November 15, 2000
Volume 2000 - Issue 91

Institutional Eligibility, the Student Assistance General Provisions, the Federal Work-Study Program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, and the Federal Pell Grant Program Final Regulations

    The U.S. Department of Education (ED) recently released a Federal Register, dated November 1, 2000, containing final regulations regarding Institutional Eligibility, the Student Assistance General Provisions, the Federal Work-Study Program, the Federal Family Education Loan Program, and the Federal Pell Grant Program.  The regulations incorporate provisions contained in the recent reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA).  The regulatory changes impact the following sections of 34 CFR:
 

Part 600-Institutional Eligibility
Sec.   609.9 and  609.30  Removed.
Sec.   600.10    Date, extent, duration, and consequence of eligibility.
Sec.   600.20    Application procedures.
Sec.   600.21    Updating application information.
Sec.   600.31    Change in ownership resulting in a change in control.
Part 668-Student Assistance General Provisions
Sec.   668.2      General definitions.
Sec.   668.5      Written arrangements to provide educational programs.
Sec.   668.8      Eligible program.
Sec.   668.12    Amended.
Sec.   668.13    Certification procedures.
Sec.   668.19    Financial aid history
Sec.   668.165  Notices and authorizations.
Part 675-Federal Work-Study Program
Sec.   675.19    Fiscal procedures and records. 
Part 682-Federal Family Education Loan Program
Sec.   682.201  Eligible borrowers.
Sec.   682.207  Due diligence in disbursing a loan.
Sec.   682.604  Processing the borrower's loan proceeds and counseling 
                         borrowers.
Part 690-Federal Pell Grant Program
Sec.   690.9     Removed.
Sec.   690.75   Amended.

    A copy of this Federal Register is available on ED's web site at http://www.ifap.ed.gov.  If you are unable to access ED's web site and would like a hard copy, please contact Stacey Roberts at (801) 321-7211.  Any questions regarding this Bulletin should be directed to the UHEAA Policy and Training Department at (801) 321-7166 or by e-mail at cjudd@utahsbr.edu.