[Federal Register: October 20, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 202)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61037]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 CFR Parts 668, 674, 682, and 685
Federal Student Aid Programs (Student Assistance General
Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Direct Loan Program,
Federal Family Education Loan Program)
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education.
ACTION: Notice extending the expiration date for the waivers and
modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions pursuant to the
Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students (HEROES) Act of
2003, Public Law 108-76.
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SUMMARY: We extend the expiration date for the waivers and
modifications of statutory and regulatory provisions issued by the
Secretary pursuant to the HEROES Act of 2003 and announced in a notice
published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2003 (68 FR 69312).
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30, 2005. The waivers and modifications
announced in the December 12, 2003 Federal Register notice expire on
September 30, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Macias, Office of Postsecondary
Education, U.S. Department of Education, 1990 K Street, NW., room 8017,
Washington, DC 20006-8544. Telephone: (202) 502-7526 or by e-mail:
wendy.macias@ed.gov.
If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD), you may
call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339.
Individuals with disabilities may obtain this document in an
alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer
diskette) on request to the program contact person listed in this
section.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the requirements of the
HEROES Act of 2003, on December 12, 2003, the Secretary announced in a
notice published in the Federal Register, the waivers or modifications
of statutory or regulatory provisions that were appropriate to assist
individuals who are applicants and recipients of student financial
assistance under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as
amended (HEA), and who--
Are serving on active duty during a war or other military
operation or national emergency;
Are performing qualifying National Guard duty during a war
or other military operation or national emergency;
Reside or are employed in an area that is declared a
disaster area by any Federal, State, or local official in connection
with a national emergency; or
Suffered direct economic hardship as a direct result of a
war or other military operation or national emergency, as determined by
the Secretary.
Under the terms of the HEROES Act of 2003, these waivers and
modifications were scheduled to expire on September 30, 2005. However,
on September 30, 2005, the President signed into law Pub. L. 109-78,
which extended the expiration date of the HEROES Act of 2003, from
September 30, 2005 to September 30, 2007. As a result, we are extending
the waivers and modifications announced in the December 12, 2003,
Federal Register notice through September 30, 2007.
Electronic Access to This Document: You may view this document, as
well as all other documents of this Department published in the Federal
Register, in text or Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) on the
Internet at the following site: http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister.
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Government Printing Office (GPO), toll free, at 1-888-293-6498; or in
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Note: The official version of this document is the document
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers: 84.007 Federal
Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program; 84.032 Federal
Family Education Loan Program; 84.032 Federal PLUS Program; 84.033
Federal Work Study Program; 84.038 Federal Perkins Loan Program; and
84.268 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.
Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1071, 1082, 1087a, 1087aa, Pub. L.
108-76, Pub. L. 109-78.
Dated: October 14, 2005.
Sally L. Stroup,
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education.
[FR Doc. 05-21012 Filed 10-19-05; 8:45 am]
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