[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33245-33249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13379]


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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


2021-2022 Award Year Deadline Dates for Reports and Other Records 
Associated With the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), 
the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (FSEOG) 
Program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program, the Federal Pell Grant 
(Pell Grant) Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct 
Loan) Program, the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher 
Education (TEACH) Grant Program, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service 
Grant Program

AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces deadline dates for the receipt of 
documents and other information from applicants and institutions 
participating in certain Federal student aid programs authorized under 
title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), for the 
2021-2022 award year. These programs, administered by the Department of 
Education (Department), provide financial assistance to students 
attending eligible postsecondary educational institutions to help them 
pay their educational costs. The Federal student aid programs (title 
IV, HEA programs) covered by this deadline date notice are the Pell 
Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, 
and campus-based (FSEOG and FWS) programs.
    Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.007 FSEOG Program; 84.033 FWS 
Program; 84.063 Pell Grant Program; 84.268 Direct Loan Program; 84.379 
TEACH Grant Program; 84.408 Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Program.

DATES: Deadline and Submission Dates: See Tables A and B at the end of 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Ruggless, U.S. Department of 
Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street NE, Union Center 
Plaza, Room 114B4, Washington, DC 20202-5345. Telephone: (202) 377-
4098. Email: [email protected].
    If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or a text 
telephone (TTY), call the Federal Relay Service, toll free, at 1-800-
877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Table A--2021-2022 Award Year Deadline Dates by Which a Student 
Must Submit the FAFSA, by Which the Institution Must Receive the 
Student's Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) or Student 
Aid Report (SAR), and by Which the Institution Must Submit Verification 
Outcomes for Certain Students.
    Table A provides information and deadline dates for receipt of the 
FAFSA, corrections to and signatures for the FAFSA, ISIRs, and SARs, 
and verification documents.
    The deadline date for the receipt of a FAFSA by the Department's 
Central Processing System is June 30, 2022, regardless of the method 
that the applicant uses to submit the FAFSA. The deadline date for the 
receipt of a signature page for the FAFSA (if required), corrections, 
notices of change of address or institution, or requests for a 
duplicate SAR is September 10, 2022.
    For all title IV, HEA programs, an ISIR or SAR for the student must 
be received by the institution no later than the student's last date of 
enrollment for the 2021-2022 award year or September 17, 2022, 
whichever is earlier. Note that a FAFSA must be submitted and an ISIR 
or SAR received for the dependent student for whom a parent is applying 
for a Direct PLUS Loan.
    Except for students selected for Verification Tracking Groups V4 
and V5, verification documents must be received by the institution no 
later than 120 days after the student's last date of

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enrollment for the 2021-2022 award year or September 17, 2022, 
whichever is earlier. For students selected for Verification Tracking 
Groups V4 and V5, institutions must submit identity and high school 
completion status verification results no later than 60 days following 
the institution's first request to the student to submit the 
documentation.
    For all title IV, HEA programs except for (1) Direct PLUS Loans 
that will be made to parent borrowers, and (2) Direct Unsubsidized 
Loans that will be made to dependent students who have been determined 
by the institution, pursuant to section 479A(a) of the HEA, to be 
eligible for such a loan without providing parental information on the 
FAFSA, the ISIR or SAR must have an official expected family 
contribution (EFC) and the ISIR or SAR must be received by the 
institution no later than the earlier of the student's last date of 
enrollment for the 2021-2022 award year or September 17, 2022. For the 
two exceptions mentioned above, the ISIR or SAR must be received by the 
institution by the same dates noted in this paragraph but the ISIR or 
SAR is not required to have an official EFC.
    For a student who is requesting aid through the Pell Grant, FSEOG, 
or FWS programs or for a student requesting Direct Subsidized Loans, 
who does not meet the conditions for a late disbursement under 34 CFR 
668.164(j), a valid ISIR or valid SAR must be received by the 
institution by the student's last date of enrollment for the 2021-2022 
award year or September 17, 2022, whichever is earlier.
    In accordance with 34 CFR 668.164(j)(4)(i), an institution may not 
make a late disbursement of title IV, HEA program funds later than 180 
days after the date of the institution's determination that the student 
was no longer enrolled. Table A provides that, to make a late 
disbursement of title IV, HEA program funds, an institution must 
receive a valid ISIR or valid SAR no later than 180 days after its 
determination that the student was no longer enrolled, but not later 
than September 17, 2022.
    Table B--2021-2022 Award Year Deadline Dates By Which an 
Institution Must Submit Disbursement Information For the Pell Grant, 
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan and TEACH Grant 
Programs.
    For the Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct 
Loan, and TEACH Grant programs, Table B provides the earliest 
disbursement date, the earliest dates for institutions to submit 
disbursement records to the Department's Common Origination and 
Disbursement (COD) System, and deadline dates by which institutions 
must submit disbursement and origination records.
    An institution must submit Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service 
Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant disbursement records to COD, no 
later than 15 days after making the disbursement or becoming aware of 
the need to adjust a previously reported disbursement. In accordance 
with 34 CFR 668.164(a), title IV, HEA program funds are disbursed on 
the date that the institution: (a) Credits those funds to a student's 
account in the institution's general ledger or any subledger of the 
general ledger; or (b) pays those funds to a student directly. Title 
IV, HEA program funds are disbursed even if an institution uses its own 
funds in advance of receiving program funds from the Department.
    An institution's failure to submit disbursement records within the 
required timeframe may result in the Department rejecting all or part 
of the reported disbursement. Such failure may also result in an audit 
or program review finding or the initiation of an adverse action, such 
as a fine or other penalty for such failure, in accordance with subpart 
G of the General Provisions regulations in 34 CFR part 668.

