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Summary: Deadline to submit Application... to Participate in Campus Based Programs for 2002-2003.
[Federal Register: January 16, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 11)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[CFDA Nos. 84.038, 84.033, and 84.007]
Student Financial Assistance; 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 file an
Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Financial
Aid Programs (ED Form E40-34P, OMB #1845-0012) to participate in the
Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant programs (known collectively as the
campus-based programs) for the 2002-2003 award year.
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SUMMARY: We invite currently non-participating institutions of higher
education who filed a Fiscal Operations Report and Application to
Participate (FISAP) (ED Form 646-1), to submit to the U.S. Department
of Education (Department) an Application for Approval to Participate in
Federal Student Financial Aid Programs. In order to participate in one
or more of the campus-based programs for the 2002-2003 award year, non-
participating institutions must submit an Application for Approval to
Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid Programs and all required
supporting documents for an eligibility and certification determination
by the Department.
The campus-based programs are authorized by title IV of the Higher
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). The 2002-2003 award year is
July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003.
CLOSING DATE: To participate in the campus-based programs in the 2002-
2003 award year, a currently non-participating institution must
electronically submit its Application for Approval to Participate in
Federal Student Financial Aid Programs on or before February 15, 2002.
The application, along with all required supporting documents for an
eligibility and certification determination, must be submitted to Case
Management and Oversight at one of the addresses indicated below.
ADDRESSES: Applications. Paper applications are no longer being
accepted. Electronic applications must be submitted through the ED
website www.eligcert.ed.gov. Required supporting documents delivered by
mail must be addressed to the U.S. Department of Education, Case
Management and Oversight, Data Management and Analysis, Document
Receipt and Control Center, P.O. Box 44805, L'Enfant Plaza Station,
Washington DC 20026-4805.
Required Supporting Documents Delivered by Mail. 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 us.
If documents are sent through the U.S. Postal Service, we do 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 applicant should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an
applicant should check with its local post office.
An applicant is encouraged to use certified or at least first class
mail. Institutions that submit an Application for Approval to
Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid Programs and required
supporting documents after the closing date of February 15, 2002, will
not be considered for funding under the campus-based programs for award
year 2002-2003.
Required Supporting Documents Delivered by Hand. An Application for
Approval to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid Programs must
be submitted electronically through the ED website www.eligcert.ed.gov.
Supporting documents delivered by hand must be taken to the U.S.
Department of Education, Case Management and Oversight, Data Management
and Analysis, Document Receipt and Control Center, 7th and D Streets,
SW, Regional Office Building 3, (GSA Building), Room 5643, Washington,
DC 20407. We will accept hand-delivered documents between 8:00 a.m. and
4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) daily, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal
holidays. An Application for Approval
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to Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid Programs for the 2002-
2003 award year will not be accepted after 4:30 p.m. on February 15,
2002.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We allocate funds to eligible higher
education institutions in each of the campus-based programs. We will
not allocate funds under the campus-based programs for award year 2002-
2003 to any currently non-participating institution unless the
institution files its Application for Approval to Participate in
Federal Student Financial Aid Programs and required supporting
documents by the closing date. If the institution submits its
Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Financial
Aid Programs or other required supporting documents after the February
15, 2002 closing date, we will use this application in determining the
institution's eligibility to participate in the campus-based programs
beginning with the 2003-2004 award year.
For purposes of this notice, ineligible institutions include only:
(1) An institution that has not been designated as an eligible
institution by the Department, but has previously filed a FISAP; or
(2) An additional location of an eligible institution that is
currently not included in the Department's eligibility certification
for that eligible institution, but has been included in the
institution's 2002-2003 FISAP.
Applicable Regulations
The following regulations apply to the campus-based programs:
(1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR part 668.
(2) General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan Program,
Federal Work-Study Program, and Federal Supplemental Educational
Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR part 673.
(3) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34 CFR part 674.
(4) Federal Work-Study Program, 34 CFR part 675.
(5) Federal Supplemental Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR part
676.
(6) Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended, 34 CFR part 600.
(7) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 CFR part 82.
(8) Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and
Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR
part 85.
(9) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses, 34 CFR part 86.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information concerning designation
of eligibility, contact the appropriate ED Case Management and
Oversight (CMO) case management team by telephone, fax, or the
Internet. The case management teams are listed with telephone and fax
numbers and Internet addresses in the Application for Approval to
Participate in Federal Student Financial Aid Programs on pages 5, 6,
and 7 of the Introduction. For technical assistance concerning the
FISAP or other operational procedures of the campus-based programs,
contact: Sandra K. Donelson, Campus-Based Operations, telephone: (202)
377-3183, fax: (202) 275-3476 or via Internet: Sandra.Donelson@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) you may
call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) by contacting the Alternate Format Center at (202) 260-9895
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.
Electronic Access to This Document
You may view this document, as well as all other Department of
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in text or Adobe
Portable Document Format (PDF) on the Internet at the following site:
www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister.
To use PDF you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at this site. If you have questions about using PDF,
call the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free at 1-888-293-
6498; or in the Washington, DC, area at (202) 512-1530.
Note: The official version of this document is the document
published in the Federal Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register and the Code of Federal
Regulations is available on GPO Access at: http://
www.access.gpo.gov/nara/index.html.
Program 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 10, 2002.
Greg Woods,
Chief Operating Officer, Office of Student Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 02-1096 Filed 1-15-02; 8:45 am]
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