Deadline Dates for Reports and Other Records Associated With the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®), the Federal Pell Grant Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Program for the 2016-2017 Award Year, 19157-19161 [2016-07510]
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1087 et seq.
Dated: March 29, 2016.
James W. Runcie,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Deadline Dates for Reports and Other
Records Associated With the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid
(FAFSA®), the Federal Pell Grant
Program, the William D. Ford Federal
Direct Loan Program, the Teacher
Education Assistance for College and
Higher Education Grant Program, and
the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant
Program for the 2016–2017 Award Year
Federal Student Aid,
Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
Numbers: 84.007 Federal Supplemental
Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)
Program; 84.033 Federal Work Study (FWS)
Program; 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan
(Perkins Loan) Program; 84.063 Federal Pell
Grant (Pell Grant) Program; 84.268 William
D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program; 84.379 Teacher Education
Assistance for College and Higher Education
(TEACH) Grant Program; 84.408 Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant Program.
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 2016–2017 award year.
The Federal student aid programs
covered by this deadline date notice are
the Pell Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH
Grant, and Iraq and Afghanistan Service
Grant programs. The FSEOG, FWS, and
Perkins Loan programs are only covered
by this deadline date notice to the
extent that a student receiving FSOEG,
FWS, or Perkins Loan funds must
submit a FAFSA, to the extent that the
institution must receive the student’s
Institutional Student Information
Record (ISIR) or Student Aid Report
(SAR) for students requesting those
funds, or to the extent that the
institution must submit verification
outcomes for students requesting those
funds.
These programs, administered by the
U.S. Department of Education
(Department), provide financial
assistance to students attending eligible
postsecondary educational institutions
to help them pay their educational
costs.
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Deadline and Submission Dates:
See Tables A and B at the end of this
notice.
DATES:
Table A—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 for the
2016–2017 Award Year
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, 2017,
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), correction, notice of change of
address or school, or request for a
duplicate SAR is September 9, 2017.
For all Federal student aid 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 2016–2017 award year or September
23, 2017, whichever is earlier. As a
reminder, a FAFSA must be submitted
for the dependent student for whom a
parent is applying for a Direct PLUS
Loan.
Verification documents must be
received by the institution no later than
120 days after the student’s last date of
enrollment for the 2016–2017 award
year or September 23, 2017, whichever
is earlier.
For all Federal student aid 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 must be received by the
institution no later than the earlier of
the student’s last date of enrollment for
the 2016–2017 award year or September
23, 2017.
For a student who is requesting aid
through the Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS,
and Federal Perkins Loan programs or
for a student requesting Direct
Subsidized Loans, who does not meet
the conditions for a late disbursement
under 34 CFR 668.164(g), a valid ISIR or
valid SAR must be received by the
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2016–2017 award year or September 23,
2017, whichever is earlier.
In accordance with 34 CFR
668.164(g)(4)(i), an institution may not
make a late disbursement of title IV
student assistance 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
student assistance 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 23, 2017.
Table B—Pell Grant, Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan,
and TEACH Grant Programs’ Deadline
Dates for Disbursement Information by
Institutions for the 2016–2017 Award
Year or Processing Year
Table B provides the earliest and
latest dates for institutions to submit
Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service
Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant
disbursement records to the
Department’s Common Origination and
Disbursement (COD) System and
deadline dates for such records if an
institution requests and receives
approval to submit such records after
the established deadline.
An institution must submit Pell Grant,
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant,
Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant
disbursement records to COD, as
applicable, 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 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 funds are
disbursed even if an institution uses its
own funds in advance of receiving
program funds from the Secretary.
An institution’s failure to submit
disbursement records within the
required timeframe may result in the
Secretary 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.
Other Sources for Detailed Information
We publish a detailed discussion of
the Federal student aid application
process in the 2016–2017 Federal
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Student Aid Handbook and in the 2016–
2017 ISIR Guide.
Additional 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 2016–
2017 Common Origination and
Disbursement (COD) Technical
Reference.
You may access these publications by
selecting the ‘‘iLibrary’’ link at the
Information for Financial Aid
Professionals Web site at:
www.ifap.ed.gov.
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.
Ian
Foss, U.S. Department of Education,
Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street
NE., Union Center Plaza, Room 113H2,
Washington, DC 20202–5345.
