94-11656. Federal Family Education Loan Program; Final Rule DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION  

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    34 CFR Part 682
    
    
    
    
    Federal Family Education Loan Program; Final Rule
    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    
    34 CFR Part 682
    
    RIN 1840-AA96
    
     
    Federal Family Education Loan Program
    
    AGENCY: Department of Education.
    
    ACTION: Final regulations.
    
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    SUMMARY: This document contains corrections and other technical changes 
    to the final regulations for the Federal Family Education Loan Program 
    which were published in the Federal Register on December 18, 1992 (57 
    FR 60280). The regulations govern the Federal Stafford Loan Program, 
    the Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (Federal SLS) Program, the 
    Federal PLUS Program and the Federal Consolidation Loan Program, 
    collectively referred to as the Federal Family Education Loan Program.
    
    
    EFFECTIVE DATE: These regulations take effect either 45 days after 
    publication in the Federal Register or later if the Congress takes 
    certain adjournments, with the exception of Sec. 682.209. Section 
    682.209 will become effective after the information collection 
    requirements contained in this section have been submitted by the 
    Department of Education and approved by the Office of Management and 
    Budget under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. A document announcing 
    the effective date will be published later in the Federal Register.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Moran or Patricia Beavan, 
    Policy Section, Loans Branch, Policy Development Division, Policy, 
    Training, and Analysis Service, Department of Education, 400 Maryland 
    Avenue SW., (room 4310, ROB-3) Washington, DC 20202. Telephone 202-732-
    8242. Individuals who use a telecommunication 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.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final regulations make corrections to 
    the final regulations published on December 18, 1992, which contained 
    several self-implementing provisions of the Higher Education Amendments 
    of 1992 (1992 Amendments) (enacted July 23, 1992) (Pub. L. 102-325). 
    The regulations also include two changes made to those self-
    implementing provisions by the Higher Education Technical Amendments of 
    1993 (Technical Amendments of 1993) (Pub. L. 102-208) (enacted December 
    20, 1993).
    
    Waiver of Proposed Rulemaking
    
        It is the practice of the Secretary to offer interested parties the 
    opportunity to comment on proposed regulations. However, with the 
    exception of two changes made to reflect self-implementing provisions 
    of the Technical Amendments of 1993, all other provisions in this 
    regulation reflect corrections to the Federal Family Education Loan 
    Program (FFEL) regulations published on December 18, 1992. The FFEL 
    regulations published on December 18, 1992 were the subject of 
    extensive public comment prior to the publication. The Secretary has 
    also consulted with and received extensive written comments from 
    members of the higher education community in the development of the 
    corrections to the December 18, 1992 regulations and believes that 
    public comment on these technical corrections for publication of 
    regulations does not warrant the solicitation of further public 
    comment. Moreover, the Secretary believes that it is important to have 
    these technical corrections reflected in the Department's regulations 
    as soon as possible. Therefore, the Secretary finds that such a 
    solicitation would be unnecessary and contrary to the public interest 
    under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B).
    
    List of Subjects in 34 CFR Part 682
    
        Administrative practice and procedures, Colleges and universities, 
    Education, Loan programs--education, Reporting and recordkeeping 
    requirements, Student aid, Vocational education.
    
        Dated: May 9, 1994.
    Richard W. Riley,
    Secretary of Education.
    
        The Secretary amends part 682 of title 34 of the Code of Federal 
    Regulations as follows:
    
    PART 682--FEDERAL FAMILY EDUCATION LOAN (FFEL) PROGRAM
    
        1. The authority citation for part 682 continues to read as 
    follows:
    
        Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071 to 1087, unless otherwise noted.
    
