REGULATORY REFORM TASK FORCE 

STATUS REPORT 

OCTOBER 2017 
Table of Contents

I. Regulatory Reform Status Report Memo

II. ATTACHMENT 1 (OPE)

III. ATTACHMENT 2 (OCTAE)

IV. ATTACHMENT 3 (OESE)

V. ATTACHMENT 4 (OII)

VI. ATTACHMENT 5 (OSERS)

VII. ATTACHMENT 6 (OCFO)
Regulatory Reform Status Report Memo
 

MEMORANDUM TO THE SECRETARY

From: Regulatory Reform Task Force

Date: October 18, 2017

Re: Regulatory Reform Task Force Status Report

This memorandum provides a status report pursuant to the President’s Executive Order 13777, 

Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda (the “Order”), to reduce regulatory burdens on the 

American people through regulatory reform. We set forth below the Department of Education’s 

(“Department”) work since the progress report we submitted to you on May 25, 2017. 

REQUIREMENTS OF THE ORDER

You will recall that the Order directs the establishment of a Regulatory Reform Task Force 

(the “RRTF”) to oversee the implementation of the Department’s regulatory reform initiatives. 

Reporting periodically to the Secretary and regularly consulting with agency leadership, the 

RRTF must evaluate existing regulations and guidance and make recommendations to the 

Secretary regarding any repeal, replacement, or modification. 

The Order requires the RRTF to identify regulations that (i) eliminate jobs or inhibit job 

creation; (ii) are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective; (iii) impose costs that exceed benefits; 

(iv) create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with regulatory reform initiatives and 

policies; (v) are inconsistent with the requirements of section 515 of the Treasury and General 

Government Appropriations Act, 2001 or its guidance; or (vi) derive from or implement 

Executive Orders or other Presidential directives that have been subsequently rescinded or 

substantially modified.

The Order also directs the RRTF to seek input and other assistance from entities “significantly 

affected” by the agency’s regulations. When implementing the regulatory offsets required by 

Executive Order 13771 (the “two-for-one order”), the Order also requires the Secretary to give 

priority to those regulations that the RRTF has identified as being outdated, unnecessary, or 

ineffective. 

COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDER

Since May 25, 2017, the Department has taken the following steps to comply with the Order. 

1. Regulatory Reform Task Force Meetings

Composed of career and non-career employees, the RRTF met during June, July, August, and 

September, engaged in stakeholder outreach, and focused its review on stale and outdated 

regulations and guidance. The Department also commenced negotiated rulemaking concerning 

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two sets of implementing regulations under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended

(HEA). 

2. Stakeholder Outreach by the Department and its Principal Offices 

To comply with the Order’s requirement at Section 3(e) to seek input from the public, the 

Department sought comments directly from the general public, with several Principal Offices 

also reaching out to their stakeholders. 

a. Outreach by the Department

With reference to the general Department-wide outreach effort, the RRTF published a request 

for comments in the Federal Register on June 22, 2017, inviting the public to provide 

comments on identifying regulations and guidance for repeal, replacement, or modification. 

After extending the closing date from August 21 to September 20, 2017, the Department 

received 16,391 comments from the public. The RRTF and each POC are currently reviewing 

these comments. 

b. Outreach by Principal Offices

In addition to the Department-wide Federal Register notice seeking public comment, several 

Principal Offices have asked for the views of the stakeholders especially relevant to their offices 

in a variety of ways. The method depended on the Principal Office. 

To obtain the views of the postsecondary education community, the Office of Postsecondary 

Education (OPE) conducted hearings at Salt Lake Community College in Sandy, Utah and at 

the Department on September 26 and October 4, respectively. For any specific regulation 

relating to the student financial aid programs or other programs authorized under Title IV of the 

HEA that OPE identifies for repeal, replacement, or modification, the HEA also requires the 

Department to engage the public through public hearings and negotiated rulemaking committees

(just as it is doing for its current negotiated rulemaking efforts). 

The Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) attended the meeting of the 

National Coalition on Literacy on October 5, 2017, to seek views on adult education guidance 

and regulations that may merit repeal, replacement, or modification. (Coalition members include 

the American Council on Education, the American Library Association, the Correctional 

Education Association, the Coalition on Adult Basic Education, and ProLiteracy.) On November 

15, 2017, OCTAE’s Division of Adult Education and Literacy will discuss regulatory reform 

with the State Directors of Adult Education at the National Adult Education Professional 

Development Consortium National Training Institute. 

For its stakeholder outreach, the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) sent 

a letter to various elementary and secondary education groups on May 30, 2017, asking for their 

views. To date, OESE has received comments from the following groups: The School 

Superintendents Association (AASA); Cook Inlet Tribal Council; Council of Chief State School 

Officers; Council of the Great City Schools; Education Trust; Interstate Migrant Education 

Council; National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; National Association of State Boards of 

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Education; National Association of Federally Impacted Schools; National Governors 

Association; National Indian Education Association; National Indian Impacted Schools 

Association; National Title I Association; and United Parent Leaders Action Network (UPLAN). 

OESE will consider their comments (as well as others that it receives) as it continues to consider 

which of its regulations to repeal, modify, or keep. 

With OESE leadership, the Secretary also convened a listening session on October 2, 2017, with 

education policy thought leaders, who individually presented his or her views on the topic of 

regulatory relief for State educational agencies, local school districts, schools, teachers, and 

administrators. 

The Office of Innovation and Improvement (OII) also took steps to consult the public in its 

review of Department regulations and guidance. On August 3 and 14, 2017, the Office of NonPublic Education (ONPE) sent listserv messages to national, regional, State, and local private 

school officials encouraging private school officials to provide comments related to Department 

regulations and guidance. ONPE also conferred with the director of the Council for American 

Private Education (CAPE), a coalition of 21 national organizations and 38 State affiliates serving 

private elementary and secondary schools and representing about 80 percent of private school 

enrollment nationwide. Similarly, on August 14, 2017, the Charter Schools Program (CSP) sent a 

listserv message alerting charter schools, charter school authorizers, charter management 

organizations, charter support organizations, and other stakeholders about the opportunity to 

provide comments related to matters affecting charter schools. CSP also met with leaders from 

national organizations, such as the National Association of Charter School Authorizers and the 

National Alliance for Public Charter Schools. 

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) took a multi-faceted 

approach to solicit input from the public, including on-site meetings, teleconferences, blogs, 

newsletters, and conference presentations. Its Office of Special Education Programs hosted over 

a thousand people at its Annual Leadership Conference on July 17-19, 2017, and provided 

attendees three opportunities at the conference to provide feedback on the regulatory reform 

process. Representatives included State special education, early childhood special education, 

and early intervention leaders and parent leaders. On September 11, 2017, OSERS also 

conducted an on-site meeting with over 60 organizations representing parents, disability 

advocates, civil rights groups, and education associations to obtain their views on the 

Department’s evaluation of regulations and guidance. During monthly and quarterly telephone 

calls, OSERS also alerted State Directors of Special Education, State Part C Coordinators for 

Early Intervention, and members of the Council of State Administrators for Vocational 

Rehabilitation to the opportunity to submit comments on regulatory reform at the Department. 

The Office of Management has also conducted focused discussions with key stakeholders 

concerning regulations and technical assistance provided under the Family Educational Rights 

and Privacy Act, including school officials, State officials, education technology vendors, 

privacy advocates, and others. 

3. Regulatory Review

a. Regulations

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As previously discussed, OPE has identified two sets of regulations (Borrower Defense to 

Repayment/Financial Responsibility and Gainful Employment) for review through negotiated 

rulemaking. This effort is ongoing, with the public submitting nominees to the Department to 

appoint to the committees in September 2017. OPE will convene negotiated rulemaking 

committee and subcommittee meetings as follows: The Borrower Defense and Financial 

Responsibility Issues committee will meet on November 13-15, 2017; January 8-11, 2018; and 

February 12-15, 2018. Its Financial Responsibility Subcommittee (to address the concerns of 

nonprofit institutions) will convene on November 16-17, 2017; January 4-5, 2018; and January 

29-30, 2018. Similarly, the Gainful Employment Issues committee will confer on December 4-

7, 2017; February 5-8, 2018; and March 12-15, 2018. Additionally, the Department proposed 

two OPE deregulatory actions (delaying the Borrower Defense regulations) in its spring 2017 

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory & Deregulatory Activity that OMB published on or 

about July 7, 2017.

In a similar vein, in the Spring 2017 Unified Agenda, OESE identified for withdrawal the 

Supplement not Supplant requirement under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 

1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, that was published in the Federal 

Register on September 16, 2016 (81 FR 61148). OESE also identified for withdrawal based on 

staleness the regulations governing the Migrant Even Start Family Literacy Program; the Christa 

McAuliffe Fellowship Program; and the Selection Criteria for Empowerment Zone or Enterprise 

Community, as Congress has not authorized or extended these programs. 

Other POCs will continue to review their regulations, and the Department will note additional 

deregulatory actions in its next Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory & Deregulatory Activity 

that OMB will publish in the fall of 2017. 

b. Policy-oriented Guidance

The RRTF has spent much of its time reviewing for staleness policy-oriented guidance 

documents across the Department, including Dear Colleague Letters, Questions and Answers 

or Frequently Asked Questions, policy memos, and the like. The following POCs intend to 

archive or withdraw such guidance:

Out of 1,171 documents, OPE has identified 398 guidance documents that are out-ofdate that it intends to withdraw.1

OCTAE has identified, out of 25 documents, nine out-of-date guidance documents for 

withdrawal.2

From 228 guidance documents, OESE has identified 97 stale and unnecessary guidance 

documents for withdrawal.

3 OII has identified two stale guidance documents for 

rescission.

4

1 Attachment 1 (OPE). 

2 Attachment 2 (OCTAE).

3 Attachment 3 (OESE). 

4 Attachment 4 (OII).

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Out of 169 documents, OSERS has identified 72 stale guidance documents that it 

intends to withdraw.

5

 

The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has identified five out-of-date guidance 

documents for withdrawal.6

NEXT STEPS: CONTINUED IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDER 

The RRTF has already catalogued over 150 Department regulations. As next steps, the RRTF

will continue to study the many comments received from stakeholders and recommend whether 

these regulations and related substantive policy guidance meet the Order’s criteria for repeal, 

replacement, or modification. The RRTF will review these materials and in turn provide its 

additional recommendations to the Secretary. 

5 Attachment 5 (OSERS).

6 Attachment 6 (OCFO).

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ATTACHMENT 1 (OPE) 
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1994 GEN 94-48 12/1/1994 

Title IV Institution 

Code List of 

Participating 

Institutions for 95-

96 Award Year

1994 GEN 94-40 10/1/1994 

Telecommunications

services provided under

the General Electronic

Support system and 

enrollment procedures

for 1995-96

1994 GEN 94-39 9/1/1994 

Additional Information 

Pertaining to 1995-96

Renewal Applications

requested through the

Department's

Electronic Data

Exchange (EDE).

(Follow-up to 1995-96

Action Letter # 1). 

1994 GEN 94-37 9/1/1994 

Changes to the

1995-96 processing

system, FAFSA,

SAR, and Renewal

FAFSA

1994 GEN 94-26 8/1/1994 

Schools may choose 

to have 1995-96

Renewal Applications mailed to them

instead of to their

students

1995 CB 95-26 11/1/1995 

Cover letter for 

1996-97 FISAP

Edit/Verification 

Process
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 CB 95-23 9/1/1995 

This letter provides

procedures for 

submitting a request for 

a waiver of the 1995-

96 FWS community

service expenditure

requirement.

1995 CB 95-21 8/1/1995 

This letter is a reminder

of the 1996-97

Electronic FISAP

Mailing in July.

1995 CB 95-20 8/1/1995 

Use of State

scholarships and grants

as the non-Federal share

of Federal

Supplemental

Educational

Opportunity Grant

awards.

1995 CB 95-12 6/1/1995 

Release of Campus-

Based Funds and

MANDATORY FWS 

Community Service

Reporting 

Requirements.

1995 CB 95-11 7/1/1995 

Transmittal letter

for the 1996-97

Electronic FISAP 

diskette package.

1995 CB 95-08 6/1/1995 

Close-out of 1993-94

awards for the FWS,

Federal Perkins

Loan, and/or FSEOG

programs.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 CB 95-04 3/1/1995 

This letter provides

information regarding 

your institution's final

authorization letter for 

funding under the

campus-based 

programs for the

1995-96 award year.

1995 CB 95-03 1/1/1995 

This letter provides

procedures for 

submitting a request for 

a waiver of the 1994-95

FWS Community

Service expenditure

requirement.

1995 CB 95-02 1/1/1995 

This letter provides

information regarding 

changes in the 1996-97

FISAP for the Federal

Perkins Loan, FSEOG,

and FWS Programs.

1995 CB 95-01 1/1/1995 

This letter provides

information on 

Tentative 1995-96

Funding Levels for the

Campus-Based 

Programs.

1995 G 284 10/1/1995 

Suspension of Default

Reinsurance Claim

Payments Due to Non-

Receipt of September

1995 Quarterly Report.

1995 G 283 9/1/1995 

Extension for 

completion of lender

compliance audits.

1995 G 281 8/1/1995 

Last Submission Date

for Default

Reinsurance Requests

for FY 1995 
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 G 275 3/1/1995 

Interim Reporting 

Instructions For The

Guaranty Agency

Quarterly/Annual

Report (ED Form 1130) 

1995 G 274 3/1/1995 

This letter transmits

the U.S. Department of 

Education's Audit

Guide, Compliance

Audits (Attestation

Engagements) of the

Federal Family

Education Loan 

Program to

Participating Lenders.

