[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42365-42369]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15142]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
2020-2021 Award Year Deadline Dates for Reports and Other Records
Associated With the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA),
the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program,
the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Programs, the Federal Pell Grant (Pell
Grant) Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan)
Program, the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher
Education (TEACH) Grant Program, and the Iraq and Afghanistan Service
Grant Program
AGENCY: Federal Student Aid, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice.
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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
2020-2021 award year. These programs, administered by the U.S.
Department of Education (Department), provide financial assistance to
students attending eligible postsecondary educational institutions to
help pay their educational costs.
DATES: Deadline and Submission Dates: See Tables A and B at the end of
this notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Travis Sturlaugson, U.S. Department of
Education, Federal Student Aid, 830 First Street NE, Union Center
Plaza, Room 113H3, Washington, DC 20202-5345. Telephone: (202) 377-
4174. Email: [email protected].
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal student aid programs (title IV,
HEA programs) covered by this deadline date notice are the Pell Grant,
Direct Loan, TEACH Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, and
campus-based (FSEOG and FWS) programs, Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance numbers 84.007 FSEOG Program; 84.033 FWS Program; 84.063
Pell Grant Program; 84.268 Direct Loan Program; 84.379 TEACH Grant
Program; 84.408 Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant Program.
Table A. 2020-2021 Award Year Deadline Dates by Which a Student
Must Submit the FAFSA, by Which the Institution Must Receive the
Student's Institutional Student Information
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Record (ISIR) or Student Aid Report (SAR), and by Which the Institution
Must Submit Verification Outcomes for Certain Students.
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, 2021, 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), corrections,
notices of change of address or institution, or requests for a
duplicate SAR is September 11, 2021.
For all title IV, HEA 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 2020-2021 award year or September 18, 2021,
whichever is earlier. Note that a FAFSA must be submitted and an ISIR
or SAR received for the dependent student for whom a parent is applying
for a Direct PLUS Loan.
Except for students selected for Verification Tracking Groups V4
and V5, verification documents must be received by the institution no
later than 120 days after the student's last date of enrollment for the
2020-2021 award year or September 18, 2021, whichever is earlier. For
students selected for Verification Tracking Groups V4 and V5,
institutions must submit identity and high school completion status
verification results no later than 60 days following the institution's
first request to the student to submit the documentation.
For all title IV, HEA 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 the ISIR or SAR must be received by the
institution no later than the earlier of the student's last date of
enrollment for the 2020-2021 award year or September 18, 2021. For the
two exceptions mentioned above, the ISIR or SAR must be received by the
institution by the same dates noted in this paragraph but the ISIR or
SAR is not required to have an official EFC.
In accordance with 34 CFR 668.164(j)(4)(i), an institution may not
make a late disbursement of title IV, HEA program 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 Pell Grant, FSEOG, FWS, and Direct Subsidized Loans, an
institution must receive a valid ISIR or valid SAR by the earlier of
180 days after its determination that the student was no longer
enrolled, or September 18, 2021.
Table B. Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct
Loan, and TEACH Grant Programs Deadline Dates for Disbursement
Information by Institutions for the 2020-2021 Award Year or Processing
Year.
For the Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant, Direct
Loan, and TEACH Grant programs, Table B provides the earliest
disbursement date, the earliest dates for institutions to submit
disbursement records to the Department's Common Origination and
Disbursement (COD) System, and deadline dates by which institutions
must submit disbursement and origination records.
An institution must submit Pell Grant, Iraq and Afghanistan Service
Grant, Direct Loan, and TEACH Grant disbursement records to COD, 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, HEA program 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, HEA program funds are disbursed even if an institution uses its own
funds in advance of receiving program funds from the Department.
An institution's failure to submit disbursement records within the
required timeframe may result in the Department 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.
Deadline Dates for Enrollment Reporting by Institutions
In accordance with 34 CFR 674.19(f), 682.610(c), 685.309(b), and
690.83(b)(2), upon receipt of an enrollment report from the Secretary,
institutions must update all information included in the report and
return the report to the Secretary in a manner and format prescribed by
the Secretary and within the timeframe prescribed by the Secretary.
Consistent with the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
Enrollment Reporting Guide, the Secretary has determined that
institutions must report at least every two months. Institutions may
find the NSLDS Enrollment Reporting Guide on the Information for
Financial Aid Professionals website at https://ifap.ed.gov.
Other Sources for Detailed Information
We publish a detailed discussion of the FAFSA application process
in the Application and Verification Guide volume of the 2020-2021
Federal Student Aid Handbook and in the 2020-2021 ISIR Guide.
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 2020-2021 Common Origination and
Disbursement (COD) Technical Reference. Also, see the NSLDS Enrollment
Reporting Guide.
You may access these publications by visiting the ``iLibrary'' at
the Information for Financial Aid Professionals website at: https://ifap.ed.gov/ilibrary.
Additionally, the 2020-2021 award year reporting deadline dates for
the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs were published in the
Federal Register on January 03, 2020 (85 FR 303).
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.
(5) Federal Work-Study Programs, 34 CFR part 675.
(6) Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant, 34 CFR part
676.
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. You may
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Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070a, 1070b-1070b-4, 1070g, 1070h,
1087a-1087j; 42 U.S.C. 2751-2756b.
Mark A. Brown,
Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid.
Table A--2020-2021 Award Year 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
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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, 2021. \1\
Web'' (original or Department's Central ........................
renewal). Processing System (CPS). September 11, 2021.
Signature page (if To the address printed
required). on the signature page.
