[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32962-32963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15969]



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Part IV





Department of Education





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Federal Work-Study Programs; Notice

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

[CFDA No.: 84.033]


Office of Postsecondary Education; 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 1997-98 award year (July 1, 1997 through June 30, 1998) to 
submit a Campus-Based Reallocation Form to request supplemental FWS 
funds for the 1998-99 award year (July 1, 1998 through June 30, 1999). 
The information collected is used to determine whether an institution 
is eligible to receive supplemental FWS funds for the 1998-99 award 
year.

DATE: Closing Date for Submitting a Campus-Based Reallocation Form. If 
an institution that participated in the FWS Program for the 1997-98 
award year wants to ensure that it will be considered for supplemental 
FWS funds for the 1998-99 award year, the institution must submit the 
Campus-Based Reallocation Form by July 17, 1998. 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 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 1997-98 award year as supplemental 
allocations for the 1998-99 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. A fair share 
shortfall means that an institution has an unmet need for FWS funds as 
determined by the FWS allocation formula in the HEA that uses data 
reported by the institution on its Fiscal Operations Report and 
Application to Participate (FISAP).
    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 1998-99 award 
year, an institution must submit the Campus-Based Reallocation Form by 
July 17, 1998.

Applicable Regulations

    The following regulations apply to the Federal Work-Study Program:
    (1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR Part 668.
    (2) General Provisions for the Federal Perkins Loan Program, 
Federal Work-Study Program, and Federal Supplemental Educational 
Opportunity Grant Program, 34 CFR Part 673.
    (3) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34 CFR Part 675.
    (4) Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act of 
1965, as amended, 34 CFR Part 600.
    (5) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 CFR Part 82.
    (6) Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement) and 
Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants), 34 CFR 
Part 85.
    (7) 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.
    Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an 
alternate format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape or computer 
diskette) on request to the contact person listed in the preceding 
paragraph.

Electronic Access to this Document

    Anyone may view this document, as well as all other Department of 
Education documents published in the Federal Register, in the text or 
portable document format (pdf) on the World Wide Web at either of the 
following sites:

http://ocfo.ed.gov/fedreg.htm
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    To use the pdf you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader Program with 
Search, which is available free at either of the previous sites. If you 
have questions about using the pdf, call the U.S. Government Printing 
Office toll free at 1-888-293-6498.
    Anyone may also view these documents in text copy only on an 
electronic bulletin board of the Department. Telephone: (202) 219-1511 
or, toll free, 1-800-222-4922.
    The documents are located under Option G-- Files/Announcements, 
Bulletins and Press Releases.

    Note: The official version of this document is the document 
published in the Federal Register.

(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2752)


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    Dated: June 9, 1998.
David A. Longanecker,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 98-15969 Filed 6-15-98; 8:45 am]
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