[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 45 (Thursday, March 7, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14776-14778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05347]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Programs; 2013-2014 Award
Year Deadline Dates
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces the 2013-2014 award year deadline
dates for the submission of requests and documents from postsecondary
institutions for the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study (FWS),
and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) programs
(collectively, the ``campus-based programs'').
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Perkins Loan program encourages
institutions to make low-interest, long-term loans to needy
undergraduate and graduate students to help pay for their education.
The FWS program encourages the part-time employment of needy
undergraduate and graduate students to help pay for their education and
to involve the students in community service activities.
The FSEOG program encourages institutions to provide grants to
exceptionally needy undergraduate students to help pay for their cost
of education.
The Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs are authorized by
parts E and C, and part A, subpart 3, respectively, of title IV of the
Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
Throughout the year, in its ``Electronic Announcements,'' the
Department expects to continue to provide additional information for
the individual deadline dates listed in the table under the DEADLINE
DATES section of this notice. You will find the information on the
Information for Financial Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web site at:
www.ifap.ed.gov.
Deadline Dates: The following table provides the 2013-2014 award
year deadline dates for the submission of applications, reports, waiver
requests, and other documents for the campus-based programs.
Institutions must meet the established deadline dates to ensure
consideration for funding or waiver, as appropriate.
2013-2014 Award Year Deadline Dates
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What is the deadline for
What does an institution submit? How is it submitted? submission?
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1. The Campus-Based Reallocation Form The Reallocation Form is located August 16, 2013.
designated for the return of 2012-2013 in the ``Setup'' section of the
funds and the request for supplemental electronic FISAP and must be
FWS funds for the 2013-2014 award year. submitted from the eCampus-
Based Web site at
www.cbfisap.ed.gov.
2. The 2012-2013 Fiscal Operations Report The FISAP must be submitted October 1, 2013.
and 2014-2015 Application to Participate electronically via the Internet
(FISAP). from the eCampus-Based Web site
at www.cbfisap.ed.gov.
The FISAP signature page must be
mailed to: FISAP Administrator,
3130 Fairview Park Drive, Suite
800, Falls Church, VA 22042-
4548.
3. The Work Colleges Program Report of The Work Colleges Program Report October 1, 2013.
2012-2013 award year expenditures. is located in the ``Setup''
section of the electronic FISAP
and must be submitted from the
eCampus-Based Web site at
www.cbfisap.ed.gov.
A printed copy of the signed
report with an original
signature must be submitted by
one of the following methods:
Hand deliver to: U.S. Department
of Education, Federal Student
Aid, Grants & Campus-Based
Division, 830 First Street,
NE., room 63C5 ATTN: Work
Colleges Coordinator,
Washington, DC 20002, or
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Mail to: The address listed
above for hand delivery.
However, please use ZIP Code
20202-5453.
4. The 2012-2013 Financial Assistance for The Financial Assistance for October 1, 2013.
Students with Intellectual Disabilities Students with Intellectual
Expenditure Report. Disabilities Expenditure Report
is located in the ``Setup''
section of the electronic FISAP
and must be submitted from the
eCampus-Based Web site at
www.cbfisap.ed.gov.
A printed copy of the signed
report with an original
signature must be submitted by
one of the following methods:
Hand deliver to: U.S. Department
of Education, Federal Student
Aid, Grants & Campus-Based
Division, CTP Program, 830
First Street, NE., room 63C1
Washington, DC 20002, or
Mail to: The address listed
above for hand delivery.
However, please use ZIP Code
20202-5453.
5. The 2012-2013 FISAP Edit Corrections Corrections to the FISAP due to December 13, 2013.
and Perkins Cash on Hand Update. edits and Perkins Cash on Hand
updates must be submitted on
the electronic FISAP from
eCampus-Based Web site at
www.cbfisap.ed.gov.
Instructions for submitting the
corrections and update will be
provided in an Electronic
Announcement on the Information
for Financial Aid Professionals
(IFAP) Web site, prior to the
deadline date.
6. Request for a waiver of the 2014-2015 The request for an underuse February 7, 2014.
award year penalty for the underuse of penalty waiver is located in
2012-2013 award year funds. Part II, Section C of the
electronic FISAP at the eCampus-
Based Web site at
www.cbfisap.ed.gov.
