97-734. Office of Postsecondary Education; Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 1740-1741]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-734]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    
    Office of Postsecondary Education; Federal Perkins Loan, Federal 
    Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 
    Programs
    
    AGENCY: Department of Education.
    
    ACTION: Notice of the closing date for institutions to submit a request 
    for a waiver of the allocation reduction for the underuse of funds 
    under the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study (FWS), or Federal 
    Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) programs (known 
    collectively as the campus-based programs).
    
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    SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education 
    of the deadline for an institution to submit a written request for a 
    waiver of the allocation reduction being applied to its Federal Perkins 
    Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 1997-98 award year (July 1, 1997 
    through June 30, 1998) because the institution returned more than 10 
    percent of its allocation for that program for the 1995-96 award year 
    (July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996).
    
    DATE: Closing Date for Submitting a Waiver Request and any Supporting 
    Information or Documents. For an institution that returned more than 10 
    percent of its Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 
    1995-96 award year to be considered for a waiver of the allocation 
    reduction for its 1997-98 award year allocation, it must mail or hand-
    deliver its waiver request and any supporting information or documents 
    on or before February 14, 1997. The Department will not accept a waiver 
    request submitted by facsimile transmission. The waiver request must be 
    submitted to the Institutional Financial Management Division at one of 
    the addresses indicated in the following section.
    
    ADDRESSES: Waiver Request and any Supporting Information or Documents 
    Delivered by Mail: The waiver request and any supporting information or 
    documents delivered by mail must be addressed to Ms. Sandra Donelson, 
    Institutional Financial Management Division, U.S. Department of 
    Education, P.O. Box 23781, Washington, D.C. 20026-0781. An applicant 
    must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the following: (1) A 
    legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark; (2) A legible mail receipt 
    with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service; (3) A 
    dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier; or 
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of 
    Education.
        If a waiver request is sent through the U.S. Postal Service, the 
    Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing: 
    (1) A private metered postmark, or (2) A mail receipt that is not dated 
    by the U.S. Postal Service.
        An institution should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not 
    uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an 
    institution should check with its local post office.
        An institution is encouraged to use certified or at least first 
    class mail. An institution that submits a waiver request and any 
    supporting information or documents after the closing date will not be 
    considered for a waiver of the allocation reduction being applied to 
    its allocation under any of the campus-based programs for award year 
    1997-98.
        Waiver Requests and any Supporting Information or Documents 
    Delivered by Hand: A waiver request and any supporting information or 
    documents delivered by hand must be taken to Ms. Sandra Donelson, 
    Campus-Based Financial Operations Branch, Institutional Financial 
    Management Division, Accounting and Financial Management Service, 
    Student Financial Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 
    Room 4714, Regional Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets, S.W., 
    Washington, D.C. Hand-delivered waiver requests will be accepted 
    between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) daily, except Saturdays, 
    Sundays, and Federal holidays. A waiver request for the 1997-98 award 
    year that is delivered by hand will not be accepted after 4:30 p.m. on 
    the closing date.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under sections 413D(e)(2), 442(e)(2), and 
    462(j)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, if an 
    institution returns more than 10 percent of its Federal Perkins Loan, 
    FWS, or FSEOG allocation for an award year, the institution will have 
    its allocation for the second succeeding award year for that program 
    reduced by the dollar amount returned. The Secretary may waive this 
    requirement for a specific institution if the Secretary finds that 
    enforcement of the requirement would be contrary to the interest of the 
    affected campus-based program. The institution must provide a written 
    waiver request and any supporting information or documents by the 
    established February 14, 1997 closing date. The waiver request must be 
    signed by an appropriate institutional official and above the signature 
    the official must include the statement: ``I certify that the 
    information the institution provided in this waiver request is true and 
    accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that the information 
    is subject to audit and program review by representatives of the 
    Secretary of Education.'' If the institution submits a waiver request 
    and any supporting information or documents after the closing date, the 
    request will not be considered.
        Applicable Regulations: The following regulations apply to the 
    campus-based programs:
        (1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.
        (2) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34 CFR Part 674.
        (3) Federal Work-Study Program, 34 CFR Part 675.
        (4) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, 34 
    CFR Part 676.
        (5) Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 
    1965, as amended, 34 CFR Part 600.
        (6) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 CFR Part 82.
        (7) Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and 
    Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR 
    Part 85.
        (8) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses, 34 CFR Part 86.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical assistance concerning 
    the waiver request or other operational procedures of the campus-based 
    programs, contact: Ms. Sandra Donelson, Institutional Financial 
    Management Division, U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 23781, 
    Washington, D.C. 20026-0781. Telephone (202) 708-9751. 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.
    
        Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.; and 
    20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.
    
    
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    (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.007 Federal 
    Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program; 84.033 Federal 
    Work-Study Program; and 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program)
    
        Dated: January 7, 1997.
    David A. Longanecker,
    Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
    [FR Doc. 97-734 Filed 1-10-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4000-01-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
01/13/1997
Department:
Education Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of the closing date for institutions to submit a request for a waiver of the allocation reduction for the underuse of funds under the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study (FWS), or Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) programs (known collectively as the campus-based programs).
Document Number:
97-734
Dates:
Closing Date for Submitting a Waiver Request and any Supporting Information or Documents. For an institution that returned more than 10 percent of its Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 1995-96 award year to be considered for a waiver of the allocation reduction for its 1997-98 award year allocation, it must mail or hand- deliver its waiver request and any supporting information or documents on or before February 14, 1997. The Department will not accept a waiver request ...
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