[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 214 (Monday, November 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64975-64976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18620]


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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

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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 Office of Management and Budget (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: The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program 
Regulations (OMB No. 0915-0108) Extension

    The Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program has regulations 
that contain notification, reporting and recordkeeping requirements to 
insure that the lenders, holders and schools participating in the HEAL 
program follow sound management procedures in the administration of 
federally-insured student loans. While the regulatory requirements are 
approved under the OMB number referenced above, much of the burden 
associated with the regulations is cleared under separate OMB numbers 
for the HEAL forms and electronic submissions used to report required 
information. The table below provides the estimate of burden for the 
remaining regulations.
    The estimates of burden are as follows:

                                             Reporting Requirements
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                                             No. of           Total                                Total burden
           No. of respondents             transactions    transactions     Hours per  response         hours
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17 Holders.............................               5              78  12 Min.................              17
190 Schools............................              .4              76  10 Min.................              13
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    Total Reporting....................  ..............  ..............  .......................              30
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                                            Notification Requirements
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                                             No. of           Total                                Total burden
           No. of respondents             transactions    transactions     Hours per  response         hours
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7,930 Borrowers........................               1           7,930  10 Min.................           1,322
17 Holders.............................           7,910         134,470  10 Min.................          22,412
190 Schools............................             .89             170  14 Min.................              40
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    Total Notification.................  ..............  ..............  .......................          23,774
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                                           Recordkeeping Requirements
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                                             No. of           Total                                Total burden
           No. of respondents             transactions    transactions     Hours per  response         hours
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17 Holders.............................           3,568          60,656  14 Min.................          14,153
190 Schools............................             257          48,830  15 Min.................          12,208
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    Total Recordkeeping................  ..............  ..............  .......................          26,361
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        Total..........................  ..............  ..............  .......................          50,165
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    Send comments to Susan G. Queen, PhD, HRSA Reports Clearance 
Officer, Room 10-33, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, 
MD 20857. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this 
notice.

    Dated: October 31, 2006.
Cheryl R. Dammons,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E6-18620 Filed 11-3-06; 8:45 am]
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