Telephone: (202) 377–3681 or by email:
ian.foss@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications
device for the deaf (TDD) or 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document:
The official version of this document is
the document published in the Federal
Register. Free Internet access to the
official edition of the Federal Register
and the Code of Federal Regulations is
available via the Federal Digital System
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you
can view this document, as well as all
other documents of this Department
published in the Federal Register, in
text or Portable Document Format
(PDF). To use PDF you must have
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is
available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the
Department published in the Federal
Register by using the article search
feature at: www.federalregister.gov.
Specifically, through the advanced
search feature at this site, you can limit
your search to documents published by
the Department.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a,
1070a–1, 1070b–1070b–4, 1070g, 1070h,
1087a–1087j, and 1087aa–1087ii; 42 U.S.C.
2751–2756b.
Dated: March 29, 2016.
James W. Runcie,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
TABLE A—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 FOR THE 2016–2017
AWARD YEAR
Who submits?
What is submitted?
Where is it submitted?
Student ......................
FAFSA—‘‘FAFSA on the Web’’ (original or
renewal).
Signature page (if required) ...........................
An electronic FAFSA (original or renewal) .....
Electronically to the Department’s Central
Processing System (CPS).
To the address printed on the signature page
Electronically to the Department’s CPS using
the ‘‘Electronic Data Exchange’’ (EDE) or
‘‘FAA Access to CPS Online’’.
To the address printed on the FAFSA or envelope provided with the form.
Electronically to the Department’s CPS .........
June 30, 2017 1.
To the address printed on the signature page
Electronically to the Department’s CPS using
the EDE or ‘‘FAA Access to CPS Online’’.
To the address printed on the SAR ...............
September 9, 2017.
September 9, 2017 1.
Student through an Institution.
Student ......................
A paper original FAFSA .................................
Student ......................
Electronic corrections to the FAFSA using
‘‘Corrections on the Web’’.
Signature page (if required) ...........................
Electronic corrections to the FAFSA ..............
Student through an Institution.
Student ......................
Student ......................
Student ......................
Student through CPS
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Student through CPS
Student ......................
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Paper corrections to the FAFSA using a
SAR, including change of mailing and
email addresses and change of institutions.
Change of mailing and email addresses,
change of institutions, or requests for a duplicate SAR.
An ISIR with an official EFC 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.
An ISIR with an official EFC 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.
Valid SAR (Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, Perkins Loan, and Direct Subsidized Loans).
Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, Perkins Loan, and Direct Subsidized Loans).
Valid SAR (Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, Perkins Loan, and Direct Subsidized Loans).
Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, Perkins Loan, and Direct Subsidized Loans).
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What is the deadline date for receipt?
September 9, 2017.
June 30, 2017 1.
June 30, 2017.
September 9, 2017 1.
September 9, 2017.
To the Federal Student Aid Information Center by calling 1–800–433–3243.
September 9, 2017.
To the institution .............................................
The earlier of:
—The student’s last date of enrollment for
the 2016–2017 award year; or
—September 23, 2017 2.
To the institution from the Department’s CPS
The earlier of:
—The student’s last date of enrollment for
the 2016–2017 award year; or
—September 23, 2017 2.
To the institution .............................................
To the institution from the Department’s CPS
Except for a student meeting the conditions
for a late disbursement under 34 CFR
668.164(g), the earlier of:
—The student’s last date of enrollment for
the 2016–2017 award year; or
—September 23, 2017 2.
For a student receiving a late disbursement
under 34 CFR 668.164(g)(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 23, 2017 2.
To the institution .............................................
To the institution from the Department’s CPS
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TABLE A—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 FOR THE 2016–2017
AWARD YEAR—Continued
Who submits?
What is submitted?
Where is it submitted?
What is the deadline date for receipt?
Student ......................
Verification documents ...................................
To the institution .............................................
Institution ...................
Identity and high school completion
verification results for a student selected
for verification by the Department and
placed in Verification Tracking Group V4 or
V5.
Electronically to the Department’s CPS using
‘‘FAA Access to CPS Online’’.
The earlier of: 3
—120 days after the student’s last date of
enrollment for the 2016–2017 award year;
or
—September 23, 2017 2.
60 days following the institution’s first request
to the student to submit the required V4 or
V5 identity and high school completion
documentation 4.
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.
TABLE B—PELL GRANT, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE GRANT, DIRECT LOAN, AND TEACH GRANT PROGRAMS DEADLINE DATES FOR DISBURSEMENT INFORMATION BY INSTITUTIONS FOR THE 2016–2017 AWARD YEAR OR PROCESSING
YEAR 1
Which program?