1995 G 273 1/1/1995 

This letter describes the

telecommunications

services provided to

state and non-state

guarantee agencies

under the General

Electronic Support

(GES) system and 

invites new users to

become enrolled in these

services. Enrollment

will be carried forward each year unless the

agency calls to cancel

the service.

1995 GEN 95-54 12/1/1995 

This Action Letter 

describes changes to the

1996-97 application 

processing system, the

FAFSA, the Renewal

FAFSA, the SAR, and 

the ISIR.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 GEN 95-53 11/1/1995 

This letter describes the

Title IV Wide Area

Network (WAN)

services, the receipt of 

Institutional Student

Information Records

(ISIRs) through the

Electronic Data

Exchange (EDE) or the

Applicant Data Service

(but NOT both), and 

applicable enrollment

procedures.

1995 GEN 95-51 10/1/1995 

This Action Letter 

introduces a Windows

version of EDExpress,

the software designed 

to help institutions

manage student aid 

data.

1995 GEN 95-50 10/1/1995 

The Title IV School 

Code List of 

Participating 

Institutions for the

1996- 97 Award Year.

1995 GEN 95

-45 10/1/1995 

This letter gives

information and

schedules for the 1996-

97 Renewal FAFSA,

which institutions may

request through the

Department's Electronic

Data Exchange (EDE), 

beginning Oct. 9 - Nov. 

10, 1995. 
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 GEN 95-41 8/1/1995 

This Action Letter 

introduces the 1995- 96 

FAFSA EXPRESS, a 

financial aid software

package that allows

applicants to complete

and submit an electronic

Free Application for 

Federal Student Aid 

using a personal

computer equipped with 

a modem. 

1995 GEN 95-53 11/1/1995 

This letter describes the

Title IV Wide Area

Network (WAN)

services, the receipt of 

Institutional Student

Information Records

(ISIRs) through the

Electronic Data

Exchange (EDE) or the

Applicant Data Service

(but NOT both), and 

applicable enrollment

procedures.

1995 GEN 95-37 8/1/1995 

Cumulative List of 

Student Financial

Assistance Programs

Mailings for the

Period January 1, 

1995 through June

30, 1995 

1995 GEN 95-34 6/1/1995 

Distribution of The 

Verification Guide, 

1995-96 
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 GEN 95-30 6/1/1995 

Invitation to schools to

submit proposals to become experimental

sites for the purpose of 

testing alternative

methods of 

administering Title IV

student aid programs.

1995 GEN 95-29 5/1/1995 

1996-97 Application for 

Participation in the

William D. Ford Federal

Direct Loan Program

sent only to eligible nonparticipating school's

Financial Aid Officers

1995 GEN 95-28 5/1/1995 

1996-97 Application for 

Participation in the

William D. Ford Federal

Direct Loan Program

sent to Chief Fiscal

Officers at eligible non-

participating institutions.

1995 GEN 95-27 6/1/1995 FY 1993 Cohort

Default Rate

1995 GEN 95-24 5/1/1995 

Requests review

and correction of 

names and 

addresses used in 

the student aid 

mailing list.

1995 GEN 95-22 4/1/1995 

Clarification 

concerning institutional 

refunds to students. 

1995 GEN 95-21 4/1/1995 

Clarification of the

methods by which a 

student may apply for 

Federal student aid.

1995 GEN 95-16 3/1/1995 

This letter provides

information regarding 

the NSLDS to schools 

participating in Title IV

aid programs
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 GEN 95-15 3/1/1995 

Errata to the 1995-96

Institution Applicant

Data Service for Federal

Title IV Student Aid 

Programs (GEN-95-2)

1995 GEN 95-14 3/1/1995 

Cover letter for 

Chapter 2 of 1994-95

Federal Student

Financial Aid

Handbook

1995 GEN 95-11 2/1/1995 

Distribution of the

1995-96 Spanish

booklet on ED's student

aid programs: "Ayuda

Federal Para

Estudiantes"

1995 GEN 95-10 2/1/1995 

Transmitting A Guide to

1995-96 SARs and 

ISIRs.

1995 GEN 95-09 1/1/1995 

Cumulative List of 

Student Financial

Assistance Programs

Mailings for the

Period January 1, 

1994 through

December 31, 1994. 

1995 GEN 95-06 1/1/1995 

Conference support

for electronic

initiatives

1995 GEN 95-04 1/1/1995 

Simplification of our 

Federal student aid 

regulations and 

administrative

processes

1995 GEN 95-03 1/1/1995 

1995-96 STATE

AGENCY

APPLICANT DATA

SERVICE FOR

FEDERAL TITLE IV

STUDENT AID

PROGRAMS
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 GEN 95-02 1/1/1995 

1995-96

INSTITUTION 

APPLICANT DATA

SERVICE FOR

FEDERAL TITLE IV

STUDENT AID

PROGRAMS.

1995 L 95-184 11/1/1995 

This letter contains

information about the

publication of the FY

1993 cohort default

rates for originating 

lenders, holders, and 

guaranty agencies

participating in the

FFEL Program, as

mandated by the Higher

Education Act of 1992. 

1995 L 95-183 9/1/1995 

Extension for 

completion of 

lender compliance

audits.

1995 L 95-181 6/1/1995 

This letter provides

guidance relating to the

filing of the Lender's

Interest and Special

Allowance Request and

Report (ED Form 799) 

1995 L 95-180 6/1/1995 

This letter provides

guidance relating to the

filing of the Lender's

Interest and Special

Allowance Request and

Report (ED Form 799). 

1995 L 95-177 3/1/1995 

This letter provides

information regarding 

the NSLDS to lenders

participating in the

FFEL Program.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 P 95-06 10/1/1995 

This letter provides

additional information on

the Federal Pell Grant

Eligibility Flag to

institutions participating 

in the 1995-96 Institution

Applicant Data Service.

It amends 1995- 96 

Action Letter #7 (GEN-

95-2).

1995 P 95-05 10/1/1995 

Procedures for 1994-

95 Federal Pell Grant

account adjustments

after the September

30, 1995 submission

deadline.

1995 P 95-04 6/1/1995 

Informational

Package on Ford 

FDLP, sent to FAAs

1995 P 95-03 6/1/1995 

Informational

Package on Ford 

FDLP, sent to

Chief Fiscal

Officers

1995 P 95-02 5/1/1995 

This letter provides

information concerning 

your initial 1995-96

Federal Pell Grant

Statement of Account

and Institutional

Payment Summary.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 SG 95

-04 11/1/1995 

This letter describes the

telecommunications

services provided to

State and Non-state

Guaranty Agencies

under the Title IV Wide

Area Network (WAN)

system, the receipt of 

Institutional Student

Information Records

(ISIRs) through EDE or 

the Applicant Data

Service (but not both),

and applicable

enrollment procedures.

1995 SG 95-03 8/1/1995 

Fiscal Year 1994 (1994-

95 award year) State

Student Incentive Grant

(SSIG) Program

Performance Report (ED

Form 1288-1)

1995 SG 95-02 3/1/1995 

This letter conveys the

application that each 

participating state must

submit to receive fiscal

year 1995 funds for the

SSIG Program.

1995 SG 95

-01 1/1/1995 

This letter describes the

telecommunications

services provided to

state and non-state

guarantee agencies

under the General

Electronic Support

(GES) system and 

invites new users to

become enrolled in these

services. Enrollment

will be carried forward 

each year unless the

agency calls to cancel

the service.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1995 SPEC 95-02 8/1/1995 

Describes a mailing list

change to the

Application Ordering 

System (AOS) for

1996-97 FAFSAs and 

Student Guides.

1995 SPEC 95-01 7/1/1995 Direct Loan List of 

Publications

1996 ANN 96-4 9/1/1996 

Announcing a new way

to order the 1997-98

version of the Free

Application for Federal

Student Aid and the 

Student Guide ...1-800-

284-2788

1996 ANN 96-3 8/1/1996 

This letter announces

and describes a training 

series on EDExpress,

and lists the sites and 

dates for the workshops.

1996 ANN 96-2 5/1/1996 

Announcement of 

"Direct Loan Update

'96" videoconference

1996 CB 96-23 11/1/1996 

The impact of the new

Federal minimum

wage on the Federal

Work- Study

Program.

1996 CB 96-13 7/1/1996 

Transmittal letter

for the 1997-98

Electronic FISAP

diskette package.

1996 CB 96

-12 6/1/1996 

Close-out of 1994-95

awards for the Federal

Work- Study (FWS),

Federal Perkins Loan,

and/or Federal

Supplemental

Educational Opportunity

Grant (FSEOG)

programs.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1996 CB 96-11 6/1/1996 

Release of Campus-

Based Funds and

Request for 

Supplemental Federal

Work-Study (FWS)

Funds.

1996 CB 96-6 5/1/1996 

Information regarding 

your institution's final

authorization letter for 

funding under the

campus-based

programs for the 1996-

97 award year.

1996 CB 96-5 5/1/1996 

In late July,

institutions will

automatically receive

an Electronic FISAP

Software package

with 3 1/2" high 

density diskettes.

1996 CB 96-4 2/1/1996 

Changes in the 1997-98

FISAP for the Federal

Perkins Loan, Federal

Supplemental

Educational Opportunity

Grant (FSEOG), and 

Federal Work- Study

(FWS) Programs.

1996 CB 96-3 2/1/1996 

This letter contains

important information 

regarding 1996-97

Campus- Based Program

funding.

1996 CB 96-2 1/1/1996 

Submission of 

Campus-Based

Reallocation Form

(E40-4P).
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1996 CB 96-1 1/1/1996 

This letter provides

information on 

Tentative 1996-97

Funding Levels for the

Campus-Based 

Programs.

1996 G 96-295 11/1/1996 

Extension of lender

audit requirement

deadline.

1996 G 96-294 10/1/1996 

Suspension of Default

Reinsurance Claim

Payments Due to Non-

Receipt of September

1996 Quarterly Report

1996 G 96-293 10/1/1996 

This letter provides

an initial draft of the

1997-98 Institutional

Student Information 

Record (ISIR) layout

and description.

1996 G 96-291 9/1/1996 

This letter describes the

implementation of the

Student Status

Confirmation Report

function of the National

Student Loan Data

System.

1996 G 96-290 8/1/1996 

Last Submission Date

for Default

Reinsurance Requests

for FY 1996 

1996 G 96-289 3/1/1996 

This letter contains

information about the

Guaranty Agency

Quarterly/Annual

Report (ED Form 1130) 

1996 GEN 96-22 11/1/1996 

Changes and 

enhancements to the

1997-98 application 

processing system.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1996 GEN 96-21 11/1/1996 

DEPARTMENT OF

EDUCATION TO

HOLD REGIONAL

MEETINGS IN

DECEMBER FOR

REAUTHORIZATION 

OF THE HIGHER

EDUCATION ACT

1996 GEN 96-20 11/1/1996 

This letter describes

Title IV Wide Area

Network (TIV WAN or 

Title IV WAN) services,

enhancements for the

1997- 98 award year,

enrollment procedures,

access to the National

Student Loan Data

System (NSLDS), and 

receiving Institutional

Student Information

Records (ISIRs) through 

the Electronic Data

Exchange (EDE) OR the

Institution Applicant

Data Service (but not 

through both).

1996 GEN 96-19 10/1/1996 

This letter provides

an initial draft of the

1997-98 Institutional

Student Information 

Record (ISIR) layout

and description.

1996 GEN 96-17 9/1/1996 

This letter describes the

implementation of the

Student Status

Confirmation Report

function of the National

Student Loan Data

System.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1996 GEN 96-16 9/1/1996 

This letter gives

information and

schedules for 

institutions that wish to

have their students

receive the 1997- 98 

Renewal Free

Application for

Federal Student Aid 

(Renewal FAFSA).

1996 GEN 96-13 7/1/1996 

This letter announces the

availability of the

National Student Loan

Data System (NSLDS)

to meet the regulatory

requirements for 

obtaining financial aid

transcript (FAT)

information for purposes

of determining student

eligibility for Federal

Title IV student

assistance.

1996 GEN 96

-12 7/1/1996 

SFAP Customer Support

Branch Inquiry Service.

Your direct help line for

questions and 

information on 

administering the Title

IV Student Financial

Assistance Programs at

your institution. Call 1-

800-4ED-SFAP (1-800- 

433-7327).

1996 GEN 96-09 3/1/1996 

Errata and 

replacement

pages for the

1995-96 FSFA

Handbook
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1996 GEN 96-08 3/1/1996 

This letter describes the

Title IV Wide Area

Network (WAN)

services, the receipt of 

Institutional Student

Information Records

(ISIRs) through the

Electronic Data

Exchange (EDE) or the

Applicant Data Service

(but not both), the

National Student Loan

Data System (NSLDS),

and applicable

enrollment procedures.

This letter is a 

replacement of Action 

Letter #4 (GEN- 95-53)

dated November 1995 

for enrollment to the

Title IV WAN.

1996 GEN 96-07 3/1/1996 

Incorporation of the

Student Status

Confirmation Report

(SSCR) into the NSLDS

to centralize and fully

automate the enrollment

verification process.

1996 GEN 96-06 3/1/1996 

Transmitting A Guide

to 1996-97 SARs and 

ISIRs.

