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PublicationDate: 6/1/98 FRPart: XII RegPartsAffected: PageNumbers: 29894-29897 Summary: The Secretary of Education announces the annual updates to the tables that will be used in the statutory "Federal Need Analysis Methodology" to determine a student's expected family contribution (EFC) for award year 1999-2000 for the Title IV, HEA student financial assistance programs (Title IV, HEA Programs). An EFC is the amount a student and his or her family may reasonably be expected to contribute toward the student's postsecondary educational costs. The Title IV, HEA Programs include the Federal Pell Grant, campus based (Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs), Federal Family Education Loan, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Programs. CommentDueDate: [[This file contains this Federal Register in Portable Document Format (PDF). It can be viewed with version 3.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Scroll down to see a text version of this document.]] [Federal Register: June 1, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 104)] [Notices] [Page 29893-29897] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr01jn98-45] [[Page 29893]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part XII Department of Education _______________________________________________________________________ Office of Postsecondary Education; Notice of Revision of the Need Analysis Methodology for the 1999-2000 Award Year; Notice [[Page 29894]] DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Postsecondary Education; Notice of Revision of the Need Analysis Methodology for the 1999-2000 Award Year SUMMARY: The Secretary of Education announces the annual updates to the tables that will be used in the statutory ``Federal Need Analysis Methodology'' to determine a student's expected family contribution (EFC) for award year 1999-2000 for the Title IV, HEA student financial assistance programs (Title IV, HEA Programs). An EFC is the amount a student and his or her family may reasonably be expected to contribute toward the student's postsecondary educational costs. The Title IV, HEA Programs include the Federal Pell Grant, campus based (Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs), Federal Family Education Loan, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Programs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Edith Bell, Program Specialist, General Provisions Branch, Policy Development Division, U.S. Department of Education, 600 Independence Ave., S.W. (Room 3053, ROB-3), Washington, D.C. 20202-5444, telephone (202) 708-8242. 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. Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to the contact person listed in this paragraph. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Part F of Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), specifies the criteria, data elements, calculations and tables used in the Federal Need Analysis Methodology EFC calculations. Section 478 in Part F requires the Secretary to adjust four of the tables--the Income Protection Allowance, the Adjusted Net Worth of a Business or Farm, the Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance, and the Assessment Schedules and Rates--each award year to take inflation into account. The changes are based, in general, upon increases in the Consumer Price Index. For the award year 1999-2000, the Secretary is charged with updating the income protection allowances, adjusted net worth of a business or farm, and the assessment schedules and rates to account for inflation that took place between December 1997 and December 1998. However, since the Secretary must publish these tables before December 1998, the increases in the tables must be based upon a percentage equal to the estimated percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for 1997. The Secretary estimates that the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers for the period December 1997 through December 1998 will be 2.5 percent. The updated tables are set forth in sections 1, 2, and 4. The Secretary must also revise, for each award year, the table on asset protection allowance as provided for in section 478(d). The Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance table for the award year 1999-2000 has been updated below in section 3. Section 477(b)(5) of Part F also requires the Secretary to increase the amount specified for the Employment Expense Allowance to account for inflation based upon increases in the Bureau of Labor Statistics budget of the marginal costs for a two-earner compared to a one-earner family for meals away from home, apparel and upkeep, transportation, and housekeeping services. Therefore, the Secretary is increasing this allowance as described in section 5. The HEA provides for the following annual updates: 1. Income Protection Allowance This allowance is the amount of reasonable living expenses that would be associated with the maintenance of an individual or family. The allowance is offset against the family's income and varies by family size. The income protection allowances for parents of dependent students and independent students with dependents other than a spouse for award year 1999-2000 are: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number in college Family size ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1 2 3 4 5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2.............................................. 12,260 10,160 ........... ........... ........... 3.............................................. 15,260 13,180 11,080 ........... ........... 4.............................................. 18,850 16,750 14.670 12,570 ........... 5.............................................. 22,240 20,140 18,060 15,960 13,880 6.............................................. 26,010 23,920 21,830 19,740 17,650 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For each addiional family member add $2,940. For each additional college student subtract 2,090. 