    
    Sec. 682.100  [Amended]
    
        2. In Sec. 682.100, paragraph (a)(3), in the first sentence, add 
    the word ``undergraduate'' before the word ``students'', in the second 
    sentence, add the parenthetical phrase ``(then known as Auxiliary Loans 
    to Assist Students (ALAS))'', after the word ``PLUS''; in paragraph 
    (a)(4), remove ``PLUS'' after ``SLS'', and add, in its place, ``ALAS''; 
    remove ``part C'', and add, in its place, ``part A'', after the word 
    ``Act'', add the phrase ``, Higher Education Assistance Loans (HEAL) 
    authorized by subpart I of part A of Title VII of the Health Services 
    Act,'', remove ``borrowers whose loans were made after October 17, 
    1986'', and add, in its place, ``loans, or married couples who have a 
    combined indebtedness of at least $7,500 under these programs''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.10  [Amended]
    
        3. In Sec. 682.101, paragraph (c), in the second sentence, add the 
    word ``undergraduate'' before the word ``students'', in the third 
    sentence, remove ``Students borrowers'', and add, in its place, 
    ``Borrowers'', add ``HEAL, ALAS,'' after the word ``HPSL'', remove 
    ``or'' after ``Plus loans'', and add a comma in its place, remove the 
    phrase ``borrowed after October 16, 1986'', and add, in its place, ``, 
    or married couples who have a combined indebtedness of at least $7,500 
    under these programs''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.102  [Amended]
    
        4. In Sec. 682.102, in paragraph (d), after the second sentence, 
    add a new sentence to read ``In the case of a married couple seeking a 
    Consolidation loan, only the holders for one of the applicants must be 
    contacted for consolidation.''; in paragraph (e)(3), in the second 
    sentence, add ``, but who has not yet entered repayment on the Stafford 
    loan,'' after the phrase ``Stafford loan borrower''; in paragraph 
    (e)(4), in the first sentence, remove ``immediately upon disbursement 
    of the loan'', and add, in its place, ``on the day the loan is 
    disbursed''; in paragraph (e)(5), after ``Generally, the'', add, 
    ``repayment period for a Consolidation loan begins on the day the loan 
    is disbursed. The''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.200  [Amended]
    
        5. In Sec. 682.200 paragraph, the definition of ``Co-maker'' is 
    revised; in the definition of ``Default'', add ``or Consolidation'' 
    after ``PLUS''; in the definition of ``Estimated financial 
    assistance'', in paragraph (1)(v), add ``to the extent funding is 
    available,'', after ``campus-based aid,'', in paragraph (2), ``--(i)'' 
    is added after ``include'', paragraphs (2)(i), (2)(ii), and (2)(iii) 
    are redesignated as paragraphs (2)(i)(A), (2)(i)(B), and (2)(i)(C) 
    respectively, paragraph (2)(iv) is redesignated as paragraph (2)(ii), 
    in redesignated paragraph (2)(i)(A), add the word ``Nonsubsidized'' 
    before the word ``Stafford'', in redesignated paragraph (2)(i)(B), add 
    the word ``or'' after the semicolon; in the definition of ``Half-time 
    student'', in the first sentence, remove ``in a participating school'', 
    and add, in its place, ``in an eligible institution''; in the 
    definition of ``Origination fee'', after the second sentence, add a new 
    sentence to read ``The lender must pass this fee on to the SLS or PLUS 
    borrower.''; in the definition of ``Period of Enrollment'', in the 
    second sentence, remove the word ``normally'', and add, in its place, 
    ``generally'', before the period, add the parenthetical phrase ``(e.g., 
    semester, trimester, quarter, length of the student's program or 
    academic year)''; in the definition of ``Repayment period'', in 
    paragraph (1), before the word ``date'', remove the word ``that'', and 
    add, in its place, the word ``the'', after the word ``date'', add ``the 
    first payment of principal is due from the borrower'', paragraph (2)(i) 
    is revised, in paragraph (2)(ii), after the word ``period'', add the 
    phrase, ``for payment of principal'', remove the word ``ending'', and 
    add, in its place, the word ``ends'', at the end of the paragraph, add 
    a new sentence to read, ``Interest accrues and is due and payable from 
    the date of the first disbursement of the loan.''; in the definition of 
    ``Stafford Loan Program'', in the second sentence, remove the words 
    ``An unsubsidized'', and add, in their place, the words ``A 
    nonsubsidized'' to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 682.200  Definitions.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) * * *
        Co-maker. One of two parents who are joint borrowers on a PLUS 
    loan, each of whom is eligible to borrow, or one of two individuals who 
    are joint borrowers on a Consolidation loan. All co-makers on a loan 
    are jointly and severally liable for repayment of the loan.
    * * * * *
        Repayment period.
        (1) * * *
        (2)(i) For PLUS loans, the repayment period for payment of 
    principal begins on the date of the last disbursement of the loan and 
    ends no later than 10 years from that date, exclusive of any period of 
    deferment or forbearance. Interest on the loan accrues and is due and 
    payable from the date of the first disbursement of the loan.
    * * * * *
    
