[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 110 (Monday, June 9, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31418-31419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14975]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Postsecondary Education
[CFDA No.: 84.033]


Federal Work-Study Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of the closing date 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 deadline for an institution that participated in the FWS Program 
for the 1996-97 award year (July 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997) to 
submit a Campus-Based Reallocation Form to request supplemental FWS 
funds for the 1997-98 award year (July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998). 
The information collected is used to determine whether an institution 
is eligible to receive supplemental FWS funds for the 1997-98 award 
year.

DATES: Closing Date for Submitting a Campus-Based Reallocation Form. If 
an institution that participated in the FWS Program for the 1996-97 
award year wants to ensure that it will be considered for supplemental 
FWS funds for the 1997-98 award year, the institution must submit the 
Campus-Based Reallocation Form by July 11, 1997. 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 
Mr. Milton Thomas, Jr., Institutional Financial Management Division, U. 
S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 23781, Washington, D.C. 20026-
0781. 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

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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 Mr. Milton Thomas, 
Jr., 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 closing 
date.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department will reallocate unexpended 
FWS Federal funds from the 1996-97 award year as supplemental 
allocations for the 1997-98 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 1997-98 award year, an 
institution must submit the Campus-Based Reallocation Form by July 11, 
1997.

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 Mr. Milton Thomas, Jr., 
Institutional Financial Management Division, U.S. Department of 
Education, P.O. Box 23781, Washington, D.C. 20026-0781. 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. 2752)

    Dated: June 3, 1997.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 97-14975 Filed 6-6-97; 8:45 am]
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