The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education of the deadline for an institution to submit a written request for a waiver of the allocation reduction being applied to its Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 1996-97 awa

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Part VII






Department of Education






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Office of Postsecondary Education




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Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental 

Educational Opportunity Grant Programs; Notice



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


Office of Postsecondary Education



Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs


AGENCY: Department of Education.


ACTION: Notice of the closing date for institutions to submit a request 

for a waiver of the allocation reduction for the underuse of funds 

under the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study (FWS), or Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) programs (known 

collectively as the campus-based programs).


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SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education 

of the deadline for an institution to submit a written request for a 

waiver of the allocation reduction being applied to its Federal Perkins 

Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 1996-97 award year (July 1, 1996 

through June 30, 1997) because the institution returned more than 10 

percent of its allocation for that program for the 1994-95 award year 

(July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995).


DATES: Closing Date for Submitting a Waiver Request and any Supporting 

Information or Documents. For an institution that returned more than 10 

percent of its Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 

1994-95 award year to be considered for a waiver of the allocation 

reduction for its 1996-97 award year allocation, it must mail or hand-

deliver its waiver request and any supporting information or documents 

on or before March 4, 1996. The Department will not accept a waiver 

request submitted by facsimile transmission. The waiver request must be 

submitted to the Campus-Based Programs Financial Management Division at 

one of the addresses indicated below.


ADDRESSES: Waiver Request and any Supporting Information or Documents 

Delivered by Mail. The waiver request and any supporting information or 

documents delivered by mail must be addressed to 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, 

P.O. Box 23781, Washington, D.C. 20026-0781. An applicant must show 

proof of mailing consisting of one of the following: (1) A legibly 

dated U.S. Postal Service postmark; (2) a legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service; (3) a dated 

shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier; or (4) 

any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary of Education.

    If a waiver request is 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. Institutions that submit waiver requests and any supporting 

information or documents after the closing date will not be considered 

for a waiver of the allocation reduction being applied to its 

allocation under any of the campus-based programs for award year 1996-

97.

    Waiver Requests and any Supporting Information or Documents 

Delivered by Hand. A waiver request and any supporting information or 

documents delivered by hand must be taken to Sandra Donelson, Financial 

Management Specialist, Campus-Based Financial Operations, Institutional 

Financial Management Division, Accounting and Financial Management 

Service, Student Financial Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of 

Education, Room 4714, Regional Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets 

SW., Washington, D.C. Hand-delivered waiver requests will be accepted 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) daily, except Saturdays, 

Sundays, and Federal holidays. A waiver request for the 1996-97 award 

year that is delivered by hand will not be accepted after 4:30 p.m. on 

the closing date.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under sections 413D(e)(2), 442(e)(2), and 

462(j)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, if an 

institution returns more than 10 percent of its Federal Perkins Loan, 

FWS, or FSEOG allocation for an award year, the institution will have 

its allocation for the second succeeding award year for that program 

reduced by the dollar amount returned. The Secretary may waive this 

requirement for a specific institution if the Secretary finds that 

enforcement of the requirement would be contrary to the interest of the 

affected campus-based program. The institution must provide a written 

waiver request and any supporting information or documents by the 

established March 4, 1996 closing date. The waiver request must be 

signed by an appropriate institutional official and above the signature 

the official must include the statement: ``I certify that the 

information the institution provided in this waiver request is true and 

accurate to the best of my knowledge. I understand that the information 

is subject to audit and program review by representatives of the 

Secretary of Education.'' If the institution submits a waiver request 

and any supporting information or documents after the closing date, the 

request will not be considered.


Applicable Regulations


    The following regulations apply to the campus-based programs:

    (1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.

    (2) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34 CFR Part 674.

    (3) Federal Work-Study Program, 34 CFR Part 675.

    (4) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, 34 

CFR Part 676.

    (5) Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended, 34 CFR Part 600.

    (6) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 CFR Part 82.

    (7) Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and 

Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR 

Part 85.

    (8) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses, 34 CFR Part 86.


FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical assistance concerning 

the waiver request or other operational procedures of the campus-based 

programs, contact: Sandra Donelson, Financial Management Specialist, 

Campus-Based Financial Operations Branch, Institutional Financial 

Management Division, Accounting and Financial Management Service, 

Student Financial Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 

Room 4714, Regional Office Building 3, 600 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, D.C. 20202-5458, Telephone (202) 708-9751. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications 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.


(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.; and 20 

U.S.C. 1070b et seq.)


    Dated: January 30, 1996.


(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.007 Federal 

Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program; 


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84.033 Federal Work-Study Program; 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program)

David A. Longanecker,

Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.

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