or campus-based program funds
to the applicant;
* * * * *
(iv) Originate or disburse a Direct Subsidized Loan.
* * * * *
(2) * * *
(ii)(A) May make one disbursement of any combination of Federal
Pell Grant, Federal Perkins Loan, or FSEOG funds for the applicant's
first payment period; and
* * * * *
(iii)(A) May withhold certification of the applicant's Federal
Stafford Loan application or origination of the applicant's Direct
Subsidized Loan; or
(B) May certify the Federal Stafford Loan application or originate
the Direct Subsidized Loan provided that the institution does not
deliver Federal Stafford Loan proceeds or disburse Direct Subsidized
Loan proceeds.
* * * * *
30. Section 668.59 is amended by adding ``Federal'' before ``Pell''
in paragraph (b)(1); replacing ``William D. Ford Federal'' with
``Federal Direct Stafford/Ford'' in paragraphs (c) introductory text
and (c)(1)(ii); and revising paragraph (d)(1) to read as follows:
Sec. 668.59 Consequences of a change in application information.
* * * * *
(d)(1) If the institution selects an applicant for verification for
an award year who previously received a Direct Subsidized Loan for that
award year, and as a result of verification the loan amount is reduced,
the institution shall comply with the procedures specified in
Sec. 668.61(b)(2).
* * * * *
31. Section 668.60 is amended by removing ``FDSL'' in paragraphs
(b)(1)(i)(A) and (b)(1)(iii); removing ``FDSL'' and adding, in its
place, ``Federal Direct Stafford/Ford Loan'' in paragraph (d); removing
``FDSL and PAS'' and adding, in its place, ``and Federal Direct
Stafford/Ford Loan'' in paragraph (b) introductory text; removing
``CWS'' and adding, in its place, ``FWS'' in paragraph (b)(1)(i)(B);
removing ``William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan'' in paragraph
(b)(1)(i)(D) and adding, in its place, ``Direct Subsidized Loan''; and
revising paragraphs (b)(1)(i)(C), (b)(1)(ii), and (e)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 668.60 Deadlines for submitting documentation and the
consequences of failing to provide documentation.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) * * *
(C) Certify the applicant's Federal Stafford Loan application or
originate the applicant's Direct Subsidized Loan; or
* * * * *
(ii) The institution shall return to the lender, or to the
Secretary, in the case of a Direct Subsidized Loan, any Federal
Stafford Loan or Direct Subsidized Loan proceeds that otherwise would
be payable to the applicant; and
* * * * *
(e) * * *
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(2) Certify that applicant's Federal Stafford Loan application,
originate that applicant's Direct Subsidized Loan, or process that
applicant's Federal Stafford Loan or Direct Subsidized Loan proceeds;
or
* * * * *
32. Section 668.61 is amended by removing ``FDSL, FSEOG or'' and
adding, in its place, ``or FSEOG'' in paragraph (a)(2)(ii)(B); removing
``or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan'' in paragraph (b);
redesignating paragraph (b) as (b)(1); and adding a new paragraph
(b)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 668.61 Recovery of funds.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(2) If the institution determines as a result of the verification
process that a student received Direct Subsidized Loan proceeds for an
award year in excess of the student's need for the loan, the
institution shall reduce or cancel one or more subsequent disbursements
to eliminate the amount in excess of the student's need.
Sec. 668.81 [Amended]
33. Section 668.81 is amended by removing paragraph (e).
Sec. 668.83 [Amended]
34. Section 668.83 is amended by removing ``, Federal PLUS, or
Federal SLS'' and adding, in its place, ``or Federal PLUS'' in
paragraph (c)(2)(i)(B); removing ``, Federal PLUS, and Federal SLS''
and adding, in its place ``or Federal PLUS'' in paragraph
(c)(2)(iii)(D); and removing ``, Federal PLUS, or Federal SLS Program''
and adding, in its place, ``or Federal PLUS programs'' in paragraph
(d)(1)(iii).
Sec. 668.94 [Amended]
35. Section 668.94 is amended by removing the period after
``termination'' and adding, in its place, ``--'' in paragraph (a); and
removing ``, Federal PLUS, or Federal SLS Program'' and adding, in its
place, ``Program or Federal PLUS programs'' in paragraph (a)(5).
