[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 34, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

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]