Student through an Institution... An electronic FAFSA Electronically to the June 30, 2021. \1\
(original or renewal). Department's CPS using
``Electronic Data
Exchange'' (EDE) or
``FAA Access to CPS
Online''.
Student.......................... A paper original FAFSA... To the address printed June 30, 2021.
on the FAFSA.
Student.......................... Electronic corrections to Electronically to the September 11, 2021.\1\
the FAFSA using Department's CPS. ........................
``Corrections on the ........................ September 11, 2021.
Web''. To the address printed
Signature page (if on the signature page.
required).
Student through an Institution... Electronic corrections to Electronically to the September 11, 2021.\1\
the FAFSA. Department's CPS using
EDE or ``FAA Access to
CPS Online''.
Student.......................... Paper corrections to the To the address printed September 11, 2021.
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 11, 2021.
email addresses, change Aid Information Center
of institutions, or by calling 1-800-433-
requests for a duplicate 3243.
SAR.
Student.......................... A SAR with an official To the institution...... The earlier of:
EFC calculated by the --The student's last
Department's CPS, except date of enrollment for
for Parent PLUS Loans the 2020-2021 award
and Direct Unsubsidized year; or
Loans made to a --September 18, 2021.\2\
dependent student under
HEA section 479A(a), for
which the SAR does not
need to have an official
EFC.
Student through CPS.............. An ISIR with an official To the institution from
EFC calculated by the the Department's CPS.
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.
Student.......................... Valid SAR (Pell Grant, To the institution...... Except for a student
FSEOG, FWS, and Direct meeting the conditions
Subsidized Loans). for a late disbursement
under 34 CFR
668.164(j), the earlier
of:
--The student's last
date of enrollment for
the 2020-2021 award
year; or
--September 18, 2021.\2\
Student through CPS.............. Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, To the institution from
FSEOG, FWS, and Direct the Department's CPS.
Subsidized Loans).
Student.......................... Valid SAR (Pell Grant, To the institution...... For a student receiving
FSEOG, FWS, and Direct a late disbursement
Subsidized Loans). under 34 CFR
668.164(j)(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 18, 2021.\2\
Student through CPS.............. Valid ISIR (Pell Grant, To the institution from
FSEOG, FWS, and Direct the Department's CPS.
Subsidized Loans).
Student.......................... Verification documents... To the institution...... The earlier of: \3\
--120 days after the
student's last date of
enrollment for the 2020-
2021 award year; or
--September 18, 2021.\2\
Institution...................... Identity and high school Electronically to the 60 days following the
completion verification Department's CPS using institution's first
results for a student ``FAA Access to CPS request to the student
selected for Online''. to submit the required
verification by the V4 or V5 identity and
Department and placed in high school completion
Verification Tracking documentation.\4\
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 of
the institution becoming aware that a change has occurred.
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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 2020-2021 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 31,
disbursement. (COD) System 2020.
using the Student The earliest
Aid Internet submission date
Gateway (SAIG); for anticipated
or to the COD disbursement
System using the information is
COD website at: April 26, 2020.
https:// The earliest
cod.ed.gov. submission date
for actual
disbursement
information is
April 26, 2020,
but no earlier
than:
(a) 7 calendar
days prior to the
disbursement date
under the advance
payment method or
the Heightened
Cash Monitoring
Payment Method 1
(HCM1); or
(b) The
disbursement date
under the
reimbursement or
the Heightened
Cash Monitoring
Payment Method 2
(HCM2).
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 website \2\ is the
will submit at: https:// earlier of:
records on or 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 31, 2020
and April 26,
2020 must be
submitted no
later than May
11, 2020; or
(b) September 30,
2021.
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 website \2\ is the
will submit at: https:// earlier of:
records on or 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
October 1, 2019
and April 26,
2020, may be
submitted no
later than May
11, 2020; or
(b) July 29, 2022.
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 website 2026.
disbursement at: https://
record. cod.ed.gov.
Pell Grant and Iraq and An origination or It is after the Via the COD The earlier of:
Afghanistan Service Grant disbursement deadline website at: (a) When the
programs. record. submission date https:// institution is
and the cod.ed.gov. fully reconciled
institution has and is ready to
received approval submit all
TEACH Grant and Direct Loan of its request additional data
programs. for an extension for the program
to the deadline and the award
submission date. year; or
Requests for (b) September 30,
extensions to the 2026.
established When the
submission institution is
deadlines may be fully reconciled
made for reasons and is ready to
including, but submit all
not limited to:. additional data
(a) A program for the program
review or initial and the award
audit finding year.
under 34 CFR
690.83;.
(b) A late
disbursement
under 34 CFR
668.164(j); or.
(c) Disbursements
previously
blocked as a
result of another
institution
failing to post a
downward
adjustment.
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Pell Grant and Iraq and An origination or It is after the Via the COD The earlier of:
Afghanistan Service Grant disbursement deadline website at: (a) A date
programs. record. submission date https:// designated by the
and the cod.ed.gov. Secretary after
institution has consultation with
received approval the institution;
of its request or
for an extension (b) February 1,
to the deadline 2022.
submission date
based on a
natural disaster,
other unusual
circumstances, or
an administrative
error made by the
Department.
Pell Grant and Iraq and An origination or It is after the Via the COD The earlier of:
Afghanistan Service Grant disbursement deadline website at: (a) 15 days after
programs. record. submission date https:// the student
and the cod.ed.gov. reenrolls; or
institution has (b) May 2, 2022.
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 2020-2021 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 website (https://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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