[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 112 (Wednesday, June 11, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31832-31835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15278]


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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, Public Law 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

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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 
Regulations--42 CFR part 60--0915-0108--Extension, No Change

    This clearance request is for extension of approval for the 
notification, reporting and recordkeeping requirements in the HEAL 
program to insure that the lenders, holders and schools participating 
in the HEAL program follow sound management procedures in the 
administration of federally-insured student loans. While the regulatory 
requirements are approved under this OMB number, much of the burden 
associated with the regulations is cleared under the OMB numbers for 
the HEAL forms used to report required information (listed below). The 
table listed at the end of this notice contains the estimate of burden 
for the remaining regulations.
    Annual Response Burden for the following regulations is cleared by 
OMB when the reporting forms are cleared:

OMB Approval No. 0915-0034, Lender's Application, Borrower Status, 
Manifest, Loan Transfer, Contract for Loan Insurance:

Reporting
    42 CFR 60.7(c)(3), Employer certification of nonstudent status
    42 CFR 60.31(a), Lender annual application
    42 CFR 60.38(a), Loan reassignment
Notification
    42 CFR 60.12(c)(1), Borrower deferment

OMB Approval No. 0915-0036, Lender's Application for Insurance Claim:

Reporting
    42 CFR 60.35(a)(2), Lender skip-tracing activities
    42 CFR 60.40(a), Lender documentation to litigate a default
    42 CFR 60.40(c)(1) (i), (ii), and (iii), Lender default claim
    42 CFR 60.40(c)(2), Lender death claim
    42 CFR 60.40(c)(3), Lender disability claim
    42 CFR 60.40(c)(4), Lender report of student bankruptcy

OMB Approval No. 0915-0038, Student Application

Reporting
    42 CFR 60.7(a)(1)(ii), Student application
    42 CFR 60.7(a)(3), School section of the application
    42 CFR 60.51(a), School section of the application
Notification
    42 CFR 60.7(a)(2), Federal debt collection policies--student
    42 CFR 60.33(c), Creditworthiness of applicant

OMB Approval No. 0915-0043, Promissory Note, Repayment Schedule, Call 
Report

Notification
    42 CFR 60.7(c)(2) Federal debt collection policies--nonstudent
    42 CFR 60.11(e), Establishment of repayment terms--borrower
    42 CFR 60.11(f)(5), Borrower notice of supplemental repayment 
agreement
    42 CFR 60.33(e), Executed note to borrower
    42 CFR 60.34(b)(1), Establishment of repayment terms--lender

OMB Approval No. 0915-0204, Physician's Certification of Permanent and 
Total Disability

Reporting
    42 CFR 60.39(b)(2), Holder request to Secretary to determine 
borrower disability
    The estimate of burden for the regulatory requirements of this 
clearance are as follows:

                               Table of Regulatory Sections and Respondent Burden                               
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                                                                                                      Annual    
            Type of burden              Transactions        Estimated time per  transaction          response   
                                          per year                                                burden (hours)
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                                                    REPORTING                                                   
                                   Subpart D: Lender--32 Participating Lenders                                  
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60.32(b)  Application for Loan.......            \1\0  0.00.....................................               0
60.40(c)(1)(iv)  Bankruptcy Report to             140  12 min...................................              28
 the Secretary.                                                                                                 
60.42(d)  Audit......................              32  240 min. (4 hrs.)........................             128
60.42(e)  Evidence of Fraud..........               3  120 min. (2 hrs.)........................               6
60.43(b)  Evidence of Cause for                     2  180 min. (3 hrs.)........................               6
 Administrative Hearing.                                                                                        
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    Subtotal.........................             177  .........................................             168
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                                  Subpart E: School--190 Participating Schools                                  
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60.56(c)  Biennial Audit.............             190  240 min. (4 hrs.)........................             760
60.60(b)  Evidence of Cause for                     3  180 min. (3 hrs.)........................               9
 Administrative Hearing.                                                                                        
60.61(b)  Evidence of Fraud..........            0.00  0.00.....................................            0.00
60.61(d)  Bankruptcy Documentation...             140  10 min...................................              23
    Subtotal.........................             333  .........................................             792
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        Total Reporting..............  ..............  .........................................            960 
                                                  NOTIFICATION                                                  
                                      Subpart B: Borrower--20,640 Borrowers                                     
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60.0(a)(5)  Sale or Transfer of Loan.                                                                           
(2) Burden included in 60.38a                                                                                   
60.8(b)(3)  Status change............          20,500  10 min...................................           3,417
60.61(d)*  Bankruptcy................             140  10 min...................................              23
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    Subtotal.........................          20,640  .........................................           3,440
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                                Subpart C: Loan/Lender--32 Participating Lenders                                
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60.18  Loan Consolidation............           5,000  40 min...................................           3,333
60.21(b)(2)  Refund Check Transfer...           1,000  30 min...................................             500
60.21(b)(2)  Refund Check                       1,000  15 min...................................             250
 Notification.                                                                                                  
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                                   Subpart D: Lender--32 Participating Lenders                                  
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60.33(g)  Denial of Loan.............             133  14 min...................................              31
60.33(h)  Borrower Indebtedness......          15,227  1 min....................................             254
60.34(c)  Biannual Debt Status.......         250,000  10 min...................................          41,667
60.35(a)(1)  Delinquent Payment                 9,500  30 min...................................           4,750
 Notice to Borrower.                                                                                            
60.35(c)(2)  Delinquent Notice to               1,300  15 min...................................             325
 Credit Reporting Agency.                                                                                       
60.35(e)  Demand Letter..............           1,300  10 min...................................             217
60.37(a)  Right to Forbearance.......           2,400  5 min....................................             200
60.37(c)(3)  Reminder of obligation             1,200  10 min...................................             200
 to pay.                                                                                                        
60.38(a)  Notification to Borrower of           7,500  5 min....................................             625
 Loan Reassignment.                                                                                             
60.40(c)(1)(iv) and (c)(4)  Default               140  25 min...................................              58
 Notification to Courts.                                                                                        
    Subtotal.........................         295,700  .........................................          51,915
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                                  Subpart E: School--190 Participating Schools                                  
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60.53  Change in Student Status......                                                                           
(2) Burden included with 60.61(a)(7)                                                                            
60.54  Notice of Refund Payment......             190  25 min...................................              79
60.57  Borrower Identifying                     1,240  8 min....................................             165
 Information.                                                                                                   
60.61(a)(1)  Entrance Interview......           6,818  35 min...................................           3,977
60.61(a)(2)  Exit Interview..........           6,818  50 min...................................           5,682
60.61(a)(2)  Student Departure                    190  35 min...................................             111
 Notification to Lender.                                                                                        
60.61(a)(3)  Unresolved Discrepancies             204  12 min...................................              41
 to Lender.                                                                                                     
60.61(a)(7)  Change in Student                 10,227  10 min...................................           1,705
 Address to Lender.                                                                                             
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    Subtotal.........................          25,687  .........................................          11,760
        Total Notification...........  ..............  .........................................          67,115
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                                                  RECORDKEEPING                                                 
                                               Subpart B: Borrower                                              
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60.7(a)(2)  Student Signed Stmt.-Gov.                                                                           
 Debt Collection Procedures.                                                                                    
(2) Burden included in 60.34(b)(2)                                                                              
 and 60.61(a)(1)&(2)                                                                                            
60.7(c)(2)  Non-Student signed Stmt.-            0.00  .........................................            0.00
 Gov. Debt Collection.                                                                                          
                                   Subpart D: Lender--32 Participating Lenders                                  
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60.31(c)  Procedures for Servicing &               32  240 min. (4 hrs.)........................             128
 Collecting Loans.                                                                                              
60.33(e)  Promissory Note............                                                                           
(2) Burden included in 60.42(a)(2)                                                                              
60.34(b)(2)  Terms of Repayment                15,227  5 min....................................           1,269
 Schedules.                                                                                                     
60.35(a)(1)  Attempts to Collect               10,000  5 min....................................             833
 Delinquent Payment.                                                                                            
60.35(a)(2)  Documentation of Skip-             2,500  10 min...................................             417
 tracing.                                                                                                       
60.37(a)(1)  Documentation of                   2,500  15 min...................................             625
 Borrower's Inability to Pay.                                                                                   
60.37(c)  Renewals of Forbearance....           1,200  10 min...................................             200
60.37(c)(1)  Basis for Belief of                  300  10 min...................................              50
 Borrower Itent to Default.                                                                                     
60.40(a)  Documentation of Insurance              978  70 min...................................           1,141
 Claims.                                                                                                        
60.42(a)(1)  Loan Records............                                                                           
(2) Burden included in 60.42(a)(2)                                                                              
60.42(a)(2)  Borrower's Payment               133,500  15 min...................................          33,375
 History.                                                                                                       
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    Subtotal.........................         166,237  .........................................          38,038
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                                  Subpart E: School--190 Participating Schools                                  
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60.51(f)(1)  Documentation of Needs                                                                             
 Analysis Adjustment.                                                                                           
(2) Burden included in 60.61(a)(5)                                                                              
60.51(f)(2)  Documentation of                                                                                   
 Standard Student Budget Adjustments.                                                                           
(2) Burden included in 60.61(a)(5)                                                                              
60.56(a)  Required Retention of HEAL                                                                            
 Borrower Records.                                                                                              
(2) Burden included in 60.61(a)(5)                                                                              
60.56(b)  Five year Retention of                                                                                
 Student Records.                                                                                               
(2) Burden included in 60.61(a)(5)                                                                              
60.57  Retention of Reports to the                190  45 min...................................             143
 Secretary.                                                                                                     
60.61(a)(1)  Entrance Interview......     6,8185 min.  568......................................                
60.61(a)(2)  Exit Interview..........           6,818  5 min....................................             568
60.61(a)(4)  HEAL Check Receipt......             190  300 min. (5 hrs.)........................             950
60.61((a)(5)  Complete Records of             133,500  15 min...................................          33,375
 HEAL Borrowers.                                                                                                
60.61(a)(6)  Criteria for Student              10,227  2 min....................................             341
 Budgets.                                                                                                       
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    Subtotal.........................         154,743  .........................................          35,945
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        Total Recordkeeping..........  ..............  .........................................          73,983

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        Total Annual Burden..........  ..............  .........................................         142,058
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\1\ No new HEAL loans.                                                                                          
\2\ Burden is from Subpart E--School.                                                                           

    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: June 3, 1997.
James J. Corrigan,
Acting Associate Administrator for Management and Program Support.
[FR Doc. 97-15278 Filed 6-10-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160-15-P