1996 GEN 96-05 2/1/196 

Student Status

Confirmation Report

(SSCR) User's Guide
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1996 GEN 96-04 1/1/1996 

This letter references an 

Advance Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking 

that was recently

published in the Federal

Register regarding a new

draft proposal for 

improved oversight in 

the Federal student aid 

programs.

1996 GEN 96-02 2/1/196 

1996-97 release of our 

FAFSA Express

software.

1996 L 96-192 11/1/1996 

Extension of lender

audit requirement

deadline.

1996 L 96-191 12/1/1996 

This letter contains

information about the

publication of the Fiscal

Year (FY) 1994 cohort 

default rates for

originating lenders,

holders, and guaranty

agencies participating in 

the Federal Family

Education Loan (FFEL)

Program, as mandated 

by the Higher Education 

Act of 1965, as

amended.

1996 L 96-189 9/1/1996 

This letter describes

the implementation of 

the Student Status

Confirmation Report

function of the

National Student Loan

Data System.

1996 L 96-188 6/1/1996 

Extension of lender

audit requirement

deadline.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1996 P 96-04 10/1/1996 

Procedures for 1995-

96 Federal Pell Grant

account adjustments

after the

SEPTEMBER 30, 

1996 submission

deadline.

1996 P 96-03 8/1/1996 

This letter provides

information regarding 

the provision in the

Department's Fiscal Year

1996 Appropriation Act

that precludes a student

from receiving a Federal

Pell Grant for the 1996-

97 award year, if the

student's school is

ineligible to participate

in the Federal Family

Education Loan Program

or the William

D. Ford Federal Direct

Loan Program as a 

result of cohort 

default rates.

1996 SG 96-03 8/1/1996 

Fiscal Year 1995 (1995-

96 award year) State

Student Incentive Grant

(SSIG) Program

Performance Report (ED

Form 1288-1)

1996 SG 96-02 5/1/1996 

This letter conveys the

application that each 

participating State must

submit to receive fiscal

year 1996 funds for the

State Student Incentive

Grant (SSIG) Program.

1996 SG 96-01 2/1/1996 

1996-97 release of our 

FAFSA Express

software
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1997 ANN 97-06 4/1/1997 

This letter will only be

posted electronically.

It will not be mailed 

to institutions.

1997 ANN 97-04 3/1/1997 

To provide general

information concerning 

the forthcoming changes

in Title IV program

numbers used by

participating institutions

of postsecondary

education. Publication

Reference: Section 487b,

Higher Education Act of 

1965, as amended in

1992, P.L. 102-325 [20

U.S.C. 1094b].

1997 ANN 97-03 3/1/1997 

Advertising the U.S. Department of 

Education's New

FAFSA Express

Software and Poster

1997 ANN 97-02 2/1/1997 

This letter describes a 

training series on the

1997-98 EDExpress for 

Windows application 

processing software, and

lists the sites and dates

for the workshops.

1997 ANN 97-01 1/1/1997 

Announcement of 

February 13 Student

Financial Assistance

Videoconference

1997 CB 97-16 11/1/1997 

Cover letter for 

1998-99 FISAP

Edit/Verification 

Process
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1997 CB 97-15 9/1/1997 

This letter provides

information regarding 

supplemental funding 

under the Campus-

Based Programs for the

1997-98 award year.

1997 CB 97-14 8/1/1997 

Use of State

scholarships and grants

as the non-Federal

share of FSEOG

awards.

1997 CB 97-12 7/1/1997 

Information 

regarding the FWS

Program and its

community service

aspects, including 

reading tutors of 

children.

1997 CB 97-11 7/1/1997 

This letter

accompanies the

supplemental awards

issued in response to

the Application for

Additional Allocation 

of FWS Funds for

Fiscal Year 1997. 

1997 CB 97-10 7/1/1997 

Close-out of 1995-96

awards for the FWS,

Federal Perkins

Loan, and/o rFSEOG

programs.

1997 CB 97-09 6/1/1997 

Transmittal letter

for the 1998-99

Electronic FISAP

diskette package. 

1997 CB 97-07 6/1/1997 

Release of Campus-

Based Funds and

Request for 

Supplemental FWS 

Funds.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1997 CB 97-05 5/1/1997 

Information regarding 

the Job Location and 

Development Program

under the Federal

Work-Study programs.

1997 CB 97-04 5/1/1997 

This letter provides

information on the

Application for 

Additional Allocation 

of Federal Work-Study

Funds for Fiscal

Year1997.

1997 CB 97-03 5/1/1997 

This letter provides

procedures for 

submitting a request for 

a waiver of the 1997-

98 FWS community

service expenditure

requirement.

1997 CB 97-02 3/1/1997 

Information regarding 

your institution's final

authorization letter for 

funding under the

campus-based programs

for the 1997-98 award 

year.

1997 CB 97-01 2/1/1997 

Changes in the 1998-99

FISAP for the Federal

Perkins Loan, FSEOG,

and FWS Programs.

1997 

transmit tal

letter N/A 10/22/1997 

Transmittal letter for 

the 1997-98

Electronic FISAP

diskette package.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1997 N/A N/A 10/21/1997 

This letter accompanies

the supplemental

awards issued in

response to the

Application for

Additional Allocation of 

FWS Funds for Fiscal

Year 1997. 

REFERENCE: This

letter supplements

Chapter 7 of the FSA

Handbook.

1997 G 97-304 11/1/1997 

Extension of Guaranty

Agency Claims and 

Collections Report (ED

Form 1189) 

1997 G 97-302 10/1/1997 

Suspension of Default

Reinsurance Claim

Payments Due to Non-

Receipt of September

1997 Quarterly/Annual

Report

1997 G 97-301 7/1/1997 

Last Submission 

Date for Default

Reinsurance

Requests for FY

1997 

1997 G 97-297 5/1/1997 

Guidance for institutions

of higher education,

guaranty agencies, and

lenders concerning the

recent flooding in North 

Dakota, South Dakota, 

and Minnesota.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1997 G 97-296 3/1/1997 

This letter describes the

telecommunications

services provided to

State and Non-state

Guaranty Agencies

under the Title IV

WAN services, the

receipt of ISIRs

through the EDE or the

Institution Applicant

Data Service (but NOT

both), and applicable

enrollment procedures.

1997 GEN 97-13 11/1/1997 

Changes and 

enhancements to the

1998-99 application 

processing system.

1997 GEN 97-12 11/1/1997 

Compliance with a new

Federal requirement

relating to electronic

participation between 

the ED and

postsecondary

educational institutions.

1997 GEN 97-10 9/1/1997 

This letter provides

information and

schedules for 

institutions that wish to

have their students

receive the 1998- 99 

Renewal Free

Application for

Federal Student Aid 

(Renewal FAFSA).
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1997 GEN 97-09 8/1/1997 

UPDATE ON THE

SSCR PROCESS OF

THE

NSLDS: describes a 

series of letters that will

be sent to institutions in

connection with the

SSCR process.

1997 GEN 97-08 8/1/1997 

This letter announces a 

conference for Third

Party Servicers

sponsored by the

U.S. Department of 

Education on 

October 9-10, 1997, 

in Washington,

DC. NOTE TO 

SCHOOLS: If you are

using a Third Party

Servicer, please forward

this letter to them.

1997 GEN 97-07 8/1/1997 

This letter announces

three U.S. Department

of Education 

conferences entitled,"A

Second Decade of 

Partnership Through 

Electronics" to be held 

in St. Paul, MN

November 4-6; Seattle,

WA November 17-19;

and Boston, MA 

December 16-18.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1997 GEN 97-06 8/1/1997 

How to report changes

to the information you 

provided on your 

Application for 

Approval to Participate

in Federal Student

Financial Aid

Programs.

1997 GEN 97-05 6/1/1997 

Information 

concerning the

restructuring of the

Institutional

Participation and 

Oversight Service

1997 GEN 97-02 5/1/1997 

Guidance for 

institutions of higher

education, guaranty

agencies, and lenders

concerning the recent

flooding in North 

Dakota, South Dakota,

and Minnesota.

1997 GEN 97-01 4/1/1997 

Enclosed is a calendar

setting forth some of 

the significant

products, activities,

and services that you 

can expect from us in 

1997, and some of the

milestones we expect

to achieve.

1997 L 97-198 9/1/1997 

This letter provides

guidance relating to the

filing of the Lender's

Application for 

Payment of Insurance

Claim (ED Form 1207). 
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1997 L 97-194 5/1/1997 

National Student Loan

Data System

Reporting 

Requirements

1997 L 97-193 5/1/1997 

Guidance for 

institutions of higher

education, guaranty

agencies, and lenders

concerning the recent

flooding in North 

Dakota, South Dakota,

and Minnesota.

1997 P 97-03 10/1/1997 

Procedures for 1996-

97 Federal Pell Grant

account adjustments

after the September

30, 1997 submission

deadline.

1997 P 97-02 6/1/1997 

This letter provides

information to 

institutions on 

procedures for 

requesting Federal Pell 

Grant Authorization 

Adjustments. It

supersedes information 

contained in the initial

instruction, GEN 94-14

dated April 1994 

1997 P 97

-01 4/1/1997 

This letter announces changes to the

Electronic Data

Exchange service by

which institutions

exchange 1996-97 Pell 

payment data with the

Department of 

Education, and the

associated customer 

support function.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1997 S 97-76 5/1/1997 

Guidance for 

institutions of higher

education, guaranty

agencies, and lenders

concerning the recent

flooding in North 

Dakota, South Dakota,

and Minnesota.

1997 S 97-75 3/1/1997 

To identify

postsecondary

institutions which may

not have received notice

of the requirement to

submit an application 

for recertification in the

Federal student financial

aid programs.

1997 SSIG 97-02 8/1/1997 

Fiscal Year 1996 (1996-

97 award year) State

Student Incentive Grant

(SSIG) Program

Performance Report (ED

Form 1288-1)

1997 SSIG 97-01 2/1/1997 

This letter conveys the

application that each 

participating State must

submit to receive fiscal

year 1997 funds for the

SSIG Program.

1997 SYS 97-01 1/1/1997 

This letter provides

information on 

Tentative1997-98

Funding Levels for

the Campus-Based 

Programs

1998 ANN 98-16 12/1/1998 

The Hope Scholarship 

and Lifetime Learning 

Tax Credits.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1998 GEN 98-27 11/1/1998 

President Clinton 

signed the Higher

Education 

Amendments of 1998 

into law

1998 GEN 98-14 7/1/1998 

Announces the

availability of the

NSLDS to accept Title

IV Federal student aid 

overpayment

information from

institutions.

1999 ANN 99-02 3/25/1999 

Informing and 

requesting partner input

on SFA's organizational

structure

1999 CB 99-20 11/1/1999 

Campus-Based 

Programs 2000-2001

FISAP

Edit/Verification

1999 CB 99-19 10/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the FISAP

V2.0 software package

1999 CB 99-18 9/1/1999 

Reminder to Campus-

Based Program

participants about the

FISAP

1999 CB 99-17 9/1/1999 

Supplemental funding 

under the Campus-

Based Programs for the

1999- 2000 award year

1999 CB 99-16 9/1/1999 

Campus-Based 

Programs Funding

Formula Changes for 

the 2000-2001

Award Year

1999 CB 99-15 8/1/1999 

Use of State

scholarships and grants

as the non-Federal

share of FSEOG

awards
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1999 CB 99-12 7/1/1999 

Waiver of the

institutional-share

requirement under the

FWS Program for 

students employed as

math tutors for 

elementary through 

ninth grade

1999 CB 99-11 7/1/1999 

Release of Campus-

Based Funds and

Request for 

Supplemental FWS

1999 CB 99-10 7/1/1999 

Notice to participating 

schools in the Campus-

Based Programs of ED's

intent to issue Award 

Letters, Funding

Worksheets, and Cover 

Letters over Title IV

WAN

1999 CB 99-08 6/1/1999 

Additional methods by

which an institution 

may submit its request

for a waiver of the

1999-2000 FWS

community service

expenditure

requirement

1999 CB 99-07 5/1/1999 

Procedures to request a 

waiver of the 1999-

2000 FWS community 

service expenditure

requirement

1999 CB 99-06 3/1/1999 

Information regarding 

your institution's final

funding authorization 

under the Campus-

Based Programs for the

1999- 2000 award year
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1999 CB 99-05 2/1/1999 

Application for 

Additional Allocation of 

FWS Funds for Fiscal

Year 1999 

1999 CB 99-04 1/1/1999 

Tentative 1999-2000

Funding Levels for the

Campus-Based Programs

1999 CB 99-03 1/1/1999 

Tentative 1999-2000

Funding Levels for the

Campus-Based Programs

1999 CB 99-01 1/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the FISAP

software package

1999 CB 99-01 1/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the FISAP

software package

1999 G 99-326 12/1/1999 

A summary of ED's

guaranty agencyrelated contingency

plans and general Y2K

resources

1999 GEN 99-42 12/20/1999 

Updates the

contingency plans that

ED will implement in 

the event of a Y2K

related computer 

system failure at a 

school or third-party

servicer

1999 GEN 99-41 12/1/1999 

Information to schools 

and their servicers

about what can still be

done to mitigate Y2K

system failures in the

delivery of Federal title

IV aid
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1999 GEN 99-40 12/1/1999 

Changes and 

enhancements to the

2000-2001 Application 

Processing System, 

including changes to

the FAFSA, SAR, the

ISIR, our electronic

application products,

and our new SFA

download website

1999 GEN 99-39 12/1/1999 

Final "Drug Worksheet" 

to help explain question 

28 on the FAFSA.

