[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59720-59721]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24209]


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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 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 the 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, e-mail [email protected] or 
call the HRSA Reports Clearance Officer on (301) 443-1129.
    Comments are invited on: (a) The proposed collection of information 
for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency; (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 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 and participant monitoring forms. 
The NELRP is authorized by 42 USC 297n(a) (section 846(a) of the Public 
Health Service Act, as amended by Public Law 107-205, August 1, 2002 
and Public Law 111-148, March 23, 2010).
    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 optional third year. In exchange, the nurses agree to 
serve full-time for a minimum of 2 years as a registered nurse at a 
health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses or as nurse 
faculty at an eligible school of nursing. The NELRP forms provide 
information that is needed for selecting participants, repaying 
qualifying loans for education, and monitoring compliance with service 
requirements. The NELRP forms include the following: The NELRP 
Application, the Loan Information and Verification form, the Employment 
Verification form, the Authorization for Release of Employment 
Information form, the Authorization to Release Information form, the 
Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Disqualification and 
Related Matters form, the Certification of Accreditation Status for 
School of Nursing Education Programs form, and the NELRP Application 
Checklist and Self-Certification form.
    The program is expecting the number of applications to increase to 
approximately 8,000 annual respondents. This is an increase of 2,500 
respondents for registered nurses at health care facilities and 500 
respondents for nurse faculty at eligible schools of nursing.
    The annual estimate of burden for Applicants is as follows:

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                                     Number of      Responses/         Total         Hours per     Total burden
           Instrument               respondents     respondents      responses       response          hours
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NELRP application...............           8,000               1           8,000             1.5          12,000
Loan Information and                       8,000               3          24,000               1          24,000
 Verification Form..............

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Employment Verification Form....           8,000               1           8,000             .50           4,000
Authorization for Release of               8,000               1           8,000             .10             800
 Employment Information Form....
Authorization to Release                   8,000               1           8,000             .10             800
 Information Form...............
Certification Regarding                    8,000               1           8,000             .10             800
 Debarment, Suspension,
 Disqualification and Related
 Matters Form...................
Certification of Accreditation               500               1             500             .10              50
 Status for School of Nursing
 Education Programs Form........
Application Checklist and Self-            8,000               1           8,000             .50           4,000
 Certification Form.............
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    Total.......................  ..............  ..............          72,500  ..............          46,450
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    The annual estimate of burden for Participants is as follows:

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Participant Semi-Annual                    2,300               2           4,600              .5           2,300
 Employment Verification Form...
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    Total.......................           2,300               2           4,600              .5           2,300
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    E-mail comments to [email protected] or mail the 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: September 22, 2010.
Sahira Rafiullah,
Director, Division of Policy and Information Coordination.
[FR Doc. 2010-24209 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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