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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> TG offers
two free telephone conferences on the interim final rules - Thursday, August
24th at </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'>10 am CST</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> or Tuesday, August 29th at </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>2 pm CST</span></font></p>
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<p class=sttitle><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>TG
offers two free telephone conferences on the interim final rules</span></font></b></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><!-- Begin Text, DON"T FORGET TO APPLY THE STTITLE STYLE TO SECTION TITLES -->As
announced in the August 15<sup>th</sup> edition of </span></font><em><i><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>Shoptalk Online</span></font></i></em><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, ED released
a regulations package on </span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>August 9, 2006</span></font><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, for the
federal student aid programs, including the FFELP. As a result, TG would like
to provide its school and lender partners with an summary of these rules, to
help you understand how they coordinate with the legislation on which they are
based (most of them are derived from the statutory changes due to the Higher
Education Reconciliation Act of 2005 [HERA]). Thus, TG invites you to join one
of two free telephone conferences, titled "A look at the new interim final
rules."</span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>The
events</span></font></b></strong><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
We know that the timing of the release of these interim final rules is rather
inconvenient for many institutions, as you are just gearing up for the
beginning of the new school year. We also know that this isn't the ideal time
for your staff to be sitting down for an hour (away from the multitude of
students who require your attention) listening to a presentation. However, we
know that you still want timely information, and we want to give you this
information while trying to accommodate your need to provide maximum coverage
at your institutions. <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Thus, we have scheduled
two presentations, on separate days, and at different times of day, to provide
you with scheduling flexibility.</span></b></span></font><b><font size=1
face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";
font-weight:bold'> The teleconferences will be held on:</span></font></b></p>
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<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><b><font size=1 color=black
face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";
font-weight:bold'>Thursday, August 24, from </span></font></b><b><font size=1 face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";
font-weight:bold'>10:00 a.m.</span></font></b><b><font size=1
face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";
font-weight:bold'> to </span></font></b><b><font size=1 face="Arial Bold"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";font-weight:bold'>11:00
a.m. CST</span></font></b><b><font size=1 face="Arial Bold"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";font-weight:bold'>. </span></font></b></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:3.75pt'><b><font size=1 color=black
face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";
font-weight:bold'>Tuesday, August 29, from </span></font></b><b><font size=1 face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";
font-weight:bold'>2 p.m.</span></font></b><b><font size=1
face="Arial Bold"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";
font-weight:bold'> to </span></font></b><b><font size=1 face="Arial Bold"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";font-weight:bold'>3:00
p.m. CST</span></font></b><b><font size=1 face="Arial Bold"><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Bold";font-weight:bold'>. </span></font></b></li>
</ul>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
material provided in both telephone conferences will be identical. A brief
question-and-answer session will follow each telephone conference. Participants
may submit questions in advance of the events to <a
href="mailto:viola.perez@tgslc.org" target="_blank">viola.perez@tgslc.org</a>.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The
teleconference presenters will be Laura Kowalski, TG assistant manager of
policy and regulatory affairs, and Kelly Kaelin, TG senior policy advisor.</span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>To
register</span></font></b></strong><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
To participate in either teleconference, participants must pre-register with
AT&T online by visiting <a href="http://www.att-rsvp.com" target="_blank">www.att-rsvp.com</a>,
or by telephone at (877) 471-4350.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>When
pre-registering for the August 24 telephone conference, please reference
Conference ID number 839849.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>When
pre-registering for the August 29 telephone conference, please reference
Conference ID number 839852.</span></font></p>
<p><font size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Each
telephone conference is free of charge and open to participants from any
institution.</span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:9.0pt'>More
information</span></font></b></strong><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
For more information, contact Viola Perez at (800) 252-9743, ext. 4507, or send
an e-mail message to <a href="mailto:viola.perez@tgslc.org" target="_blank">viola.perez@tgslc.org</a>.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>TG is a public, nonprofit corporation that helps create
access to higher education for millions of </span></font><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>fam</span></font><font
size=1 face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ilies and
students through its role as an administrator of the Federal Family Education
Loan Program (FFELP). Its vision is to be the premier source of information,
financing, and assistance to help all </span></font><font size=1 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>fam</span></font><font size=1
face=Arial><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial'>ilies and students
realize their educational and career dreams. Additional information about TG
can be found online at www.tgslc.org.</span></font></p>
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