    
    Sec. 682.201  [Amended]
    
        6. In Sec. 682.201, in paragraph (a), after ``if the student'', add 
    ``who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-time 
    basis at a participating school''; in paragraph (a)(2)(i), after ``need 
    for a'', add the word ``subsidized''; in paragraph (b)(1), after the 
    word ``dependent'', add ``undergraduate''; after the word ``student'', 
    add ``who is enrolled or accepted for enrollment on at least a half-
    time basis at a participating school and'', before the semicolon, add 
    ``and the requirement of paragraph (a)(6) of this section''; in 
    paragraph (b)(6), remove the cross reference to paragraphs ``(a)(5) and 
    (a)(6)'', and add, in its place ``(a)(4) and (a)(5)''; in paragraph 
    (c)(1)(i), remove ``under this part'' and add, in its place ``under 
    Sec. 682.100''; paragraph (c)(1)(ii) is revised, new paragraphs (c)(1) 
    (iii) through (vi) are added, paragraph (c)(2)(iii) is revised, and a 
    new paragraph (c)(3) is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 682.201  Eligible borrowers.
    
    * * * * *
        (c) * * *
        (1) * * *
        (ii) Has ceased at least half-time enrollment at a school;
        (iii) Is, on the loans being consolidated--
        (A) In a grace period preceding repayment;
        (B) In repayment status; or
        (C) In a default status and has made satisfactory repayment 
    arrangements on the loan;
        (iv) Certifies that no other application for a Consolidation loan 
    is pending;
        (v) Agrees to notify the holder of any change in address; and
        (vi) Certifies that the lender holds an outstanding loan of the 
    borrower which is being consolidated or that the borrower has 
    unsuccessfully sought a loan from the holder of the outstanding loans.
        (2) * * *
        (iii) Meets the requirements of paragraph (c)(1) of this section, 
    except that their combined indebtedness may not be less than $7,500 on 
    loans eligible for consolidation under Sec. 682.100 and only one 
    borrower must have met the requirements of paragraphs (c)(1)(iv), (v), 
    and (vi) of this section.
        (3) A borrower's eligibility to receive a Consolidation loan 
    terminates upon receipt of a Consolidation loan except--
        (i) With respect to additional student loans received after the 
    date the Consolidation loan is made; or
        (ii) Loans received prior to the date the Consolidation loan was 
    made may be added to the Consolidation loan during the 180-day period 
    after the making of the Consolidation loan.
    
    
    Sec. 682.202  [Amended]
    