1999 GEN 99-38 12/1/1999 

Recently enacted 

amendment to the Y2K

Act (P.L. 106-37) and a 

reminder of the

importance of testing 

student aid data

exchanges with ED's

systems

1999 GEN 99-34 10/1/1999 

New enrollment

document for the

Student Aid Internet

Gateway (SAIG)

1999 GEN 99-32 10/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the Student

Status Confirmation 

Reporting version 1.2

(SSCR V1.2) software

package
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1999 GEN 99-25 9/1/1999 

Step-by-step 

instructions and tips to

schools wishing to

request electronic

files and/or printed 

materials for the

2000-2001 Renewal

FAFSA

1999 GEN 99-22 8/1/1999 

Implementation of 

Blanket Certificate of 

Loan Guaranty Pilot

Program 

1999 GEN 99-20 7/1/1999 

ED Received An A 

Grade for Our Year

2000 Progress

1999 GEN 99-18 6/1/1999 

Changes to the process

for requesting

electronic and/or

printed Renewal

FAFSA for the 2000-

2001 processing cycle

1999 GEN 99-17 6/1/1999 

Let Direct Loan

Consolidation be a tool 

for you to help your 

students

1999 GEN 99-15 3/1/1999 

We are well underway

as the nation's first

Performance Based 

Organization

1999 GEN 99-14 3/1/1999 Year 2000 School 

Testing

1999 GEN 99-13 3/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the DL

Module of the 1999 - 

2000 EDExpress V5.1

software package.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1999 GEN 99-12 3/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the Title IV

Wide Area Network

(TIVWAN) and the

EDConnect for 

Windows 32-Bit

software package

1999 GEN 99-10 2/1/1999 

Students receiving 

preparation to

compete and succeed 

in the twenty- first

century workplace

1999 GEN 99-06 1/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the 1999-

2000 FOTW and 

Renewal FOTW

software products

1999 GEN 99-05 1/1/1999 

Year 2000 

disclosure notice on 

the 1999-2000

FAFSA Express

software package

1999 GEN 99-04 1/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the 1999-

2000 EDExpress V5.0

software package,

which contains the

Applications

Processing and 

Packaging modules

1999 GEN 99-03 1/1/1999 

Year 2000 

disclosure notice on 

the 1998 - 1999 

Quality Assurance

Program

1999 GEN 99-02 1/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the Student

Status Confirmation 

Reporting software 

package
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1999 GEN 99-01 1/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the DL

Module of the 1998 - 

1999 EDExpress V4.4

software package

1999 L 99-222 12/1/1999 

Provides our lender and 

GA partners with 

information pertaining to

student loan 

delinquency, default

aversion, claim

processing and post-

claim activities and the

Y2K and information

about ED's plans to

alleviate any issues that

may arise during 

delinquent and defaulted 

loan activities

1999 L 99

-221 12/1/1999 

Provides our lender and 

GA partners with 

information pertaining 

to student loan 

servicing and the Y2K

and information about

ED's plans to alleviate

any issues that may

arise when servicing 

loans

1999 L 99-220 12/1/1999 

Provides our lender

and GA partners with 

information pertaining 

to loan processing and 

disbursement options

and the Y2K and 

information about

ED's plans to alleviate

any issues that may

arise when processing 

or disbursing loans. 
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1999 L 99-219 12/1/1999 

Summary of ED's

lender and servicer

related contingency

plans and general Y2K

resources

1999 LEAP 99-02 8/1/1999 

1998-1999 award year

Leveraging Educational

Assistance Partnership

Program Performance

Report (ED Form 1288-

1)

1999 LEAP 99-01 2/1/1999 

Application to receive

award year 1999- 2000 

funds for the LEAP

Program

1999 P 99-08 12/1/1999 

Y2K mitigation plan for 

the Federal Pell Grant

Program for the 1999-

2000 award year

1999 P 99-07 10/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the 1999 - 

2000 EDExpress V5.4

software package,

which contains the

Pell Payment module

1999 P 99-06 10/1/1999 

Using the Recipient

Financial

Management System

to submit more than 

one disbursement

record per recipient

for the Federal Pell 

Grant Program

1999 P 99-05 8/1/1999 

Procedures for 1998-

99 Pell account

adjustments after the

9/30/1999 

submission deadline
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

1999 P 99-04 4/1/1999 

Additional information 

regarding the new 

RFMS - second step is

the submission of the

disbursement record

1999 P 99-03 4/8/1999 

Additional information 

regarding the new

RFMS - first step is the

submission of the

origination record

1999 P 99-01 1/1/1999 

Year 2000 disclosure

notice on the 1998 - 

1999 Pell Payment for 

Windows V3.0

software package

2000 CB 00-14 1/11/2000 

Campus-Based 

Programs 2001-2002

FISAP

Edit/Verification 

Process

2000 CB 00-13 9/1/2000 

Use of State

scholarships and grants

as the non-Federal share

of Federal

Supplemental

Educational

Opportunity Grant

awards.

2000 CB 00-12 9/1/2000 

Information regarding 

the 2000-2001

Supplemental

Campus-Based award

process.

2000 CB 00-11 7/1/2000 

The Campus-Based 

Reallocation Form

(E40-4P)
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2000 CB 00-10 7/1/2000 

Fiscal Operations Report

for 1999-2000 and 

Application to

Participate for 2001- 

2002 (FISAP)

2000 CB 00-08 5/1/2000 

This letter provides

information on 

requesting a waiver of 

the 2000-2001 Federal

Work-Study (FWS)

community service

expenditure

requirements.

2000 CB 00-06 5/1/2000 

Close-out of the 1998-

1999 awards for the

Federal Work-Study

(FWS), Federal Perkins

Loan, and/or Federal

Supplemental

Educational

Opportunity Grant

(FSEOG) Programs.

2000 CB 00-03 3/1/2000 

Information regarding 

your institution's final

funding authorization 

under the Campus-

Based Programs for the

2000- 2001 award year.

2000 CB 00-02 1/1/2000 

Changes in the 2001-

2002 FISAP for the

Federal Perkins Loan,

Federal Supplemental

Educational Opportunity

Grant (FSEOG), and 

Federal Work- Study

(FWS) Programs.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2000 CB 00-01 1/1/2000 

This letter provides

information on 

Tentative 2000-2001

Funding Levels for the

Campus-Based 

Programs.

2000 G 00-329 8/1/2000 

This letter notifies

guaranty agencies,

lenders, and servicers in 

the FFEL program of 

new Department

procedures for 

processing enrollment

information about FFEL

borrowers.

2000 GEN 00-23 12/1/2000 

The final drug 

worksheet titled

"Worksheet for 

Question 35" is now 

available

2000 GEN 00-21 11/22/2000 

Electronic

participation in the

SFA Programs

2000 GEN 00-20 11/22/2000 

SUMMARY: This

letter provides advance

notification of a Notice

that will be published 

in the Federal Register

informing schools of 

the deadline date for 

meeting updated

minimum technical

specifications in order

to use our designated 

electronic processes.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2000 GEN 00-19 11/1/2000 

This action letter

provides information

about changes and 

enhancements to the

2001-2002 EDESuite

software, which 

includes EDExpress

modules.

2000 GEN 00-17 11/1/2000 

Seven Final Rule

packages were

published on 

November 1, 2000 

2000 GEN 00-15 9/1/2000 

We are pleased to 

announce our new

approach to helping you 

find answers to

questions about our Title

IV Student Financial

Assistance (SFA)

programs.

2000 GEN 00-14 9/1/2000 

Ordering bulk quantities

of 2001-2002

Application Materials
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2000 GEN 00

-13 9/1/2000 

This letter is a follow-

up to Action Letter #1

posted to IFAP in July

2000. It discusses the

2001-2002 Renewal

Application process,

including the upcoming 

release of SFA?s newest

standalone PC product

called Renewal

Applications for 

Windows 2001-2002,

Version 1.0. This letter

also provides step-by-

step instructions and tips

to schools wishing to

request electronic files

and/or printed materials

for the 2001-2002

Renewal Free

Application for Federal

Student Aid (Renewal

FAFSA) process.

2000 GEN 00-12 8/1/2000 

Elimination of the

Paper Financial Aid

Transcript (FAT)
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2000 GEN 00-11 7/1/2000 

The purpose of this letter

is to inform you and 

your staff that we will

soon begin collection 

campus crime statistics

as required by Section 

485 (a) and (f) of the

Higher Education Act

(also known as the

Jeanne Clery Disclosure

of Campus Security

Policy and Campus

Crime Statistics Act) (20 

U.S.C.1092(a) and (f).

Providing this

information is required 

by law as a condition of 

your institution's

continued participation 

in the Federal student

financial aid programs.

2000 GEN 00

-10 7/1/2000 

SUMMARY: This letter

provides advance

information on the

process for requesting 

electronic and/or printed

Renewal Free

Applications for Federal

Student Aid (Renewal

FAFSA) for the 2001-

2002 processing cycle.

2000 GEN 00-09 6/1/2000 

We invite you to attend 

the Third- Party

Servicers and Software

Providers Conference

on August 10 and 11 in

Arlington, Virginia.

This letter describes the

conference and tells you 

how to register.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2000 GEN 00-02 1/1/2000 

Beginning on

February 28, 2000, 

the Direct

Consolidation Loan

Center will accept

only the new "Federal

Direct Consolidation 

Loan Application and

Promissory Note"

2000 GEN 00-01 1/1/2000 

2000-01-01 - (GEN-00-

01) This letter transmits

A Guide to 2000-2001

SARs and ISIRs.

2000 LEAP 00-2 11/1/2000 

Fiscal Year 1999 

(1999-2000 award

year) Leveraging 

Educational Assistance

Partnership (LEAP) 

Program Performance

Report (ED Form 1288-

1)

2000 LEAP 00-01 4/1/2000 

Application to

Receive Award Year

2000-2001 Funds for 

the Leveraging

Educational

Assistance

Partnership (LEAP) 

and Special

Leveraging

Educational

Assistance

Partnership (SLEAP)

Programs.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2000 P 00-02 9/1/2000 

This letter provides you 

with information 

concerning the

procedures for 1999-

2000 Federal Pell Grant

award adjustments after

the October 2, 2000

submission deadline.

2000 P 00

-01 1/1/2000 

This letter provides you 

with additional

information regarding 

the new Recipient

Financial Management

System (RFMS). RFMS 

is designed to report and 

request funds for the

Federal Pell Grant

Program. The Multiple

Reporting Record

(MRR) process is a new

function available for

1999-2000. The MRR 

provides information to

you about a student's

origination and 

disbursement status at

other institutions and the

percentage of the

student's scheduled 

award that has been 

disbursed at all

institutions

2001 CB 01-16 12/31/2001 

SUMMARY: Use of 

State scholarships and 

grants as the

institutional share for

FSEOG.

2001 CB 01-11 8/8/2001 

The Campus-Based

FISAP migration to

Web
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2001 CB 01-10 7/7/2001 

The Campus-Based 

Reallocation Form

(E40-4P) which is due

to the Department by

August 24, 2001

2001 CB 01-09 7/19/2001 

Fiscal Operations Report

for 2000-2001 and 

Application to

Participate for 2002- 

2003 (FISAP)

2001 CB 01-08 7/12/2001 

CB disaster relief

guidance for 1999- 

2000 or the 2000-2001

award years.

2001 CB 01-07 5/24/2001 Outdated Work-

Colleges application

2001 CB 01-06 5/18/2001 Close-out of the 1999-

2000 awards

2001 CB 01-04 4/1/2001 

Request for community 

service waiver

2001 CB 01-03 3/22/2001 Final CB funding 

authorization

2001 CB 01-02 2/1/2001 Changes in the 2002-

2003 FISAP

2001 CB 01-01 1/22/2001 Tentative CB funding 

authorization

2001 GEN 01-13 9/24/2001 

Recent Terrorist

Attacks -- Persons 

Affected by

Military

Mobilization

2001 GEN 01-11 9/17/2001 

Recent Terrorist

Attacks - Relief for

Borrowers in the

Title IV Loan

Programs

2001 GEN 01-04 2/15/2001 2001-2002 Electronic

FAFSA changes
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2001 GEN 01-06 11/2/2001 

Changes and 

enhancements to

the 2002-2003

EDESuite

software

2001 GEN 01-12 9/17/2001 

Recent Terrorist Attacks

-- Institutional

Reporting Deadlines

2001 GEN 01-03 2/1/2001 2001-2002 ISIRs

SAR/ISIR Guide.

2001 GEN 01-01 1/1/2001 (SAIG) enhancements.

2002 CB 02-17 10/31/2002 

Campus-Based 

Programs 2003-2004

FISAP

Edit/Verification 

Process

2002 CB 02-15 9/19/2002 

Information regarding 

the 2002-2003

supplemental campus-

based award process

2002 CB 02-14 7/25/2002 

FISAP 2001-2002 and 

Application to

Participate for 2003-

2004

2002 CB 02-13 7/24/2002 

The Campus-Based 

Reallocation Form is

due to the Department

by August 23, 2002 

2002 CB 02-11 6/27/2002 

SUMMARY: This

letter provides

information on 

requesting a waiver of 

the 2002-2003 FWS 

Program community

service expenditure

requirements.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2002 CB 02-06 5/14/2002 

SUMMARY: Changes

for the 2001-2002

Fiscal Operations

Report and 2003- 2004 

FISAP for Perkins

Loan, FSEOG, and 

FWS Programs.

