[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 91 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21199-21200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11600]



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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request

    Periodically, the Health Resources and Services Administration 
(HRSA) publishes abstracts of information collection requests under 
review by the Office of Management and Budget, in compliance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). To request a 
copy of the clearance requests submitted to OMB for review, call the 
HRSA Reports Clearance Office on (301) 443-1129.
    The following request has been submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget for review under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995:

Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program and Nursing Student Loan 
(NSL) Program Administrative Requirements (Regulations and Policy) 
(0915-0047)--Extension and Revision

    The regulations for the Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) 
Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program contain a number of 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements for schools and loan 
applicants. The requirements are essential for assuring that borrowers 
are aware of their rights and responsibilities, that schools know the 
history and status of each loan account, that schools pursue aggressive 
collection efforts to reduce default rates, and that they maintain 
adequate records for audit and assessment purposes. For consistency 
with the current regulations which were amended recently (published in 
61 FR 6118 on 2/16/96), minor changes have been made to the 
requirements included in this request for OMB approval.
    Schools are free to use information technology to manage the 
information required by the regulations. The estimated burden is as 
follows:

                       Recordkeeping Requirements                       
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                                                                Total   
    Reg./section requirement         No. of      Hours per      burden  
                                 recordkeepers      year        hours   
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HPSL Program:                                                           
57.206(b)(2) Documentation of                                           
 Cost of Attendance............           290          1.17          339
57.208(a) Promissory Note......           290          1.25          363
57.210(b)(1)(i) Documentation                                           
 of Entrance Interview.........           290          1.25          363
57.210(b)(1)(ii) Documentation                                          
 of Exit Interview.............           313           .33          103
57.215(a) & (d) Program Records           313            10        3,130
57.215(b) Student Records......           313            10        3,130
57.215(c) Repayment Records....           313         18.75        5,869
                                ----------------------------------------
    HPSL Subtotal..............           313         42.48       13,297
                                ----------------------------------------
NSL Program:                                                            
57.306(b)(2)(ii) Documentation                                          
 of Cost of Attendance.........           435            .3          131
57.308(a) Promissory Note......           435            .5          218
57.310(b)(1)(i) Documentation                                           
 of Entrance Interview.........           435            .5          218
57.310(b)(1)(ii) Documentation                                          
 of Exit Interview.............           909           .17          155
57.315(a)(1) & (a)(4) Program                                           
 Records.......................           909           5.0        4,545
57.315(a)(2) Student Records...           909           1.0          909
57.315(a)(3) Repayment Records.           909           2.5        2,273
                                ----------------------------------------
    NSL Subtotal...............           909          9.29        8,449
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                                             Reporting Requirements                                             
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                                     Number of     Responses per   Total annual      Hours per      Total hour  
     Reg./sect. requirement         respondents     respondent       responses       response         burden    
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HPSL Program:                                                                                                   
    57.205(a)(2) Excess Cash....                                                                                
(4) [Burden included under 0915-                                                                                
 0044 and 0915-0046]                                                                                            
    57.206(a)(3) Student                                                                                        
     Financial Aid Transcript...           5,000          1                5,000           .25             1,250
    57.208(c) Loan Information                                                                                  
     Disclosure.................             290         72.41            21,000           .083            1,743
    57.210(a)(3) Deferment                                                                                      
     Eligibility................                                                                                
(4) [Burden included under 0915-                                                                                
 0044]                                                                                                          
    57.210(b)(1)(i) Entrance                                                                                    
     Interview..................             290         72.41            21,000           .167            3,507
    57.210(b)(1)(ii) Exit                                                                                       
     Interview..................             313         15.97             5,000           .483            2,415
    57.210(b)(1)(iii)                                                                                           
     Notification of Repayment..             313         35.14            11,000           .167            1,837
    57.210(b)(1)(iv)                                                                                            
     Notification During                                                                                        
     Deferment..................             313         28.75             9,000           .083              747
    57.210(b)(1)(vi)                                                                                            
     Notification of Delinquent                                                                                 
     Accounts...................             313         15.97             5,000           .167              835
    57.210(b)(1)(x) Credit                                                                                      
     Bureau Notification........             313         12.78             4,000           .6              2,400
    57.210(b)(4)(i) Write-off of                                                                                
     Uncollectible Loans........              26          1.8                 48           .5                 24
    57.211(a) Disability                                                                                        
     Cancellation...............              16          1                   16           .75                12
    57.215(a) Reports...........                                                                                
(4)[Burden included under 0915-                                                                                 
 0044]                                                                                                          
    57.215(a)(2) Admin. Hearings               0          0                    0          0                    0
    57.216a(d) Admin. Hearings..               0          0                    0          0                    0
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        HPSL Subtotal...........           5,313         15.26            81,064           .182           14,770
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NSL Program:                                                                                                    
    57.305(a)(2) Excess Cash....                                                                                
(4) [Burden included under 0915-                                                                                
 0044 and 0915-0046]                                                                                            
    57.306(a)(2) Student                                                                                        
     Financial Aid Transcript...           3,000          1                3,000           .25               750
    57.310(b)(1)(i) Entrance                                                                                    
     Interview..................             435         27.59            12,000           .167            2,004
    57.310(b)(1)(ii) Exit                                                                                       
     Interview..................             909          4.4              4,000           .483            1,932
    57.310(b)(1)(iii)                                                                                           
     Notification of Repayment..             909          7.37             6,700           .167            1,119
    57.310(b)(1)(iv)                                                                                            
     Notification During                                                                                        
     Deferment..................             909           .77               700           .083               58
    57.310(b)(1)(vi)                                                                                            
     Notification of Delinquent                                                                                 
     Accounts...................             909          5.5              5,000           .167              835
    57.310(b)(1)(x) Credit                                                                                      
     Bureau Notification........             909          9.9              9,000           .6              5,400
    57.310(b)(4)(i) Write-off of                                                                                
     Uncollectible Loans........              45          2.13                96           .5                 48
    57.311(a) Disability                                                                                        
     Cancellation...............              14          1                   14           .75                11
    57.312(a)(3) Evidence of                                                                                    
     Educational Loans..........                                                                                
(4)[Inactive provision]                                                                                         
    57.315(a)(1) Reports........                                                                                
(4)[Burden included under 0915-                                                                                 
 0044]                                                                                                          
    57.315(a)(1)(ii) Admin.                                                                                     
     Hearings...................               0          0                    0          0                    0
    57.316a(d) Admin. Hearings..               0          0                    0          0                    0
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        NSL Subtotal............           3,909         10.36            40,510           .30            12,157
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Estimated total annual burden: 48,673 hours.
    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Virginia Huth, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503.

    Dated: May 3, 1996.
J. Henry Montes,
Associate Administrator for Policy Coordination.
[FR Doc. 96-11600 Filed 5-8-96; 8:45 am]
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