[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 121 (Thursday, June 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 35382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-14270]


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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 the Office of Management 
and Budget (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 Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program 
Application (OMB No. 0915-0140)--Revision

    This is a request for revision of the Nursing Education Loan 
Repayment Program (NELRP) application. The NELRP was originally 
authorized by 42 U.S.C. 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 U.S.C. 297(n) (section 846 of the 
Public Health Service Act) as amended by Public Law 104-205, August 1, 
2002.
    Under the NELRP, registered nurses are offered the opportunity to 
enter into a contractual agreement with the Secretary to receive loan 
repayment for up to 85 percent of their qualifying educational loan 
balance as follows: 30 percent each year for the first 2 years and 25 
percent for the third year. In exchange, the nurses agree to serve 
full-time as a registered nurse for 2 or 3 years at a health care 
facility with a critical shortage of nurses.
    NELRP requires the following information:
    1. Applicants must provide information on their nursing education, 
employment, and proposed service site;
    2. Applicants must provide information on their outstanding nursing 
educational loans; and
    3. Applicants must provide banking information from their financial 
institution.
    Estimates of Annualized Hour Burden: The application has been 
changed due to legislative and program changes and an increased budget. 
Burden estimates are as follows:

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                                                     Number of     Responses per     Hours per     Total burden
           Form/regulatory requirement              respondents     respondents      response          hours
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NELRP Application...............................           8,000               1               1           8,000
Loan Verification Form..........................           8,000               3               1          24,000
Employ. Verification Form.......................           8,000               1              .5           4,000
Payment Info. Form..............................           8,000               1               1           8,000
Checklist.......................................           8,000               1              .5           4,000
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    Total.......................................           8,000  ..............  ..............          48,000
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    Written comments and recommendations concerning the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of this notice to: 
Desk Officer, Health Resources and Services Administration, Human 
Resources and Housing Branch, Office of Management and Budget, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 17, 2004.
Tina M. Cheatham,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. 04-14270 Filed 6-23-04; 8:45 am]
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