Deadline Dates for Enrollment Reporting by Institutions.

    In accordance with 34 CFR 674.19(f), 682.610(c), 685.309(b), and 
690.83(b)(2), upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary, 
institutions must update all information included in the report and 
return the report to the Secretary in a manner and format prescribed by 
the Secretary and within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary. 
Consistent with the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) 
Enrollment Reporting Guide, the Secretary has determined that 
institutions must report at least every two months. Institutions may 
find the NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Guide in the ``Knowledge Center'' 
via Federal Student Aid's (FSA) Partner Connect website at: https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center.

Other Sources for Detailed Information

    We publish a detailed discussion of the FAFSA application process 
in the Application and Verification Guide volume of the 2021-2022 
Federal Student Aid Handbook and in the 2021-2022 ISIR Guide.
    Information on the institutional reporting requirements for the 
Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH 
Grant programs is included in the 2021-2022 Common Origination and 
Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference. Also, see the NSLDS Enrollment 
Reporting Guide.
    You may access these publications by visiting the ``Knowledge 
Center'' via FSA's Partner Connect website at: https://fsapartners.ed.gov/knowledge-center.
    Additionally, the 2021-2022 award year reporting deadline dates for 
the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs were published in the 
Federal Register on January 26, 2021 (86 FR 7075).
    Applicable Regulations: The following regulations apply:
    (1) Student Assistance General Provisions, 34 CFR part 668.
    (2) Federal Pell Grant Program, 34 CFR part 690.
    (3) William D. Ford Direct Loan Program, 34 CFR part 685.
    (4) Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education 
Grant Program, 34 CFR part 686.
    (5) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34 CFR part 675.
    (6) Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Program, 34 
CFR part 676.
    Accessible Format: On request to the program contact person listed 
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, individuals with disabilities 
can obtain this document in an accessible format. The Department will 
provide the requestor with an accessible format that may include Rich 
Text Format (RTF) or text format (txt), a thumb drive, an MP3 file, 
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format.
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    Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 1070b-1070b-4, 1070g, 1070h, 
1087a-1087j, 1087aa-1087ii, and 1087-51-1087-58.

    Dated: June 21, 2021.
Richard Cordray,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.

