[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 197 (Thursday, October 9, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59636-59637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-23912]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Health Resources and Services Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: 
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 (OMB), 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, e-mail 
[email protected] or 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) (OMB No. 0915-0047)--Extension

    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 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 improved information technology to manage the information required 
by the regulations.
    The annualized estimates of burden are as follows:

                                           Recordkeeping Requirements
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                                                               Number of                          Total burden
             Regulatory/section requirements                 recordkeepers     Hours per year         hours
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HPSL Program:
    57.206(b)(2), Documentation of Cost of Attendance....               432               1.17               505
    57.208(a), Promissory Note...........................               432               1.25               540
    57.210(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview.               432               1.25               540
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview....             * 472               0.33               156
    57.215(a)&(d), Program Records.......................             * 472              10                4,720
    57.215(b), Student Records...........................             * 472              10                4,720
    57.215(c), Repayment Records.........................             * 472              18.75             8,850
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        HPSL Subtotal....................................               472  .................            20,031
NSL Program:
    57.306(b)(2)(ii), Documentation of Cost of Attendance               300               0.3                 90
    57.308(a), Promissory Note...........................               300               0.5                150
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Documentation of Entrance Interview.               300               0.5                150
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Documentation of Exit Interview....             * 435               0.17                74
    57.315(a)(1)&(a)(4), Program Records.................             * 435               5                2,175
    57.315(a)(2), Student Records........................             * 435               1                  435
    57.315(a)(3), Repayment Records......................             * 435               2.51             1,092
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        NSL Subtotal.....................................               435  .................             4,166
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* Includes active and closing schools.
HPSL data includes active and closing Loans for Disadvantaged Students (LDS) program schools.


                                                                 Reporting Requirements
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                                                                   Number of       Responses per      Total annual        Hours per        Total hour
               Regulatory/section requirements                    respondents        respondent         responses         response           burden
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HPSL Program:
    57.206(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript...........             4,600               1                4,670             .25               1,150
    57.208(c), Loan Information Disclosure...................               432              68.73            29,692             .0833             2,473
    57.210(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview......................               432              68.73            29,692            0.167              4,959
    57.210(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview.........................             * 472              12                5,664            0.5                2,832

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    57.210(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment.............             * 472              30.83            14,552            0.167              2,430
    57.210(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment..........             * 472              24.32            11,479            0.0833               957
    57.210(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts....             * 472              10.28             4,853            0.167                811
    57.210(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification..............             * 472               8.03             3,790            0.6                2,274
    57.210(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans........                20               1.00                20            3.0                   60
    57.211(a) Disability Cancellation........................                10               1                   10             .75                   8
    57.215(a)(2), Administrative Hearings....................                 0               0                    0            0                      0
    57.215(a)(d), Administrative Hearings....................                 0               0                    0            0                      0
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        HPSL Subtotal........................................             7,854  .................           104,352  ................            17,954
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NSL Program:
    57.306(a)(2), Student Financial Aid Transcript...........             4,100               1                4,100            0.25               1,025
    57.310(b)(1)(i), Entrance Interview......................               300              23.51             7,053            0.167              1,178
    57.310(b)(1)(ii), Exit Interview.........................             * 435               3.77             1,640            0.5                  820
    57.301(b)(1)(iii), Notification of Repayment.............             * 435               6.18             2,688            0.167                449
    57.310(b)(1)(iv), Notification During Deferment..........             * 435               0.65               283            0.083                 24
    57.310(b)(1)(vi), Notification of Delinquent Accounts....             * 435               4.61             2,006            0.167                335
    57.310(b)(1)(x), Credit Bureau Notification..............             * 435               8.3              3,611            0.6                2,167
    57.310(b)(4)(i), Write-off of Uncollectible Loans........                20               1.0                 20            3.5                   70
    57.311(a), Disability Cancellation.......................                10               1.0                 10            0.8                    8
    57.315(a)(1)(ii), Administrative Hearings................                 0               0                    0            0                      0
    57.316(a)(d), Administrative Hearings....................                 0               0                    0            0                      0
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        NSL Subtotal.........................................             6,605  .................            21,411  ................             6,076
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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 
the desk officer for HRSA, either by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. Please direct all 
correspondence to the attention of the desk officer for HRSA.

    Dated: October 3, 2008.
Alexandra Huttinger,
Director, Division of Policy Review and Coordination.
[FR Doc. E8-23912 Filed 10-8-08; 8:45 am]
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