        7. In Sec. 682.202, paragraph (a)(1)(i)(C), before the semi-colon, 
    add ``but before July 1, 1988''; in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(D), after 
    ``July 1, 1988'', add ``and for which the first disbursement is made 
    before October 1, 1992,''; in paragraph (a)(1)(ii), after ``the rate'', 
    ``charged on'' is removed and add, in its place ``applicable to''; in 
    paragraph (a)(1)(iii), before ``the applicable interest rate'', add ``, 
    for a Stafford loan for which the first disbursement is made before 
    October 1, 1992,''; in paragraph (a)(1)(iv), before ``the applicable'' 
    add ``, for a Stafford loan for which the first disbursement is made 
    before October 1, 1992,''; in paragraph (a)(1)(v), the cross-reference 
    ``(a)(1)(i)(C)'' is removed, and ``(a)(1)(i)(F)'' is added in its 
    place; in paragraph (a)(1)(vii), before the word ``interest'', add the 
    word ``applicable''; in paragraph (a)(1)(vii)(A), the cross- reference 
    ``(a)(1)(iv)'' is removed, and ``(a)(1)(viii)'' is added, in its place; 
    in paragraph (a)(1)(ix), ``December 31'' is removed, and ``the date the 
    lender credits the adjustment'' is added in its place; paragraph (b)(4) 
    is revised; in paragraph (b)(5), ``, SLS, PLUS, or Consolidation'' is 
    added after ``Stafford'', in paragraph (c)(5), ``the portion of'' is 
    removed, ``any portion'' is removed, and ``each disbursement'' is added 
    in its place; paragraph (c)(5)(i) is removed, paragraph (c)(5)(ii) is 
    redesignated as paragraph (c)(5)(i), at the end of redesignated 
    paragraph (c)(5)(i) the word ``or'' is removed, paragraph (c)(5)(iii) 
    is redesignated as paragraph (c)(5)(ii), at the end of redesignated 
    paragraph (c)(5)(ii) the period is removed, and ``; or'' is added in 
    its place; and new paragraphs (c)(5)(iii) and (h) are added to read as 
    follow:
    
    
    Sec. 682.202  Permissible charges by lenders to borrowers.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) * * *
        (4) Under the SLS and PLUS programs, the lender shall require the 
    borrower to pay on a monthly, or no more frequently than quarterly, or 
    with the borrower's written consent, capitalize on a quarterly basis 
    interest that has accrued during all authorized periods of deferment.
    * * * * *
        (c) * * *
        (5) * * *
        (iii) Not released from the restricted account maintained by the 
    school for loan proceeds disbursed by electronic funds transfer in 
    accordance with Sec. 682.207(b)(1)(ii)(B).
    * * * * *
        (h) Special allowance. Under Sec. 682.412(c), a lender may charge a 
    borrower the amount of special allowance paid the Secretary on behalf 
    of the borrower.
    
    
    Sec. 682.205  [Amended]
    
        8. In Sec. 682.205, in paragraph (c), remove ``60'' and add ``30'', 
    in its place; in paragraph (d) introductory text, remove ``capitalizing 
    --'', and add, in its place, ``principal and interest, interest only 
    and capitalized interest.'', and paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2) are 
    removed.
        9. In Sec. 682.206, paragraph (e)(1), after ``FISL'', add ``, 
    SLS''; and a new paragraph (e)(3) is added to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 682.206  Due diligence in making a loan.
    
    * * * * *
        (e) * * *
        (3) A Federal Consolidation loan may be made to two eligible 
    spouses provided both borrowers agree to be jointly and severally 
    liable for repayment of the loan as co-makers.
    * * * * *
    
    
    Sec. 682.207  [Amended]
    
        10. In Sec. 682.207, in paragraph (d)(2)(i)(A), remove the word 
    ``charges'' and add, in its place, the word ``costs''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.209  [Amended]
    
        11. In Sec. 682.209, in paragraph (a)(1), remove ``PLUS loan 
    disbursed in one installment or a''; in paragraph (a)(2)(i), in the 
    first sentence, remove ``disbursed in more than one installment'', 
    remove the word ``first'' before the word ``disbursement'' and add, in 
    its place the word ``last'', at the end of the second sentence, add a 
    new sentence to read, ``Interest accrues and is due and payable from 
    the date of the first disbursement of the loan.''; in paragraph 
    (a)(2)(ii), at the end of the first sentence, add a new sentence to 
    read ``Interest accrues and is due and payable from the date of the 
    first disbursement of the loan.''; in paragraph (a)(3)(ii)(C), remove 
    the word ``or'', in paragraph (a)(3)(ii)(D), remove the period, and 
    add, in its place ``; or'', and add a new paragraph (a)(3)(ii)(E); in 
    paragraph (b)(1), in the second sentence, remove ``Except as provided 
    in paragraph (b)(2) of this section, the'' and add, in its place, 
    ``The'', before the word ``first'', add the word ``amount'', after 
    ``outstanding principal'' remove the comma and add, in its place, a 
    period, and remove the remainder of the sentence; in paragraph (b)(2), 
    in the first sentence, after the word ``installments'', add ``by 
    advancing the next payment due date,''; in paragraph (c)(1)(i), remove 
    ``paragraphs (c)(1) (ii) and (iii)'' and add, in its place ``paragraph 
    (c)(1)(ii)''; in paragraph (h)(4)(ii), after the word ``unless'', add 
    ``, with respect to any loan being consolidated,'' to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 682.209  Repayment of a loan.
    
