[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 34, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 34CFR222.4]

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                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
                  CHAPTER II--OFFICE OF ELEMENTARY AND
              SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
 
PART 222_IMPACT AID PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                            Subpart A_General
 
Sec. 222.4  How does the Secretary determine when an application is timely 
filed?

    (a) To be timely filed under Sec. 222.3, an application must be 
received by the Secretary, or mailed, on or before the applicable filing 
date.
    (b) An applicant must show one of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
    (2) A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the 
U.S. Postal Service.
    (3) A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial 
carrier.
    (4) Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.
    (c) If an application is mailed through the U.S. Postal Service, the 
Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
    (1) A private metered postmark.
    (2) A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7705)

    Note to paragraph (b)(1): The U.S. Postal Service does not uniformly 
provide a dated postmark. Before relying on this method, an applicant 
should check with its local post office.

[62 FR 35412, July 1, 1997]