[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 161 (Friday, August 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50553-50554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21059]


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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

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proposed data collection projects (section 3506(c) (2) of Title 44, 
United States Code, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Public Law 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 of other 
forms of information technology.

Proposed Project: The Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program 
Application (OMB No. 0915-0140)--Extension

    This is a request for extension of the application form for the 
Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP). The NELRP was 
originally authorized by 42 USC 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 USC 297(n) (section 846 of the 
Public Health Service Act) as amended by Public Law 102-408, October 
13, 1992.
    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, 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. For those applicants accepted into the NELRP, lenders must 
provide information on loan status for all loans accepted for 
repayment.
    Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden: The application form is not 
being changed, therefore it will not have significant impact on the 
time required to complete the form. Burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                                            Responses                   Total
                 Form/regulatory requirement                   Number of       per       Hours per      burden
                                                              respondents  respondents    response      hours
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NELRP Application...........................................        1,000            1          1.5        1,500
Loan Verification Form......................................      \1\ 200            1          2.5          500
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    Total...................................................        1,200  ...........  ...........       2.000
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\1\ The remainder of the loans are verified through credit reports.

    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, Ph.D., HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 14-33 Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
Maryland 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of 
this notice.

    Dated: August 11, 2000.
James J. Corrigan,
Associate Administrator for Management and Program Support.
[FR Doc. 00-21059 Filed 8-17-00; 8:45 am]
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