---
kind: "section"
citation: "34 C.F.R. § 222.4"
title: "34"
number: "222.4"
heading: "How does the Secretary determine when an application is timely filed?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/34/222.4"
---

# §222.4. How does the Secretary determine when an application is timely filed?


To be timely filed under [§ 222.3](/cfr/34/222.3.md), an application must be received by the Secretary on or before the applicable filing date.


## Notes

### Amendments

[62 FR 35412, July 1, 1997, as amended at 80 FR 33162, June 11, 2015]

### Authority

Authority: 20 U.S.C. 7701-7714; Pub. L. 111-256, 124 Stat. 2643; unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 60 FR 50778, Sept. 29, 1995, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[62 FR 35412, July 1, 1997, as amended at 80 FR 33162, June 11, 2015]