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 Table A--2021-2022 Award Year Deadline Dates by Which a Student Must Submit the FAFSA, by Which the Institution
 Must Receive the Student's Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) or Student Aid Report (SAR), and by
                  Which the Institution Must Submit Verification Outcomes for Certain Students
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                                                                                           What is the deadline
             Who submits?                 What is submitted?     Where is it submitted?     date for receipt?
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Student..............................  FAFSA--fafsa.gov or      Electronically to the    June 30, 2022.
                                        MyStudentAid mobile      Department's Central
                                        application (original    Processing System
                                        or renewal).             (CPS).
                                       Signature page (if       To the address printed   September 10, 2022.
                                        required).               on the signature page.
Student through an Institution.......  An electronic FAFSA      Electronically to the    June 30, 2022 \1\.
                                        (original or renewal).   Department's CPS using
                                                                 ``Electronic Data
                                                                 Exchange'' (EDE) or
                                                                 ``FAA Access to CPS
                                                                 Online''.
Student..............................  A paper original FAFSA.  To the address printed   June 30, 2022.
                                                                 on the FAFSA.
Student..............................  Electronic corrections   Electronically to the    September 10, 2022 \1\.
                                        to the FAFSA using       Department's CPS.
                                        fafsa.gov.
                                       Signature page (if       To the address printed   September 10, 2022.
                                        required).               on the signature page.
Student through an Institution.......  Electronic corrections   Electronically to the    September 10, 2022 \1\.
                                        to the FAFSA.            Department's CPS using
                                                                 EDE or ``FAA Access to
                                                                 CPS Online''.
Student..............................  Paper corrections to     To the address printed   September 10, 2022.
                                        the FAFSA using a SAR,   on the SAR.
                                        including change of
                                        mailing and email
                                        addresses and change
                                        of institutions.
Student..............................  Change of mailing and    To the Federal Student   September 10, 2022.
                                        email addresses,         Aid Information Center
                                        change of                by calling 1-800-433-
                                        institutions, or         3243.
                                        requests for a
                                        duplicate SAR.
Student..............................  A SAR with an official   To the institution.....  The earlier of:
                                        EFC calculated by the                            --The student's last
                                        Department's CPS,                                 date of enrollment for
                                        except for Parent PLUS                            the 2021-2022 award
                                        Loans and Direct                                  year; or
                                        Unsubsidized Loans                               --September 17, 2022
                                        made to a dependent                               \2\.
                                        student under HEA
                                        section 479A(a), for
                                        which the SAR does not
                                        need to have an
                                        official EFC.
Student through CPS..................  An ISIR with an          To the institution from
                                        official EFC             the Department's CPS.
                                        calculated by the
                                        Department's CPS,
                                        except for Parent PLUS
                                        Loans and Direct
                                        Unsubsidized Loans
                                        made to a dependent
                                        student under HEA
                                        section 479A(a), for
                                        which the ISIR does
                                        not need to have an
                                        official EFC.
Student..............................  Valid SAR (Pell Grant,   To the institution.....  Except for a student
                                        FSEOG, FWS, and Direct                            meeting the conditions
                                        Subsidized Loans).                                for a late
                                                                                          disbursement under 34
                                                                                          CFR 668.164(j), the
                                                                                          earlier of:
                                                                                         --The student's last
                                                                                          date of enrollment for
                                                                                          the 2021-2022 award
                                                                                          year; or
                                                                                         --September 17, 2022
                                                                                          \2\.
Student through CPS..................  Valid ISIR (Pell Grant,  To the institution from
                                        FSEOG, FWS, and Direct   the Department's CPS.
                                        Subsidized Loans).
Student..............................  Valid SAR (Pell Grant,   To the institution.....  For a student receiving
                                        FSEOG, FWS, and Direct                            a late disbursement
                                        Subsidized Loans).                                under 34 CFR
                                                                                          668.164(j)(4)(i), the
                                                                                          earlier of:
                                                                                         --180 days after the
                                                                                          date of the
                                                                                          institution's
                                                                                          determination that the
                                                                                          student withdrew or
                                                                                          otherwise became
                                                                                          ineligible; or
                                                                                         --September 17, 2022
                                                                                          \2\.
Student through CPS..................  Valid ISIR (Pell Grant,  To the institution from
                                        FSEOG, FWS, and Direct   the Department's CPS.
                                        Subsidized Loans).
Student..............................  Verification documents.  To the institution.....  The earlier of: \3\
                                                                                         --120 days after the
                                                                                          student's last date of
                                                                                          enrollment for the
                                                                                          2021-2022 award year;
                                                                                          or
                                                                                         --September 17, 2022
                                                                                          \2\.
Institution..........................  Identity and high        Electronically to the    60 days following the
                                        school completion        Department's CPS using   institution's first
                                        verification results     ``FAA Access to CPS      request to the student
                                        for a student selected   Online''.                to submit the required
                                        for verification by                               V4 or V5 identity and
                                        the Department and                                high school completion
                                        placed in Verification                            documentation \4\.
                                        Tracking Group V4 or
                                        V5.
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\1\ The deadline for electronic transactions is 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) on the deadline date. Transmissions
  must be completed and accepted before 12:00 midnight to meet the deadline. If transmissions are started before
  12:00 midnight but are not completed until after 12:00 midnight, those transmissions do not meet the deadline.
  In addition, any transmission submitted on or just prior to the deadline date that is rejected may not be
  reprocessed because the deadline will have passed by the time the user gets the information notifying him or
  her of the rejection.
\2\ The date the ISIR/SAR transaction was processed by CPS is considered to be the date the institution received
  the ISIR or SAR regardless of whether the institution has downloaded the ISIR from its Student Aid Internet
  Gateway (SAIG) mailbox or when the student submits the SAR to the institution.
\3\ Although the Secretary has set this deadline date for the submission of verification documents, if
  corrections are required, deadline dates for submission of paper or electronic corrections and, for Pell Grant
  applicants and applicants selected for verification, deadline dates for the submission of a valid SAR or valid
  ISIR to the institution must still be met. An institution may establish an earlier deadline for the submission
  of verification documents for purposes of the campus-based programs and the Direct Loan Program, but it cannot
  be later than this deadline date.
\4\ Note that changes to previously submitted Identity Verification Results must be updated within 30 days of
  the institution becoming aware that a change has occurred.


