[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 39 (Monday, March 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10005-10007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4950]


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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) publishes 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 and draft instruments, 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: Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program 
and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program Administrative Requirements 
(Regulations and Policy) (OMB No. 0915-0047)--Extension

    The regulations for the Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) 
Program and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program contain a number of 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements for schools and loan 
applicants. The requirements are essential for assuring that borrowers 
are aware of rights and responsibilities, that schools know the history 
and status of each loan account, that schools pursue aggressive 
collection efforts to reduce default rates, and that they maintain 
adequate records for audit and assessment purposes. Schools are free to 
use improved information technology to manage the information required 
by the regulations.
    The burden estimate is as follows:

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                                           Recordkeeping Requirements
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                                                                     Number of                     Total burden
                 Regulatory/section requirements                   recordkeepers  Hours per year       hours
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HPSL Program:
    57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance...........             281            1.17             329
    57.208(a), Promissory Note..................................             281            1.25             351
    57.210(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview........             281            1.25             351
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview...........            *307            0.33             101
    57.215(a)&(d), Program Records..............................            *307           10.             3,070
    57.215(b), Student Records..................................            *307           10.             3,070
    57.215(c), Repayment Records................................            *307           18.75           5,756
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
        HPSL Subtotal...........................................             307  ..............          13,028
                                                                 ===============================================
NSL Program:
    57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance.......             382            0.3              115
    57.308(a), Promissory Note..................................             382            0.5              191
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview........             382            0.5              191
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview...........            *814            0.17             138
    57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records........................            *814            5.             4,070
    57.315(a)(2), Student Records...............................            *814            1.               814
    57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records.............................            *814            2.5            2,035
                                                                 -----------------------------------------------
        NSL Subtotal............................................             814  ..............          7,554
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*Includes active and closing schools.

Reporting Requirements

 
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                                     Number of     Responses per   Total annual      Hours per      Total hour
 Regulatory/section requirements    respondents     respondent       responses       response         burden
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HPSL Program:
    57.205(a)(2), Excess Cash...                  [Burden included under 0915-0044 and 0915-0046]
 
    57.206(a)(2), Student                  5,000            1.             5,000          0.25             1,250
     Financial Aid Transcript...
    57.208(c), Loan Information              281           74.73          21,000          0.0833           1,749
     Disclosure.................
    57.210(a)(3) Deferment
     Eligibility................                         [Burden included under 0915-0044]
    57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance                281           74.73          21,000          0.167            3,507
     Interview..................
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit                  *307           16.28           5,000          0.5              2,500
     Interview..................
    57.210(b)(1)(iii),                      *307           35.83          11,000          0.167            1,837
     Notification of Repayment..
    57.210(b)(1)(iv),                       *307           29.32           9,000          0.0833             749
     Notification During
     Deferment..................
    57.210(b)(1)(vi),                       *307           15.28           5,000          0.167              835
     Notification of Delinquent
     Accounts...................
    57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit                 *307           13.03           4,000          0.6              2,400
     Bureau Notification........
    57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off                24            1.67              40          0.5                 20
     of Uncollectible Loans.....
    57.211(a), Disability                     12            1.                12           .75                 9
     Cancellation...............
    57.215(a), Reports..........                         [Burden included under 0915-0044]
    57.215(a)(2), Administrative               0            0                  0          0                    0
     Hearings...................
    57.216(a)(d), Administrative               0            0                  0          0                    0
     Hearings...................
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        HPSL Subtotal...........           5,307  ..............          81,052  ..............          14,856
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NSL Program:
    57.305(a)(2), Excess Cash...                  [Burden included under 0915-0044 and 0915-0046]
 
    57.306(a)(2), Student                  3,000            1.             3,000          0.25               750
     Financial Aid Transcript...
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance                382           31.41          12,000          0.167            2,004
     Interview..................
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit                  *814            4.91           4,000          0.5              2,000
     Interview..................
    57.301(b)(1)(iii),                      *814            8.23           6,700          0.167            1,119
     Notification of Repayment..
    57.310(b)(1)(iv),                       *814            0.86             700          0.083               58
     Notification During
     Deferment..................
    57.310(b)(1)(vi),                       *814            6.14           5,000          0.167              835
     Notification of Delinquent
     Accounts...................
    57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit                 *814           11.06           9,000          0.6              5,400
     Bureau Notification........
    57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off                40            1.0               40          0.5                 20
     of Uncollectible Loans.....
    57.311(a), Disability                     10            1.0               10          0.8                  8
     Cancellation...............
    57.312(a)(3), Evidence of
     Educational Loans..........                               [Inactive provision]
    57.315(a)(1), Reports                                [Burden included under 0915-0044]
    57.315(a)(1)(ii),                          0            0                  0          0                    0
     Administrative Hearings....
    57.316(a)(d), Administrative               0            0                  0          0                    0
     Hearings...................
        NSL Subtotal............           3,814  ..............          40,450  ..............          12,194
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* Includes active and closing schools.


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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 208357. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: February 23, 1999.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 99-4950 Filed 2-26-99; 8:45 am]
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