The Secretary issues regulations governing the Impact Aid Program under title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA or Act), as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA). The program, in general, provides assistance for maintenance and operations costs to local educational agencies (LEAs) that are affected by Federal activities. These regulations implement a number of changes from the previous Impact Aid laws, Pub. L. 81-874 and Pub. L. 81-815, which were repealed when title VIII of the ESEA was enacted, and clarify and improve the administration of the program. In addition, these regulations make technical amendments to implement legislative changes made to title VIII of the ESEA by the Impact Aid Technical Amendments of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-195) and the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1997 (Pub. L. 104-201). These regulations cover the following subjects: Application requirements, overpayment forgiveness (section 8012 of the Act), payments for Federal property (section 8002 of the Act), payments for children with severe disabilities (section 8003(g) of the Act), withholding and related procedures for Indian policies and procedures (sections 8004(d)(2) and 8004(e) (8) and (9) of the Act), determinations under section 8009 of the Act, and administrative hearings and judicial review (section 8011 of the Act).