First two characters of last name. If non-blank, first character must contain a
Will be constant throughout the letter and second character must be non-
cycle, regardless of corrections to numeric.
last name.
5 36 37 2 Transaction Number 01 to 99 Left
Date created
9 54 57 4 Award Year Always '9900' for 1999-2000 Right
Must be non-blank
Must be in ascending sequential
order.
2 6 14 9 Original Social Security Number 001010001 to 999999999 Right
First two characters of last name. If non-blank, first character must contain a
Will be constant throughout the letter and second character must be non-
cycle, regardless of corrections to numeric.
last name.
4 17 18 2 Transaction Number 01 to 99 Left
(Sent to CPS)
#A = Initial Applications
#B = Renewal Applications
#C =
Corrections/Duplicates
#F = FDRs
16 77 77 1 Federal School Code Error Code 3 = Federal School Code invalid or not under Left
this destination point
Blank
17 78 78 1 Transmission Type 1 = Network Left
18 79 79 1 Print Indicator Blank = Do not want CPS to print Left
If Y, the Address 1 and Address 2 Y = Request CPS to print – (This option will
Record layouts must be sent with be disabled on November 6, 1998. The file
the Type 2 request if institution must be transmitted and completely received
wants to change the address that by CPS at 5 P.M. CT.)
the Renewals are shipped to.
19 80 109 30 Filler Blank Left
Total 109
Bytes
First two characters of last name. If non-blank, first character must contain a
letter and second character must be non-
numeric.
3 12 20 9 Student's Current Social Security 001010001 to 999999999 Right
Number
4 21 22 2 Year Indicator 00=Cycle Year 1999-2000 Right
5 23 24 2 Transaction Retrieved from Prior 01 to 40 Right
Year
6 25 40 16 Student's Last Name. 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Can be blank
Second character is non-numeric
7 41 49 9 Student's First Name 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
Space(s)
. (period)
' (apostrophe)
- (dash)
Can be blank
8 50 50 1 Middle Initial Uppercase A to Z Left
Can be blank
9 51 78 28 Permanent Mailing Address 0 to 9 Left
Uppercase A to Z
. (Period)
' (Apostrophe)
, (Comma)
- (Dash)
# (Number)
@ (At)
% (Percent or care of)
& (Ampersand)
/ (Slash)
Space(s)
Can be blank
Must equal FAA Federal School Valid characters for the first position are 0, B,
Code if a Dependency Override is E, or G.
being done.
84 339 339 1 Housing Code #1 1 = On-campus Left
2 = Off-campus
Indicates the type of housing the 3 = With Parent
student expects to live in if he/she Blank
attends that institution.
85 340 345 6 Federal School Code #2 X00000 to X99999 Left
Blank
Must be non-blank.
Must be in ascending sequential
order.
107 426 426 1 Filler For ED Use Only Left
108 427 435 9 RAPP SSN 001010001 to 999999999 Right
Blank
First two characters of last name. If non-blank, first character must contain a
Will be constant throughout the letter and second character must be non-
cycle, regardless of corrections to numeric.
last name.
4 13 14 2 Transaction Number 01 to 99 Right
Must be non-blank
Must be in ascending sequential
order.
45 440 440 1 Record Type H = History Correction Left
Total 440
Bytes