The request and justification
must be submitted from the
eCampus-Based Web site.
Instructions for submitting the
request and justification will
be provided in an Electronic
Announcement on the Information
for Financial Aid Professionals
(IFAP) Web site, prior to the
deadline date.
7. The Institutional Application and The Institutional Application March 7, 2014.
Agreement for Participation in the Work and Agreement for Participation
Colleges Program for the 2014-2015 award in the Work Colleges Program is
year. located in the ``Setup''
section of the electronic FISAP
and must be submitted from the
eCampus-Based Web site at
www.cbfisap.ed.gov.
A printed copy of the signed
report with an original
signature must be submitted by
one of the following methods:
Hand deliver to: U.S. Department
of Education, Federal Student
Aid, Grants & Campus-Based
Division, 830 First Street,
NE., room 63C5, ATTN: Work
Colleges Coordinator,
Washington, DC 20002, or
Mail to: The address listed
above for hand delivery.
However, please use ZIP Code
20202-5453.
Instructions for submitting the
application will be provided in
an Electronic Announcement on
the Information for Financial
Aid Professionals (IFAP) Web
site, prior to the deadline
date.
8. Request for a waiver of the FWS The FWS Community Service waiver April 25, 2014.
Community Service Expenditure request is located in the
Requirement for the 2014-2015 award year. ``Setup'' section of the
electronic FISAP and must be
submitted via from the eCampus-
Based Web site at
www.cbfisap.ed.gov.
Instructions for submitting the
request and justification will
be provided in an Electronic
Announcement on the Information
for Financial Aid Professionals
(IFAP) Web site, prior to the
deadline date.
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Notes:
[ssquf] The deadline for electronic submissions is 11:59:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the applicable deadline date.
Transmissions must be completed and accepted by 12:00:00 midnight to meet the deadline.
[ssquf] Paper documents that are sent through the U.S. Postal Service must be postmarked or you must have a mail
receipt stamped by the applicable deadline date.
[ssquf] Paper documents that are hand delivered by a commercial courier must be received no later than 4:30:00
p.m. (Eastern Time) on the applicable deadline date.
[ssquf] The Secretary may consider on a case-by-case basis the effect that a major disaster, as defined in
section 102(2) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), or
another unusual circumstance has on an institution in meeting the deadlines.
Proof of Mailing or Hand Delivery of Paper Documents
If you submit paper documents when permitted by mail or by hand
delivery (or from a commercial courier), we accept as proof 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 legibly dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a
commercial courier.
(4) Other proof of mailing or delivery acceptable to the Secretary.
If you mail your paper documents through the U.S. Postal Service,
we do not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
(1) A private metered postmark.
(2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
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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. All institutions
are encouraged to use certified or at least first-class mail.
The Department accepts hand deliveries from you or a commercial
courier between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30:00 p.m., Washington, DC time, Monday
through Friday except Federal holidays.
Sources for Detailed Information on These Requests
A more detailed discussion of each request for funds or waiver is
provided in specific ``Electronic Announcements,'' which are posted on
the Department's IFAP Web site (www.ifap.ed.gov) at least 30 days
before the established deadline date for the specific request.
Information on these items is also found in the Federal Student Aid
Handbook which is also posted on the Department's IFAP Web site.
Applicable Regulations: The following regulations apply to these
programs:
(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 Perkins Loan Program, 34 CFR part 674.
(4) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34 CFR part 675.
(5) Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program, 34
CFR part 676.
(6) Institutional Eligibility under the Higher Education Act of
1965, as amended, 34 CFR part 600.
(7) New Restrictions on Lobbying, 34 CFR part 82.
(8) Governmentwide Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Financial
Assistance), 34 CFR part 84.
(9) Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Nonprocurement), 34
CFR part 85.
(10) Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention, 34 CFR part 86.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Stephenson, Manager, Campus-Based
Programs, U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 First
Street, NE., Union Center Plaza, room 63C5, Washington, DC 20202-5453.
Telephone: (202) 377-3782 or via email: [email protected].
Accessible Format: 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.
Accessible Format: Individuals with disabilities can obtain this
document in an accessible format (e.g., braille, large print,
audiotape, or compact disc) on request to the program contact person
listed in this section.
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq. and 1087aa et seq.;
42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.
Dated: March 4, 2013.
James W. Runcie,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
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