[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: 34CFR75.102]

[Page 136]
 
                           TITLE 34--EDUCATION
 
PART 75_DIRECT GRANT PROGRAMS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart C_How To Apply for a Grant
 
Sec. 75.102  Deadline date for applications.

    (a) The application notice for a program sets a deadline date for 
applications to be mailed or hand delivered to the Department.
    (b) If an applicant wants a new grant, the applicant shall:
    (1) Mail the application to the address specified in the application 
notice on or before the deadline date; or
    (2) Hand deliver the application to the address specified in the 
application notice by 4:30 p.m. (Washington, D.C. time) on the deadline 
date.
    (c) [Reserved]
    (d) 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.
    (e) 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. 1221e-3 and 3474)

    Note: 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.

[45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980, as amended at 51 FR 20824, June 9, 1986]