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  Table B--2021-2022 Award Year Deadline Dates By Which an Institution Must Submit Disbursement Information For
          the Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan and TEACH Grant Programs \1\
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                                                                                                 What are the
                                                                                                deadlines  for
                                  What is submitted?      Under what          Where is it      disbursement and
         Which program?                                circumstances is       submitted?      for  submission of
                                                         it submitted?                           records  and
                                                                                                 information?
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Pell Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH    An origination or   The institution     To the Common       The earliest
 Grant, and Iraq and Afghanistan   disbursement        has made or         Origination and     disbursement date
 Service Grant programs.           record.             intends to make a   Disbursement        for Pell Grant,
                                                       disbursement..      (COD) System        Iraq and
                                                                           using the Student   Afghanistan
                                                                           Aid Internet        Service Grant
                                                                           Gateway (SAIG);     Programs is
                                                                           or to the COD       January 22, 2021.
                                                                           System using the   The earliest
                                                                           COD website at:     disbursement date
                                                                           https://            for Direct Loan
                                                                           cod.ed.gov.         Program is
                                                                                               October 1, 2020.
                                                                                              The earliest
                                                                                               disbursement date
                                                                                               for TEACH Grant
                                                                                               Program is
                                                                                               January 1, 2021.
                                                                                              The earliest
                                                                                               submission date
                                                                                               for anticipated
                                                                                               disbursement
                                                                                               information is
                                                                                               March 22, 2021.
                                                                                              The earliest
                                                                                               submission date
                                                                                               for actual
                                                                                               disbursement
                                                                                               information is
                                                                                               March 22, 2021,
                                                                                               but no earlier
                                                                                               than:
                                                                                              (a) 7 calendar
                                                                                               days prior to the
                                                                                               disbursement date
                                                                                               under the advance
                                                                                               payment method or
                                                                                               the Heightened
                                                                                               Cash Monitoring
                                                                                               Payment Method 1
                                                                                               (HCM1); or
                                                                                              (b) The
                                                                                               disbursement date
                                                                                               under the
                                                                                               reimbursement or
                                                                                               the Heightened
                                                                                               Cash Monitoring
                                                                                               Payment Method 2
                                                                                               (HCM2).
Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan  An origination or   The institution     To COD using SAIG;  The deadline
 Service Grant, and TEACH Grant    disbursement        has made a          or to COD using     submission date
 programs.                         record.             disbursement and    the COD website     \2\ is the
                                                       will submit         at: https://        earlier of:
                                                       records on or       cod.ed.gov.        (a) 15 calendar
                                                       before the                              days after the
                                                       deadline                                institution makes
                                                       submission date..                       a disbursement or
                                                                                               becomes aware of
                                                                                               the need to make
                                                                                               an adjustment to
                                                                                               previously
                                                                                               reported
                                                                                               disbursement
                                                                                               data, except that
                                                                                               records for
                                                                                               disbursements
                                                                                               made between
                                                                                               January 22, 2021
                                                                                               and March 22,
                                                                                               2021 must be
                                                                                               submitted no
                                                                                               later than April
                                                                                               6, 2021; or
                                                                                              (b) September 30,
                                                                                               2022.
Direct Loan Program.............  An origination or   The institution     To COD using SAIG;  The deadline
                                   disbursement        has made a          or to COD using     submission date
                                   record.             disbursement and    the COD website     \2\ is the
                                                       will submit         at: https://        earlier of:
                                                       records on or       cod.ed.gov.        (a) 15 calendar
                                                       before the                              days after the
                                                       deadline                                institution makes
                                                       submission date..                       a disbursement or
                                                                                               becomes aware of
                                                                                               the need to make
                                                                                               an adjustment to
                                                                                               previously
                                                                                               reported
                                                                                               disbursement
                                                                                               data, except that
                                                                                               records of
                                                                                               disbursements
                                                                                               made between
                                                                                               October 1, 2020
                                                                                               and April 26,
                                                                                               2021, may be
                                                                                               submitted no
                                                                                               later than May
                                                                                               11, 2021; or
                                                                                              (b) July 31, 2023.
Pell Grant and Iraq and           A downward          It is after the     To COD using SAIG;  No later than
 Afghanistan Service Grant         (decrease)          deadline            or to COD using     September 30,
 programs.                         adjustment to an    submission date..   the COD website     2027.\2\
                                   origination or                          at: https://
                                   disbursement                            cod.ed.gov.
                                   record.
Pell Grant and Iraq and           An upward           It is after the     Via the COD         The earlier of:
 Afghanistan Service Grant         (increase)          deadline            website at:        (a) When the
 programs.                         adjustment to an    submission date     https://            institution is
                                   origination or      and the             cod.ed.gov.         fully reconciled
                                   disbursement        institution has                         and is ready to
                                   record.             received approval                       submit all
                                                       of its request                          additional data
                                                       for an extension                        for the program
                                                       to the deadline                         and the award
                                                       submission date..                       year; or
                                                      Requests for                            (b) September 30,
                                                       extensions to the                       2027.
                                                       established
                                                       submission
                                                       deadlines may be
                                                       made for reasons
                                                       including, but
                                                       not limited to:.

