Review of Recent Announcements

As a service to its participating schools and lenders, Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority offers the following review of recent announcements and releases from the U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, and related sources.  These reminders cover topics of general interest and importance that relate to the administration of federal student aid.

Electronic Announcements

Date: August 1, 2008
Summary: Federal Student Assistance announced the availability of an updated electronic 2008-2009 Federal School Code (FSC) List of Participating Schools.
http://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/0801FedSchCodeListUpdates0809.html

Date: August 1, 2008
Summary: When processing the FAFSA, the Central Processing System (CPS) conducts a match of applicant data with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If manual Secondary Confirmation is required, the school must submit the Immigration Status/Document Verification Request (G-845) form. The DHS Verification Number is requested on page 1 of the form.  FSA now indicates that if the G-845 form is received without a DHS Verification number, the school will be contacted.
http://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/0801DHSVerifiNumberG845Form.html

Date: August 4, 2008
Summary: The second Pell Grant Administrative Cost Allowance Payment for the 2007-2008 Award Year has been sent by Federal Student Assistance. ACA payment amount notifications were sent to reporting schools. Schools that need assistance, or that did not receive an ACA payment are invited to contact the COD School Relations Center at 800/474-7268, or by e-mail at CODSupport@acs-inc.com.
http://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/0804SecondACAPellGrantACAPymt0708.html

Date: August 4, 2008
Summary: The third and final 2006-2007 Pell Grant Administrative Cost Allowance Payments were announced. The ACA payment amount notifications were being sent to reporting schools.  Schools that need assistance, or that did not receive an ACA payment are invited to contact the COD School Relations Center at 800/474-7268, or by e-mail at CODSupport@acs-inc.com.
http://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/0804ThirdACAPellGrantACAPymt0708.html

Date: August 27, 2008
Summary: Announced by FSA was the addition to the CPS Web Demonstration site of a 2008-2009 ISIR Analysis Tool. The demo site, which preloads with 500 test ISIR records, enables interested schools to examine features such as standard and ad-hoc report generation in a mock-production environment.
http://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/0827ISIR0809AnalToolWebDemo.html

FAFSA Instructions

Date: August 1, 2008
Summary: FSA released a draft of the 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Comments, ideas, and suggestions are invited.
http://ifap.ed.gov/fafsa/0801SummaryChanges0910FAFSA.html

Dear Partner/Colleague Letters

Date: August 8, 2008
ANN-08-09
Summary: FSA gave notice of the release of the first of three online, self-paced learning modules on EDExpress Basics for 2008-2009.  This first module covers FAA Access Menus and Navigation, Global Functions, Packaging, and using Edconnect to transmit data.
http://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/080808ANN0809.html

Date: August 11, 2008
ANN-08-10
Summary: The recorded June 17, 2008 live Internet briefing on the recent changes enacted to the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs by the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (ECASLA) has been made available by FSA. The briefing also included information on the requirements and provisions of the TEACH Grant Program that became effective July 1, 2008.
http://ifap.ed.gov/dpcletters/0811ANN0810.html

Federal Register

Date: August 26, 2008
Summary: The Department of Education is inviting comment on Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and Federal Perkins Loan Program Loan Discharge Applications. Comments are due on or before September 5, 2008.
http://ifap.ed.gov/fregisters/FR08262008.html

Date: August 28, 2008
Summary: The Secretary of Education is requesting comment on the 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).  Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before October 27, 2008.
http://ifap.ed.gov/fregisters/FR08282008FASFA.html

Any questions related to this Bulletin should be directed to UHEAA Policy and Training at 801.321.7166, or by e-mail to mjohnson@utahsbr.edu.

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