Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2001/06/26/01-16006/federal-work-study-programs-federal-supplemental-educational-opportunity-grant-program-and-special
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Federal Register :: Federal Work-Study Programs, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, and Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program
Federal Work-Study Programs, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, and Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program
A Rule by the Education Department on 06/26/2001
66 FR 34037
34037-34040 (4 pages)
01-16006
SLEAP Program
34 CFR Parts 675 and 676
https://www.federalregister.gov/d/01-16006 https://www.federalregister.gov/d/01-16006
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The Federal Work-Study (FWS), Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG), and Special Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (SLEAP) programs are authorized under the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended (HEA). We amend the regulations for the FWS, FSEOG, and SLEAP programs to conform them to statutory changes made to the HEA.
1. For the FWS and FSEOG programs: Ms. Kathy Gause, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Regional Office Building 3, Room 3045, Washington, DC 20202-5447. Telephone: (202) 708-8242.
2. For the SLEAP Program: Ms. Jackie Butler, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Regional Office Building 3, Room 3045, Washington, DC 20202-5447. Telephone: (202) 708-8242.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) on request to one of the contact persons listed under this heading.
We amend the regulations for the FWS and FSEOG programs to conform them to statutory changes made to the HEA by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Public Law 105-244. Institutions participating in the FWS and FSEOG programs normally are required to pay an institutional share under each program. However, certain institutions are eligible for a waiver of those institutional share responsibilities. Prior to the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, the institutions that were eligible for a waiver were those that qualified as eligible institutions under the institutional development programs authorized under Title III of the HEA. The regulations for the FWS and FSEOG programs identified those Title III, HEA programs in §§ 675.26(d)(2)(i)(A) and 676.21(b)(1), respectively.
The Higher Education Amendments of 1998 moved one of the programs, the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program, from Title III to Title V of the HEA. It also added two new programs to Title III, the American Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities Program and the Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions Program. We have amended §§ 675.26(d)(2)(i)(A) and 676.21(b)(1) to reflect those statutory changes.
We amend the regulations for the SLEAP Program to conform them to statutory changes made to the HEA by section 316 of the “Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2001,” Title III of the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, as enacted by section 1(a)(1) of Pub. L. 106-554, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act 2001.”
The SLEAP Program, a component of the Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program, was added by the Higher Education Amendments of 1998. On November 1, 2000, we published final regulations for the SLEAP Program. However, on December 21, 2000, section 316 of the “Department of Education Appropriations Act, 2001” was enacted which:
Eliminated the SLEAP authorized activities that provided services to preschool, elementary school, and secondary school students;
Combined and clarified the existing SLEAP authorized activities for postsecondary students;
Added a special rule to ensure that the SLEAP Program generates new need-based State funds in excess of the amount the State spent for need-based programs in the 1999-2000 award year (the year before the start of the SLEAP Program); and
Prohibited the use of SLEAP Program funds to pay any administrative costs.
We have amended §§ 692.50, 692.52, 692.53, 692.54, 692.60 and 692.71, and have added § 692.72, to reflect these statutory changes.
Under the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) the Department generally offers interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed regulations. However, these regulations merely reflect statutory changes, correct cross-references, and remove obsolete regulatory provisions. The changes do not establish or affect substantive policy. Therefore, the Secretary has concluded that these regulations are technical in nature and do not necessitate public comment. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Secretary has determined that proposed regulations are unnecessary and contrary to the public interest. The Secretary also waives the 30-day delayed effective date under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
For the same reasons, the Secretary has determined, under section 492(b)(2) of the HEA, that these regulations should not be subject to negotiated rulemaking.
The FSEOG and SLEAP programs are subject to Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79. One of the objectives of the Executive order is to foster an intergovernmental partnership and a strengthened federalism. The Executive order relies on processes developed by State and local governments for coordination and review of proposed Federal financial assistance.
The FWS Program is not subject to the requirements of Executive Order 12372 and the regulations in 34 CFR part 79.
Based on our own review, we have determined that these final regulations do not require transmission of information that any other agency or Start Printed Page 34039authority of the United States gathers or makes available.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.007 Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program; 84.033 Federal Work-Study Program; 84.069 Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Program.)
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Secretary amends title 34 of the Code of Federal Regulations by amending parts 675, 676, and 692 as follows:
1. The authority citation for part 675 continues to read as follows:
2. Section 675.26 is amended by revising paragraph (d)(2)(i)(A) and the section authority to read as follows:
§ 675.26
3. The authority citation for part 676 continues to read as follows:
4. Section 676.21 is amended by revising paragraph (b)(1) and the section authority to read as follows:
§ 676.21
FSEOG Federal share limitations.
5. The authority citation for part 692 continues to read as follows:
6. Section 692.50 is revised to read as follows:
7. Section 692.52 is revised to read as follows:
The definitions listed in § 692.4 apply to the SLEAP Program.
8. Section 692.53 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(c) Have a program that satisfies the requirements in § 692.21(a), (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (j), and (k).
9. Section 692.54 is revised to read as follows:
To receive assistance under the SLEAP Program, a student must meet the eligibility requirements contained in § 692.40.
10. Section 692.60 is amended by revising paragraph (b); redesignating paragraphs (c) and (d) as paragraphs (d) and (e) respectively; and adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
(b) Identify the activities in § 692.71 for which it plans to use the SLEAP Federal and non-Federal funds;
11. Section 692.71 is revised to read as follows:
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12. Section 692.72 is added to read as follows:
§ 692.72
May a State use the funds it receives under the SLEAP Program to pay administrative costs?
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