34 Education 3 2003-07-01 2003-07-01 false Definitions. 668.52 Section 668.52 Education Regulations of the Offices of the Department of Education (Continued) OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION,DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS Verification of Student Aid Application Information
§ 668.52 Definitions.

The following definitions apply to this subpart:

Base year means the calendar year preceding the first calendar year of an award year.

Edits means a set of pre-established factors for identifying—

(a) Student aid applications that may contain incorrect, missing, illogical, or inconsistent information; and

(b) Randomly selected student aid applications.

Expected family contribution (EFC) means the amount an applicant and his or her spouse and family are expected to contribute toward the applicant's cost of attendance.

Institutional student information report as defined in 34 CFR 690.2 for purposes of the Federal Pell Grant, campus-based, Federal Stafford Loan, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan programs.

Student aid application means an application approved by the Secretary and submitted by a person to have his or her EFC determined under the Federal Pell Grant, campus-based, Federal Stafford Loan, Federal Direct Loan or programs.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1094) [56 FR 61337, Dec. 2, 1991, as amended at 59 FR 22067, Apr. 28, 1994; 59 FR 61206, 61207, Nov. 29, 1994]