    * * * * *
        (a) * * *
        (3) * * *
        (iii) * * *
        (E) An additional 30 days beyond the periods specified in 
    paragraphs (a)(3)(ii)(A)-(a)(3)(ii)(D) of this section in order for the 
    lender to comply with the required deadlines contained in 
    Sec. 682.205(c)(1).
    * * * * *
    
    
    Sec. 682.210  [Amended]
    
        12. In Sec. 682.210, in paragraph (a)(3)(ii), after the word 
    ``loan'', add ``for which the application was received by an eligible 
    lender on or after January 1, 1993''; in paragraph (a)(8), remove the 
    phrase ``as to that loan''; in paragraph (b)(6) introductory text, 
    after the word ``when'', remove ``the'' and add, in its place, ``a''; 
    in paragraph (c)(3), before ``SLS'', remove ``an'' and add, in its 
    place ``a Stafford,'', after the word ``application'', add ``or other 
    form certified by the school or for multiple holders of a borrower's 
    loans, shared data from the Student Status Confirmation Report,'', 
    after the word ``outstanding'', add ``Stafford,'', and remove ``that is 
    held by the lender''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.211  [Amended]
    
        13. In Sec. 682.211, paragraph (d), in the second sentence, remove 
    the words ``repayment obligation'' and add, in their place, the words 
    ``agreement to repay the debt''; in paragraph (g), remove ``12-month 
    intervals'' and add, in its place ``intervals not to exceed 12 
    months,''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.300  [Amended]
    
        14. In Sec. 682.300, paragraph (a), in the first sentence, after 
    the word ``loan'', add ``and, except for that portion of the loan that 
    repaid a HEAL loan, on a Consolidation loan''; in paragraph (b)(2)(ii), 
    remove the phrase ``that represents a portion of the loan''; in 
    paragraph (b)(2)(ii)(A), remove the word ``negotiated'' and add, in its 
    place the word ``cashed''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.302  [Amended]
    
        15. In Sec. 682.302, in paragraph (d)(1)(vi)(A), remove the word 
    ``negotiated'' and add, in its place, the word ``cashed''; in paragraph 
    (d)(1)(vii), after ``returns a claim'', add ``submitted by the deadline 
    specified in (d)(1)(v) of this section''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.401  [Amended]
    
        16. In Sec. 682.401, in paragraph (b)(5)(ii), remove ``432(h)(3)'' 
    and add, in its place, ``432(h)(2)''; in paragraph (b)(7), in the first 
    sentence, remove ``Sec. 682.404(i)(2)'' and add, in its 
    place,''Sec. 682.404(h)(2)''; in paragraph (b)(8), in the first 
    sentence, remove ``Sec. 682.404(i)(2)'' and add, in its place, 
    ``Sec. 682.404(h)(2)''; in paragraph (b)(9)(vi), remove ``all or part 
    of''; in paragraph (b)(9)(vi)(A), remove ``, or the portion'', remove 
    ``a portion of a loan disbursed in more than one installment'' and add, 
    in its place, the phrase ``each disbursement of a loan''; paragraphs 
    (b)(14) through (b)(22) are redesignated as paragraphs (b)(15) through 
    (b)(23), respectively; a new paragraph (b)(14) is added; in 
    redesignated paragraph (b)(16)(i) after ``(i)'', remove the word 
    ``The'' and add in its place ``Except in the case of a loan assignment 
    that does not result in a change in the identity of the party to whom 
    payments must be made, the'' to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 682.401  Basic program agreement.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) * * *
        (14) Guarantee agency verification of default data. A guarantee 
    agency shall respond to an institution's written request for 
    verification of its default rate data for purposes of an appeal 
    pursuant to 34 CFR 668.15(g)(1)(i) within 15 working days of the date 
    the agency receives the institution's written request pursuant to 34 
    CFR 668.15(g)(7), and simultaneously provide a copy of that response to 
    the Secretary's designated Department official.
    * * * * *
    
