34 CFR § 673.3 - Application.

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title: "34 CFR § 673.3 - Application."
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section_number: "673.3"
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chapter_name: "OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION"
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part_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR THE FEDERAL PERKINS LOAN PROGRAM, FEDERAL WORK-STUDY PROGRAM, AND FEDERAL SUPPLEMENTAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY GRANT PROGRAM"
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authority: "20 U.S.C. 421-429, 1070b-1070b-3, 1070g, 1087aa-1087ii; 42 U.S.C. 2751-2756b, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 60393, Nov. 27, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 673.3 Application.

(a) To participate in the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, or FSEOG programs, an institution shall file an application before the deadline date established annually by the Secretary through publication of a notice in the *Federal Register.*

(b) The application for the Federal Perkins Loan, FWS, and FSEOG programs must be on a form approved by the Secretary and must contain the information needed by the Secretary to determine the institution's allocation or reallocation of funds under sections 462, 442, and 413D of the HEA, respectively.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1070b-3 and 1087bb; 42 U.S.C. 2752)