What is submitted?
Under what circumstances is it
submitted?
Where is it submitted?
An origination or
disbursement
record.
The institution has made or intends to make a disbursement.
To the Common Origination
and Disbursement (COD)
System using the Student
Aid Internet Gateway
(SAIG); or to the COD System using the COD Web site
at: www.cod.ed.gov.
Pell Grant, Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant, and
TEACH Grant programs.
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Pell Grant, Direct
Loan, TEACH
Grant, and Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant programs.
An origination or
disbursement
record.
The institution has made a disbursement and will submit
records on or before the
deadline submission date.
To COD using SAIG; or to
COD using the COD Web
site at: www.cod.ed.gov.
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What are the deadlines for disbursement and for submission
of records and information?
The earliest disbursement date
is January 29, 2016.
The earliest submission date
for anticipated disbursement
information is March 14,
2016.
The earliest submission date
for actual disbursement information is March 14, 2016,
but no earlier than:
(a) 7 calendar days prior
to the disbursement
date under the advance
payment method or the
cash monitoring number
one payment method;
or
(b) The disbursement date
under the reimbursement or cash monitoring
number two payment
method
The deadline submission
date 2 is the earlier of:
(a) 15 calendar days after
the institution makes 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 29, 2016 and
March 14, 2016 must
be submitted no later
than March 29, 2016; or
(b) September 29, 2017
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TABLE B—PELL GRANT, IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN SERVICE GRANT, DIRECT LOAN, AND TEACH GRANT PROGRAMS DEADLINE DATES FOR DISBURSEMENT INFORMATION BY INSTITUTIONS FOR THE 2016–2017 AWARD YEAR OR PROCESSING
YEAR 1—Continued
Which program?
What is submitted?
Under what circumstances is it
submitted?
Where is it submitted?
Direct Loan Program
An origination or
disbursement
record.
The institution has made a disbursement and will submit
records on or before the
deadline submission date..
To COD using SAIG; or to
COD using the COD Web
site at: www.cod.ed.gov..
Pell Grant and Iraq
and Afghanistan
Service Grant programs.
Pell Grant, Iraq and
Afghanistan Service Grant programs.
A downward adjustment to an origination or disbursement record.
An origination or
disbursement
record.
It is after the deadline submission date.
To COD using SAIG; or to
COD using the COD Web
site at: www.cod.ed.gov.
It is after the deadline submission date and the institution
has received approval of its
request for an extension to
the deadline submission
date. Requests for extensions to the established submission deadlines may be
made for reasons, including,
but not limited to:.
(a) A program review or initial
audit finding under 34 CFR
690.83;.
(b) A late disbursement
under 34 CFR
668.164(g); or.
(c) Disbursements previously blocked as a result of another institution failing to post a
downward adjustment.
It is after the deadline submission date and the institution
has received approval of its
request for an extension to
the deadline submission
date based on a natural disaster, other unusual circumstances, or an administrative error made by the
Department.
It is after the deadline submission date and the institution
has 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.
Via the COD Web site at: .......
www.cod.ed.gov ......................
TEACH Grant and Direct Loan programs.
Pell Grant and Iraq
and Afghanistan
Service Grant programs.
An origination or
disbursement
record.
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An origination or
disbursement
record.
What are the deadlines for disbursement and for submission
of records and information?
The deadline submission
date 2 is the earlier of:
(a) 15 calendar days after
the institution makes a
disbursement or becomes aware of the
need to make an adjustment to previously
reported disbursement
data, except that
records of disbursements made between
January 1, 2016, and
March 30, 2016, may
be submitted no later
than March 29, 2016; or
(b) July 31, 2018.
No later than September 30,
2022.
The earlier of:
(a) When the institution is fully
reconciled and is ready to
submit all additional data for
the program and the award
year; or
(b) September 30, 2022.
When the institution is fully
reconciled and is ready to
submit all additional data for
the program and the award
year.
Via the COD Web site at: .......
www.cod.ed.gov ......................
The earlier of:
(a) A date designated by the
Secretary after consultation
with the institution; or
(b) February 1, 2018.
Via the COD Web site at: .......
www.cod.ed.gov ......................
The earlier of:
(a) 15 days after the student
reenrolls; or
(b) May 3, 2018.