2002 CB 02-04 4/19/2002 

Close-out of the 2000-

2001 awards for FWS,

Perkins Loan, and/or

FSEOG Programs

2002 CB 02-03 3/20/2002 

Information regarding 

your institution's final

funding authorization 

under the Campus-

Based Programs for the

2002- 2003 award year.

2002 CB 02-02 3/13/2002 

This letter provides

information regarding 

the “Institutional

Application and 

Agreement for 

Participation in the

Work-Colleges

Program” for the 2002- 

2003 award year.

2002 CB 02-01 1/23/2002 

This letter provides

information on 

Tentative 2002-2003

Funding Levels for the

Campus-Based 

Programs

2002 GEN 02-02 1/8/2002 

This letter transmits A 

Guide to 2002- 2003 

ISIRs.

2002 CB 02-13 7/24/2002 

The Campus-Based 

Reallocation Form is

due to the Department

by August 23, 2002 
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2002 CB 02-11 6/27/2002 

SUMMARY: This

letter provides

information on 

requesting a waiver of 

the 2002-2003 FWS 

Program community

service expenditure

requirements.

2002 CB 02-06 5/14/2002 

SUMMARY: Changes

for the 2001-2002

Fiscal Operations

Report and 2003- 2004 

FISAP for Perkins

Loan, FSEOG, and 

FWS Programs.

2002 CB 02-04 4/19/2002 

Close-out of the 2000-

2001 awards for FWS,

Perkins Loan, and/or

FSEOG Programs

2002 CB 02-03 3/20/2002 

Information regarding 

your institution's final

funding authorization 

under the Campus-

Based Programs for the

2002- 2003 award year.

2002 CB 02-02 3/13/2002 

This letter provides

information regarding 

the “Institutional

Application and 

Agreement for 

Participation in the

Work-Colleges

Program” for the 2002- 

2003 award year.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2002 CB 02-01 1/23/2002 

This letter provides

information on 

Tentative 2002-2003

Funding Levels for the

Campus-Based 

Programs

2002 GEN 02-02 1/8/2002 

This letter transmits A 

Guide to 2002- 2003 

ISIRs.

2002 GEN 02

-01 1/3/2002 

This action letter

provides information

about changes and 

enhancements to the

2002-2003 Application 

Processing System, 

including changes to

the FAFSA, SAR, the

ISIR, Central

Processing System

edits, and database

matches.

2003 CB 03-17 12/11/2003 

State Scholarships

and Grants as the

Non-Federal

Share of SEOG

2003 CB 03-16 11/10/2003 

2004-2005 FISAP

Edit/Verification

Process

2003 CB 03-15 9/3/2003 Supplemental Campus-

Based Awards

2003 CB 03-10 7/16/2003 

Fiscal

Operations Report

and Application to

Participate

(FISAP)

2003 CB 03-09 7/15/2003 

Campus-Based 

Reallocation Form is

due by August 22, 

2003 
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2003 CB 03-07 5/16/2003 

Requesting a waiver of 

the 2003-2004 Federal

Work-Study Program

community service

expenditure

requirements

2003 CB 03-06 4/30/2003 

Close-out of the 2001-

2002 awards for the

Federal Work-Study

(FWS), Federal Perkins

Loan, and/or Federal

Supplemental

Educational

Opportunity Grant

(FSEOG) Programs.

2003 CB 03-05 4/17/2003 

State Scholarships

and Grants as the

Non-Federal

Share of SEOG

2003 CB 03-04 3/24/2003 

Final funding 

authorization under the

Campus-Based 

Programs for the 2003- 

2004 award year.

2003 CB 03-03 3/14/2003 Changes in the 2004-

2005 FISAP

2003 CB 03-02 1/21/2003 

Tentative 2003-2004

Funding Levels for

the Campus-Based 

Programs.

2003 CB 03-01 1/16/2003 

Application and 

Agreement for 

Participation in the

Work-Colleges

Program” for the

2003-2004 award

year.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2003 GEN 03-5 3/19/2003 

New electronic

notification process for

draft and official cohort 

default rates in the

FFEL and Direct Loan

programs

2003 GEN 03-14 12/8/2003 

Martin Luther King,

Jr., Scholars

Program

2003 GEN 03-11 9/15/2003 

Inclusion of School 

Information on 

FSA’s Student Aid 

on the Web

(previously known 

as the Students

Portal)

2003 GEN 03-01 1/8/2003 

Martin Luther King,

Jr. Scholarship

Program

2004 CB 04-12 11/24/2004 

Campus-Based 

Programs 2005-2006

FISAP

Edit/Validation 

Process and Update

of Perkins Cash on 

Hand

2004 CB 04-11 9/9/2004 

Federal Perkins Loan

Program: Default

Reduction Assistance

Program

2004 CB 04-10 9/1/2004 

2004-2005

Supplemental

Campus- Based 

Awards

2004 CB 04-09 6/25/2004 

Fiscal

Operations Report

and Application to

Participate

(FISAP)
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2004 CB 04-08 6/25/2004 

2003-2004 Campus-

Based Reallocation

Process

2004 CB 04-06 4/13/2004 

2002-2003 Campus-

Based Awards Close-

out

2004 CB 04-05 3/23/2004 

2004-2005 Federal

Work-Study

Community Service

Waiver Requests

2004 CB 04-04 3/23/2004 

2004-05 Final

Funding 

Authorization Letters

for the Campus-

Based Programs

2004 CB 04-03 3/10/2004 2005-2006 FISAP

Change Letter

2004 CB 04-02 1/28/2004 

Participation in the

Work-Colleges

Program

2004 CB 04-01 1/23/2004 

Campus-Based 

Tentative Funding

Levels

2004 FP 04-04 3/16/2004 Exceptional Performer

2004 FP 04-01 2/17/2004 

Numbering of Dear

Colleague/Dear

Partner Letters for 

Financial Partners

2004 GEN 04-13 12/1/2004 Ordering of Paper

FAFSAs

2004 GEN 04-07 7/19/2004 

Contact information 

for FSA's Student

Loan

Ombudsman's

Office

2004 GEN 04-06 7/15/2004 

Adjusted XML

implementation

schedule
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2005 CB 05-13 12/16/2005 

2004-2005 Campus-

Based Awards

Closeout

2005 CB 05-12 11/16/2005 

FISAP Edit Corrections

and Perkins Cash on 

Hand Update Due

December 15, 2005 

2005 CB 05-10 6/30/2005 

2004-2005 Campus-

Based Reallocation

Form and Process

2005 CB 05-09 6/30/2005 Final FISAP

2005 CB 05-07 5/17/2005 

2003-2004 Campus-

Based Awards

Closeout

2005 CB 05-06 5/13/2005 

This letter provides

information about the

Fiscal Operations Report

for 2004- 2005 and 

Application to

Participate for 2006-

2007 (FISAP) for the

Federal Perkins Loan

(Perkins Loan), Federal

Supplemental

Educational Opportunity

Grant (FSEOG), and 

Federal Work- Study

(FWS) programs.

2005 CB 05-05 4/6/2005 

This letter provides

information on 

requesting a waiver of 

the 2005-2006

community service

expenditure

requirements under the

Federal Work- Study

Program.
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2005 CB 05-04 3/23/2005 

This letter announces

the upcoming posting 

to our eCampus-Based 

(eCB) web site of 

schools’ 2005-2006

final funding 

authorizations for the

campus- based 

programs.

2005 CB 05-03 2/25/2005 

Use of State

Scholarships and Grants

as the Non-Federal

Share of FSEOG

Awards

2005 CB 05-02 2/14/2005 

Participation in the

Work-Colleges

Program

2005 CB 05-01 1/24/2005 

This letter announces

the posting to our eCB

website of institutions'

tentative 2005-2006

funding levels for the

campus-based 

programs.

2005 GEN 05-14 9/30/2005 

Sample Default

Prevention and

Management Plan

2005 GEN 05-13 9/29/2005 

Updated Guidance for 

Requesting Approval to

Make a Late

Disbursement Beyond 

the 120-Day Period

2005 GEN 05-11 9/16/2005 

Availability of the Child 

Care Provider Loan

Forgiveness Application 

for Renewal Benefits

and the Child Care

Provider Loan

Forgiveness

Forbearance Form
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2005 GEN 05-10 9/1/2005 

2006-2007

FAFSA on the

Web

Worksheet and 

Paper FAFSA

Distribution 

Plan

2005 GEN 05-05 4/1/2005 FEBI Has a New Name

2005 GEN 05-04 3/14/2005 

Notifications to 2005-06

Applicants Reminding 

Them to Update

Estimated Income 

Information

2005 GEN 05-01 2/8/2005 

Invitation to Help 

Vision New Aid

Delivery Processes

2006 CB 06-15 11/21/2006 

FISAP Edit Corrections

and Perkins Cash on 

Hand Update Due

December 15, 2006 

2006 CB 06-14 10/25/2006 

New Process for 

Accessing the

eCampus-Based 

System

2006 CB 06-13 9/5/2006 

2006-2007

Supplemental

Campus- Based 

Awards

2006 CB 06-09 6/19/2006 

2005-2006 Campus-

Based Reallocation

Form and Process

2006 CB 06-08 6/19/2006 Final FISAP

2006 CB 06-06 3/30/2006 Draft FISAP

2006 CB 06-05 3/27/2006 

2006-2007 Federal

Work-Study Program

Community Service

Waiver Requests

2006 CB 06-04 3/20/2006 

2006-2007 Final

Funding

Authorizations for the

Campus-Based

Programs
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2006 CB 06-03 2/27/2006 

Use of State

Scholarships and Grants

as the Non-Federal

Share of FSEOG

Awards

2006 CB 06-02 2/8/2006 

Participation in the

Work-Colleges

Program

2006 CB 06-01 1/19/2006 

Tentative 2006-2007

Funding Levels for the

Campus-Based Programs

2006 FP 06-10 6/5/2006 

Special Allowance

Payments for FFEL

PLUS Loans

2006 GEN 06-18 10/20/2006 

Implementation of 

"Academic Year"

Definition in the

Academic

Competitiveness

Grant (ACG) and

National SMART

Grant Programs

2006 GEN 06-17 9/28/2006 

Institutional

Accreditation for 

Distance Learning 

Programs

2006 GEN 06-16 9/20/2006 

2007-08 Publication 

Update: Includes

FAFSA and FAFSA

on the Web

Worksheet

Information

2006 GEN 06-15 8/25/2006 

National SMART Grant

- Revised List of 

Eligible Majors
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2006 GEN 06-08 5/3/2006 

Additional

Implementation 

Guidance -- Academic

Competitiveness Grant

(ACG) and National

Science and 

Mathematics Access to

Retain Talent Grant

(National SMART

Grant) Programs 

2006 GEN 06-06 5/2/2006 

This letter provides the

list of academic majors 

eligible for the National

SMART Grants for the

2006-07 award year.

2006 GEN 06-04 4/5/2006 

Academic

Competitiveness Grant

and National Science

and Mathematics

Access to Retain Talent

(SMART) Grant

Programs

2006 GEN 06-03 3/14/2006 

Correction to Dear

Colleague Letter

GEN-06-02, FP-06-01

2006 GEN 06-01 2/15/2006 

Update on ADvance

Implementation

Schedule

2007 CB 07-16 11/14/2007 

FISAP Edit Corrections

and Perkins Cash on 

Hand Update Due

December 15, 2007 

2007 CB 07-14 8/29/2007 

2007-2008

Supplemental

Campus- Based 

Awards

2007 CB 07-13 7/5/2007 

2006-2007 Campus-

Based Reallocation

Form and Process

2007 CB 07-12 6/18/2007 FISAP Form/Instructions
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2007 CB 07-11 6/18/2007 

New Federal

Minimum Wage and 

the Federal Work-

Study Program

2007 CB 07-08 5/17/2007 FWS Community

Service Requirements

2007 CB 07-07 4/26/2007 

2005-2006 Campus-

Based Awards

Closeout

2007 CB 07-06 4/24/2007 Draft FISAP and 

Instruction Booklet 

2007 CB 07-05 3/4/2007 

Use of State

Scholarships and Grants

as the Non-Federal

Share of FSEOG

Awards

2007 CB 07-04 3/26/2007 

2007-2008 Federal

Work-Study Program

Community Service

Waiver Requests 

2007 CB 07-03 3/15/2007 

2007-2008 Final

Funding

Authorizations for the

Campus-Based

Programs

2007 CB 07-02 2/1/2007 

Participation in the

Work-Colleges

Program

2007 CB 07-01 1/17/2007 

Tentative 2007-2008

Funding Levels for the

Campus-Based Programs

2007 FP 07-05 4/2/2007 

Correction to Dear

Colleague Letter FP07-03

2007 GEN 07-07 10/9/2007 

Enrollment

Requirements for the

National SMART

Grant Program
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2007 GEN 07-06 9/24/2007 

National SMART Grant - 

Revised List of Eligible

Majors for Academic

Year 2007- 2008 

2007 GEN 07-02 4/27/2007 

2007-2008 Academic

Competitiveness Grant

(ACG) and National

SMART Grant Award 

Amounts and Approved 

Majors

2007 GEN 07-01 3/30/2007 Borrower Choice of 

FFEL Lender

2007 P 07-02 10/12/2007 

Elimination of the

Alternative Federal

Pell Grant Payment 

and Disbursement

Schedules

2008 CB 08-13 11/20/2008 

Use of State

Scholarships and Grants

as the Non-Federal

Share of FSEOG

Awards for the 2008-

2009 Award Year

2008 CB 08-12 11/14/2008 

FISAP Edit

Corrections and 

Perkins Cash on Hand 

Update Due

December 15, 2008 

2008 CB 08-11 9/19/2008 

2008-2009

Supplemental

Campus- Based 

Awards

2008 CB 08-10 6/25/2008 

2007-2008 CampusBased Reallocation

Form and Process

2008 CB 08-09 6/25/2008 FISAP

Form/Instructions

2008 CB 08-07 5/8/2008 

2006-2007 CampusBased Awards

Closeout
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2008 CB 08-06 5/2/2008 

Use of State

Scholarships and Grants

as the Non-Federal

Share of FSEOG

Awards for the 2007-

2008 Award Year

2008 CB 08-05 4/16/2008 Draft FISAP and 

Instruction Booklet 

2008 CB 08-04 3/20/2008 

2008-2009 Federal

Work-Study Program

Community Service

Waiver Requests

2008 CB 08-03 3/18/2008 

2008-2009 Final

Funding

Authorizations for the

Campus-Based

Programs

2008 CB 08-02 1/29/2008 

Participation in the

Work-Colleges

Program

2008 CB 08-01 1/17/2008 

Tentative 2008-2009

Funding Levels for 

the Campus-Based 

Programs

2008 FP 08-03 4/14/2008 

Lender-of-Last-Resort

Services in the

Federal Family

Education Loan

Program

2008 GEN 08-10 6/24/2008 

Reminder of guidance

for helping Title IV

participants affected 

by a disaster.

