| PublicationDate: 7/6/99 Summary: Items posted to IFAP during the week of June 28, 1999 Author: CSB - SFA Customer Support Branch June 28 - July 2, 1999. IFAP Postings. The Customer Support Branch (CSB) posted the following Documents/Letters/Regulations/Announcements to the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) web page: ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENTS: - July 2, 1999: No CPS Compute on July 1, 1999 - July 2, 1999: Student Financial Aid Year 2000 Project Status As of 2 July, 1999 - July 2, 1999: ED Received an A Grade for Our Year 2000 Progress - July 1, 1999: Fourth of July Holiday Processing and Customer Service Hours for CPS and Title IV WAN - July 1, 1999: Observance of the July 4th Holiday - June 30, 1999: Distribution of 1999-2000 EDExpress Version 5.3 and SSCR-32, Version 1.2 - June 30, 1999: RFMS begins processing Regular Disbursements and Testing Update - June 28, 1999: Student Financial Aid Year 2000 Project Status As of 25 June, 1999 - June 28, 1999: 1998-99 FAFSA Submission Deadlines R E M I N D E R - June 28, 1999: Items posted to IFAP during the week of June 21, 1999 DEAR COLLEAGUE LETTERS: - June 29, 1999: Disaster Letter 99 - 27: Severe weather in Iowa. - July, 1999: CB-99-10: This letter notifies schools participating in the Campus-Based Programs of the Department of Education's (ED) intent to issue Award Letters, Funding Worksheets, and Cover Letters over Title IV WAN. - July, 1999: CB-99-11: Release of Campus-Based Funds and Request for Supplemental Federal Work-Study (FWS) - July, 1999: CB-99-12: Information regarding the waiver of the institutional-share requirement under the Federal Work-Study Program for students employed as mathematics tutors for elementary through ninth grade. - July, 1999: GEN-99-20: ED Received An A Grade for Our Year 2000 Progress DIRECT LOAN BULLETINS: - June, 1999: DLB - 99 - 42: Direct Loan Task Force Staff Changes - July, 1999: DLB - 99 - 43: Deadline Change to August 2, 1999, for close-out of the 1997-98 Program Year FEDERAL REGISTERS: - June 30, 1999: FR Type: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): Summary : We announce our intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to draft proposed regulations to implement chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA), ``Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs'' (GEAR UP). The committee will be balanced and representative of the significantly affected interests. We request nominations for participants from anyone who believes that his or her organization or group should participate in the negotiated rulemaking process for the development of the GEAR UP proposed regulations. Page Numbers: 35105-35106. Comment Due Date: July 07/09/99, 1999 - June 25, 1999: FR Part : IV: FR Type: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM): Updated Documents: Citation : (R)602.1: Summary : Proposed Rule: Recognition of Accrediting Agencies. Page Numbers: 34465-34485. Comment Due Date: August 08/24/99, 1999 1999-2000 SFA HANDBOOK: - SFA Handbook: Campus-Based Programs Reference NSLDS: The Paperless Link: - June, 1999: User Guide for the National Student Loan Data System |