    
    Sec. 682.402  [Amended]
    
        17. In Sec. 682.402, paragraph (a)(2), after the word ``co-
    makers'', add the phrase ``or a Consolidation loan was obtained jointly 
    by married borrowers''; in paragraph (g)(3)(ii) remove the cross-
    reference to ``(h)(2)'' and add, in its place, ``(g)(2)''; in paragraph 
    (k), remove the cross- reference to ``11 U.S.C. 523(a)(8)(B)'' and add, 
    in its place, ``11 U.S.C. 523(a)(8)(A)''; in paragraph (k)(2), after 
    the word ``deferment'', add, ``as provided in Sec. 682.210(a)(5)''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.404  [Amended]
    
        18. In Sec. 682.404, in paragraph (a)(5), after ``section,'' add 
    ``upon request of the school,''; in paragraph (h), after the word 
    ``particular'', and add the word ``participating''.
        19. In Sec. 682.406, paragraph (a)(3) is revised to read as 
    follows:
    
    
    Sec. 682.406  Conditions of reinsurance coverage.
    
        (a) * * *
        (3) The lender provided--
        (i) An accurate collection history to the guaranty agency with the 
    default claim filed on the loan sufficient to support guarantor review 
    for claim payment showing that the lender exercised due diligence in 
    collecting the loan through collection efforts meeting the requirements 
    of Sec. 682.411, including collection efforts against each endorser; 
    and
        (ii) A payment history that supports the claim payment amount.
    * * * * *
    
    
    Sec. 682.410  [Amended]
    
        20. In Sec. 682.410, in paragraph (b)(6)(ii)(A), in the first 
    sentence, remove from ``, or, in the case'' to the end of the sentence, 
    in the second sentence, after the word ``days'', add ``during the 
    period specified in paragraph (5)(iv)(B) of this section,''; in 
    paragraph (b)(6)(ii)(C), in the first sentence, after ``paragraphs 
    (b)(6)(iii) or (iv) of this section'', add ``or, in the case of a 
    borrower whom the agency locates through the use of skip-tracing under 
    paragraph (b)(6)(xii) of this section,'', after ``paragraphs 
    (b)(6)(iii)-(vii) of this section'', add ``if the written notice 
    described in paragraph (b)(5)(ii) of this section has been sent,'', 
    remove ``60 day'' and add, in its place, ``60 days'', before the 
    period, add ``or receipt of confirmation of the borrower's address, as 
    applicable''; in paragraph (b)(6)(iii)(A) before the semicolon, add ``, 
    unless the notice was previously sent pursuant to paragraph (b)(5)(ii) 
    of this section''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.411  [Amended]
    