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 2016–2017
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 Information for Financial Aid Professionals Web site
(www.ifap.ed.gov). 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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BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2016–ICCD–0039]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Teacher
Follow-Up Survey (TFS 2016–17) to the
National Teacher and Principal Survey
(NTPS 2015–16)
National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. chapter 3501 et seq.), ED is
proposing a reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before June 3,
2016.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2016–ICCD–0039. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
Please note that comments submitted by
fax or email and those submitted after
the comment period will not be
accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
400 Maryland Avenue SW., LBJ, Room
2E–105, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Kashka
Kubzdela at kashka.kubzdela@ed.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
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requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Teacher Follow-up
Survey (TFS 2016–17) to the National
Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS
2015–16).
OMB Control Number: 1850–0617.
Type of Review: A reinstatement of a
previously approved information
collection.
Respondents/Affected Public:
Individuals.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 13,213.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 3,133.
Abstract: This request is to conduct
data collection for the 2016–17 Teacher
Follow-up Survey (TFS), a one-year
follow up of a subsample of teachers
who responded to the 2015–2016
National Teacher and Principal Survey
(NTPS). TFS is conducted by the
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES), of the Institute of Education
Sciences (IES), within the U.S.
Department of Education (ED). The TFS
has been conducted seven times
previously beginning in 1988–89 as a
follow up to the first administration of
the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS)
in 1987–88. It was subsequently
administered as a follow up to SASS in
1991–92, 1994–95, 2000–2001, 2004–
2005, 2008–2009, and, most recently,
2012–2013 (OMB# 1850–0598 v.9).
During the 2015–16 school year, NCES
conducted the first NTPS (OMB #1850–
0598 v.11), a redesign of SASS to
improve the flexibility, efficiency, and
timeliness of NCES data on the nation’s
K–12 schools, principals, and teachers.
While NTPS data will now be collected
every two years, the TFS will remain on
a four-year cycle, with its next
administration in 2020–21. The 2016–17
TFS will be the first to launch from the
redesigned NTPS.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board Chairs
Department of Energy.
Notice of Open Meeting.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
This notice announces a
meeting of the Environmental
Management Site-Specific Advisory
Board (EM SSAB) Chairs. The Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–
463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public
notice of this meeting be announced in
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DATES: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 8:00
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2016 8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Doubletree Hotel, 215 South
Illinois Avenue Oak Ridge, Tennessee
37830.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Borak, Designated Federal
Officer, U.S. Department of Energy,
1000 Independence Avenue SW.,
Washington, DC 20585; Phone: (202)
586–9928.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of
the Board: The purpose of the Board is
to make recommendations to DOE–EM
and site management in the areas of
environmental restoration, waste
management, and related activities.
Tentative Agenda Topics:
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Æ EM Program Update
Æ EM SSAB Chairs’ Round Robin:
Topics, Achievements, and
Accomplishments
Æ Waste Disposition
Æ Communications and External
Affairs
Æ Public Comment Period
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Æ DOE Headquarters News and Views
Æ Site Restoration
Æ Panel Discussion:
Reindustrialization and Land Use
Æ Public Comment
Public Participation: The EM SSAB
Chairs welcome the attendance of the
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Deadline Dates for Reports and Other Records Associated With the
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA[supreg]), the Federal
Pell Grant Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program,
the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant
Program, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Program for the
2016-2017 Award Year
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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Catalog Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.007 Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program; 84.033
Federal Work Study (FWS) Program; 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan
(Perkins Loan) Program; 84.063 Federal Pell Grant (Pell Grant)
Program; 84.268 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program; 84.379 Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant Program; 84.408 Iraq and Afghanistan Service
Grant Program.
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
2016-2017 award year. The Federal student aid programs covered by this
deadline date notice are the Pell Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH Grant, and
Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant programs. The FSEOG, FWS, and
Perkins Loan programs are only covered by this deadline date notice to
the extent that a student receiving FSOEG, FWS, or Perkins Loan funds
must submit a FAFSA, to the extent that the institution must receive
the student's Institutional Student Information Record (ISIR) or
Student Aid Report (SAR) for students requesting those funds, or to the
extent that the institution must submit verification outcomes for
students requesting those funds.
These programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education
(Department), provide financial assistance to students attending
eligible postsecondary educational institutions to help them pay their
educational costs.
DATES: Deadline and Submission Dates: See Tables A and B at the end of
this notice.
