Publication Date: September 22, 2005
Author: General Manager, FSA Application, School Eligibility and Delivery Services
Updated 2005-2006 ISIR Guide (September 2005 Version) Available
Posted on 09-22-2005
The U.S. Department of Education is pleased to announce the posting of the updated 2005-2006 ISIR Guide, dated September 2005. The guide and Tracking Log, which lists the changes, are available in PDF format on the Federal Student Aid Download (FSAdownload) Web site, located at http://fsadownload.ed.gov, and on the Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site, located at http://ifap.ed.gov.The ISIR Guide is an invaluable reference designed to help financial aid administrators interpret the information contained in Institutional Student Information Records (ISIRs) returned to schools by the Central Processing System (CPS). The term "ISIR" refers to all processed student information records that are sent electronically to institutions by the CPS.
** Updated Comment Text Clarifies SSA Name/DOB Mismatch Reject Suppression **
The CPS is updating 2005-2006 SAR/ISIR comment text to clarify the actions required to suppress CPS rejects for a name or date of birth (DOB) mismatch with the Social Security Administration (SSA). We have updated the ISIR Guide to describe these text changes.
The updated 2005-2006 SAR/ISIR comment text directs applicants whose name or date of birth rejected during the SSA match, or applicants whose mother's or father's name or date of birth rejected during the SSA match, to confirm the rejected information (if it is correct) by re-entering the data.
The following SAR/ISIR comment codes have been modified by CPS to include the updated language: 16, 17, 40, 51, 60, and 61.
** Download Instructions **
The document is available in Adobe PDF format only.
To view or download the updated ISIR Guide from FSAdownload:
1) Go to http://fsadownload.ed.gov.
2) Click the "Technical References and Guides" link on the home page.
3) Scroll down to "ISIR Guide" and click the "2005-2006" link.
4) To view and/or print the documents, click any of the "PDF Format" links.
5) To save the documents, click with your right mouse button on any of the "PDF Format" links and a pop-up menu will appear. Select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" from the menu, and then browse to the folder where you want to save the file.
6) Once you have saved the files, use Adobe Acrobat Reader to view or print the documents.
To download the 2005-2006 SAR/ISIR Comment Codes and Text reference guide from IFAP:
1) Go to http://ifap.ed.gov.
2) Click the "Current Publications" link in the "OTHER VIEWS" section on the left.
3) Click the "SAR/ISIR Reference Materials" link toward the bottom of the page, and click "By 2005-2006 Award Year" on the subsequent page.
4) Click on "A Guide to 2005-2006 ISIRs - September Changes."
5) On the following page, right-click on the file you wish to download. A pop-up menu appears.
6) If you are using Microsoft Internet Explorer, select "Save Target As," then choose a folder to which to save the file. If you are using Netscape, select "Save Link As," then choose a folder to which to save the file.
7) Once the file has been saved, open the saved file in Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print the document.
If you have any questions regarding the information contained in this document, contact CPS/SAIG Technical Support at 800/330-5947 (TDD/TYY 800/511-5806) or by e-mail at CPSSAIG@ed.gov.