98-23261. Office of Postsecondary Education; Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 46154-46155]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-23261]
    
    
    
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    Office of Postsecondary Education; Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work- 
    Study and Federal Supplemental Educational 3; Notice
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
    
    [CFDA Nos.: 84.038, 84.033, and 84.007]
    
    
    Office of Postsecondary Education; Federal Perkins Loan, Federal 
    Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 
    Programs
    
    AGENCY: Department of Education.
    
    ACTION: Notice of closing date for the submission of the Fiscal 
    Operations Report for 1997-98 and Application to Participate for 1999-
    2000 (FISAP) in the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental 
    Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) 
    Programs (ED FORM 646-1; OMB No. 1840-0073).
    
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    SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education 
    of the deadline for an institution to apply for fiscal year 1999 
    funds--for use in the 1999-2000 award year (July 1, 1999 through June 
    30, 2000)--under the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs. 
    Under these programs, the Secretary allocates funds to institutions for 
    students who need financial aid to meet the costs of postsecondary 
    education. An institution is not required to establish eligibility 
    prior to applying for funds. However, the Secretary will not allocate 
    funds under the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs for the 
    1999-2000 award year to any currently ineligible institution unless the 
    institution files its institutional participation application and other 
    documents required for an eligibility and certification determination 
    by the closing date that will appear in a separate notice in the 
    Federal Register.
        The Secretary further gives notice that an institution that had a 
    Federal Perkins Loan fund or expended FWS or FSEOG funds during the 
    1997-1998 award year (July 1, 1997, through June 30, 1998) is required 
    to submit a Fiscal Operations Report to the Secretary to report its 
    program expenditures as of June 30, 1998.
        Applicants that did not participate in the Federal Perkins Loan 
    Program, FWS Program, or FSEOG Program in the 1997-1998 award year will 
    be required to submit data for the application portion of the FISAP 
    only.
        In addition, an institution must complete, sign, and submit one 
    original FISAP signature page and one original combined lobbying, 
    debarment, and drug-free workplace certifications form (ED 80-0013, 
    referred to as the ``compliance certifications'' form) for the 1999-
    2000 award year.
        The Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs are authorized by 
    parts E and C, and part A, Subpart 3, respectively, of title IV of the 
    Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
    
    DATES: Closing Date and Methods for Submitting a FISAP and Required 
    Signed Documents. To ensure consideration for 1999-2000 funds, an 
    institution must submit an electronic FISAP, the FISAP signature page, 
    and the ``compliance certifications'' form by October 1, 1998.
        An institution must submit its FISAP via the Department's Title IV 
    Wide Area Network (WAN) to the Campus-Based Contractor. The Title IV 
    WAN enables an institution to receive and transmit FISAP information 
    electronically.
        The FISAP electronic data transmission must be completed prior to 
    midnight, Eastern time, on October 1, 1998. (For purposes of this 
    notice, this deadline means that an institution has all of October 1, 
    1998, to transmit electronically.) In addition, one original completed 
    FISAP signature page and one original signed ``compliance 
    certifications'' form must be mailed or delivered by hand to one of the 
    addresses indicated below by the established deadline date of October 
    1, 1998.
    
    ADDRESSES: Signature Page and Compliance Certifications Form Delivered 
    by Mail. If these documents are delivered by mail, they must be 
    addressed to Electronic FISAP Administrator, c/o Universal Automation 
    Labs (UAL), Suite 500, 8300 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 
    20910.
        An institution must show proof of mailing these documents by 
    October 1, 1998. Proof of mailing consists of one of the following: (1) 
    A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 
    Postal Service, (2) a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark, (3) a 
    dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier, or 
    (4) any other proof of mailing acceptable to the U.S. Secretary of 
    Education.
        If these documents are 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. Signature Page and Compliance Certifications Form 
    Delivered by Hand. If these documents are delivered by hand, they must 
    be taken to Universal Automation Labs (UAL), Suite 500, 8300 Colesville 
    Road, Silver Spring, Maryland.
        Documents that are hand-delivered will be accepted between 9 a.m. 
    and 5 p.m. daily (Eastern time), except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 
    holidays. Documents that are hand-delivered will not be accepted after 
    5 p.m. on October 1, 1998.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FISAP materials were mailed by the 
    Department in July 1998. An institution must prepare and submit its 
    FISAP in accordance with the information included in the FISAP program 
    information package.
        This program information package is intended to aid applicants in 
    applying for assistance under these programs. Nothing in the program 
    information package is intended to impose any paperwork, application 
    content, reporting, or grantee performance requirements beyond those 
    specifically imposed under the statute and regulations governing the 
    programs.
    
    Applicable Regulations
    
        The following regulations apply to these programs:
        (1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.
        (2) General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, 
    Federal Work-Study Program, and Federal Supplemental Educational 
    Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR Part 673.
        (3) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34 CFR Part 674.
        (4) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34 CFR Part 675.
        (5) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, 34 
    CFR Part 676.
        (6) Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 
    1965, as amended, 34 CFR Part 600.
        (7) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 CFR Part 82.
        (8) Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and 
    Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR 
    Part 85.
        (9) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses, 34 CFR Part 86.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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, 600 
    Independence Avenue, S.W., (Room 4714, ROB-3),
    
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    Washington, D.C. 20202-5458. Telephone (202) 708-9751. Individuals who 
    use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
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    paragraph.
    
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        (Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.; 
    and 20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.)
    
        Dated: August 21, 1998.
    David A. Longanecker,
    Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
    [FR Doc. 98-23261 Filed 8-27-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
08/28/1998
Department:
Education Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice of closing date for the submission of the Fiscal Operations Report for 1997-98 and Application to Participate for 1999- 2000 (FISAP) in the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) Programs (ED FORM 646-1; OMB No. 1840-0073).
Document Number:
98-23261
Dates:
Closing Date and Methods for Submitting a FISAP and Required Signed Documents. To ensure consideration for 1999-2000 funds, an institution must submit an electronic FISAP, the FISAP signature page, and the ``compliance certifications'' form by October 1, 1998.
Pages:
46154-46155 (2 pages)
Docket Numbers:
CFDA Nos.: 84.038, 84.033, and 84.007
PDF File:
98-23261.pdf