Table A--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 for
the 2016-2017 Award Year
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, 2017, 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), correction,
notice of change of address or school, or request for a duplicate SAR
is September 9, 2017.
For all Federal student aid 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 2016-2017 award year or September 23,
2017, whichever is earlier. As a reminder, a FAFSA must be submitted
for the dependent student for whom a parent is applying for a Direct
PLUS Loan.
Verification documents must be received by the institution no later
than 120 days after the student's last date of enrollment for the 2016-
2017 award year or September 23, 2017, whichever is earlier.
For all Federal student aid 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 must be received by the
institution no later than the earlier of the student's last date of
enrollment for the 2016-2017 award year or September 23, 2017.
For a student who is requesting aid through the Pell Grant, FSEOG,
FWS, and Federal Perkins Loan programs or for a student requesting
Direct Subsidized Loans, who does not meet the conditions for a late
disbursement under 34 CFR 668.164(g), a valid ISIR or valid SAR must be
received by the student's last date of enrollment for the 2016-2017
award year or September 23, 2017, whichever is earlier.
In accordance with 34 CFR 668.164(g)(4)(i), an institution may not
make a late disbursement of title IV student assistance 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 student assistance 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 23, 2017.
Table B--Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan,
and TEACH Grant Programs' Deadline Dates for Disbursement Information
by Institutions for the 2016-2017 Award Year or Processing Year
Table B provides the earliest and latest dates for institutions to
submit Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan, and
TEACH Grant disbursement records to the Department's Common Origination
and Disbursement (COD) System and deadline dates for such records if an
institution requests and receives approval to submit such records after
the established deadline.
An institution must submit Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service
Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant disbursement records to COD, as
applicable, 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 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 funds are disbursed even if an institution uses its
own funds in advance of receiving program funds from the Secretary.
An institution's failure to submit disbursement records within the
required timeframe may result in the Secretary 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.
Other Sources for Detailed Information
We publish a detailed discussion of the Federal student aid
application process in the 2016-2017 Federal
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Student Aid Handbook and in the 2016-2017 ISIR Guide.
Additional 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 2016-2017 Common
Origination and Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference.
You may access these publications by selecting the ``iLibrary''
link at the Information for Financial Aid Professionals Web site at:
www.ifap.ed.gov.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Foss, U.S. Department of
Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street NE., Union Center
Plaza, Room 113H2, Washington, DC 20202-5345. Telephone: (202) 377-3681
or by email: ian.foss@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) or 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 under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Electronic Access to This Document: The official version of this
document is the document published in the Federal Register. Free
Internet access to the official edition of the Federal Register and the
Code of Federal Regulations is available via the Federal Digital System
at: www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this site you can view this document, as well
as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Portable Document Format (PDF). To use PDF you
must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free at the site.
You may also access documents of the Department published in the
Federal Register by using the article search feature at:
www.federalregister.gov. Specifically, through the advanced search
feature at this site, you can limit your search to documents published
by the Department.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 1070a-1, 1070b-1070b-4,
1070g, 1070h, 1087a-1087j, and 1087aa-1087ii; 42 U.S.C. 2751-2756b.
Dated: March 29, 2016.
James W. Runcie,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
Table A--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 for the 2016-2017 Award Year
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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 on the Electronically to the June 30, 2017 \1\.
Web'' (original or Department's Central
renewal). Processing System
(CPS).
Signature page (if To the address printed September 9, 2017.
required). on the signature page.
Student through an Institution....... An electronic FAFSA Electronically to the June 30, 2017 \1\.
(original or renewal). Department's CPS using
the ``Electronic Data
Exchange'' (EDE) or
``FAA Access to CPS
Online''.
Student.............................. A paper original FAFSA. To the address printed June 30, 2017.
on the FAFSA or
envelope provided with
the form.
Student.............................. Electronic corrections Electronically to the September 9, 2017 \1\.
to the FAFSA using Department's CPS.
``Corrections on the
Web''.
Signature page (if To the address printed September 9, 2017.
required). on the signature page.
Student through an Institution....... Electronic corrections Electronically to the September 9, 2017 \1\.
to the FAFSA. Department's CPS using
the EDE or ``FAA
Access to CPS Online''.
Student.............................. Paper corrections to To the address printed September 9, 2017.
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 9, 2017.
email addresses, Aid Information Center
change of by calling 1-800-433-
institutions, or 3243.
requests for a
duplicate SAR.
