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Summary: Updates to the 2004-2005 Software Developers Specifications

Publication Date: January 7, 2004

Author: General Manager, Students Channel, FSA ASEDS

Summary: Updates to the 2004-2005 Software Developers Specifications


Posted on 01-07-2004

TO: All Destination Points
FROM: U.S. Department of Education
RE: Updates to the 2004-2005 Software Developers Specifications
DATE: January 7, 2004

The US Department of Education would like to announce updates to the 2004-2005 Software Developers Specifications package on the Department's Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site, located at http://ifap.ed.gov, (and available by clicking on the attachment below). This document can also be found under Application Processing Materials, 2004-2005 Award Year. The specifications will soon be available on the Department's Federal Student Aid (FSAdownload) Web site, located at http://FSAdownload.ed.gov, under Technical References and Guides, CPS Test System 2004-2005.

The following updates/changes have been incorporated:

Simplified Needs Test

  • Edits 3003, 3006, 3009, 3012, and 3015 clarified to indicate reported AGI should be used

EFC Formulas

  • EFC State Tax Allowance Tables revised to use tables from 2003-2004

To view or download the updated specifications from the Department's IFAP Web site:

1) Go to http://ifap.ed.gov.
2) Look for the "On-Line References" section on the right-hand side of the page and click on the "Application Processing Materials" link.
3) On the next page, click on the "2004-2005 Award Year" link.
4) On the next page, locate the electronic announcement "Updates to the 2004-2005 Software Developers Specifications" and click on it.
5) Scroll to the bottom of the electronic announcement and click on the link to the Adobe PDF link to view and/or print the document.

To view or download the updated specifications from FSAdownload:

1) Go to http://fsadownload.ed.gov.
2) Click on the "Technical References and Guides" link.
3) On the following page, scroll down to the "CPS Test System" heading and click on the "2004-2005" link.
4) On the next page, under "Documentation" click on the "NAS Specifications" link to view and/or print the document.

If you have questions related to the specifications, please call Dan Staples, ORC Macro International, at 301/572-0272, or e-mail him at Daniel.A.Staples@orcmacro.com.


Attachment/Enclosures:

2004-2005 Software Developers Specifications in PDF Format, 393KB, 141 pages