2008 GEN 08-09 6/20/2008 

National SMART Grant

Program - List of 

Eligible Majors for 

Academic Year 2008- 

2009 
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2008 GEN 08-06 5/9/2008 

School Use of a 

Preferred Lender List in 

the FFEL Program

2008 GEN 08-05 5/6/2008 

FFEL Lender-ofLast-Resort Loan

Program

2008 GEN 08-02 2/6/2008 

National SMART

Grant – Request for

Designation of 

Additional Eligible

Majors

2009 CB 09-03 5/15/2009 

Campus-Based 

Waivers and

Reallocation Based 

on a Major 2008 

Natural Disaster

2009 GEN 09-11 9/8/2009 Minor Prior Year

Charges

2009 GEN 09-09 7/6/2009 

National SMART Grant

Program – List of 

Eligible Majors for 

Award Year 2009- 2010 

2009 GEN 09-03 3/26/2009 

National SMART Grant

- Designation of 

Additional Eligible

Majors

2010 GEN 10-12 6/18/2010 

National SMART Grant

Program - List of 

Eligible Majors for 

Award Year 2010- 2011 

2010 GEN 10-06 4/20/2010 

Support for Schools

Transitioning to Direct

Loans

2010 GEN 10-04 4/2/2010 

National SMART Grant

- Designation of 

Additional Eligible

Majors

2011 GEN 11-11 4/20/2011 

AMENDED - State

authorization under

the Program Integrity

Regulations
Year Type Number Date Issued Summary

2012 GEN 12-11 7/17/2012 

2013-2014 Award Year:

FAFSA

Information to be

Verified and

Acceptable

Documentation 

2012 GEN 12-06 3/30/2012 

NSLDS Enrollment

Reporting Process

2013 GEN 13-24 12/4/2013 

Experimental Sites

Initiative - 

Solicitation of Ideas

2013 GEN 13-21 8/9/2013 

Invitation to

Participate in the

Experimental Sites

Initiative

2013 GEN 13-08 2/27/2013 

Extension of Invitation 

to Participate in the

Experimental Sites

Initiative

2013 GEN 13-03 1/17/2013 

Invitation to Participate

in Experiments Under

the Experimental Sites

Initiative
ATTACHMENT 2 (OCTAE)
Program 

OCTAE Significant Guidance to be 

Rescinded -- RRTF

Title

Date Issued

Keep, 

Modify, or 

Rescind 

1 Perkins The Role of Tech-Prep Education in Preparing 

America's Future 6/18/2002 R 

2 Perkins Guidance for Revisions in State Performance 

Levels for Vocational and Adult Education 4/25/2002 R 

3 Perkins Permissible State Uses of Tech-Prep Funds 5/19/2000 R 

4 Perkins 

Accountability Systems Development for the 

Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical 

Education Act of 1998 

10/15/1999 R 

5 Perkins 

Second Jointly Issued Guidance Regarding the 

Non-Duplication Provision in the Workforce 

Investment Act

6/30/1999 R 

6 Perkins 

Services That Prepare Individuals for 

Nontraditional Training and Employment and 

Related Issues

5/27/1999 R 

7 Perkins Responsibilities and Opportunities Created by 

Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 5/24/1999 R 

8 Perkins 

Reservation of Funds for State Administration 

under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and 

Technical Education Act of 1998 and Adult 

Education and Family Literacy Act

5/14/1999 R 

Career and Technical Education

• Recommends rescinding, eight significant guidance documents because

they relate to the previous Perkins Act legislation, the Carl D. Perkins

Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 (Perkins III) 

Adult Education

• Recommends rescind one significant guidance document because it relates to

FY 2013 carry-over funds and is now no longer relevant.

Grand total of significant guidance documents that OCTAE recommends to be rescinded 

is nine.
ATTACHMENT 3 (OESE)
Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

1 

IAP - Guidance – Impact Aid Section 

8007 School Construction Funds Made 

Available Under the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009

4/10/2009 Y LEAs Outdated 

2 

IAP - Volume II—Frequently Asked 

Questions—Emergency Impact Aid for 

Displaced Students

3/29/2006 Y LEAs Outdated 

3 

IAP - Volume I –Frequently Asked 

Questions on Emergency Impact Aid for 

Displaced Students 

2/2/2006 Y LEAs Outdated 

4 Improving Literacy Through School 

Libraries (ILSL) FAQs 2/2/2011 N ILSL grantees Outdated 

5 

Advanced Placement Incentive (API) 

Program Grants Frequently Asked 

Questions (FAQs) from the Application 

Package Instructions for the FY 2011 

Competition 

2011 N API grantees Outdated 

6 

API Program Grants FAQs from the 

technical assistance workshops conducted 

by the Department on March 31 and April 

7, 2011, for the FY 2011 Competition 

2011 N API grantees Outdated 

7 Gulf Coast Recovery Grant Initiative 2010 N 

Gulf Coast 

Recovery 

grantees 

Outdated 

8 Striving Readers (SR) FAQs 7/10/2009 N SR grantees Outdated 

9 Reading First (RF) FAQs related to the 

Decrease in FY 2008 Funding 5/14/2008 N RF grantees Outdated 

10 Participation of Private School Students 

and Teachers in the RF Program 4/1/2008 N RF grantees Outdated 

11 IARSO-Allowable Uses of Restart Funds 

for Private Schools 4/24/2006 Y IARSO grantees Outdated 

12 IARSO-Uses of Funds Under the Restart 

Program 2/1/2006 Y IARSO Grantees Outdated 

13 

Immediate Aid to Restart School 

Operations (IARSO)– Answers to 

Questions about Restart

1/6/2006 Y IARSO 

gran8.tees Outdated 

14 Hurricane Educator Assistance Program 2005 N 

Hurricane 

Assistance 

grantees 

Outdated 

15 Final Guidance for the RF Program 4/1/2002 Y RF grantees Outdated 

16 Guidance on McKinney-Vento Homeless 4/10/2009 N SEAs/LEAs Outdated 
Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

Children and Youth Program Funds Made 

Available Under the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009

and other 

agencies 

serving 

children and 

youth 

experiencing 

homelessness

17 

FAQ—Assistance for Homeless Youth 

Program under the Hurricane Education 

Recovery Act 

1/10/2006 Y 

Hurricane 

Assistance 

grantees 

Outdated 

18 ESEA Review Guidance Submission 

Window 3 6/7/2012 Y SEAs Outdated 

19 

Safe and Drug-Free Schools and 

Communities Act, State Grants, NonRegulatory Draft Guidance for State and 

Local Implementation of Programs

1/1/2004 N 

SEAs, LEAs, 

intermediate 

education 

agencies

Outdated 

20 Supporting School Reform by Leveraging 

Federal Funds in a Schoolwide Program

7/30/2015 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

21 

Race to the Top Guidance and Frequently 

Asked Questions – No Cost Extension 

Addendum Phase 3

6/1/2015 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

22 ESEA Flexibility Renewal Guidance 

Process 5/6/2015 N SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

23 

“State Plans to Ensure Equitable Access 

to Excellent Educators Frequently Asked 

Questions”

4/10/2015 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

24 ESEA Flexibility Renewal Process 

Frequently Asked Questions 3/12/2015 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

25 

Supplemental New Fiscal Year 2015 

Awards for Immigrant Children and 

Youth - Questions and Answers

2015 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

26 Guidance on Transition from ESEA 

Flexibility to ESEA 12/16/2014 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

27 ESEA Flexibility Guidance for Renewal 

Process 11/13/2014 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

28 

Services to Homeless Children and Youth, 

New Authority in the Consolidated 

Appropriations Act, 2014

7/22/2014 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

29 

Race to the Top Assessment Program: 

Guidance and Frequently Asked 

Questions

5/7/2010 

with 

addendums 

Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 
Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

5/21/2010, 

6/17/2010, 

2/6/2014 

30 

OSS - Letter from Assistant Secretary 

Deborah Delisle regarding extension of 

ESEA flexibility

11/14/2013 N SEAs Outdated 

31 

Race to the Top Guidance and Frequently 

Asked Questions – No Cost Extension 

Addendum

9/27/2013 N SEAs, LEAs,

schools Outdated 

32 

Applying the Title I and School 

Improvement Hold-Harmless 

Requirements when Allocating Funds to 

Newly Opening and Significantly 

Expanding Charter School LEAs

9/23/2013 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

33 

OSS - Letter from Assistant Secretary 

Deborah Delisle regarding field-test 

flexibility

9/17/2013 N SEAs Outdated 

34 

OSS - Letter from Assistant Secretary 

Deborah Delisle regarding timeline for 

using results of teacher and principal 

evaluation and support systems to inform 

personnel decisions [letter provides 

additional information as to the timeline 

for using results of teacher and principal 

evaluation and support systems to inform 

personnel decisions. Provides explanation 

for how SEAs can receive the flexibility].

8/2/2013 N SEAs Outdated 

35 

New Frequently Asked Questions and 

Answers on Expanded Learning Time 

(ELT) Under the ESEA Flexibility 

Optional Waiver

5/23/2013 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

36 

OSS - Letter from Assistant Secretary 

Deborah Delisle regarding amendment to 

FY 2009 SIG application [Letter invites 

SEAs that believes additional time to 

expend FY 2009 funds would benefit its 

Cohort I Tier I or Tier II schools to amend 

its FY 2009 SIG application to request an 

extension of the waiver regarding the 

availability of the FY 2009 funds]. 

5/13/2013 N SEAs Outdated 

37 OSS - Letter from Assistant Secretary 4/23/2013 N SEAs Outdated 
Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

Deborah Delisle providing information 

about ESEA flexibility impact on single 

audit SY 2011-2012

38 

Race to the Top Amendment Requests 

with No Cost Extension Guidance and 

Principles

3/1/2013 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

39 State and Local Report Cards Under Title 

I, Part A, Non-Regulatory Guidance 2/8/2013 Y SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

40 

OSS - Letter from Assistant Secretary 

Deborah Delisle, regarding state 

assessment transition [Letter informs 

Chief State School Officers that the 

Department is suspending peer review of 

state assessment systems under Title I 

effective immediately, in order to review 

and revise current peer review process].

12/21/2012 N SEAs Outdated 

41 

OSS - Letter from Assistant Secretary 

Deborah Delisle, regarding Healthy, 

Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 [Letter 

“provides guidance” with respect to 

identifying economically disadvantaged 

students in Community Eligibility Option 

schools in order to implement Title I 

requirements-re new universal meal 

program titled “Community Eligibility 

Option”].

