[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 41 (Friday, March 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 9457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4892]


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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 National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan 
Repayment Program (OMB No. 0915-0127)--Extension

    The NHSC Loan Repayment Program (LRP) was established to ensure an 
adequate supply of trained primary care health professionals to the 
neediest communities in the Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) 
of the United States. Under this program, the Department of Health and 
Human Services agrees to repay the educational loans of the primary 
care health professionals. In return, the health professionals agree to 
serve for a specified period of time in a federally-designated HPSA 
approved by the Secretary for LRP participants.
    This request for extension of OMB approval will include the NHSC 
LRP Application and Loan Verification Form, Site Information Form and 
Request for Method of Advanced Loan Repayment Form.
    The estimate of burden is as follows:

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                                                    Number of     Responses per     Hours per       Total hour
                   Respondent                      respondents     respondent        response         burden
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Applicants.....................................             800               1              1.5            1200
Lenders........................................              45               1             15                11
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    Total......................................             845  ..............  ...............            1211
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
John Morrall, Human Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management 
and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: February 22, 2002.
Jane M. Harrison,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 02-4892 Filed 2-28-02; 8:45 am]
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