[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR668.1]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                         DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 668--STUDENT ASSISTANCE GENERAL PROVISIONS--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec. 668.1  Scope.


    (a) This part establishes general rules that apply to an institution 
that participates in any student financial assistance program authorized 
by Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (Title IV, 
HEA program). To the extent that an institution contracts with a third-
party servicer to administer any aspect of the institution's 
participation in any Title IV, HEA program, the applicable rules in this 
part also apply to that servicer. An institution's use of a third-party 
servicer does not alter the institution's responsibility for compliance 
with the rules in this part.
    (b) As used in this part, an ``institution'' includes--
    (1) An institution of higher education as defined in 34 CFR 600.4;
    (2) A proprietary institution of higher education as defined in 34 
CFR 600.5; and
    (3) A postsecondary vocational institution as defined in 34 CFR 
600.6.
    (c) The Title IV, HEA programs include--
    (1) The Federal Pell Grant Program (20 U.S.C. 1070a et seq.; 34 CFR 
part 690);
    (2) The National Early Intervention Scholarship and Partnership 
(NEISP) Program (20 U.S.C. 1070a-21 et seq.; 34 CFR part 693);
    (3) The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) 
Program (20 U.S.C. 1070b et seq.; 34 CFR parts 673 and 676);
    (4) The Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership (LEAP) Program 
(20 U.S.C. 1070c et seq.; 34 CFR part 692);
    (5) The Federal Stafford Loan Program (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.; 34 
CFR part 682);
    (6) The Federal PLUS Program (20 U.S.C. 1078-2; 34 CFR part 682);
    (7) The Federal Consolidation Loan Program (20 U.S.C. 1078-3; 34 CFR 
part 682);
    (8) The Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program (42 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.; 34 
CFR parts 673 and 675);
    (9) The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program 
(20 U.S.C. 1087a et seq.; 34 CFR part 685); and

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    (10) The Federal Perkins Loan Program (20 U.S.C. 1087aa et seq.; 34 
CFR parts 673 and 674).

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.)

[52 FR 45724, Dec. 1, 1987, as amended at 56 FR 36696, July 31, 1991; 59 
FR 22418, Apr. 29, 1994; 61 FR 60396, Nov. 27, 1996; 63 FR 40623, July 
29, 1998; 65 FR 38729, June 22, 2000]