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2022?002 National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Enrollment Reporting Federal Agency: Department of Education Federal Program Title: Student Financial Aid Cluster CFDA Number: 84.268 ? Federal Direct Loan Program Award Period: July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 Type of Finding: Significant Deficiency in Internal Control over Compliance (Other Matters) Criteria or specific requirement: The Code of Federal Regulations, 34 CFR 685.309 (b) outlines that upon receipt of the Enrollment report from the Secretary a school must update all information included in the report to the secretary within the manner and format prescribed and within the time frame prescribed by the secretary (15 days). If the roster file turned contains records that do not pass the NSLDS enrollment reporting edits, the institution will receive a response file with the records that didn?t pass. Within 10 days the institution needs to make the necessary corrections to these records and resubmit them. Condition: During our tested we noted certain roster files submissions where some of the error records were not corrected and resubmitted back to NSLDS within the 10-day requirement. Questioned costs: None. Context: 9 out of 12 enrollment rosters submitted during year under audit were not resubmitted within 10 days. Cause: Roster files were not resubmitted within 10 days to correct error records. Effect: Non-compliance with federal regulations which could lead to untimely reporting of enrollment information to NSLDS. Repeat Finding: Yes, prior year finding 2021-002. Recommendation: We recommend that the University review their policies and procedures to ensure accurate reporting and responding to enrollment rosters to NSLDS. Views of responsible officials: See Corrective Action Plan prepared by the University.