7/6/2012 N SEAs Outdated 

42 ESEA Flexibility Guidance 6/7/2012 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

43 

OSS - Letter from Assistant Secretary 

Deborah Delisle, regarding submission for 

window 3 ESEA flexibility 

6/7/2012 N SEAs Outdated 

44 

OSS - Letter from Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Policy and Strategic 

Initiatives Michael Yudin, Delegated 

Authority to Perform the Functions and 

Duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Elementary and Secondary Education, 

regarding Principle 3 ESEA flexibilitywindow 2 (includes attachments) 

5/22/2012 N SEAs Outdated 

45 Demonstrating that an SEA’s Lists of 

Schools Meet ESEA Flexibility 4/17/2012 N SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 
Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

Requirements

46 Addendum #2 to the SIG Guidance 3/1/2012 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

47 ESEA Review Guidance Submission 

Windows 1 and 2 2/10/2012 Y Outdated 

48 Race to the Top Grant Amendment 

Submission Process 10/4/2011 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

49 

OSS - Letter from Acting Assistant 

Secretary Michael Yudin inviting requests 

for waivers of the Tydings Amendment to 

extend through September 30, 2012 the 

period for obligating FY2009 Stateadministered ESEA funds made available 

under the regular appropriation and the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act

9/21/2011 N SEAs Outdated 

50 Guidance for States on the Education Jobs 

Fund Program 4/15/2011 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

51 

OSS - Letter from Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Policy and Strategic 

Initiatives Michael Yudin inviting SES 

waiver requests SY 2011-2012 

3/31/2011 N SEAs Outdated 

52 Addendum to the SIG Guidance 2/16/2011 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

53 Race to the Top Frequently Asked 

Questions 1/31/2011 Y SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

54 Title III Supplement, not Supplant 

Guidance 1/13/2011 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

55 

When to Treat Expenditures of Education 

Jobs Funds as State or Local Funds for 

Purposes of the Fiscal Requirements 

under Title I, Part A of the Elementary

and Secondary Education Act of 1965

11/1/2010 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

56 SIG Guidance 11/1/2010 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

57 

Guidance Concerning the Applicability of 

the Education Jobs Fund Program to 

Charter Schools

10/15/2010 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

58 Race to the Top Guidance and Frequently 

Asked Questions 5/27/2010 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

59 Race to the Top Guidance and Frequently 5/27/2010 N SEAs, LEAs, Outdated 
Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

Asked Questions – Addendum 9 schools 

60 Race to the Top Guidance and Frequently 

Asked Questions – Addendum 8 5/20/2010 N SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

61 Race to the Top Guidance and Frequently 

Asked Questions – Addendum 7 5/5/2010 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

62 EAG - FAQs for Competition in FY 2010 

and earlier 3/1/2010 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

63 Race to the Top Guidance and Frequently 

Asked Questions – Addendum 5 1/13/2010 N SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

64 

Guidance on the Maintenance-of-Effort 

Requirements in the State Fiscal 

Stabilization Fund Program

1/1/2010 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

65 Race to the Top Phase 1 – Correction to 

Notice of Final Priorities 1/27/2010 N SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

66 Guidance for Grantees and Auditors: State 

Fiscal Stabilization Fund Program 12/24/2009 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

67 Race to the Top Guidance and Frequently 

Asked Questions – Addendum 2 12/18/2009 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

68 Race to the Top Phase 1 – Notice of Final 

Priorities 11/18/2009 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

69 

SFSF - Guidance on the Use of 

Government Services Funds for Medicaid 

Expenses

10/2/2009 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

70 

SFSF Guidance on Funds Provided to 

Public Institutions of Higher Education 

for Student Financial Assistance Programs

7/6/2009 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

71 Guidance on the State Fiscal Stabilization 

Fund 4/1/2009 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated

72 Non-Regulatory Guidance Regarding 

High School Graduation Rate 12/22/2008 Y SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

73 

Non-Regulatory Guidance Regarding 

Title III Non-Supplanting Provisions 

(Letter to Chief State School Officers) 

(Guidance)

10/2/2008 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

74 

Guidance on final regulations that allow 

states to develop modified achievement 

standards for certain students with 

disabilities

7/20/2007 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

75 Revised LEA and School Improvement, 

Non-Regulatory Guidance 7/21/2006 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

76 Questions and Answers on the 5/1/2006 Y SEAs, LEAs, Outdated 
Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

Participation of Private Schools in 

Providing Supplemental Educational 

Services (SES) Under No Child Left 

Behind

schools

77 Designing Schoolwide Programs, NonRegulatory Guidance 3/1/2006 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

78 Title II Highly Qualified Teachers 

Guidance 8/3/2005 N SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

79 

NCLB Policy Letters to States—Use of 

Funds for Districts and Schools Identified 

for School Improvement

10/12/2004 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

80 

NCLB Policy Letters to State –School 

Improvement - Delay in Identifying 

Schools for School Improvement 

3/9/2004 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

81 Report Cards, Title I, Part A, NonRegulatory Guidance 9/12/2003 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

82 Supplemental Educational Services NonRegulatory Guidance 8/22/2003 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

83 Standards and Assessments NonRegulatory Guidance 3/10/2003 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

84 

Non-Regulatory Guidance on 

Implementation of Title III State Formula 

Grant Program

2/25/2003 Y SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

85 

EAG Notice of final requirements for 

optional State consolidated applications 

submitted under section 9302 of the 

ESEA

5/22/2002 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

86 One-Year AMO Waiver Guidance and 

Template 02/01/2012 N SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

87 

Part A and Part D, Subpart 1 of Title I of 

the Elementary and Secondary Education 

Act of 1965, as amended, Sections 1124 

and 1412 

11/5/2001 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

88 Guidance on Paraprofessionals 3/1/2001 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 

89 

Title I Accountability: Guidance on the 

$225 Million Fiscal Year 2001 

Appropriation For School Improvement" 

updates the Title I school improvement 

guidance to reflect changes made in the 

fiscal year 2001 appropriations statute 

2001 N SEAs, LEAs, 

schools Outdated 
Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

90 Guidance on the 134 Million FY 2000 

Appropriation for School Improvement 1/1/2000 N SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

91 Cross-Cutting Guidance for the 

Elementary and Secondary Education Act 9/1/1996 N SEAs, LEAs, schools Outdated 

92 Qualified Zone Academy Bonds – Letter 

to Chief State School Officers 3/1/2011 N States, Public 

Schools Outdated 

93 

Guidance on Enhancing Education 

through Technology (Ed Tech) Program 

Funds Made Available under the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (July 2009): 

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/edtech/guid

ance-arra.doc 

7/1/2009 Y SEAs, LEAs Outdated 

94 

Fiscal Year 2008 Guidance for Title V, 

Part A of the Elementary & Secondary 

Education Act of 1965, as Reauthorized 

by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 

(State Grants for Innovative Programs) 

2008

5/1/2008 Y 

SEAs, LEAs, 

Outlying 

Areas, 

Students 

(including atrisk youth) 

Outdated 

95 Qualified Zone Academy Bonds – 4 

FAQs 12/1/2004 N States, Public Schools Outdated 

96 

Final Guidance on the Enhancing 

Education Through Technology (EdTech) Program 3/1/2002 Y SEAs, LEAs Outdated 

97 

OSS - Letter from Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of Policy and Strategic 

Initiatives Michael Yudin, Delegated 

Authority to Perform the Functions and 

Duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Elementary and Secondary Education, 

regarding Principle 3 ESEA flexibilitywindow 1 

5/22/2012 N SEAs Outdated 

Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

1 

IAP - Guidance – Impact Aid Section 

8007 School Construction Funds Made 

Available Under the American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009

4/10/2009 Y LEAs Outdated 
Title of Guidance

Date 

Guidance 

Issued

Significant ? Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Reasons 

for 

rescinding 

the 

guidance

2

IAP - Volume II—Frequently Asked 

Questions—Emergency Impact Aid for 

Displaced Students

3/29/2006 Y LEAs Outdated 

3

IAP - Volume I –Frequently Asked 

Questions on Emergency Impact Aid for 

Displaced Students 

2/2/2006 Y LEAs Outdated 

4 Improving Literacy Through School 

Libraries (ILSL) FAQs 2/2/2011 N ILSL grantees Outdated 

5

Advanced Placement Incentive (API) 

Program Grants Frequently Asked 

Questions (FAQs) from the Application 

Package Instructions for the FY 2011 

Competition 

2011 N API grantees Outdated 

6

API Program Grants FAQs from the 

technical assistance workshops conducted 

by the Department on March 31 and April 

7, 2011, for the FY 2011 Competition 

2011 N API grantees Outdated 

7 Gulf Coast Recovery Grant Initiative 2010 N 

Gulf Coast 

Recovery 

grantees 

Outdated 

8 Striving Readers (SR) FAQs 7/10/2009 N SR grantees Outdated 

9 Reading First (RF) FAQs related to the 

Decrease in FY 2008 Funding 5/14/2008 N RF grantees Outdated 

10 Participation of Private School Students 

and Teachers in the RF Program 4/1/2008 N RF grantees Outdated 

11 IARSO-Allowable Uses of Restart Funds 

for Private Schools 4/24/2006 Y IARSO grantees Outdated 

12 IARSO-Uses of Funds Under the Restart 

Program 2/1/2006 Y IARSO Grantees Outdated 

13

Immediate Aid to Restart School 

Operations (IARSO)– Answers to 

Questions about Restart

1/6/2006 Y IARSO 

gran8.tees Outdated 
ATTACHMENT 4 (OII) 
Title of Guidance Date

Issued

Significant? Affected 

Stakeholders

Keep, 

Modify, 

or 

Rescind

Reasons for 

Modifying or 

Rescinding

1 CSP Guidance 

On the Use of 

Funds to Support

Preschool 

Education

(http://www2.ed.

gov/programs/ch

arter/csppresc

hoolfaqs.doc) 

2014 Yes CSP

grantees

and

subgrant

ees

R ESSA now

allows the

program to 

fund

charter 

schools

serving

preschool

2 Guidance Letter

on Lottery 

Exemptions and 

Awards to

Multiple Charter

Schools Operating

under a Single

Charter

(http://www2.ed.g

ov/programs/chart

er/2008-02-

13.pdf) 

2008 No CSP grantees R ESSA now

permits

funds for 

replication

and 

expansion
ATTACHMENT 5 (OSERS)
1 

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services 

List of Guidance Documents Rescinded (Outdated, Unnecessary, or Ineffective) 

October 2017 

# Program Title Date Issued Reason for Rescinding

1 Rehab. Act Transition Programs & Services: High School/High Tech & 

Vocational Rehabilitation.

IM 07-08

7/23/2007

Unnecessary. The High School/High 

Tech program is no longer in 

existence.

2 Rehab. Act Factors State Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies Should 

Consider When Determining Whether a Job Position Within a 

Community Rehabilitation Program is Deemed to be in an 

Integrated Setting for Purposes of the Vocational 

Rehabilitation Program. (TAC-06-01)

TAC 06-01

11/21/2005

Outdated. Changes in law, 

regulations, or reporting 

requirements resulting from the 

amendments to the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 made by WIOA.

3 Rehab. Act Whether Centers that do not Receive Title VII, Part C Grants 

are Included as Centers for Independent Living Under the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended and the Implications 

for SILC Composition, Network of Centers, and Part B and 

Part C Funding. (PD 03-06)

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/rsa/pd-03-06.pdf

8/8/2003

Outdated. Changes in law, 

regulations, or reporting 

requirements resulting from the 

amendments to the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 made by WIOA.

4 Rehab. Act Satellite Centers for Independent Living.

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/rsa/pd-02-03.pdf

7/3/2002

Outdated. Changes in law, 

regulations, or reporting 

requirements resulting from the 

amendments to the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 made by WIOA.

5 Rehab. Act Retirement of Certain Policy Issuances.

IM 00-30 6/30/2000 Unnecessary.

6 Rehab. Act Information on the Provision of Vocational Rehabilitation 

Services to Individuals with Hearing Loss (Deaf and Hard of 

Hearing).

IM 00-21

3/28/2000 Outdated data and information.
2 

# Program Title Date Issued Reason for Rescinding

7 Rehab. Act Employment Goal for an Individual with a Disability. (PD 

97-04)

https://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/guidance/PD-97-

04.pdf

8/19/1997

Outdated. Changes in law, 

regulations, or reporting 

requirements resulting from the 

amendments to the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 made by WIOA.

8 Rehab. Act What a Designated Client Assistance Program Agency Must 

Do to Satisfy the Mediation Procedures Requirement. (TAC 

97-01)

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/rsa/tac-97-01.pdf

2/24/1997

Outdated. Changes in law, 

regulations, or reporting 

requirements resulting from the 

amendments to the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973 made by WIOA.

9 Rehab. Act Retirement of Policy Issuances.

PD 95-06 7/12/1995 Unnecessary. 

10 IDEA OSEP Dear Colleague Letter: To Chief State School Officers 

(CSSOs) on Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance 

of Effort.

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/lea

-moe-3-13-14.pdf

3/13/2014 Superseded by LEA MOE 

regulations.

11 IDEA Final Regulations Related to Parental Consent for the Use of 

Public Benefits or Insurance — One-page Summary. 

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/reg/idea/part-b/idea-partb-parental-consent--one-pager.pdf

3/18/2013 No longer needed. Used when 

rolling out 2006 Regulations.

12 IDEA OSEP Dear Colleague Letter: Preschool Least Restrictive 

Environment (LRE). 

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/pre

schoollre22912.pdf

2/29/2012 Superseded by 2016 DCL.

13 IDEA OSEP Memo: 11-06 American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act (ARRA) Monitoring Announcement. 

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/os

ep11-06arramonitoringannouncmentmemo.pdf

12/6/2010 Outdated. No current ARRA grants.
3 

# Program Title Date Issued Reason for Rescinding

14 IDEA Implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) Using Title I, 

Title III, and CEIS Funds.

No Link Available.

8/25/2009 Outdated and inaccurate. 

15 IDEA Guidance on Procedural Safeguards and Due Process 

Procedures for Parents and Children with Disabilities. 

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/proceduralsafeguards-q-a.pdf

6/11/2009 Superseded by 2013 Dispute 

Resolution Q&A.

16 IDEA OSEP Memo 08-08: Implementing the Funding Formula 

Under the IDEA—Year of Age Cohorts for Which FAPE is 

Ensured.

No Link Available.

5/2/2008 Outdated. Specific only to 2008.

17 IDEA OSEP Memo: 07-10 Interpretation of 34 CFR 

§300.154(d)(2)(iv)(A). 