2. Adjusted Net Worth (NW) of a Business or Farm A portion of the full net value of a farm or business is excluded from the calculation of an expected contribution since: (1) the income produced from such assets is already assessed in another part of the formula; and (2) the formula protects a portion of the value of the assets. The portion of these assets included in the contribution calculation is computed according to the following schedule. This schedule is used for parents of dependent students, independent students without dependents other than a spouse, and independent students with dependents other than a spouse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If the net worth of a business or farm is Then the adjusted new worth is ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Less than $1.......................... 0 $1 to $85,000.......................... $0 + 40% of NW $85,001 to $260,000..............$34,000 + 50% of NW over $85,000 $260,001 to $435,000........... $121,500 + 60% of NW over $266,00. $435,001 or more...................$226,500 + 100% of NW over $435,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [[Page 29895]] 3. Education Savings and Asset Protection Allowance This allowance protects a portion of net worth (assets less debts) from being considered available for postsecondary educational expenses. There are three asset protection allowance tables--one for parents of dependent students, one for independent students without dependents other than a spouse, and one for independent students with dependents other than a spouse. [[This file contains the three Assett Protection Allowancetables on page 29895 in Portable Document Format (PDF). It can be viewed with version 3.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.]] 4. Assessment Schedules and Rates. Two schedules, one for dependent students and one for independent students with dependents other than a spouse, are used to determine the expected contribution toward educational expenses from family financial resources. For dependent students, the expected parental contribution is derived from an assessment of the parents' adjusted available income (AAI). For independent students, with dependents other than a spouse, the expected contribution is derived from an assessment of the family's AAI. The AAI represents a measure of a family's financial strength which considers both income and assets. The parents' contribution for a dependent student is computed according to the following schedule: [[Page 29896]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If AAI is Then the contribution is ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Less than -$3,409 ($3,409).........$-750 ($3,409) to $11,000.................... 22% of AAI $11,001 to $13,700..................... $2,420+ 25% of AAI over $11,000 $13,701 to $16,500..................... $3,095+ 29% of AAI over $13,700 $16,501 to $19,300..................... $3,907+ 34% of AAI over $16,500 $19,301 to $22,100..................... $4,859+ 40% of AAI over $19,300 $22,101 or more......................... $5,979+ 47% of AAI over $22,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The contribution for an independent student with dependents other than a spouse is computed according to the following schedule: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If AAI is Then the contribution is ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Less than -$3,409 ($3,409).........-$750 ($3,409) to $11,000.................... 22% of AAI $11,001 to $13,700..................... $2,420+25% of AAI over $11,000 $13,701 to $16,500..................... $3,095+29% of AAI over $13,700 $16,501 to $19,300..................... $3,907+34% of AAI over $16,500 $19,301 to $22,100..................... $4,859+40% of AAI over $19,300 $22,101 or more......................... $5,979+47% of AAI over $22,100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5. Employment Expense Allowance This allowance for employment-related expenses, which is used for the parents of dependent students and for married independent students with dependents, recognizes additional expenses incurred by working spouses and single-parent households. The allowance is based upon the marginal differences in costs for a two-earner family compared to a one-earner family for meals away from home, apparel and upkeep, transportation, and housekeeping services. The employment expense allowance for parents of dependent students, married independent students without dependents other than a spouse, and independent students with dependents other than a spouse is the lesser of $2,800 or 35 percent of earned income. 6. Allowance for State and Other Taxes This allowance for State and other taxes protects a portion of the parents' and student's income from being considered available for postsecondary education expenses. There are four tables for state and other taxes, one each for parents of dependent students, dependent students, independent students without dependents other than a spouse, and independent students with dependents other than a spouse. [This file contains the four tables for state and other taxes on pages 29896-29897 in Portable Document Format (PDF). It can be viewed with version 3.0 or greater of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software.]] Electronic Access to This Document Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the following sites: http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm http://www.ed.gov/news.html To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with Search, which is available free through either of the previous sites. If you have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087rr. (CFDA Nos.: 84.063 Federal Pell Grant; 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan; 84.033 Federal Work-Study; 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant; 84.032 Federal Family Education Loan; and 84.268 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Programs) Dated: May 27, 1998. David A. Longanecker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. [FR Doc. 98-14426 Filed 5-29-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P ] |
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