Sec. 668.130 [Amended]
36. Section 668.130 is amended by removing ``Sec. 668.7(a)(4)(ii)''
and adding, in its place, ``Sec. 668.33(a)(2)'' in paragraphs (a) and
(b).
Sec. 668.131 [Amended]
37. Section 668.131 is amended by removing ``Sec. 668.7(a)(4)(ii)''
and adding, in its place, ``Sec. 668.33(a)(2)'' in the definitions of
``Eligible noncitizen'' and ``Primary confirmation.''
Sec. 668.132 [Amended]
38. Section 668.132 is amended by removing ``Sec. 668.7(a)(4)(ii)''
and adding, in its place, ``Sec. 668.33(a)(2)'' in paragraphs (a)(2)
and (b).
Sec. 668.133 [Amended]
39. Section 668.133 is amended by removing ``Sec. 668.7(a)(4)(ii)''
and adding, in its place, ``Sec. 668.33(a)(2)'' in paragraphs (a)
introductory text (twice), and (a)(1)(i).
Sec. 668.134 [Amended]
40. Section 668.134 is amended by removing ``Sec. 668.7(a)(4)(ii)''
and adding, in its place, ``Sec. 668.33(a)(2)'' in paragraphs (a)
introductory text, (a)(1), (a)(3), (b)(1), and (b)(2).
Sec. 668.136 [Amended]
41. Section 668.136 is amended by removing ``Sec. 668.7(a)(4)(ii)''
and adding, in its place, ``Sec. 668.33(a)(2)'' in paragraphs (a) and
(b) introductory text.
Sec. 668.137 [Amended]
42. Section 668.137 is amended by removing ``Sec. 668.7(a)(4)(ii)''
and adding, in its place, ``Sec. 668.33(a)(2)'' in paragraph (a); and
removing ``or certify a Federal Stafford, Federal PLUS, or Federal SLS
loan'' and adding, in its place, ``certify a Federal Stafford or
Federal PLUS loan application, or originate a Direct Loan Program
loan'' in paragraph (b).
43. Section 668.138 is amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b)
to read as follows:
Sec. 668.138 Liability.
(a) A student is liable for any SSIG, FSEOG, or Federal Pell Grant
payment and for any Federal Stafford, Direct Subsidized, Direct
Unsubsidized or Federal Perkins loan made to him or her if the student
was ineligible for the Title IV, HEA assistance.
(b) A Federal PLUS or Direct PLUS Loan borrower is liable for any
Federal PLUS or Direct PLUS Loan made to him or her on behalf of an
ineligible student.
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44. Section 668.139 is amended by revising paragraphs (b) and (d)
to read as follows:
Sec. 668.139 Recovery of payments and loan disbursements to ineligible
students.
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(b) If an institution causes a Federal Stafford, Federal PLUS,
Direct Subsidized, Direct Unsubsidized, or Direct PLUS Loan to be
disbursed to or on behalf of an ineligible student for which it is not
liable in accordance with Sec. 668.138, it shall assist the Secretary
in recovering the funds by notifying the lender in the case of an FFEL
Program loan or the Secretary in the case of a Direct Loan Program loan
that the student has failed to establish eligibility under the
requirements of Secs. 668.201 or 685.200, as appropriate.
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(d) If an institution is liable for a Federal Stafford, Federal
PLUS, Direct Subsidized, Direct Unsubsidized, or Direct PLUS Loan
disbursement to an ineligible student, the institution shall repay an
amount equal to the disbursement to the lender in the case of an FFEL
Program loan or the Secretary in the case of a Direct Loan Program
loan, and provide written notice to the borrower.
Sec. 668.166 [Amended]
45. Section 668.166(a)(1) is amended by adding ``other than Federal
Perkins Loan Program funds,'' after ``title IV, HEA program funds,'.
46. Section 668.167 is amended by revising paragraph (a)(3) to read
as follows:
Sec. 668.167 FFEL Program funds.
(a) * * *
(3)(i) An institution may not request a lender to provide it with
loan funds by EFT or master check for any Federal PLUS Program loan
earlier than 13 days before the first day of classes for any payment
period.
(ii) An institution may not request a lender to provide with loan
funds by check requiring the endorsement of the borrower for any
Federal PLUS Program loan earlier than 30 days before the first day of
classes for any payment period.
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[FR Doc. 98-20171 Filed 7-28-98; 8:45 am]
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