Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Family Education Loan, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, Federal Pell Grant, and Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership Programs; Notice extending institutional and applicant filing and reporting deadlines [FSA]

FR Doc 05-20623
[Federal Register: October 14, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 198)]
[Notices]
[Page 60072-60074]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan,
Federal Work-Study, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant,
Federal Family Education Loan, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan,
Federal Pell Grant, and Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership
Programs

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice extending institutional and applicant filing and
reporting deadlines.

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SUMMARY: The Secretary announces an extension of the deadline dates for
specific filing and reporting activities, including those published in
the Federal Register on March 22, 2005, (70 FR 14450), April 13, 2005
(70 FR

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19423), and June 7, 2005, (70 FR 33134). The Secretary takes this
action as a result of the extensive damage and disruption in the
southern United States caused by Hurricane Rita. The new dates apply
only to (1) institutions or third-party servicers that are located in a
federally-declared disaster area and that were adversely affected by
Hurricane Rita, and (2) applicants that are adversely affected by
Hurricane Rita. The Secretary notes that the deadline extensions in
this notice supplement the extensions published in the Federal Register
on September 9, 2005, (70 FR 53640) for parties adversely affected by
Hurricane Katrina.
In addition, the Secretary reminds affected parties that additional
guidance and regulatory relief are provided in Dear Colleague Letter
GEN-04-04, available at: http://www.ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/GEN0404.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Secretary announces new deadlines, as
described below.

Activities Related to Institutional Reporting

FISAP Filing Deadline: For an affected institution or third-party
servicer that is unable to meet the previously published deadline of
September 30, 2005, the Secretary extends to December 1, 2005, the date
by which the institution's FISAP (Fiscal Operations Report for 2004-
2005 and Application to Participate for 2006-2007) must be submitted.
If the institution or servicer cannot meet the extended deadline, it
must contact the Campus-Based Call Center at 1-877-801-7168, or by e-
mail at CBFOB@ed.gov. An institution or servicer
that submits a FISAP
after September 30, 2005, must maintain documentation of the hurricane-
related reason why it did so.
Audit Submission Deadline: For an affected institution or third-
party servicer that is unable to submit its annual compliance audit
and/or audited financial statements, the Secretary extends by 90 days
the date by which the institution or servicer must otherwise submit
those audits as provided in 34 CFR 668.23. If the institution or
servicer cannot meet the extended deadline, it must contact the
appropriate School Participation Team. Institutions or servicers in
Texas and Louisiana should contact the Department of Education's Dallas
Regional Office at (214) 661-9490, or by e-mail at
jackie.shipman@ed.gov. An institution or
servicer that submits its

annual audit after the deadline in 34 CFR 668.23 must maintain
documentation of the hurricane-related reason why it did so.
2004-2005 Federal Pell Grant Reporting Deadline: For an affected
institution or third-party servicer that is unable to meet the
previously published deadline of September 30, 2005, the Secretary
grants administrative relief and extends to December 1, 2005, the date
by which the institution or servicer must report Federal Pell Grant
payments (and adjustments) for the 2004-2005 award year to the Common
Origination and Disbursement (COD) System. If the institution or
servicer cannot submit the records by the extended deadline, it must
contact the COD School Relations Center at 1-800-4PGRANT (1-800-474-
7268), or by e-mail at CODSupport@acs-inc.com.
An institution or
servicer that submits Pell Grant payment information for the 2004-2005
award year after September 30, 2005, must maintain documentation of the
hurricane-related reason why it did so.
Submission of Federal Pell Grant Disbursement Records: For the
2004-2005 and 2005-2006 award years, the Secretary will not enforce the
current 30-day reporting requirement against an affected institution or
third-party servicer that is unable to submit Federal Pell Grant
disbursement records to the COD System. Instead, the institution or
servicer has until December 1, 2005, to submit these records. If the
institution or servicer cannot submit the records by the extended
deadline, it must contact the COD School Relations Center at 1-800-
4PGRANT (1-800-474-7268), or by e-mail at CODSupport@acs-inc.com. An
affected institution or servicer that does not submit Pell Grant
payment information within the 30-day timeframe must maintain
documentation of the hurricane-related reason why it did so.
Submission of Federal Direct Loan Records: The Secretary will not
enforce the current 30-day requirement against an affected institution
or third-party servicer that is unable to submit William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) promissory notes, loan origination
records, and disbursement records (including adjustments) to the COD
System. Instead, the institution or servicer has until December 1,
2005, to submit these records. If an institution or servicer cannot
submit the records by the extended deadline, it must contact the COD
School Relations Center at 1-800-848-0978, or by e-mail at
CODSupport@acs-inc.com. An affected
institution or servicer that does

not submit Direct Loan information within the current 30-day timeframe
must maintain documentation of the hurricane-related reason why it did
so.

Activities Related to Applicant Filing

FAFSA Correction Deadline: For an affected applicant for the 2004-
2005 award year, the Secretary extends from September 15, 2005, to
December 1, 2005, the date by which the Department's Central Processing
System (CPS) must have received the following items:
Paper corrections (including address changes and changes
of institutions) made using a SAR;
Electronic corrections (including address changes and
changes of institutions) made from FAFSA on the Web, FAA Access to CPS
Online, or EDE;
Changes to mailing or e-mail addresses, changes of
institutions, and requests for a duplicate SAR made by phone to the
Federal Student Aid Information Center; and
Paper signature pages and electronic signatures.

Activities Related to Documents Received by an Institution

Receipt of SARs and ISIRs: For an affected applicant, institution,
or third-party servicer, the Secretary extends from September 23, 2005,
to December 1, 2005, the date by which the institution or servicer must
have received a SAR from a student, or an ISIR from the Department, for
the student to be considered for a Federal Pell Grant for the 2004-2005
award year. An institution or servicer that pays Federal Student Aid on
a SAR or ISIR that was received after September 23, 2005, must maintain
documentation of the hurricane-related reason why the SAR or ISIR was
not received by that date.
Receipt of Verification Documents: The Secretary extends from
September 23, 2005, to December 1, 2005, the date by which an
institution or third-party servicer must have received all requested
verification documents to consider an applicant for Federal Student Aid
for the 2004-2005 award year. An institution or servicer that pays
Federal Student Aid based on verification documents received after
September 23, 2005, must maintain documentation of the hurricane-
related reason why those documents were not received by that date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general questions, John Kolotos,
U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., UCP, room
113F2, Washington, DC 20202. Telephone: (202) 377-4027, FAX: (202) 275-
4552, or by e-mail: john.kolotos@ed.gov.
For other questions or requests for extensions, contact the
appropriate call

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center as noted elsewhere in this notice or the Customer Service Call
Center at 1-800-433-7327.

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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 1070b-1070b-4, 1070c-1070c-
4, 1071-1087-2, 1087a-1087j, 1087aa-1087ii, 1094, and 1099c; 42
U.S.C. 2751-2756b.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance numbers: 84.007 Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program; 84.032
Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Programs; 84.033 Federal Work-
Study (FWS) Program; 84.038 Federal Perkins (Perkins) Loans; 84.063
Federal Pell Grant (Pell) Program; 84.069 Leveraging Educational
Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Programs; and 84.268 William D. Ford
Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Programs)

Dated: October 11, 2005.
Theresa S. Shaw,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
[FR Doc. 05-20623 Filed 10-13-05; 8:45 am]

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