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/ose

p07-10interpretationof34cfr300154.pdf

5/3/2007 Outdated due to 2008 public benefits 

regs

18 IDEA Questions and Answers On Highly Qualified Teachers 

Serving Children With Disabilities.

http://idea.ed.gov/uploads/07-0006.HQT.pdf

1/29/2007 Outdated due to ESSA changes.

19 IDEA Questions and Answers on Serving Children with Disabilities 

Placed by Their Parents at Private Schools. 

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/faq-parentplaced.pdf

3/27/2006 Superseded by 2011 Q&A.

20 IDEA Dear Colleague Letter addressing administrative costs added 

to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) by 

the 2004 Amendments.

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/letters/2005-

3/dearcolleague072505admin3q2005.pdf

7/25/2005 Outdated. Action required by 

December 3, 2005.
4 

# Program Title Date Issued Reason for Rescinding

21 IDEA OSEP Memo 05-10 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (34 CFR 

Part 300, 301, and 304), Assistance to States for the 

Education of Children with Disabilities; and Service 

Obligations Under Special Education – Personnel 

Development to Improve Services and Results for Children 

with Disabilities.

No Link Available.

7/22/2005 Outdated. Discusses NPRM.

22 IDEA OSEP Memo: 05-09 Obligations of States and Local 

Educational Agencies to Parentally-placed Private School 

Children with Disabilities. 

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/memosdcltrs/ose

p05-

09childrenwithdisabilitiesplacedinprivateschoolsbytheirparent

s.pdf

6/27/2005 Superseded by 2012 Q&A.

23 IDEA OSEP Memo 04-09 Implementation of OSEP’s Continuous 

Improvement and Focused Monitoring System During 

Calendar Year 2004. 

www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/monitor/osep-memo04-09.doc

4/6/2004 Outdated. Specific to 2004 

monitoring cycle.

24 IDEA OSEP Memo 04-04 New Technical Assistance Initiative.

No Link Available. 1/29/2004 Outdated. 2004 Technical Assistance. 

25 IDEA OSEP Memo 03-09 New Technical Assistance Initiative.

No Link Available. 8/18/2003 Outdated. 2003 Technical Assistance.

26 IDEA OSEP Memo 03-05 Implementation of OSEP's focused 

monitoring during 2003.

No Link Available.

4/8/2003 Outdated. Monitoring process 

changed.

27 IDEA OSEP Memo 02-10 Medicaid and upcoming compliance 

deadlines under HIPAA and ASCA.

No Link Available.

9/26/2002 Outdated. Specific to 10/15/02 

deadline.
5 

# Program Title Date Issued Reason for Rescinding

28 IDEA OSEP Memo 02-06 Implementing new funding formula 

under IDEA.

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/letters/2002-

2/osep0206-2q2002.pdf

4/26/2002 Outdated. Specific to FY 2002.

29 IDEA OSEP Memo 01-09 Information about new childhood 

regulations under the SSI Program.

https://www.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/letters/2001-

2/osep0109ssi.doc

5/24/2001 Outdated. Specific to SSI guidance.

30 IDEA OSEP Memo 01-06 Guidance on including students with

disabilities in assessments.

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/letters/2001-

1/osep0106assess.pdf

1/17/2001 Superseded by assessment 

regulations and guidance.

31 IDEA OSEP Memo 01-05 Questions and Answers on Mediation.

No Link Available. 11/30/2000 Superseded by 2013 Dispute Resolution Q&A.

32 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-24 Q&A State/District wide assessment.

No Link Available. 8/24/2000 Superseded by assessment regulations and guidance.

33 IDEA OSEP Memo 00- 20 Complaint resolution procedures under 

Part B.

No Link Available.

7/17/2000 Superseded by 2013 Dispute 

Resolution Q&A.

34 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-19 IEP guidance.

No Link Available. 6/30/2000 Outdated. Revised by statute and 2006 regulations.

35 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-17 Implementing the new funding formula 

under IDEA. 

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/letters/2000-

2/osep0017disfunds2q2000.pdf

6/26/2000 Outdated. Revised by statute and 

2006 regulations.

36 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-16 Review of eligibility documents and 

issuance of grant awards.

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/idea/letters/2000-

2/osep0016grantawards2q2000.doc

6/13/2000 Outdated. Specific to FY 2000.
6 

# Program Title Date Issued Reason for Rescinding

37 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-14 Qs & As on obligations of public 

agencies serving children with disabilities placed by their 

parents in private schools. 

www.cesa7.org/sped/discoveridea/topdocs/nichcy/private.htm

5/4/2000 Outdated. Revised by statute and 

2006 regulations.

38 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-10 Revised Part B funding formula 

information request.

No Link Available.

3/14/2000 Outdated. Specific to FY 2000.

39 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-08 School districts, State schools, and 

educational services agencies selected for National 

assessment study.

No Link Available.

1/19/2000 Outdated. Study in effect in FY 

2000.

40 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-07 OSEP Memo 00-Enhancing Coordinated 

Services Systems.

No Link Available.

1/13/2000 Outdated. Statute reauthorized in 

2004.

41 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-04 Clarification on State eligibility and 

public participation.

No Link Available.

11/3/1999 Outdated. Revised by statute and 

2006 regulations.

42 IDEA OSEP Memo 00-03 School districts, State schools, and 

educational services agencies selected for National 

assessment study.

No Link Available.

11/3/1999 Outdated. Study in effect in FY 

1999

43 IDEA OSEP Memo 99-14 Guidance related to State Program 

improvement Grants.

No Link Available.

7/30/1999 Outdated. Program is now SPDIG.

44 IDEA OSEP Memo 99-12 NPRM for charter school expansion act.

No Link Available. 6/28/1999 Outdated. Discusses NPRM.

45 IDEA OSEP Memo 99-11 Final regulations.

No Link Available. 4/27/1999 Outdated. FY 1999 transmittal memo.

46 IDEA OSEP Memo 99-09 Schools with IDEAs that work.

No Link Available. 3/29/1999 Outdated. Specific to 1999.
7 

# Program Title Date Issued Reason for Rescinding

47 IDEA OSEP Memo 99-01 Continuous Improvement monitoring 

process.

No Link Available.

1/1/1999 Outdated. Monitoring process 

changed.

48 IDEA OSEP Memo Continuous Improvement monitoring process.

No Link Available. 10/2/1998 Outdated. Monitoring process changed.

49 IDEA OSEP Memo 98-13 OSEP Response to Comment on the 

IDEA forms.

No Link Available.

9/16/1998 Outdated. Data forms changed.

50 IDEA OSEP Memo 98-08 Effective date of the new IEP 

requirements.

No Link Available.

4/28/1998 Outdated. Revised by statute and 

2006 regulations.

51 IDEA OSEP Memo 98-04 Guidance related to State Program 

improvement Grants.

No Link Available.

2/26/1998 Outdated. Program is now SPDIG.

52 IDEA OSEP Memo 98-01 information related to statutory changes 

to Part H.

No Link Available.

1/7/1998 Outdated. Revised by statute and 

2006 regulations.

53 IDEA Joint DCL Including Students with Disabilities in all 

Educational Reform Activities.

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/asses902.htm

l

9/29/1997 Superseded by assessment regs and 

guidance. 

54 IDEA OSEP Memo 97-7 Initial Discipline Guidance related to 

removal of children with disabilities for ten school days or 

less.

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/idea/97-7.pdf

9/19/1997

Outdated. Memo in effect until 

1999 regulations. Statute 

reauthorized.

55 IDEA OSEP Memo 97-5 Changes in Part B of IDEA as required by 

the IDEA amendments of 1997.

https://www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/leg/idea/97-5.pdf

6/17/1997

Outdated. Memo in effect until 

1999 regulations. Statute 

reauthorized.
8 

# Program Title Date Issued Reason for Rescinding

56 IDEA OSEP Memo 95-2 Information on the Secretarial Review 

Process. 

http://baby.indstate.edu/iseas/genrl-in8.html

10/6/1994 Outdated. Change in regulations.

57 IDEA OSEP Memo 94 -19 Availability of draft monitoring reports 

under FOIA.

No Link Available.

4/28/1994 Outdated. No longer have draft 

monitoring reports.

58 IDEA OSEP Memo 93-16 Impact of the Cash Management 

Improvement Act on IDEA Part B State Grants for FY 1994.

No Link Available.

7/21/1993 Outdated. CMIA regulations 

updated in 2002.

59 IDEA OSEP Memo 93-09 Provision of services to Native American 

Children Aged Birth through Five Residing on Reservations.

No Link Available.

1/12/1993 Outdated. Statute reauthorized. 

60 IDEA OSEP Memo 92-20 Guidelines for Implementing 

Community-based Educational Programs for Students with 

Disabilities.

No Link Available.

9/21/1992

Outdated. Updated May 2017 

transition guidance based on WIOA 

and IDEA 2004.

61 IDEA OSEP Memo 91-22 Summary of Comments of Special 

Education for Children with Attention Deficit Disorder.

No Link Available.

6/21/1991 Outdated. Summary of comments 

only.

62 IDEA OSEP Memo 90-17 & 90-17A Response to Pennsylvania 

Questions on Implementing a Birth Through Five Early 

Intervention Program.

No Link Available.

6/1/1990 Outdated. Revised regulations & 

reauthorized statute.

63 IDEA OSEP Memo 90-16 Age of eligibility for FAPE of preschool 

aged children.

No Link Available.

5/8/1990 Outdated. Revised regulations and 

reauthorized statute. 

64 IDEA OSEP Memo 89-21 States responsibility to make FAPE 

available to certain Indian children.

No Link Available.

6/19/1989 Outdated. Statute reauthorized. 
9 

# Program Title Date Issued Reason for Rescinding

65 IDEA OSEP Memo 88-17 Use of Tape recorders at IEP meetings. 

No Link Available. 4/15/1988 Superseded by OSEP Memo 91-24.

66 IDEA OSEP Memo 86-13 The 12 percent limitation on handicapped 

children counted for allocation purposes. 

No Link Available. 

3/18/1986 Outdated. Statute reauthorized. 

67 IDEA OSEP Memo 85-23 Cooperation in transition initiative and 

parent training. 

No Link Available. 

4/4/1985 Outdated. PTIs re-competed every 5 

years. 

68 IDEA OSEP Memo 85-19 excess cost requirement under Part B. 

No Link Available. 2/5/1985 Outdated. Superseded by regulations & Uniform Guidance. 

69 IDEA OSEP Memo 85-9 Grantback arrangements.

No Link Available. 1/9/1985 Outdated. Superseded by Uniform Guidance. 

70 IDEA OSEP Memo 85-5 Use of EHA-B funds for equipment and 

certain costs allowable with prior approval. 

No Link Available. 

10/9/1984 Outdated. Superseded by regulations 

& Uniform Guidance. 

71 IDEA Informal Letter to Chief State School Officers on Data 

Submissions Due During FY 1983. 

No Link Available. 

8/31/1982 Outdated. Superseded by the 

Uniform Guidance; no longer used. 

72 IDEA Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs and 

Activities Receiving or Benefiting From Federal Financial 

Assistance; and Assistance to States for Education of 

Handicapped Children. 

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/fapeinsurance

.html

12/22/1980 Superseded by regulations governing 

use of insurance. 
ATTACHMENT 6 (OCFO)
Title of Guidance Date

Issued

Specify 

whether 

the 

guidance 

is 

significant 

(Yes or 

No)

Stakeholders 

Affected by 

Guidance

Specify whether

you will keep

(K), modify

(M), or Rescind

(R) the

guidance

Reasons for modifying or 

rescinding the guidance

1 Discovering New Solutions

Through Cooperative Audit

Resolution: A Guide, located

here:https://www2.ed.gov/polic

y/gen/guid/caroi/Carol_Guide.p

df 

1999 No ED, grantees R 

This 1999 publication is 

outdated and has been

superseded by audit 

requirements in 2 CFR

200. Current information

and guidance on

cooperative audit 

resolution can be found

here:

https://www2.ed.gov/polic

y/gen/guid/caroi/whatis.

html
2 Transitioning to

Grants.gov to Submit

Electronic Applications,

located here:

https://www2.e

d.gov/policy/f

und/guid/gpos

bul/GrantsDot

GovTransition

Memo.pdf

Mar-

06

Yes Grantees R This 2006 memorandum is 

outdated.

3 

Notification of 

FEDWIRE and ACH

Payment Options for ED

Grant & Cooperative

Agreement Payees,

located here:

https://www2.ed.go

v/policy/fund/guid/

gposbul/fedwire-

memo.pdf

Oct-10 Yes Grantees R 

This 2010 memorandum 

is outdated and has been

superseded by payment 

requirements in 2 CFR

200. 
4 

Letter to Chief State

School Officers on 

Granting

Administrative

Flexibility for Better

Measures of Success, 

located here:

https://www2.ed

.gov/policy/fun

d/guid/gposbul/

time- and- effort-

reporting.html

Sep-

12

Yes ED, states R 

This 2012 

memorandum has been

superseded by

flexibilities in 2 CFR

200. 

5 

Communication for ED

employees and grantees on 

Uniform Guidance, located

here:

https://www2.ed.

gov/policy/fund/g

uid/gposbul/gpos

bul.html

Feb-

14

No ED, grantees R 

This 2014 

communication has been

superseded by the

information and

resources on the

Department’s Uniform 

Guidance webpage:

https://www2.ed.go

v/policy/fund/guid/

uniformguidance/index.htm l