§75.102. Deadline date for applications.
34 C.F.R. § 75.102
The application notice for a program sets a deadline date for the transmittal of applications to the Department.
-(c) [Reserved]
If the Secretary allows an applicant to submit a paper application, the applicant must show one of the following as proof of mailing by the deadline date:
A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark.
A legible mail receipt with the date of mailing stamped by the U.S. Postal Service.
A dated shipping label, invoice, or receipt from a commercial carrier.
Any other proof of mailing acceptable to the Secretary.
If an application is mailed through the U.S. Postal Service, the Secretary does not accept either of the following as proof of mailing:
A private metered postmark.
A mail receipt that is not dated by the U.S. Postal Service.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980, as amended at 51 FR 20824, June 9, 1986; 69 FR 41201, July 8, 2004; 89 FR 70320, Aug. 29, 2024]
Authority
Authority: 20 U.S.C. 1221e-3 and 3474, unless otherwise noted. Section 75.263 also issued under 2 CFR 200.308(e)(1). Section 75.617 also issued under 31 U.S.C. 3504, 3505. Section 75.740 also issued under 20 U.S.C. 1232g and 1232h.
Source
Source: 45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 45 FR 77368, Nov. 21, 1980.
Amendments
[45 FR 22497, Apr. 3, 1980, as amended at 51 FR 20824, June 9, 1986; 69 FR 41201, July 8, 2004; 89 FR 70320, Aug. 29, 2024]