[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50324-50325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24571]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indian Health Service

Submission for OMB review; Comment Request, Indian Health Service 
Loan Repayment Program
SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, the Indian Health Service (IHS) has submitted to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request to review and 
approve the information collection listed below. This proposed 
information collection activity was previously published in the Federal 
Register (61 FR 17903) and allowed 60 days for public comment. No 
public comments were received. The purpose of this notice is to allow 
30 days for public comments to be submitted to the OMB. The IHS may not 
conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to 
any information collection that has been extended, revised, or 
implemented on or after October 1, 1995, unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
PROPOSED COLLECTION: Title: Indian Health Service Loan Repayment 
Program (LRP). Type of Information Collection Request: A 3-year 
reinstatement with change of previously approved information collection 
0917-0014, ``Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program.'' Need and 
Use of Information Collection: The information is needed to identify 
and select qualified health professionals to fill priority health 
professional vacancies at IHS health care facilities. The information 
collected is used to: evaluate applicant eligibility; rank and 
prioritize applicants by specialty; assign applicants to IHS health 
care facilities; determine payment amounts and schedules for paying the 
lending institutions; and, to provide data and statistics for program 
management

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review and analysis. The annual burden hour estimate for this 
information collection activity follows:

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                                                            Responses                                           
            IHS LRP application                 No. of         per       Average burden per response (hours) \1\
                                             respondents   respondent                                           
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Section I.................................           350             1  0.25 (15 mins.)                         
Section II................................           350             1  0.50 (30 mins.)                         
Section III...............................           350             4  0.25 (15 mins.)                         
Contract..................................           350             1  0.334 (20 mins.)                        
Affidavit.................................           350             1  0.167 (10 mins.)                        
Lender Cert...............................      1400 \2\             1  0.25 (15 mins.)                         
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\1\ Provided in decimal unit values of an hour and in actual minutes.                                           
\2\ Based on average number of repayment loans per application.                                                 

REQUEST FOR COMMENTS: Written comments and suggestions from the public 
and affected agencies are invited on one or more of the following 
points: (a) Whether the information collection activity is necessary 
for the proper performance of the function of the agency, including 
whether the information will have practical utility; (b) the accuracy 
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used to determine the estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, 
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways 
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who 
are to respond, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.

DIRECT COMMENTS TO OMB: Written comments and suggestions regarding the 
item(s) contained in this notice, especially regarding the estimated 
public burden and associated response time, should be directed to the: 
Office of Management and Budget, Office of Regulatory Affairs, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: 
Desk Officer for IHS. To request more information on the proposed 
information collection activity or to obtain a copy of the data 
collection plan(s) and/or instrument(s), contact: Mr. Lance Hodahkwen, 
Sr., M.P.H., IHS Reports Clearance Officer, 12300 Twinbrook Plaza, 
Suite 450, Rockville, MD 20857; or call non-toll-free number (301) 443-
0461; or send via facsimile to (301) 443-1522 or Internet (include your 
address) to: L[email protected].

COMMENTS DUE DATE: Comments regarding this information collection 
activity are best assured of having their full effect if received on or 
before October 25, 1996.

    Dated: September 9, 1996.
Michael H. Trujillo,
Assistant Surgeon General Director.
[FR Doc. 96-24571 Filed 9-24-96; 8:45 am]
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