[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 28, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33393-33394]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15845]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Postsecondary Education


Federal Work-Study Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of closing dates for institutions that participate in 
the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program to submit the Campus-Based 
Reallocation Form (ED Form E40-4P).

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SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education 
of the deadlines for an institution that participated in the FWS 
Program for the 1994-95 award year (July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995) 
to submit its Campus-Based Reallocation Form. An institution that 
participated in the FWS Program for the 1994-95 award year must 
complete and submit the Campus-Based Reallocation Form. The Campus-
Based Reallocation Form collects FWS community service information for 
the 1994-95 award year. The information collected is used to determine 
whether an institution is eligible to receive supplemental FWS funds 
for the 1995-96 award year (July 1, 1995 through June 30, 1996) and 
whether an institution met the minimum 5 percent community service 
expenditure requirement for the 1994-95 award year.

DATES: Closing Dates for Submitting a Campus-Based Reallocation Form. 
If an institution that participated in the FWS Program for the 1994-95 
award year wants to ensure that it will be considered for supplemental 
FWS funds for the 1995-96 award year, the institution must submit the 
Campus-Based Reallocation Form by July 28, 1995. If an institution that 
participated in the FWS Program for the 1994-95 award year does not 
want to be considered for supplemental FWS funds for the 1995-96 award 
year, the institution must submit the Campus-Based Reallocation Form by 
November 3, 1995. The institution must return the ED Form E40-4P 
containing an original signature. The Department will not accept a form 
submitted by facsimile transmission.

ADDRESSES: Campus-Based Reallocation Form Delivered by Mail. The 
Campus-Based Reallocation Form delivered by mail must be addressed to 
the U.S. Department of Education, SFAP, AFMS, Institutional Financial 
Management Division, (Room 4714, ROB-3), 600 Independence Avenue, SW., 
Washington, D.C. 20202-5458. 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 the 
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 Campus-Based Reallocation Form 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 
certified or at least first-class mail.
    Campus-Based Reallocation Form Delivered by Hand. A Campus-Based 
Reallocation Form delivered by hand must be taken to Ms. Carolyn Short, 
Campus-Based Financial Operations Branch, Institutional Financial 
Management Division, Accounting and Financial Management Service, 
Student Financial Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 
Room 4714, Regional Office Building 3, 7th and D Streets, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. Hand-delivered reallocation forms will be accepted 
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. (Eastern time) daily, except Saturdays, 
Sundays, and Federal holidays. A Campus-Based Reallocation form that is 
delivered by hand will not be accepted after 4:30 p.m. on the 
appropriate closing date.

[[Page 33394]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will 
reallocate unexpended FWS Federal funds from the 1994-95 award year as 
supplemental allocations for the 1995-96 award year under the FWS 
program. Supplemental allocations will be issued this fall in 
accordance with the reallocation procedures contained in the Higher 
Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA). Under section 442(e) of the 
HEA, unexpended FWS funds returned to the Secretary must be reallocated 
to eligible institutions that used at least 10 percent of the total FWS 
Federal funds granted to the institution to compensate students 
employed in community services. Because reallocated FWS funds will be 
distributed on the basis of fair share shortfall criteria, institutions 
must also have a fair share shortfall to receive these funds. 
Institutions must use all the reallocated FWS Federal funds to 
compensate students employed in community services. To ensure 
consideration for supplemental FWS Federal funds for the 1995-96 award 
year, an institution must submit the Campus-Based Reallocation Form by 
July 28, 1995.
    The Department will determine if an institution participating in 
the FWS program met the statutory requirement of expending at least 5 
percent of its total 1994-95 FWS Federal funds to pay students employed 
in community service jobs. Under section 443(b)(2)(A) of the HEA, for 
the 1994-95 award year and succeeding award years, an institution must 
use at least 5 percent of the total amount of FWS Federal funds granted 
to such institution to compensate students employed in community 
service, unless the Secretary approves a waiver. A participating FWS 
institution that does not want to be considered for supplemental FWS 
Federal funds for the 1995-96 award year must submit the Campus-Based 
Reallocation Form by November 3, 1995.

Applicable Regulations

    The following regulations apply to the Federal Work-Study program:
    (1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.
    (2) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34 CFR Part 675.
    (3) Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended, 34 CFR Part 600.
    (4) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 CFR Part 82.
    (5) Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and 
Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR 
Part 85.
    (6) Drug-Free Schools and Campuses, 34 CFR Part 86.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical assistance concerning 
the Campus-Based Reallocation Form or other operational procedures of 
the campus-based programs, contact Ms. Carolyn Short, Campus-Based 
Financial Operations Branch, Institutional Financial Management 
Division, Accounting and Financial Management Service, Student 
Financial Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of Education, 600 
Independence Avenue, S.W., (Room 4714, ROB-3), Washington, D.C. 20202-
5458, Telephone (202) 708-9756. 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.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2756(b))

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 84.033 Federal Work-
Study Program)

    Dated: June 23, 1995.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 95-15845 Filed 6-28-95; 8:45 am]
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