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96-L-186 Section II Section II This section of this Dear Colleague Letter defines the implementation time frames and enforcement dates applicable to certain provisions of the final regulations published on December 18, 1992, 57 Fed Reg 60280. In the letter issued by Secretary Riley on January 29, 1993, participants were advised that the Department would not enforce policy initiatives in the December 18, 1992 regulations until the Department provided additional guidance. Statutory amendments implemented by the December 18, 1992 regulations were not covered by Secretary Riley's letter. In addition, provisions of the regulations that remained unchanged from earlier regulations are not subject to the delay in enforcement. Finally, if sections or subsections originally subject to the delayed enforcement were amended by regulations published after December 18, 1992, the changes made by the amending regulations are not subject to the delayed enforcement. Appendix A lists the regulatory provisions subject to delayed enforcement. All provisions but the following two must be implemented by July 1, 1996: - Section 682.200(b), definition of grace period and section 682.209(a)(3), conversion of a loan to repayment. These sections provide for day-specific grace periods. These provisions apply to enrollment information received by the lender or guarantor on or after the Department implementation of the common SSCR format through NSLDS. See section I, question 18 of this Dear Colleague letter for additional clarification as to the final implementation of this provision. - Section 682.401(b)(20). This section requires guarantors to use the SSCR included in Appendix B and requires the SSCR to include students of parent borrowers. These provisions will be implemented as part of Phase II of the National Student Loan Data System. See section I, question 18 of this Dear Colleague letter for additional clarification as to the final implementation of this provision. |