[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1008-1009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-315]


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[Federal Register: January 7, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
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 submit a request 
for a waiver of the allocation reduction for the underuse of funds 
under the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study (FWS), or Federal 
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) programs (known 
collectively as the campus-based programs).

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SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education 
of the deadline for an institution to submit a written request for a 
waiver of the allocation reduction being applied to its Federal Perkins 
Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 1994-95 award year (July 1, 1994 
through June 30, 1995) because the institution returned more than 10 
percent of its allocation for that program for the 1992-93 award year 
(July 1, 1992 through June 30, 1993).

DATES: Closing Date for Submitting a Waiver Request and any Supporting 
Information or Documents. For an institution that returned more than 10 
percent of its Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG allocation for the 
1992-93 award year to be considered for a waiver of the allocation 
reduction for its 1994-95 award year allocation, it must mail or hand-
deliver its waiver request and any supporting information or documents 
on or before February 18, 1994. The Department will not accept a waiver 
request submitted by facsimile transmission. The waiver request must be 
submitted to the Campus-Based Programs Financial Management Division at 
one of the addresses indicated below.

ADDRESSES: Waiver Request and any Supporting Information or Documents 
Delivered by Mail. The waiver request and any supporting information or 
documents delivered by mail must be addressed to Gloria Easter, Chief, 
Fund Control Branch, Campus-Based Programs Financial Management 
Division, Accounting and Financial Management Service, Student 
Financial Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of Education, room 4621, 
Regional Office Building 3, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 
20202-5452. 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 a waiver request 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 institution should note that the U.S. Postal Service does not 
uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an 
institution should check with its local post office.
    An institution is encouraged to use registered or at least first 
class mail. Institutions that submit waiver requests and any supporting 
information or documents after the closing date will not be considered 
for a waiver of the allocation reduction being applied to its 
allocation under any of the campus-based programs for award year 1994-
95.
    Waiver Requests and any Supporting Information or Documents 
Delivered by Hand. A waiver request and any supporting information or 
documents delivered by hand must be taken to Gloria Easter, Chief, Fund 
Control Branch, Campus-Based Programs Financial Management Division, 
Accounting and Financial Management Service, Student Financial 
Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of Education, room 4621, Regional 
Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets, SW., Washington, DC. Hand-
delivered waiver requests will be accepted between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 
(Eastern time) daily, except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. 
A waiver request for the 1994-95 award year that is delivered by hand 
will not be accepted after 4:30 p.m. on the closing date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under sections 413D(e)(2), 442(e)(2), and 
462(j)(4) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, if an 
institution returns more than 10 percent of its Federal Perkins Loan, 
FWS, or FSEOG allocation for an award year, the institution will have 
its allocation for the next fiscal year for that program reduced by the 
dollar amount returned. The Secretary may waive this requirement for a 
specific institution if the Secretary finds that enforcement of the 
requirement would be contrary to the interest of the affected campus-
based program.
    The institution must provide a written waiver request and any 
supporting information or documents by the established February 18, 
1994 closing date. The waiver request must be signed by an appropriate 
institutional official and above the signature the official must 
include the statement: ``I certify that the information the institution 
provided in this waiver request is true and accurate to the best of my 
knowledge. I understand that the information is subject to audit and 
program review by representatives of the Secretary of Education.'' If 
the institution submits a waiver request and any supporting information 
or documents after the closing date, the request will not be 
considered.

Applicable Regulations

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical assistance concerning 
the waiver request or other operational procedures of the campus-based 
programs, contact: Gloria Easter, Chief, Fund Control Branch, Campus-
Based Programs Financial Management Division, Accounting and Financial 
Management Service, Student Financial Assistance Programs, U.S. 
Department of Education, room 4621, Regional Office Building 3, 400 
Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20202-5452, Telephone (202) 708-
7741. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8 a.m and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

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

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.007 Federal 
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program; 84.033 Federal 
Work-Study Program; 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program)

    Dated: December 30, 1993.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 94-315 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am]
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