Student.............................. An ISIR with an To the institution..... The earlier of:
official EFC --The student's last
calculated by the date of enrollment for
Department's CPS, the 2016-2017 award
except for Parent PLUS year; or
Loans and Direct --September 23, 2017
Unsubsidized Loans \2\.
made to a dependent
student under HEA
section 479A(a), for
which the ISIR does
not need to have an
official EFC.
Student through CPS.................. An ISIR with an To the institution from The earlier of:
official EFC the Department's CPS. --The student's last
calculated by the date of enrollment for
Department's CPS, the 2016-2017 award
except for Parent PLUS year; or
Loans and Direct --September 23, 2017
Unsubsidized Loans \2\.
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
Student through CPS.................. FSEOG, FWS, Perkins To the institution from meeting the conditions
Loan, and Direct the Department's CPS. for a late
Subsidized Loans). disbursement under 34
Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, CFR 668.164(g), the
FSEOG, FWS, Perkins earlier of:
Loan, and Direct --The student's last
Subsidized Loans). date of enrollment for
the 2016-2017 award
year; or
--September 23, 2017
\2\.
Student.............................. Valid SAR (Pell Grant, To the institution..... For a student receiving
Student through CPS.................. FSEOG, FWS, Perkins To the institution from a late disbursement
Loan, and Direct the Department's CPS. under 34 CFR
Subsidized Loans). 668.164(g)(4)(i), the
Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, earlier of:
FSEOG, FWS, Perkins --180 days after the
Loan, and Direct date of the
Subsidized Loans). institution's
determination that the
student withdrew or
otherwise became
ineligible; or
-- September 23, 2017
\2\.
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Student.............................. Verification documents. To the institution..... The earlier of: \3\
--120 days after the
student's last date of
enrollment for the
2016-2017 award year;
or
--September 23, 2017
\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.
Table B--Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant Programs Deadline Dates
for Disbursement Information by Institutions for the 2016-2017 Award Year or Processing Year \1\
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What are the
deadlines for
Under what Where is it disbursement and
Which program? What is submitted? 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 is January 29,
disbursement. (COD) System 2016.
using the Student The earliest
Aid Internet submission date
Gateway (SAIG); for anticipated
or to the COD disbursement
System using the information is
COD Web site at: March 14, 2016.
www.cod.ed.gov. The earliest
submission date
for actual
disbursement
information is
March 14, 2016,
but no earlier
than:
(a) 7 calendar
days prior to the
disbursement date
under the advance
payment method or
the cash
monitoring number
one payment
method; or
(b) The
disbursement date
under the
reimbursement or
cash monitoring
number two
payment method
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 Web site \2\ is the
will submit at: earlier of:
records on or www.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 29, 2016
and March 14,
2016 must be
submitted no
later than March
29, 2016; or
(b) September 29,
2017
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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 Web site \2\ is the
will submit at: earlier of:
records on or www.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
January 1, 2016,
and March 30,
2016, may be
submitted no
later than March
29, 2016; or
(b) July 31, 2018.
Pell Grant and Iraq and A downward It is after the To COD using SAIG; No later than
Afghanistan Service Grant adjustment to an deadline or to COD using September 30,
programs. origination or submission date. the COD Web site 2022.
disbursement at:
record. www.cod.ed.gov.
Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan An origination or It is after the Via the COD Web The earlier of:
Service Grant programs. disbursement deadline site at:. (a) When the
record. submission date www.cod.ed.gov.... institution is
and the fully reconciled
institution has and is ready to
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 2022.
established
submission
deadlines may be
made for reasons,
including, but
not limited to:.
TEACH Grant and Direct Loan (a) A program When the
programs. review or initial institution is
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(g); 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 Web The earlier of:
Afghanistan Service Grant disbursement deadline site at:. (a) A date
programs. record. submission date www.cod.ed.gov.... designated by the
and the Secretary after
institution has consultation with
received approval the institution;
of its request or
for an extension (b) February 1,
to the deadline 2018.
submission date
based on a
natural disaster,
other unusual
circumstances, or
an administrative
error made by the
Department.
An origination or It is after the Via the COD Web The earlier of:
disbursement deadline site at:. (a) 15 days after
record. submission date www.cod.ed.gov.... the student
and the reenrolls; or
institution has (b) May 3, 2018.
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 2016-2017 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 Information for Financial Aid Professionals Web site (www.ifap.ed.gov). 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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