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department may distribute all or part of the surplus on a pro rata basis to households that have been determined eligible to receive assistance under this section. (Eff. 1/24/80, Register 73; am 12/23/80, Register 77; am 5/21/81, Register 78; am 6/2/82, Register 82; am 6/30/83, Register 86; am 3/30/84, Register 89; am 3/24/85, Register 93; am 11/1/89, Register 112; am 12/22/94, Register 132; am 10/1/99, Register 151; am 10/1/2009, Register 191; am 10/1/2010, Register 195; am 11/5/2011, Register 200; am 12/27/2017, Register 224) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 47.05.010 Editor’s note: As of Register 227 (October 2018), the regulations attorney made technical corrections under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to 7 AAC 44.080(g). 7 AAC 44.090. Time frame for assistance payments. (a) The heating assistance program begins awarding payments under 7 AAC 44.020 on the first state business day in November of each year. (b) Expedited eligibility determination and assistance payment awards under 7 AAC 44.030(d) begin on the first state business day in November of each year and run through April 30 of the following year. (c) If a disaster occurs in an area where the household is located, the department may begin issuing heating assistance payments before November 1 if the governor has issued a disaster proclamation and the disaster has increased the need for heating assistance to the household. (d) The department will make the payment of subsidized rental housing utility deposits, under 7 AAC 44.055 throughout the year. (Eff. 6/24/80, Register 73; am 12/23/80, Register 77; am 5/21/81, Register 78; am 6/2/82, Register 82; am 6/30/83, Register 86; am 3/30/84, Register 89; am 11/1/89, Register 112; am 12/22/94, Register 132; am 10/1/99, Register 151; am 10/1/2009, Register 191; am 12/27/2017, Register 224) Statutory Authority: