On November 22, 2011, the Department of Education released an updated version of the Cohort Default Rate Guide. The new guide incorporates changes for the transition to the 3-year default period and includes information on electronic cohort default rate (eCDR) appeals.
Click the links below for the official announcement and PDF versions of the guide.
announcement:
http://ifap.ed.gov/eannouncements/112211CohortDefaultRateGuideUpdate.html
guide:
https://ifap.ed.gov/DefaultManagement/guide/attachments/CDRMasterFile.pdf