[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 4312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-2139]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
Comment Request
In compliance with the requirement for opportunity for public
comment on proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Title 35, United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13), the Health Resources and Services
Administration (HRSA) will publish periodic summaries of proposed
projects being developed for submission to OMB under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. To request more information on the proposed
project or to obtain a copy of the data collection plans, call the HRSA
Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information; (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 respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Proposed Project: The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL)
Program: Forms--0915-0034--Extension, no change--This clearance request
is for extension of approval for four HEAL forms: the Lender's
Application for Contract of Federal Loan Insurance (used by lenders to
make application to the HEAL insurance program); the Lender's Manifest
(used by the lender to report recent HEAL loan activity); the Loan
Transfer Statement (used by the lender to report the transfer of a HEAL
loan); and the Borrower Status Request (completed by the borrower and
the borrower's employer and used by the lender to determine eligibility
for deferment). The reports assist the Department in protecting its
investment in this loan insurance program. No changes to the forms are
proposed.
The estimate of burden for the forms are as follows:
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Responses Total
HRSA form Number of per respon- Total Hours per response burden
respondents dent responses hours
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Lender's Application for Contract of 32 1 32 8 min................... 4
Federal Loan Insurance.
Lender's Manifest...................... 9 331 2,975 5 min................... 248
Loan Transfer Statement................ 32 265 8,480 10 min.................. 1,413
Borrower Status Request:
Borrowers.......................... 12,180 1 12,180 10 min.................. 2,030
Employers.......................... 7,550 1.613 12,180 5 min................... 1,015
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Total............................ 19,762 1.81 35,847 8 min................... 4,710
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Send comments to Patricia Royston, HRSA Reports Clearance Officer,
Room 14-36, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice.
Dated: January 23, 1997
J. Henry Montes,
Director, Office of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-2139 Filed 1-28-97; 8:45 am]
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