[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 84 (Monday, May 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23657-23659]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11055]


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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: Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) Program 
and Nursing Student Loan (NSL) Program Administrative Requirements 
(Regulations and Policy) (0915-0047)--Revision

    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

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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 information technology to manage the 
information required by the regulations. The estimated burden is as 
follows:
    Estimated total annual burden: 47,471 hours. There have been no 
changes in the reporting requirements. The burden is reduced because 
the number of schools participating in the programs has been reduced.

                                           Recordkeeping Requirements
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                                                                     Number of       Hours per     Total burden
                 Regulatory/section requirements                   recordkeepers       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) and (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
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        HPSL Subtotal...........................................             307           42.44          13,028
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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) and (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            9.28           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 burden
 Regulatory/section requirements    respondents     respondent       responses       response          hour
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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             750
     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 of              24            1.67              40          0.5                 20
     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           15.27          81,052          0.183           14,857
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 of              40            1.0               40          0.5                 20
     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...................
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        NSL Subtotal............           3,814           10.61          40,450          0.30           12,194
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*Includes active and closing schools.

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

    Dated: April 27, 1999.
Jane Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 99-11055 Filed 4-30-99; 8:45 am]
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