[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 139 (Thursday, July 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37455-37456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-18177]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Office of Post Secondary Education


Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal 
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of Closing Date for Filing the Fiscal Operations Report 
for 1995-96 and Application to Participate for 1997-98 (FISAP) in the 
Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity 
Grant (FSEOG), and Federal Work-Study (FWS) Programs (ED FORM 646-1; 
OMB No. 1840-0073).

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SUMMARY: The Secretary gives notice to institutions of higher education 
of the deadline for an institution to apply for fiscal year 1997 
funds--for use in the 1997-98 award year (July 1, 1997 through June 30, 
1998)--under the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs. Under 
these programs, the Secretary allocates funds to institutions for 
students who need financial aid to meet the costs of postsecondary 
education. An institution is not required to establish eligibility 
prior to applying for funds. However, the Secretary will not allocate 
funds under the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs for the 
1997-98 award year to any currently ineligible institution unless the 
institution files its institutional participation application and other 
documents required for an eligibility and certification determination 
by the closing date that will appear in a separate notice in the 
Federal Register.
    The Secretary further gives notice that an institution that had a 
Federal Perkins Loan fund or expended FWS or FSEOG funds during the 
1995-1996 award year (July 1, 1995, through June 30, 1996) is required 
to submit a Fiscal Operations Report to report its program expenditures 
as of June 30, 1996, to the Secretary.
    Applicants that did not participate in the Federal Perkins Loan 
Program, FWS Program, or FSEOG Program in the 1995-96 award year will 
be required to submit data for the application portion of the FISAP 
only. The Department is mailing only the application portion of the 
FISAP to first-time applicants.
    In addition, an institution must submit one original completed 
FISAP signature page and one original signed combined lobbying, 
debarment, and drug-free workplace certifications form (ED 80-0013 and 
referred to collectively as the ``compliance certifications'' form) for 
the 1997-98 award year.
    The Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs are authorized by 
parts E and C, and part A, Subpart 2, respectively, of title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

DATES: Closing Date and Methods for Submitting a FISAP and Required 
Signed Documents. An institution may submit its FISAP by--
    (1) Submitting the completed data on a data diskette provided by 
the Department of Education (the Department);
    (2) Creating a tape from data stored on a mainframe computer and 
submitting that tape in a format defined by the Department; or
    (3) Transmitting the data from a personal or mainframe computer 
through a modem.
    To ensure consideration for 1997-98 funds, an institution must 
submit an electronic FISAP by data diskette, tape, or modem, as well as 
one original completed FISAP signature page and one original signed 
``compliance certifications'' form by October 1, 1996.

ADDRESSES: FISAP Delivered by Mail. A diskette or tape containing FISAP 
data along with one original completed FISAP signature page and one 
original signed ``compliance certifications'' form must be addressed to 
FISAP, c/o Universal Automation Labs (UAL), Suite 500, 8300 Colesville 
Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910.
    An institution must show proof of mailing its FISAP and the 
required signed documents by October 1, 1996. Proof of mailing consists 
of one of the following: (1) A legible mail receipt with the date of 
mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service, (2) a legibly dated U.S. 
Postal Service postmark, (3) a dated shipping label, invoice, or 
receipt from a commercial carrier, or (4) any other proof of mailing 
acceptable to the U.S. Secretary of Education.
    If a FISAP and the required signed documents are 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.
    FISAP Delivered by Hand. A diskette or tape containing FISAP data 
along with one original completed FISAP signature page and one original 
signed ``compliance certifications'' form must be taken to Universal 
Automation Labs (UAL), Suite 500, 8300 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 
Maryland.
    Hand-delivered FISAP diskettes or tapes and the required signed 
documents will be accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. daily (Eastern 
time), except Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. A FISAP and the 
required signed documents that are hand-delivered will not be accepted 
after 5 p.m. on October 1, 1996.
    FISAP Delivered Electronically. A FISAP that is delivered 
electronically must be transmitted by either a personal or mainframe 
computer to the host Department computer using a modem. If you are 
transmitting electronically via a modem, the data transmission must be 
completed prior to midnight, Eastern time, on October 1, 1996. (For 
purposes of this notice, this deadline means that an institution has 
all of October 1, 1996, to transmit electronically via a modem.) The 
institution should print a copy of its transmission receipt for its 
records. In addition, one original completed FISAP signature page and 
one original signed ``compliance certifications'' form must be mailed 
to Electronic FISAP, c/o Universal Automation Labs (UAL), Suite 500, 
8300 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, by October 1, 
1996. An institution must show proof of mailing the required signed 
documents by the deadline. Proof of mailing is explained under the 
heading ``FISAP Delivered by Mail.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FISAP materials are mailed by the Department 
in late July 1996. An institution must prepare and submit its FISAP in 
accordance with the information included in the package.
    The program information package is intended to aid applicants in 
applying for assistance under these programs. Nothing in the program 
information package is intended to impose any

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paperwork, application content, reporting, or grantee performance 
requirements beyond those specifically imposed under the statute and 
regulations governing the programs.

Applicable Regulations

    The following regulations apply to these programs:
    (1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.
    (2) Federal Perkins Loan Program, 34 CFR Part 674.
    (3) Federal Work-Study Programs, 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: To receive information or to request 
FISAP materials, contact Ms. Sandra Donelson, 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) 708-9751. 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: 20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.; and 20 
U.S.C. 1070b et seq.)

    Dated: July 11, 1996.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.

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

[FR Doc. 96-18177 Filed 7-17-96; 8:45 am]
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