        21. In Sec. 682.411, paragraph (a), remove the cross reference 
    ``(c)-(l)'', and add, in its place, ``(c)-(m)''; in paragraph (b), 
    after the heading, add ``(1)'', at the end of the second sentence, 
    before the period, add ``, except as provided in 
    Sec. 682.209(a)(3)(ii)(E)''; a new paragraph (b)(2) is added; paragraph 
    (d)(5) is removed; in paragraph (f), remove the cross- reference to 
    ``(f)(1)'', and add, in its place, ``(l)(1)''; in paragraph (g)(3), 
    after ``(k)'', add ``(1) through (k)(3) and (k)(5)''; in paragraph 
    (g)(4), remove the cross-reference to ``(l)(1) (A) or (B)'' and add, in 
    its place, ``(l)(1) (i) or (ii)''; in paragraph (i)(2)(ii), at the end 
    of the paragraph, remove the word ``or''; paragraph ``(i)(2)(iii)'' is 
    redesignated as paragraph ``(i)(2)(iv)'', and a new paragraph 
    ``(i)(2)(iii)'' is added; in paragraph (k)(3), after ``(g)'', add 
    ``(1)'', after the word ``address'', add ``or telephone number''; in 
    paragraph (l)(2), remove the word ``address'' and add, in its place, 
    ``telephone number'' to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 682.411  Due diligence by lenders in the collection of guaranty 
    agency loans.
    
    * * * * *
        (b) * * *
        (2) At no point during the periods specified in paragraphs (c) and 
    (d) of this section may the lender permit the occurrence of a gap in 
    collection activity, as defined in paragraph (i) of this section, of 
    more than 45 days (60 days in the case of a transfer).
    * * * * *
        (i) * * *
        (2) * * *
        (iii) The day on which the lender receives written communication 
    from the borrower relating to his or her account; or
    * * * * *
    
    
    Sec. 682.413  [Amended]
    
        22. In Sec. 682.413, in paragraph (c)(6), remove ``that violate 
    Sec. 682.206(f)(1)'', and add, in its place, ``for which the 
    certification required under Sec. 682.206(f)(1) is not available''.
    
    
    Sec. 682.604  [Amended]
    
        23. In Sec. 682.604, in paragraph (c)(3)(i), after the word 
    ``student'', add ``or parent''; in paragraph (d)(3), after the word 
    ``made'', add ``, or a registered student withdraws or is expelled 
    prior to the first day of classes of the period of enrollment for which 
    the loan is made''; in paragraph (d)(4), after the word ``If'', remove 
    ``a registered student withdraws or is expelled prior to the first day 
    of classes of the period of enrollment for which the loan is made or 
    fails to attend school during that period, or if'', after ``reason to 
    document that'' remove the word ``the'' and add, in its place, ``a 
    registered'', after ``attended school during'', remove the words ``that 
    period'', and add, in their place, ``the period of enrollment for which 
    the loan is made'', after the word ``school'', add ``, must determine 
    the student's withdrawal date as required under Sec. 682.605(b)(1)(ii), 
    and by the deadline described under Sec. 682.605(b)(1)(A) and (B)''; in 
    paragraph (e)(2), after the word ``disbursement'', add ``made by the 
    lender under Sec. 682.207(d)''; paragraphs (e)(2)(i), (e))2)(ii), and 
    (e)(2)(iii) are redesignated as paragraphs (e)(2)(ii), (e)(2)(iii), and 
    ``(e)(2)(iv) respectively, a new paragraph (e)(2)(i) is added; at the 
    end of redesignated paragraph (e)(2)(ii) remove the word ``or''; at the 
    end of redesignated paragraph (e)(2)(iii) remove the period and add, in 
    its place, ``; or''; in paragraph (e)(4), in the first sentence, after 
    the word ``If'' remove ``a disbursement is received by the school 
    within 60 days after the earlier of the dates described in paragraph 
    (e)(1) of this section, if'', remove the word ``charges'' and add, in 
    its place, ``costs''; in paragraph (e)(4)(i), after the words ``Return 
    the'', add ``balance of the''; in paragraph (e)(4)(i)(B), remove the 
    word ``correct'' and add, in its place, ``corrected''; in paragraph 
    (e)(4)(ii), remove the word ``charges'', and add, in its place 
    ``costs'' to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 682.604  Processing the borrower's loan proceeds and counseling 
    borrowers.
    
    * * * * *
        (e) * * *
        (2) * * *
        (i) Deliver the proceeds of a late disbursement to a student 
    borrower whose loan application was certified after the borrower ceased 
    enrollment on at least a half-time basis;
    * * * * *
        24. In Sec. 682.801, paragraph (d), after the semicolon, remove 
    ``and''; and add a new paragraph ``(f)'', to read as follows:
    
    
    Sec. 682.801  Provisions required in Plan.
    
