[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]
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