[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33095-33096]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15995]
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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 44, 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 Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program
Application (OMB No. 0915-0140)--Extension--This is a request for
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extension of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the
application form for the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program
(NELRP). The NELRP was originally authorized by 42 U.S.C. 297b(h)
(section 836(h) of the Public Health Service Act) as amended by Public
Law 100-607, November 4, 1988. The NELRP is currently authorized by 42
U.S.C. 297(n) (section 846 of the Public Health Service Act) as amended
by Public Law 102-408, October 13, 1992. The application form is
currently approved under OMB No. 0915-0140, which expires 12/31/97.
Under the NELRP, registered nurses are offered the opportunity to
enter into a contractual agreement with the Secretary, under which the
Public Health Service agrees to repay the nurses' indebtedness for
nursing education. In exchange, the nurses agree to serve for a
specified period of time in certain types of health facilities
identified in the statute.
Nurse educational loan repayment contracts will be approved by the
Secretary for eligible nurses who have incurred previous monetary
indebtedness by accepting a loan for nursing education costs from a
bank, credit union, savings and loan association, insurance company,
Government agency or program, school, or other lender that meets NELRP
criteria.
Approval is requested for the application form. The application
form requires information from two types of respondents:
a. Applicants must provide information on the proposed service site
and on all nursing education loans for which reimbursement is
requested, and
b. Lenders must provide information on loan status for all loans
accepted for repayment.
The application form is not being changed, so the estimates of
average burden to complete the forms remains the same. Burden estimates
are as follows:
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Responses Total
Form/regulatory requirement Number of per Hours per burden
respondents respondent response hours
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NELRP Application.......................................... 1,000 1 1.5 1,500
Loan Verification Form..................................... *200 1 .25 50
Total.................................................. 1,200 ........... ............ 1,550
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* The remainder of the loans are verified through credit reports.
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 12, 1997.
James J. Corrigan,
Acting Associate Administrator for Management and Program Support.
[FR Doc. 97-15995 Filed 6-17-97; 8:45 am]
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