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TEACH Grant and Direct Loan       An origination or   (a) A program       ..................  When the
 programs.                         disbursement        review or initial                       institution is
                                   record.             audit finding                           fully reconciled
                                                       under 34 CFR                            and is ready to
                                                       690.83;.                                submit all
                                                      (b) A late                               additional data
                                                       disbursement                            for the program
                                                       under 34 CFR                            and the award
                                                       668.164(j); or.                         year.
                                                      (c) Disbursements
                                                       previously
                                                       blocked as a
                                                       result of another
                                                       institution
                                                       failing to post a
                                                       downward
                                                       adjustment..
Pell Grant and Iraq and           An origination or   It is after the     Via the COD         The earlier of:
 Afghanistan Service Grant         disbursement        deadline            website at:        (a) A date
 programs.                         record.             submission date     https://            designated by the
                                                       and the             cod.ed.gov.         Secretary after
                                                       institution has                         consultation with
                                                       received approval                       the institution;
                                                       of its request                          or
                                                       for an extension                       (b) February 1,
                                                       to the deadline                         2023.
                                                       submission date
                                                       based on a
                                                       natural disaster,
                                                       other unusual
                                                       circumstances, or
                                                       an administrative
                                                       error made by the
                                                       Department..
Pell Grant and Iraq and           An origination or   It is after the     Via the COD         The earlier of:
 Afghanistan Service Grant         disbursement        deadline            website at:        (a) 15 days after
 programs.                         record.             submission date     https://            the student
                                                       and the             cod.ed.gov.         reenrolls; or
                                                       institution has                        (b) May 2, 2023.
                                                       received approval
                                                       of its request
                                                       for
                                                       administrative
                                                       relief to extend
                                                       the deadline
                                                       submission date
                                                       based on a
                                                       student's reentry
                                                       to the
                                                       institution
                                                       within 180 days
                                                       after initially
                                                       withdrawing.\3\.
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\1\ A COD Processing Year is a period of time in which institutions are permitted to submit Direct Loan records
  to the COD System that are related to a given award year. For a Direct Loan, the period of time includes loans
  that have a loan period covering any day in the 2021-2022 award year.
\2\ Transmissions must be completed and accepted before the designated processing time on the deadline
  submission date. The designated processing time is published annually via an electronic announcement posted to
  the Knowledge Center via FSA's Partner Connect website at: (https://fsapartners.ed.gov/home/). If
  transmissions are started at the designated time, but are not completed until after the designated time, those
  transmissions will not meet the deadline. In addition, any transmission submitted on or just prior to the
  deadline date that is rejected may not be reprocessed because the deadline will have passed by the time the
  user gets the information notifying him or her of the rejection.
\3\ Applies only to students enrolled in clock-hour and nonterm credit-hour educational programs.
Note: The COD System must accept origination data for a student from an institution before it accepts
  disbursement information from the institution for that student. Institutions may submit origination and
  disbursement data for a student in the same transmission. However, if the origination data is rejected, the
  disbursement data is rejected.

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