[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49018-49020]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24729]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


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:

Proposed Project: The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program 
Regulations--42 CFR Part 60--OMB No. 915-0108--Extension and Revision

    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

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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  (hrs.)
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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
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    Subtotal..........................             333  ........................................             792
      Total Reporting: 960 hrs.                                                                                 
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                                                  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) \2\ 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 Notification.           1,000  15 min..................................             250
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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 Notice            9,500  30 min..................................           4,750
 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 to            1,200  10 min..................................             200
 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.                                                                                        
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    Subtotal..........................         295,700  ........................................          52,410
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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 Information           1,240  8 min...................................             165
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 Address           10,227  10 min..................................           1,136
 to Lender.                                                                                                     
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    Subtotal..........................          25,687  ........................................          11,191
      Total Notification: 67,041 hrs.                                                                           
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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.                                                                                          
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                                   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 History         125,000  15 min..................................          31,250
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    Subtotal..........................         157,737  ........................................          35,913
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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........           6,818  5 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 HEAL           125,000  15 min..................................          31,250
 Borrowers.                                                                                                     
60.61(a)(6) Criteria for Student                10,227  2 min...................................             227
 Budgets.                                                                                                       
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    Subtotal..........................         145,834  ........................................          33,706
      Total Recordkeeping: 69,619 Hrs.                                                                          
      Total Annual Burden: 137,620                                                                              
       Hrs.                                                                                                     
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\1\ No new HEAL loans.                                                                                          
\2\ Burden is from Subpart E--School.                                                                           

    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Laura Oliven, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, D.C. 
20503.

    Dated: September 11, 1997.
Jane Harrison,
Acting Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 97-24729 Filed 9-17-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4160-15-P