(a) All mailing dates and receipt dates referred to in this subpart must be substantiated by the original receipts from the U.S. Postal Service.

(b) If a lender or third-party servicer refuses to accept a notice mailed under this subpart, the Secretary considers the notice as being received on the date that the lender or servicer refuses to accept the notice.

(Authority: 20 U.S.C. § 1080, 1082, 1085, 1094)[57 FR 60323, Dec. 18, 1992, as amended at 59 FR 22459, Apr. 29, 1994]