    * * * * *
        (f) The Authority shall not purchase student loans at a premium 
    amounting to more than one percent of the unpaid principal amount 
    borrowed plus interest accrued to the date of acquisition.
    
    
    Appendix B--[Amended]
    
        25. In Appendix B, introductory text remove the word ``model'' and 
    add, in its place, ``required''.
    
    
    Appendix D--[Amended]
    
        26. In Appendix D, under the heading ``Introduction'', in the 
    second paragraph, in the sixth sentence, remove the cross- references 
    to ``682.406(a)(2), (a)(4), and 682.413(b)(1)'' and add, in their 
    place, ``682.406(a)(3), (a)(5), and 682.413(b)''; in the third 
    paragraph, in the first sentence, remove ``45-day'', and add, in its 
    place, ``90-day''; remove the cross-reference to ``Sec. 682.406(a)(4)'' 
    and add, in its place, ``Sec. 682.406(a)(3) and (a)(5)''; in the fourth 
    sentence, remove the cross-reference to ``682.406(a)(5)'' and add, in 
    its place, ``682.406(a)(7)''; in the fifth sentence, remove the cross-
    reference to ``682.406(a)(6)'' and add, in its place, 
    ``682.406(a)(7)''; in I. WAIVER POLICY, A. Definitions, in the 
    definition of ``Gap'', under the Note, in the second sentence, remove 
    ``For'' and add, in its place, ``This definition applies to''; remove 
    the comma after ``1986'', and add, in its place, a period and ``For 
    such loans,''; in B. General, in paragraph 5., in the second sentence, 
    remove the sentence beginning ``In that case'' to the end of the 
    paragraph, and add, in its place, ``Guarantors must review the due 
    diligence for the 180-day period prior to the default date ensuring the 
    due date of the first payment not later made is the correct payment due 
    date for the borrower.''; in E. Cures for Timely Filing Violations and 
    Certain Due Diligence Violations, in paragraph 2. Death, Disability, 
    and Bankruptcy claims., in the second paragraph, in the third sentence, 
    remove ``treat the loan as in default'' and add, in its place, ``return 
    the borrower to the appropriate status that existed prior to the filing 
    of the bankruptcy claim''; in II. DUE DATE OF FIRST PAYMENT, in the 
    first paragraph, in the first sentence, remove the citation to 
    ``Section 682.411(b)'', and add, in its place, ``Section 
    682.411(b)(1)''; at the end of the first paragraph, add the 
    parenthetical phrase ``(Unless the lender establishes the first day of 
    repayment under Sec. 682.209(a)(3)(ii)(E).)''; in the second paragraph, 
    in the fifth sentence, add after ``notice.'', the parenthetical phrase 
    ``(Unless the lender establishes the first day of repayment under 
    Sec. 682.209(a)(3)(ii)(E).)''; in the second paragraph, in the last 
    sentence, remove ``20'' and add, in its place, ``30''; after the last 
    paragraph, add a new paragraph to read, ``Please Note: References to 
    the ``65th day after receipt of the notice'' and ``66th day'' in the 
    preceding paragraphs should be amended to read ``95th day'' and ``96th 
    day'' respectively for lenders subject to Sec. 682.209(a)(3)(ii)(E).''; 
    in ``III. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS'', at the end of the first paragraph, 
    add a note to read, ``Note: The answer to questions 1 and 4 are 
    applicable only to loans subject to Sec. 682.411 of the FFEL and PLUS 
    program regulations published on November 10, 1986.''; in the second 
    paragraph, before ``Q'', add ``1.''; in the fourth paragraph, before 
    ``Q'', add ``2.''; in the sixth paragraph, before ``Q'', add ``3.''; in 
    the eighth paragraph, before ``Q'', add ``4.''.
    
    [FR Doc. 94-11656 Filed 5-16-94; 8:45 am]
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