[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 235 (Monday, December 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64674-64675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32075]



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Part III





Department of Education





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Office of Postsecondary Education; Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-
Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs; 
Notice

Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 235 / Monday, December 8, 1997 / 
Notices

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA Nos.: 84.038, 84.033, and 84.007]


Office of Postsecondary Education; Federal Perkins Loan, Federal 
Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 
Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of the closing date for institutions to file an 
``Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student Financial 
Aid Programs'' (ED Form E40-34P, OMB #1840-0098) to participate in the 
Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental 
Educational Opportunity Grant programs for the 1998-99 award year.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary invites currently ineligible institutions of 
higher education that filed a Fiscal Operations Report and Application 
to Participate (FISAP) (ED Form 646-1) for one or more of the ``campus-
based programs'' for the 1998-99 award year to submit to the Secretary 
an ``Application for Approval to Participate in Federal Student 
Financial Aid Programs'' and all required supporting documents for an 
eligibility and certification determination.
    The campus-based programs are the Federal Perkins Loan Program, the 
Federal Work-Study Program, and the Federal Supplemental Educational 
Opportunity Grant Program and are authorized by title IV of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended. The 1998-99 award year is July 1, 
1998, through June 30, 1999.

DATES: Closing date: To participate in the campus-based programs in the 
1998-99 award year, a currently ineligible institution must mail or 
hand-deliver its ``Application for Approval to Participate in Federal 
Student Financial Aid Programs'' on or before January 13, 1998. The 
application and all the required supporting documents for an 
eligibility and certification determination must be submitted to the 
Institutional Participation Division at one of the addresses indicated 
below.

ADDRESSES: Applications and Required Documents Delivered by Mail. The 
application for approval to participate and required supporting 
documents delivered by mail must be addressed to the U.S. Department of 
Education, Institutional Participation Division, Room 3522, Regional 
Office Building 3, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-
5323.
    An applicant must show proof of mailing consisting of one of the 
following: (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark; (2) a 
legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 
Postal Service; (3) a dated shipping label, invoice or receipt from a 
commercial carrier; or (4) any other proof of mailing acceptable to the 
Secretary of Education.
    If an application is sent through the U.S. Postal Service, the 
Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing: 
(1) A private metered postmark, or (2) a mail receipt that is not dated 
by the U.S. Postal Service.
    An applicant should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not 
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an 
applicant should check with its local post office.
    An applicant is encouraged to use certified or at least first class 
mail. Institutions that submit applications for approval to participate 
and required supporting documents after the closing date will not be 
considered for funding under the campus-based programs for award year 
1998-99.
    Applications and Required Documents Delivered by Hand. An 
application for approval to participate and required supporting 
documents delivered by hand must be taken to the U.S. Department of 
Education, Institutional Participation Division, Room 3522, Regional 
Office Building 3, (GSA Building), 7th and D Streets, SW., Washington, 
DC 20407.
    The Department will accept hand-delivered applications between 8:00 
a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) daily, except Saturdays, Sundays, and 
Federal holidays. An application for approval to participate for the 
1998-99 award year that is delivered by hand will not be accepted after 
4:30 p.m. on the closing date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the three campus-based programs, the 
Secretary allocates funds to eligible institutions of higher education. 
The Secretary will not allocate funds under the campus-based programs 
for award year 1998-99 to any currently ineligible institution unless 
the institution files its ``Application for Approval to Participate in 
Federal Student Financial Aid Programs'' and other required supporting 
documents by the closing date. If the institution submits its 
application for approval to participate or other required supporting 
documents after the January 13, 1998 closing date, the Secretary will 
use this application in determining the institution's eligibility to 
participate in the campus-based programs beginning with the 1999-2000 
award year.
    For purposes of this notice, ineligible institutions only include:
    (1) An institution that has not been designated as an eligible 
institution by the Secretary but has previously filed a FISAP; or
    (2) An additional location of an eligible institution that is 
currently not included in the Department's eligibility certification 
for that eligible institution but has been included in the 
institution's 1998-99 FISAP.
    The Secretary wishes to advise institutions that the institutional 
eligibility form, ``Application for Approval to Participate in Federal 
Student Financial Aid Programs,'' should not be confused with the FISAP 
form that institutions were required to submit electronically by 
October 1, 1997, in order to be considered for funds under the campus-
based programs for the 1998-99 award year.

Applicable Regulations

    The following regulations apply to the campus-based programs:
    (1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.
    (2) General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, 
Federal Work-Study Program, and Federal Supplemental Educational 
Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR Part 673.
    (3) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34 CFR Part 674.
    (4) Federal Work-Study Program, 34 CFR Part 675.
    (5) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, 34 
CFR Part 676.
    (6) Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended, 34 CFR Part 600.
    (7) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 CFR Part 82.
    (8) Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and 
Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR 
Part 85.
    (9) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses, 34 CFR Part 86.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
For information concerning designation of eligibility, contact: Liz 
Neverson or John Frohlicher, Institutional Participation Division, 
Initial Participation Branch, U.S. Department of Education, Room 3522, 
Regional Office Building 3, 600 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, 
DC 20202-5343. Telephone: (202) 260-3270.
    For technical assistance concerning the FISAP or other operational 
procedures of the campus-based programs, contact: Sandra K. Donelson, 
Institutional Financial Management Division, U.S. Department of 
Education, P.O. Box 23781, Washington, DC 20026-0781. Telephone: (202) 
708-9751.

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(Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2751 et 
seq.; and 20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.)

    Dated: November 28, 1997.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
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